Jordan Davies

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Jordan Davies
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png British
Born 19th February, 1995 (age 20)
Monmouth, Wales, United Kingdom
F2RWRS
Debut Season 2015
Latest Season 2015
Current Team Aston Martin Motor Racing
Car Number 5
Former Teams None
Races 0 (0 starts)
Championships 0
Victories 0
Podiums 0
Points 0
Pole Positions 0
Fastest Laps 0
First Race 2015 Indianapolis 100
First Victory N/A
Last Victory N/A
Last Race 2015 Indianapolis 100
Best Finish N/A
F3RWRS
Debut Season 2015
Latest Season 2015
Current Team West Cliff Racing
Car Number 7
Former Teams None
Races 17
Championships 0
Victories 3
Podiums 5
Points 84.5
Pole Positions 4
Fastest Laps 2
First Race 2015 Round of Australia Race 1
First Victory 2015 Round of Australia Race 2
Last Victory 2015 Round of Japan Race 1
Last Race 2015 Surfer's SuperPrix
Best Finish 3rd (2015)

Jordan Davies (born February 19, 1995) is a British racing driver from Monmouth, Wales, currently racing for Haas F1 in Formula One. He is the younger cousin of F1RWRS driver James Davies. He is a part of the Best In The World young driver program since early 2016.

Career

Davies' career as a racing driver began in 2006, when he started his first officially sanctioned kart race. Though he would win his first 4 races, throughout his karting career, he struggled to establish himself amongst his peers. Still, by 2013, he was given a shot at proving his worth in British Formula Ford. Over 2 campaigns, Jordan again looked fairly ordinary - though he did improve from 2 podiums in 2013 to 10 in 2014, he did not compete for the championship and did not win a race. According to an interview with his cousin, James, Jordan did not have the best of equipment in karting or in Formula Ford, which could explain his lack of results.

2015

For 2015, Jordan secured another move up the racing ladder to West Cliff Racing's F3RWRS outfit. It is believed that his cousin's prior status as part of Anglo-Manx Racing's championship-winning effort in 2012 had a role in securing his place at the team. Regardless, Jordan immediately impressed, qualifying and finishing 2nd on his debut, before winning his second race from pole - his first win since he graduated from karting. 4 further 4th place finishes ensured he stayed right at the head of the championship fight.

After this, however Jordan's luck seemed to run out. He spun off from what would've been a sure podium in the first race at Brands Hatch, and then was blocked in qualifying the next two races. He then retired once more from a podium position in the second race at the Norising with an engine failure. This ended at the Spa SuperPrix, however, as Jordan took a commanding victory from pole position. He then secured pole position at the next round at Monza, but retired on the first lap after making contact with Quentin Reatherson. He bounced back in race two with a podium finish, harrying championship rival Dan Greenlaw the whole race.

It was around this time that Brett Johnson, team principal of Aston Martin's F2RWRS team got in contact with Davies about a drive at the team in F2RWRS for 2016. Jordan accepted the offer, and moved on to Fuji hoping to close off his sole F3RWRS season in style. He did well to win the first race from pole position, but encountered difficulties in race two which meant he would enter the all-important double-points Surfers SuperPrix 3rd in the championship. Jordan showed great pace in the race, setting the fastest lap, but it was clear that the pressure had gotten to him, and he made countless errors and mistakes which eliminated him from championship contention.

Nonetheless, as a result of the chaotic F2RWRS American Grand Prix, Jordan was able to make his debut at his new team early. He performed well, and could have been a contender for victory, but was one of many drivers who crashed out. Nonetheless, Jordan's impressive results attracted the attention of Kay Lon, and in early 2016, Jordan became a part of the Best In The World driver academy.

Career Summary

Year Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2013 British Formula Ford JTR 30 0 0 0 2 224 10th
2014 British Formula Ford JTR 30 0 0 0 10 532 7th
2015 F3RWRS West Cliff Racing 17 3 4 2 5 84.5 3rd
2016 F2RWRS Aston Martin Motor Racing 16 0 0 0 3 27 12th
2017 F2RWRS Aeroracing Engineering 4 0 0 0 0 1 N/A
AR3.5 DScity Voeckler 10 1 1 1 4 61 10th

Complete Career Results

F3RWRS

Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Pts
2015 West Cliff Racing Dallara F3R15 Mini JCW-F3 AUS
R1
2
AUS
R2
1
TUR
R1
Ret
TUR
R2
4
MON
SP
4
USA
R1
4
USA
R2
4
GBR
R1
Ret
GBR
R2
9
GER
R1
28
GER
R2
Ret
SPA
SP

1
ITA
R1

Ret
ITA
R2
3
JPN
R1

1
JPN
R2
23
SUR
SP

32
3rd 84.5

F2RWRS

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Pts
2015 Aston Martin Motor Racing TAS
RSA
TUR
MON
FRA
GBR
GER
BEL
AUT
ITA
NDS
SIN
JPN
USA
100
Ret
=39th 0
2016 Aston Martin Motor Racing AUS
PAC
GBR
ITA
AUT
TUR
USA
GER
NDS
MON
TBA
CHN
JPN
100
N/A* 0*