Callan O'Keeffe

Callan O'Keeffe
Nationality	South African
Born	(1996-06-09) 9 June 1996 (age 29) Johannesburg, South Africa
Previous series
2017 2017 2017 2014–2015, 2019 2014–2016 2013 2012	U.S. F2000 National Championship British LMP3 Cup BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Formula Renault Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup ADAC Formel Masters Formula BMW Talent Cup

Callan O'Keeffe (born 9 June 1996) is a South African former racing driver, driver coach and founder of the School Of Send. ^{[1] [2]} He is a former member of both the Red Bull Junior Team and the Lotus F1 Junior Team. ^{[3] [4]}

Racing career

Karting

O'Keeffe started karting at the age of 13. In 2010, he finished third in the KF3 CIK-FIA World Cup. ^[3] In 2011, O'Keefe won the British Karting Junior Championship in and was the runner-up in the KF3 CIK-FIA World Cup. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Lower formulae

O'Keeffe began his career in single-seater racing cars in 2012 with the Formula BMW Talent Cup. ^{[4] [6]} He won 4 races during the regular season. In the Grand Final, he only finished in ninth with 13 points. ^{[7] [8]}

In 2013, O'Keeffe competed in the ADAC Formel Masters for Lotus. ^{[9] [10]} He finished the season in thirteenth.^{[ citation needed ]}

Formula Renault

For the 2014 season, O'Keeffe signed a contract with the ART Junior Team to start in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup. ^[11] Later in the season, he switched his team driver for KTR alongside fellow Lotus F1 juniors Alex Albon and Gregor Ramsay. He took his first Formula Renault race win in the Northern European Cup at TT Circuit Assen. after also scoring his first pole position. ^{[12] [13]} At the end of the season he had scored one win and was on the podium three times. He was seventh in the drivers' standings with 187 points. ^[14] In the Eurocup he collected a total of 28 points and finished sixteenth in the final drivers' standings.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2015, O'Keeffe joined Fortec Motorsports to compete in both the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup. ^{[7] [15]} In the Northern European Cup he scored 3 podiums and finished the season in seventh. In the Eurocup he only finished in fourteenth after leaving the series ahead of the final two rounds. ^[16]

In 2016, O'Keeffe only competed in one round of the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup for JD Motorsport.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 2019, O'Keeffe he returned to the Formula Renault Eurocup with FA Racing by Drivex. ^{[17] [18]} Ahead of the fifth round at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps he moved to M2 Competition. ^[1] He finished the season in seventeenth.^{[ citation needed ]}

BRDC British Formula 3 Championship

In 2016 O'Keeffe competed in the BRDC British Formula 3 Autumn Trophy for Fortec Motorsport, where he finished third. ^[19]

In 2017, O'Keeffe joined Douglas Motorsport for a full season in the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship. ^[19] He scored 3 podiums and finished the season in sixth. ^[17]

British LMP3 Cup

In 2017, O'Keeffe also made his debut in sports car racing by competing in some events of the 2017 British LMP3 Cup together with his team Douglas Motorsport.^{[ citation needed ]}

U.S. F2000 National Championship

In 2017, O'Keeffe also competed in selected races of the U.S. F2000 National Championship.^{[ citation needed ]}

Formula One

In 2012, O'Keeffe was signed by the Red Bull Junior Team. ^[4] He was dropped by Red Bull after the 2013 season. ^[7] He then joined the Lotus F1 Junior Team in 2014. ^[20] He parted ways with Lotus F1 prior to the 2015 season. ^[7]

School Of Send

After retiring from racing in 2019, O'Keeffe founded the driver development program School Of Send. ^{[2] [21]} The program offers simulator training, in-car tuition, online coaching and trackside support for its drivers. ^[22] The programs current drivers include Matthew Rees, Hunter Yeany, Rui Andrade, Max Cuthbert and Sonny Smith. ^[23] In 2021, Matthew Rees became the F4 British Championship champion with O'Keeffe as head coach. ^[3]

Personal life

As of 2019, O'Keeffe resides near St Albans, England. ^[5]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2012	Formula BMW Talent Cup	N/A	14	4	6	4	9	13	9th
2013	ADAC Formel Masters	Lotus	24	0	0	1	0	34	13th
2014	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	ART Junior Team	10	0	0	1	0	28	16th
		KTR	4	0	0	0	0
	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC	ART Junior Team	13	1	1	3	3	187	7th
		KTR	2	0	0	0	0
2015	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	Fortec Motorsports	12	0	0	0	0	31	14th
	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC		11	0	0	0	3	168.5	7th
2016	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC	JD Motorsport	2	0	0	0	0	14	28th
	BRDC British Formula 3 Autumn Trophy	Fortec Motorsport	3	0	0	0	0	61	3rd
2017	BRDC British Formula 3 Championship	Douglas Motorsport	24	0	0	0	3	373	6th
	British LMP3 Cup		3	0	0	2	2	0	NC†
	U.S. F2000 National Championship	Team BENIK	3	0	0	0	0	27	27th
2019	Formula Renault Eurocup	FA Racing by Drivex	8	0	0	0	0	15	17th
		M2 Competition	2	0	0	0	0

† O'Keeffe was ineligible to score points.

