Jack Harvey | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | April 15, 1993 Bassingham (England) |
2012 Formula BMW Europe | |
Debut season | 2009 |
Current team | Fortec Motorsport |
Car no. | 4 |
Starts | 14 |
Wins | 7 |
Poles | 8 |
Fastest laps | 7 |
Best finish | 2nd in 2010 |
Previous series | |
2009 2009 |
Formula BMW Pacific Formula BMW Europe |
Jack Harvey (born April 15, 1993 in Bassingham, Lincolnshire) is a British auto racing driver, and a member of McLaren's Young Driver Programme.[1]
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Harvey began his kart racing career at the age of nine, but it wasn't until 2006 when he started tasting significant success in karting. He won the MSA Super One British title by a single point, and the Kartmasters British Grand Prix, both in the ICA-J class.
In 2007, Harvey become an official factory driver for the Italian Maranello team, in the newly-created KF3 category. He ended up winning four trophies by the end of the year, with the Andrea Margutti Trophy, another Kartmasters title, the Italian Open Masters championship and became European Champion in KF3.
For the 2008 season, Harvey signed with the legendary Birel Motorsport team as an KF2 driver,[2] and became Asia-Pacific Champion.
Harvey began his formula racing career in the 2009 Formula BMW Europe season with Fortec Motorsport.[3][4] Harvey is a member of the Racing Steps Foundation,[5] helping young British drivers achieve success in the national and international series. He finish seventh overall in the championship, with a win at the Masters of Formula 3-supporting round at Zandvoort and two poles at Zandvoort and Monza. Following his successes, the British Racing Drivers' Club made him a member of their "Rising Star" initiative.[6][7]
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Points | Position |
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2009 | Formula BMW Europe | Fortec Motorsport | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 149 | 7th |
Formula BMW Pacific | Eurasia Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0† | NC† | |
2010 | Formula BMW Europe | Fortec Motorsport | 14 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 372 | 2nd |
* Season in progress.
† - As Harvey was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Pts |
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2009 | Fortec Motorsport | CAT 7 |
CAT 19 |
ZAN 5 |
ZAN 1 |
SIL 5 |
SIL 9 |
NÜR 17 |
NÜR Ret |
HUN 14 |
HUN 6 |
VAL 7 |
VAL 9 |
SPA 11 |
SPA 10 |
MNZ 5 |
MNZ 16 |
7th | 149 |
2010 | Fortec Motorsport | CAT 1 |
CAT 3 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 9 |
VAL 1 |
VAL 1 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 3 |
HOC 3 |
HOC 2 |
HUN 2 |
HUN 1 |
SPA 3 |
SPA 4 |
MNZ Ret |
MNZ 1 |
2nd | 372 |
* Season in progress.