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'''Nathanael Cameron''' (born 06/12/1996 in Sunderland, England) is a British racing driver who is signed to drive for [[Prospec|Pemberton Prospec Racing]] in the [[F3RWRS]]. He is the younger cousin of former [[F1RWRS]] world champion [[Gary Cameron]] and [[F2RWRS]] driver [[Michael Cameron]].
{{Infobox Driver Small
| name          = Nathanael Cameron
| nationality    = {{GB}} British
| birth date    = 6th December, 1996
| dec            = [[User:Ataxia|Ataxia]]
| birth place    = Sunderland, England, UK
| current series = [[2019 AutoReject World Series season|AutoReject World Series]]
| current team  = {{GB}} [[Jones Racing ARWS Team|Jones Couteau VW Racing]]
| car number    = 20
| former teams  = N/A
|}}
 
'''Nathanael "Nate" Cameron''' (born 6 December, 1996 in Sunderland, England) is a British racing driver who currently races for the [[Jones Racing ARWS Team|Jones Couteau VW Racing]] team in the [[AutoReject World Series]]. He is the younger cousin of former [[F1RWRS]] world champion [[Gary Cameron]] and [[F2RWRS]] driver [[Michael Cameron]].
 
== Racing Career ==
 
===2015-16: F3RWRS===
 
After success in karting, Cameron joined the family-run [[Prospec]] team for the [[2015 F3RWRS season]]. Winning the first race at Adelaide that year, a run of midfield results conspired against any championship hopes in his first season. Recovering mid-season with a win at Brands Hatch, a consistent run of points-scoring finishes ensured that Cameron would finish 6th in the drivers' standings.
 
Remaining in the series for another year with Prospec, Cameron fought with [[Nick Nurmester]] and [[Shane Walsh]] for the title. Taking three wins in the first half of the season, a more subdued run of results in the second half counted against Cameron. The Brit finished 3rd overall, behind eventual winner Nurmester and the 2nd-placed Walsh.
 
===2017: F2RWRS===
 
Thanks to his strong results in F3RWRS, Cameron earned a move up to [[F2RWRS]] with [[Aeroracing Engineering]], and also secured a place on the [[Astro Racing Group|Astro Racing Stars]] driver program. Whilst a regular poits scorer, Cameron struggled with the new single-spec chassis and took 6th in the championship, with a late dip in results ending his aspirations of fighting for the title.
 
===2018: AR3.5===
 
Cameron joined [[Nebula Grand Prix]] for the [[AutoReject 3.5]] championship, partnering fellow Astro Racing Star [[Nino Barlini]]. After some inconsistent runs in previous series, Cameron was instantly in the hunt for the title, although [[Kenan Ardaoglu]] was ahead for the majority of the season. Cameron took the championship lead after a dominant weekend at the Lausitzring, winning both his heat and the feature race from pole. He also won both races at Spa, ensuring that he was on top for the final round at Japan. Ardaoglu and [[Gary Pacer]] both finished ahead of Cameron in the feature race at Suzuka, but Cameron's fastest lap ensured that the Brit secured the title with a two-point margin.
 
===2019: ARWS===
 
As AR3.5 champion, Cameron received multiple offers from across the grid. He eventually signed for the successful [[Jones Racing ARWS Team|Jones]] team, partnering AR3.5 title rival [[Gary Pacer]]. However, the Jones of [[2019 AutoReject World Series season|2019]] was not the dominant force it had been in years prior, only occasionally scoring points, and even failing to pre-qualify on two occasions. Cameron won the intra-team fight with Pacer 6 points to 5, but this was little solace when the chassis and engine were both lacking.
 
===2020-2022: WEC===
Still, Cameron had earned enough plaudits to remain with the team for [[2020 AutoReject World Series season|2020]] through the acquisition of the team by [[Jacques Couteau]], but any hope of a quick turnaround ended when ARWS itself foundered in the wake of the [[Leonhard von Gottorp scandal]]. As a result, Cameron would drive in the WEC for the next two seasons, until the ARWS came back for the [[2023 AutoReject World Series season|2023]] season.
 
===2023: ARWS===
Still highly-rated by the Couteau-lead Jones team, Cameron was quickly signed to partner [[2020 Alternate Formula One season|2020]] [[Alternate Formula One|F1]] champion [[Diego Álvarez Torrente]]. Equipped with powerful Ford EcoBoost I3 turbo engines, the team had high hopes for 2023, but these were quickly dashed by the extreme unreliability of the Ford powerplants. Cameron would finish only twice in the first 9 races, with driver and team languishing at the bottom of the standings. Still, he had earned respect amongst paddock insiders who noted his strong showing against Torrente, and this was proven in the final 4 races of the year, as Cameron took his first win in Australia, then a second at Suzuka. He almost won a third time in Macau, but lost the lead in the closing laps to [[Takuma Taki]], but still came home a brilliant 2nd, which combined with his wins, saw him climb from 25th in the Drivers Championship to 14th.
 
