Jake Dennis
Jake Dennis | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | Nuneaton, England | 16 June 1995
Formula E career | |
Debut season | 2020–21 |
Current team | Avalanche Andretti Formula E |
Car number | 27 |
Starts | 18 |
Wins | 2 |
Poles | 1 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 3rd in 2020–21 |
Previous series | |
2019 2018 2017–19 2017 2014–2015, 2017 2016 2015–16 2013 2012 2011 2011 | DTM ADAC GT Masters Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup FIA F3 European Championship GP3 Series MRF Challenge Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Formula Renault UK Finals Cup InterSteps Championship |
Championship titles | |
2012 2011 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC InterSteps Championship |
Awards | |
2012 | McLaren Autosport BRDC Award |
Jake Dennis (born 16 June 1995) is a British racing driver who lives in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. He currently competes in the Formula E World Championship with Avalanche Andretti Formula E.
Career[]
Karting[]
Dennis began his racing career in karting at the age of eight with Andy Cox Racing. In 2005 he clinched South West Cadet championship title. Following year he finished third in the Shenington Club Championship. In 2008 he received Racing Steps Foundation backing and graduated to KF3 category. in his first year he became British champion in KF3. By 2010 he claimed MSA Super 1 British Junior Championship and the CIK-FIA U18 World Championship.[1]
InterSteps & Formula Renault[]
In 2011 Dennis made his début in single-seaters taking part in the new-for-2011 InterSteps championship for Fortec Motorsport, dominated in the championship and won the title with eight wins.[2] Also he raced for Fortec in off-season Formula Renault UK Finals Series, finishing 19th in the standings with just three point-scoring finishes.[3]
Dennis continued his collaboration with Fortec for Formula Renault 2.0 NEC (initially in British Formula Renault Championship but the championship was closed due to lack of entries) and Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0.[4][5]
Dennis was nominated for the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award due to his performances in the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC series,[6] Jake then went on to win the prestigious award, and became the youngest ever participant at only 17 years of age.
In 2014 he joined Carlin Motorsport to compete in the FIA European Formula 3 Championship, where he has collected multiple podiums.
GP3 Series[]
In December 2015, it was announced that Dennis would compete in the 2016 GP3 Series with Arden International. He finished fourth in the drivers standings.
Formula E[]
Dennis debuted in the 2020–21 Formula E World Championship driving for the BMW i Andretti team alongside Maximilian Günther.[7] He took his first win during the second race of the 2021 Valencia ePrix, held at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo.
Formula One[]
In 2018, Dennis was the simulator and development driver for Red Bull Racing. As a result of the team's association with Aston Martin, he tested for them at the Barcelona mid-season tests in May 2018, and then again at the Hungaroring in August.[8]
Racing record[]
Career summary[]
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2011 | InterSteps Championship | Fortec Motorsports | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 539 | 1st |
Formula Renault UK Finals Series | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 19th | ||
2012 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | Fortec Motorsports | 20 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 376 | 1st |
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12th | ||
2013 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Fortec Motorsports | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 130 | 4th |
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 31st | ||
Pau Formula Renault 2.0 Trophy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd | ||
2014 | FIA Formula 3 European Championship | Carlin | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 174 | 9th |
2015 | FIA Formula 3 European Championship | Prema Powerteam | 33 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 375 | 3rd |
Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 9th | ||
2015–16 | MRF Challenge Formula 2000 | MRF Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 9th |
2016 | GP3 Series | Arden International | 18 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 149 | 4th |
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 | G-Drive Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 28th | |
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | ||
2017 | Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup | Team WRT | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 9th |
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 12th | ||
Intercontinental GT Challenge | Audi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12th | |
FIA Formula 3 European Championship | Carlin | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 17th | |
China GT Championship | Kings Linky Racing | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 12th | |
Audi R8 LMS Cup | Castrol Racing Team | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† | |
2018 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | R-Motorsport | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 13th |
ADAC GT Masters | Phoenix Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 24th | |
Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Intercontinental GT Challenge | Audi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24th | |
Formula One | Aston Martin Red Bull Racing | Development driver | |||||||
2019 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | R-Motorsport I | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17th |
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | R-Motorsport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 6th | |
Formula One | Aston Martin Red Bull Racing | Development driver | |||||||
2020 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Aston Martin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21st |
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Jota Sport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
Formula One | Aston Martin Red Bull Racing | Development driver | |||||||
2020–21 | Formula E | BMW i Andretti Motorsport | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 3rd |
2021 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Walkenhorst Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
Nürburgring Endurance Series - M240i | Adrenalin Motorsport Team Alzner Automotive | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† | |
Formula One | Red Bull Racing Honda | Development driver | |||||||
2021–22 | Formula E | Avalanche Andretti Formula E | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 7th* |
2022 | Formula One | Oracle Red Bull Racing | Development driver |
† As Dennis was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 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 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | Fortec Motorsports | ALC 1 |
ALC 2 |
SPA 1 10 |
SPA 2 2 |
NÜR 1 14 |
NÜR 2 24 |
MSC 1 |
MSC 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
CAT 1 12 |
CAT 2 4 |
12th | 31 |
2013 | Fortec Motorsports | ALC 1 5 |
ALC 2 5 |
SPA 1 6 |
SPA 2 5 |
MSC 1 11 |
MSC 2 5 |
RBR 1 4 |
RBR 2 4 |
HUN 1 5 |
HUN 2 9 |
LEC 1 4 |
LEC 2 2 |
CAT 1 23† |
CAT 2 4 |
4th | 130 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Engine | 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 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | Carlin | Volkswagen | SIL 1 17 |
SIL 2 17 |
SIL 3 Ret |
HOC 1 7 |
HOC 2 10 |
HOC 3 6 |
PAU 1 4 |
PAU 2 3 |
PAU 3 4 |
HUN 1 11 |
HUN 2 17 |
HUN 3 9 |
SPA 1 3 |
SPA 2 6 |
SPA 3 7 |
NOR 1 5 |
NOR 2 4 |
NOR 3 Ret |
MSC 1 15 |
MSC 2 6 |
MSC 3 4 |
RBR 1 3 |
RBR 2 18† |
RBR 3 5 |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 Ret |
NÜR 3 9 |
IMO 1 7 |
IMO 2 7 |
IMO 3 7 |
HOC 1 15 |
HOC 2 12 |
HOC 3 11 |
9th | 174 |
2015 | Prema Powerteam | Mercedes | SIL 1 3 |
SIL 2 Ret |
SIL 3 3 |
HOC 1 4 |
HOC 2 15 |
HOC 3 8 |
PAU 1 1 |
PAU 2 1 |
PAU 3 23 |
MNZ 1 3 |
MNZ 2 2 |
MNZ 3 2 |
SPA 1 5 |
SPA 2 1 |
SPA 3 1 |
NOR 1 Ret |
NOR 2 Ret |
NOR 3 11 |
ZAN 1 Ret |
ZAN 2 3 |
ZAN 3 4 |
RBR 1 1 |
RBR 2 8 |
RBR 3 7 |
ALG 1 1 |
ALG 2 2 |
ALG 3 2 |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 4 |
NÜR 3 4 |
HOC 1 2 |
HOC 2 2 |
HOC 3 7 |
3rd | 375 |
2017 | Carlin | Volkswagen | SIL 1 2 |
