Introduction
Jake Hughes (born 30 May 1994) is a British racing driver.
Career
Karting
Hughes started his racing career in karting in 2010 at the age of fourteen, finishing eleventh in the Junior Class of the Easykart UK Championship. In 2011, he finished fifth in the =Super 1 National Formula KGP Championship. He stayed in the same championship for 2012, improving to fourth in the series standings.
Local championships
Hughes made his single-seaters début in 2012 at Silverstone in the Formula Renault BARC Championship with Antel Motorsport and contested in the Rockingham round of the Formula Renault BARC Winter Series.
For 2013, he decided to move in the newly created BRDC Formula 4 Championship, joining Lanan Racing. He took four wins with another six podiums to clinch the championship title.
Formula Renault
Hughes returned in the Formula Renault machinery with Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup switch in 2014. He had only one podium, finishing third at Silverstone on his route to the eighth in the series standings. Also in 2014 he had part-time campaigns in Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 Alps.
For 2015 he signed with Koiranen GP to contest full-time both in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 Alps. He was victorious only in the second race at Spa and had another four podiums, finishing sixth in the championship. While in the Alps championship he was more successful. He won races at Spa, Monza and Misano.
GP3 Series
Hughes graduated in the GP3 Series in 2016, joining newcomers DAMS. He earned his first GP3 victory in the sprint race at Hockenheim.
Body Lifting
Hughes' other passion apart from motorsport is weight lifting. Together with fellow racing driver Alex Lynn, Hughes' goal of 2016 was to reach 88% muscle weight and 5% body fat, the leanest record ever recorded in GP3 Series. This enabled him to get a top 8 finish in 2016. Hughes' was later photographed leg pressing 270kg x 8. A substantial feat for someone of his stature. Team DAMS reported 3 broken master cylinders during their season with him.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Formula Renault BARC | Antel Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 30th |
| Single-seater V de V Challenge | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 45th | ||
| Formula Renault BARC Winter Series | MGR Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 14th | |
| 2013 | BRDC Formula 4 Championship | Lanan Racing | 24 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 445 | 1st |
| 2014 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | Mark Burdett Racing | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 152 | 8th |
| ART Junior Team | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Mark Burdett Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| Strakka Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | Strakka Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2015 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Koiranen GP | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 160 | 6th |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 237 | 2nd | ||
| 2016 | GP3 Series | DAMS | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 90 | 8th |
| European Formula 3 Championship | Carlin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 16th | |
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6th |
† As Hughes was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
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 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | DAMS | CAT FEA 2 | CAT SPR 8 | RBR FEA 8 | RBR SPR 6 | SIL FEA Ret | SIL SPR 17 | HUN FEA 23 | HUN SPR 19 | HOC FEA 8 | HOC SPR 1 | SPA FEA Ret | SPA SPR Ret | MNZ FEA 3 | MNZ SPR 10 | SEP FEA Ret | SEP SPR 12 | YMC FEA 7 | YMC SPR 1 | 8th | 90 |
Complete FIA European Formula 3 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Carlin | Volkswagen | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | LEC 3 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | HUN 3 | PAU 1 | PAU 2 | PAU 3 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | RBR 3 | NOR 1 | NOR 2 | NOR 3 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | ZAN 3 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | SPA 3 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | NÜR 3 | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | IMO 3 | HOC 1 19 | HOC 2 4 | HOC 3 3 | 16th | 27 |