Introduction
Carlton Jackston "Jak" Crawford (born 2 May 2005) is an American racing driver who is currently racing in the 2023 Formula 2 Championship for Hitech Grand Prix. He most recently competed in the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Prema Racing. He is a member of the Red Bull Junior Team and finished as runner-up in the 2020 ADAC Formula 4 Championship.
Career
Karting
Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Crawford started his karting career in 2011 after he moved to the Houston, Texas area. He competed in multiple championships, predominantly in North America, winning the Challenge of the Americas - Junior Rotax Series among others. In Crawford's first overseas karting race in 2014 at the Rok Cup International Championship, while only 9 years old, he finished second. Other international karting competition was mostly sporadic but generally successful.
Lower formulae
In 2018, Crawford made his car racing debut in the NACAM Formula 4 Championship, driving for Scuderia Martiga EG. He won six races, and with eight further podiums the American driver finished second in the Series behind Manuel Sulaimán.
Crawford raced in the German and Italian Formula 4 Championships in 2020, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic he would only compete part-time in the latter. He signed for Van Amersfoort Racing, partnering fellow Red Bull Junior Team member Jonny Edgar. The American driver would end up finishing second in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship with a gap of just two points behind Edgar, while in the Italian Championship he would finish sixth, despite missing two race weekends.
Road to Indy
U.S. F2000
In April 2019, Crawford joined DEForce Racing to contest part of the 2019 season as he was not old enough to start the racing season. In July, he switched to Cape Motorsports to contest the final five rounds and ended the season seventh in the standings.
Euroformula Open
In March 2021, it was announced Crawford would race with Motopark in the 2021 season alongside his FIA Formula 3 commitments.
Formula Regional
2022
In January 2022, Crawford partook in the Formula Regional Asian Championship with Prema ahead of their FIA Formula 3 campaign together.
2023
Crawford partook in three rounds in the 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship with Hitech Grand Prix before his main 2023 campaign.
FIA Formula 3 Championship
2021
In October 2020 Crawford completed the first post-season test at Catalunya, running for Hitech GP. Later that month, the British outfit once again fielded Crawford in the second post-season test at Jerez and confirmed him for the 2021 season in January the following year.
2022
In November, Crawford joined Prema Racing, which had taken fellow Red Bull junior Dennis Hauger to that year's title, for the post-season test. In January 2022, Crawford was confirmed with the Italian outfit for that year's championship.
FIA Formula 2 Championship
Crawford tested for Hitech Grand Prix in the 2022 post-season Yas Marina F2 test. On January 2023, it was announced that Crawford would be reuniting with Hitech for the 2023 Formula 2 Championship, partnering Red Bull junior Isack Hadjar. Following a point-less first round, the American managed to qualify tenth at Jeddah, securing himself pole position for Saturday's sprint race, though he was unable to capitalise on said starting spot and dropped to ninth by the checkered flag. Another front row start in Australia heralded Crawford's maiden podium; the second place finish was described as "a good confidence boost" by Crawford, who praised the team's improvement compared to the opening pair of events. The feature race brought little success, as Crawford crashed into the wall owing to him being forced into the gravel by Jack Doohan.
Formula One
In January 2020, Crawford was named as a new signing for the Red Bull Junior Team.
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | SKUSA SuperNationals — TaG Cadet | 3G Kart Racing | NC |
| 2014 | Florida Winter Tour — TaG Cadet | 3G Kart Racing | 29th |
| Florida Winter Tour — Rotax Micro Max | CMW | 6th | |
| SKUSA Pro Tour — TaG Cadet | 10th | ||
| 2015 | Florida Winter Tour — Rotax Micro Max | 4th | |
| Florida Winter Tour — Mini ROK | 6th | ||
| SKUSA SuperNationals — TaG Cadet | Nash Motorsportz | 3rd | |
| SKUSA Pro Tour — TaG Cadet | 3rd | ||
| Challenge of the Americas — Mini Max | 3rd | ||
| Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Mini Max | 27th | ||
| 2016 | Florida Winter Tour — Rotax Mini Max | 14th | |
| Florida Winter Tour — Mini ROK | 1st | ||
| Challenge of the Americas — Mini Max | 14th | ||
| ROK Cup International Final — Mini ROK | Energy Corse | 5th | |
| Canadian National Karting Championships — Rotax Mini Max | 2nd | ||
| 2017 | Challenge of the Americas — Junior Rotax | 1st | |
| SKUSA SuperNationals — X30 Junior | Nash Motorsportz | 1st | |
| Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Junior | SRA Karting | 6th | |
