Spike Goddard

Richard Goddard
Richard Goddard
	Richard Goddard (#15) & Patrick Dempsey (#911), in Porsche Supercup, Spa 2015.
Nationality	Australian
Born	17 August 1992 (age 32); Johnstown, United States
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Middle East - Pro career
Debut season	2017
Current team	FFF Racing Team by ACM
Racing licence	FIA Silver
Previous series
2015 ; 2013-14; 2013 ; 2012 ; 2011 ; 2010	Porsche Supercup ; FIA European Formula 3 ; Toyota Racing Series ; British F3 Rookie Class ; British Formula Ford ; Formula Ford Victoria
Championship titles
2012	British F3 Rookie Class

Last updated February 22, 2025

Richard "Spike" Goddard (born 17 August 1992) is an Australian racing driver.

Career

Karting

Goddard began his racing career in karting at the age of fourteen and raced in his native Australia.^[1]

Formula Ford

In 2009, he graduated to single–seaters into the Australian Formula Ford NSW Series, competing in the final three races.^[1] For the next year, Goddard also competed in Formula Ford Victoria series in Australia. He finished this championship on the third place.^[2]

Goddard decided to move in United Kingdom to contest in British Formula Ford Championship in 2011 with Jamun Racing.^[3] He had nineteen point-scoring finishes in 24 races and finally finished tenth.^[4]

Formula Three

In 2012, Goddard graduated to the Rookie Class of the British Formula 3 Championship, competing for ThreeBond with T-Sport.^[5] Fellow Australian racer Duvashen Padayachee was his only rival in this, because only Goddard and Padayachee raced the season full-time. The other four drivers competed in less than half the season. Goddard took the championship title with 49-point advantage on Padayachee.^[6]

Goddard will continue his collaboration for ThreeBond with T-Sport, competing in FIA European Formula Three Championship full-time in 2013.^[7]

Toyota Racing Series

Goddard participated in the Toyota Racing Series in early 2013 with M2 Competition.^{[ citation needed ]}

Formula One

Goddard test drove the 2014 Force India F1 car on the second day of the post season test at Yas Marina Circuit, in Abu Dhabi. He had a "solid day's running"^[8]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2010	Formula Ford Victoria	Anglo Australian Motorsport	?	?	?	?	?	?	3rd
2011	British Formula Ford	Jamun Racing	23	0	0	0	0	246	10th
	Formula Ford EuroCup		11	0	0	0	0	N/A	N/A
	Formula Ford Festival		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	15th
2012	British Formula 3 International Series - Rookie	ThreeBond with T-Sport	28	12	11	14	23	427	1st
	FIA Formula 3 European Championship		8	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	Masters of Formula 3		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	17th
2013	Toyota Racing Series	M2 Competition	15	0	0	0	0	262	17th
	FIA Formula 3 European Championship	ThreeBond with T-Sport	30	0	0	0	0	0	31st
	British Formula 3 International Series		3	0	0	0	1	14	12th
	Masters of Formula 3		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	14th
2014	FIA Formula 3 European Championship	ThreeBond with T-Sport	30	0	0	0	0	3	23rd
2014	Formula One	Force India	Test driver
2015	Porsche Supercup	MRS GT-Racing	10	0	0	0	0	21	16th
	Porsche Carrera Cup Germany - Class A	TECE MRS GT-Racing	17	0	0	0	0	22	17th
	Australian Carrera Cup Championship	Spike Racing	4	0	0	0	0	44	27th
2017	Lamborghini Super Trofeo Middle East - Pro	FFF Racing Team by ACM	6	0	0	1	6	72 *	2nd *

^† Guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
^* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Engine	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	32	33	DC	Points
2012	ThreeBond with T-Sport	Mugen-Honda	HOC 1	HOC 2	PAU 1 17	PAU 2 20	BRH 1	BRH 2	RBR 1	RBR 2	NOR 1 17	NOR 2 17	SPA 1 28	SPA 2 24	NÜR 2 17	NÜR 3 11	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	VAL 1	VAL 2	HOC 1	HOC 2														NC†	0†
2013	ThreeBond with T-Sport	ThreeBond Nissan	MNZ 1 15	MNZ 2 24	MNZ 3 19	SIL 1 23	SIL 2 15	SIL 3 Ret	HOC 1 27	HOC 2 24	HOC 3 Ret	BRH 1 15	BRH 2 21	BRH 3 18	RBR 1 24	RBR 2 18	RBR 3 16	NOR 1 19	NOR 2 24	NOR 3 16	NÜR 1 21	NÜR 2 21	NÜR 3 Ret	ZAN 1 18	ZAN 2 18	ZAN 3 16	VAL 1 25	VAL 2 17	VAL 3 15	HOC 1 22	HOC 2 20	HOC 3 20				31st	0
2014	ThreeBond with T-Sport	NBE	SIL 1 14	SIL 2 Ret	SIL 3 21	HOC 1 10	HOC 2 24	HOC 3 12	PAU 1 9	PAU 2 Ret	PAU 3 Ret	HUN 1 16	HUN 2 23	HUN 3 22	SPA 1 12	SPA 2 15	SPA 3 22	NOR 1 17	NOR 2 Ret	NOR 3 14	MSC 1 WD	MSC 2 WD	MSC 3 WD	RBR 1 21	RBR 2 Ret	RBR 3 17	NÜR 1 19	NÜR 2 15	NÜR 3 17	IMO 1 15	IMO 2 18	IMO 3 19	HOC 1 20	HOC 2 21	HOC 3 12	23rd	3

^† Guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Porsche Supercup 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	DC	Points
2015	MRS GT-Racing	ESP 17	MON 15	AUT 15	GBR 12	HUN 15	BEL 16	BEL 24	ITA 13	ITA 15	USA C	USA 18	16th	21

References

1 2 "Richard "SPIKE" Goddard Career". spikegoddard.com. Spike Goddard. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
↑ "Formula Ford Victoria 2010". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
↑ "Malvern joins Jamun and aims for title". British Formula Ford Championship . Max Communications. 23 February 2011. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
↑ "Dunlop MSA Formula Ford Championship of Great Britain 2011". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
↑ Anderson, Ben (27 November 2011). "Richard 'Spike' Goddard graduates to British Formula 3 with T-Sport". Autosport . Haymarket Publications . Retrieved 27 November 2011.
↑ Carter, Nick (30 September 2012). "Dramatic sprint race sets up F3 finale thriller". British Formula 3 Championship . Stéphane Ratel Organisation . Retrieved 8 March 2013. The National class went the way of Hywel Lloyd and CF Racing for the second race in succession, the Welshman finishing ahead of new National champion Spike Goddard by four-tenths of a second.
↑ O'Leary, Jamie (1 February 2013). "Spike Goddard to race in 2013 Formula 3 European Championship". Autosport . Haymarket . Retrieved 1 February 2013.
↑ http://www.foxsports.com.au/motor-sport/formula-one/spike-goddard-enjoys-first-f1-test-in-abu-dhabi-logs-solid-days-running-with-force-india/story-e6frf3zl-1227136752317 Spike Goddard enjoys first F1 test in Abu Dhabi, logs solid day's running with Force India. Fox Sport News. Retrieved 27 November 2014

External links

Official website
Spike Goddard career summary at DriverDB.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Kotaro Sakurai	British Formula 3 Rookie Champion 2012	Succeeded by Sun Zheng

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[Career-1] 1 2 "Richard "SPIKE" Goddard Career". spikegoddard.com. Spike Goddard. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2013.

[2] "Formula Ford Victoria 2010". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 8 March 2013.

[3] "Malvern joins Jamun and aims for title". British Formula Ford Championship . Max Communications. 23 February 2011. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2013.

[4] "Dunlop MSA Formula Ford Championship of Great Britain 2011". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 8 March 2013.

[5] Anderson, Ben (27 November 2011). "Richard 'Spike' Goddard graduates to British Formula 3 with T-Sport". Autosport . Haymarket Publications . Retrieved 27 November 2011.

[6] Carter, Nick (30 September 2012). "Dramatic sprint race sets up F3 finale thriller". British Formula 3 Championship . Stéphane Ratel Organisation . Retrieved 8 March 2013. The National class went the way of Hywel Lloyd and CF Racing for the second race in succession, the Welshman finishing ahead of new National champion Spike Goddard by four-tenths of a second.

[7] O'Leary, Jamie (1 February 2013). "Spike Goddard to race in 2013 Formula 3 European Championship". Autosport . Haymarket . Retrieved 1 February 2013.

[8] ttp://www.foxsports.com.au/motor-sport/formula-one/spike-goddard-enjoys-first-f1-test-in-abu-dhabi-logs-solid-days-running-with-force-india/story-e6frf3zl-1227136752317 Spike Goddard enjoys first F1 test in Abu Dhabi, logs solid day's running with Force India. Fox Sport News. Retrieved 27 November 2014

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