Ferrari academy driver callum ilott hopes his switch to formula 2 frontrunner virtuosi racing will be the breakthrough he needs to reach formula 1. For 2020, he will continue with the fast improving uni virtuosi racing team. Callum was handpicked by ferrari to join its development programme, the ferrari driver academy at the end of that year. I am deeply grateful to the ferrari driver academy. Impressive formula 2 rookie callum ilott will join the uni. Prior to his first season in cars, as a 15yearold callum won the senior cikfia. The british racer originally made his debut in the championship back in 2017, competing in his home event at silverstone for trident. The 20 year old from cambridge, who is a member of the ferrari academy, will drive for.
I definitely think russell, aitken, fukuzumi, hubert is a better lineup than hubert, ilott, marzipan, hughes. The following graph shows the change in the driverdb rating of callum ilott and marcus armstrong over time since january 1st 20. F2 driver callum ilott has a miraculously close call. Nov 28, 2019 univirtuosi has announced their first driver for the 2020 formula 2 campaign, securing ferrari academy driver callum ilott. Ferrari academy driver callum ilott will be on the formula 2 grid in 2019 with the newlyformed sauber junior team with american juan manuel correa as his teammate. Callum ilott has yet to start his sophomore season in f2, but already has his sights set on life after the championship. Callum ilott scuderia ferrari ferrari driver academy. Callum ilott will race for univirtuosi in 2020 lets. May 08, 2019 british driver callum ilott will be handed his maiden formula one outing at next weeks test in barcelona. Callum ilott born 11 november 1998 is a british racing driver. At the age of 19 not many drivers can put two f1 teams on their cvs but callum ilott is a driver who has caught the attention of many in the f1 paddock.
View callum ilotts profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. This year has marked my firstever season in fia formula two where i have been racing with the sauber junior team by charouz. Its not that he isnt enjoying the ride, its just that hes so focused on his ultimate goal, f1. Oct 10, 2017 one such driver is 18 year old callum ilott.
To make a success of his chosen sport, hes skipping alevels, a university degree and any sort of vocational training to focus on making it to the front of the grid. The macau grand prix is just a week away and is normally contested by a number of f3 drivers. However, the narrow nature of the circuit meant that there would be close calls as callum ilott found out the hard way. Miscellaneous all races for a year all races on a specific date random page chase races road course stats restrictor plate races all star race. By floris visman ilott had an explosive start to his. For 2020 the british driver has moved to univirtuosi. Briton callum ilott to make test debut in barcelona. Antonio fuoco and callum ilott will join sebastian vettel and charles leclerc in the postspanish gp test. Callum ilott is a young british racing driver and ferrari driver academy member competing in fia formula two with. Jan 21, 2020 callum ilott comes off the back of an excellent debut season in formula 2 with the sauber junior team.
At, callum dominated the international under 15s kfj category with wins of the wsk masters series and the wsk final cup, runner up in the wsk euro series and cikfia world cup, and was voted the youngest ever wsk driver of the year in 2012. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover callums connections and jobs at similar companies. Callum ilott new year, new team words by damien cross january 19, 2020. As a 15 year old, in 2014 callum become the senior cikfia european karting champion. Mar 26, 2019 ilott to make f1 test debut with alfa. The british team was set up in 2012 and 2019 has been its first year in formula 2. Callum ilott is a 21 year old driver from great britain, for 2015 he is competing in f3 european championship with carlin and sits th in the standings after 33 races ilott has managed to make it to the podium once already this season and will certainly be looking to get there once again as the season progresses. Helped by current drivers guanyu zhou who could become the rookie champion this weekend and luca ghiotto, who is aiming for second overall in the drivers championship. A part of the superstar programme in the british racing drivers club and a driver competing for the fia f3 championship, the talented teenager is one to watch out for in the future. Nov 28, 2019 ilott, who remains a member of the ferrari driver academy, has raced for the sauber junior team by charouz this season after stepping up from gp3. British driver callum ilott will be handed his maiden formula one outing at next weeks test in barcelona. Callum ilott has been named as the latest member of the ferrari driver academy following a strong showing in the fia european formula 3 championship through 2017. Callum ilott racing driver ferrari driving academy linkedin.
