Ryan Cullen (racing driver)
| Ryan Cullen | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 Irish /  British |
| Born | 26 March 1991 |
| GP3 career | |
| Debut season | 2013 |
| Car no. | 24 |
| Former teams | Marussia Manor RacingTrident Racing team |
| Previous series | |
| 2013 2012 2012 2012 2012 |
MRF Challange British Formula Ford Championship Formula Ford EuroCup Formula Renault BARC Winter Series 1 round Formula Renault BARC Championship 1 round MSA Formula Ford Championship of GB |
Ryan Cullen (born 26 March 1991) is a Irish racing driver, who recently drove in the GP3 Series in 2014 for Marussia Manor Racing. He also drove in British Formula Ford Championship in 2012.
Racing Biography
Cullen first drove in the British Formula Ford in 2012 as a novice driver which means a driver has no race experience as stated in the MSA regulations, placing sixth overall in the standings and obtaining three podium positions, impressing a number of people on his first season of racing. He did the Post season tests with Status GP. Cullen got signed with junior team F1 Marussia Manor Racing in the GP3 Series in 2013.
Cullen did the MRF series in the 2013/2014 season finishing 6th overall in the standings, in his rookie season. Gaining more race experience for only his second season of racing. This helped him maintain his drive for the GP3 series 2014.
He stayed with the team in 2014 before they pulled out of the GP3 series due to financial troubles, and Cullen was suddenly left without a drive.[1] After missing the races in Russia, he found himself back in the GP3 Series with Trident Racing for the season finale in Abu Dhabi after not driving competitively for 3 months. Cullen tested with race winning team koiranen GP in the Post season tests in Abu Dhabi, even though only testing Cullen floated inside the top ten in every AM/PM sessions.
Cullen went back to the MRF series for 2014/2015 a potential title winning season. So far Cullen Two main Race wins, Three podiums, 3 fastest laps and one pole position. which places him second in the championship heading into 2015.
Complete GP3 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 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Marussia Manor Racing | ESP FEA 21 |
ESP SPR Ret |
VAL FEA 20 |
VAL SPR 20 |
GBR FEA 21 |
GBR SPR 17 |
GER FEA 19 |
GER SPR 25 |
HUN FEA 23 |
HUN SPR Ret |
BEL FEA 18 |
BEL SPR 17 |
ITA FEA 20 |
ITA SPR Ret |
ABU FEA 20 |
ABU SPR 24 |
29th | 0 | ||
| 2014 | Marussia Manor Racing | ESP FEA 15 |
ESP SPR 16 |
AUT FEA 17 |
AUT SPR 13 |
GBR FEA 19 |
GBR SPR Ret |
GER FEA 20 |
GER SPR 19 |
HUN FEA 24 |
HUN SPR 21 |
BEL FEA 14 |
BEL SPR 13 |
ITA FEA Ret |
ITA SPR 16 |
RUS FEA |
RUS SPR |
25th | 0 | ||
| Trident | ABU FEA 19 |
ABU SPR Ret |
References
- ↑ "Marussia's junior team pull out of Russian GP3 race but team stress decision not because of Jules Bianchi crash". October 8, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
External links
- Cullen Motorsport
- Ryan Cullen on Twitter
- Ryan Cullen career summary at DriverDB.com