Gary Thompson (racing driver)

Gary Thompson
Gary Thompson
Nationality	Irish
Born	31 May 1992 (age 32); Dublin (Ireland)
FIA European Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season	2013
Current team	Romeo Ferraris
Car number	22
Previous series
2013 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2; 2010-12; 2009	Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2; Japanese Formula Three; Formula BMW Pacific
Awards
2009	FBMW Pacific Rookie Cup

Gary Thompson (born 31 May 1992 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish racecar driver.

Career

Thompson started racing in karts in 2003, finishing 5th in the Cadet Irish Championship. His karting career continued in the British Cadet Championship and later the British JICA Championship, where he finished 6th in 2006 and 3rd in 2007.

In 2009 Thompson moved into Formula Cars and raced in the Formula BMW Pacific Championship, winning the opening race at the Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia. In total Thompson had 11 podium finishes and finished 2nd overall, winning the Rookie of the Year Cup.

He spent the following years racing in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship with the KC Motorgroup (KCMG) team, while also testing Super Formula for the KCMG team at the Fuji Speedway.

He briefly raced with the Romeo-Ferraris team in the FIA European Formula 3 Championship,^[1] but left the squad after two rounds.

Following a successful F3 career he raced for KCMG team in the Asian Le Mans Series in the LMP2 category, winning one race and having the fastest lap in two races he competed in.

References

^ "Gary Thompson gets Romeo Ferraris European Formula 3 seat". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013.

https://en.fregionalme.com/ ^{[bare URL]}
"Formula One Racing Calendar, News and Updates". garythompsonracing.com. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2023.

External links

Gary Thompson career summary at DriverDB.com
Gary Thompson on Twitter

[1] "Gary Thompson gets Romeo Ferraris European Formula 3 seat". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013.

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