Colin Fleming (racing driver)

Colin Fleming
Colin Fleming
Nationality	American
Born	April 27, 1984 (age 37); San Diego, California
Retired	2006
Years active	2005–2006
Teams	Jenzer Motorsport, Carlin Motorsport
Starts	34
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	3
Best finish	3rd in 2005
Previous series
; 2005; ; 2003; 2001–2002; 2001; 1998–1999	Atlantic Championship; Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup; Formula Renault 2.0 Germany; Barber Pro Series; Formula Dodge; International Kart Federation; WKA Junior North American
Championship titles
1998–1999	WKA Junior North American Champion.

Colin Fleming (born April 27, 1984) is an American former racing driver & Formula 1 Test Driver who competed in the , Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup, and Formula Renault 2000 Germany with Jenzer Motorsport and Carlin Motorsport.

Racing career[]

A former member from the Red Bull Junior Team, Fleming finished 3rd in the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup in 2004 and was rookie of the year in the Formula Renault 2000 Germany also in that year. He raced against fellow American and Californian and future Formula One driver Scott Speed. In 2005, he switched to the Formula Renault 3.5 with Swiss team Jenzer Motorsport, despite three DNS in the first 3 and missing one race of that season he finished 13th with 34 points with a best finish of 3rd in the second race in the Bugatti Circuit in LeMans, France. In 2006, he joined Carlin where he finished 6th in the first race of the season in Zolder, but he failed to qualify for the second race of the weekend. Later that year, he finished 4th in Circuit de Monaco and 8th in both races in Istanbul Park, but left Carlin and the Red Bull Junior team after the latter.^[1] Red Bull replaced him with fellow Red Bull Junior Team member and future Formula One Champion Sebastian Vettel.^[2]

After leaving Red Bull, he returned to the United States to complete in the Atlantic Championship mid-season.

Personal life[]

He is currently a high-level Marketing executive with Salesforce.com.^[3]

Complete motorsports results[]

American Open-Wheel racing results[]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)

Barber Dodge Pro Series[]

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Rank	Points
2003	STP 25	MTY 4	MIL 10	LAG 7	POR 3	CLE 10	TOR 2	VAN 15	MDO 11	MTL 3	5th	83

Formula Renault 3.5[]

(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	DC	Points
2005	Jenzer Motorsport	ZOL 1 DNS	ZOL 2 DNS	MON 1 DNS	VAL 1 9	VAL 2 8	LMS 1 DNS	LMS 2 3	BIL 1 Ret	BIL 2 4	OSC 1 Ret	OSC 2 6	DON 1 11	DON 2 10	EST 1 6	EST 2 Ret	MOZ 1 Ret	MOZ 2 22	13th	34
2006	Carlin Motorsport	ZOL 1 6	ZOL 2 DNQ	MON 1 4	IST 1 8	IST 2 8	MIS 1	MIS 2	SPA 1	SPA 2	NUR 1	NUR 2	DON 1	DON 2	LMS 1	LMS 2	CAT 1	CAT 2	18th	19

References[]

^ "WS: Red Bull confirms Fleming exit". Crash.net. July 4, 2006. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
^ "Sebastian Vettel pre-season interview". Motorsport.com. January 24, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
^ Walsh, Malachy (May 25, 2018). "Driving Success and Learning: Life on the Fast Path With Indy Race Car Driver JR Hildebrand". Salesforce.com. Retrieved January 3, 2018.

External links[]

Official website
Colin Fleming career summary at DriverDB.com

[1] "WS: Red Bull confirms Fleming exit". Crash.net. July 4, 2006. Retrieved January 3, 2018.

[2] "Sebastian Vettel pre-season interview". Motorsport.com. January 24, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2018.

[3] Walsh, Malachy (May 25, 2018). "Driving Success and Learning: Life on the Fast Path With Indy Race Car Driver JR Hildebrand". Salesforce.com. Retrieved January 3, 2018.

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