Jeremy Metcalfe

Jeremy Metcalfe (born 9 April 1988 in Fleet, Hampshire) is a British motor racing driver who last competed in 2008 in the British GT Championship where he finished the season as Vice-Champion along with team-mate Luke Hines. Racing in the Formula Renault UK championship prior to his move into GT, Metcalfe enjoyed a good level of success. He also had a productive career in karting, taking the Parma Industrials Karting Championship, a championship that was previously won by Scuderia Ferrari reserve driver Giancarlo Fisichella.

Jeremy Metcalfe
Nationality British
Born (1988-04-09) 9 April 1988
Fleet, Hampshire (UK)
Formula Renault UK career
Debut season2005
Current teamTeam AKA Cobra
Car number2
Former teamsWelch Motorsport
Starts49
Wins2
Poles1
Fastest laps0
Best finish5th in 2006

Business career

Jeremy was also party of a small consortium that started a company by the name of Fun Corp Ltd. The main aim of the company is to achieve structured fun for its members.

Career

Karting

Like a majority of racing drivers, Metcalfe's career began in karting. It didn't take long for the Briton to win his first major karting title which came at the age of eight; winning the MSA British Cadet Karting Championship. The next few years would see Metcalfe move into the European stage of karting and in 2003 the youngster won his first Major European title – the Parma Industrials Karting Championship, previous won by Formula One race winner Giancarlo Fisichella. In addition to that, Melcalfe came third in the Formula A category of the British Formula ICA Championship. 2004 signalled the end of the Briton's time in karting and took third again in the Formula A category of the British Formula ICA Championship, eighth in the competitive South Garda Winter Cup and a top six position in the Italian Formula A championship.

Metcalfe during qualifying for the second round at Brands Hatch of the 2007 Formula Renault UK season. He qualified seventh.

Formula Renault

In 2005, Metcalfe took the step up to single seater racing in the Formula Renault UK championship. Metcalfe started 18 races in his debut season and finished the year 24th, 3rd in the "Graduate Cup", in what was effectively a "learning year" for him. However, during the Winter Series for the Formula Renault UK championship, Metcalfe won one of the three races pole position and finished the series in eighth.

Metcalfe made a further 20 starts in the category the following season, finishing on the podium five times. The Englishman finished the season fifth in the championship with 343 points. 2006 also saw Metcalfe nominated as one of the six finalists for the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award. The award did not go Metcalfe's way, instead the award went to Oliver Turvey.

The Englishman's third year in Formula Renault saw some more success, taking his first win in the category.

Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack

On 3 January 2008 it was revealed that Metcalfe would be taking part in Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack.[1] He survived until the final day and finished 5th with 15.6% of the final vote.

British GT Championship

In 2008, Metcalfe competed in the British GT Championship partnering Luke Hines for CR Scuderia.[2]

Statistics

Motor racing record
Season Series Team Name Races Poles Wins Points Final Placing
2005 Formula Renault UK Welch Motorsport 18 0 0 37 24th
Formula Renault UK
Winter Series		 Team AKA 3 1 1 54 8th
2006 Formula Renault UK Team AKA 20 0 0 343 5th
2007 Formula Renault UK Team AKA Cobra 14 1 2 333 5th
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References
  1. Dyke, Peter (3 January 2008). "Big Brother:Meet The Contestants". Daily Star. Retrieved 3 January 2008.
  2. http://jeremymetcalfe.mfbiz.com/#/britishgt/4527892348
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