Josh Irfan

Josh Irfan
Irfan at the Hungaroring in 2024
Nationality	United Kingdom
Born	(2008-02-21) 21 February 2008 (age 17) London, United Kingdom
GB3 Championship career
Debut season	2024
Current team	JHR Developments
Car number	12
Starts	5
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Previous series
2023	F4 British Championship

Coskun "Josh" Irfan (born 21 February 2008) is a British racing driver from London. He won twice in his debut season of racing in the 2023 F4 British Championship, driving for Rodin Carlin. He currently drives for JHR Developments in the 2024 GB3 Championship. ^[1]

Career

Karting

Irfan had a successful karting career, and he competed in competitions all over Europe, for example numerous competitions run by the WSK, the European Championship and the Karting World Championship. ^[2]

Formula 4

In January 2023, Irfan announced that he would be driving in British F4 for Rodin Carlin. ^[3] Irfan made his racing debut at Donnington Park in April, finishing 7th in his first race. Irfan would go on to score two victories, the first one at Silverstone and the second one in the reverse-grid race during the season finale at Brands Hatch GP. ^{[4] [5]} He finished 12th in the drivers' championship, and third in the rookie standings.

GB3 Championship

On 8 February 2024, it was confirmed that Irfan would join JHR Developments for the upcoming GB3 Championship. ^[6] He is the second youngest driver in the championship to compete, only three months older than the American, Nikita Johnson, who has to sit out of the first two rounds because he hasn't passed his 16th birthday. ^[7] He made his debut at the tricky track that is Oulton Park, and he had a tough weekend, scoring points just once in three races. ^[8] In spite of this, Irfan turned the situation around and secured his first podium in the Hungaroring round in June. ^[9]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Team	Position
2017	WSK Final Cup - 60 Mini	Energy Corse	16th
2018	WSK Champions Cup - 60 Mini	Tony Kart	29th
	WSK Super Master Series - 60 Mini		10th
	South Garda Winter Cup - Mini Rok	Parolin Motorsport	13th
	Trofeo Andrea Margutti - 60 Mini		1st
	WSK Open Cup - 60 Mini		18th
	WSK Final Cup - 60 Mini		5th
2019	WSK Champions Cup - 60 Mini	Parolin Motorsport	34th
	WSK Super Master Series - 60 Mini		7th
	South Garda Winter Cup - Mini Rok		3rd
	WSK Euro Series - 60 Mini	Tony Kart	28th
2020	WSK Champions Cup - OKJ	Kosmic Kart	7th
	WSK Super Master Series - OKJ		11th
	South Garda Winter Cup - OKJ		23rd
	WSK Euro Series - OKJ		6th
	Champions of the Future - OKJ		16th
	CIK-FIA European Championship - OKJ		30th
	CIK-FIA World Championship - OKJ		11th
	WSK Open Cup - OKJ		20th
2021	WSK Champions Cup - OKJ	Kart Republic	20th
	WSK Super Master Series - OKJ		16th
	WSK Euro Series - OKJ		14th
	Champions of the Future - OKJ		35th
	CIK-FIA European Championship - OKJ		25th
	Deutsche Kart Meisterschaft - OKJ		29th
	WSK Open Cup - OKJ		9th
	CIK-FIA World Championship - OKJ		57th
	South Garda Winter Cup - OKJ	Parolin Motorsport	10th
	WSK Final Cup - OKJ		31st
2022	WSK Champions Cup - OK	Parolin Motorsport	3rd
	WSK Super Master Series - OK		34th
	Champions of the Future Winter Series - OK		23rd
	Champions of the Future - OK		40th
	CIK-FIA European Championship - OK	Tony Kart	41st
	WSK Euro Series - OK		34th
Sources: [2] [10]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2023	F4 British Championship	Rodin Carlin	30	2	0	0	3	105	12th
	GB4 Championship	Elite Motorsport	9	0	0	0	1	117	13th
	Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round	Xcel Motorsport	2	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC
2024	GB3 Championship	JHR Developments	23	0	0	0	1	138	16th

Complete F4 British Championship results

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	DC	Points
2023	Rodin Carlin	DPN 1 7	DPN 2 7	DPN 3 13	BHI 1 Ret	BHI 2 154	BHI 3 14	SNE 1 C	SNE 2 Ret	SNE 3 Ret	THR 1 11	THR 2 81	THR 3 13	OUL 1 19	OUL 2 32	OUL 3 13	SIL 1 1	SIL 2 132	SIL 3 11	CRO 1 4	CRO 2 115	CRO 3 5	KNO 1 12	KNO 2 71	KNO 3 17	DPGP 1 15	DPGP 2 7	DPGP 3 Ret	DPGP 4 Ret	BHGP 1 12	BHGP 2 11	BHGP 3 16	12th	105

Complete GB4 Championship 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	21	22	DC	Points
2023	Elite Motorsport	OUL 1 5	OUL 2 3	OUL 3 44	SIL1 1	SIL1 2	SIL1 3	DON1 1	DON1 2 6	DON1 3 Ret	DON1 4 10	SNE 1	SNE 2	SNE 3	SIL2 1	SIL2 2	SIL2 3 C	BRH 1 5	BRH 2 7	BRH 3 Ret	DON2 1	DON2 2	DON2 3	13th	117

Complete GB3 Championship results

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	DC	Points
2024	JHR Developments	OUL 1 13	OUL 2 Ret	OUL 3 18	SIL1 1 12	SIL1 2 10	SIL1 3 C	SPA 1 11	SPA 2 18	SPA 3 Ret	HUN 1 11	HUN 2 11	HUN 3 2	ZAN 1 15	ZAN 2 9	ZAN 3 8	SIL2 1 15	SIL2 2 21	SIL2 3 19	DON 1 15	DON 2 16	DON 3 21	BRH 1 13	BRH 2 14	BRH 3 162	16th	138

^* Season still in progress.

References

1. "Josh Irfan". www.gb-3.net. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
2. "Irfan Coskun". Kartcom. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
3. Wood, Ida (2023-01-19). "Carlin adds karter Josh Irfan to British F4 line-up". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
4. Waring, Bethonie (2023-06-24). "Irfan takes maiden British F4 victory at Silverstone". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
5. Waring, Bethonie (2023-10-08). "Irfan wins as British F4 title fight goes down to the wire". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
6. Whitfield, Steve (2024-02-08). "Josh Irfan steps up to GB3 with JHR Developments". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
7. Wood, Ida (2024-02-21). "Nikita Johnson confirms GB3 programme alongside USFP2000 for 2024". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
8. Whitfield, Steve (2024-03-30). "Rodin's Louis Sharp wins on GB3 debut". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
9. Whitfield, Steve (2024-06-23). "Rodin's Arthur Rogeon wins final GB3 race of the weekend in Hungary". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
10. "Driver: Josh Irfan | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-07-07.