Callum Ilott

Callum Ilott (born 11 November 1998) is a British racing driver.[2] He is a current member of the Ferrari Driver Academy, and UNI-Virtuosi and a former member of the Red Bull Junior Team.[3]

Callum Ilott
Ilott during a press conference at the 2018 Macau Grand Prix
Nationality British
Born (1998-11-11) 11 November 1998
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
FIA Formula 2 Championship career
Debut season2017
Current teamUNI-Virtuosi Racing
Car number4
Former teamsTrident
Sauber Junior Team by Charouz
Starts35 (38 entries)
Wins2
Podiums5
Poles7[lower-alpha 1]
Fastest laps0
Previous series
2018
2015–17
2015		GP3 Series
FIA Formula 3 European Championship
Toyota Racing Series

Career

Karting

Ilott was one of the most successful karting drivers of his generation.[4] Making his debut in 2008, he began to impress in 2011, winning in the Formula Kart Stars and finishing third in the German Junior Karting Championship, both in KF3. The next year, 2012, he remained in KF3 with Chiesa Corse Team. In 2012, Callum puts himself in the radar at age of 13: winning the WSK Masters Series and the WSK Final Cup, and finishing runner up in the WSK Euro Series and CIK-FIA World Cup. He was selected as the youngest ever WSK Driver of the Year. In 2013 he contested in KF2 and KF machinery. Winning in KF2 th 42° Trofeo delle Industrie. In KF he won the WSK Final Cup. In 2014, with Zanardi Strakka Racing he finished fourth in the CIK-FIA World Championship, third in the WSK Champions Cup, and won the WSK Super Masters Series and the CIK-FIA European Championship.

Toyota Racing Series

Callum Ilott made his single-seater debut in the Toyota Racing Series with ETEC Motorsport, using a helmet with the Red Bull livery, but unofficially announced as a member of the Red Bull drivers' development program.[5] He took a fourth in the seventh race, and in Taupo was the quickest in the practice sessions. In Manfeild he finished near the podium. He finished 16th in the championship, being fast in qualifying and practices but struggled for race pace. After the championship, he was confirmed as a Red Bull Racing Junior Team driver.

Formula Three

Ilott stepped up to Formula Three in 2015, racing in the FIA European Formula 3 Championship with Carlin at age of 16. Despite being a rookie, his pace placed him as one of the title contenders before the start of the season.[6] He tested F3 machinery and Formula Renault 2.0 to accumulate experience before his Formula 3 debut.[7] In the preseason testing, Ilott made his first impressions, finishing sixth in his first collective test [8] and second in wet conditions on his second day.[9] Ilott achieved one podium at the Nürburgring, finished seventh in the Rookie Championship and twelfth in the overall standings.

For the 2016 season, Ilott switched to Van Amersfoort Racing alongside rookies Pedro Piquet, Harrison Newey and Anthoine Hubert. In the second race of the first round at Circuit Paul Ricard, Ilott took his first victory in the sport and a second victory at the Red Bull Ring resulting in an overall sixth-place finish.

On 22 November 2016, Ilott was confirmed to be racing with Prema Powerteam for the 2017 season.[10] He improved to fourth in the driver standings, losing to his teammate Maximilian Günther by 39 points. Ilott won six races and finished another six races on the podium. After his 2017 FIA F3 campaign he was included to the Ferrari Driver Academy.[3]

GP2 Series

In December 2016, Ilott tested with ART Grand Prix in the post-season test at Yas Marina.[11]

GP3 Series

After GP3 Series tests at Abu Dhabi it was announced that Ilott was scheduled to race with ART Grand Prix in the 2018 GP3 Series.[12] He finished in 3rd place, only behind teammates Nikita Mazepin and the late Anthoine Hubert. He scored seven podiums, two of them being victories.

FIA Formula 2 Championship

In July 2017, Ilott made his debut at the sixth round at Silverstone with Trident Racing.[13] He finished both races outside the top-ten positions.[14]

The following year, Ilott partook in the post-season test with Trident and Charouz Racing System.[15][16]

In January 2019, the Ferrari Driver Academy announced Ilott would make a full-time switch to the championship by joining Sauber Junior Team by Charouz alongside Juan Manuel Correa.[17] He finished his rookie season in 11th position in the overall standings by securing two podiums in the sprint races in Catalunya and Sochi respectively and his maiden Pole Position in Monza.

