Jamie Caroline

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

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

Career

Karting

Ginetta Junior Championship

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

Formula 4

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

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

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

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

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

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2014Ginetta Junior ChampionshipTCR2020553206th
Ginetta Junior Winter SeriesHHC Motorsport443341441st
2015Ginetta Junior ChampionshipHHC Motorsport201014124731st
2016F4 British ChampionshipJamun Racing12001418110th
Fortec Motorsports181011
BRDC British Formula 3 Autumn TrophyDouglas Motorsport30001525th
2017F4 British ChampionshipCarlin301046164421st
2018BRDC British Formula 3 ChampionshipCarlin9211416413th
U.S. F2000 National ChampionshipBN Racing400004025th
2019British GT Championship - GT4HHC Motorsport100000NC
2020British GT Championship - GT4TF Sport910271701st
2021GT4 European Series - SilverTrivellato Racing by Villorba Corse800002716th
British GT Championship - GT4Toyota Gazoo Racing UK30101515th
2022British GT Championship - GT3Ram Racing300002.530th

Complete F4 British Championship results

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

YearTeam12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031DCPoints
2016Jamun RacingBRH
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
10th181
Fortec MotorsportsCRO
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
2017CarlinBRH
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
1st442

Complete U.S. F2000 National Championship results

YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints
2018BN RacingSTP
24
STP
4
IMS
4
IMS
24
LORROAROATORTORMDOMDOMDOPORPOR25th40

Complete British GT Championship results

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

YearTeamCarClass123456789DCPoints
2019HHC MotorsportMcLaren 570S GT4GT4OUL
1

OUL
2

SNE
1

SNE
2

SIL
1

DON
1

SPA
1

BRH
1

Ret
DON
1

NC0
2020TF SportAston Martin Vantage AMR GT4GT4OUL
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
1st170
2021Toyota Gazoo Racing UKToyota GR Supra GT4GT4BRH
1
SIL
1
DON
1
SPA
1
SNE
1
SNE
2
OUL
1

18
OUL
2

18
DON
1

NC
15th5
2022Ram RacingMercedes-AMG GT3 EvoGT3OUL
1

10
OUL
2

Ret
SIL
1

14
DON
1
SNE
1
SNE
2
SPA
1
BRH
1
DON
1
30th2.5

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

Complete GT4 European Series Results

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

YearTeamCarClass123456789101112DCPoints
2021Trivellato Racing By Villorba CorseMercedes-AMG GT4 GT4MZA
1

Ret
MZA
2
LEC
1

LEC
2

ZAN
1

ZAN
2

SPA
1

SPA
2

NUR
1

NUR
2

CAT
1

CAT
2

NC0

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

References

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