Jake Hughes

Jake Hughes
Hughes at the 2019 Spielberg Formula 3 round
Nationality	British
Born	(1994-05-30) 30 May 1994 (age 27) Birmingham, England
FIA Formula 2 Championship career
Debut season	2020
Car number	17
Former teams	HWA Racelab
Starts	10 (11 entries)
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	18th in 2021
Previous series
2018, 19–20 2016, 2018 2016–17 2014–15 2014–15 2014 2013	F3 Asian Championship GP3 Series FIA European F3 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC BRDC Formula 4 Championship
Championship titles
2013	BRDC Formula 4 Championship

Jake Hughes (born 30 May 1994) is a British racing driver and winner of the inaugural BRDC Formula 4 Championship. He has won multiple races at Formula 3 level, and is currently competing in the Formula 2 Championship for HWA Racelab.

Career[]

Karting[]

Hughes started his racing career in karting in 2010 at the age of sixteen, finishing eleventh in the Junior Class of the Easykart UK Championship.^[1] In 2011, he finished fifth in the Super 1 National Formula KGP Championship.^[2] He stayed in the same championship for 2012, improving to fourth in the series standings.^[3]

Local championships[]

Hughes made his single-seaters début in 2012 at Silverstone in the Formula Renault BARC Championship with Antel Motorsport and contested in the Rockingham round of the Formula Renault BARC Winter Series.

For 2013, he decided to move in the newly created BRDC Formula 4 Championship, joining Lanan Racing. He took four wins with another six podiums to clinch the championship title, beating Seb Morris by 35 points.^[4]

Formula Renault[]

Hughes returned in the Formula Renault machinery with Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup switch in 2014.^[5] He had only one podium, finishing third at Silverstone on his route to the eighth in the series standings. Also in 2014 he had part-time campaigns in Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 Alps.

For 2015 he signed with Koiranen GP to contest full-time both in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 Alps.^[6] He was victorious only in the second race at Spa and had another four podiums, finishing sixth in the championship. Though in the Alps championship he was more successful, winning races at Spa, Monza and Misano and taking the lead of the championship before the final round. However, due to two finishes outside of the podium places in that final event Hughes lost out on the title to Jack Aitken by just five points. In a podcast with Dan Ticktum six years later, Hughes revealed that he had competed in the final round with a cracked chassis, which had cost him performance throughout the weekend.^[7]

GP3 Series[]

Hughes graduated in the GP3 Series in 2016, joining newcomers DAMS.^[8] He earned his first GP3 victory in the sprint race at Hockenheim.^[9]

Hughes returned to the GP3 Series for 2018, after a one year absence which he spent in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship. He raced for ART Grand Prix alongside Nikita Mazepin and his friends Callum Ilott and Anthoine Hubert.^[10] He claimed his first and only win of the year in the second race at the Red Bull Ring and ended up eighth in the standings, whilst his teammates locked out the first three positions in the standings.^[11]

Formula 3[]

FIA F3 European Championship[]

For 2017, Hughes made the switch from the GP3 Series to the FIA Formula 3 European Championship, having competed in the final round of the 2016 season. He contested the season with the Hitech GP team.^[12] He claimed his first and only win at the second race in Nürburgring and finished the season 5th in the driver's championship.^[13]

FIA Formula 3 Championship[]

Hughes continued in the third tier of single-seater racing, as the GP3 Series rebranded to become the FIA Formula 3 Championship. Hughes joined the new HWA Racelab outfit alongside Keyvan Andres and Bent Viscaal.^[14] Hughes claimed his only win of the year in a fortuitous sprint race at the Red Bull Ring, as race leaders Robert Shwartzman and Marcus Armstrong collided on the final lap. Shwartzman crossed the line first, but was given a penalty for causing the collision, handing the win to Hughes.^[15] Hughes claimed a double podium finish at the Hungaroring, finishing both races in third place.^[16] Hughes scored 90 of his team's 100 points over the season, placing him seventh in the drivers' championship.

Hughes was retained by HWA Racelab for the 2020 season and was joined by Ferrari junior Enzo Fittipaldi and Red Bull junior Jack Doohan.^[17] Hughes experienced a poor start to the season, collecting only half a point from the first six races. He was on course for a top-two finish in the sprint race at the second Red Bull Ring round, but collided with Liam Lawson and suffered race-ending damage.^[18] He took his first podium of the year in the feature race at the second Silverstone round, followed by his first Formula 3 feature race victory in Barcelona the following week. Hughes claimed his second win of the year at the Monza sprint race. He ended the season seventh in the championship for a second consecutive year, scoring 111.5 of his team's 138.5 points.