For the 2020 season, Ilott left Sauber Junior Team by Charouz and joined 2019 teams' championship runner-up UNI-Virtuosi Racing alongside Guanyu Zhou. He will remain a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy. Ilott took his first Formula 2 victory at the delayed season's opening race at the Red Bull Ring after pole sitter Zhou suffered electrical problems.[18]

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position
2015 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Carlin 33 0 0 0 1 65.5 12th
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
Toyota Racing Series ETEC Motorsport 16 0 0 1 0 358 16th
2016 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 30 2 2 3 6 226 6th
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th
2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Prema Powerteam 30 6 10 9 11 344 4th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 1 0 0 N/A 15th
FIA Formula 2 Championship Trident 2 0 0 0 0 0 26th
2018 GP3 Series ART Grand Prix 18 2 1 2 7 167 3rd
Macau Grand Prix Carlin 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 7th
2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship Sauber Junior Team by Charouz 21 0 3[lower-alpha 2] 0 2 74 11th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th
2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship UNI-Virtuosi Racing 12 2 4[lower-alpha 3] 3 121* 1st*

* Season still in progress.

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 31 32 33 DC Points
2015 Carlin Volkswagen SIL
1
10		 SIL
2
19		 SIL
3
9		 HOC
1
13		 HOC
2
5		 HOC
3
10		 PAU
1
11		 PAU
2
15		 PAU
3
16		 MNZ
1
20		 MNZ
2
14		 MNZ
3
15		 SPA
1
14		 SPA
2
11		 SPA
3
4		 NOR
1
11		 NOR
2
16		 NOR
3
7		 ZAN
1
11		 ZAN
2
12		 ZAN
3
22		 RBR
1
30		 RBR
2
12		 RBR
3
10		 ALG
1
16		 ALG
2
26†		 ALG
3
11		 NÜR
1
3		 NÜR
2
9		 NÜR
3
8		 HOC
1
15		 HOC
2
11		 HOC
3
5		 12th 65.5
2016 Van Amersfoort Racing Mercedes LEC
1
10		 LEC
2
1		 LEC
3
12		 HUN
1
Ret		 HUN
2
9		 HUN
3
6		 PAU
1
5		 PAU
2
3		 PAU
3
4		 RBR
1
1		 RBR
2
4		 RBR
3
2		 NOR
1
Ret		 NOR
2
7		 NOR
3
7		 ZAN
1
5		 ZAN
2
3		 ZAN
3
6		 SPA
1
16		 SPA
2
5		 SPA
3
Ret		 NÜR
1
5		 NÜR
2
7		 NÜR
3
4		 IMO
1
15		 IMO
2
Ret		 IMO
3
3		 HOC
1
Ret		 HOC
2
DSQ		 HOC
3
Ret		 6th 226
2017 Prema Powerteam Mercedes SIL
1
Ret		 SIL
2
2		 SIL
3
1		 MNZ
1
9		 MNZ
2
7		 MNZ
3
1		 PAU
1
Ret		 PAU
2
3		 PAU
3
2		 HUN
1
5		 HUN
2
1		 HUN
3
2		 NOR
1
Ret		 NOR
2
9		 NOR
3
9		 SPA
1
14		 SPA
2
6		 SPA
3
4		 ZAN
1
5		 ZAN
2
1		 ZAN
3
19		 NÜR
1
4		 NÜR
2
3		 NÜR
3
4		 RBR
1
1		 RBR
2
4		 RBR
3
Ret		 HOC
1
4		 HOC
2
1		 HOC
3
5		 4th 344

