Earl Bamber
| Earl Bamber | |
|---|---|
| Previous series | |
| 2009 2008–09 2008–09 2008–09 2008 2008 2007–08 2006–07–2010 2006 2005–06 2005–06 |
Euroseries 3000 GP2 Asia Series A1 Grand Prix Int. Formula Master Australian Formula Three Formula Master Italia Formula V6 Asia Toyota Racing Series Formula BMW Asia New Zealand Formula Ford South Island Formula Ford |
| Championship titles | |
| 2006 2013 |
Formula BMW Asia Porsche Carrera Cup Asia |
Earl Anderson Bamber[1] (born 9 July 1990 in Wanganui, New Zealand) is a motor racing driver and commentator from New Zealand.
Career
As a young rookie driver Bamber demonstrated race driving talent when progressing through karts and minor single seater series, and in 2008 was ranked sixth highest future star in the world by the internationally recognised website driverdb.com.[2]
Bamber was the 2006 Formula BMW Asia champion,[3] and in 2008, also won the Imola round of the European Formula Masters series.[4]
Bamber drove for A1 Team New Zealand in the opening round of the 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix season after impressing the team during rookie seasons in 2007–08 and during pre-season testing with the new Powered by Ferrari car.[5] He was second in the sprint race at Circuit Park Zandvoort behind Team Malaysia,[6] and third in the feature race behind Team France and Team Malaysia.[7]
Bamber was a commentator at the 2009 Donington Superleague Formula round.
In 2010, among other driving outings, he raced in the Toyota Racing Series for Triple X Motorsport car. He claimed six victories, including the prestigious New Zealand Grand Prix held at Manfeild as he finished runner-up in the championship for a second time, three points behind Mitch Evans.
He rejoined the Superleague Formula commentating team from the start of the 2010 season.
In 2013 Bamber competed in Porsche Carrera Cup Asia and on his first attempt Bamber managed to clinch the title from Martin Ragginger by 19 points. Earl also took part in the Hungary round of the 2013 Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup finishing 15th. Through winning the Asian leg of Porsche's one make series Bamber had the opportunity with the winner from the other Carrera Cup's to take part in testing the new 991 Porsche Cup Car as well as a variety of other tests including car feedback, media training as well as fitness tests with the winner receiving 200,000 Euro to compete in next years Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup.
Racing record
Career results
Complete A1 Grand Prix results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | New Zealand | NED SPR |
NED FEA |
CZE SPR |
CZE FEA |
MYS SPR |
MYS FEA |
CHN SPR PO |
CHN FEA PO |
NZL SPR |
NZL FEA |
AUS SPR PO |
AUS FEA PO |
RSA SPR |
RSA FEA |
MEX SPR |
MEX FEA |
CHN SPR |
CHN FEA |
GBR SPR |
GBR FEA |
2nd | 93 |
| 2008–09 | NED SPR 2 |
NED FEA 3 |
CHN SPR |
CHN FEA |
MYS SPR 3 |
MYS FEA 6 |
NZL SPR |
NZL FEA |
RSA SPR 8 |
RSA FEA Ret |
POR SPR Ret |
POR FEA Ret |
GBR SPR Ret |
GBR FEA Ret |
7th | 36 |
Complete GP2 Series results
Complete GP2 Asia Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | Qi-Meritus Mahara | CHN FEA 6 |
CHN SPR 2 |
UAE FEA Ret |
UAE SPR C |
BHR FEA 11 |
BHR SPR 7 |
QAT FEA |
QAT SPR |
MAL FEA |
MAL SPR |
BHR FEA |
BHR SPR |
14th | 8 |
Formula V6 Asia results
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Complete Porsche Supercup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | FACH Auto Tech | ESP |
MON |
GBR |
GER |
HUN 15 |
BEL |
ITA |
DUB1 2 |
DUB2 5 |
NC | 0 |
References
- ↑ "About Earl". earlbambermotorsport.com. Earl Bamber. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ↑ "Black Bullet Profile: Earl Bamber". nzmotorsport.co.nz. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
- ↑ "World Final Entry List Announced". motorsport.com. 27 October 2006. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ↑ "JD Motorsport clinches title as Bamber wins race". formulamaster.net (motorsport.com). 22 September 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ↑ "Zandvoort: Earl Bamber To Race For New Zealand". motorsport.com. 28 September 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ↑ "Zandvoort: Series sprint race report". motorsport.com. 5 October 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ↑ "Zandvoort: Feature race report". motorsport.com. 5 October 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
External links
- Official website
- Earl Bamber career summary at DriverDB.com
- Earl Bamber on Twitter
- Bamber blitz in Shanghai
- Bamber proves emerging class
- Bamber stars in A1 debut
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Salman Al Khalifa |
Formula BMW Asia Champion 2006 |
Succeeded by Jazeman Jaafar |
| Preceded by Daniel Gaunt |
Winner of the New Zealand Grand Prix 2010 |
Succeeded by Mitch Evans |
| Preceded by Alexandre Imperatori |
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Champion 2013 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |