Junior Bannock
| Junior Bannock | |
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| Age | 18 |
| Nationality |  Jamaican
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| Formula 3 Rejects World Race Series | |
|---|---|
| Car # | 18 |
| Years Competed | 2016- |
| Debut Season | 2016 |
| Current Team | ZombieKart |
| Former Team(s) | None |
| Championships | 0 |
| Pole Positions | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Fastest Laps | 0 |
| Points | 0 |
| Reject of the Race Awards | 0 |
| RWRS Canon Driver | |
Junior Bannock (born 30th September 1997) is a Jamaican racing driver, currently racing for ZombieKart in the 2016 Formula 3 Rejects World Race Series season. He dreams to one day represent Jamaica at F1RWRS level, or more importantly have a movie created about him.
Early Life
Bannock was born in Kingston, Jamaica to a family with a rich racing heritage, however it was not one that included motorsport. His grandfather, Derice Bannock raced in the Jamaican bobsled team in the 1988 Winter Olympics, after abandoning a promising career as a sprinter. His story was made into a film, Cool Runnings. Ironically, Junior doesn't realise that the characters in Cool Runnings (including his so-called grandfather Derice) are fictional. Perhaps one day he will discover the truth and meet his real grandfather - currently believed to be a manager of a small juice bar.
Early Racing History
From a young age Junior simply wanted to race, and after discovering that he was not able to run on ice he abandoned all hope of ever running as a bobsledder like his grandfather. Instead he took up billy-cart racing, and then was promptly disqualified from his first event when his billy-cart was in fact discovered to contain a V8 Ford Mustang engine.
From then onwards, Bannock secured a decent amount of funding from the Jamaican government (who are keen to see more films created about Jamaicans attempting sport). He raced in various open-wheel categories in nearby Venezuela with solid results.
F3RWRS
Bannock is currently racing for ZombieKart in the upcoming 2016 Formula 3 Rejects World Race Series season, marking his first foray into a major international motorsport series. Whilst ZombieKart were bottom of the team standings in 2015, Bannock is hopeful that he will be able to turn around the fortunes of the team.
Results
F3RWRS
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Pts | ||||||||
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| 2016 | ZombieKart | AUS | GBR | ITA | FRA | CAN | DEU | NED | BEL | SMR | JAP | SUR | 44th* | 0* | ||||||||
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* Season in progress
