Jordan King
| Jordan King | |
|---|---|
 King in 2014 | |
| Nationality |
 British |
| Born |
26 February 1994 Warwick, Warwickshire, England |
| Related to | Justin King (father) |
| GP2 series career | |
| Debut season | 2015 |
| Current team | Racing Engineering |
| Car no. | 4 |
| Starts | 43 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Best finish | 7th in 2016 |
| Previous series | |
| 2013-14 2013 2012 2012 2011–12 2011 2011 |
European Formula 3 Championship British Formula 3 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Toyota Racing Series Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Formula Renault UK FIA Formula Two Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2013 2011 |
British Formula 3 MRF Formula 1600 |
Jordan King (born 26 February 1994 in Warwick) is a British racing driver from Harbury, Warwickshire. He attended Repton School in Derbyshire, and is the son of former Sainsbury's CEO Justin King.[1]
Career
Formula Renault 2.0 UK
King's early racing career began in karting before he moved to open-wheel racing at the end of 2010. He began driving in Formula Renault UK, starting in the Formula Renault UK Winter Series before he began the main championship in 2011.
Formula Two
In 2009, aged only fifteen, King tested a Formula Two car. He drove four races in Formula Palmer Audi at the Silverstone round in 2010, managing to get a podium and impressing series boss Jonathan Palmer. In 2011, he has signed up for three rounds of the Formula Two championship,[2][3] at Spa-Francorchamps, the Nürburgring and Brands Hatch during the Formula Renault UK summer break. King will be the youngest driver to take part in the modern era of the series.
GP2 Series
In February 2015, it was confirmed King would move up to GP2, signing with Racing Engineering, alongside Alexander Rossi, for 2015.[4]
Formula One
King was signed as a development driver by the Manor Marussia team for the 2015 season, being retained by the squad, renamed Manor Racing, in 2016.[5] He made his début in a Formula One session when he drove for Manor during free practice at the 2016 United States Grand Prix.[6]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Formula Palmer Audi | MotorSport Vision | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 23rd |
| Formula Renault UK Winter Series | Manor Competition | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 15th | |
| 2011 | Formula Renault 2.0 UK | Manor Competition | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 265 | 8th |
| MRF Formula 1600 India | Team Sidvin | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | ? | 1st | |
| FIA Formula Two Championship | MotorSport Vision | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14th | |
| 2012 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | Manor MP Motorsport | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 316 | 2nd |
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 13th | ||
| Toyota Racing Series | M2 Competition | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 591 | 5th | |
| 2013 | FIA European Formula 3 Championship | Carlin | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 176 | 6th |
| British Formula 3 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 176 | 1st | ||
| 2014 | FIA European Formula 3 Championship | Carlin | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 217 | 7th |
| 2015 | GP2 Series | Racing Engineering | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 12th |
| Formula One | Manor Marussia F1 Team | Development Driver | |||||||
| 2016 | GP2 Series | Racing Engineering | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 122 | 7th |
