Adam Christodoulou

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Adam Christodoulou
Adam Christodoulou Oulton Park (Parc Ferme).JPG
Christodoulou as his Formula Renault car is inspected at Oulton Park.
NationalityFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  British
Born (1989-06-11) 11 June 1989 (age 35)
Lichfield, Staffordshire
Related to Riki Christodoulou (Cousin)
Rolex Sports Car Series career
Debut season2010
Current teamSpeedSource/Newman Wachs Racing
Racing licence FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold
Car number68
Previous series
2006–2008
2007
2009
Formula Renault UK
Formula Renault NEC
Star Mazda
Championship titles
2008
2009
Formula Renault UK
Star Mazda

Adam Robert Christodoulou (born 11 June 1989, in Lichfield) is a Greek-British racing driver, who won the 2008 British Formula Renault Championship and also won the 2009 Star Mazda Championship in the United States. His cousin Riki Christodoulou is also a racing driver, having competed in British Formula 3 Championship.

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Career

Karting

Christodoulou began his racing career in karting in Britain. His first competitive success came in the 2001 Kartmasters British Grand Prix - comer cadet [1] where he came 1st in class, the first of many accolades in his burgeoning career.

However in 2006 an MSA court found that Christodoulou had competed in a meeting at Rowrah on 5 June 2005 using illegally-modified engines. These had been modified by Peter Christodoulou whose actions resulted in a fine of £30,000.

Formula Renault

Christodoulou began his career in single seater racing in the 2006 Formula Renault UK Winter Series and gained 4th place at Croft round 2, race 1 and managed a fastest lap at Croft round 2, race 2.

In the 2007 British Formula Renault Championship, Adam had the most podium finishes in Europe and the UK out of any rookie driver, he came fourth overall and won the coveted graduate cup [2] with a prize of £15,000. (He came behind Duncan Tappy, Dean Smith and Will Bratt). During this year he was invited to become a BRDC young driver.

During the Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter Series 2007 he finished 3rd.

In 2007 Christodoulou also competed in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup, and although he only took part in 4 rounds, he still gained podium finishes and came 8th out of 44.

Back in the British Formula Renault Championship for 2008, Adam finished the season with 7 wins, 4 new lap records and 11 podium finishes. On 21 September he secured the UK Formula Renault 2.0 Championship title with 472 points.

During this year Adam's team, CR Scuderia, was managed by Andrew Kirkaldy who races the FIA GT and the team principal, Chris Niarchos, of the Cobra Group also races in the FIA GT series alongside Tim Mullen and Rob Bell of the CR Scuderia team.

In December 2008 he was one of six finalists for the prestigious McLaren Autosport BRDC Award, and won the Autosport Awards British Club Driver 2008. [3]

Star Mazda

In 2009, Christodoulou competed in the Star Mazda series, a single seater class in the US, and won the championship, with 3 wins and 9 podium finishes. He has again been nominated for the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award. He will test an Indy Lights car for Sam Schmidt Motorsports in October 2009 after having previously tested for Bryan Herta Autosport in the same series. [4]

Sports cars

For 2010, he ran in the Rolex Sports Car Series GT class for Newman Wachs Racing with co-driver John Edwards. [5]

Other information

Adam competed in the "race4charity" celebrity kart race organised by BP Ultimate at the Autosport International show in 2008. [6] Adam broke the lap record and his team won the charity event where they raced against such drivers as Allan McNish, Paul di Resta, Sam Bird and Nathan Caratti amongst others.

