Ollie Hancock

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Ollie Hancock
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (1987-08-25) 25 August 1987 (age 36)
Windsor, England
Related to Sam Hancock (brother)
European Le Mans Series career
Current team TF Sport
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Car number95
Starts250+
Wins50+
Poles20+
Fastest laps50+
Best finish1st in 2008
Previous series
FIA World Endurance Series

IMSA European Le Mans Series Asian Le Mans Series Michelin Le Mans Cup Blancpain Endurance Series British GT Championship

Contents

Formula Renault UK
FRUK Winter Series
Formula Renault BARC
Sports Racing Masters
World Sportscar Masters
Classic Formula Ford 2000
Classic FF2000 Winter Series
Championship titles
2008 Formula Renault BARC

Ollie Hancock (born 25 August 1987) is a British racing driver. Hancock is the son of historic racing driver Anthony Hancock, and the younger brother of sportscar racer Sam Hancock.

Career

Formula Ford

Hancock was born in Windsor, Berkshire, and began karting at the age of eight. He competed in five races before having to give up because of a shortage of funds. In the meantime, he rode motorcycles around the Hancock family home.[ citation needed ] He eventually moved into single-seaters in 2003, competing in the winter series of the Classic Formula Ford 2000 championship, campaigning a Van Diemen RF82. He would go on to win the championship.

Hancock moved up into the series full-time in 2004, and would finish up second overall, just a point behind the champion; achieving four pole positions, a win and ten podiums in the process. He did not acquire a sufficient budget for the 2005 racing season, but instead of sitting out the whole season, Hancock chose to improve his technical ability by taking the No. 2 mechanic role at the Formula Renault UK team Welch Motorsport, in the hope of returning to racing in 2006. He did return to the series in 2006 but again finished as runner-up, despite three wins, three poles and podiums in every race. [1]

Formula Renault

Hancock moved up to the Formula Renault BARC Championship for 2007, competing for Mark Burdett Motorsport. He finished as the best rookie driver in the championship, in third overall, with two pole positions and a win all coming at Silverstone. He continued in the series in 2008, and dominated the championship, wrapping up the title with a round to spare. Five wins, three poles and six fastest laps allowed him to sit out the Silverstone finale, as he already had a 44-point lead over closest challenger Johannes Seidlitz. [2] During the season, the British Racing Drivers' Club awarded him with a Rising Star invitation to that particular scheme. [3]

Hancock planned to graduate the main Formula Renault UK championship for the season finale at Brands Hatch, [4] but decided to focus on his 2009 campaign instead. He raced in the first twelve rounds of the championship, before encountering budgetary troubles. [5] His best finish was fourth in the second race at Donington Park. [6]

Formula Two

Hancock moved up to the FIA Formula Two Championship starting with the rounds at Oschersleben. He replaced the late Henry Surtees in the championship, but did not drive his No. 7 machine. [7] He instead competed in car number 44. [8] He finished 25th in the championship, with no points.

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2003Classic Formula Ford 2000 Winter Series3 ? ? ?1 ? ?
2003Monoposto Racing Club (1800 class)22 (class)2 (class)1 (class)2 (class)316th
2004Classic Formula Ford 2000 ?14 ?10 ?2nd
2006Classic Formula Ford 20001033 ?10 ?2nd
2007 Formula Renault BARC Mark Burdett Motorsport121214853rd
Sports Racing Masters10100 ? ?
World Sportscar Masters11011 ? ?
2008 Formula Renault BARC Apotex Scorpio Motorsport1052691301st
Formula Renault UK Winter Series 300004110th
2009 FIA Formula Two Championship MotorSport Vision 60000025th
Formula Renault UK Apotex Scorpio Motorsport1200006422nd

Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results

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

Year12345678910111213141516DCPoints
2009 VAL
1
VAL
2
BRN
1
BRN
2
SPA
1
SPA
2
BRH
1
BRH
2
DON
1
DON
2
OSC
1
10		 OSC
2
18		 IMO
1
Ret		 IMO
2
11		 CAT
1
18		 CAT
2
18		25th0

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2021 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg TF Sport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ross Gunn
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Hartshorne		 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GTE
Am		33235th8th

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References

  1. ↑ Sowman, Ian (13 October 2006). "Hancock wins FF2000 finale" (PDF). snappyracers.com. FF1600.co.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2009.[ dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Hancock Races To Title at Home Circuit". renaultsport.co.uk. Renaultsport UK. 7 September 2008. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
  3. ↑ "Ollie Hancock Named As A BRDC Rising Star". paddocktalk.com. PaddockTalk. 11 June 2008. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
  4. ↑ "Hancock To Make Formula Renault UK Graduation". paddocktalk.com. PaddockTalk. 13 September 2008. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
  5. ↑ "Tough call for Hancock". Basingstoke Gazette . Newsquest Media Group. 28 July 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
  6. ↑ "2009 Michelin Formula Renault UK Championship: Round 6 – Classification". tsl-timing.com. TSL Timing. 17 May 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
  7. ↑ Straw, Edd (24 August 2009). "Hancock to fill Surtees' F2 slot". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications . Retrieved 24 August 2009.
  8. ↑ "Ollie Hancock joins Formula Two". FIA Formula Two Championship. 24 August 2009. Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
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Champion
2008		Succeeded by
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