Jamie Caroline

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Jamie Caroline
Jamie Caroline at Knockhill Racing Circuit 2017.jpg
NationalityFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  British
Born (1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 (age 25)
Warlingham, Surrey, United Kingdom
GT4 European Series career
Debut season 2021
Current teamTrivellato Racing by Villorba Corse
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Car number70
Starts5
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Previous series
2014-2015
2016

2017
2018
2019-2020 		Ginetta Junior Championship
BRDC British Formula 3 Autumn Trophy
F4 British Championship
U.S. F2000 National Championship
British GT Championship

James Lee Caroline (born 2 February 1999) is a British racing driver currently competing in the British GT Championship with Ram Racing.

Contents

Career

Karting

Ginetta Junior Championship

In 2014, Caroline made his car racing debut in the Ginetta Junior Championship with TCR, claiming two victories and finishing sixth overall. [1] The following season, Caroline switched to HHC Motorsport, taking the title in dominant fashion. [2] [3]

Jamie Caroline 2017 at Knockhill Racing Circuit Jamie Caroline 2017 at Knockhill Racing Circuit.jpg
Jamie Caroline 2017 at Knockhill Racing Circuit

Formula 4

In 2016, Caroline graduated to British F4, competing in four rounds with Jarum Racing before switching to Fortec Motorsports for the remainder of the season. [4] [5] There he claimed a victory and finished 10th overall. Caroline remained in the series for 2017, partnering with Carlin. He became the first driver to claim a race weekend grand slam in the British F4 series' history. [6] [7]

On 30 September 2017 Caroline won the British Formula 4 title at Brands Hatch. [8]

USF2000 National Championship

After initially announcing a sabbatical year due to a lack of funds, he then moved to the U.S. F2000 National Championship for 2018, driving for BN Racing. [9] He finished 25th in the standings after only competing at the opening 2 rounds of the championship.

Formula 3

In October 2016, Caroline contested the BRDC British F3 Autumn Trophy with Douglas Motorsport alongside ADAC F4 champion Joey Mawson. [10] He achieved a podium and finished fifth in the overall standings. He returned to the series in 2018 at the Spa round, driving for Carlin. [11] In 2019, he competed in the final round of the F3 Asian Winter Series for BlackArts Racing. [12]

British GT

In 2019, Jamie Caroline entered the Brands Hatch round of the British GT Championship, driving for HHC Motorsport with Ruben Del Sarte. [13]

For the 2020 season, Caroline was entered in TF Sport's GT4 squad, partnered with ex-Carrera Cup driver Dan Vaughan. [14] They finished the season as champions of the GT4 category.

For the 2021 season, Caroline entered the last two rounds of British GT with Speedworks motorsport partnered with John Ferguson in the Toyota Gazoo Racing GR Supra GT4 qualifying second at Oulton park to Darren turner in his first outing in the car then scoring pole by half a second over Sennan fielding at Donington Park.

GT4 European Series

For the 2021 season, Caroline entered the 2021 GT4 European Series, alongside Jean-Luc D'Auria, competing for Trivellato Racing by Villorba Corse in which he did not complete the full season. [15]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2014 Ginetta Junior Championship TCR 2020553206th
Ginetta Junior Winter Series HHC Motorsport443341441st
2015 Ginetta Junior Championship HHC Motorsport201014124731st
2016 F4 British Championship Jamun Racing12001418110th
Fortec Motorsports 181011
BRDC British Formula 3 Autumn Trophy Douglas Motorsport30001525th
2017 F4 British Championship Carlin 301046164421st
2018 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Carlin 9211416413th
U.S. F2000 National Championship BN Racing 400004025th
2019 British GT Championship - GT4 HHC Motorsport100000NC
2020 British GT Championship - GT4 TF Sport 910271701st
2021 GT4 European Series - Silver Trivellato Racing by Villorba Corse800002716th
British GT Championship - GT4 Toyota Gazoo Racing UK 30101515th
2022 British GT Championship - GT3 Ram Racing 300002.530th