Shortly prior to the final round of the 2020 championship, Hughes announced that he would leave the series at the end of the year, having spent five years racing at Formula 3 level.^[19] However in 2021, Hughes returned to the championship at the fourth round at the Hungaroring as a substitute driver, replacing the injured Kaylen Frederick at Carlin Buzz Racing.^[20] He finished the races in 16th, 17th and 13th respectively.

FIA Formula 2 Championship[]

On 22 September 2020 it was announced that Jake Hughes would step up to Formula 2, replacing Giuliano Alesi at the BWT HWA Racelab team for the 10th round at the Sochi Autodrom.^[21] Hughes finished 12th on his feature race debut, but was eliminated from the sprint race after a first-lap collision with Guilherme Samaia.^[22] Hughes was replaced by former FIA Formula 3 competitor Théo Pourchaire for the final two rounds in Bahrain.^[23]

Before the fifth round of the 2021 season, held at Monza, Hughes was confirmed to once again be stepping in at HWA, this time due to an injury sustained by regular driver Jack Aitken at the 24 Hours of Spa.^[24] In the first race, which was plagued by retirements from numerous other drivers, Hughes managed to finish twelfth, having started from the pit lane after stalling on the formation lap. He had to retire from the second race after a collision with his teammate Alessio Deledda. In the third race of the weekend Hughes finished 13th. The following round at Sochi, Hughes went on to score his first points in Formula 2, finishing fourth in the sprint race.^[25] This also gave HWA their best ever race finish in the series to date.

Formula E[]

On 25 February 2020 it was announced that Jake Hughes would be the reserve driver for Venturi Racing in the 7th season of the 2020–21 Formula E World Championship.^[26]

Personal life[]

Hughes was born in Birmingham, England and is a supporter of Aston Villa FC.

He is a co-host of the H.Y.M podcast, alongside BMW factory driver Nick Yelloly and Superbike racer Alex Murley, where the three interview notable motorsport personalities, such as Seb Morris, Sheldon van der Linde, Jordan King and Dan Ticktum.^[27]

Karting record[]

Karting career summary[]

Season	Series	Team	Position
2010	Easykart International Grand Finals — 100 Easykart	Easykart UK	DNF
	Easykart UK — Junior	ACR	11th
2011	Super 1 National Championship — Formula KGP		5th
2012	Super 1 National Championship — Formula KGP		4th
	Kartmasters British Grand Prix — Formula KGP		3rd
	Easykart International Grand Finals — TAG Under		6th

Racing record[]

Racing career summary[]

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2012	Formula Renault BARC	Antel Motorsport	2	0	0	0	0	7	30th
	V de V Challenge Monoplace		2	0	0	0	0	25	45th
	Formula Renault BARC Winter Series	MGR Motorsport	2	0	0	0	0	24	14th
2013	BRDC Formula 4 Championship	Lanan Racing	24	4	4	6	10	445	1st
2014	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC	ART Junior Team	4	0	0	0	0	152	8th
		Mark Burdett Racing	11	0	0	0	1
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0		2	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
		Strakka Racing	4	0	0	1	0
	Formula Renault 2.0 Alps		2	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2015	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	Koiranen GP	17	1	1	0	5	160	6th
	Formula Renault 2.0 Alps		16	3	2	3	7	237	2nd
2016	GP3 Series	DAMS	18	2	1	2	4	90	8th
	FIA Formula 3 European Championship	Carlin	3	0	0	0	1	27	16th
	Macau Grand Prix		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	6th
2017	FIA Formula 3 European Championship	Hitech GP	30	1	2	2	7	207	5th
2018	GP3 Series	ART Grand Prix	18	1	0	0	3	85	8th
	F3 Asian Championship	Hitech GP	9	9	6	8	9	225	2nd
	Macau Grand Prix		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	4th
2019	FIA Formula 3 Championship	HWA Racelab	16	1	1	2	4	90	7th
	Macau Grand Prix		1	0	0	1	0	N/A	17th
	Formula Regional European Championship	KIC Motorsport	3	0	0	1	3	45	12th
2019–20	F3 Asian Championship	Hitech Grand Prix	6	0	0	1	0	24	14th
2020	FIA Formula 3 Championship	HWA Racelab	18	2	0	3	4	111.5	7th
	FIA Formula 2 Championship	BWT HWA Racelab	2	0	0	0	0	0	23rd
2020–21	Formula E	Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team	Reserve driver
		ROKiT Venturi Racing
2021	FIA Formula 2 Championship	HWA Racelab	8	0	0	0	0	0	18th
	FIA Formula 3 Championship	Carlin Buzz Racing	3	0	0	0	0	0	27th
	Formula One	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team	Simulator driver

