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| Zak O'Sullivan | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  British Irishvia dual nationality |
| Born | 6 February 2005 Cheltenham, Britain |
| BRDC British Formula 3 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2021 |
| Current team | Carlin |
| Car number | 51 |
| Starts | 3 (3 entries) |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 2 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Previous series | |
| 2020 2019 | F4 British Championship Ginetta Junior Championship |
Zak O'Sullivan (born 6 February 2005) is a British racing driver of Irish descent. He is competing in the 2021 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship, driving for Carlin, and is the current vice-champion of the F4 British Championship.
Career
Karting
O'Sullivan started his competitive karting career in 2015, when he competed in the national Super 1 Championship for the first time. His first success came just one year later, winning the MSA Kartmasters British Grand Prix, and in 2017 the Brit first raced in Europe, coming twelfth in the CIK-FIA European Championship with Ricky Flynn Motorsport. O'Sullivan remained with the team in 2018 and archieved his best international karting result by finishing second in the German Karting Championship in the junior class.[1] That same year he also made his first and only appearance in the Karting World Championship.[2]
Ginetta Junior Championship
In 2019 O'Sullivan made his car racing debut in the Ginetta Junior Championship with Douglas Motorsport.[3] He scored five podiums in the first ten races of the season, however his results improved after he made a switch to R Racing in the middle of the season.[4] O'Sullivan won two races at Snetterton and one at Thruxton, and thanks to a podium streak that lasted for nine consecutive races he finished second in the championship, which made him the highest-placed rookie.[5]
F4 British Championship
For the 2020 season the Brit moved up to the F4 British Championship, partnering Christian Mansell and Matías Zagazeta at Carlin.[6] He started the season off strongly, with a win at the season-opening round at Donington Park and two victories at the Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit.[7][8][9] Throughout the following three rounds however, O'Sullivan was overtaken in the standings by Luke Browning, who had won all three races at Oulton Park and another two at Knockhill.[10] O'Sullivan bounced back with a run of nine consecutive podium finishes, which included four race wins aswell as four second places.[11] At the final race of the season, O'Sullivan won the race and was initially crowned champion.[12] However, it turned out that, due to a red flag, only half the amount of points were distributed, meaning that O'Sullivan fell behind Browning in the championship and became vice-champion, only three points behind his rival.[13]
BRDC Formula 3 Championship
O'Sullivan remained with Carlin for 2021, progressing to the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship with his previous teammate Mansell and American Bryce Aron.[14] His first race win in the series came at the second race of the first round at Brands Hatch, which led to him taking an early championship lead.[15]
Racing Record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Ginetta Junior Championship | Douglas Motorsport | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 591 | 2nd |
| R Racing | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | ||||
| 2020 | F4 British Championship | Carlin | 26 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 408.5 | 2nd |
| 2021 | BRDC British Formula 3 Championship | Carlin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 78 | 1st* |
*Season still in progress.
Complete F4 British 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 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Carlin | DON 1 4 |
DON 2 1 |
DON 3 3 |
BHGP 1 1 |
BHGP 2 Ret |
BHGP 3 1 |
OUL 1 2 |
OUL 2 9 |
OUL 3 3 |
KNO 1 4 |
KNO 2 1 |
KNO 3 3 |
THR 1 5 |
THR 2 10 |
THR 3 12 |
SIL 1 2 |
SIL 2 1 |
SIL 3 3 |
CRO 1 1 |
CRO 2 2 |
SNE 1 2 |
SNE 2 1 |
SNE 3 1 |
BHI 1 2 |
BHI 2 4 |
BHI 3 1‡ |
2nd | 408.5 |
‡Half points were awarded for Race 3, as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.
Complete BRDC British F3 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 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Carlin | BRH 1 3 |
BRH 2 1 |
BRH 3 710 |
SIL1 1 |
SIL1 2 |
SIL1 3 |
DON1 1 |
DON1 2 |
DON1 3 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
SNE 3 |
SIL2 1 |
SIL2 2 |
SIL2 3 |
OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
OUL 3 |
DON2 1 |
DON2 2 |
DON2 3 |
1st* | 78* |
*Season still in progress.
References
- ^ "German Junior Kart Championship - OK-Junior 2018 standings | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ "About :: Zak O'Sullivan". www.zakosullivan.com. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ "Zak O'Sullivan Joins Ginetta Junior Team on Eve of Opening Weekend". Douglas Motorsport. 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ Braine, Karl. "Zak O'Sullivan making waves in the motorsport world - Concierge Medical". https://www.conciergemedical.co.uk/. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ "2019 Review - Total Control Racing". Ginetta Junior Update. 2020-01-06. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ "Ginetta Junior star Zak O'Sullivan to British F4 with Carlin". Formula Scout. 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ "O'Sullivan wins for Carlin in second British F4 race at Donington". Formula Scout. 2020-08-02. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ "Zak O'Sullivan wins British F4 opener at Brands Hatch". Formula Scout. 2020-08-08. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ "Zak O'Sullivan seals British F4 hat-trick for Carlin at Brands Hatch". Formula Scout. 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ "O'Sullivan back on top in British F4 Knockhill reversed-grid race". Formula Scout. 2020-08-30. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ "O'Sullivan wins again to tie for British F4 lead into final round". Formula Scout. 2020-10-25. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ "Browning crowned in British F4 as O'Sullivan wins shortened final race". Formula Scout. 2020-11-15. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ "O'Sullivan: British F4 finale 'could have run longer' before stoppage". Formula Scout. 2020-11-19. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ "British F4 runner-up O'Sullivan continues with Carlin for BRDC British F3". Formula Scout. 2020-12-18. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ^ "O'Sullivan wins British F3 Brands Hatch race two, Simmons out in crash". Formula Scout. 2021-05-23. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
External links
- Zak O'Sullivan career summary at DriverDB.com