Jack Harvey (racing driver)

Jack Harvey (born 15 April 1993 in Bassingham, Lincolnshire) is a British auto racing driver, and a former member of McLaren's Young Driver Programme.[1][2]

Jack Harvey
Harvey in 2019
Nationality British
Born (1993-04-15) 15 April 1993
Bassingham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
IndyCar Series career
21 races run over 4 years
Team(s)No. 60 (Meyer Shank Racing)
First race2017 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Last race2020 Iowa INDYCAR 250s, Race 2 (Iowa)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 1 0
Indy Lights career
Debut season2014
Current teamSchmidt Peterson Motorsports
Car number42
Starts30
Wins6
Poles5
Fastest laps6
Best finish2nd in 2014, 2015
Previous series
2013
2011–12
2009–10
2009		GP3 Series
British Formula 3
Formula BMW Europe
Formula BMW Pacific
Championship titles
2012British Formula 3

Career

Karting

Harvey began his kart racing career at the age of nine. In 2006 he won the MSA Super One British title by a single point, and the Kartmasters British Grand Prix, both in the ICA-J class.

In 2007 Harvey became a driver for the Italian Maranello team, in the newly created KF3 category. He ended up winning four trophies by the end of the year, with the Andrea Margutti Trophy, another Kartmasters title, the Italian Open Masters championship and became European Champion in KF3.

For the 2008 season, Harvey signed with the Birel Motorsport team as an KF2 driver,[3] and became Asia-Pacific Champion.

Formula BMW

Harvey began his formula racing career in the 2009 Formula BMW Europe season with Fortec Motorsport.[4][5] Harvey is a member of the Racing Steps Foundation,[6] helping young British drivers achieve success in the national and international series. He finished seventh overall in the championship, with a win at the Masters of Formula 3-supporting round at Zandvoort and two poles at Zandvoort and Monza. Following his successes, the British Racing Drivers' Club made him a member of their "Rising Star" initiative.[7][8]

In 2010 Harvey finished the year as vice–champion after an intense battle with Robin Frijns and eventual champion, entering the final round of the championship with a seven-point lead over Frijns, Harvey extended its lead by taking the pole position for both races, unfortunately he was pushed out of the track in the first race by DAMS driver Javier Tarancón.[9][10]

Formula 3

For 2011, Harvey moved into the British Formula 3 Championship with Carlin.[11][12][13] Harvey finished 9th, scoring one victory and four podiums, in his first season. For 2012 he set his sights on winning the championship opting to extend his commitment with Carlin.[14]

After 7 wins amassing a total of 12 podium finishes. Jack Harvey became the 2012 British Formula 3 champion. After 29 races Jack Harvey gained 319 points.[15][16] Winning the championship earned Harvey an entry for the Formula Renault 3.5 rookie test.[17]

GP3

Harvey signed with Lotus GP to race in the GP3 Series in 2013 and retained the backing from Racing Steps Foundation.[18] In the same week Harvey was named official driver coach for Sean Walkinshaw Racing in the new BRDC Formula 4 series.[19]

Indy Lights

For the 2014 season Harvey moved to the United States and signed to race for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports in the Indy Lights series, the established junior feeder series for the Indycar Series. He finished the season in second place in the championship standings, after collecting four wins and 10 podiums in 14 races. As a consequence, in recognition of his position as the top performing British driver in North American motor sport he was also awarded the British Racing Drivers' Club's Earl Howe Trophy for 2014.[20]

Harvey returned to Schmidt Peterson for the 2015 Indy Lights season.[21] He collected two wins, six second-place finishes and 12 top 5s in 16 races, which put him runner-up in the overall standings behind Spencer Pigot.

IndyCar

Harvey made his IndyCar debut at the 2017 Indianapolis 500, driving for Michael Shank Racing in association with Andretti Autosport. He finished 31st after contact with debris from Conor Daly's car on lap 65. Later in the 2017 IndyCar season, Harvey replaced Sebastián Saavedra (who himself had replaced Mikhail Aleshin) at Schmidt Peterson Motorsports for the final two races of the season.

For the 2018 IndyCar season, Harvey rejoined Michael Shank Racing, in a technical partnership with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, for 6 races.

in 2019, the Meyer Shank Racing program upped their schedule to 10 races.

