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Jake Hughes
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (1994-05-30) 30 May 1994 (age 30)
Birmingham, England
FIA Formula 2 Championship career
Debut season2020
Current teamBWT HWA Racelab
Car number17
Starts2 (2 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
FIA Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season2019
Current teamHWA Racelab
Car number11
Starts34 (34 entries)
Wins3
Podiums8
Poles1
Fastest laps4[1]
Best finish7th in 2019, 2020
Previous series
2018, 19–20
2016, 2018
2016–17
2014–15
2014–15
2014
2013		F3 Asian Championship
GP3 Series
FIA European F3
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
BRDC Formula 4 Championship
Championship titles
2013BRDC Formula 4 Championship

Jake Hughes (born 30 May 1994) is a British racing driver and winner of the inaugural BRDC Formula 4 Championship. He last competed in Formula 2 for HWA Racelab.

Career

Karting

Hughes started his racing career in karting in 2010 at the age of sixteen, finishing eleventh in the Junior Class of the Easykart UK Championship.[2] In 2011, he finished fifth in the Super 1 National Formula KGP Championship.[3] He stayed in the same championship for 2012, improving to fourth in the series standings.[4]

Local championships

Hughes made his single-seaters début in 2012 at Silverstone in the Formula Renault BARC Championship with Antel Motorsport and contested in the Rockingham round of the Formula Renault BARC Winter Series.

For 2013, he decided to move in the newly created BRDC Formula 4 Championship, joining Lanan Racing. He took four wins with another six podiums to clinch the championship title.[5]

Formula Renault

Hughes returned in the Formula Renault machinery with Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup switch in 2014.[6] He had only one podium, finishing third at Silverstone on his route to the eighth in the series standings. Also in 2014 he had part-time campaigns in Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 Alps.

For 2015 he signed with Koiranen GP to contest full-time both in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 Alps.[7] He was victorious only in the second race at Spa and had another four podiums, finishing sixth in the championship. While in the Alps championship he was more successful. He won races at Spa, Monza and Misano.

GP3 Series

Hughes graduated in the GP3 Series in 2016, joining newcomers DAMS.[8] He earned his first GP3 victory in the sprint race at Hockenheim.[9]

Hughes returned to the GP3 Series for 2018, after a one year absence which he spent in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship. He raced for ART Grand Prix.[10] He claimed his first and only win of the year in the second race at the Red Bull Ring.[11]

Formula 3

FIA F3 European Championship

For 2017, Hughes made the switch from the GP3 Series to the FIA Formula 3 European Championship, having competed in the final round of the 2016 season. He contested the season with the Hitech GP team.[12] He claimed his first and only win at the second race in Nürburgring and finished the season 5th in the driver's championship.[13]

FIA Formula 3 Championship

Hughes continued in the third tier of single-seater racing, as the GP3 Series rebranded to become the FIA Formula 3 Championship. Hughes joined the new HWA Racelab outfit, alongside Keyvan Andres and Bent Viscaal.[14] Hughes claimed his only win of the year in a fortuitous second race at the Red Bull Ring, as the dominant Prema Racing driver's of Robert Shwartzman and Marcus Armstrong collided on the final lap. Shwartzman crossed the line first, but was given a penalty for causing a collision, handing the win to Hughes.[15] Hughes had another strong weekend in Hungary, as he claimed a double podium finishing third in both races that weekend.[16] Hughes was a consistent points scorer throughout the year and finished the season 7th in the driver's championship.

Hughes was retained by HWA for the 2020 season. He was joined by Ferrari junior Enzo Fittipaldi and Red Bull Junior driver Jack Doohan.[17] Hughes experienced a poor start to the season, collecting only half a point from the first six races. He was on course for a top-two finish in the sprint race at the second Red Bull Ring round, but collided with Liam Lawson and suffered race-ending damage.[18] He took his first podium of the year in the feature race at the second Silverstone round, followed by his first Formula 3 feature race victory in Barcelona the following week. Hughes claimed his second win of the year at the Monza sprint race. He ended the season 7th in the championship for a second consecutive year, scoring 111.5 of his team's 138.5 points.

