| Liam Lawson | ||
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| File:Liam Lawson.png | ||
| Driver Details | ||
| Nationality |  New Zealander
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| P.o.B. | Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
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| D.o.B. | 11 February 2002 | |
| Début |  2021 Bahrain Sprint Race 1
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| Best Finish | 9th (2021) | |
| Formula Two Career | ||
| Entries | 39 (39 Starts) | |
| Wins | 2 | |
| First Win | 2021 Bahrain Sprint Race 1
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| Poles | 1 | |
| FLs | 2 | |
| Podiums | 8 | |
| Points | 103 | |
| Former Teams |  Hitech Grand Prix
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| Current Season | ||
| Team | Carlin
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| Number | Standings | Points |
| 5 | 3rd | 149 |
Liam Lawson (born 11 February 2002 in Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand) is a New Zealand born racing driver, who competes in the 2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship for Carlin.[1] A Red Bull Junior Team member, Lawson would pair his F2 campaign with driving duties in the DTM during his rookie F2 season in 2021, having graduated from the FIA Formula 3 Championship.[2][3]
Lawson's F2 career began in 2021, when the New Zealander signed for Hitech Grand Prix to partner Jüri Vips for the season.[4] Lawson would win on his debut at the 2021 Bahrain Sprint Race 1, although he would only stand on the podium twice more before the end of the season as he ended the year in ninth in the Championship.[5]
Background[]
Lawson's career began in karting, with the the New Zealander racing from the age of seven through to his mid teens, taking two national titles.[3] In 2015 Lawson graduated to single seaters, taking part in the Formula First Manfield Winter Series in his native New Zealand, finishing as runner-up.[3] That earned him a drive in the full New Zealand Formula First Championship for 2015/16, with the Kiwi going on to claim sixth overall.[3]
Young Charger: 2016 - 2017[]
For 2016 Lawson would remain in New Zealand, entering the NF F1600 Championship, with a dominant run seeing him claim fourteen wins from fifteen races to become the youngest ever winner of a Formula Ford championship.[3] In 2017 Lawson moved across to Australia to compete in Formula 4, finishing second, as well as making several appearances in Formula Vee.[3] With that, Lawson secured enough funding to move to Europe for 2018, although he would open that season with a brief run in the F3 Asian Championship.[3]
European Horizons: 2018 - 2020[]
Claiming two wins in his three Asian F3 appearances, Lawson went on to claim second behind Lirim Zendeli in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship with three wins.[3] His 2019 season would open with an impressive run to the title in the Toyota Racing Series in his native New Zealand, which earned him the attention and backing of Red Bull, who signed him to the Red Bull Junior Team.[6] For the rest of 2019, Lawson would race in the FIA Formula 3 Championship, finishing eleventh, and the Euroformula Open Championship, claiming second.[3]
2020 saw Lawson just fall shy of defending his TRS crown, finishing second to Igor Fraga, before a move to Hitech Grand Prix for his sophomore season of FIA F3.[3] That season saw Lawson claim three victories en-route to fifth in the championship, with Red Bull opting to renew his contract at the end of the season.[3]
Formula 2 History[]
Lawson first drove an FIA Formula 2 Championship car at the 2020 Bahrain Post-Season Test at the end of the 2020 season, driving for Hitech Grand Prix.[7] He was subsequently announced alongside fellow Red Bull Junior Team member Jüri Vips as a driver for Hitech for the 2021 season on 15 January 2021.[4]
Rookie Runner: 2021[]
Lawson would secure his first F2 victory on his debut at the 2021 Bahrain Sprint Race 1, elbowing his way past Théo Pourchaire and David Beckmann at the start to claim the lead.[8]
Carlin Competition: 2022[]
The 2022 season saw Lawson move to the Carlin team for the season, partnering F2 rookie Logan Sargeant for the season.[1]
Post Formula 2 Career[]
For 2021 Lawson would twin his F2 campaign with a run in the DTM with the Red Bull Racing team, partnering F1 refugee Alexander Albon.[2]
Full Formula 2 Record[]
Shown below are a series of tables outlining Liam Lawson's career in Formula 2 in statistical form.
Formula 2 Entries[]
The list below includes all of the teams and cars, as well as overall finishing positions for Liam Lawson during their F2 career:
| Liam Lawson's Overall Formula 2 Record | ||||||
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| Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Pos. | Pts. | Livery |
| 2020 | Hitech Grand Prix[7]
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25 | Dallara F2 2018 | Test Driver | ||
| 2021 | Hitech Grand Prix[4]
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8 | Dallara F2 2018 | 9th | 103 | File:LAW 21 Livery.png |
| 2022 | Carlin[1]
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5 | Dallara F2 2018 | 3rd | 149 | File:LAW 22 Livery.png |
Career Results[]
Below is a table showing Liam Lawson's full Formula 2 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 | 25 | 26 | |||
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| 1st | Ret | 3rd | 9th | DSQ | 7th | Ret | 7th | 6th | 7th | 5th | 11th | 5th | 4th | Ret | Ret | CAN | 7th | 2nd | Ret | 9th | 5th | 6th | 20th | |||||
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3rd | 149 | |||||||||||||
| S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | |||
| 3rd | 2nd | 1st | Ret | 8th | Ret | 9th | 9th | 8th | Ret | 3rd | 15th | 20th | 3rd | Ret | 10th | 6th | 7th | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 12th | 6th | 13th | 1st | 3rd | |||
References[]
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References:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 'Lawson moves to Carlin for the 2022 campaign', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 14/01/2022), https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/5O2bddhXmE8wwPAtiPTUmU/lawson-moves-to-carlin-for-the-2022-campaign, (Accessed 20/04/2022)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Paul Hensby, 'Red Bull Place Alexander Albon and Liam Lawson in the DTM Series in 2021', thecheckeredflag.co.uk, (The Checkered Flag, 07/01/2021), https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2021/01/red-bull-place-alexander-albon-and-liam-lawson-in-the-dtm-series-in-2021/, (Accessed 15/01/2021)
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 'Liam Lawson', driverdb.com, (Driver Database, 2021), https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/liam-lawson/, (Accessed 15/01/2021)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 'Red Bull line up F2, F3 drives for six juniors', planetf1.com, (Planet F1, 15/01/2021), https://www.planetf1.com/news/red-bull-juniors-f2-f3/, (Accessed 15/01/2021)
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedYas21R3 - ↑ P. Clifford, 'Liam Lawson joins Juniors from all corners for global challenge', redbull.com, (Red Bull GmbH, 02/03/2020), https://www.redbull.com/int-en/juniorteam/liam-lawson-joins-juniors-all-corners-global-challenge, (Accessed 15/01/2021)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 'FIA Formula 2 action continues in Bahrain post-season test', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 07/12/2020), https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/19QGwdUzRwowFnEl8c2sA3/fia-formula-2-action-continues-in-bahrain-post-season-test?fbclid=IwAR0JCUGpk776-_nHZFDK2Tkxzvec_kDkcAJaDOtZwJ3_bkosUZ6BE36xxoY, (Accessed 07/12/2020)
- ↑ 'SPRINT RACE 1: Lawson holds off Daruvala to win on his F2 debut in Sakhir', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 27/03/2021), https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/7hfAPKUngXhbH4OOKFN4KJ/sprint-race-1-lawson-holds-off-daruvala-to-win-on-his-f2-debut-in-sakhir, (Accessed 27/03/2021)