Esmee Hawkey

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Esmee Hawkey
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (1998-03-02) 2 March 1998 (age 25)
Chislehurst, Greater London, England
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Years active 20212022
TeamsT3 Motorsport
Starts20
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish20th in 2021
Previous series
20142015
2016–2017
20182020
2019
Ginetta Junior Championship
United Kingdom GT Cup – GT4
Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
W Series

Esmee Anna Hawkey (born 2 March 1998 in Chislehurst) is a British racing driver, who previously competed in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.

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Hawkey battles Megan Gilkes at the 2019 W Series Brands Hatch round. 2019 W Series, Brands Hatch (48855103977).jpg
Hawkey battles Megan Gilkes at the 2019 W Series Brands Hatch round.

Biography

Inspired by her father, Hawkey began racing karts at the age of ten. She had previously attended ballet and tap dancing classes, but chose to leave both in order to pursue a career in motorsport. [1] Hawkey moved up to the Ginetta Junior Championship in 2014. [2] Her first season would consist of a part-time schedule as a result of external commitments, and would score a best result of two 15th places in the six races she contested. [3] She would stay in the Ginettas for 2015, switching to the JHR Developments team, however would be one of only two regular drivers (out of 25) who would fail to score a top-ten all season. [4] [5]

Hawkey would become a Porsche junior driver in 2016, and would race a Cayman in the GT4 Class of the UK GT Cup for the next two seasons, with a best championship position of 2nd in 2016. [6] [7] Her GT Marques team would promote her to their Porsche Carrera Cup program in 2018, placing her in the Pro-Am class. [8] She would finish the season 5th in class with two podiums, and would be retained for 2019. [9] Hawkey has had a number of successful results in Porsche Carrera Cup and is the 2020 Pro-Am Champion. [10]

She would be announced as one of the 18 permanent drivers for the inaugural season of the W Series. [11] Hawkey would finish 12th in her maiden open-wheel race at Hockenheim having run in the points for a large portion of the race, but caused a collision with Gosia Rdest at Circuit Zolder that would take both drivers out of the race. The highlight of her campaign was a 3rd place in qualifying at the final round in Brands Hatch, but she stalled on the grid and finished 16th – her only points of the season came in a race of attrition at the Norisring and left her 15th in the standings.

Having tested for British Touring Car Championship team MB Motorsport in early 2020, she returned to the Porsche Carrera Cup GB with Team Parker Racing, where she won the first 4 races straight in the Pro-Am class, finishing the season as champion. [12] She signed with Iron Lynx Motorsport Lab to contest the 2021 European Le Mans Series in their Iron Dames GTE-spec Ferrari, but had her contract terminated before the first round due to incorrect license grading being provided to the FIA. [13] [14]

In 2021, Hawkey received backing from ROKiT and joined German racing team T3 Motorsport to drive a Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo full-time in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, the leading Germany-based touring car racing series. [15] After scoring two championship points in her first season in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, she returned for a second season in 2022 with the same team and car but the team pulled out after two rounds due to a lack of funding. [16]

Hawkey joined Ginetta as an ambassador in 2023, and was scheduled to contest the GT4 class of the 2023 British GT Championship. [17] She only contested the opening two rounds of the season, with a best finish of 13th in class at Oulton Park.

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2014 Ginetta Junior Championship AMD Motorsport 600002922nd
2015 Ginetta Junior Championship JHR Developments 1600003425th
2018 Porsche Carrera Cup GB - Pro Am GT Marques160002545th
2019 W Series Hitech GP 60000215th
Porsche Carrera Cup GB - Pro Am GT Marques16300121103rd
2020 Porsche Carrera Cup GB - Pro Am Team Parker Racing 16900151561st
2021 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters T3 Motorsport160000220th
2022 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters T3 Motorsport40000033rd
2023 British GT Championship - GT4 Toro Verde GT400000NC

Complete W Series results

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

YearTeam123456DCPoints
2019 Hitech GP HOC
12
ZOL
Ret
MIS
11
NOR
9
ASS
11
BRH
16
15th2

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

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

YearTeamCar12345678910111213141516PosPoints
2021 T3 Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo MNZ
1

14
MNZ
2

16
LAU
1

Ret
LAU
2

16
ZOL
1

13
ZOL
2

13
NÜR
1

17
NÜR
2

11
RBR
1

16
RBR
2

16
ASS
1

11
ASS
2

Ret
HOC
1

14
HOC
2

16
NOR
1

Ret
NOR
2

Ret
20th2
2022 T3 Motorsport Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo ALG
1

Ret
ALG
2

21
LAU
1

18
LAU
2

19
IMO
1
IMO
2
NOR
1
NOR
2
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
SPA
1
SPA
2
RBR
1
RBR
2
HOC
1
HOC
2
33rd0

Complete British GT Championship results

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

YearTeamCarClass123456789DCPoints
2023 Toro Verde GT Ginetta G56 GT4 GT4 OUL
1

31
OUL
2

30
SIL
1

Ret
DON
1

Ret
SNE
1
SNE
2
ALG
1
BRH
1
DON
1
NC0

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Karl Leonard
Porsche Carrera Cup GB
Pro-Am Champion

2020
Succeeded by
Ryan Ratcliffe