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeam NameRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2006 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter Series AKA Lemac 400104310th
2007 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship AKA Cobra Racing 2003063844th
Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup 800031378th
Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter Cup AKA Cobra 41002823rd
2008 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship CR Scuderia 20764114721st
2009 Star Mazda Championship JDC MotorSports 1332594731st
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 MP Motorsport 20000038th
2010 International GT Open CRS Racing 400024028th
Rolex Sports Car Series - GT SpeedSource Newman Wachs Racing 1110042976th
2011 Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro McLaren GT 10000133rd
Le Mans Series - GTE Am CRS Racing 50001364th
Rolex Sports Car Series - GT SpeedSource100002549th
Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli?????1810th
2012 Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am Lapidus Racing10000634th
GT3 Racing10000
International GT Open Lapidus Racing600003020th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP10 10001N/A3rd
2013 Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am Black Falcon40112506th
British GT Championship - GT4 PROsport Performance1100137.59th
GT4 European Trophy 81002973rd
HDI-Gerling Dutch GT60001??
2014 Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro Black Falcon10000919th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 10000N/ADNF
2015 Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro Black Falcon100000NC
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 10000N/ADNF
24H Series - A6 Ram Racing 31103759th
2016 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Black Falcon50000639th
24H Series - A6
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 AMG-Team Black Falcon11001N/A1st
2017 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Mercedes-AMG Team Black Falcon501001919th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 10000N/A5th
British GT Championship - GT3 Team ABBA with Rollcentre Racing500004211th
Intercontinental GT Challenge Black Falcon10000414th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Riley Motorsports - Team AMG 100013057th
Touring Car Endurance Series - SP3-GT4 Mercedes-AMG Testteam Black Falcon
2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP200013314th
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup AKKA ASP Team200007.520th
British GT Championship - GT3 Team ABBA Racing200000NC†
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Mercedes-AMG Team Riley Motorsports 100002849th
China GT Championship - GT321?112517th
V de V Endurance Series - LMP3 Inter Europol Competition 10000??
24H GT Series - A6 PROsport Performance
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Mercedes-AMG Team Black Falcon10001N/A2nd
2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Goodsmile Racing & Type-Moon Racing 100000NC
British GT Championship - GT3 Team ABBA Racing700014217th
Intercontinental GT Challenge Strakka Racing 10000137th
China GT Championship - GT3Toro Racing x JCDCR731161205th
24H GT Series - A6 Black Falcon
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Mercedes-AMG Team Black Falcon10000N/ADNF
The Hankook 25 Hours VW Fun CupDRM Family10000N/A20th
2020 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Mercedes-AMG Team HRT10000N/ADNF
2021 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Ram Racing 200000NC
DTM Trophy PROsport Racing000000NC
24H GT Series - GT4 Dragon Racing
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Mercedes-AMG Team HRT Bilstein10000N/ADNF
2022 International GT Open Theeba Motorsport 100103516th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed BWT 10001N/A2nd
2023 GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am Bartone Bros Racing with RealTime 600115312th
GT Cup Open Europe Volcano Motorsport110013012th
24H GT Series - 992 HRT Performance21101645th*
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed10000N/A4th
2024 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Boutsen VDS 100000NC
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Lone Star Racing
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed
Intercontinental GT Challenge
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - Cup2 Black Falcon
992 Endurance Cup Toro Racing by HRT Performance10000N/A15th

† As Christodoulou was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results

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

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516DCPoints
2007 AKA Cobra Racing ZAN
1

5
ZAN
2

9
OSC
1

OSC
2

ASS
1

6
ASS
2

3
ZOL
1

ZOL
1

NUR
1

5
NUR
2

4
OSC
1

OSC
2

SPA
1

SPA
2

HOC
1

3
HOC
2

3
8th137

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

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

YearEntrant1234567891011121314DCPoints
2009 MP Motorsport CAT
1

CAT
2

SPA
1

25
SPA
2

18
HUN
1

HUN
2

SIL
1

SIL
2

LMS
1

LMS
2

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

ALC
1

ALC
2

38th0

Star Mazda Championship results

(key)

YearTeam12345678910111213RankPoints
2009 JDC MotorSports SEB
1
VIR
7
MMP
1
NJ1
2
NJ2
25
WIS
2
IOW
5
ILL
2
ILL
2
QUE
5
ONT
3
ATL
3
LAG
1
1st473

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

YearTeamClassMakeEngine12345678910Pos.Points
2024 Lone Star RacingGTD Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS PET

References

  1. "Trent Valley Kart Club | the home of british karting TVKC Lincolnshire".
  2. "Latest News: Tappy Targets Hamilton After Storming To Title". Renault Sport. 14 October 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2008.
  3. "British Club Driver: Adam Christodoulou". Autosport. 7 December 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
  4. IndyCar News and Notes Archived 7 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine , IndyCar PR via motorsport.com, 16 October 2009, Retrieved 16 October 2009
  5. "AUTO-RACING - GRAND-AM: Mazda Adds to Rolex GT Ladder - SPEEDtv.com". Archived from the original on 24 February 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
  6. "Report from the Karting Show at the Autosport International". Renault Sport. 14 January 2008. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2008.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Star Mazda Championship Champion
2009
Succeeded by
Preceded by Formula Renault UK Champion
2008
Succeeded by
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Autosport British Club Driver of the Year
2008
Succeeded by