Jak Crawford

Jak Crawford
Jak Crawford
	Crawford driving for Prema Racing during the 2022 Spielberg Formula 3 round.
Nationality	American
Full name	Carlton Jackston Crawford
Born	2 May 2005 (age 19); Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
FIA Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season	2021
Current team	Prema Racing
Car number	5
Former teams	Hitech Grand Prix
Starts	38 (39 entries)
Wins	1
Podiums	6
Poles	0
Fastest laps	2
Best finish	7th in 2022
Previous series
2020; 2020; 2018–19	ADAC Formula 4; Italian F4 Championship; NACAM Formula 4 Championship

Carlton Jackston "Jak" Crawford (born 2 May 2005) is an American racing driver who most recently competed in the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Prema Racing. He is a member of the Red Bull Junior Team and finished as runner-up in the 2020 ADAC Formula 4 Championship.

Career

Karting

Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Crawford started his karting career in 2011 after he moved to the Houston, Texas area. He competed in multiple championships, predominantly in North America, winning the Challenge of the Americas - Junior Rotax Series among others.^[1] In Crawford's first overseas karting race in 2014 at the Rok Cup International Championship, while only 9 years old, he finished second. Other international karting competition was mostly sporadic but generally successful.

Lower formulae

In 2018, Crawford made his car racing debut in the NACAM Formula 4 Championship, driving for Scuderia Martiga EG.^[2] He won six races, and with eight further podiums the American driver finished second in the Series behind Manuel Sulaimán.

Crawford raced in the German and Italian Formula 4 Championships in 2020, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic he would only compete part-time in the latter. He signed for Van Amersfoort Racing, partnering fellow Red Bull Junior Team member Jonny Edgar. The American driver would end up finishing second in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship with a gap of just two points behind Edgar, while in the Italian Championship he would finish sixth, despite missing two race weekends.

Road to Indy

U.S. F2000

In April 2019, Crawford joined DEForce Racing to contest part of the 2019 season as he was not old enough to start the racing season.^[3] In July, he switched to Cape Motorsports to contest the final five rounds and ended the season seventh in the standings.^[4]

Euroformula Open

In March 2021, it was announced Crawford would race with Motopark in the 2021 season alongside his FIA Formula 3 commitments.^[5]

Formula Regional

In January 2022, Crawford partook in the Formula Regional Asian Championship with Prema ahead of their FIA Formula 3 campaign together.^[6]

FIA Formula 3 Championship

2021

In October 2020 Crawford completed the first post-season test at Catalunya, running for Hitech GP.^[7] Later that month, the British outfit once again fielded Crawford in the second post-season test at Jerez and confirmed him for the 2021 season in January the following year.^[8]^[9]

2022

In November, Crawford joined Prema Racing, which had taken fellow Red Bull junior Dennis Hauger to that year's title, for the post-season test.^[10] In January 2022, Crawford was confirmed with the Italian outfit for that year's championship.^[11]

FIA Formula 2 Championship

In September 2022, Crawford announced his promotion to the 2023 Formula 2 Championship.^[12] He tested for Hitech in the post-season Yas Marina F2 test.^[13]

Formula One

In January 2020, Crawford was named as a new signing for the Red Bull Junior Team.^[14]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Team	Position
2013	SKUSA SuperNationals — TaG Cadet	3G Kart Racing	NC
2014	Florida Winter Tour — TaG Cadet	3G Kart Racing	29th
	Florida Winter Tour — Rotax Micro Max	CMW	6th
	SKUSA Pro Tour — TaG Cadet		10th
2015	Florida Winter Tour — Rotax Micro Max		4th
	Florida Winter Tour — Mini ROK		6th
	SKUSA SuperNationals — TaG Cadet	Nash Motorsportz	3rd
	SKUSA Pro Tour — TaG Cadet		3rd
	Challenge of the Americas — Mini Max		3rd
	Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Mini Max		27th
2016	Florida Winter Tour — Rotax Mini Max		14th
	Florida Winter Tour — Mini ROK		1st
	Challenge of the Americas — Mini Max		14th
	ROK Cup International Final — Mini ROK	Energy Corse	5th
	Canadian National Karting Championships — Rotax Mini Max		2nd
2017	Challenge of the Americas — Junior Rotax		1st
	SKUSA SuperNationals — X30 Junior	Nash Motorsportz	1st
	Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Junior	SRA Karting	6th
2018	ROK the Rio — Junior ROK		6th
	CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy	Crawford, Timothy	10th
	WSK Super Master Series — OKJ	Energy Corse	30th
	CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ	Kosmic Racing Department	17th
	German Karting Championship — Junior	Kosmic Racing Department	9th
	SKUSA SuperNationals — X30 Junior	Nash Motorsportz	3rd
2019	SKUSA SuperNationals — X30 Senior	Nash Motorsportz	3rd

Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	DC	Points
2018	Kosmic Racing Department	OKJ	SAR QH 8	SAR R 7	PFI QH 26	PFI R 22	AMP QH 34	AMP R 31	LEM QH 35	LEM R DNQ	17th	12

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2018–19	NACAM Formula 4 Championship	Scuderia Martiga EG	20	6	3	12	14	322	2nd
2019	U.S. F2000 National Championship	DEForce Racing	7	0	0	0	0	183	7th
2019	U.S. F2000 National Championship	Cape Motorsports	6	0	0	0	0	183	7th
2020	ADAC Formula 4 Championship	Van Amersfoort Racing	21	5	4	5	12	298	2nd
2020	Italian F4 Championship	Van Amersfoort Racing	14	2	1	0	7	150	6th
2021	FIA Formula 3 Championship	Hitech Grand Prix	20	0	0	0	1	45	13th
2021	Euroformula Open Championship	Team Motopark	16	8	4	12	10	304	3rd
2022	Formula Regional Asian Championship	Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema	15	0	0	1	3	113	6th
2022	FIA Formula 3 Championship	Prema Racing	18	1	0	2	5	109	7th

Complete NACAM Formula 4 Championship 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	17	18	19	20	Pos	Points
2018–19	Scuderia Martiga EG	AHR1 1 5	AHR1 2 3	PUE1 1 3	PUE1 2 1	PUE1 3 2	SLP 1 2	SLP 2 1	SLP 3 4	MTY 1 Ret	MTY 2 2	MTY 3 6	AGS 1 2	AGS 2 4	AGS 3 Ret	PUE2 1 1	PUE2 2 3	PUE2 3 1	AHR2 1 1	AHR2 2 1	AHR2 3 2	2nd	322

Complete U.S. F2000 National Championship results

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Rank	Points
2019	DEForce Racing	STP	STP	IMS 18	IMS 4	LOR 4	ROA 14	ROA 6	TOR 12	TOR 5							7th	183
2019	Cape Motorsports										MDO 7	MDO 5	POR 6	POR 6	LAG 5	LAG 15	7th	183

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship 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	17	18	19	20	21	Pos	Points
2020	Van Amersfoort Racing	LAU1 1 4	LAU1 2 2	LAU1 3 10	NÜR1 1 10	NÜR1 2 4	NÜR1 3 2	HOC 1 2	HOC 2 8	HOC 3 2	NÜR2 1 1	NÜR2 2 4	NÜR2 3 3	RBR 1 3	RBR 2 2	RBR 3 1	LAU2 1 8	LAU2 2 1	LAU2 3 Ret	OSC 1 1	OSC 2 1	OSC 3 6	2nd	298

Complete Italian F4 Championship 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	17	18	19	20	21	Pos	Points
2020	Van Amersfoort Racing	MIS 1	MIS 2	MIS 3	IMO1 1 3	IMO1 2 2	IMO1 3 Ret	RBR 1 4	RBR 2 1	RBR 3 3	MUG 1 24	MUG 2 11	MUG 3 18	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	MNZ 3	IMO2 1 3	IMO2 2 3	IMO2 3 1	VLL 1 Ret	VLL 2 C	VLL 3 5	6th	150

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	DC	Points
2021	Team Motopark	POR 1 DNP	POR 2 DNP	POR 3 7	LEC 1 1	LEC 2 1	LEC 3 2	SPA 1	SPA 2	SPA 3	HUN 1 12	HUN 2 6	HUN 3 4	IMO 1 1	IMO 2 2	IMO 3 1	RBR 1 1	RBR 2 5	RBR 3 1	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	MNZ 3	CAT 1 6	CAT 2 1	CAT 3 1	3rd	304

