| Jack Aitken | ||
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| File:Jack Aitken.png | ||
| Driver Details | ||
| Nationality |  British
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| P.o.B. | London, England
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| D.o.B. | 23 September 1995 | |
| Début |  2018 Bahrain Feature Race
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| Formula Two Career | ||
| Entries | 78 (77 Starts) | |
| Wins | 4 | |
| First Win |  2018 Barcelona Sprint Race
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| Poles | 0 | |
| FLs | 2 | |
| Podiums | 11 | |
| Points | 270 | |
| Former Teams |  ART Grand Prix
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Jack Aitken (born 23 September 1995 in London, UK) is an Anglo-Korean racing driver, who competes for Campos Racing in the 2020 FIA Formula Two Championship.[1] A former Renault Sport Academy member, Aitken arrived in F2 in 2018 as vice-Champion in the GP3 Series, and would partner his GP3 Series winning teammate George Russell in ART's F2 team.[2][3]
Aitken's maiden F2 campaign would be a solid one, as the Brit secured his maiden victory at the 2018 Barcelona Sprint Race.[4] He duly finished the season in eleventh in the Championship with 63 points, although teammate Russell won the Championship.[5]
For 2019 Aitken would move to Campos Racing to partner Dorian Boccolacci, and would soon emerge as one of the lead drivers in the field.[6] Indeed, Aitken claimed three wins including his maiden Feature win en-route to fifth in the Championship, although he would not challenge for the title itself.[7]
After the RSA terminated their backing of Aitken, the Brit secured a deal to work as the Williams F1 Team's test and reserve driver, alongside a second full F2 campaign with Campos.[1][8]
Background[]
Formula Two History[]
Aitken's second place in the 2017 GP3 Series prompted ART Grand Prix to promote the Anglo-Korean racer into the FIA Formula 2 Championship for 2018 alongside GP3 Champion and teammate George Russell.[3]
ARTisan: 2018[]
Campos Campaigner: 2019[]
2019 saw Aitken leave the ART setup after two years, instead signing with Campos Racing to partner Dorian Boccolacci for the 2019 season.[6]
Williams Wings: 2020[]
Aitken and the RSA parted ways ahead of the 2020 season, although Aitken quickly secured a role as test and reserve driver for the Williams F1 Team instead.[8] That subsequently helped Aitken to secure a renewal of his F2 seat with Campos for the 2020 season, with the Brit partnering F2 rookie Guilherme Samaia.[1]
Post Formula Two Career[]
Between 2018 and 2019 Aitken would serve as a test and reserve driver for the Renault F1 Team in Formula One, although he would not take part in any Free Practice sessions.[9] After leaving the Renault Sport Academy Aitken would sign a deal with the Williams F1 Team to serve as their test and reserve driver in 2020, attending every F1 round.[8]
Full Formula Two Record[]
Shown below are a series of tables outlining Jack Aitken's career in Formula Two in statistical form.
Formula Two Entries[]
The list below includes all of the teams and cars, as well as overall finishing positions for Jack Aitken during their F2 career:
| Jack Aitken's Overall Formula Two Record | |||||
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| Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Pos. | Pts. |
| 2018 | ART Grand Prix[3]
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7 | Dallara F2 2018 | 11th | 63 |
| 2019 | Campos Racing[6]
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15 | Dallara F2 2018 | 5th | 159 |
| 2020 | Campos Racing[1]
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9 | Dallara F2 2018 | ||
Career Results[]
Below is a table showing Jack Aitken's full Formula Two record.
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| Year | Rounds | Pos. | Pts. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | |||
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11th | 63 | ||||||||||||
| F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | |||
| 9th | 18th | 2nd | 11th | 6th | 1st | 7th | Ret | 11th | DNS | Ret | 18th | 13th | 12th | 4th | 10th | 11th | 10th | 17th | 8th | 14th | Ret | 10th | 13th | |||
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5th | 159 | ||||||||||||
| F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | |||
| 7th | 11th | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 8th | 17th | 13th | 3rd | 4th | 10th | 18th | 5th | 1st | 3rd | 5th | ABD | CAN | 8th | 1st | 7th | 11th | 11th | 10th | |||
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14th | 48 | ||||||||||||
| F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | |||
| 15th | 8th | 9th | 6th | 13th | 19th | 13th | 8th | 3rd | 3rd | 18th | 18th | 13th | 17th | 13th | 7th | Ret | 13th | 6th | 4th | 10th | 17th | |||||
References[]
Videos and Images:
References:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Keith Collantine, 'Three spaces left on F2 grid as Aitken, Matsushita and Samaia take seats', racefans.net, (Collantine Media Ltd., 17/02/2020), https://www.racefans.net/2020/02/17/four-spaces-left-on-f2-grid-as-samaia-joins-aitken-at-campos/, (Accessed 04/03/2020)
- ↑ Peter Allen, 'Renault names Ocon as F1 reserve, plus four-man academy', paddockscout.com, (Formula Scout, 03/02/2016), http://www.paddockscout.com/renault-names-ocon-as-f1-reserve-plus-four-man-academy/33208, (Accessed 30/06/2018)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 David Gruz, 'Aitken joins ART in F2, retains Renault backing', motorsport.com, (Motorsport Network, 15/01/2018), https://www.motorsport.com/fia-f2/news/aitken-joins-art-in-f2-renault-academy-996054/?s=1, (Accessed 14/06/2018)
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