| Will Bratt | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 13 April 1988 Banbury (England) |
| 2012 FIA Formula Two Championship | |
| Debut season | 2010 |
| Current team | MotorSport Vision |
| Car no. | 2 |
| Starts | 26 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 5th in 2010 |
| Previous series | |
| 2009–10 2009 2008 2007 2005–08 2004–05 2003–04 |
GP2 Asia Series Euroseries 3000 Spanish Formula Three FPA Winter Trophy Formula Renault 2.0 UK FR2.0 UK Winter Series T Cars |
| Championship titles | |
| 2009 2009 2004 |
Euroseries 3000 Italian Formula 3000 T Cars |
| Awards | |
| 2007 | BRDC Rising Star |
William Bratt[1] (born 13 April 1988 in Banbury, Oxfordshire) is a British racing driver.
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After three years in Super 1 karting, Bratt moved into the T Cars series for drivers between fourteen and seventeen years old, in 2003. He finished fourth in the championship in his rookie season, winning a single race at Snetterton.[2] He dominated the 2004 season, finishing every one of the eighteen races on the podium, winning fourteen of them to win the championship by 58 points from runner-up Ruth Senior.
After his T Car championship, Bratt moved into single-seaters for the 2004 Formula Renault UK Winter Series, with Scorpio Motorsport. He finished eleventh in the championship, missing out on the top ten by just one point. This performance led to a full season campaign in 2005, staying with Scorpio. After a steady opening, Bratt recorded a best finish of eleventh twice before finishing fifteenth in the championship, and runner-up in the Graduate Cup for first-year drivers. He continued with Scorpio into the 2005 Winter Series, finishing ninth with 54 points.
Another campaign with Scorpio followed in 2006, and Bratt's results steadily improved resulting in a first win at Oulton Park. He also finished on the podium at Donington Park en route to eighth place in the championship. With six of the seven drivers who finished above him in 2006 moving out of the championship, Bratt became a championship contender for the 2007 season. Good starts from championship rivals Duncan Tappy and Dean Smith left Bratt on the back foot after the first few rounds. After achieving a double win at Croft, he added further wins at Oulton Park and Brands Hatch, but he was out of the championship running before the final few races such were the dominance of the Fortec cars of his rivals. Bratt was unopposed in third, finishing some 32 points clear of Adam Christodoulou. His performances earned him a place on the British Racing Drivers' Club's "Rising Star" scheme.[3]
In the off-season, Bratt competed in the Formula Palmer Audi Autumn Trophy, finishing second in the series without winning a race. He also made a return to Formula Renault in the 2008 season, replacing Sho Hanawa at the Silverstone meeting in support of the World Series by Renault.
Bratt moved to Spain to compete in the Spanish Formula Three Championship for the 2008 season, competing for former Formula One driver Emilio de Villota's team.[4] After two top-five finishes on his debut at Jarama, Bratt recorded both his first pole position and podium during the first race at Spa. After a barren run of just seven points in ten races, Bratt ended the season impressively with a pair of second places and a pair of third places at the final two rounds in Barcelona and Jerez, ultimately finishing fifth in the overall championship.
Bratt continued with de Villota's team, moving into the Euroseries 3000 for the 2009 season.[5] Heading into the final round, Bratt was one of four drivers who could still win the title as he was only six points behind championship leader Fabio Onidi. Bratt finished first and second in the two races, with his second place finish breaking a tie with Marco Bonanomi. Both drivers finished with 71 points and four wins, but Bratt's second gave him a 3-2 advantage in relation to the championship. Not only winning the Euroseries 3000 title, Bratt also won the Italian Formula 3000 Championship crown.
As a prize for winning the Euroseries 3000 title, Bratt won a drive in the GP2 Asia Series for the 2009–10 season with Euroseries 3000 organisers Coloni Motorsport.[6]
Bratt will move into the FIA Formula Two Championship in 2010.[7]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | T Cars | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 308 | 4th | |
| 2004 | T Cars | 18 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 350 | 1st | |
| British Formula Renault 2.0 Winter Series | Scorpio Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 11th | |
| 2005 | British Formula Renault 2.0 | Scorpio Motorsport | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 15th |
| British Formula Renault 2.0 Winter Series | 4 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 54 | 9th | ||
| 2006 | British Formula Renault 2.0 | Apotex Scorpio Motorsport | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 263 | 8th |
| 2007 | British Formula Renault 2.0 | Apotex Scorpio Motorsport | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 416 | 3rd |
| Formula Palmer Audi Winter Trophy | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 97 | 2nd | ||
| 2008 | Spanish Formula Three Championship | EmiliodeVillota.com Motorsport | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 67 | 5th |
| British Formula Renault 2.0 | Apotex Scorpio Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 23rd | |
| 2009 | Euroseries 3000 | EmiliodeVillota.com Motorsport | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 71 | 1st |
| 2009–10 | GP2 Asia Series | Scuderia Coloni | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25th |
| 2010 | FIA Formula Two Championship | MotorSport Vision | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 144 | 5th |
| 2011 | FIA Formula Two Championship | MotorSport Vision | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 92 | 9th |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Scuderia Coloni | ABU1 FEA 12 |
ABU1 SPR Ret |
ABU2 FEA 11 |
ABU2 SPR 21 |
BHR1 FEA 16 |
BHR1 SPR Ret |
BHR2 FEA 15 |
BHR2 SPR 16 |
25th | 0 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 | SIL 1 6 |
SIL 2 5 |
MAR 1 Ret |
MAR 2 3 |
MON 1 4 |
MON 2 3 |
ZOL 1 14 |
ZOL 2 5 |
ALG 1 Ret |
ALG 2 5 |
BRH 1 4 |
BRH 2 3 |
BRN 1 8 |
BRN 2 10 |
OSC 1 6 |
OSC 2 7 |
VAL 1 2 |
VAL 2 15 |
5th | 144 |
| 2011 | 17 | SIL 1 2 |
SIL 2 DSQ |
MAG 1 8 |
MAG 2 7 |
SPA 1 1 |
SPA 2 3 |
NÜR 1 7 |
NÜR 2 2 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
SPL 1 |
SPL 2 |
MON 1 |
MON 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
9th | 92 |
Bratt attended Bloxham School, Oxfordshire and has a degree in history from Lincoln College, Oxford.[8]
Will Bratt is also a musician (guitarist and writer).
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Simon Walker-Hansell |
T Cars Champion 2004 |
Succeeded by Adrian Quaife-Hobbs |
| Preceded by Nicolas Prost |
Euroseries 3000 Champion 2009 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Omar Leal |
Italian Formula 3000 Champion 2009 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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