Jamie Caroline

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Jamie Caroline
Nationality British
Born (1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 (age 25)
Warlingham, Surrey, United Kingdom
GT4 European Series career
Debut season2021
Current teamTrivellato Racing by Villorba Corse
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number70
Starts5
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
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

James Lee Caroline (born 2 February 1999) is a British racing driver currently competing in the British GT Championship with Ram Racing.

Career[edit]

Karting[edit]

Ginetta Junior Championship[edit]

In 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]

Jamie Caroline 2017 at Knockhill Racing Circuit
Jamie Caroline 2017 at Knockhill Racing Circuit

Formula 4[edit]

In 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[edit]

After 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[edit]

In 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[edit]

In 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[edit]

For 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[edit]

Career 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]

  1. ^ "Jamie Caroline Commits To Ginetta Junior Championship". 8 January 2014. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Jamie Caroline Crowned Provisional Ginetta Junior Champion". 11 October 2015. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  3. ^ Hocking, Ben. "The Late Braking Interview: Jamie Caroline". Drivetribe. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Caroline to contest Ford MSA Formula in 2016 with Jamun Racing". 10 February 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Jamie Caroline and Fortec Motorsports join forces!". 8 June 2016. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Jamie Caroline Officially Signs for Carlin for 2017 Title Tilt". 15 March 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Caroline wins again to make history with British F4 race weekend grand slam". 7 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  8. ^ "DRIVER NEWS: Jamie Caroline and Pirtek Racing secure British F4 title | British F4". fiaformula4.com. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  9. ^ Jackson, Connor (5 March 2018). "Jamie Caroline Jumps to US F2000 for 2018 Assault". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Jamie Caroline to enter Autumn Trophy with Douglas Motorsport". 25 October 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  11. ^ "Jamie Caroline confirmed at Carlin for British F3 at Spa". Racecar. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  12. ^ Whitfield, Steve (14 February 2019). "Jamie Caroline to make racing return in Asian F3 Winter Series". Formula Scout. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Jamie Caroline". British GT Championship. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  14. ^ "British GT reveals capacity 35-car full-season entry at Media Day". britishgt.com. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  15. ^ "47 cars for GT4 European Series Monza Season Opener". dailysportscar.com. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

External links[edit]

Sporting positions
Preceded by
James Kellett
 Ginetta Junior Winter Series
champion
2014 		Succeeded by
Stuart Middleton
Preceded by Ginetta Junior Championship
champion
2015 		Succeeded by
Will Tregurtha
Preceded by F4 British Championship
champion
2017 		Succeeded by
Kiern Jewiss
Preceded by
Ash Hand
Tom Canning
 British GT Championship
GT4 Champion
2020
With: Daniel Vaughan 		Succeeded by
Will Burns
Gus Burton
Preceded by
Ash Hand
Tom Canning
 British GT Championship
GT4 Silver Champion
2020
With: Daniel Vaughan 		Succeeded by
Will Burns
Gus Burton
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