Jordan King

Jordan King
King in 2019
Nationality	British
Born	(1994-02-26) 26 February 1994 Warwick, Warwickshire, England
Related to	Justin King (father)
FIA Formula 2 Championship career
Debut season	2017
Current team	MP Motorsport
Car number	14
Starts	42
Wins	0
Podiums	2
Poles	0
Fastest laps	3
Best finish	9th in 2019
Previous series
2018 2015-16 2013-14 2013 2012 2012 2011–12 2011 2011	IndyCar Series GP2 Series European Formula 3 Championship British Formula 3 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Toyota Racing Series Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Formula Renault UK FIA Formula Two Championship
Championship titles
2015 2013 2011	FIA Institute Young Driver of the Year British Formula 3 MRF Formula 1600

Jordan King (born 26 February 1994 in Warwick) is a British racing driver from Harbury, Warwickshire who currently competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship.

In 2019, King competed in the FIA Formula 2 Championship, FIA World Endurance Championship in LMP1 and LMP2, and the NTT IndyCar Series. He made debuts in both the Indianapolis 500 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He also tested a Formula E car.

Personal life

He attended Repton School in Derbyshire on a C. B. Fry scholarship. King is the son of former Sainsbury's CEO Justin King.

King is also an avid fundraiser for Birmingham Children's Hospital, having raised over £8,500 in 2019 alone while cycling the North Coast 500. In 2020, he plans to run the 84-mile Hadrian's Wall Path to continue his fundraising efforts.

Career

Formula Renault 2.0 UK

King's early racing career began in karting before he moved to open-wheel racing at the end of 2010. He began driving in Formula Renault UK, starting in the Formula Renault UK Winter Series before he began the main championship in 2011.

FIA Formula Two Championship

In 2009, aged only fifteen, King tested a Formula Two car. He drove four races in Formula Palmer Audi at the Silverstone round in 2010, managing to get a podium and impressing series boss Jonathan Palmer. In 2011, he has signed up for three rounds of the Formula Two championship, at Spa-Francorchamps, the Nürburgring and Brands Hatch during the Formula Renault UK summer break. King will be the youngest driver to take part in the modern era of the series.

GP2 Series/FIA Formula 2 Championship

In February 2015, it was confirmed King would move up to GP2, signing with Racing Engineering, alongside Alexander Rossi, for 2015, where he finished twelfth overall. He remained with the team for the following season, where he claimed two victories and finished seventh overall.

In 2017, King switched to MP Motorsport for a third season of the sport.

For 2019, King returned with the same team partnered with Indian driver Mahaveer Raghunathan. King missed the Monaco round due to his participation in the 2019 Indianapolis 500, with Artem Markelov serving as his substitute. King scored two podium finished during the season, claiming the 3rd position in the feature race at Baku and 2nd in the sprint race at Monza. He had 15 top 10 finishes in his 20 races and completed 98.7% of all laps.

King holds two F2 track records, both set in 2017, at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and Autodromo Nazionale di Monza.

Formula One

King was signed as a development driver by the Manor Marussia team for the 2015 season, being retained by the squad, renamed Manor Racing, in 2016. He made his début in a Formula One session when he drove for Manor during free practice at the 2016 United States Grand Prix.

IndyCar Series

In 2018, King signed with Ed Carpenter Racing as a part-time driver in the No. 20 car, sharing driving duties with owner Ed Carpenter. Carpenter started the ovals, while King started the 11 road and street circuit races. In his IndyCar Series debut, the season opening Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, he set the track record in qualifying, made the Firestone Fast 6 and took the lead of the race on only the fifth lap. His second Fast 6 appearance came at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during qualifications for the INDYCAR Grand Prix. He also paced the field during the only international stop in 2018, the Honda Indy Toronto. King advanced out of the first round of qualifications in half of the possible races over the course of the season.

King returned to Indy car racing in 2019 to make his Indianapolis 500 debut with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. The 2019 Indianapolis 500 was his first-ever oval race. He successfully qualified his No. 42 on the first day, locking in the 26th starting position.