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 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	DC	Points
2014	ART Junior Team	ALC 1 Ret	ALC 2 Ret	SPA 1 13	SPA 2 4	MSC 1 5	MSC 2 10	NÜR 1 28	NÜR 2 Ret	HUN 1 DSQ	HUN 2 20											16th	28
	KTR											LEC 1 22	LEC 2 15	JER 1 10	JER 2 11
2015	Fortec Motorsports	ALC 1 Ret	ALC 2 12	ALC 3 4	SPA 1 7	SPA 2 9	HUN 1 12	HUN 2 Ret	SIL 1 8	SIL 2 10	SIL 3 7	NÜR 1 15	NÜR 2 13	LMS 1	LMS 2	JER 1	JER 2	JER 3				14th	31
2019	FA Racing by Drivex	MNZ 1 11	MNZ 2 Ret	SIL 1 8	SIL 2 8	MON 1 8	MON 2 9	LEC 1 11	LEC 2 13													17th	15
	M2 Competition									SPA 1 Ret	SPA 2 10	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	HUN 1	HUN 2	CAT 1	CAT 2	HOC 1	HOC 2	YMC 1	YMC 2

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 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	DC	Points
2014	ART Junior Team	MNZ 1 Ret	MNZ 2 25	SIL 1 8	SIL 2 2	HOC 1 5	HOC 2 4	HOC 3 2	SPA 1 Ret	SPA 2 14	ASS 1 1	ASS 2 8	MST 1 9	MST 2 5	MST 3 C	NÜR 1 16			7th	187
	KTR																NÜR 2 11	NÜR 3 C
2015	Fortec Motorsports	MNZ 1 5	MNZ 2 21†	SIL 1 3	SIL 2 5	RBR 1 4	RBR 2 6	RBR 3 4	SPA 1 3	SPA 2 8	ASS 1 4	ASS 2 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	HOC 1	HOC 2	HOC 3		7th	168.5
2016	JD Motorsports	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	SIL 1 23	SIL 2 7	HUN 1	HUN 2	SPA 1	SPA 2	ASS 1	ASS 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	HOC 1	HOC 2	HOC 3			28th	14

References

1. Wood, Ida (24 July 2019). "Callan O'Keeffe moves to M2 Competition in Eurocup, Andrade and Colapinto join Drivex". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
2. "Our Goal". School Of Send. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
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6. Allen, Peter (5 January 2012). "Four newcomers in the Red Bull Junior Team in 2012". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
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8. Allen, Peter (17 September 2012). "Marvin Dienst wins second Formula BMW Talent Cup". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
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11. Khorounzhiy, Valentin (2 April 2014). "Lotus-backed Eurocup FR2.0 trio have 2014 teams confirmed". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
12. Khorounzhiy, Valentin (1 August 2014). "O'Keeffe and Morris share poles at Assen". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
13. David, Gruz (2 August 2014). "O'Keeffe takes first Formula Renault victory at Assen". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
14. David, Gruz (30 November 2014). "2014 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC season review". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
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16. David, Gruz (7 November 2015). "2015 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season review". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
17. Allen, Peter (21 March 2019). "Callan O'Keeffe completes Alonso team's Eurocup line-up". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
18. "Ex-Red Bull junior seals racing return with Alonso's team". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
19. Allen, Peter (27 February 2017). "O'Keeffe gets BRDC British F3 deal with Douglas Motorsport". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
20. Allen, Peter (2 April 2014). "O'Keeffe and Ramsay join Lotus F1 Junior Team". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
21. "School Of Send auf Instagram: "🏆 School Of Send 🏆 Our goal is to help drivers of all experience levels maximise their potential and achieve their goals. Whether it is to get started in racing, taking the next step in their career or to become a World Champion we can help using a 1-on-1 development program tailored for any driver."". Instagram (in German). Retrieved 18 February 2023.
22. "The 4 Pillars of Development". School Of Send. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
23. "Team 1". School Of Send. Retrieved 18 February 2023.

External links

• Callan O'Keeffe career summary at DriverDB.com
• https://www.schoolofsend.co.uk/