26-565: Double R Racing is a motor racing team, which currently races in the 2023 F4 British Championship . The team was formed in November 2004 as Räikkönen Robertson Racing by then McLaren Formula One driver and 2007 world champion with Ferrari , Kimi Räikkönen , and his race manager Steve Robertson , a former Formula Three driver. It is based in Woking , site of the McLaren manufacturing facility, and it
52-430: A full-time drive for Walker Racing in 2003, taking one top-3 finish and 9th overall in the championship. He joined Chip Ganassi 's IRL team for 2004, in place of Tony Renna after Renna's fatal testing accident, finishing 11th in the championship having achieved 8 top-ten finishes, but he was released from his contract in the middle of 2005 after 24 starts, including the 2004 and 2005 Indianapolis 500 . He raced at
78-548: A serious assault on the overall Series title. The season started well, with Senna winning both races at Oulton Park . After winning the next race at Donington Park as well, the Brazilian had a useful lead at the championship. However a serious crash at Snetterton left the car unable to be raced in race 2 at the event and seemingly halted his progress. This coincided with a dramatic improvement in Conway's results and he overtook Senna in
104-712: Is a British motor racing driver who has raced in the IRL IndyCar Series for Chip Ganassi Racing and Dreyer & Reinbold Racing . Manning was born in Knaresborough , North Yorkshire, and began his racing career at the age of 10, competing in British and International karting events. In 1992, he took part in the Brands Hatch Formula First Winter Series, finishing second after recording two wins. His SpeedSport team took him in 1993 to race in
130-532: Is a multi-event, Formula 4 open-wheel single seater motor racing championship held across United Kingdom. The championship features a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers, competing in Formula 4 cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. This, the ninth season, following on from the British Formula Ford Championship , is the ninth year that
156-565: Is managed by Anthony "Boyo" Hieatt. When the team was announced, it was confirmed that Räikkönen Robertson would compete in the British F3 International Series , in the Championship Class (the first of two different classes) from the 2005 season. In this first season, the two Dallara F305 Mugen -Hondas were driven by British driver Dan Clarke , and Brazilian Bruno Senna . This saw the team fare well, with Clarke taking
182-490: Is set to rise through the rankings after a sensational weekend at Croft where he achieved his maiden victory alongside 61 points over the weekend thanks to three fastest laps and two second-place finishes in the other two rounds. German Carrie Schreiner is lying in 14th position having only contested two race weekends. ‡ – Guest driver – ineligible for points. ‡ – Guest driver – ineligible for points. 2023 F4 British Championship The 2023 ROKiT F4 British Championship
208-713: The 2007 season, Räikkönen Robertson upgraded to Dallara's latest F307 chassis, and were again powered by the Mercedes-HWA engine. Conway and Senna made the leap to the GP2 Series , whilst Jelley continued with Räikkönen Robertson, partnered by Jonathan Kennard and Finn Atte Mustonen . Meanwhile, Räikkönen Robertson also entered a team in the National Class, their two cars being driven by British driver Alistair Jackson and Spain's Albert Costa. The team claimed 4 pole positions and won 4 races, scoring 5 fastest laps. In January 2020,
234-540: The BP Ultimate Masters , the team entered all three drivers, qualifying 7th (Senna), 12th (Conway), and 22nd (Jelley), with Senna finishing 7th, Jelley 18th, and Conway retiring. At the Macau Grand Prix , Räikkönen Robertson only entered two cars, with Senna not being able to appear. After Conway's accident in the second qualifying session, the pair ended up in 11th (Conway) and 16th (Jelley) respectively, while in
260-652: The British Grand Prix support race. In 1999 Darren won the All-Japan Formula Three championship , and was the first driver to achieve the "perfect victory" at the Macau Grand Prix since Ayrton Senna by winning from pole position, leading every lap and setting a lap record. He also tested with the Williams F1 team. In 2000 he began working for the BAR Honda F1 team as a test driver while also racing in
286-686: The FIA International Formula 3000 championship for Arden Team Russia . In 2002 he competed in the ASCAR (now SCSA) championship. He had a one-off drive in the FIA Sportscar championship at Magny-Cours driving a Tampolli SR2 RTA-2001 in the SR2 class for JCI Developments. He also had a one-off drive at Rockingham in the CART series for Team St George, leading 18 laps on the way to 9th place. This led to
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#1732877253695312-615: The Formula Vauxhall championship again recording 2 victories en route to a second-place finish in the championship. He was also a finalist for the McLaren Autosport Young Driver of the Year award. He continued in Formula Vauxhall in 1994 and 1995 and moved up to Formula 3 in 1996 and 1997 . Budget constraints meant that he only raced a limited F3 schedule in 1998 , but he did achieve two wins including at Silverstone for
338-560: The Invitation Class, a category for drivers making a guest appearance. British Porsche Carrera Cup driver Danny Watts , who had been in British F3 two years before, made a return, and won the penultimate race at Thruxton. In just their second season, Räikkönen Robertson were champions, winning thirteen races from the twenty-two that took place. In F3's international meetings, Räikkönen Robertson had far more luck than they had in 2005. At
