Duncan Tappy
Duncan Tappy | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | West Ewell (England) | 26 June 1984
Superleague Formula career | |
Debut season | 2008 |
Former teams | Galatasaray S.K. Tottenham Hotspur |
Starts | 14 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 11th in 2008 |
Previous series | |
2003 2004 2005 2006–07 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 2009 2009 | Zip Formula UK Formula Ford W. Series British Formula Ford British Formula Renault 2.0 French Formula Renault Formula Renault NEC Le Mans Series Porsche Carrera Cup GB World Series by Renault Firestone Indy Lights International Formula Master |
Championship titles | |
2005 2007 | Formula Ford Festival British Formula Renault 2.0 |
Duncan Tappy (born 26 June 1984 in West Ewell, Surrey) is a professional racing driver from the United Kingdom.
Career
Tappy began his racing career in 2003 in the Zip Formula Great Britain series before competing in the Southern Formula Ford championship with Steve Mole Motosrport for 2004. In the three races he contested he took one podium. The following year he moved up to the UK Formula Ford championship, racing in the winter series where he finished as runner-up. He also took part in the Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch, finishing in eleventh place.
In 2005 Tappy took part in the full UK Formula Ford season with Jamun Racing, taking an seventeen podiums in twenty races, including ten victories, to finish runner-up in the standings. He completed his year by winning the end-of-season Formula Ford Festival at the second attempt. During this year Tappy was also selected as a finalist for the prestigious McLaren Autosport BRDC award.
In 2006 he stepped up to the British Formula Renault 2.0 Championship with Jamun Racing, finishing his debut year eighteenth in the standings. He was also awarded 'Rising Star' status by the British Racing Drivers Club. Tappy stayed in the series for a second season in 2007, this time switching to Fortec Motorsport. During the season, he took sixteen podium finishes, including nine race wins, to end the year as series champion. He also took part in selected rounds of the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup and French Formula Renault 2.0.
At the end of the season Tappy was named as British Club Driver of the Year at the annual Autosport Awards[1] and once again nominated for the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award. During the off-season, he tested a World Series car for both Red Devil Team Comtec and Fortec Motorsport with a view to entering the championship in 2008, but a lack of funds prevented the move.
In early 2008, Tappy made two appearances as a rookie driver for A1 Team Great Britain in Mexico City and Shanghai. In April, he made his sportscar debut when he took part in the Monza 1000km Le Mans Series event.[2] Driving a Pescarolo Judd for Rollcentre Racing, he finished the race in seventh position. The following month he also made a one-off appearance in the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain at Thruxton.
In June 2008 he stepped up to the World Series by Renault, replacing Borja García at Italian team RC Motorsport.[3] He competed in four race weekends for the team and finished 6th in the sprint race at the Hungaroring and was credited with 23rd in points. He also competed in the first season of Superleague Formula for Tottenham Hotspur and again in the second for Galatasaray S.K..
He has signed on with Genoa Racing to compete in the first race weekend of the Firestone Indy Lights Series at St. Petersburg.[4] However he crashed out and finished last in both races and left the team. He has continued to drive in Superleague Formula in 2009.
He is the official series test driver for the Pro1000 Series which will give its inaugural season in 2010.
Racing record
Career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2003 | Zip Formula Great Britain | Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | 48 | 11th |
2004 | UK Formula Ford Championship (Winter Series) | Steve Mole Motorsport | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2nd |
2005 | UK Formula Ford Championship | Jamun Racing | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 479 | 2nd |
2006 | British Formula Renault 2.0 | Jamun Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 18th |
2007 | British Formula Renault 2.0 | Fortec Motorsport | 20 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 512 | 1st |
Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 33rd | ||
French Formula Renault 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC | ||
2008 | Le Mans Series (LMP1) | Rollcentre Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14th |
Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain | Porsche Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
Formula Renault 3.5 Series | RC Motorsport | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23rd | |
Superleague Formula | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 257† | 11th† | |
2009 | International Formula Master | Team JVA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22nd |
Indy Lights | Genoa Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 32nd | |
Superleague Formula | Galatasaray S.K. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133† | 16th† | |
2010 | Auto GP | DAMS | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 3rd |
Superleague Formula | Galatasaray S.K. | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 540† | 6th† | |
2011 | Superleague Formula | Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 136† | 2nd† |
Turkey – Galatasaray S.K. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88† | 10th† |
- † Team standings.
