James Lee Caroline (born 2 February 1999) is a British racing driver currently competing in the British GT Championship with Ram Racing.
| Jamie Caroline | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 2 February 1999 Warlingham, Surrey, United Kingdom |
| GT4 European Series career | |
| Debut season | 2021 |
| Current team | Trivellato Racing by Villorba Corse |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 70 |
| Starts | 5 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| 2014-2015 2016 2017 2018 2019-2020 | Ginetta Junior Championship BRDC British Formula 3 Autumn Trophy F4 British Championship U.S. F2000 National Championship British GT Championship |
Career
editKarting
editGinetta Junior Championship
editIn 2014, Caroline made his car racing debut in the Ginetta Junior Championship with TCR, claiming two victories and finishing sixth overall.[1] The following season, Caroline switched to HHC Motorsport, taking the title in dominant fashion.[2][3]
Formula 4
editIn 2016, Caroline graduated to British F4, competing in four rounds with Jarum Racing before switching to Fortec Motorsports for the remainder of the season.[4][5] There he claimed a victory and finished 10th overall. Caroline remained in the series for 2017, partnering with Carlin. He became the first driver to claim a race weekend grand slam in the British F4 series' history.[6][7]
On 30 September 2017 Caroline won the British Formula 4 title at Brands Hatch.[8]
USF2000 National Championship
editAfter initially announcing a sabbatical year due to a lack of funds, he then moved to the U.S. F2000 National Championship for 2018, driving for BN Racing.[9] He finished 25th in the standings after only competing at the opening 2 rounds of the championship.
Formula 3
editIn October 2016, Caroline contested the BRDC British F3 Autumn Trophy with Douglas Motorsport alongside ADAC F4 champion Joey Mawson.[10] He achieved a podium and finished fifth in the overall standings. He returned to the series in 2018 at the Spa round, driving for Carlin.[11] In 2019, he competed in the final round of the F3 Asian Winter Series for BlackArts Racing.[12]
British GT
editIn 2019, Jamie Caroline entered the Brands Hatch round of the British GT Championship, driving for HHC Motorsport with Ruben Del Sarte.[13]
For the 2020 season, Caroline was entered in TF Sport's GT4 squad, partnered with ex-Carrera Cup driver Dan Vaughan.[14] They finished the season as champions of the GT4 category.
For the 2021 season, Caroline entered the last two rounds of British GT with Speedworks motorsport partnered with John Ferguson in the Toyota Gazoo Racing GR Supra GT4 qualifying second at Oulton park to Darren turner in his first outing in the car then scoring pole by half a second over Sennan fielding at Donington Park.
GT4 European Series
editFor the 2021 season, Caroline entered the 2021 GT4 European Series, alongside Jean-Luc D'Auria, competing for Trivellato Racing by Villorba Corse in which he did not complete the full season.[15]
Racing record
editCareer summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ginetta Junior Championship | TCR | 20 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 320 | 6th |
| Ginetta Junior Winter Series | HHC Motorsport | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 144 | 1st | |
| 2015 | Ginetta Junior Championship | HHC Motorsport | 20 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 473 | 1st |
| 2016 | F4 British Championship | Jamun Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 181 | 10th |
| Fortec Motorsports | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| BRDC British Formula 3 Autumn Trophy | Douglas Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 5th | |
| 2017 | F4 British Championship | Carlin | 30 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 442 | 1st |
| 2018 | BRDC British Formula 3 Championship | Carlin | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 164 | 13th |
| U.S. F2000 National Championship | BN Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 25th | |
| 2019 | British GT Championship - GT4 | HHC Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2020 | British GT Championship - GT4 | TF Sport | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 170 | 1st |
| 2021 | GT4 European Series - Silver | Trivellato Racing by Villorba Corse | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 16th |
| British GT Championship - GT4 | Toyota Gazoo Racing UK | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 15th | |
| 2022 | British GT Championship - GT3 | Ram Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 30th |
Complete F4 British Championship results