Formula 2

On 22 September 2020 it was announced that Jake Hughes would step up to Formula 2, replacing Giuliano Alesi at the BWT HWA Racelab team for the 10th round at the Sochi Autodrom.[19] Hughes finished 12th on his feature race debut, but was eliminated from the sprint race after a first-lap collision with Guilherme Samaia.[20] Hughes was replaced by former FIA Formula 3 competitor Théo Pourchaire for the final two rounds in Bahrain.[21]

Personal life

Hughes was born in Birmingham, England and is a supporter of Aston Villa FC.

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2012 Formula Renault BARC Antel Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 7 30th
Single-seater V de V Challenge 2 0 0 0 0 25 45th
Formula Renault BARC Winter Series MGR Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 24 14th
2013 BRDC Formula 4 Championship Lanan Racing 24 4 4 6 10 445 1st
2014 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC ART Junior Team 4 0 0 0 0 152 8th
Mark Burdett Racing 11 0 0 0 1
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Strakka Racing 4 0 0 1 0
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2015 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Koiranen GP 17 1 1 0 5 160 6th
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 16 3 2 3 7 237 2nd
2016 GP3 Series DAMS 18 2 1 2 4 90 8th
FIA Formula 3 European Championship Carlin 3 0 0 0 1 27 16th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th
2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Hitech GP 30 1 2 2 7 207 5th
2018 GP3 Series ART Grand Prix 18 1 0 0 3 85 8th
F3 Asian Championship Hitech GP 9 9 6 8 9 225 2nd
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship HWA Racelab 16 1 1 2 4 90 7th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 1 0 N/A 17th
Formula Regional European Championship KIC Motorsport 3 0 0 1 3 45 12th
2019-20 F3 Asian Championship Hitech Grand Prix 6 0 0 1 0 24 14th
2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship HWA Racelab 18 2 0 3 4 111.5 7th
FIA Formula 2 Championship BWT HWA Racelab 2 0 0 0 0 0* 23rd*

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

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
2016 DAMS CAT
FEA
2 		CAT
SPR
8 		RBR
FEA
8 		RBR
SPR
6 		SIL
FEA
Ret 		SIL
SPR
17 		HUN
FEA
23 		HUN
SPR
19 		HOC
FEA
8 		HOC
SPR
1 		SPA
FEA
Ret 		SPA
SPR
Ret 		MNZ
FEA
3 		MNZ
SPR
10 		SEP
FEA
Ret 		SEP
SPR
12 		YMC
FEA
7 		YMC
SPR
1 		8th 90
2018 ART Grand Prix CAT
FEA
13 		CAT
SPR
3 		LEC
FEA
10 		LEC
SPR
17 		RBR
FEA
5 		RBR
SPR
1 		SIL
FEA
Ret 		SIL
SPR
8 		HUN
FEA
16 		HUN
SPR
14 		SPA
FEA
7 		SPA
SPR
4 		MNZ
FEA
9 		MNZ
SPR
4 		SOC
FEA
7 		SOC
SPR
16 		YMC
FEA
7 		YMC
SPR
2 		8th 85

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

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

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 DC Points
2016 Carlin Volkswagen LEC
1 		LEC
2 		LEC
3 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		HUN
3 		PAU
1 		PAU
2 		PAU
3 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		RBR
3 		NOR
1 		NOR
2 		NOR
3 		ZAN
1 		ZAN
2 		ZAN
3 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		SPA
3 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		NÜR
3 		IMO
1 		IMO
2 		IMO
3 		HOC
1
19 		HOC
2
4 		HOC
3
3 		16th 27
2017 Hitech GP Mercedes SIL
1
13 		SIL
2
3 		SIL
3
13 		MNZ
1
10 		MNZ
2
13 		MNZ
3
Ret 		PAU
1
Ret 		PAU
2
6 		PAU
3
Ret 		HUN
1
2 		HUN
2
4 		HUN
3
7 		NOR
1
Ret 		NOR
2
2 		NOR
3
5 		SPA
1
Ret 		SPA
2
4 		SPA
3
Ret 		ZAN
1
8 		ZAN
2
2 		ZAN
3
5 		NÜR
1
2 		NÜR
2
1 		NÜR
3
2 		RBR
1
11 		RBR
2
13 		RBR
3
16 		HOC
1
12 		HOC
2
5 		HOC
3
8 		5th 207