| Formula One | Manor Racing MRT | Development Driver | |||||||
Complete Formula Two 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 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | MotorSport Vision | SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
MAG 1 |
MAG 2 |
SPA 1 17 |
SPA 2 8 |
NÜR 1 5 |
NÜR 2 9 |
BRH 1 Ret |
BRH 2 10 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
14th | 17 |
Complete FIA European Formula 3 Championship results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Carlin | Volkswagen | MNZ 1 7 |
MNZ 2 Ret |
MNZ 3 9 |
SIL 1 11 |
SIL 2 Ret |
SIL 3 6 |
HOC 1 11 |
HOC 2 9 |
HOC 3 5 |
BRH 1 7 |
BRH 2 13 |
BRH 3 11 |
RBR 1 3 |
RBR 2 6 |
RBR 3 5 |
NOR 1 17 |
NOR 2 9 |
NOR 3 9 |
NÜR 1 4 |
NÜR 2 4 |
NÜR 3 Ret |
ZAN 1 4 |
ZAN 2 4 |
ZAN 3 2 |
VAL 1 13 |
VAL 2 Ret |
VAL 3 5 |
HOC 1 6 |
HOC 2 8 |
HOC 3 9 |
6th | 176 | |||
| 2014 | Carlin | Volkswagen | SIL 1 3 |
SIL 2 6 |
SIL 3 9 |
HOC 1 3 |
HOC 2 9 |
HOC 3 7 |
PAU 1 5 |
PAU 2 18† |
PAU 3 9 |
HUN 1 5 |
HUN 2 Ret |
HUN 3 DNS |
SPA 1 10 |
SPA 2 10 |
SPA 3 10 |
NOR 1 Ret |
NOR 2 2 |
NOR 3 3 |
MSC 1 2 |
MSC 2 5 |
MSC 3 Ret |
RBR 1 9 |
RBR 2 Ret |
RBR 3 7 |
NÜR 1 4 |
NÜR 2 6 |
NÜR 3 5 |
IMO 1 2 |
IMO 2 19 |
IMO 3 11 |
HOC 1 6 |
HOC 2 13 |
HOC 3 2 |
7th | 217 |
Complete GP2 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 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Racing Engineering | BHR FEA 4 |
BHR SPR 9 |
CAT FEA 14 |
CAT SPR 11 |
MON FEA 9 |
MON SPR Ret |
RBR FEA 12 |
RBR SPR 7 |
SIL FEA 22† |
SIL SPR 10 |
HUN FEA 6 |
HUN SPR 12 |
SPA FEA 8 |
SPA SPR 2 |
MNZ FEA 8 |
MNZ SPR Ret |
SOC FEA Ret |
SOC SPR 15 |
BHR FEA 9 |
BHR SPR 6 |
YMC FEA 6 |
YMC SPR C |
12th | 60 |
| 2016 | Racing Engineering | CAT FEA 7 |
CAT SPR 3 |
MON FEA Ret |
MON SPR 16 |
BAK FEA 12† |
BAK SPR 4 |
RBR FEA 8 |
RBR SPR 1 |
SIL FEA 8 |
SIL SPR 1 |
HUN FEA 8 |
HUN SPR 2 |
HOC FEA 15 |
HOC SPR 11 |
SPA FEA 2 |
SPA SPR 12 |
MNZ FEA 7 |
MNZ SPR 4 |
SEP FEA 5 |
SEP SPR 14 |
YMC FEA 13 |
YMC SPR 10 |
7th | 122 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete Formula One participations
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicates fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Manor Racing MRT | Manor MRT05 | Mercedes PU106C Hybrid 1.6 V6 t | AUS | BHR | CHN | RUS | ESP | MON | CAN | EUR | AUT | GBR | HUN | GER | BEL | ITA | SIN | MAL | JPN | USA TD |
MEX | BRA | ABU TD |
– | – |
References
- ↑ White, Anna (5 February 2012). "Dashwood: Teen spirit drives Formula One ambition for the three Kings". Telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
Jordan King, son of J Sainsbury chief executive Justin
- ↑ "Jordan King adds F2 programme". Formula Two. MotorSport Vision. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
- ↑ "Jordan King joins Racing Engineering for 2015". GP2 Series. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ↑ Pettit, Vince. "FORMER BRITISH F3 CHAMPION KING JOINS GP2 GRID FOR 2015". theCheckeredFlag.co.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ↑ Noble, Jonathan (1 March 2016). "Manor retains King as development driver for 2016". motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ↑ Zimmermann, Ruben (22 October 2016). "Manor: Gelungenes Formel-1-Debüt von Jordan King in Austin". motorsport-total.com (in German). Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jordan King. |
- Official website
- Jordan King career summary at DriverDB.com
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Jack Harvey |
British Formula 3 Champion 2013 |
Succeeded by Martin Cao |
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