^† As Hughes was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
^* Season still in progress.

Complete BRDC Formula 4 Championship results[]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	DC	Points
2013	Lanan Racing	SIL1 1 2	SIL1 2 5	SIL1 3 Ret	BRH1 1 6	BRH1 2 4	BRH1 3 11	SNE1 1 9	SNE1 2 6	SNE1 3 1	OUL 1 2	OUL 2 6	OUL 3 2	BRH2 1 4	BRH2 2 4	BRH2 3 1	SIL2 1 2	SIL2 2 9	SIL2 3 1	SNE2 1 3	SNE2 2 2	SNE2 3 8	DON 1 1	DON 2 6	DON 3 4	1st	445

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup 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	DC	Points
2014	ART Junior Team	MNZ 1 Ret	MNZ 2 26	SIL 1 3	SIL 2 5	HOC 1 7	HOC 2 8	HOC 3 10	SPA 1 10	SPA 2 9	ASS 1 16	ASS 2 11	MST 1 7	MST 2 22	MST 3 C	NÜR 1 6	NÜR 2 10	NÜR 3 C	8th	152

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup 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	DC	Points
2014	Mark Burdett Racing	ALC 1	ALC 2	SPA 1 Ret	SPA 2 22	SIL 1	SIL 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2										NC†	0
	Strakka Racing									HUN 1 24	HUN 2 12	LEC 1	LEC 2	JER 1 Ret	JER 2 8
2015	Koiranen GP	ALC 1 8	ALC 2 7	ALC 3 13	SPA 1 2	SPA 2 1	HUN 1 6	HUN 2 3	SIL 1 3	SIL 2 3	SIL 3 5	NÜR 1 5	NÜR 2 7	LMS 1 Ret	LMS 2 15	JER 1 5	JER 2 7	JER 3 4	6th	160

^† As Hughes was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series results[]

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pos	Points
2015	Koiranen GP	IMO 1 Ret	IMO 2 3	PAU 1 5	PAU 2 2	RBR 1 6	RBR 2 2	RBR 3 4	SPA 1 1	SPA 2 3	MNZ 1 14	MNZ 2 1	MNZ 3 Ret	MIS 1 5	MIS 2 1	JER 1 4	JER 2 9	2nd	237

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	Points
2016	DAMS	CAT FEA 2	CAT SPR 8	RBR FEA 8	RBR SPR 6	SIL FEA Ret	SIL SPR 17	HUN FEA 23	HUN SPR 19	HOC FEA 8	HOC SPR 1	SPA FEA Ret	SPA SPR Ret	MNZ FEA 3	MNZ SPR 10	SEP FEA Ret	SEP SPR 12	YMC FEA 7	YMC SPR 1	8th	90
2018	ART Grand Prix	CAT FEA 13	CAT SPR 3	LEC FEA 10	LEC SPR 17	RBR FEA 5	RBR SPR 1	SIL FEA Ret	SIL SPR 8	HUN FEA 16	HUN SPR 14	SPA FEA 7	SPA SPR 4	MNZ FEA 9	MNZ SPR 4	SOC FEA 7	SOC SPR 16	YMC FEA 7	YMC SPR 2	8th	85

