Jake Hughes

Jake Hughes (born 30 May 1994) is a British racing driver.

Jake Hughes
Nationality British
Born (1994-05-30) 30 May 1994
Birmingham, England
FIA Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season2019
Current teamHWA Racelab
Car number11
Starts28 (28 entries)
Wins2
Podiums6
Poles1
Fastest laps3[1]
Best finish7th in 2019
Previous series
2018
2016, 2018
2016-17
2014-15
2014-15
2014
2013		F3 Asian Championship
GP3 Series
FIA European F3
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
BRDC Formula 4 Championship
Championship titles
2013BRDC Formula 4 Championship

Career

Karting

Hughes started his racing career in karting in 2010 at the age of fourteen, finishing eleventh in the Junior Class of the Easykart UK Championship.[2] In 2011, he finished fifth in the Super 1 National Formula KGP Championship.[3] He stayed in the same championship for 2012, improving to fourth in the series standings.[4]

Local championships

Hughes made his single-seaters début in 2012 at Silverstone in the Formula Renault BARC Championship with Antel Motorsport and contested in the Rockingham round of the Formula Renault BARC Winter Series.

For 2013, he decided to move in the newly created BRDC Formula 4 Championship, joining Lanan Racing. He took four wins with another six podiums to clinch the championship title.[5]

Formula Renault

Hughes returned in the Formula Renault machinery with Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup switch in 2014.[6] He had only one podium, finishing third at Silverstone on his route to the eighth in the series standings. Also in 2014 he had part-time campaigns in Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 Alps.

For 2015 he signed with Koiranen GP to contest full-time both in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 Alps.[7] He was victorious only in the second race at Spa and had another four podiums, finishing sixth in the championship. While in the Alps championship he was more successful. He won races at Spa, Monza and Misano.

GP3 Series

Hughes graduated in the GP3 Series in 2016, joining newcomers DAMS.[8] He earned his first GP3 victory in the sprint race at Hockenheim.[9]

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2012 Formula Renault BARC Antel Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 7 30th
Single-seater V de V Challenge 2 0 0 0 0 25 45th
Formula Renault BARC Winter Series MGR Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 24 14th
2013 BRDC Formula 4 Championship Lanan Racing 24 4 4 6 10 445 1st
2014 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC ART Junior Team 4 0 0 0 0 152 8th
Mark Burdett Racing 11 0 0 0 1
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Strakka Racing 4 0 0 1 0
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2015 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Koiranen GP 17 1 1 0 5 160 6th
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 16 3 2 3 7 237 2nd
2016 GP3 Series DAMS 18 2 1 2 4 90 8th
FIA Formula 3 European Championship Carlin 3 0 0 0 1 27 16th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th
2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Hitech GP 30 1 2 2 7 207 5th
2018 GP3 Series ART Grand Prix 18 1 0 0 3 85 8th
F3 Asian Championship Hitech GP 9 9 6 8 9 225 2nd
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship HWA Racelab 16 1 1 2 4 90 7th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 1 0 N/A 17th
Formula Regional European Championship KIC Motorsport 3 0 0 1 3 45 12th
2019-20 F3 Asian Championship Hitech Grand Prix 6 0 0 1 0 24 14th
2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship HWA Racelab 12 1 2 2 63.5* 7th*

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

* Season still in progress.

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 17 18 Pos Points
2016 DAMS CAT
FEA
2		 CAT
SPR
8		 RBR
FEA
8		 RBR
SPR
6		 SIL
FEA
Ret		 SIL
SPR
17		 HUN
FEA
23		 HUN
SPR
19		 HOC
FEA
8		 HOC
SPR
1		 SPA
FEA
Ret		 SPA
SPR
Ret		 MNZ
FEA
3		 MNZ
SPR
10		 SEP
FEA
Ret		 SEP
SPR
12		 YMC
FEA
7		 YMC
SPR
1		 8th 90
2018 ART Grand Prix CAT
FEA
13		 CAT
SPR
3		 LEC
FEA
10		 LEC
SPR
17		 RBR
FEA
5		 RBR
SPR
1		 SIL
FEA
Ret		 SIL
SPR
8		 HUN
FEA
16		 HUN
SPR
14		 SPA
FEA
7		 SPA
SPR
4		 MNZ
FEA
9		 MNZ
SPR
4		 SOC
FEA
7		 SOC
SPR
16		 YMC
FEA
7		 YMC
SPR
2		 8th 85

