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Adrian Quaife-Hobbs
NationalityBritish
Born (1991-02-03) 3 February 1991 (age 33)
Pembury (United Kingdom)
Related toPhil Quaife (cousin)
Blancpain Endurance Series career
Debut season2015
Current teamVon Ryan Racing
Car number59
Previous series
2013–14
2012
2010–11
2010
2008
2008
2007, 2009
2007–09
2007
2005–06
2005		GP2 Series
Auto GP World Series
GP3 Series
Formula 3 Euro Series
Portuguese FR2.0 W. Series
Formula Renault 2.0 Italia
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula BMW UK
T Cars
T Cars Autumn Trophy
Championship titles
2012
2005
2005		Auto GP World Series
T Cars
T Cars Autumn Trophy
Awards
2007
2006		MSA British Race Elite
BRDC Rising Star Award

Adrian Rodney Quaife-Hobbs (born 3 February 1991) is a British racing driver, notable for being the youngest driver to win the T Cars championship and the youngest ever winner of a MSA-sanctioned car racing series. He currently resides in Tonbridge.

Career

Early career

Quaife-Hobbs was born in Pembury. He began his career in 2002, racing in the Honda cadets category, winning four races in his first season and coming second in the Formula 6 Championship. 2003 saw Quaife-Hobbs move up to the more powerful Mini Max category where he took several podium finishes and a race victory. Quaife-Hobbs continued racing in the Mini Max series for 2004, winning the Bayford Meadows Championship. At the age of 14, Quaife-Hobbs moved up to the T Cars category where he won both the main T Cars Championship title, becoming the youngest Champion in the series' history at 14 years 8 months old, and winning the Autumn Trophy title as well. In 2006 Quaife-Hobbs competed in the first few T-car races and got a double win in the opening rounds and also won his last race at Rockingham before deciding to focus on a 2007 campaign in Formula BMW. 2006 also saw Quaife-Hobbs win the British Racing Drivers' Club's Rising Star Award, becoming the youngest driver to receive the award at the age of fifteen.[1]

Formula BMW

For 2007, Quaife-Hobbs was promoted to the Formula BMW class, running in its UK series, racing for the current Champions Fortec Motorsport. The young Brit established himself in the first meeting of the championship at Brands Hatch, coming eleventh on his debut and running in third for a majority of the second race before tyre issues forced him to yield the final podium place to Valle Mäkelä, the winner of race one. Quaife-Hobbs finished his debut season tenth in the Drivers' Championship with 405 points.

Formula Renault

Following the closure of the 2007 FBMW UK season, Quaife-Hobbs decided to enter the Formula Renault Eurocup with BVM Minardi to gain experience in the Formula Renault cars. He did well on his debut, despite retiring in the first race, he finished eighth in the second from thirteenth position, enough to earn him three points. Quaife-Hobbs also competed in two Formula Renault NEC races with Motopark Academy and at Spa, he got his first Formula Renault podium in only his third event. 2007 also saw Quaife-Hobbs win a place on the prestigious MSA British Race Elite scheme run by David Brabham.

Quaife-Hobbs entered the Eurocup for a full season in 2008 as well as the Italian championship, both with the BVM Minardi team in which he finished fourth. He returned to Motopark Academy for 2009 campaigns in the Eurocup and Northern European Cup, finishing fourth in both series.

Formula Three

Quaife-Hobbs competing at the second round of the 2010 Formula 3 Euro Series at Hockenheim.

Quaife-Hobbs stepped up into the Formula 3 Euro Series for the 2010 season, staying with Motopark Academy for his graduation into the series.[2] He earned points in first races of the Circuit Paul Ricard and Hockenheim meetings, finishing sixth[3] and fifth[4] respectively.

GP3 Series

After the Euro Series opener, Quaife-Hobbs elected to concentrate on the new-for-2010 GP3 Series, signing a contract with Manor Racing.[5] At Spa he secured his first podium.[6] He finished in fifteenth position in the championship standings.[7]

Quaife-Hobbs stayed in GP3 for 2011 with Manor. He achieved his first win at Valencia.[8] At the end of the season he improved to fifth position in the drivers' championship, and as he finished as the best-placed Marussia Manor driver in the championship, he received a Formula One test with Marussia Virgin Racing.[9]

Auto GP World Series

In 2012 Quaife-Hobbs graduated to the Auto GP World Series, competing for Super Nova International. Since the start of the season, he has taken victory in Monza and Valencia, notching up two pole positions, five podium finishes from six rounds and currently leads the series by 29 points.[10]

He went on to take every pole bar one throughout the season, and took the championship.