edit(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 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Jamun Racing | BRH 1 6 |
BRH 2 2 |
BRH 3 12 |
DON 1 8 |
DON 2 5 |
DON 3 7 |
THR 1 10 |
THR 2 2 |
THR 3 Ret |
OUL 1 3 |
OUL 2 Ret |
OUL 3 3 |
10th | 181 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Fortec Motorsports | CRO 1 5 |
CRO 2 Ret |
CRO 3 8 |
SNE 1 Ret |
SNE 2 7 |
SNE 3 Ret |
KNO 1 4 |
KNO 2 13 |
KNO 3 8 |
ROC 1 4 |
ROC 2 4 |
ROC 3 14 |
SIL 1 12 |
SIL 2 9 |
SIL 3 14 |
BRH 1 7 |
BRH 2 1 |
BRH 3 9 |
||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Carlin | BRH 1 1 |
BRH 2 5 |
BRH 3 1 |
DON 1 1 |
DON 2 1 |
DON 3 15 |
THR 1 1 |
THR 2 1 |
THR 3 1 |
OUL 1 1 |
OUL 2 Ret |
OUL 3 C |
CRO 1 4 |
CRO 2 7 |
CRO 3 5 |
SNE 1 8 |
SNE 2 1 |
SNE 3 7 |
KNO 1 2 |
KNO 2 1 |
KNO 3 6 |
KNO 4 5 |
ROC 1 3 |
ROC 2 Ret |
ROC 3 3 |
SIL 1 4 |
SIL 2 2 |
SIL 3 2 |
BRH 1 8 |
BRH 2 2 |
BRH 3 6 |
1st | 442 |
Complete U.S. F2000 National Championship results
edit| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | BN Racing | STP 24 |
STP 4 |
IMS 4 |
IMS 24 |
LOR | ROA | ROA | TOR | TOR | MDO | MDO | MDO | POR | POR | 25th | 40 |
Complete British GT Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap in class)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | HHC Motorsport | McLaren 570S GT4 | GT4 | OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
SIL 1 |
DON 1 |
SPA 1 |
BRH 1 Ret |
DON 1 |
NC | 0 |
| 2020 | TF Sport | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 | GT4 | OUL 1 16 |
OUL 2 11 |
DON 1 14 |
DON 2 16 |
BRH 1 18 |
DON 1 17 |
SNE 1 13 |
SNE 2 13 |
SIL 1 19 |
1st | 170 |
| 2021 | Toyota Gazoo Racing UK | Toyota GR Supra GT4 | GT4 | BRH 1 |
SIL 1 |
DON 1 |
SPA 1 |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
OUL 1 18 |
OUL 2 18 |
DON 1 NC |
15th | 5 |
| 2022 | Ram Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | GT3 | OUL 1 10 |
OUL 2 Ret |
SIL 1 14 |
DON 1 |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
SPA 1 |
BRH 1 |
DON 1 |
30th | 2.5 |
† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed 90% race distance.
Complete GT4 European Series Results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position in class) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap in class)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Trivellato Racing By Villorba Corse | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | GT4 | MZA 1 Ret |
MZA 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
NUR 1 |
NUR 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
NC | 0 |
† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed 90% race distance.
References
edit- ^ "Jamie Caroline Commits To Ginetta Junior Championship". 8 January 2014. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Jamie Caroline Crowned Provisional Ginetta Junior Champion". 11 October 2015. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ Hocking, Ben. "The Late Braking Interview: Jamie Caroline". Drivetribe. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Caroline to contest Ford MSA Formula in 2016 with Jamun Racing". 10 February 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Jamie Caroline and Fortec Motorsports join forces!". 8 June 2016. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Jamie Caroline Officially Signs for Carlin for 2017 Title Tilt". 15 March 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Caroline wins again to make history with British F4 race weekend grand slam". 7 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "DRIVER NEWS: Jamie Caroline and Pirtek Racing secure British F4 title | British F4". fiaformula4.com. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ Jackson, Connor (5 March 2018). "Jamie Caroline Jumps to US F2000 for 2018 Assault". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Jamie Caroline to enter Autumn Trophy with Douglas Motorsport". 25 October 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Jamie Caroline confirmed at Carlin for British F3 at Spa". Racecar. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ Whitfield, Steve (14 February 2019). "Jamie Caroline to make racing return in Asian F3 Winter Series". Formula Scout. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Jamie Caroline". British GT Championship. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "British GT reveals capacity 35-car full-season entry at Media Day". britishgt.com. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "47 cars for GT4 European Series Monza Season Opener". dailysportscar.com. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
External links
edit- Jamie Caroline career summary at DriverDB.com