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

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

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 DC Points
2016 Carlin Volkswagen LEC
1		 LEC
2		 LEC
3		 HUN
1		 HUN
2		 HUN
3		 PAU
1		 PAU
2		 PAU
3		 RBR
1		 RBR
2		 RBR
3		 NOR
1		 NOR
2		 NOR
3		 ZAN
1		 ZAN
2		 ZAN
3		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 SPA
3		 NÜR
1		 NÜR
2		 NÜR
3		 IMO
1		 IMO
2		 IMO
3		 HOC
1
19		 HOC
2
4		 HOC
3
3		 16th 27
2017 Hitech GP Mercedes SIL
1
13		 SIL
2
3		 SIL
3
13		 MNZ
1
10		 MNZ
2
13		 MNZ
3
Ret		 PAU
1
Ret		 PAU
2
6		 PAU
3
Ret		 HUN
1
2		 HUN
2
4		 HUN
3
7		 NOR
1
Ret		 NOR
2
2		 NOR
3
5		 SPA
1
Ret		 SPA
2
4		 SPA
3
Ret		 ZAN
1
8		 ZAN
2
2		 ZAN
3
5		 NÜR
1
2		 NÜR
2
1		 NÜR
3
2		 RBR
1
11		 RBR
2
13		 RBR
3
16		 HOC
1
12		 HOC
2
5		 HOC
3
8		 5th 207

Complete FIA Formula 3 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 DC Points
2019 HWA Racelab CAT
FEA
17		 CAT
SPR
Ret		 LEC
FEA
Ret		 LEC
SPR
7		 RBR
FEA
7		 RBR
SPR
1		 SIL
FEA
9		 SIL
SPR
Ret		 HUN
FEA
3		 HUN
SPR
3		 SPA
FEA
21		 SPA
SPR
Ret		 MNZ
FEA
6		 MNZ
SPR
3		 SOC
FEA
7		 SOC
SPR
4		 7th 90
2020 HWA Racelab RBR1
FEA
28		 RBR1
SPR
12		 RBR2
FEA
10		 RBR2
SPR
Ret		 HUN
FEA
24		 HUN
SPR
19		 SIL1
FEA
4		 SIL1
SPR
10		 SIL2
FEA
2		 SIL2
SPR
7		 CAT
FEA
1		 CAT
SPR
10		 SPA
FEA
 SPA
SPR
 MNZ
FEA
 MNZ
SPR
 MUG
FEA
 MUG
SPR
 7th* 63.5*

‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed. * Season still in progress.

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References

  1. "F2 fastest laps". results.motorsportstats.com. Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  2. "Easykart UK — Junior 2010 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  3. "Super 1 National Formula KGP Championship 2011 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  4. "Super 1 National Formula KGP Championship 2011 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  5. Allen, Peter (17 October 2013). "Hughes wins first Donington race to seal BRDC F4 title". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  6. Goddard, Stephen (16 January 2014). "Jake Hughes joins Mark Burdett Motorsport for Formula Renault 2.0 NEC". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  7. "Jake Hughes joins Koiranen GP in 2015". Koiranen GP. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  8. "DAMS puts faith in impressive all-rookie line-up for maiden GP3 Series campaign". GP3 Series. GP2 Series Limited. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  9. Bosley, Jacob (31 July 2016). "Jake Hughes takes maiden GP3 victory in second race at Hockenheim". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Inaugural		 BRDC Formula 4 Championship
Champion
2013		 Succeeded by
George Russell
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