Matt Parry

Matt Parry
Matt Parry
Nationality	British
Born	14 January 1994 (age 30); Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup career
Debut season	2017
Current team	GT SPORT MOTUL Team RJN
Racing licence	FIA Gold
Car number	23
Starts	36
Wins	1
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	8th in 2015
Previous series
2013 ; 2013 ; 2012; 2011	GP3 Series ; Formula Renault 2.0 NEC ; Formula Renault 2.0 Alps ; InterSteps Championship; Formula Ford UK
Championship titles
2013 ; 2012	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC ; InterSteps Championship
Awards
2013	McLaren Autosport BRDC Award

Last updated November 28, 2024

Matthew Parry (born 14 January 1994) is a British former racing driver.

Career

Karting

Born in Cardiff, Parry entered karting in 2006, when he finished second in the Hoddesdon Kart Club Championship Minimax.^[1] His biggest success was in the last year of his karting career, winning the Super 1 National Rotax Max Junior championship in 2010.^[2]

Formula Ford & InterSteps

In 2011 Parry made his début in single-seaters, taking part in the British Formula Ford Championship with Fluid Motorsport.^[3] He finished eighth with eighteen point-scoring finishes in 24 races.^[4]

For 2012, he decided to switch to the InterSteps championship for Fortec Motorsports. He took thirteen wins and a total of 21 podiums in 23 races on his way to the championship title.^[5]^[6]

Formula Renault

Parry continued his collaboration with Fortec for the 2013 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC season.^[7] He won five races during the season to take the championship title, taking four further podium finishes.^[8] His performances earned him a nomination for the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award for the first time.^[9] On 1 December 2013, after the evaluation tests held at Silverstone, Parry was named as the winner of the award, taking the £100,000 cash prize and a Formula One test with McLaren.^[10]

In 2014, Parry continued racing in Formula Renault, this time competing in Formula Renault Eurocup. He again raced with Fortec Motorsports, with whom he competed for in 2012 and 2013. He continued to race as part of the Caterham Racing Academy, of which he has been part since 2011.

GP3 Series

In 2015, Parry made his GP3 debut with Koiranen GP alongside Jimmy Eriksson and Adderly Fong.

In July 2016, Parry won his first race at the Hungaroring in Hungary after starting from second place on the grid. He had a good weekend overall, topping Friday practice and almost being on pole until he was pipped by Nyck de Vries. In the second race the following morning Parry crossed the line in P6, later to finish P5 as fellow GP3 driver Jack Aitken got a 5-second penalty for causing a collision with Parry's teammate Ralph Boschung.

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	FLaps	Podiums	Points	Position
2011	British Formula Ford Championship	Fluid Motorsport	24	0	0	1	0	291	8th
	Formula Ford EuroCup		11	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC
	Formula Ford Festival		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	9th
2012	InterSteps Championship	Fortec Motorsports	23	13	13	10	21	649	1st
2013	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC	Fortec Motorsports	16	5	3	3	9	289	1st
	Pau Formula Renault 2.0 Trophy		1	0	1	0	0	N/A	5th
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0		2	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	Formula Renault 2.0 Alps	Koiranen GP	2	0	0	0	1	0	NC†
2014	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	Fortec Motorsports	14	0	0	0	1	59	11th
2014	Formula Renault 2.0 Alps	Fortec Motorsports	6	0	0	0	1	N/A	NC†
2015	GP3 Series	Koiranen GP	18	0	0	0	3	67	8th
2016	GP3 Series	Koiranen GP	18	1	0	0	2	82	9th
2017	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	Motul Team RJN Motorsport	5	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2017	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Motul Team RJN Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2018	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	GT SPORT MOTUL Team RJN	5	0	0	0	0	21	22nd
2019	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	R-Motorsport	5	0	0	0	0	1	34th

