| Stefan Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 20 September 1989 Sheffield, England |
| Related to | Justin Wilson (brother) |
| 2012 Firestone Indy Lights | |
| Debut season | 2009 |
| Current team | Andretti Autosport |
| Car no. | 5 |
| Former teams | First Motorsports/Walker Racing Bryan Herta Autosport |
| Starts | 17 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2011 |
| Previous series | |
| 2008 2006-2007 |
British Formula Three Championship Formula Palmer Audi |
Stefan James Wilson (born 20 September 1989 in Sheffield, UK) is a British racing driver. He is the younger brother of former Formula One and current IndyCar Series driver Justin Wilson. He is also the winner of the 2007 McLaren Autosport BRDC Award for promising young British drivers.[1]
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After a long karting career as a child, Stefan stepped up to open-wheel racing in November 2006, competing in the Formula Palmer Audi Autumn Trophy at Snetterton and Brands Hatch. Stefan gradually improved over the course of his first six car races and finished the six-race mini-series in ninth place, also ending as top rookie. He picked up three top-six finishes and set fastest lap in the final round at Brands Hatch.
Stefan competed in the 2007 Formula Palmer Audi Championship, the 10th anniversary of the series and also the 10th anniversary of when his brother Justin won the first FPA title. He finished 2nd in the championship after a great final round at Croft, where he scored 2 podiums after his worst qualifying of the season, only starting 7th and 9th for the two races. Stefan overtook a total of 11 cars. He also closed the final gap between him and more experienced driver Tim Bridgman to just 28 points.
He scored 4 wins over the course of the season; the first came in round 4 of the championship at the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit in front of nearly 50,000 spectators. The second half of Wilson's championship was more successful as he scored 4 pole positions and 3 of his 4 wins. Wilson ended the championship in 2nd place, with a tally of 4 wins, 9 podiums, 4 pole positions, 5 fastest laps, and 2 lap records.
At the end of the season he won the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award for young British drivers. Part of the award was a prize drive in a McLaren Formula One car, which took place on the Silverstone National Circuit on November 13, 2009.[2]
In 2008 he competed in the British Formula Three Championship National Class in 2008 with Fluid Motorsport and captured 4 class wins on his way to 4th in the National Class points standings.
Wilson signed to race a partial schedule in Firestone Indy Lights in 2009 for First Motorsports with cars prepared by Walker Racing that included six road and street courses. He qualified third at Long Beach but was sidelined by a mechanical problem towards the finish. His best finish was fourth in the wet/dry race at Toronto. In 2010 returned to the series to race for Bryan Herta Autosport.[3] Wilson finished 11th in points despite missing one race due to funding issues and another due to a damaged racecar. He had a career-best finish of third in the season opener at St. Pete and ran the fastest race lap in Toronto.
In 2011 he will return to Indy Lights full-time with Andretti Autosport.
| Year | Series | Team Name | Races | Poles | Wins | Points | Final Placing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karting (2000 - 2006) | ||||||||
| 2000 | Super 1 National Cadet Championship | 422 | 18th | |||||
| 2002 | Super 1 National Jnr. TKM | 489 | 15th | |||||
| 2003 | Super 1 National Rotax Junior | 685 | 8th | |||||
| 2004 | Super 1 National Rotax Junior | 708 | 5th | |||||
| BRDC Stars of Tomorrow national Championship | 3rd | |||||||
| TVKC Kartmasters GP | 3rd | |||||||
| 2005 | Super 1 National Rotax Junior | 708 | 5th | |||||
| BRDC Stars of Tomorrow national Championship | 2nd | |||||||
| British Open Championship | 2nd | |||||||
| Renault Karting Champion of Champions | 2nd | |||||||
| 2006 | Super 1 National ICA Championship | 363 | 12th | |||||
| South Garda Winter Cup ICA | 13th | |||||||
| Formula (since 2006) | ||||||||
| 2006 | Formula Palmer Audi Autumn Trophy | Justin Wilson|Justin Wilson Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 9th | |
| 2007 | Formula Palmer Audi | 20 | 4 | 4 | 332 | 2nd | ||
| 2008 | British Formula Three Championship National Class | Fluid Motorsport | 22 | 3 | 4 | 194 | 4th | |
| 2009 | Firestone Indy Lights | First Motorsports/Walker Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 22nd | |
| 2010 | Firestone Indy Lights | Bryan Herta Autosport | 11 | 0 | 0 | 278 | 11th | |
| 2011 | Firestone Indy Lights | Andretti Autosport | 14 | 1 | 2 | 450 | 3rd | |
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| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | FIRST/Derrick Walker Racing | STP1 13 |
STP2 17 |
LBH 22 |
KAN |
INDY |
MIL |
IOW |
WGL 12 |
TOR 4 |
EDM |
KTY |
MDO 8 |
SNM |
CHI |
HMS |
22nd | 112 |
| 2010 | Bryan Herta Autosport | STP 3 |
ALA 6 |
LBH 17 |
INDY 7 |
IOW 7 |
WGL 12 |
TOR 3 |
EDM 7 |
MDO 4 |
SNM |
CHI 6 |
KTY 12 |
HMS |
11th | 278 | ||
| 2011 | Andretti Autosport | STP 16 |
ALA 2 |
LBH 3 |
INDY 4 |
MIL 8 |
IOW 8 |
TOR 1 |
EDM1 4 |
EDM2 2 |
TRO 4 |
NHM 12 |
BAL 5 |
KTY 1 |
LVS 8 |
3rd | 450 |
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Oliver Turvey |
McLaren Autosport BRDC Award 2007 |
Succeeded by Alexander Sims |
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