Adrian Rodney Quaife-Hobbs (born 3 February 1991) is a British former racing driver, notable for being the youngest driver to win the T Cars championship and the youngest ever winner of a MSA-sanctioned car racing series.
| Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 3 February 1991 Pembury, United Kingdom |
| Related to | Phil Quaife (cousin) |
| Blancpain Endurance Series career | |
| Debut season | 2015 |
| Current team | Von Ryan Racing |
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold |
| Car number | 59 |
| Previous series | |
| 2013–14 2012 2010–11 2010 2008 2008 2007, 2009 2007–09 2007 2005–06 2005 | GP2 Series Auto GP World Series GP3 Series Formula 3 Euro Series Portuguese FR2.0 W. Series Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula BMW UK T Cars T Cars Autumn Trophy |
| Championship titles | |
| 2012 2005 2005 | Auto GP World Series T Cars T Cars Autumn Trophy |
| Awards | |
| 2007 2006 | MSA British Race Elite BRDC Rising Star Award |
Career
editEarly career
editQuaife-Hobbs was born in Pembury. He began his career in 2002, racing in the Honda cadets category, winning four races in his first season and coming second in the Formula 6 Championship. 2003 saw Quaife-Hobbs move up to the more powerful Mini Max category where he took several podium finishes and a race victory. Quaife-Hobbs continued racing in the Mini Max series for 2004, winning the Bayford Meadows Championship. At the age of 14, Quaife-Hobbs moved up to the T Cars category where he won both the main T Cars Championship title, becoming the youngest Champion in the series' history at 14 years 8 months old, and winning the Autumn Trophy title as well. In 2006 Quaife-Hobbs competed in the first few T-car races and got a double win in the opening rounds and also won his last race at Rockingham before deciding to focus on a 2007 campaign in Formula BMW. 2006 also saw Quaife-Hobbs win the British Racing Drivers' Club's Rising Star Award, becoming the youngest driver to receive the award at the age of fifteen.[1]
Formula BMW
editFor 2007, Quaife-Hobbs was promoted to the Formula BMW class, running in its UK series, racing for the current Champions Fortec Motorsport. The young Brit established himself in the first meeting of the championship at Brands Hatch, coming eleventh on his debut and running in third for a majority of the second race before tyre issues forced him to yield the final podium place to Valle Mäkelä, the winner of race one. Quaife-Hobbs finished his debut season tenth in the Drivers' Championship with 405 points.
Formula Renault
editFollowing the closure of the 2007 FBMW UK season, Quaife-Hobbs decided to enter the Formula Renault Eurocup with BVM Minardi to gain experience in the Formula Renault cars. He did well on his debut, despite retiring in the first race, he finished eighth in the second from thirteenth position, enough to earn him three points. Quaife-Hobbs also competed in two Formula Renault NEC races with Motopark Academy and at Spa, he got his first Formula Renault podium in only his third event. 2007 also saw Quaife-Hobbs win a place on the prestigious MSA British Race Elite scheme run by David Brabham.
Quaife-Hobbs entered the Eurocup for a full season in 2008 as well as the Italian championship, both with the BVM Minardi team in which he finished fourth. He returned to Motopark Academy for 2009 campaigns in the Eurocup and Northern European Cup, finishing fourth in both series.
Formula Three
edit Quaife-Hobbs stepped up into the Formula 3 Euro Series for the 2010 season, staying with Motopark Academy for his graduation into the series.[2] He earned points in first races of the Circuit Paul Ricard and Hockenheim meetings, finishing sixth[3] and fifth[4] respectively.