===2024: ARWS===
Disappointed with their 2023 season, Cameron and Jones still opted to renew their partnership for [[2024 AutoReject World Series season|2024]], but opted for rebadged Bentley W12s, which had proven somewhat more reliable than the Fords during 2023, albeit at the cost of some top end power.


==Complete Results==
==Complete Results==
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! 6th
! 53
! 53
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===AR3.5===
===AutoReject 3.5 Africa Cup===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
! Year
! Team
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! Pos
! Pts
|-
! [[2018 AutoReject 3.5 Africa Cup|2018]]
! [[Nebula Grand Prix|Airwaves Nebula Grand Prix]]
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| '''KYA'''<br><small>13†</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| ''PHA''<br><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| NAM<br><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| '''ANG'''<br><small>12</small>
! 11th
! 9
|-
|}
 
===AutoReject 3.5===


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
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|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"|AUT<br>HEA<br><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"|AUT<br>HEA<br><small>2</small>
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"|AUT<br>FEA<br><small>3</small>
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"|AUT<br>FEA<br><small>3</small>
|NED<br>HEA<br><small></small>
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"|''NED<br>HEA<br><small>3</small>''
|NED<br>FEA<br><small></small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"|NED<br>FEA<br><small>Ret</small>
|GER<br>HEA<br><small></small>
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"|'''GER<br>HEA<br><small>1</small>'''
|GER<br>FEA<br><small></small>
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"|'''GER<br>FEA<br><small>1</small>'''
|BEL<br>HEA<br><small></small>
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"|BEL<br>HEA<br><small>1</small>
|BEL<br>FEA<br><small></small>
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"|BEL<br>FEA<br><small>1</small>
|JPN<br>HEA<br><small></small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"|JPN<br>HEA<br><small>7</small>
|JPN<br>FEA<br><small></small>
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"|''JPN<br>FEA<br><small>3</small>''
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| '''3rd*'''
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| '''1st'''
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| '''78*'''
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| '''262'''
|-
|}
 
===ARWS===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
! Year
! Team
! Chassis
! Engine
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! DC
! Pts
|-
! [[2019 ARWS season|2019]]
! [[Jones Racing ARWS Team|Jones Unipart TAG]]
! [[Jones 117]]
! Ford XR8E
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| AUS<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| NSW<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| KIN<br /><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| ITA<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| MAR<br /><small>10</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| CAN<br /><small>4</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| 500<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| GBR<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| AUT<br /><small>12</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| GER<br /><small>12</small>
|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"| SCA<br /><small>DNPQ</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| BEL<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| MON<br /><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| SAF<br /><small>9</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| BRA<br /><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| ARG<br /><small>7</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| JAP<br /><small>10</small>
|bgcolor="#ffcfcf"| CHN<br /><small>DNPQ</small>
! 15th
! 6
|-
! [[2020 AutoReject World Series season|2020]]
! [[Jones Racing ARWS Team|Jones Racing]]
! [[Jones 118]]
! Ford XR8E
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| AUS<br/><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| NSW<br/><small>12</small>
| ARG<br/><small>C</small>
| BRA<br/><small>C</small>
| 500<br/><small>C</small>
| CAN<br/><small>C</small>
| GBR<br/><small>C</small>
| BEL<br/><small>C</small>
| MON<br/><small>C</small>
| ITA<br/><small>C</small>
| AUT<br/><small>C</small>
| GER<br/><small>C</small>
| SAF<br/><small>C</small>
| IND<br/><small>C</small>
| MAL<br/><small>C</small>
| PAC<br/><small>C</small>
| JPN<br/><small>C</small>
| CHN<br/><small>C</small>
! 14th
! 0
|-
! [[2023 AutoReject World Series season|2023]]
! [[Jones Racing ARWS Team|Samsung Jones Couteau Racing]]
! Jones 120
! Ford EcoBoost 2.0 L ARWS
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| MON<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| LUX<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| GER<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| CZE<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| NUS<br /><small>5</small>
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| GBR<br /><small>8</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| SCA<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| SUS<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| MAL<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| AUS<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| JPN<br /><small>Ret</small>
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| KIN<br /><small>1</small>
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| MAC<br /><small>2</small>
|
|
|
|
|
! 14th
! 226
|-
! [[2024 AutoReject World Series season|2024]]
! [[Jones Racing ARWS Team|Jones Couteau VW Racing]]
! Jones 121
! Volkswagen WR12-24 TFSI
| MON<br/><small></small>
| MED<br/><small></small>
| LUX<br/><small></small>
| GER<br/><small></small>
| CRI<br/><small></small>
| GRS<br/><small></small>
| NUS<br/><small></small>
| ITA<br/><small></small>
| GBR<br/><small></small>
| CAN<br/><small></small>
| RNO<br/><small></small>
| SUS<br/><small></small>
| MAL<br/><small></small>
| KIN<br/><small></small>
| JPN<br/><small></small>
| AUS<br/><small></small>
|
|
! NC
! 0
|-
|}
 
