Deagen Fairclough

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Deagen Fairclough
Euro 4 Championship 2024 Nr. 87 Fairclough.jpg
Fairclough at the Red Bull Ring in 2024
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Born (2006-04-23) 23 April 2006 (age 18)
Crawley, United Kingdom
F4 British Championship career
Current team Hitech Grand Prix
Former teams JHR Developments
Starts30
Wins14
Podiums22
Poles15
Fastest laps19
Best finish1st in 2024

Deagen Fairclough (born 23 April 2006) is a British racing driver who is from Crawley. [1] Fairclough is set to compete in the 2025 GB3 Championship with Hitech Pulse-Eight. He previously raced in the F4 British Championship in 2023, where he finished in 3rd in the drivers' championship for JHR Developments, before winning the title in 2024 with Hitech. [2] [3]

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Career

Junior cars

In 2020, Fairclough began his car racing career after a little karting experience, which he started age 5. Fairclough was just 13 years old when he started racing for Orex Racing in the Junior Saloon Car Championship, and he managed to finish in 6th place by the end of the year. [4] For 2021, Fairclough moved to a part-time season in the Fiesta Junior Championship driving for Jamsport with Ciceley Motorsport. He amassed 8 wins from 14 races on the way to 5th in the drivers standings. [5]

Formula 4

2023

On 15 May 2022, it was announced by ROKiT that Fairclough had won its online eSports competition alongside Monica Boulton Ramos. [6] The prize for winning the competition was a free seat in the 2023 F4 British Championship with a new team; ROKiT F4 Racing, which would be run by Hitech GP. [7] Instead, Fairclough impressed enough to get a full time seat at JHR Developments. [8] Fairclough got off to a strong start to the championship, with 5 top ten finishes in the first 6 races, including a podium at Brands Hatch Indy. He went on to score three more podiums before round eight, in which he scored his first win. Fairclough wrapped up the season strongly, with two more wins in the final two rounds to finish a brilliant 3rd in his opening season. [9]

2024

On 9 November 2023, it was announced that Fairclough would race for Hitech GP in the 2024 F4 British Championship. [10] In addition, he would race for them in the UAE in preparation for the British F4 season. Fairclough finished seventh in the championship standings, with two podiums and a best result of second to his name. [11] Fairclough had a strong pre-season, topping the timesheets in a number of British F4 tests. [12] [13] [14] His pace was evident from the first round, where he recorded first and second-placed finishes at Donington Park. [15] [16] Fairclough continued to dominate in the following rounds, with wins at every round but one over the course of the season. [17] He took the title with five races to spare at Silverstone. [18] Fairclough then proceeded to win three more times despite already winning the title, as he had a record-breaking season, as he is the current record-holder of the most races won in a single British F4 season, with fourteen races won out of the thirty that he contested. [19] [20]

GB3 Championship

In October 2024, Fairclough was announced to be stepping up to the GB3 Championship for 2025, remaining with Hitech Pulse-Eight. [21]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2020Junior Saloon Car ChampionshipOrex Racing1200031876th
2021Junior Saloon Car ChampionshipOrex Racing200001334th
BRSCC Ford Fiesta Junior ChampionshipJamsport with Ciceley Motorsport148713114715th
2022 BRSCC Ford Fiesta Junior ChampionshipJamsport with Ciceley Motorsport201014317th
2023 F4 British Championship JHR Developments 3030682963rd
2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship Hitech Pulse-Eight 150002757th
F4 British Championship 3014151922579.51st
Euro 4 Championship 30000024th
2025 GB3 Championship Hitech Pulse-Eight
Sources: [1]

Complete F4 British Championship results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132DCPoints
2023 JHR Developments DPN
1
5		 DPN
2
104		 DPN
3
4		 BHI
1
4		 BHI
2
31		 BHI
3
17		 SNE
1
C		 SNE
2
17		 SNE
3
8		 THR
1
15		 THR
2
410		 THR
3
6		 OUL
1
3		 OUL
2
86		 OUL
3
4		 SIL
1
6		 SIL
2
210		 SIL
3
4		 CRO
1
5		 CRO
2
78		 CRO
3
3		 KNO
1
7		 KNO
2
11		 KNO
3
10		 DPGP
1
12		 DPGP
2
4		 DPGP
3
17		 DPGP
4
8		 BHGP
1
2		 BHGP
2
610		 BHGP
3
1		3rd296
2024 Hitech Pulse-Eight DPN
1
1		 DPN
2
27		 DPN
3
C		 BHI
1
1		 BHI
2
75		 BHI
3
1		 SNE
1
3		 SNE
2
38		 SNE
3
NC		 THR
1
1		 THR
2
57		 THR
3
Ret		 SILGP
1
1		 SILGP
2
Ret		 SILGP
3
2		 ZAN
1
1		 ZAN
2
39		 ZAN
3
1		 KNO
1
1		 KNO
2
57		 KNO
3
1		 DPGP
1
2		 DPGP
2
2		 DPGP
3
210		 DPGP
4
1		 SILN
1
1		 SILN
2
C		 SILN
3
1		 BHGP
1
1		 BHGP
2
55		 BHGP
3
57		 BHGP
4
1		1st579.5

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415DCPoints
2024 Hitech Pulse-Eight YMC1
1
7		 YMC1
2
2		 YMC1
3
4		 YMC2
1
13		 YMC2
2
15		 YMC2
3
4		 DUB1
1
Ret		 DUB1
2
Ret		 DUB1
3
25		 YMC3
1
Ret		 YMC3
2
23		 YMC3
3
6		 DUB2
1
8		 DUB2
2
3		 DUB2
3
Ret		7th75

Complete Euro 4 Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789DCPoints
2024 Hitech Pulse-Eight MUG
1
MUG
2
MUG
3
RBR
1
12		 RBR
2
11		 RBR
3
14		 MNZ
1
MNZ
2
MNZ
3
24th0

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