Ryan Cullen

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Ryan Cullen
File:Ryan Cullen in 2023.jpg
Ryan Cullen in 2023
Nationality Republic of Ireland Irish
Born (1991-03-26) 26 March 1991 (age 33)
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season 2019–20
Current team Vector Sport
Car no. 10
Former teams Jackie Chan DC Racing
Starts 12 (12 entries)
Wins 0
Poles 0
Fastest laps 0
Best finish 14th (LMP2) in 2022
Previous series
2018–20
2016–17
2015–17
2015
2013–14
2013
2012		 European Le Mans Series
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
Porsche Supercup
Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
GP3 Series
Toyota Racing Series
British Formula Ford
Championship titles
2016–17 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge ME

Ryan Cullen (born 26 March 1991) is an Irish[1] racing driver currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Vector Sport.[2]

Career

Cullen first drove in the British Formula Ford in 2012 as a novice driver which means a driver has no race experience as stated in the MSA regulations, placing sixth overall in the standings and obtaining three podium positions, impressing a number of people on his first season of racing. He did the Post season tests with Status GP. Cullen got signed with junior team F1 Marussia Manor Racing in the GP3 Series in 2013.

Cullen did the MRF series in the 2013/2014 season finishing 6th overall in the standings, in his rookie season. Gaining more race experience for only his second season of racing. This helped him maintain his drive for the GP3 series 2014.

He stayed with the team in 2014 before they pulled out of the GP3 series due to financial troubles, and Cullen was suddenly left without a drive.[3] After missing the races in Russia, he found himself back in the GP3 Series with Trident Racing for the season finale in Abu Dhabi after not driving competitively for 3 months. Cullen tested with race winning team Koiranen GP in the Post season tests in Abu Dhabi, even though only testing Cullen floated inside the top ten in every AM/PM sessions.

Cullen went back to the MRF series for 2014/2015 a potential title winning season. So far Cullen Two main Race wins, Three podiums, 3 fastest laps and one pole position. which places him second in the championship heading into 2015.

Personal life

Cullen was born to an Irish father and a Cypriot mother. He spent the majority of his childhood in the United Kingdom, though he considers himself Irish.[4]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2012 British Formula Ford Championship Race Car Consultants 23 0 0 0 2 340 6th
Formula Renault BARC Championship Cullen Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 5 34th
Formula Renault BARC Winter Series 2 0 0 0 0 30 12th
2013 Toyota Racing Series M2 Competition 6 0 0 0 0 122 20th
GP3 Series Marussia Manor Racing 16 0 0 0 0 0 29th
2013–14 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship MRF Racing 13 0 0 0 0 45 8th
2014 GP3 Series Marussia Manor Racing 14 0 0 0 0 0 25th
Trident 2 0 0 0 0
2014–15 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship MRF Racing 12 3 2 2 6 174 2nd
2015 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain G-Cat Racing 10 0 0 0 0 40 14th
Porsche Supercup VERVA Lechner Racing Team 7 0 0 0 0 10 18th
2015–16 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East Cullen Motorsport 12 2 0 3 7 235 3rd
2016 Porsche Supercup Lechner Racing Middle East 10 0 0 0 0 45 11th
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany - Class A Konrad Motorsport 12 0 0 0 0 91 10th
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro 3 0 0 0 0 17 12th
2016–17 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East Cullen Motorsport 12 8 4 2 11 265 1st
2017 Porsche Supercup Walter Lechner Racing Team 9 0 0 0 0 41 11th
Lechner Racing Middle East 2 0 0 0 0
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany raceunion Huber Racing 13 0 0 0 0 73 10th
2018 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 APR - Rebellion Racing 6 0 0 0 0 23.25 12th
2019 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 United Autosports 6 0 0 0 1 37.5 12th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 DragonSpeed 1 1 0 0 1 35 8th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 United Autosports 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 14th
2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Jackie Chan DC Racing 1 0 0 0 0 8 16th
2020 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 DragonSpeed USA 2 0 0 0 0 4.5 24th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 G-Drive Racing by Algarve 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2021 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Risi Competizione 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2022 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Vector Sport 6 0 0 0 1 21 14th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 22nd
2023 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Vector Sport 5 0 0 0 0 23 16th*

