Michael Devaney (racing driver)
Not to be confused with Steve McQueen's character Michael Delaney, from the 1971 film Le Mans
| Michael Devaney | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Irish |
| Born | 29 November 1984 Dublin, Ireland |
| Previous series | |
| 2007–08 2007 2005–07 2006 2004–2005 2002–2003 | British Formula Three Formula Three Euroseries A1 Grand Prix Porsche Carrera Cup UK German Formula 3 Formula BMW ADAC |
Michael Devaney (born 29 November 1984 in Dublin) is an Irish racing driver.
Career overview
Michael Devaney has been racing since 1997 when he had a successful stint in the Irish Junior Karting Championship winning the All-Ireland and National Championships. He moved into Irish Formula Ford Championship in 2001 aged 16 winning many races, he then moved on to German Formula BMW in 2002 and won in just his second racahead of Nico Rosberg. Devaney moved up to German Formula 3 in 2004 and became Ireland's youngest ever Formula 3 race winner, in 2005 he fought for the championship and finished 2nd overall despite missing the first two races due to lack of funding. The Dublin man then became the driver for A1 Team Ireland in the A1 Grand Prix series for the 2006–07 season after some strong showings in 2005 while substituting for Ralph Firman Jnr.
After leaving his drive with Team Ireland, Devaney signed for newly formed Ultimate Motorsport to compete in the International British Formula 3 Championship with new Formula 3 constructor Mygale. He took the team's first two victories thanks to a double win at Snetterton. He is currently without a drive after Ultimate pulled out of British F3.
Awards
Michael Devaney has won the following awards during his short time in motorsport:
- Irish karting ‘Rookie of the Year’ 1997
- Motorsport Ireland Young Racing Driver of the Year 2001
- Motorsport Ireland Young Racing Driver of the Year 2002
He has also achieved:
- Winner of IRL Plate (1999)
- Irish National Junior Karting Champion (2000)
- Multiple wins in buggy racing
- 2 race wins in the Irish Formula Ford Zetec Championship (2001)
- Worlds Biggest nose award (2001,2002 and 2003)
- 4 race wins total in German Formula BMW (2002 & 2003)
- 7 race wins total in the German F3 Championship (2004 & 2005)
- Runner-up in the 2005 German F3 Championship
- First ever victories for French constructor Mygale in Formula 3. (2008)
- First ever race car victory for Ultimate Motorsport(Snetterton, British F3(2008)
Racing career
Complete A1 Grand Prix 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 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | Ireland | GBR SPR 10 |
GBR FEA Ret |
GER SPR |
GER FEA |
POR SPR |
POR FEA |
AUS SPR 4 |
AUS FEA 14 |
MYS SPR |
MYS FEA |
UAE SPR |
UAE FEA |
RSA SPR |
RSA FEA |
IDN SPR |
IDN FEA |
MEX SPR |
MEX FEA |
USA SPR |
USA FEA |
CHN SPR 4 |
CHN FEA Ret |
8th | 68 |
| 2006–07 | NED SPR 15 |
NED FEA 14 |
CZE SPR 13 |
CZE FEA 13 |
BEI SPR 20 |
BEI FEA Ret |
MYS SPR 14 |
MYS FEA 10 |
IDN SPR |
IDN FEA |
NZL SPR |
NZL FEA |
AUS SPR |
AUS FEA |
RSA SPR |
RSA FEA |
MEX SPR |
MEX FEA |
SHA SPR |
SHA FEA |
GBR SPR |
GBR SPR |
19th | 8 | |
Complete Formula 3 Euro Series record
(key)
| Yr | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Ultimate Motorsport | Mygale M07/001 | Mercedes | HOC1 1 |
HOC1 2 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
NOR 1 |
NOR 2 |
MAG 1 18 |
MAG 2 16 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
NOG 1 |
NOG 2 |
HOC2 1 |
HOC2 2 |
NC | 0 |
External links
- Michael Devaney's Official Website
- Michael Devaney career statistics at Driver Database