Introduction
Jake Dennis (born 16 June 1995) is a British racing driver who lives in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. He currently competes in the Blancpain GT Series for R-Motorsport, driving the No. 76 Aston Martin V12 Vantage.
Career
Karting
Dennis began his racing career in karting at the age of eight with Andy Cox Racing. In 2005 he clinched South West Cadet championship title. Following year he finished third in the Shenington Club Championship. In 2008 he received Racing Steps Foundation backing and graduated to KF3 category.in his first year he became British champion in KF3. By 2010 he claimed MSA Super 1 British Junior Championship and the CIK-FIA U18 World Championship.
InterSteps & Formula Renault
In 2011 Dennis made his début in single-seaters taking part in the new-for-2011 InterSteps championship for Fortec Motorsport, dominated in the championship and won the title with eight wins. Also he raced for Fortec in off-season Formula Renault UK Finals Series, finishing 19th in the standings with just three point-scoring finishes.
Dennis continued his collaboration with Fortec for Formula Renault 2.0 NEC (initially in British Formula Renault Championship butthe championship was closed due to lack of entries) and Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0.
Dennis was nominated for the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award due to his performances in the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC series, Jake then went on to win the prestigious award, and became the youngest ever participant at only 17 years of age.
In 2014 he joined Carlin Motorsport to compete in the FIA European Formula 3 Championship, where he has collected multiple podiums.
GP3 Series
In December 2015, it was announced that Dennis would compete in the 2016 GP3 Series with Arden International. He finished fourth in the drivers standings.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | InterSteps Championship | Fortec Motorsports | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 539 | 1st |
| Formula Renault UK Finals Series | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 19th | ||
| 2012 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | Fortec Motorsports | 20 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 376 | 1st |
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12th | ||
| 2013 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Fortec Motorsports | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 130 | 4th |
| Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 31st | ||
| Pau Formula Renault 2.0 Trophy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd | ||
| 2014 | FIA Formula 3 European Championship | Carlin | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 174 | 9th |
| 2015 | FIA Formula 3 European Championship | Prema Powerteam | 33 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 375 | 3rd |
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 9th | ||
| 2015-16 | MRF Challenge Formula 2000 | MRF Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 9th |
| 2016 | GP3 Series | Arden International | 18 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 149 | 4th |
| FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 | G-Drive Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 28th | |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | ||
| 2017 | Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup | Team WRT | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 9th |
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 12th | ||
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | Audi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12th | |
| FIA Formula 3 European Championship | Carlin | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 17th | |
| China GT Championship | Kings Linky Racing | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 12th | |
| Audi R8 LMS Cup | Castrol Racing Team | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2018 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | R-Motorsport | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 13th |
| ADAC GT Masters | Phoenix Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 24th | |
| Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | Audi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24th | |
| 2019 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | R-Motorsport I | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17th |
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | R-Motorsport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 6th | |
| 2020 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | Aston Martin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10th* |
As Dennis was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.Season still in progress.
Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | 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 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Carlin | Volkswagen | SIL1 17 |
SIL2 17 |
SIL3 Ret |
HOC1 7 |
HOC2 10 |
HOC3 6 |
PAU1 4 |
PAU2 3 |
PAU3 4 |
HUN1 11 |
HUN2 17 |
HUN3 9 |
SPA1 3 |
SPA2 6 |
SPA3 7 |
NOR1 5 |
NOR2 4 |
NOR3 Ret |
MSC1 15 |
MSC2 6 |
MSC3 4 |
RBR1 3 |
RBR2 18† |
RBR3 5 |
NÜR1 Ret |
NÜR2 Ret |
NÜR3 9 |
IMO1 7 |
IMO2 7 |
IMO3 7 |
HOC1 15 |
HOC2 12 |
HOC3 11 |
9th | 174 |
| 2015 | Prema Powerteam | Mercedes | SIL1 3 |
SIL2 Ret |
SIL3 3 |
HOC1 4 |
HOC2 15 |
HOC3 8 |
PAU1 1 |
PAU2 1 |
PAU3 23 |
MNZ1 3 |
MNZ2 2 |
MNZ3 2 |
SPA1 5 |
SPA2 1 |
SPA3 1 |
NOR1 Ret |
NOR2 Ret |
NOR3 11 |
ZAN1 Ret |
ZAN2 3 |
ZAN3 4 |
RBR1 1 |
RBR2 8 |
RBR3 7 |
ALG1 1 |
ALG2 2 |
ALG3 2 |
NÜR1 Ret |
NÜR2 4 |
NÜR3 4 |
HOC1 2 |
HOC2 2 |
HOC3 7 |
3rd | 375 |
| 2017 | Carlin | Volkswagen | SIL1 2 |
SIL2 5 |
SIL3 5 |
MNZ1 Ret |
MNZ2 Ret |
MNZ3 Ret |
PAU1 Ret |
PAU2 10 |
PAU3 9 |
HUN1 | HUN2 | HUN3 | NOR1 | NOR2 | NOR3 | SPA1 | SPA2 | SPA3 | ZAN1 | ZAN2 | ZAN3 | NÜR1 | NÜR2 | NÜR3 | RBR1 | RBR2 | RBR3 | HOC1 | HOC2 | HOC3 | 17th | 41 |
Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete GP3 Series 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 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Arden International | SPAFEA 7 |
SPASPR 4 |
RBRFEA Ret |
RBRSPR Ret |
SILFEA 12 |
SILSPR 9 |
HUNFEA 3 |
HUNSPR 7 |
HOCFEA 12 |
HOCSPR 6 |
SPAFEA 2 |
SPASPR 5 |
MNZFEA 1 |
MNZFEA 4 |
SEPFEA 6 |
SEPSPR 1 |
YMCFEA 2 |
YMCSPR 4 |
4th | 149 |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | G-Drive Racing | LMP2 | Gibson 015S | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL | SPA 6 |
LMS Ret |
NÜR | MEX | COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR | 28th | 8 |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | G-Drive Racing | Simon Dolan Giedo van der Garde |
Gibson 015S-Nissan | LMP2 | 222 | DNF | DNF |
Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS | Pro | MISQR 14 |
MISCR 10 |
BRHQR 13 |
BRHCR 9 |
ZOLQR 24 |
ZOLCR 9 |
HUNQR 3 |
HUNCR 2 |
NÜRQR 12 |
NÜRCR 12 |
9th | 27 |
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | R-Motorsport I | Aston Martin Vantage DTM | HOC1 11 |
HOC2 11 |
ZOL1 Ret |
ZOL2 6 |
MIS1 15 |
MIS2 13 |
NOR1 9 |
NOR2 12 |
ASS1 12 |
ASS2 Ret |
BRH1 Ret |
BRH2 9 |
LAU1 11 |
LAU2 Ret |
NÜR1 Ret |
NÜR2 14 |
HOC1 11 |
HOC2 8 |
17th | 17 |