| 2018 | ROK the Rio — Junior ROK | 6th | |
| CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy | Crawford, Timothy | 10th | |
| WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | Energy Corse | 30th | |
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | Kosmic Racing Department | 17th | |
| German Karting Championship — Junior | 9th | ||
| SKUSA SuperNationals — X30 Junior | Nash Motorsportz | 3rd | |
| 2019 | SKUSA SuperNationals — X30 Senior | Nash Motorsportz | 3rd |
Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kosmic Racing Department | OKJ | SAR QH 8 |
SAR R 7 |
PFI QH 26 |
PFI R 22 |
AMP QH 34 |
AMP R 31 |
LEM QH 35 |
LEM R DNQ |
17th | 12 |
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | NACAM Formula 4 Championship | Scuderia Martiga EG | 20 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 322 | 2nd |
| 2019 | U.S. F2000 National Championship | DEForce Racing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 7th |
| Cape Motorsports | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | ADAC Formula 4 Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing | 21 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 298 | 2nd |
| Italian F4 Championship | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 150 | 6th | ||
| 2021 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Hitech Grand Prix | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 13th |
| Euroformula Open Championship | Team Motopark | 16 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 304 | 3rd | |
| 2022 | Formula Regional Asian Championship | Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 113 | 6th |
| FIA Formula 3 Championship | Prema Racing | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 109 | 7th | |
| 2023 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | Hitech Grand Prix | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28th |
| FIA Formula 2 Championship | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 56 | 11th* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete NACAM Formula 4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | Scuderia Martiga EG | AHR11 5 |
AHR12 3 |
PUE11 3 |
PUE12 1 |
PUE13 2 |
SLP1 2 |
SLP2 1 |
SLP3 4 |
MTY1 Ret |
MTY2 2 |
MTY3 6 |
AGS1 2 |
AGS2 4 |
AGS3 Ret |
PUE21 1 |
PUE22 3 |
PUE23 1 |
AHR21 1 |
AHR22 1 |
AHR23 2 |
2nd | 322 |
Complete U.S. F2000 National Championship results
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | DEForce Racing | STP | STP | IMS 18 |
IMS 4 |
LOR 4 |
ROA 14 |
ROA 6 |
TOR 12 |
TOR 5 |
7th | 183 | ||||||
| Cape Motorsports | MDO 7 |
MDO 5 |
POR 6 |
POR 6 |
LAG 5 |
LAG 15 |
Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Van Amersfoort Racing | LAU11 4 |
LAU12 2 |
LAU13 10 |
NÜR11 10 |
NÜR12 4 |
NÜR13 2 |
HOC1 2 |
HOC2 8 |
HOC3 2 |
NÜR21 1 |
NÜR22 4 |
NÜR23 3 |
RBR1 3 |
RBR2 2 |
RBR3 1 |
LAU21 8 |
LAU22 1 |
LAU23 Ret |
OSC1 1 |
OSC2 1 |
OSC3 6 |
2nd | 298 |
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Van Amersfoort Racing | MIS1 | MIS2 | MIS3 | IMO11 3 |
IMO12 2 |
IMO13 Ret |
RBR1 4 |
RBR2 1 |
RBR3 3 |
MUG1 24 |
MUG2 11 |
MUG3 18 |
MNZ1 | MNZ2 | MNZ3 | IMO21 3 |
IMO22 3 |
IMO23 1 |
VLL1 Ret |
VLL2 C |
VLL3 5 |
6th | 150 |
Complete Euroformula Open Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Team Motopark | POR1 DNP |
POR2 DNP |
POR3 7 |
LEC1 1 |
LEC2 1 |
LEC3 2 |
SPA1 | SPA2 | SPA3 | HUN1 12 |
HUN2 6 |
HUN3 4 |
IMO1 1 |
IMO2 2 |
IMO3 1 |
RBR1 1 |
RBR2 5 |
RBR3 1 |
MNZ1 | MNZ2 | MNZ3 | CAT1 6 |
CAT2 1 |
CAT3 1 |
3rd | 304 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
(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 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Hitech Grand Prix | CAT1 13 |
CAT2 9 |
CAT3 18 |
LEC1 11 |
LEC2 14 |
LEC3 10 |
RBR1 8 |
RBR2 Ret |
RBR3 26 |
HUN1 26 |
HUN2 20 |
HUN3 15 |
SPA1 2 |
SPA2 12 |
SPA3 12 |
ZAN1 4 |
ZAN2 8 |
ZAN3 7 |
SOC1 11 |
SOC2 C |
SOC3 5 |
13th | 45 |
| 2022 | Prema Racing | BHRSPR 27 |
BHRFEA 7 |
IMOSPR 3 |
IMOFEA 2 |
CATSPR 2 |
CATFEA 6 |
SILSPR 10 |
SILFEA 6 |
RBRSPR 1 |
RBRFEA 22 |
HUNSPR 20 |
HUNFEA 5 |
SPASPR 11 |
SPAFEA 17 |
ZANSPR 9 |
ZANFEA 6 |
MNZSPR 7 |
MNZFEA 3 |
7th | 109 |
Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema | ABU1 11 |
ABU2 7 |
ABU3 2 |
DUB1 4 |
DUB2 9 |
DUB3 6 |
DUB1 12 |
DUB2 7 |
DUB3 12 |
DUB1 6 |
DUB2 2 |
DUB3 6 |
ABU1 3 |
ABU2 Ret |
ABU3 4 |
6th | 113 |
Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results
(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Hitech Grand Prix | DUB11 19 |
DUB12 16 |
DUB13 8 |
KUW11 | KUW12 | KUW13 | KUW21 | KUW22 | KUW23 | DUB21 | DUB22 | DUB23 | ABU1 | ABU2 | ABU3 | 28th | 4 |
* Season still in progress.
Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Hitech Pulse-Eight | BHRSPR 14 |
BHRFEA 12 |
JEDSPR 9 |
JEDFEA 15 |
MELSPR 2 |
MELFEA Ret |
BAKSPR 3 |
BAKFEA 9 |
MCOSPR 3 |
MCOFEA 9 |
CATSPR Ret |
CATFEA 13 |
RBRSPR 1 |
RBRFEA 8 |
SILSPR 14 |
SILFEA 10 |
HUNSPR 14 |
HUNFEA 17 |
SPASPR 14 |
SPAFEA Ret |
ZANSPR Ret |
ZANFEA 3 |
MNZSPR | MNZFEA | YMCSPR | YMCFEA | 11th* | 56* |