^† As Parry was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series 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	Pos	Points
2013	Koiranen GP	VLL 1	VLL 2	IMO1 1	IMO1 2	SPA 1	SPA 2	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	MIS 1	MIS 2	MUG 1	MUG 2	IMO2 1 3	IMO2 2 15	NC†	0
2014	Fortec Motorsports	IMO 1 9	IMO 2 25	PAU 1	PAU 2	RBR 1	RBR 2	SPA 1	SPA 2	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	MUG 1 11	MUG 2 13	JER 1 4	JER 2 3	NC†	0

† As Parry was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points

Complete GP3 Series 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	Pos	Points
2015	Koiranen GP	CAT FEA 13	CAT SPR 9	RBR FEA 13	RBR SPR 7	SIL FEA 3	SIL SPR 5	HUN FEA 5	HUN SPR 3	SPA FEA Ret	SPA SPR Ret	MNZ FEA DSQ	MNZ SPR Ret	SOC FEA 7	SOC SPR Ret	BHR FEA 11	BHR SPR 3	YMC FEA 6	YMC SPR 24	8th	67
2016	Koiranen GP	CAT FEA 12	CAT SPR 20	RBR FEA 6	RBR SPR 7	SIL FEA 4	SIL SPR 16	HUN FEA 1	HUN SPR 5	HOC FEA 3	HOC SPR 7	SPA FEA Ret	SPA SPR Ret	MNZ FEA 9	MNZ SPR 17	SEP FEA 9	SEP SPR 4	YMC FEA Ret	YMC SPR 12	9th	82

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References

↑ "Hoddesdon Kart Club Championship Minimax 2006". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
↑ "Super 1 National Rotax Max Junior 2010". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
↑ "Kart star Parry chooses Fluid Van Diemen for title bid". British Formula Ford Championship . Max Communications. 20 January 2011. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
↑ "Dunlop MSA Formula Ford Championship of Great Britain 2011". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
↑ Allen, Peter (30 September 2012). "Caterham junior wins Intersteps title". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
↑ "InterSteps Championship 2012". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
↑ Allen, Peter (26 January 2013). "Matt Parry joins Fortec's FR2.0 NEC squad". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
↑ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (12 October 2013). "Third victory for Rowland as Parry secures title". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
↑ "McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC Award 2013 nominees announced". Autosport . Haymarket Publications. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
↑ Mitchell, Scott (1 December 2013). "AUTOSPORT Awards 2013: Matt Parry wins McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC Award". Autosport . Haymarket Publications . Retrieved 1 December 2013.

External links

Official website
Matt Parry career summary at DriverDB.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Jake Dennis	Intersteps Champion 2012	Succeeded by None (Series ended)
Preceded by Jake Dennis	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Champion 2013	Succeeded by Ben Barnicoat
Awards
Preceded by Jake Dennis	McLaren Autosport BRDC Award 2013	Succeeded by George Russell

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[1] "Hoddesdon Kart Club Championship Minimax 2006". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 13 October 2013.

[2] "Super 1 National Rotax Max Junior 2010". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 13 October 2013.

[3] "Kart star Parry chooses Fluid Van Diemen for title bid". British Formula Ford Championship . Max Communications. 20 January 2011. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.

[4] "Dunlop MSA Formula Ford Championship of Great Britain 2011". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 13 October 2013.

[InterSteps-5] Allen, Peter (30 September 2012). "Caterham junior wins Intersteps title". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 13 October 2013.

[6] "InterSteps Championship 2012". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 13 October 2013.

[7] Allen, Peter (26 January 2013). "Matt Parry joins Fortec's FR2.0 NEC squad". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 30 January 2013.

[8] Khorounzhiy, Valentin (12 October 2013). "Third victory for Rowland as Parry secures title". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 13 October 2013.

[9] "McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC Award 2013 nominees announced". Autosport . Haymarket Publications. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.

[10] Mitchell, Scott (1 December 2013). "AUTOSPORT Awards 2013: Matt Parry wins McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC Award". Autosport . Haymarket Publications . Retrieved 1 December 2013.

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