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	DC	Points
2016	Carlin	Volkswagen	LEC 1	LEC 2	LEC 3	HUN 1	HUN 2	HUN 3	PAU 1	PAU 2	PAU 3	RBR 1	RBR 2	RBR 3	NOR 1	NOR 2	NOR 3	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	ZAN 3	SPA 1	SPA 2	SPA 3	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	NÜR 3	IMO 1	IMO 2	IMO 3	HOC 1 19	HOC 2 4	HOC 3 3	16th	27
2017	Hitech GP	Mercedes	SIL 1 13	SIL 2 3	SIL 3 13	MNZ 1 10	MNZ 2 13	MNZ 3 Ret	PAU 1 Ret	PAU 2 6	PAU 3 Ret	HUN 1 2	HUN 2 4	HUN 3 7	NOR 1 Ret	NOR 2 2	NOR 3 5	SPA 1 Ret	SPA 2 4	SPA 3 Ret	ZAN 1 8	ZAN 2 2	ZAN 3 5	NÜR 1 2	NÜR 2 1	NÜR 3 2	RBR 1 11	RBR 2 13	RBR 3 16	HOC 1 12	HOC 2 5	HOC 3 8	5th	207

Complete Macau Grand Prix results[]

Year	Team	Car	Qualifying	Quali Race	Main race
2016	Carlin	Dallara F312	6th	10th	6th
2018	Hitech GP	Dallara F317	6th	5th	4th
2019	HWA Racelab	Dallara F3 2019	6th	DNF	17th

Complete F3 Asian Championship 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	Pos	Points
2018	Dragon HitechGP	SEP1 1 1	SEP1 2 1	SEP1 3 1	NIS1 1	NIS1 2	NIS1 3	SIC 1 1	SIC 2 1	SIC 3 1	NIS2 1 1	NIS2 2 1	NIS2 3 1	SEP2 1	SEP2 2	SEP2 3	2nd	225
2019–20	Hitech Grand Prix	SEP1 1 Ret	SEP1 2 7	SEP1 3 6	DUB 1 12	DUB 2 5	DUB 3 Ret	ABU 1	ABU 2	ABU 3	SEP2 1	SEP2 2	SEP2 3	CHA 1	CHA 2	CHA 3	14th	24

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results[]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	DC	Points
2019	HWA Racelab	CAT FEA 17	CAT SPR Ret	LEC FEA Ret	LEC SPR 7	RBR FEA 7	RBR SPR 1	SIL FEA 9	SIL SPR Ret	HUN FEA 3	HUN SPR 3	SPA FEA 21	SPA SPR Ret	MNZ FEA 6	MNZ SPR 3	SOC FEA 7	SOC SPR 4						7th	90
2020	HWA Racelab	RBR FEA 28	RBR SPR 12	RBR FEA 10	RBR SPR Ret	HUN FEA 24	HUN SPR 19	SIL FEA 4	SIL SPR 10	SIL FEA 2	SIL SPR 7	CAT FEA 1	CAT SPR 10	SPA FEA Ret	SPA SPR 17	MNZ FEA 5	MNZ SPR 1	MUG FEA 2	MUG SPR 6				7th	111.5
2021	Carlin Buzz Racing	CAT 1	CAT 2	CAT 3	LEC 1	LEC 2	LEC 3	RBR 1	RBR 2	RBR 3	HUN 1 16	HUN 2 17	HUN 3 13	SPA 1	SPA 2	SPA 3	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	ZAN 3	SOC 1	SOC 2	SOC 3	27th	0

^‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results[]

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	NC	Points
2020	BWT HWA Racelab	RBR FEA	RBR SPR	RBR FEA	RBR SPR	HUN FEA	HUN SPR	SIL FEA	SIL SPR	SIL FEA	SIL SPR	CAT FEA	CAT SPR	SPA FEA	SPA SPR	MNZ FEA	MNZ SPR	MUG FEA	MUG SPR	SOC FEA 12	SOC SPR Ret	BHR FEA	BHR SPR	BHR FEA	BHR SPR	23rd	0
2021	HWA Racelab	BHR SP1	BHR SP2	BHR FEA	MCO SP1	MCO SP2	MCO FEA	BAK SP1	BAK SP2	BAK FEA	SIL SP1	SIL SP2	SIL FEA	MNZ SP1 12	MNZ SP2 Ret	MNZ FEA 13	SOC SP1 4	SOC SP2 C	SOC FEA 18	JED SP1	JED SP2	JED FEA	YMC SP1 Ret	YMC SP2 13	YMC FEA Ret	18th	8

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• Jake Hughes career summary at DriverDB.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Inaugural	BRDC Formula 4 Championship Champion 2013	Succeeded by George Russell