Matt Parry

Matt Parry
Nationality	British
Born	14 January 1994 Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales
GP3 Series career
Debut season	2015
Current team	Koiranen GP
Car no.	12
Starts	18
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	8th in 2015
Previous series
2013 2013 2012 2011	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

Matthew "Matt" Parry (born 14 January 1994) is a British racing driver who is part of the Caterham F1 driver development programme.^[1]

Career

Parry during Race 1 of the 2014 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season at Moscow Raceway.

Karting

Born in Cardiff, Parry entered karting in 2006, when he finished second in the Hoddesdon Kart Club Championship Minimax.^[2] His biggest success was in the last year of his karting career, winning the Super 1 National Rotax Max Junior championship in 2010.^[3]

Formula Ford & InterSteps

In 2011 Parry made his début in single-seaters, taking part in the British Formula Ford Championship with Fluid Motorsport.^[4] He finished eighth with eighteen point-scoring finishes in 24 races.^[5]

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.^[1][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 is again racing with Fortec Motorsports, with whom he raced 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 will make his GP3 debut with Koiranen GP alongside Jimmy Eriksson and Adderly Fong.

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
	Formula Renault 2.0 Alps		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

^† 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	ESP FEA 13	ESP SPR 9	AUT FEA 13	AUT SPR 7	GBR FEA 3	GBR SPR 5	HUN FEA 5	HUN SPR 3	BEL FEA Ret	BEL SPR Ret	ITA FEA DSQ	ITA SPR Ret	RUS FEA 7	RUS SPR Ret	BHR FEA 11	BHR SPR 3	ABU FEA 6	ABU SPR 24	8th	67

References

1. Allen, Peter (30 September 2012). "Caterham junior wins Intersteps title". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
2. "Hoddesdon Kart Club Championship Minimax 2006". driverdb.com (Driver Database). Retrieved 13 October 2013.
3. "Super 1 National Rotax Max Junior 2010". driverdb.com (Driver Database). Retrieved 13 October 2013.
4. "Kart star Parry chooses Fluid Van Diemen for title bid". British Formula Ford Championship (Max Communications). 2011-01-20. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
5. "Dunlop MSA Formula Ford Championship of Great Britain 2011". driverdb.com. Driver Database. 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.

External links

• Official website
• Matt Parry career summary at DriverDB.com