GP3 Series
editAfter the Euro Series opener, Quaife-Hobbs elected to concentrate on the new-for-2010 GP3 Series, signing a contract with Manor Racing.[5] At Spa he secured his first podium.[6] He finished in fifteenth position in the championship standings.[7]
Quaife-Hobbs stayed in GP3 for 2011 with Manor. He achieved his first win at Valencia.[8] At the end of the season he improved to fifth position in the drivers' championship, and as he finished as the best-placed Marussia Manor driver in the championship, he received a Formula One test with Marussia Virgin Racing.[9]
Auto GP World Series
editIn 2012 Quaife-Hobbs graduated to the Auto GP World Series, competing for Super Nova International. Since the start of the season, he has taken victory in Monza and Valencia, notching up two pole positions, five podium finishes from six rounds and currently leads the series by 29 points.[10]
He went on to take every pole bar one throughout the season, and took the championship.
GP2 Series
editFor 2013 Quaife-Hobbs was signed to race for MP Motorsport in the GP2 Series. The highlight of the first half of the season was a second place at Monaco, before he switched to Hilmer Motorsport from Hungary onwards. Following a second podium in Belgium, Quaife-Hobbs scored his maiden GP2 victory at Monza in the sprint race. He finished the season 13th overall, with a total of 56 points and one win.
For 2014, Quaife-Hobbs remained in GP2, but drove for the Rapax Team alongside Simon Trummer.[11] For the second season in a row he finished the year in 13th position in the championship standings.
GT3
editFor the 2015 season, Quaife-Hobbs moved into endurance racing with the Von Ryan Racing team. He contested selected rounds of the Blancpain Endurance Series and British GT Championship, driving a McLaren 650S in the GT3 class. On his début in the British series, Quaife-Hobbs and his co-driver, Gilles Vannelet, took victory in the Silverstone 500.[12]
Racing record
editCareer summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | T Cars | PR Motorsport | 17 | 8 | 2 | ? | 10 | 284 | 1st |
| T Cars Autumn Trophy | 7 | 6 | 7 | ? | 7 | 138 | 1st | ||
| 2006 | T Cars | PR Motorsport | 10 | 3 | 3 | ? | 7 | 68 | 9th |
| 2007 | Formula BMW UK | Fortec Motorsport | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 405 | 10th |
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | BVM Minardi | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23rd | |
| Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | Motopark Academy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 18th | |
| 2008 | Italian Formula Renault 2.0 | BVM Minardi | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 250 | 4th |
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25th | ||
| Portugal Winter Series FR2.0 | Motopark Academy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6th | |
| 2009 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | Motopark Academy | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 229 | 4th |
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 83 | 4th | ||
| 2010 | Formula 3 Euro Series | Motopark Academy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13th |
| GP3 Series | Manor Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 15th | |
| 2011 | GP3 Series | Manor Racing | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 5th |
| Formula One | Virgin Racing | Test driver | |||||||
| 2012 | Auto GP World Series | Super Nova International | 14 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 221 | 1st |
| 2013 | GP2 Series | MP Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 13th |
| Hilmer Motorsport | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 2014 | GP2 Series | Rapax | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 13th |
| 2015 | Blancpain Endurance Series | Von Ryan Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20th |
| British GT Championship | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37.5 | 13th | ||
| 2016 | GT3 Le Mans Cup | FFF Racing Team by ACM | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 5th |
Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results
edit(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Motopark Academy | Dallara F308/099 | Volkswagen | LEC 1 6 |
LEC 2 9 |
HOC 1 5 |
HOC 2 7 |
VAL 1 |
VAL 2 |
NOR 1 |
NOR 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
OSC 1 |
OSC 2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
13th | 7 |
Complete GP3 Series results
edit(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Manor Racing | CAT FEA 21 |
CAT SPR 26 |
IST FEA Ret |
IST SPR Ret |
VAL FEA 12 |
VAL SPR 5 |
SIL FEA Ret |
SIL SPR Ret |
HOC FEA DNS |
HOC SPR 18 |
HUN FEA 12 |
HUN SPR 7 |
SPA FEA 3 |
SPA SPR 5 |
MNZ FEA 17 |
MNZ SPR 22 |
15th | 10 |
| 2011 | Marussia Manor Racing | IST FEA 24 |
IST SPR 16 |
CAT FEA 11 |
CAT SPR 23 |
VAL FEA 1 |
VAL SPR 8 |
SIL FEA 4 |
SIL SPR 15 |
NÜR FEA 5 |
NÜR SPR Ret |
HUN FEA 3 |
HUN SPR 10 |
SPA FEA 4 |
SPA SPR Ret |
MNZ FEA Ret |
MNZ SPR 6 |
5th | 36 |
Complete Auto GP World Series results
edit(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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Super Nova International | MNZ 1 1 |
MNZ 2 3 |
VAL 1 2 |
VAL 2 1 |
MAR 1 2 |
MAR 2 4 |
HUN 1 1 |
HUN 2 2 |
ALG 1 1 |
ALG 2 1 |
CUR 1 6 |
CUR 2 12† |
SON 1 Ret |
SON 2 2 |
1st | 221 |
† Driver retired, but was classified as they completed 90% of the winner's race distance.