364-592: The MSA championship. Matheus Leist is currently lying second in the British Formula 3 Championship, just four points behind the current leader Ricky Collard with two rounds remaining to close the gap. His teammates Huovinen and Bortoleto are also inside the top ten lying tenth and eighth respectively. In the MSA Formula Championship, Australian Zane Goddard is currently in tenth position with 102 points but
390-689: The cars conform to the FIA's Formula 4 regulations. Part of the TOCA tour, it forms part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece. The season commenced on 22 April at Donington Park and concluded on 8 October at Brands Hatch , utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after thirty races to be held at ten meetings, all but one in the support of the 2023 British Touring Car Championship . All teams are British-registered. The provisional calendar
416-419: The drivers' respective starting positions in race 2 which has its grid formed by reversing the order from the qualifying session. Two points are awarded for the best legal lap set in the qualifying session. Bonus points count towards only the drivers' standings. Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap – Points for positions gained Darren Manning Darren Manning (born 30 April 1975)
442-598: The last round of the 2005/6 A1 Grand Prix series at Shanghai, because main driver Robbie Kerr had other commitments and Darren helped secure A1 Team Great Britain third place in the overall standings. During 2006 he also drove a Nissan 350Z in the FIA GT Championship for RJN Motorsport. For the 2006-07 A1 Grand Prix season he moved into a permanent role in the Great Britain A1GP team, alongside Robbie Kerr and Oliver Jarvis . On 14 November 2006, Manning
468-466: The qualifying race they finished 7th (Conway) and 13th (Jelley). In the Grand Prix itself, Conway jumped from 7th to 4th at the start and as the three cars in front him collided on the first lap, he took a lead he was never to relinquish, to become the first British winner of the Grand Prix since Darren Manning in 1999, and the first winner from the British F3 International Series since Takuma Sato in 2001. Jelley, meanwhile, finished in 11th place. For
494-552: The race for the title. Conway continued on his way and his impressive results saw him take a seemingly unassailable lead, while Senna's inconsistent form saw slip behind Carlin 's Oliver Jarvis , in the race for the runner-up's spot, despite an impressive win in the wet at Mugello. At Silverstone, Conway claimed the title with another weekend to spare. In that final weekend at Thruxton, Räikkönen Robertson also ran their fourth car (the one damaged in Senna's crash at Snetterton, now rebuilt) in
520-490: The team partnered up with Argenti Motorsport for the 2020 F4 British Championship . In 2008 the team won one race with Finn Atte Mustonen. The team continued with its supply of Mercedes' engines. In 2009 the team kept the Mercedes Supply of engine. But changed the driver line-up completely by using Daisuke Nakajima and Carlos Huertas these two spent the full season with the team and Marcus Ericsson spent 6 races with
546-728: The team scoring two wins and a second place. Nakajima and Ericsson both claimed one pole position each. In 2010 the team fielded Brazilian Driver Felipe Nasr , Daisuke Nakajima and Carlos Huertas. For the first race of the season with Nakajima scoring points in the first race of the season. For this year's 2016 season the team is contesting both the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship and the MSA Formula Championship. Finn Aleksanteri Huovinen, Brazilian Enzo Bortoleto and his compatriot Matheus Leist are competing in F3 whilst Zane Goddard from Australia and Carrie Schreiner from Germany are competing in
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#1732877253695572-585: The team's maiden win at Castle Combe , as well as five other podium finishes, and going on to finish 5th in the Championship, while Senna scored three podium finishes, and finished in 10th position in the standings. At the BP Ultimate Masters at Zandvoort , Räikkönen Robertson only entered Senna, who qualified 18th but failed to finish, while at the Macau Grand Prix , Räikkönen Robertson again only entered one car, with Clarke appearing for Formula Three Euroseries team Prema , instead. Senna qualified 22nd around
598-415: The tight, twisty Circuito da Guia, although he failed to finish in either the qualifying race or the Grand Prix itself. For the 2006 season, Räikkönen Robertson changed their engine supplier to Mercedes HWA , upgraded to Dallara's F306 chassis, and replaced Champ Car -bound Clarke with Mike Conway , who finished 3rd in British F3 in 2005 and Stephen Jelley , to team up with Senna, as they looked to make
624-539: Was announced on 31 May 2022, with the revision published on 26 October 2022. All races will be held in the United Kingdom. All rounds are scheduled to support 2023 British Touring Car Championship , except for the round at Silverstone Circuit held together with British Endurance Championship. Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers in races 1 and 3 and for the top eight classified finishers in race 2. Up to ten points are awarded for positions gained from
650-505: Was named the driver of the A. J. Foyt Enterprises No. 14 car in the IRL IndyCar series for the 2007 season , marking his return to the league after a one-year absence. Manning also drove in the 2007 24 Hours of Daytona and led his team to a second-place finish, leading the race during a long overnight stint in the rain. He finished 13th in IndyCar points in 2007, capturing 5 top-tens in what
676-401: Was widely considered a significant step forward for the previously struggling Foyt team. In 2008 he finished second at Watkins Glen , with six further top ten finishes en route to 14th overall. In 2009, he was racing for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing in IndyCar, but left after two races. No reason has been given by either driver or team. In 2010 Manning drove for Spirit of Daytona Racing in
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