Callan O'Keeffe

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Callan O'Keeffe
Nationality Flag of South Africa.svg South African
Born (1996-06-09) 9 June 1996 (age 27)
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]

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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 he competed in the ADAC Formel Masters for Lotus. [9] [10] He finished the season in thirteenth.[ citation needed ]

Formula Renault

For the 2014 season, he 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 he 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 he only competed in one round of the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup for JD Motorsport.[ citation needed ]

In 2019 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 Auumn Trophy for Fortec Motorsport, where he finished third. [19]

In 2017 he 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 he 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

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2012 Formula BMW Talent Cup N/A144649139th
2013 ADAC Formel Masters Lotus 2400103413th
2014 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 ART Junior Team 1000102816th
KTR 40000
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC ART Junior Team 1311331877th
KTR 20000
2015 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Fortec Motorsports 1200003114th
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 110003168.57th
2016 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC JD Motorsport 200001428th
BRDC British Formula 3 Autumn Trophy Fortec Motorsport 30000613rd
2017 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Douglas Motorsport2400033736th
British LMP3 Cup 300220NC†
U.S. F2000 National Championship Team BENIK300002727th
2019 Formula Renault Eurocup FA Racing by Drivex 800001517th
M2 Competition 20000

† O'Keeffe was ineligible to score points.

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  9. ↑ David, Gruz (5 March 2013). "ADAC Formel Masters officially confirms a field of 24 cars". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
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  14. ↑ David, Gruz (30 November 2014). "2014 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC season review". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
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  19. 1 2 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.
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