Jake Dennis
| Jake Dennis | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 British |
| Born | 16 June 1995 |
| GP3 Series career | |
| Debut season | 2016 |
| Current team | Arden International |
| Car no. | 9 |
| Best finish | TBA in 2016 |
| Previous series | |
| 2015-16 2013 2012 2011 2011 |
MRF Challenge FIA European Formula 3 Championship Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Formula Renault UK Finals Cup InterSteps Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2012 2011 |
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC InterSteps Championship |
| Awards | |
| 2012 | McLaren Autosport BRDC Award |
Jake Dennis (born 16 June 1995) is a British racing driver who lives in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. He currently competes in the FIA European Formula 3 Championship for Prema Powerteam.
Career
Karting
Dennis began his racing career in karting at the age of eight with Andy Cox Racing. In 2005 he clinched South West Cadet championship title. Following year he finished third in the Shenington Club Championship. In 2008 he received Racing Steps Foundation backing and graduated to KF3 category. in his first year he became British champion in KF3. By 2010 he claimed MSA Super 1 British Junior Championship and the CIK-FIA U18 World Championship.[1]
InterSteps & Formula Renault
In 2011 Dennis made his début in single-seaters taking part in the new-for-2011 InterSteps championship for Fortec Motorsport, dominated in the championship and won the title with eight wins.[2] Also he raced for Fortec in off-season Formula Renault UK Finals Series, finishing 19th in the standings with just three point-scoring finishes.[3]
Dennis continued his collaboration with Fortec for Formula Renault 2.0 NEC (initially in British Formula Renault Championship but the championship was closed due to lack of entries) and Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0.[4][5]
Dennis was nominated for the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award due to his performances in the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC series,[6] Jake then went on to win the prestigious award, and became the youngest ever participant at only 17 years of age.
In 2014 he joined Carlin Motorsport to compete in the FIA European Formula 3 Championship, where he has collected multiple podiums.
GP3 Series
In December 2015, it was announced that Dennis will compete in the series with Arden International.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | InterSteps Championship | Fortec Motorsports | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 539 | 1st |
| Formula Renault UK Finals Series | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 19th | ||
| 2012 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | Fortec Motorsports | 20 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 376 | 1st |
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12th | ||
| 2013 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Fortec Motorsports | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 130 | 4th |
| Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 31st | ||
| Pau Formula Renault 2.0 Trophy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd | ||
| 2014 | FIA European Formula 3 Championship | Carlin | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 174 | 9th |
| 2015 | FIA European Formula 3 Championship | Prema Powerteam | 33 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 375 | 3rd |
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 9th | ||
| 2015-16 | MRF Challenge Formula 2000 | MRF Challenge | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 9th |
Complete FIA European Formula 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Carlin | Volkswagen | SIL 1 17 |
SIL 2 17 |
SIL 3 Ret |
HOC 1 7 |
HOC 2 10 |
HOC 3 6 |
PAU 1 4 |
PAU 2 3 |
PAU 3 4 |
HUN 1 11 |
HUN 2 17 |
HUN 3 9 |
SPA 1 3 |
SPA 2 6 |
SPA 3 7 |
NOR 1 5 |
NOR 2 4 |
NOR 3 Ret |
MSC 1 15 |
MSC 2 6 |
MSC 3 4 |
RBR 1 3 |
RBR 2 18† |
RBR 3 5 |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 Ret |
NÜR 3 9 |
IMO 1 7 |
IMO 2 7 |
IMO 3 7 |
HOC 1 15 |
HOC 2 12 |
HOC 3 11 |
9th | 174 |
| 2015 | Prema Powerteam | Mercedes | SIL 1 3 |
SIL 2 Ret |
SIL 3 3 |
HOC 1 4 |
HOC 2 15 |
HOC 3 8 |
PAU 1 1 |
PAU 2 1 |
PAU 3 23 |
MNZ 1 3 |
MNZ 2 2 |
MNZ 3 2 |
SPA 1 5 |
SPA 2 1 |
SPA 3 1 |
NOR 1 Ret |
NOR 2 Ret |
NOR 3 11 |
ZAN 1 Ret |
ZAN 2 3 |
ZAN 3 4 |
RBR 1 1 |
RBR 2 8 |
RBR 3 7 |
ALG 1 1 |
ALG 2 2 |
ALG 3 2 |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 4 |
NÜR 3 4 |
HOC 1 2 |
HOC 2 2 |
HOC 3 7 |
3rd | 375 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
References
- ↑ "Jake Dennis". racingsteps.co.uk. Racing Steps Foundation. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ↑ "InterSteps Championship 2011". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ↑ "ENTRY LIST". British Formula Renault Championship (Facebook). 2 November 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ↑ Paice, Simon (29 March 2012). "Fortec four confirm NEC switch". The Checkered Flag (BlackEagleMedia Network). Retrieved 29 March 2012.
- ↑ "Spa-Francorchamps: Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, Collective Test 1" (PDF). World Series by Renault Timing. Alkamel Systems;Renault Sport. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ↑ "McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC Award nominees 2012 announced". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). 27 September 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jake Dennis. |
- Profile on Racing Steps Foundation site
- Jake Dennis career summary at DriverDB.com
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Inaugural |
Intersteps Champion 2011 |
Succeeded by Matt Parry |
| Preceded by Carlos Sainz Jr. |
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Champion 2012 |
Succeeded by Matt Parry |
| Awards | ||
| Preceded by Oliver Rowland |
McLaren Autosport BRDC Award 2012 |
Succeeded by Matt Parry |
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