Complete FIA Formula 3 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 DC Points
2019 HWA Racelab CAT
FEA
17 		CAT
SPR
Ret 		LEC
FEA
Ret 		LEC
SPR
7 		RBR
FEA
7 		RBR
SPR
1 		SIL
FEA
9 		SIL
SPR
Ret 		HUN
FEA
3 		HUN
SPR
3 		SPA
FEA
21 		SPA
SPR
Ret 		MNZ
FEA
6 		MNZ
SPR
3 		SOC
FEA
7 		SOC
SPR
4 		7th 90
2020 HWA Racelab RBR
FEA
28 		RBR
SPR
12 		RBR
FEA
10 		RBR
SPR
Ret 		HUN
FEA
24 		HUN
SPR
19 		SIL
FEA
4 		SIL
SPR
10 		SIL
FEA
2 		SIL
SPR
7 		CAT
FEA
1 		CAT
SPR
10 		SPA
FEA
Ret 		SPA
SPR
17 		MNZ
FEA
5 		MNZ
SPR
1 		MUG
FEA
2 		MUG
SPR
6 		7th 111.5

‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

Complete FIA Formula 2 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 NC Points
2020 BWT HWA Racelab RBR
FEA
 RBR
SPR
 RBR
FEA
 RBR
SPR
 HUN
FEA
 HUN
SPR
 SIL
FEA
 SIL
SPR
 SIL
FEA
 SIL
SPR
 CAT
FEA
 CAT
SPR
 SPA
FEA
 SPA
SPR
 MNZ
FEA
 MNZ
SPR
 MUG
FEA
 MUG
SPR
 SOC
FEA
12 		SOC
SPR
Ret 		BHR
FEA
 BHR
SPR
 BHR
FEA
 BHR
SPR
 23rd 0

References

  1. ^ "F2 fastest laps". results.motorsportstats.com. Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Easykart UK — Junior 2010 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Super 1 National Formula KGP Championship 2011 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Super 1 National Formula KGP Championship 2011 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  5. ^ Allen, Peter (17 October 2013). "Hughes wins first Donington race to seal BRDC F4 title". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  6. ^ Goddard, Stephen (16 January 2014). "Jake Hughes joins Mark Burdett Motorsport for Formula Renault 2.0 NEC". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Jake Hughes joins Koiranen GP in 2015". Koiranen GP. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  8. ^ "DAMS puts faith in impressive all-rookie line-up for maiden GP3 Series campaign". GP3 Series. GP2 Series Limited. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  9. ^ Bosley, Jacob (31 July 2016). "Jake Hughes takes maiden GP3 victory in second race at Hockenheim". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  10. ^ Allen, Peter (16 January 2018). "Jake Hughes makes GP3 return with ART". Formula Scout. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  11. ^ Allen, Peter (1 July 2018). "Hughes defeats Piquet to win Red Bull Ring GP3 race two after top three collide". Formula Scout. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  12. ^ Simmons, Marcus. "Jake Hughes swaps from GP3 to European F3 with Hitech for 2017". Autosport.com. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  13. ^ Simmons, Marcus. "Jake Hughes holds off charging Lando Norris at Nurburgring". Autosport.com. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  14. ^ "Team complete: Formula 3 race winner Jake Hughes to drive for HWA RACELAB in 2019". presse.hwaag.com. 20 February 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  15. ^ "FORMULA 3: Hughes takes first win after dramatic last lap clash in Austria". www.formula1.com. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Formula 3: Armstrong takes first FIA F3 win, in reverse-grid Hungary race | Formula 1®". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  17. ^ Allen, Peter (8 January 2020). "Fittipaldi and Doohan join Hughes at HWA for 2020 FIA F3 season". Formula Scout. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  18. ^ Waring, Bethonie (12 July 2020). "Theo Pourchaire inherits first FIA F3 victory after Lawson and Hughes collide". formulascout.com. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  19. ^ "Hughes promoted to F2, replacing Alesi at BWT HWA RACELAB for Round 10". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  20. ^ Allen, Peter (27 September 2020). "Zhou takes first F2 win in Sochi sprint race cut short by huge crash". formulascout.com. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  21. ^ Smith, Luke (14 October 2020). "Pourchaire to make F2 debut with HWA in Bahrain". motorsport.com. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Inaugural
 BRDC Formula 4 Championship
Champion
2013 		Succeeded by
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