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

Complete British Formula Ford Championship 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 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Pos Points
2012 Race Car Consultants OUL
1
8		 OUL
2
5		 OUL
3
10		 BRI
1
9		 BRI
2
9		 BRI
3
Ret		 ROC
1
5		 ROC
2
7		 ROC
3
5		 BHGP
1
Ret		 BHGP
2
Ret		 BHGP
3
Ret		 NÜR
1
6		 NÜR
2
4		 NÜR
3
5		 SNE
1
6		 SNE
2
6		 SNE
3
Ret		 SIL
1
6		 SIL
2
5		 SIL
3
3		 DON
1
6		 DON
2
3		 DON
3
C		 6th 324

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
2013 Marussia Manor Racing CAT
FEA
21		 CAT
SPR
Ret		 VAL
FEA
20		 VAL
SPR
20		 SIL
FEA
21		 SIL
SPR
17		 NÜR
FEA
19		 NÜR
SPR
25		 HUN
FEA
23		 HUN
SPR
Ret		 SPA
FEA
18		 SPA
SPR
17		 MNZ
FEA
20		 MNZ
SPR
Ret		 YMC
FEA
20		 YMC
SPR
24		 29th 0
2014 Marussia Manor Racing CAT
FEA
15		 CAT
SPR
16		 RBR
FEA
17		 RBR
SPR
13		 SIL
FEA
19		 SIL
SPR
Ret		 HOC
FEA
20		 HOC
SPR
19		 HUN
FEA
24		 HUN
SPR
21		 SPA
FEA
14		 SPA
SPR
13		 MNZ
FEA
Ret		 MNZ
SPR
16		 SOC
FEA		 SOC
SPR		 25th 0
Trident YMC
FEA
19		 YMC
SPR
Ret

Complete Porsche Supercup 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 Pos. Pts
2015 VERVA Lechner Racing Team CAT MON RBR SIL
Ret		 HUN
Ret		 SPA
19		 SPA
12		 MNZ
20		 MNZ
22		 USA
C		 USA
15		 18th 10
2016 Lechner Racing Middle East CAT
13		 MON
14		 RBR
6		 SIL
20		 HUN
8		 HOC
14		 SPA
14		 MNZ
Ret		 USA
14		 USA
14		 11th 45
2017 Walter Lechner Racing Team CAT
21		 CAT
16		 MON
12		 RBR
12		 SIL
Ret		 HUN
Ret		 SPA
15		 SPA
11		 MNZ
6		 MEX
9		 MEX
9		 11th 41

Complete European Le Mans Series results

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2018 APR - Rebellion Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
15		 MNZ
8		 RBR
6		 SIL
5		 SPA
15‡		 ALG
12		 12th 23.25
2019 United Autosports LMP2 Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
12		 MNZ
3		 CAT
8		 SIL
8		 SPA
9		 ALG
4		 12th 37.5
2020 DragonSpeed LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
8		 SPA
14		 LEC MNZ ALG 24th 4.5

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

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
2019 DragonSpeed LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
1		 SEB MDO WGL MOS ELK LGA PET 8th 35

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2019 United States United Autosports United Kingdom Alex Brundle
United Kingdom Will Owen		 Ligier JS P217-Gibson LMP2 348 19th 14th
2020 Russia G-Drive Racing with Algarve United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis
United Kingdom Nick Tandy		 Aurus 01-Gibson LMP2 105 DNF DNF
2021 United States Risi Competizione United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis
Brazil Felipe Nasr		 Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 275 NC NC
2022 United Kingdom Vector Sport France Sébastien Bourdais
Switzerland Nico Müller		 Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 357 27th 22nd
2023 United Kingdom Vector Sport France Gabriel Aubry
Liechtenstein Matthias Kaiser		 Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 325 15th 7th

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 Rank Points
2019–20 Jackie Chan DC Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL FUJ SHA BHR COA SPA
6		 LMS BHR 16th 8
2022 Vector Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB
NC		 SPA
10		 LMS
13		 MNZ
3		 FUJ
9		 BHR
9		 14th 21
2023 Vector Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB
9		 ALG
11		 SPA
Ret		 LMS
5		 MNZ
Ret		 FUJ
 BHR
 16th* 23*

References

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