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
(key)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | RC Motorsport | MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
MON 1 |
SIL 1 16 |
SIL 2 21 |
HUN 1 6 |
HUN 2 19 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
BUG 1 |
BUG 2 |
EST 1 14 |
EST 2 11 |
CAT 1 10 |
CAT 2 Ret |
23rd | 6 |
Superleague Formula record
2008-2009
(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Operator | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Position | Points | ||||||
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2008 | Tottenham Hotspur | GTA Motor Competición | DON | NÜR | ZOL | EST | VAL | JER | 11th | 257 | ||||||
3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 14 | |||||||
2009 | Galatasaray S.K. | Ultimate Motorsport | MAG | ZOL | DON | EST | MOZ | JAR | 11th | 239 | ||||||
5 | 11 | 9 | 16 |
2009 Super Final Results
- Super Final results in 2009 did not count for points towards the main championship.
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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2009 | Galatasaray S.K. Ultimate Motorsport |
MAG DNQ |
ZOL N/A |
DON | EST | MOZ | JAR |
2010-2011
Year | Team | Operator | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Position | Points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2010 | CR Flamengo | Alpha | SIL | ASS | MAG | JAR | NÜR | ZOL | BRH | ADR | POR | ORD | BEI † | NAV | 6th | 540 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 12 | X | 17 | 2 | X | 9 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | X | 8 | 7 | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Japan | Atech Reid Grand Prix | HOL | BEL | 2nd | 136 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turkey – Galatasaray S.K. | EmiliodeVillota Motorsport | 10 | 5 | X | 10th | 88 |
- † Non-championship event.
American open–wheel racing results
(key)
Indy Lights
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | Genoa Racing | STP1 25 |
STP2 27 |
LBH |
KAN |
INDY |
MIL |
IOW |
WGL |
TOR |
EDM |
KTY |
MDO |
SNM |
CHI |
HMS |
32nd | 8 |
Complete Auto GP Results
(key)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Points |
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2010 | DAMS | BRN 1 5 |
BRN 2 11 |
IMO 1 4 |
IMO 2 3 |
SPA 1 Ret |
SPA 2 9 |
MAG 1 2 |
MAG 2 4 |
NAV 1 4 |
NAV 2 4 |
MNZ 1 4 |
MNZ 2 11 |
3rd | 37 |
References
- ^ "Duncan named British Club Driver of the Year". duncantappy.com. 5 December 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2008.
- ^ "Duncan Tappy to race Rollcentre Pescarolo". duncantappy.com. 20 April 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2008.
- ^ "Tappy replaces Garcia at RC". autosport.com. 1 June 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2008.
- ^ Duncan Tappy To Pilot the Genoa Indy Lights Car At St. Petersburg, Paddock Talk, 28 March 2009
External links
- Duncan Tappy official site
- Duncan Tappy career details:
- Q&A with Duncan Tappy
- Use dmy dates from August 2012
- 1984 births
- Living people
- English racing drivers
- Formula Ford drivers
- British Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
- French Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
- Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers
- European Le Mans Series drivers
- A1 Grand Prix Rookie drivers
- Indy Lights drivers
- Superleague Formula drivers
- McLaren Autosport BRDC Award nominees
- International Formula Master drivers
- Auto GP drivers
- Formula 3.5 V8 drivers
- Blancpain Endurance Series drivers
- 24 Hours of Spa drivers
- International GT Open drivers