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position
2009 Formula BMW Europe Fortec Motorsport 16 1 2 1 1 149 7th
Formula BMW Pacific Eurasia Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0† NC†
2010 Formula BMW Europe Fortec Motorsport 14 7 8 7 13 372 2nd
2011 British Formula 3 Championship Carlin 30 1 0 1 5 112 9th
2012 British Formula 3 Championship 29 7 9 5 12 319 1st
2013 GP3 Series ART Grand Prix 16 2 0 1 3 114 5th
2014 Indy Lights Schmidt Peterson Motorsports 14 4 2 3 10 547 2nd
2015 Indy Lights 16 2 3 3 8 330 2nd
2017 IndyCar Series Michael Shank Racing with Andretti Autosport 1 0 0 0 0 57 28th
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports 2 0 0 0 0
2018 IndyCar Series Meyer Shank Racing with Schmidt Peterson 6 0 0 0 0 103 24th
2019 IndyCar Series Meyer Shank Racing with Arrow Schmidt Peterson 10 0 0 0 1 186 21st

† As Harvey was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

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 D.C. Points
2013 ART Grand Prix CAT
FEA
6		 CAT
SPR
6		 VAL
FEA
10		 VAL
SPR
12		 SIL
FEA
1		 SIL
SPR
7		 NÜR
FEA
3		 NÜR
SPR
10		 HUN
FEA
4		 HUN
SPR
5		 SPA
FEA
Ret		 SPA
SPR
Ret		 MNZ
FEA
7		 MNZ
SPR
1		 YMC
FEA
5		 YMC
SPR
4		 5th 114

American open-wheel racing results

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

Indy Lights
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points
2014 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports STP
3		 LBH
4		 ALA
3		 ALA
5		 IMS
3		 IMS
2		 INDY
5		 POC
3		 TOR
3		 MDO
1		 MDO
1		 MIL
5		 SNM
1		 SNM
1		 2nd 547
2015 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports STP
2		 STP
2		 LBH
10		 ALA
2		 ALA
2		 IMS
1		 IMS
5		 INDY
1		 TOR
2		 TOR
2		 MIL
4		 IOW
5		 MDO
11		 MDO
10		 LAG
5		 LAG
9		 2nd 330

IndyCar Series

(key)

Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Rank Points
2017 Michael Shank Racing w/
Andretti Autosport		 Dallara DW12 Honda STP LBH ALA PHX IMS INDY
31		 DET DET TXS ELK IOW TOR MDO POC GTW 28th 57
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports WGL
14		 SNM
18
2018 Michael Shank Racing w/
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports		 STP
23		 PHX 24th 103
Meyer Shank Racing w/
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports		 LBH
12		 ALA IMS INDY
16		 DET DET TXS ELK IOW TOR MDO
20		 POC GTW POR
16		 SNM
17
2019 Meyer Shank Racing w/
Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports		 STP
10		 COA
10		 ALA
13		 LBH
22		 IMS
3		 INDY
21		 DET
 DET
 TXS
 ELK
15		 TOR
 IOW
 MDO
10		 POC
 GTW
 POR
19		 LAG
19		 21st 186
2020 Meyer Shank Racing TXS
16		 IMS
17		 ROA
23		 ROA
17		 IOW
7		 IOW
7		 INDY
 GTW
 GTW
 IMS IMS STP
 16th* 101*

* Season still in progress.

Indianapolis 500
Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
2017 Dallara Honda 27 31 Michael Shank Racing with Andretti Autosport
2018 Dallara Honda 31 16 Meyer Shank Racing with Schmidt Peterson
2019 Dallara Honda 25 21 Meyer Shank Racing with Arrow Schmidt Peterson
2020 Dallara Honda 20 Meyer Shank Racing
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References
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  2. "McLaren Young Driver Programme". mclaren.com. McLaren. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  3. Proctor, Adam (12 February 2008). "Jack Harvey – Birel Motorsport Team". bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
  4. "Harvey Makes Step into Cars With Formula BMW For 2009". jackharveyracing.com. Jack Harvey Racing. 25 January 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  5. Wilkinson, Andy (5 February 2009). "Harvey signs for Fortec". motorstv.com. Motors TV. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  6. "Kart star Harvey joins RSF for 2009". racingsteps.co.uk. Racing Steps Foundation. 23 January 2009. Archived from the original on 3 July 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  7. "Harvey receives Rising Star award". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 23 July 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  8. "Rising Star Harvey Heads To Hungary". jackharveyracing.com. Jack Harvey Racing. 21 July 2009. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  9. Anderson, Ben (16 September 2010). "Harvey set for British F3 in 2011". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  10. Osborn, Rick (1 October 2010). "Interview: British F3 Champion Jack Harvey talks with SkiddMark". skiddmark.com. Fitch Media Limited. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  11. "Harvey joins Carlin for 2011". calin.co.uk. Carlin Motorsport. 25 September 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
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  13. Turner, Kevin (25 September 2012). "Harvey makes F3 move with Carlin". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
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  21. Estrada, Chris. Jack Harvey confirms second year with SPM in Indy Lights, NBC Sports, 12 January 2015, Retrieved 31 March 2015
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Felipe Nasr		 British Formula Three Champion
2012		 Succeeded by
Jordan King
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