Complete F4 British Championship results

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

YearTeam12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031DCPoints
2016 Jamun Racing BRH
1
6		 BRH
2
2		 BRH
3
12		 DON
1
8		 DON
2
5		 DON
3
7		 THR
1
10		 THR
2
2		 THR
3
Ret		 OUL
1
3		 OUL
2
Ret		 OUL
3
3		10th181
Fortec Motorsports CRO
1
5		 CRO
2
Ret		 CRO
3
8		 SNE
1
Ret		 SNE
2
7		 SNE
3
Ret		 KNO
1
4		 KNO
2
13		 KNO
3
8		 ROC
1
4		 ROC
2
4		 ROC
3
14		 SIL
1
12		 SIL
2
9		 SIL
3
14		 BRH
1
7		 BRH
2
1		 BRH
3
9
2017 Carlin BRH
1
1		 BRH
2
5		 BRH
3
1		 DON
1
1		 DON
2
1		 DON
3
15		 THR
1
1		 THR
2
1		 THR
3
1		 OUL
1
1		 OUL
2
Ret		 OUL
3
C		 CRO
1
4		 CRO
2
7		 CRO
3
5		 SNE
1
8		 SNE
2
1		 SNE
3
7		 KNO
1
2		 KNO
2
1		 KNO
3
6		 KNO
4
5		 ROC
1
3		 ROC
2
Ret		 ROC
3
3		 SIL
1
4		 SIL
2
2		 SIL
3
2		 BRH
1
8		 BRH
2
2		 BRH
3
6		1st442

Complete U.S. F2000 National Championship results

YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints
2018 BN Racing STP
24		 STP
4		 IMS
4		 IMS
24		 LOR ROA ROA TOR TOR MDO MDO MDO POR POR 25th40

Complete British GT Championship results

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

YearTeamCarClass123456789DCPoints
2019 HHC Motorsport McLaren 570S GT4 GT4 OUL
1
OUL
2
SNE
1
SNE
2
SIL
1
DON
1
SPA
1
BRH
1
Ret		 DON
1
NC0
2020 TF Sport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 GT4 OUL
1
16		 OUL
2
11		 DON
1
14		 DON
2
16		 BRH
1
18		 DON
1
17		 SNE
1
13		 SNE
2
13		 SIL
1
19		1st170
2021 Toyota Gazoo Racing UK Toyota GR Supra GT4 GT4 BRH
1 		SIL
1 		DON
1 		SPA
1 		SNE
1 		SNE
2 		OUL
1
18		 OUL
2
18		 DON
1
NC		15th5
2022 Ram Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo GT3 OUL
1
10		 OUL
2
Ret		 SIL
1
14		 DON
1 		SNE
1 		SNE
2 		SPA
1 		BRH
1 		DON
1 		30th2.5

† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed 90% race distance.

Complete GT4 European Series Results

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

YearTeamCarClass123456789101112DCPoints
2021 Trivellato Racing By Villorba Corse Mercedes-AMG GT4 GT4 MZA
1
Ret		 MZA
2 		LEC
1
LEC
2
ZAN
1
ZAN
2
SPA
1
SPA
2
NUR
1
NUR
2
CAT
1
CAT
2
NC0

† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed 90% race distance.

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References

  1. ↑ "Jamie Caroline Commits To Ginetta Junior Championship". 8 January 2014. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Jamie Caroline Crowned Provisional Ginetta Junior Champion". 11 October 2015. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  3. ↑ Hocking, Ben. "The Late Braking Interview: Jamie Caroline". Drivetribe. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Caroline to contest Ford MSA Formula in 2016 with Jamun Racing". 10 February 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Jamie Caroline and Fortec Motorsports join forces!". 8 June 2016. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "Jamie Caroline Officially Signs for Carlin for 2017 Title Tilt". 15 March 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Caroline wins again to make history with British F4 race weekend grand slam". 7 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  8. ↑ "DRIVER NEWS: Jamie Caroline and Pirtek Racing secure British F4 title | British F4". fiaformula4.com. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  9. ↑ Jackson, Connor (5 March 2018). "Jamie Caroline Jumps to US F2000 for 2018 Assault". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "Jamie Caroline to enter Autumn Trophy with Douglas Motorsport". 25 October 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  11. ↑ "Jamie Caroline confirmed at Carlin for British F3 at Spa". Racecar. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  12. ↑ Whitfield, Steve (14 February 2019). "Jamie Caroline to make racing return in Asian F3 Winter Series". Formula Scout. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  13. ↑ "Jamie Caroline". British GT Championship. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  14. ↑ "British GT reveals capacity 35-car full-season entry at Media Day". britishgt.com. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  15. ↑ "47 cars for GT4 European Series Monza Season Opener". dailysportscar.com. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
James Kellett
 Ginetta Junior Winter Series
champion
2014 		Succeeded by
Stuart Middleton
Preceded by Ginetta Junior Championship
champion
2015 		Succeeded by
Will Tregurtha
Preceded by F4 British Championship
champion
2017 		Succeeded by
Kiern Jewiss
Preceded by
Ash Hand
Tom Canning
 British GT Championship
GT4 Champion
2020
With: Daniel Vaughan 		Succeeded by
Will Burns
Gus Burton
Preceded by
Ash Hand
Tom Canning
 British GT Championship
GT4 Silver Champion
2020
With: Daniel Vaughan 		Succeeded by
Will Burns
Gus Burton
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