SIL 2 5 |
SIL 3 5 |
MNZ 1 Ret |
MNZ 2 Ret |
MNZ 3 Ret |
PAU 1 Ret |
PAU 2 10 |
PAU 3 9 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
HUN 3 |
NOR 1 |
NOR 2 |
NOR 3 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
ZAN 3 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
NÜR 3 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
HOC 3 |
17th | 41 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
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 | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Arden International | SPA FEA 7 |
SPA SPR 4 |
RBR FEA Ret |
RBR SPR Ret |
SIL FEA 12 |
SIL SPR 9 |
HUN FEA 3 |
HUN SPR 7 |
HOC FEA 12 |
HOC SPR 6 |
SPA FEA 2 |
SPA SPR 5 |
MNZ FEA 1 |
MNZ FEA 4 |
SEP FEA 6 |
SEP SPR 1 |
YMC FEA 2 |
YMC SPR 4 |
4th | 149 |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | G-Drive Racing | LMP2 | Gibson 015S | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL | SPA 6 |
LMS Ret |
NÜR | MEX | COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR | 28th | 8 |
24 Hours of Le Mans results[]
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | G-Drive Racing | Simon Dolan Giedo van der Garde |
Gibson 015S-Nissan | LMP2 | 222 | DNF | DNF |
Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results[]
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS | Pro | MIS QR 14 |
MIS CR 10 |
BRH QR 13 |
BRH CR 9 |
ZOL QR 24 |
ZOL CR 9 |
HUN QR 3 |
HUN CR 2 |
NÜR QR 12 |
NÜR CR 12 |
9th | 27 |
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results[]
Year | Entrant | Chassis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | R-Motorsport I | Aston Martin Vantage DTM | HOC 1 11 |
HOC 2 11 |
ZOL 1 Ret |
ZOL 2 6 |
MIS 1 15 |
MIS 2 13 |
NOR 1 9 |
NOR 2 12 |
ASS 1 12 |
ASS 2 Ret |
BRH 1 Ret |
BRH 2 9 |
LAU 1 11 |
LAU 2 Ret |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 14 |
HOC 1 11 |
HOC 2 8 |
17th | 17 |
Complete Formula E results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Chassis | Powertrain | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020–21 | BMW i Andretti Motorsport | Spark SRT05e | BMW iFE.21 | DIR 12 |
DIR Ret |
RME Ret |
RME 13 |
VLC 8 |
VLC 1 |
MCO 16 |
PUE 5 |
PUE 5 |
NYC Ret |
NYC 16 |
LDN 1 |
LDN 9 |
BER 5 |
BER Ret |
3rd | 91 | |
2021–22 | Avalanche Andretti Formula E | Spark SRT05e | BMW iFE.21 | DIR 3 |
DIR 5 |
MEX 10 |
RME |
RME |
MCO |
BER |
BER |
JAK |
VAN |
NYC |
NYC |
LDN |
LDN |
SEO |
SEO |
7th* | 26* |
* Season still in progress.
References[]
- ^ "Jake Dennis". racingsteps.co.uk. Racing Steps Foundation. Retrieved 13 October 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "InterSteps Championship 2011". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "ENTRY LIST". British Formula Renault Championship. Facebook. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ^ Paice, Simon (29 March 2012). "Fortec four confirm NEC switch". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
- ^ "Spa-Francorchamps: Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, Collective Test 1" (PDF). World Series by Renault Timing. Alkamel Systems;Renault Sport. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC Award nominees 2012 announced". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "Jake Dennis joins Max Guenther at BMW i Andretti Motorsport for Season 7". FIA Formula E. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "Out of the blue Red Bull tests "insane" – Dennis". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jake Dennis. |
- Profile on Racing Steps Foundation site[permanent dead link]
- Jake Dennis career summary at DriverDB.com
- Living people
- 1995 births
- English racing drivers
- People from Nuneaton
- Formula Renault Eurocup drivers
- Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers
- British Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
- FIA Institute Young Driver Excellence Academy drivers
- FIA Formula 3 European Championship drivers
- MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship drivers
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
- 24H Series drivers
- Formula E drivers
- Fortec Motorsports drivers
- Carlin racing drivers
- Prema Powerteam drivers
- Arden International drivers
- Jota Sport drivers
- W Racing Team drivers
- R-Motorsport drivers
- Phoenix Racing drivers
- Andretti Autosport drivers