Ben Barnicoat
| Ben Barnicoat | |
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Barnicoat at Spa-Francorchamps
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| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 20 December 1996 Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England |
| FIA European Formula 3 career | |
| Debut season | 2016 |
| Current team | Hitech GP |
| Car no. | 24 |
| Starts | 12 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Previous series | |
| 2015 2014-15 2014-15 2014 2014 2013 |
BRDC Formula 4 Autumn Trophy Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Protyre Formula Renault Protyre FR Autumn Cup |
| Championship titles | |
| 2015 2014 2013 |
BRDC Formula 4 Autumn Trophy Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Protyre FR Autumn Cup |
| Awards | |
| 2014 | Autosport Club Driver of the Year |
Ben Barnicoat (born 20 December 1996) is a British racing driver who is a part of the McLaren Young driver programme.
Contents
Career
Karting
Born in Chesterfield, Barnicoat began his racing career in karting at the age of nine. In 2007 he clinched the WTP Cadet Open and Motors TV Cadet Karting Championship titles as well as becoming WTP "Little Green Man" Vice Champion.[1] In 2008 he graduated to KF3 category in which he participated in the MSA Formula Kart Starts championship and Kartmasters GP. He did remarkably well in both, securing 4th in Formula Kart Stars and 7th at Kartmasters. Ben returned the year after and won Kartmasters GP, Formula Kart Stars and finished Vice-Champion in the Super One Junior Championship. By 2012, Barnicoat had claimed the CIK-FIA KF2 European Championship too. In 2015 Barnicoat claimed the Kart Masters GP Trophy in both the Senior Rotax and Iame X30 class, becoming the first driver to take two Kart Masters Championships in one day. [2]
Formula Renault
In 2013 Barnicoat made his début in single-seaters, taking part in the Protyre Formula Renault Autumn Cup for Fortec Motorsports, and won the cup with two wins.[3]
Barnicoat continued his collaboration with Fortec into 2014, competing in the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC and Formula Renault 2.0 Alps series.[4]
European Formula 3
On 15 November 2015, it was announced that Barnicoat would race with Prema Powerteam for the 2016 season. However it was later announced that Barnicoat would race with HitechGP.[5]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Protyre Formula Renault Autumn Cup | Fortec Motorsports | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 96 | 1st |
| 2014 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | Fortec Motorsports | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 258 | 1st |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 14th | ||
| Protyre Formula Renault Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 13th | ||
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| 2015 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Fortec Motorsports | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 174 | 4th |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | NC† | ||
| BRDC Formula 4 Autumn Trophy | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 211 | 1st | ||
| 2016 | European Formula 3 | Hitech GP | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 5th* |
* Season still in progress. † As Barnicoat was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete FIA European Formula 3 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 |
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| 2016 | HitechGP | Mercedes | LEC 1 4 |
LEC 2 Ret |
LEC 3 11 |
HUN 1 9 |
HUN 2 10 |
HUN 3 1 |
PAU 1 1 |
PAU 2 5 |
PAU 3 11 |
RBR 1 10 |
RBR 2 15 |
RBR 3 5 |
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 |
HOC 2 |
HOC 3 |
5th* | 88* |
* Season still in progress.
References
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External links
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- Profile on Racing Steps Foundation site
- Ben Barnicoat career summary at DriverDB.com
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by
Seb Morris
(Winter Series) |
Protyre Formula Renault Autumn Cup Champion 2013 |
Succeeded by None (Series ended) |
| Preceded by | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Champion 2014 |
Succeeded by Louis Delétraz |
| Preceded by
Will Palmer
(Winter Series) |
BRDC Formula 4 Autumn Trophy Champion 2015 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Awards and achievements | ||
| Preceded by | Autosport Awards British Club Driver of the Year 2014 |
Succeeded by Will Palmer |
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- Living people
- People from Chesterfield
- 1996 births
- English racing drivers
- Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers
- Formula Renault 2.0 Alps drivers
- British Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
- Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
- McLaren Autosport BRDC Award nominees
