Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jack Doohan (racing driver)


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. Appears to pass inclusion guidelines per rationale presented below. Thanks everyone for your participation and assuming good faith! Missvain (talk) 16:23, 23 January 2020 (UTC)

Jack Doohan (racing driver)

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This is not my area of expertise, but I am afraid this racing driver fails WP:NSPORTS because he has never participated in a fully professional championship. If I am wrong with my estimates what is fully professional and what is not, please let me know, I will be happy to withdraw. Ymblanter (talk) 08:25, 9 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. Ymblanter (talk) 08:25, 9 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. Ymblanter (talk) 08:25, 9 January 2020 (UTC)

Oppose - F3 Asian, I don't know how fully professional you have to be but he already has a list of participation and with a parent of that stature how long do you think it will be before he does qualify ? Dave Rave (talk) 21:50, 10 January 2020 (UTC)

Keep - Whilst it is true that Doohan has not yet participated in a fully professional championship (F3 Asian has a mix of professional and amateur drivers), he will be making his debut in the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship in March. This is a professional championship in which all other so-far-announced competitors have their own Wikipedia pages, some of which are of similar ages and have competed at a similar level of racing in the past (examples are Théo Pourchaire and Frederik Vesti). I don't believe it is worth deleting the page only to inevitably re-instate it in two months' time. Jestal50 (talk) 00:16, 11 January 2020 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Hugsyrup 16:46, 16 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep While you could argue for a case of WP:TOOSOON, the new season is only a few weeks away and will be part of an important championship which has coverage in Autosport and MotorSport Magazine amongst others. While notability is not inherited, the fact he has a well known racing father and is part of the Red Bull junior program will generate a lot of interest. As a current sportsman who races frequently and will continue to do so, I have no concerns that this WP:BLP will languish in the depths of WP and forgotten about like many others sadly. Mattg82 (talk) 17:22, 16 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep as per Mattg and Jesta150. The Drover&#39;s Wife (talk) 09:50, 18 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep - per Mattg and Jestal50. I think this is one where, in good faith, given the potential time until Doohan meets notability criteria, the article should be kept. Bookscale (talk) 10:41, 23 January 2020 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.