FIA World Endurance Championship

King also made his debut in prototype racing in 2019. He signed with Jackie Chan DC Racing x Jota for the 1000 Miles of Sebring, the 6th round of the 2018-19 Super Season. King secured the LMP2 victory in his first endurance race and subsequently finished the season with the team. He competed in his first 24 Hours of Le Mans in June.

King has competed in two rounds of the 2019-20 Super Season with Team LNT Ginetta Cars in the LMP1 class.

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2010	Formula Palmer Audi	MotorSport Vision	4	0	1	0	1	20	23rd
	Formula Renault UK Winter Series	Manor Competition	6	0	0	0	0	43	15th
2011	Formula Renault UK	Manor Competition	20	0	1	1	1	265	8th
	MRF Formula 1600 India	Team Sidvin	8	4	1	6	6	?	1st
	FIA Formula Two Championship	MotorSport Vision	6	0	0	0	0	17	14th
2012	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC	Manor MP Motorsport	20	1	0	2	9	316	2nd
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0		14	0	0	0	1	31	13th
	Toyota Racing Series	M2 Competition	14	1	1	1	4	591	5th
2013	FIA Formula 3 European Championship	Carlin	30	0	0	1	2	176	6th
	British Formula 3 Championship		12	3	2	2	8	176	1st
	Masters of Formula 3		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	5th
2014	FIA Formula 3 European Championship	Carlin	32	0	0	0	7	217	7th
2015	GP2 Series	Racing Engineering	22	0	0	1	1	60	12th
	Formula One	Manor Marussia F1 Team	Development Driver
2016	GP2 Series	Racing Engineering	22	2	0	1	5	122	7th
	Formula One	Manor Racing MRT	Development Driver
2017	FIA Formula 2 Championship	MP Motorsport	22	0	0	0	0	62	11th
2018	IndyCar Series	Ed Carpenter Racing	11	0	0	0	0	175	22nd
2018-19	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2	Jackie Chan DC Racing	3	1	0	0	1	40	11th
2019	FIA Formula 2 Championship	MP Motorsport	20	0	0	2	2	79	9th
	IndyCar Series	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	1	0	0	0	0	12	36th
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	Jackie Chan DC Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2019-20	FIA World Endurance Championship	Team LNT	2	0	0	1	0	12	17th*

* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA Formula Two 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	Pos	Points
2011	MotorSport Vision	SIL 1	SIL 2	MAG 1	MAG 2	SPA 1 17	SPA 2 8	NÜR 1 5	NÜR 2 9	BRH 1 Ret	BRH 2 10	RBR 1	RBR 2	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	CAT 1	CAT 2	14th	17

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

(key)

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	31	32	33	DC	Points
2013	Carlin	Volkswagen	MNZ 1 7	MNZ 2 Ret	MNZ 3 9	SIL 1 11	SIL 2 Ret	SIL 3 6	HOC 1 11	HOC 2 9	HOC 3 5	BRH 1 7	BRH 2 13	BRH 3 11	RBR 1 3	RBR 2 6	RBR 3 5	NOR 1 17	NOR 2 9	NOR 3 9	NÜR 1 4	NÜR 2 4	NÜR 3 Ret	ZAN 1 4	ZAN 2 4	ZAN 3 2	VAL 1 13	VAL 2 Ret	VAL 3 5	HOC 1 6	HOC 2 8	HOC 3 9				6th	176
2014	Carlin	Volkswagen	SIL 1 3	SIL 2 6	SIL 3 9	HOC 1 3	HOC 2 9	HOC 3 7	PAU 1 5	PAU 2 18†	PAU 3 9	HUN 1 5	HUN 2 Ret	HUN 3 DNS	SPA 1 10	SPA 2 10	SPA 3 10	NOR 1 Ret	NOR 2 2	NOR 3 3	MSC 1 2	MSC 2 5	MSC 3 Ret	RBR 1 9	RBR 2 Ret	RBR 3 7	NÜR 1 4	NÜR 2 6	NÜR 3 5	IMO 1 2	IMO 2 19	IMO 3 11	HOC 1 6	HOC 2 13	HOC 3 2	7th	217

