Matthew Parry (born 14 January 1994) is a British former racing driver.
| Matt Parry | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 14 January 1994 Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales |
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup career | |
| Debut season | 2017 |
| Current team | GT SPORT MOTUL Team RJN |
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold |
| Car number | 23 |
| Starts | 36 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 8th in 2015 |
| Previous series | |
| 2013 2013 2012 2011 | GP3 Series Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Formula Renault 2.0 Alps InterSteps Championship Formula Ford UK |
| Championship titles | |
| 2013 2012 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC InterSteps Championship |
| Awards | |
| 2013 | McLaren Autosport BRDC Award |
Career
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Karting
editBorn in Cardiff, Parry entered karting in 2006, when he finished second in the Hoddesdon Kart Club Championship Minimax.[1] His biggest success was in the last year of his karting career, winning the Super 1 National Rotax Max Junior championship in 2010.[2]
Formula Ford & InterSteps
editIn 2011 Parry made his début in single-seaters, taking part in the British Formula Ford Championship with Fluid Motorsport.[3] He finished eighth with eighteen point-scoring finishes in 24 races.[4]
For 2012, he decided to switch to the InterSteps championship for Fortec Motorsports. He took thirteen wins and a total of 21 podiums in 23 races on his way to the championship title.[5][6]
Formula Renault
editParry continued his collaboration with Fortec for the 2013 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC season.[7] He won five races during the season to take the championship title, taking four further podium finishes.[8] His performances earned him a nomination for the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award for the first time.[9] On 1 December 2013, after the evaluation tests held at Silverstone, Parry was named as the winner of the award, taking the £100,000 cash prize and a Formula One test with McLaren.[10]
In 2014, Parry continued racing in Formula Renault, this time competing in Formula Renault Eurocup. He again raced with Fortec Motorsports, with whom he competed for in 2012 and 2013. He continued to race as part of the Caterham Racing Academy, of which he has been part since 2011.
GP3 Series
editIn 2015, Parry made his GP3 debut with Koiranen GP alongside Jimmy Eriksson and Adderly Fong.
In July 2016, Parry won his first race at the Hungaroring in Hungary after starting from second place on the grid. He had a good weekend overall, topping Friday practice and almost being on pole until he was pipped by Nyck de Vries. In the second race the following morning Parry crossed the line in P6, later to finish P5 as fellow GP3 driver Jack Aitken got a 5-second penalty for causing a collision with Parry's teammate Ralph Boschung.
Racing record
editCareer summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | British Formula Ford Championship | Fluid Motorsport | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 291 | 8th |
| Formula Ford EuroCup | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | ||
| Formula Ford Festival | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 9th | ||
| 2012 | InterSteps Championship | Fortec Motorsports | 23 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 649 | 1st |
| 2013 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | Fortec Motorsports | 16 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 289 | 1st |
| Pau Formula Renault 2.0 Trophy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 5th | ||
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | Koiranen GP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2014 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Fortec Motorsports | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 11th |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | NC† | ||
| 2015 | GP3 Series | Koiranen GP | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 8th |
| 2016 | GP3 Series | Koiranen GP | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 9th |
| 2017 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | Motul Team RJN Motorsport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 2018 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | GT SPORT MOTUL Team RJN | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 22nd |
| 2019 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | R-Motorsport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34th |
† As Parry was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete GP3 Series results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Koiranen GP | CAT FEA 13 |
CAT SPR 9 |
RBR FEA 13 |
RBR SPR 7 |
SIL FEA 3 |
SIL SPR 5 |
HUN FEA 5 |
HUN SPR 3 |
SPA FEA Ret |
SPA SPR Ret |
MNZ FEA DSQ |
MNZ SPR Ret |
SOC FEA 7 |
SOC SPR Ret |
BHR FEA 11 |
BHR SPR 3 |
YMC FEA 6 |
YMC SPR 24 |
8th | 67 |
| 2016 | Koiranen GP | CAT FEA 12 |
CAT SPR 20 |
RBR FEA 6 |
RBR SPR 7 |
SIL FEA 4 |
SIL SPR 16 |
HUN FEA 1 |
HUN SPR 5 |
HOC FEA 3 |
HOC SPR 7 |
SPA FEA Ret |
SPA SPR Ret |
MNZ FEA 9 |
MNZ SPR 17 |
SEP FEA 9 |
SEP SPR 4 |
YMC FEA Ret |
YMC SPR 12 |
9th | 82 |
References
edit- ^ "Hoddesdon Kart Club Championship Minimax 2006". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ "Super 1 National Rotax Max Junior 2010". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ "Kart star Parry chooses Fluid Van Diemen for title bid". British Formula Ford Championship. Max Communications. 20 January 2011. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ "Dunlop MSA Formula Ford Championship of Great Britain 2011". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ Allen, Peter (30 September 2012). "Caterham junior wins Intersteps title". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ "InterSteps Championship 2012". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ Allen, Peter (26 January 2013). "Matt Parry joins Fortec's FR2.0 NEC squad". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (12 October 2013). "Third victory for Rowland as Parry secures title". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ "McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC Award 2013 nominees announced". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ Mitchell, Scott (1 December 2013). "AUTOSPORT Awards 2013: Matt Parry wins McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC Award". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
External links
edit- Official website
- Matt Parry career summary at DriverDB.com