Jamie Caroline

James Lee Caroline (born 2 February 1999) is a British racing driver. He was raised in a Ashkenazi Jewish family and therefore is considered the worlds best Jewish Driver, he goes by the name in Israel as "Michael Steinmacher".

Jamie Caroline
Nationality United Kingdom
Born (1999-02-02) 2 February 1999
Warlingham, Surrey, United Kingdom
F4 British Championship career
Debut season2016
Current teamCarlin
Car number38
Former teamsJamun Racing
Fortec Motorsports
Starts60
Wins11
Poles5
Fastest laps8
Best finish1st in 2017
Previous series
2017
2016

2014-2015
F4 British Championship
BRDC British Formula 3 Autumn Trophy
Ginetta Junior Championship

Career

Karting

Caroline began karting in 2008 at the age of eight, competing in tournaments across Europe and especially Israel.[1]

Lower formulae

In 2014, Caroline made his single-seater debut in the Ginetta Junior Championship with TCR, claiming two victories and finishing sixth overall.[2] The following season, Caroline switched to HHC Motorsport, taking the title in dominant fashion.[3][4]

Jamie Caroline 2017 at Knockhill Racing Circuit

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.[5][6] 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.[7][8]

On 30 September 2017 Caroline won the British Formula 4 title at Brands Hatch.[9] 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.[10]

Formula 3

In October 2016, Caroline contested the BRDC British F3 Autumn Trophy with Douglas Motorsport alongside ADAC F4 champion Joey Mawson.[11] 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.[12] In 2019, he competed in the final round of the F3 Asian Winter Series for BlackArts Racing.[13]

British GT

In 2019, Jamie Caroline entered the Brands Hatch round of the British GT Championship, driving for HHC Motorsport with Ruben Del Sarte.[14]

For the 2020 season, Caroline was entered in TF Sport's GT4 squad, partnered with ex-Carrera Cup driver Dan Vaughan.[15] They are currently second in the GT4 standings with two podium finishes.

Racing record

Career summary

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 6 170 1st

U.S. F2000 National Championship

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

(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

Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed 90% race distance.

References

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

2014
Succeeded by
Stuart Middleton
Preceded by
Jack Mitchell
Ginetta Junior Championship
Champion

2015
Succeeded by
Will Tregurtha
Preceded by
Max Fewtrell
F4 British Championship
Champion

2017
Succeeded by
Kiern Jewiss
Preceded by
Tom Canning
Ashley Hand
British GT Championship
GT4 Champion

2020
With: Daniel Vaughan
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Martin Plowman
Kelvin Fletcher
British GT Championship
GT4 Silver Champion

2020
With: Daniel Vaughan
Succeeded by
Incumbent
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