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete FIA Formula 2 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 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points
2017 Trident BHR
FEA		 BHR
SPR		 CAT
FEA		 CAT
SPR		 MON
FEA		 MON
SPR		 BAK
FEA		 BAK
SPR		 RBR
FEA		 RBR
SPR		 SIL
FEA
19		 SIL
SPR
14		 HUN
FEA		 HUN
SPR		 SPA
FEA		 SPA
SPR		 MNZ
FEA		 MNZ
SPR		 JER
FEA		 JER
SPR		 YMC
FEA		 YMC
SPR		 26th 0
2019 Sauber Junior Team by Charouz BHR
FEA
14		 BHR
SPR
16		 BAK
FEA
Ret		 BAK
SPR
9		 CAT
FEA
8		 CAT
SPR
3		 MON
FEA
DNS		 MON
SPR
14		 LEC
FEA
Ret		 LEC
SPR
8		 RBR
FEA
14		 RBR
SPR
9		 SIL
FEA
8		 SIL
SPR
4		 HUN
FEA
10		 HUN
SPR
10		 SPA
FEA
C		 SPA
SPR
C		 MNZ
FEA
4		 MNZ
SPR
12		 SOC
FEA
9		 SOC
SPR
3		 YMC
FEA
5		 YMC
SPR
4		 11th 74
2020 UNI-Virtuosi Racing RBR1
FEA
1		 RBR1
SPR
9		 RBR2
FEA
5		 RBR2
SPR
5		 HUN
FEA
8		 HUN
SPR
2		 SIL1
FEA
5		 SIL1
SPR
Ret		 SIL2
FEA
1		 SIL2
SPR
6		 CAT
FEA
5		 CAT
SPR
8		 SPA
FEA
 SPA
SPR
 MNZ
FEA
 MNZ
SPR
 MUG
FEA
 MUG
SPR
 SOC
FEA
 SOC
SPR
 1st* 121*

† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed 90% of the race distance.
* 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
2018 ART Grand Prix CAT
FEA
3		 CAT
SPR
7		 LEC
FEA
8		 LEC
SPR
1		 RBR
FEA
1		 RBR
SPR
6		 SIL
FEA
3		 SIL
SPR
5		 HUN
FEA
6		 HUN
SPR
2		 SPA
FEA
6		 SPA
SPR
3		 MNZ
FEA
3		 MNZ
SPR
DSQ		 SOC
FEA
13		 SOC
SPR
18		 YMC
FEA
4		 YMC
SPR
4		 3rd 167

Notes
  1. 3 poles achieved during qualifying, and 3 poles given as a result of the reverse grid in the sprint race.[1]
  2. 1 pole achieved during qualifying, and 2 poles given as a result of the reverse grid in the sprint race.[19]
  3. 2 poles achieved during qualifying, and 1 pole given as a result of the reverse grid in the sprint race.[20]

References
  1. "Formula 2 poles". results.motorsportstats.com. Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  2. "Interview with Callum Ilott". CriaMacau©. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  3. "Ilott is first British driver to join FDA". pitpass.com. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  4. Allen, Peter (18 September 2014). "Ten more karting stars to watch". Paddock Scout.
  5. "Red Bull Junior Team 2015 - Drivers". 9 January 2015.
  6. "Previa FIA F3 2015. Un año de grandes cambios". 18 February 2015.
  7. Franczak, Andrew (9 January 2015). "Red Bull sign up Little Hadham teenage racer". Hertfordshire Mercury. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  8. "Antonio Giovinazzi leads first test session of 2015". 17 March 2015.
  9. "Leclerc fastest in wet star to second day of European F3 testing". 18 March 2015.
  10. "Callum Ilott joins Prema for 2017 European F3 season". 22 November 2016. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  11. "Callum Ilott to test for ART in Abu Dhabi". 25 November 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  12. Kalinauckas, Alex (4 December 2017). "Ferrari junior Ilott joins dominant GP3 team". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  13. "F3 title contender Ilott to make F2 debut". 12 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  14. "Callum Ilott will race for UNI-Virtuosi in 2020". 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  15. "2018 POST-SEASON TEST OPENS AT YAS MARINA". November 28, 2018. Archived from the original on December 4, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  16. "2018 POST-SEASON TESTING – DAY 2: ENTRY LIST". November 29, 2018. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  17. "Mick Schumacher joins the Ferrari Driver Academy". January 19, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  18. Simmons, Marcus (4 July 2020). "Red Bull Ring F2: Ilott leads Ferrari junior 1-2-3 to win feature race". autosport.com. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  19. "Formula 2 poles". results.motorsportstats.com. Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  20. "Formula 2 poles". results.motorsportstats.com. Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
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