Karting ace callum wins driver of the year haileybury. Alfa and the ferrari driver academy have announced that the 20 year old formula 2 rookie will complete a day in the alfa romeo c38 at the barcelona circuit, following the spanish grand prix. Callum ilott young drivers british racing drivers club. Ilott was the highest finisher of the ferrari driver academy in. Callum ilott made his singleseater debut in the toyota racing series with etec motorsport, using a helmet with the red bull livery, but unofficially announced as a member of the red bull drivers development program. British driver callum ilott will be handed his maiden formula one outing at next weeks test in barcelona the 20 year old from cambridge, who is a member of. Ilott, who remains a member of the ferrari driver academy, has raced for the sauber junior team by charouz this season after stepping up from gp3. Callum ilott has switched from carlin to van amersfoort racing for the 2016 fia formula 3 european championship british driver ilott contested his first year in car racing in the series in 2015 and finished 12th in the standings, claiming a best result of third at the nurburgring round in september.
The 19 year old will drive for art grand prix, who were last seasons champions. Callum ilott moves to van amersfoort for 2016 formula scout. Ilott, who finished third in the gp3 championship last year with two wins, will make his series debut for the team that has been formed from a new partnership between the sauber f1. Jan 06, 2016 callum ilott has switched from carlin to van amersfoort racing for the 2016 fia formula 3 european championship british driver ilott contested his first year in car racing in the series in 2015 and finished 12th in the standings, claiming a best result of third at the nurburgring round in september. The 21 year old would wait two more years to join on a permanent basis, linking up with sauber junior. Callum was born in cambridge, uk, on 11 november 1998. Callum charles john driver born 23 october 1992 is an english semiprofessional footballer who plays as a defender for leatherhead. After landing a seat at f2 frontrunners virtuosi racing for 2020, ferrari junior callum ilott is targeting a breakthrough campaign. We talked to him about his season, the ferrari driver academy and that fateful day at spa.
After an amazing start to the 2017 fia european formula 3 championship, young british racing driver callum ilott spared a few minutes to chat about being a modern day racing driver. Ilott, correa, zendeli among drivers in sauber junior team. Ferrari junior callum ilott will get his first ontrack formula 1 experience in mays barcelona test, where he will join the alfa romeo teams driver lineup. The 21 year old would wait two more years to join on a permanent basis, linking up with sauber junior team by charouz for 2019.
Rewind just a couple of months ago and callum ilott s sole focus and attention was directed toward the upcoming fia formula 2 championship. Ilott and correa sign for charouzsauber partnership in f2. Callum ilott comes off the back of an excellent debut season in formula 2 with the sauber junior team. The first driver on the grid for the 2018 gp3 season has been confirmed as callum ilott. Callum ilott racing driver ferrari driving academy. Its very unlikely that hell get a sauber seat next season and then i think hell get jumped in the queue by armstrong who if im honest is likely the biggest prospect from ferraris young driver academy. Four ferrari drivers in action at barcelona test 20190508 10. As a 15 year old, in 2014 callum become the senior cikfia european karting champion, he won the seniors wsk super master series, and finished 4th out of 32 competitors in the cikfia world championship. The british team was set up in 2012 and 2019 has been its first year. Callum ilott racing career profile driver database. Racing driver callum ilott continues his rise through the motorsport ranks after a thrilling debut year of f2, and we look ahead to what 2020 will hold for the young brit.
Not surprisingly ilott s karting prowess attracted the attention of a number of car racing teams and he was thrilled to accept an invitation to join the red bull junior team for 2015. Callum ilott im really excited to be joining univirtuosi for 2020. He joined as a youth team player for west ham aged 12 and signed his first professional contract with the club in july 2011. Callum ilott will race for univirtuosi in 2020 lets talk. I was the first driver red bull selected to move straight from karts to f3, and it was a great learning experience. Callum made an unusual debut in singleseater racing at 16. Jan 08, 2018 callum ilott rising star callum ilott goes into 2018 with ferraris backing, having become the first briton to be inducted into the scuderias young driver academy.