GP2 Series

For 2013 Quaife-Hobbs was signed to race for MP Motorsport in the GP2 Series. The highlight of the first half of the season was a second place at Monaco, before he switched to Hilmer Motorsport from Hungary onwards. Following a second podium in Belgium, Quaife-Hobbs scored his maiden GP2 victory at Monza in the sprint race. He finished the season 13th overall, with a total of 56 points and one win.

For 2014, Quaife-Hobbs remained in GP2, but drove for the Rapax Team alongside Simon Trummer.[11] For the second season in a row he finished the year in 13th position in the championship standings.

GT3

For the 2015 season, Quaife-Hobbs moved into endurance racing with the Von Ryan Racing team. He contested selected rounds of the Blancpain Endurance Series and British GT Championship, driving a McLaren 650S in the GT3 class. On his début in the British series, Quaife-Hobbs and his co-driver, Gilles Vannelet, took victory in the Silverstone 500.[12]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position
2005 T Cars PR Motorsport 17 8 2 ? 10 284 1st
T Cars Autumn Trophy 7 6 7 ? 7 138 1st
2006 T Cars PR Motorsport 10 3 3 ? 7 68 9th
2007 Formula BMW UK Fortec Motorsport 18 0 1 0 0 405 10th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 BVM Minardi 8 0 0 0 0 3 23rd
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Motopark Academy 4 0 0 0 1 70 18th
2008 Italian Formula Renault 2.0 BVM Minardi 14 1 0 1 4 250 4th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 14 0 0 0 0 2 25th
Portugal Winter Series FR2.0 Motopark Academy 2 0 0 0 1 16 6th
2009 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Motopark Academy 14 1 1 2 3 229 4th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 14 1 0 0 4 83 4th
2010 Formula 3 Euro Series Motopark Academy 4 0 0 0 0 7 13th
GP3 Series Manor Racing 14 0 0 0 1 10 15th
2011 GP3 Series Manor Racing 16 1 2 2 2 36 5th
Formula One Virgin Racing Test driver
2012 Auto GP World Series Super Nova International 14 5 6 4 10 221 1st
2013 GP2 Series MP Motorsport 12 0 0 0 1 56 13th
Hilmer Motorsport 10 1 0 0 2
2014 GP2 Series Rapax 18 0 0 0 1 30 13th
2015 Blancpain Endurance Series Von Ryan Racing 5 0 0 0 0 10 20th
British GT Championship 1 1 0 0 1 37.5 13th
2016 GT3 Le Mans Cup FFF Racing Team by ACM 6 0 0 0 2 46 5th

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points
2010 Motopark Academy Dallara F308/099 Volkswagen LEC
1
6 		LEC
2
9 		HOC
1
5 		HOC
2
7 		VAL
1 		VAL
2 		NOR
1 		NOR
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		ZAN
1 		ZAN
2 		BRH
1 		BRH
2 		OSC
1 		OSC
2 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		13th 7

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 DC Points
2010 Manor Racing CAT
FEA
21 		CAT
SPR
26 		IST
FEA
Ret 		IST
SPR
Ret 		VAL
FEA
12 		VAL
SPR
5 		SIL
FEA
Ret 		SIL
SPR
Ret 		HOC
FEA
DNS 		HOC
SPR
18 		HUN
FEA
12 		HUN
SPR
7 		SPA
FEA
3 		SPA
SPR
5 		MNZ
FEA
17 		MNZ
SPR
22 		15th 10
2011 Marussia Manor Racing IST
FEA
24 		IST
SPR
16 		CAT
FEA
11 		CAT
SPR
23 		VAL
FEA
1 		VAL
SPR
8 		SIL
FEA
4 		SIL
SPR
15 		NÜR
FEA
5 		NÜR
SPR
Ret 		HUN
FEA
3 		HUN
SPR
10 		SPA
FEA
4 		SPA
SPR
Ret 		MNZ
FEA
Ret 		MNZ
SPR
6 		5th 36