{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: none; border-top: 5px solid #78FF78; width: 500px; text-align: center;"
!colspan=3| Sporting Accolades
|-
| width="33%"| Preceded by:<br>'''[[Eric Swerts]]'''<br><small>[[2015 F3RWRS Surfers SuperPrix|2015]]
| width="34%"| '''[[Formula 3 Rejects World Race Series#Trophies|Tom Walkinshaw Memorial Trophy]]'''<br>[[2016 F3RWRS Surfers SuperPrix|2016]]
| width="33%"| Succeeded by:<br>'''defunct'''<br><small>
|}


[[Category:Drivers]]
[[Category:Drivers]]
[[Category:British Drivers]]
[[Category:British Drivers]]
[[Category:F3RWRS Drivers]]
[[Category:F3RWRS Drivers]]

Latest revision as of 08:04, 21 July 2025

Nathanael Cameron
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png British
Born 6th December, 1996
Sunderland, England, UK
DEC Holder Ataxia
Current Series AutoReject World Series
Current Team Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Jones Couteau VW Racing
Car Number 20
Former Teams N/A


Nathanael "Nate" Cameron (born 6 December, 1996 in Sunderland, England) is a British racing driver who currently races for the Jones Couteau VW Racing team in the AutoReject World Series. He is the younger cousin of former F1RWRS world champion Gary Cameron and F2RWRS driver Michael Cameron.

Racing Career

2015-16: F3RWRS

After success in karting, Cameron joined the family-run Prospec team for the 2015 F3RWRS season. Winning the first race at Adelaide that year, a run of midfield results conspired against any championship hopes in his first season. Recovering mid-season with a win at Brands Hatch, a consistent run of points-scoring finishes ensured that Cameron would finish 6th in the drivers' standings.

Remaining in the series for another year with Prospec, Cameron fought with Nick Nurmester and Shane Walsh for the title. Taking three wins in the first half of the season, a more subdued run of results in the second half counted against Cameron. The Brit finished 3rd overall, behind eventual winner Nurmester and the 2nd-placed Walsh.

2017: F2RWRS

Thanks to his strong results in F3RWRS, Cameron earned a move up to F2RWRS with Aeroracing Engineering, and also secured a place on the Astro Racing Stars driver program. Whilst a regular poits scorer, Cameron struggled with the new single-spec chassis and took 6th in the championship, with a late dip in results ending his aspirations of fighting for the title.

2018: AR3.5

Cameron joined Nebula Grand Prix for the AutoReject 3.5 championship, partnering fellow Astro Racing Star Nino Barlini. After some inconsistent runs in previous series, Cameron was instantly in the hunt for the title, although Kenan Ardaoglu was ahead for the majority of the season. Cameron took the championship lead after a dominant weekend at the Lausitzring, winning both his heat and the feature race from pole. He also won both races at Spa, ensuring that he was on top for the final round at Japan. Ardaoglu and Gary Pacer both finished ahead of Cameron in the feature race at Suzuka, but Cameron's fastest lap ensured that the Brit secured the title with a two-point margin.

2019: ARWS

As AR3.5 champion, Cameron received multiple offers from across the grid. He eventually signed for the successful Jones team, partnering AR3.5 title rival Gary Pacer. However, the Jones of 2019 was not the dominant force it had been in years prior, only occasionally scoring points, and even failing to pre-qualify on two occasions. Cameron won the intra-team fight with Pacer 6 points to 5, but this was little solace when the chassis and engine were both lacking.

2020-2022: WEC

Still, Cameron had earned enough plaudits to remain with the team for 2020 through the acquisition of the team by Jacques Couteau, but any hope of a quick turnaround ended when ARWS itself foundered in the wake of the Leonhard von Gottorp scandal. As a result, Cameron would drive in the WEC for the next two seasons, until the ARWS came back for the 2023 season.