Ilott, who finished third in the gp3 championship last year with two wins, will make his series debut for the team that has been formed from a new. The sauber junior team was formed last year when the swiss outfit joined. Ferrari junior callum ilott to make f1 test debut with alfa romeo. Ferrari junior callum ilott to make f1 test debut with. The drivers to be racing for sauber junior team in 2019 has been revealed with names like callum ilott, juan manuel correa and lirim zendeli featuring in the list. As a 15 year old, in 2014 callum become the senior cikfia european karting champion, he won the seniors wsk super master series, and finished 4th out of. At, callum dominated the international under 15s kfj category, winning the wsk masters series, the wsk final cup, and was runnerup in both the wsk euro series and the cikfia world cup. He is a very talented driver and showed the paddock this year just. Callum ilott will join the virtuosi racing team for his second season in. Five drivers in formula 2 in 2020 ferrari driver academy.
Callum ilott joins ferrari driver academy f1 news crash. Univirtuosi has announced their first driver for the 2020 formula 2 campaign, securing ferrari academy driver callum ilott. He has also been confirmed as a member of the ferrari driver academy, and is the first brit to ever do so. Teaming up with the frontrunning univirtuosi team for the 2020 season, the cambridgeborn driver was setting himself up for one of the most important campaigns in his career as he looked to make a big impact on the championship makeup. Ferrari junior callum ilott will get his first ontrack formula 1 experience in mays barcelona test. Active drivers career stats nascar cup series xfinity series gander outdoor truck series pintys series ntt indycar series arca menards series. Callum ilott a preseason like no other adrian flux. Formula 3 macau grand prix 6th ferrari driver academy sauber junior team f1 testing with alfa romeo. Nov 28, 2019 a further announcement about the teams second driver will be made in due course.
Really, none of the art drivers this year are great in my opinion, and i think thats why they arent dominating as much this year. Callum ilott is one of britains upcoming young driving talents, with an. He took a fourth in the seventh race, and in taupo was the quickest in the practice sessions. In 2019 callum drove for the sauber junior team in the fia f2 championship securing 2 podiums and 3 pole positions during his rookie season. Callum ilott will become the fourth briton to drive in formula 1 this season british driver callum ilott will make his formula 1 test debut in barcelona next week. The 21 year old is 11th in the standings ahead of this weekends final round in abu dhabi, having taken podium finishes in the sprint races in barcelona and sochi the latter from ninth on the grid. Feb 02, 2018 at the age of 19 not many drivers can put two f1 teams on their cvs but callum ilott is a driver who has caught the attention of many in the f1 paddock. This will probably be my main year in f2, as it will most likely be my last one if i want to make the f1 jump. Callum ilott rising star callum ilott goes into 2018 with ferraris backing, having become the first briton to be inducted into the scuderias young driver academy. British driver callum ilott to follow in footsteps of mick.
Seasons spanning over two years for example 2014 championships have their race results accounted for in the year the championship ends. He was selected as the youngest ever wsk driver of the year. For me, my first year in car racing was all about learning, pushing for the best results and doing the best job i could to learn quickly to deliver the level of performance red bull expect from all their drivers rookie or otherwise. Nov 09, 2019 last year s race went down in notoriety for a horrific crash that resulted in sending german driver sophia florsch to hospital for spinal injuries. F2 driver callum ilott has a miraculously close call during.
At 18, this quiet, mildmannered british racing driver has already spent a decade racing on four wheels, progressing from gokarts to formula 3 cars. Being in the red bull junior team is a privilege, you just have to look at the history of the drivers that have gone before. Oct 19, 2017 callum ilott has been named as the latest member of the ferrari driver academy following a strong showing in the fia european formula 3 championship through 2017. Ilott who had his first test in f1 machinery with alfa romeo last year took two podiums and a pole position on his way to 11th in the 2019 f2 standings. As a 15 year old, in 2014 callum become the senior cikfia european karting champion, he won the seniors wsk super master series, and finished 4th out of 32. I believe this is the best place for me to fight for the championship title as winning is in the teams dna and i share the same hunger for success. Callum ilott to drive for alfa romeo in testing in barcelona. Kvyat wouldnt be there as long term option, ferrari have mick schumacher, marcus armstrong, giuliano alesi robert shwartman and callum ilott all on in formula 2. Jan 19, 2020 racing driver callum ilott continues his rise through the motorsport ranks after a thrilling debut year of f2, and we look ahead to what 2020 will hold for the young brit. Despite having never raced in cars pre 2015, i finished 12th overall of. F2 team switch for 2020 can force f1 future breakthrough. Callum ilotts racing dream was forged on the same rye house karting track as lewis hamilton, following an idea his father had.
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