Complete Auto GP World 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 Pos Points
2012 Super Nova International MNZ
1
1 		MNZ
2
3 		VAL
1
2 		VAL
2
1 		MAR
1
2 		MAR
2
4 		HUN
1
1 		HUN
2
2 		ALG
1
1 		ALG
2
1 		CUR
1
6 		CUR
2
12† 		SON
1
Ret 		SON
2
2 		1st 221

† Driver retired, but was classified as they completed 90% of the winner's race distance.

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
2013 MP Motorsport SEP
FEA
Ret 		SEP
SPR
17 		BHR
FEA
7 		BHR
SPR
8 		CAT
FEA
17 		CAT
SPR
21 		MON
FEA
8 		MON
SPR
2 		SIL
FEA
12 		SIL
SPR
11 		NÜR
FEA
Ret 		NÜR
SPR
16 		13th 56
Hilmer Motorsport HUN
FEA
18 		HUN
SPR
Ret 		SPA
FEA
10 		SPA
SPR
3 		MNZ
FEA
7 		MNZ
SPR
1 		MRN
FEA
22 		MRN
SPR
8 		YMC
FEA
11 		YMC
SPR
21†
2014 Rapax BHR
FEA
10 		BHR
SPR
6 		CAT
FEA
9 		CAT
SPR
9 		MON
FEA
9 		MON
SPR
8 		RBR
FEA
24 		RBR
SPR
18 		SIL
FEA
13 		SIL
SPR
15 		HOC
FEA
14 		HOC
SPR
8 		HUN
FEA
2 		HUN
SPR
12 		SPA
FEA
11 		SPA
SPR
21 		MNZ
FEA
11 		MNZ
SPR
8 		SOC
FEA 		SOC
SPR 		YMC
FEA 		YMC
SPR 		13th 30

Complete British GT Championship results

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points
2015 Von Ryan Racing McLaren 650S GT3 GT3 OUL
1 		OUL
2 		ROC
1 		SIL
1
1 		SPA
1 		BRH
1 		SNE
1 		SNE
2 		DON
1 		13th 37.5

References

  1. ^ "T Cars > Graduates". Archived from the original on 19 February 2007. Retrieved 17 April 2007.
  2. ^ Beer, Matt; Mills, Peter (9 December 2009). "Motopark signs Quaife-Hobbs, Laine". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Archived from the original on 24 December 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
  3. ^ Stoppe, Sven (10 April 2010). "La Castellet Race 1" (PDF). f3euroseries.com. La Castellet: Formula 3 Euro Series. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  4. ^ Tischer, Alexander H.H. (24 April 2010). "Hockenheim Race 1" (PDF). f3euroseries.com. Formula 3 Euro Series. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  5. ^ "GP3 Series: Llista d'inscrits / Entry list" (PDF). circuitcat.com. Circuit de Catalunya. 4 May 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  6. ^ "Race 1 results – GP3: Belgium 2010". GPUpdate.net. GPUpdate. 28 August 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  7. ^ "Drivers' Championship". GPUpdate.net. GPUpdate. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  8. ^ "Quaife-Hobbs storms to first GP3 victory". GPUpdate.net. GPUpdate. 25 June 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  9. ^ "Félix da Costa wins dramatic season finale". GPUpdate.net. GPUpdate. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  10. ^ "16 drivers on the Auto GP World Series grid". Auto GP World Series. Auto GP Organization. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  11. ^ "British racer Quaife-Hobbs joins Rapax". GPUpdate. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  12. ^ Kalinauckas, Alex (4 June 2015). "Mclaren debutants steal the show at Silverstone". Autosport. 220 (10). Haymarket Media Group: 48–49.
Sporting positions
Preceded by T Cars Champion
2005 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
N/A
 T Cars Autumn Trophy
2005 		Succeeded by
N/A
Preceded by Auto GP World Series
Drivers' Champion
2012 		Succeeded by
Awards
Preceded by
Incumbent
 BRDC Rising Star Award
2006 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Incumbent
 MSA British Race Elite
2007 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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