2023: ARWS

Still highly-rated by the Couteau-lead Jones team, Cameron was quickly signed to partner 2020 F1 champion Diego Álvarez Torrente. Equipped with powerful Ford EcoBoost I3 turbo engines, the team had high hopes for 2023, but these were quickly dashed by the extreme unreliability of the Ford powerplants. Cameron would finish only twice in the first 9 races, with driver and team languishing at the bottom of the standings. Still, he had earned respect amongst paddock insiders who noted his strong showing against Torrente, and this was proven in the final 4 races of the year, as Cameron took his first win in Australia, then a second at Suzuka. He almost won a third time in Macau, but lost the lead in the closing laps to Takuma Taki, but still came home a brilliant 2nd, which combined with his wins, saw him climb from 25th in the Drivers Championship to 14th.

2024: ARWS

Disappointed with their 2023 season, Cameron and Jones still opted to renew their partnership for 2024, but opted for rebadged Bentley W12s, which had proven somewhat more reliable than the Fords during 2023, albeit at the cost of some top end power.

Complete Results

F3RWRS

Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 DC Pts
2015 Pemberton Prospec Racing Dallara F3R15 Lancia 015/3 JTS AUS
1
1
AUS
2
19
TUR
1
31
TUR
2
12
MON
SP
29
USA
1
19
USA
2
21
GBR
1
1
GBR
2
4
GER
1
2
GER
2
5
SPA
SP
Ret
ITA
1
13
ITA
2
14
JPN
1
5
JPN
2
3
SUR
SP
8
6th 53
2016 Pemberton Prospec Racing Dallara F3R16 Lancia 016/3 AUS
1
2
AUS
2
12
GBR
1
1
GBR
2
1
ITA
1
40
ITA
2
3
PAU
SP
2
CAN
1
1
CAN
2
C
GER
1
20*
GER
2
6
ZAN
SP
11*
BEL
1
9
BEL
2
20
SMR
1
2
SMR
2
7
JPN
1
Ret
JPN
2
C
SUR
SP
1
3rd 216

F2RWRS

Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 DC Pts
2017 Aeroracing Engineering Lola B17/50 Audi TFSI Hybrid AUS
4
MAL
5
GBR
6
ITA
Ret
AUT
2
CAN
9
QUE
3
USA
4
FRA
7
GER
7
NSE
2
RSA
2
BEL
9
MON
11
MOR
21
JAP
6
MAC
Ret
6th 57

AutoReject 3.5 Africa Cup

Year Team 1 2 3 4 Pos Pts
2018 Airwaves Nebula Grand Prix KYA
13†
PHA
8
NAM
Ret
ANG
12
11th 9

AutoReject 3.5

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Pts
2018 Nebula Grand Prix AUS
HEA
3
AUS
FEA
3
ITA
HEA
1
ITA
FEA
3
FRA
HEA
11
FRA
FEA
4
USA
HEA
1
USA
FEA
C
GBR
HEA
5
GBR
FEA
Ret
AUT
HEA
2
AUT
FEA
3
NED
HEA
3
NED
FEA
Ret
GER
HEA
1
GER
FEA
1
BEL
HEA
1
BEL
FEA
1
JPN
HEA
7
JPN
FEA
3
1st 262

ARWS

Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Pts
2019 Jones Unipart TAG Jones 117 Ford XR8E AUS
Ret
NSW
Ret
KIN
4
ITA
Ret
MAR
10
CAN
4
500
Ret
GBR
Ret
AUT
12
GER
12
SCA
DNPQ
BEL
Ret
MON
8
SAF
9
BRA
8
ARG
7
JAP
10
CHN
DNPQ
15th 6
2020 Jones Racing Jones 118 Ford XR8E AUS
8
NSW
12
ARG
C
BRA
C
500
C
CAN
C
GBR
C
BEL
C
MON
C
ITA
C
AUT
C
GER
C
SAF
C
IND
C
MAL
C
PAC
C
JPN
C
CHN
C
14th 0
2023 Samsung Jones Couteau Racing Jones 120 Ford EcoBoost 2.0 L ARWS MON
Ret
LUX
Ret
GER
Ret
CZE
Ret
NUS
5
GBR
8
SCA
Ret
SUS
Ret
MAL
Ret
AUS
1
JPN
Ret
KIN
1
MAC
2
14th 226
2024 Jones Couteau VW Racing Jones 121 Volkswagen WR12-24 TFSI MON
MED
LUX
GER
CRI
GRS
NUS
ITA
GBR
CAN
RNO
SUS
MAL
KIN
JPN
AUS
NC 0
Sporting Accolades
Preceded by:
Eric Swerts
2015
Tom Walkinshaw Memorial Trophy
2016
Succeeded by:
defunct