Dan Ticktum

Dan Ticktum

Dan Ticktum in 2015
Nationality United Kingdom British
Born (1999-06-08) 8 June 1999
London, United Kingdom
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 career
Debut season 2015
Current team Arden International
Car no. 33
Former teams Koiranen GP
Starts 17
Wins 1
Poles 1
Fastest laps 2
Best finish NC in 2015
Previous series
2016
2016
2016
2015
2015		 Macau Grand Prix
European Formula 3 Championship
British Formula 3 Autumn Trophy
MSA Formula
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC

Dan Ticktum (born 8 June 1999 in London) is a British racing driver. He is a current Red Bull Junior Team member competing in the 2017 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 with Arden International.

Career

Karting

Dan Ticktum in 2015

Ticktum entered karting at the age of eight, competing in Honda Cadets with Project One Racing. He enjoyed early success, culminating in him becoming Vice Champion of the National Super One Championship in 2010 before moving into Comer Cadet.

In 2011, he completed the Grand Slam of British national cadet titles - winning the British FKS Championship, National ABkC Super One Championship, British Open Championship and British Grand Prix Championship. This has been achieved by only one other driver in history.

A year later, Ticktum moved into the international scene, competing in the WSK Euro Series and WSK Masters Series, finishing both championships as the highest placed rookie.

In 2013, Ticktum joined Ricky Flynn Motorsport, becoming Vice Champion of the CIK FIA European Championship, tying on points with the Champion, and Vice Champion in the National Super One Championship. The same year Ticktum was awarded the KFJ Andrea Margutti Trophy; previous winners include F1 stars Giancarlo Fisichella, Robert Kubica and most recently Daniil Kvyat.

The following year, Ticktum became Vice Champion of the WSK Masters and during his first test with Lanan Racing, in BRDC Formula 4 Championship, he memorably broke the lap record at the Brands Indy circuit.

Single Seaters

MSA Formula

Ticktum testing for Formula Renault 2.0 at the Nürburgring in 2017

In 2015, Ticktum graduated to MSA Formula with Fortec Motorsport.[1] He led the early rounds of the Championship, until an incident at Silverstone saw him receive a two year ban from motorsport. This included a suspended ban for the second year.[2] As a result he finished 6th in his first season of single seater racing.

European Formula 3

In 2016, Ticktum returned to motorsport, competing in the final round of the European Formula 3 Championship in Hockenheim with Carlin. He then raced in the Macau Grand Prix with Double R Racing finishing 8th in Saturday's qualifying race before retiring early in the main race.[3]

Formula Renault

In January 2017, Ticktum was announced as a member of the Red Bull Junior Team and will race in the 2017 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 with Arden International.[4]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2015 MSA Formula Championship Fortec Motorsports 27 3 3 5 10 242 6th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Koiranen GP 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 4 0 0 0 0 41 23rd
2016 FIA European Formula 3 Championship Carlin 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
BRDC British Formula 3 Autumn Trophy Double R Racing 3 1 0 1 2 59 4th
Macau Grand Prix 2 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2016-17 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 MRF Challenge 4 0 0 0 1 41 11th
2017 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Arden International 15 1 1 2 3 112 6th*

† As Ticktum was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. * Season still in progress.

References

Ticktum racing in the last round of the Formula 3 European Championship in Hockenheim in 2016
  1. ↑ "Dan Ticktum joins Fortec for debut season in MSA Formula". February 26, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Daniel Ticktum gets two-year ban for 'disturbing' MSA Formula clash". November 24, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  3. ↑ Simmons, Marcus (October 11, 2016). "Carlin returns to European Formula 3 with Norris, Hughes, Ticktum". Autosport. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Daniel Ticktum joins Red Bull Junior Team for 2017". January 19, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
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