Complete GP2 Series results
edit(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 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | MP Motorsport | SEP FEA Ret |
SEP SPR 17 |
BHR FEA 7 |
BHR SPR 8 |
CAT FEA 17 |
CAT SPR 21 |
MON FEA 8 |
MON SPR 2 |
SIL FEA 12 |
SIL SPR 11 |
NÜR FEA Ret |
NÜR SPR 16 |
13th | 56 | ||||||||||
| Hilmer Motorsport | HUN FEA 18 |
HUN SPR Ret |
SPA FEA 10 |
SPA SPR 3 |
MNZ FEA 7 |
MNZ SPR 1 |
MRN FEA 22 |
MRN SPR 8 |
YMC FEA 11 |
YMC SPR 21† | |||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Rapax | BHR FEA 10 |
BHR SPR 6 |
CAT FEA 9 |
CAT SPR 9 |
MON FEA 9 |
MON SPR 8 |
RBR FEA 24 |
RBR SPR 18 |
SIL FEA 13 |
SIL SPR 15 |
HOC FEA 14 |
HOC SPR 8 |
HUN FEA 2 |
HUN SPR 12 |
SPA FEA 11 |
SPA SPR 21 |
MNZ FEA 11 |
MNZ SPR 8 |
SOC FEA |
SOC SPR |
YMC FEA |
YMC SPR |
13th | 30 |
Complete British GT Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Von Ryan Racing | McLaren 650S GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
ROC 1 |
SIL 1 1 |
SPA 1 |
BRH 1 |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
DON 1 |
13th | 37.5 |
References
edit- ^ "T Cars > Graduates". Archived from the original on 19 February 2007. Retrieved 17 April 2007.
- ^ Beer, Matt; Mills, Peter (9 December 2009). "Motopark signs Quaife-Hobbs, Laine". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Archived from the original on 13 December 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
- ^ Stoppe, Sven (10 April 2010). "La Castellet Race 1" (PDF). f3euroseries.com. La Castellet: Formula 3 Euro Series. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
- ^ Tischer, Alexander H.H. (24 April 2010). "Hockenheim Race 1" (PDF). f3euroseries.com. Formula 3 Euro Series. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
- ^ "GP3 Series: Llista d'inscrits / Entry list" (PDF). circuitcat.com. Circuit de Catalunya. 4 May 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ^ "Race 1 results – GP3: Belgium 2010". GPUpdate.net. GPUpdate. 28 August 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ "Drivers' Championship". GPUpdate.net. GPUpdate. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ "Quaife-Hobbs storms to first GP3 victory". GPUpdate.net. GPUpdate. 25 June 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ "Félix da Costa wins dramatic season finale". GPUpdate.net. GPUpdate. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ "16 drivers on the Auto GP World Series grid". Auto GP World Series. Auto GP Organization. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ "British racer Quaife-Hobbs joins Rapax". GPUpdate. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ^ Kalinauckas, Alex (4 June 2015). "Mclaren debutants steal the show at Silverstone". Autosport. 220 (10). Haymarket Media Group: 48–49.
External links
edit- Official website
- Adrian Quaife-Hobbs career summary at DriverDB.com