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
2015	Racing Engineering	BHR FEA 4	BHR SPR 9	CAT FEA 14	CAT SPR 11	MON FEA 9	MON SPR Ret	RBR FEA 12	RBR SPR 7	SIL FEA 22†	SIL SPR 10	HUN FEA 6	HUN SPR 12	SPA FEA 8	SPA SPR 2	MNZ FEA 8	MNZ SPR Ret	SOC FEA Ret	SOC SPR 15	BHR FEA 9	BHR SPR 6	YMC FEA 6	YMC SPR C	12th	60
2016	Racing Engineering	CAT FEA 7	CAT SPR 3	MON FEA Ret	MON SPR 16	BAK FEA 12†	BAK SPR 4	RBR FEA 8	RBR SPR 1	SIL FEA 8	SIL SPR 1	HUN FEA 8	HUN SPR 2	HOC FEA 15	HOC SPR 11	SPA FEA 2	SPA SPR 12	MNZ FEA 7	MNZ SPR 4	SEP FEA 5	SEP SPR 14	YMC FEA 13	YMC SPR 10	7th	122

^† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete Formula One participations

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

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	WDC	Points
2016	Manor Racing MRT	Manor MRT05	Mercedes PU106C Hybrid 1.6 V6 t	AUS	BHR	CHN	RUS	ESP	MON	CAN	EUR	AUT	GBR	HUN	GER	BEL	ITA	SIN	MAL	JPN	USA TD	MEX	BRA	ABU TD	–	–

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	DC	Points
2017	MP Motorsport	BHR FEA 4	BHR SPR 5	CAT FEA 9	CAT SPR 5	MON FEA 9	MON SPR 8	BAK FEA 6	BAK SPR DSQ	RBR FEA 9	RBR SPR 6	SIL FEA 7	SIL SPR Ret	HUN FEA 15	HUN SPR 11	SPA FEA Ret	SPA SPR 14	MNZ FEA 10	MNZ SPR 20	JER FEA 6	JER SPR Ret	YMC FEA 8	YMC SPR Ret			11th	62
2019	MP Motorsport	BHR FEA 17	BHR SPR 8	BAK FEA 3	BAK SPR Ret	CAT FEA 7	CAT SPR 7	MON FEA	MON SPR	LEC FEA 6	LEC SPR 11	RBR FEA 8	RBR SPR 7	SIL FEA 10	SIL SPR 9	HUN FEA 6	HUN SPR 4	SPA FEA C	SPA SPR C	MNZ FEA 6	MNZ SPR 2	SOC FEA 12	SOC SPR 9	YMC FEA 12	YMC SPR 9	9th	79

American open-wheel racing results

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

IndyCar Series

Year	Team	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Rank	Points
2018	Ed Carpenter Racing	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet	STP 21	PHX	LBH 18	ALA 14	IMS 24	INDY	DET 16	DET 18	TXS	ROA 12	IOW	TOR 11	MDO 12	POC	GTW	POR 15	SNM 13	22nd	175
2019	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing		Honda	STP	COA	ALA	LBH	IMS	INDY 24	DET	DET	TXS	RDA	TOR	IOW	MDO	POC	GTW	POR	LAG	36th	12

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Rank	Points
2018–19	Jackie Chan DC Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	SPA	LMS	SIL	FUJ	SHA	SEB 1	SPA 6	LMS Ret	11th	40
2019–20	Team LNT	LMP1	Ginetta G60-LT-P1	AER P60C 2.4 L Turbo V6	SIL	FUJ	SHA 4	BHR Ret	COA	SPA	LMS	BHR	17th*	12*

^* Season still in progress.

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2019	Jackie Chan DC Racing	Ricky Taylor David Heinemeier Hansson	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	199	DNF	DNF

External links

• Official website
• Jordan King career summary at DriverDB.com