Axcil Jefferies
| Axcil Jefferies | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Zimbabwe |
| Born | 14 April 1994 |
| GP2 Series career | |
| Debut season | 2014 |
| Current team | Trident |
| Car number | 22 |
| Previous series | |
| 2013 2012 2010–2009 | Indy Lights FIA Formula Two Championship Formula BMW Pacific |
Axcil Jefferies (born 14 April 1994) is a Zimbabwean racing driver.
Career
Axcil Jefferies started his motorsport career aged 6 in Zimbabwe and went on to win several National championships in Zimbabwe and South Africa before moving to Europe in 2007 and 2008 winning races in the European Karting Championship.
Formula BMW
Jefferies contested the Formula BMW Pacific series in 2009 and 2010. He finished third overall in the 2009 season, taking pole position at Sepang and Okayama, and winning two races at Sepang. He completed a limited schedule in 2010, scoring points in the opening two races before failing to qualify for the next four.
Formula Two
2012 After not racing for two and a half years Axcil returned to action in Formula Two half way through the season and quickly found his race pace and race craft finishing consistently in the top ten, with a best of 5th in wet conditions in Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. He finished twelfth in points.
Indy Lights and GP2
2013 Jefferies made his debut in the American Firestone Indy Lights series with Bryan Herta Autosport at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and finished seventh. He competed again two months later at the Houston race and finished fifth. 2014 Jefferies competed in The Indy Lights Mid Ohio Honds 200 event finishing 6th on Saturday and 4th on the Sunday Race.
2014 Axcil jefferies made his debut in GP2 in Bahrain, showing strong pace in race one he was unfortunately punted by Japanese driver Kimya Sato and forced to retire; with Saturdays final positions determining Sundays starting grid Axcil jefferies had to start from the back of the grid and again put in solid performance making up several positions.
Personal life
In 2014 Axcil Jefferies was appointed as a UN AIDS Ambassador for the "Protect The Goal" Aids awareness campaign racing with UN AIDS livery on his race car and race suit. Axcil serves as a Childline Zimbabwe Goodwill Ambassador. In 2009 Axcil was one of three drivers to win the prestigious Formula BMW scholarships and in 2011 he proved his pedigree again winning an MSA scholarship to study sports performance and science at Loughborough Uni.
Racing record
Complete Formula Two results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 22 | SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
ALG 1 |
ALG 2 |
NÜR 1 14 |
NÜR 2 DNS |
SPA 1 Ret |
SPA 2 7 |
BRH 1 8 |
BRH 2 9 |
LEC 1 10 |
LEC 2 10 |
HUN 1 Ret |
HUN 2 10 |
MNZ 1 10 |
MNZ 2 8 |
12th | 17 |
Indy Lights
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Bryan Herta Autosport | STP | ALA | LBH | INDY | MIL | IOW | POC | TOR | MDO 7 |
BAL | HOU 5 |
FON | 11th | 56 | ||
| 2014 | Belardi Auto Racing | STP | LBH | ALA | ALA | IND | IND | INDY | POC | TOR | MDO 6 |
MDO 4 |
MIL | SNM | SNM | 14th | 60 |
References
External links
- Official website
- Axcil Jefferies on Twitter
- Axcil Jefferies career summary at DriverDB.com