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship 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	DC	Points
2021	Hitech Grand Prix	CAT 1 13	CAT 2 9	CAT 3 18	LEC 1 11	LEC 2 14	LEC 3 10	RBR 1 8	RBR 2 Ret	RBR 3 26	HUN 1 26	HUN 2 20	HUN 3 15	SPA 1 2	SPA 2 12	SPA 3 12	ZAN 1 4	ZAN 2 8	ZAN 3 7	SOC 1 11	SOC 2 C	SOC 3 5	13th	45
2022	Prema Racing	BHR SPR 27	BHR FEA 7	IMO SPR 3	IMO FEA 2	CAT SPR 2	CAT FEA 6	SIL SPR 10	SIL FEA 6	RBR SPR 1	RBR FEA 22	HUN SPR 20	HUN FEA 5	SPA SPR 11	SPA FEA 17	ZAN SPR 9	ZAN FEA 6	MNZ SPR 7	MNZ FEA 3				7th	109

Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	DC	Points
2022	Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema	ABU 1 11	ABU 2 7	ABU 3 2	DUB 1 4	DUB 2 9	DUB 3 6	DUB 1 12	DUB 2 7	DUB 3 12	DUB 1 6	DUB 2 2	DUB 3 6	ABU 1 3	ABU 2 Ret	ABU 3 4	6th	113

References

^ "Athlete Profile Jak Crawford". Red Bull. December 29, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
^ "Jonny Edgar steps up to Formula 4 with Red Bull and Jenzer Motorsport". December 21, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
^ "JAK CRAWFORD INKS DEAL WITH DEFORCE RACING FOR COOPER TIRES USF2000 CHAMPIONSHIP". April 25, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
^ "CAPE MOTORSPORTS WINS NINTH STRAIGHT DRIVERS TITLE". October 15, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
^ "Motopark signs Red Bull F1 junior Jak Crawford for Euroformula". March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
^ Wood, Ida (January 14, 2022). "Red Bull juniors Crawford and Edgar move to new teams in F3". Formula Scout. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
^ "FIA Formula 3 returns to action for Barcelona post-season test". October 4, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
^ "FIA Formula 3 back on track in Jerez for final post-season test of 2020". October 26, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
^ "Hitech snap up Red Bull junior duo Crawford and Iwasa". January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
^ Gascoigne, Roger (October 31, 2021). "Crawford and Bearman join Prema for FIA F3 Valencia post-season test". Formula Scout. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
^ "Crawford completes PREMA Racing's roster for 2022". January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
^ "American Racer Jak Crawford Is Moving up the Formula 1 Ladder". Jalopnik. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
^ "Formula 2 prepares for post-season testing at Yas Marina". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
^ Wood, Elliot (January 28, 2020). "Jak Crawford joins Red Bull Junior Team, Van Amersfoort in F4". formulascout.com. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

External links

Official website
Jak Crawford career summary at DriverDB.com

[1] "Athlete Profile Jak Crawford". Red Bull. December 29, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

[2] "Jonny Edgar steps up to Formula 4 with Red Bull and Jenzer Motorsport". December 21, 2018. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

[3] "JAK CRAWFORD INKS DEAL WITH DEFORCE RACING FOR COOPER TIRES USF2000 CHAMPIONSHIP". April 25, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2021.

[4] "CAPE MOTORSPORTS WINS NINTH STRAIGHT DRIVERS TITLE". October 15, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2021.

[5] "Motopark signs Red Bull F1 junior Jak Crawford for Euroformula". March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.

[6] Wood, Ida (January 14, 2022). "Red Bull juniors Crawford and Edgar move to new teams in F3". Formula Scout. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

[7] "FIA Formula 3 returns to action for Barcelona post-season test". October 4, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

[8] "FIA Formula 3 back on track in Jerez for final post-season test of 2020". October 26, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

[9] "Hitech snap up Red Bull junior duo Crawford and Iwasa". January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.

[10] Gascoigne, Roger (October 31, 2021). "Crawford and Bearman join Prema for FIA F3 Valencia post-season test". Formula Scout. Retrieved November 7, 2021.

[11] "Crawford completes PREMA Racing's roster for 2022". January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

[12] "American Racer Jak Crawford Is Moving up the Formula 1 Ladder". Jalopnik. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

[13] "Formula 2 prepares for post-season testing at Yas Marina". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.

[14] Wood, Elliot (January 28, 2020). "Jak Crawford joins Red Bull Junior Team, Van Amersfoort in F4". formulascout.com. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

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