Esmee Hawkey
| Esmee Hawkey | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 2 March 1998 Chislehurst, Greater London, England |
| Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Years active | 2021–2022 |
| Teams | T3 Motorsport |
| Starts | 20 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 20th in 2021 |
| Previous series | |
| 2014–2015 2016–2017 2018–2020 2019 | Ginetta Junior Championship United Kingdom GT Cup – GT4 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain W Series |
Esmee Anna Hawkey (born 2 March 1998 in Chislehurst) is a British racing driver, who previously competed in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.
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Biography
Inspired by her father, Hawkey began racing karts at the age of ten. She had previously attended ballet and tap dancing classes, but chose to leave both in order to pursue a career in motorsport.[1] Hawkey moved up to the Ginetta Junior Championship in 2014.[2] Her first season would consist of a part-time schedule as a result of external commitments, and would score a best result of two 15th places in the six races she contested.[3] She would stay in the Ginettas for 2015, switching to the JHR Developments team, however would be one of only two regular drivers (out of 25) who would fail to score a top-ten all season.[4][5]
Hawkey would become a Porsche junior driver in 2016, and would race a Cayman in the GT4 Class of the UK GT Cup for the next two seasons, with a best championship position of 2nd in 2016.[6][7] Her GT Marques team would promote her to their Porsche Carrera Cup program in 2018, placing her in the Pro-Am class.[8] She would finish the season 5th in class with two podiums, and would be retained for 2019.[9] Hawkey has had a number of successful results in Porsche Carrera Cup and is the 2020 Pro-Am Champion.[10]
She would be announced as one of the 18 permanent drivers for the inaugural season of the W Series.[11] Hawkey would finish 12th in her maiden open-wheel race at Hockenheim having run in the points for a large portion of the race, but caused a collision with Gosia Rdest at Circuit Zolder that would take both drivers out of the race. The highlight of her campaign was a 3rd place in qualifying at the final round in Brands Hatch, but she stalled on the grid and finished 16th – her only points of the season came in a race of attrition at the Norisring and left her 15th in the standings.
Having tested for British Touring Car Championship team MB Motorsport in early 2020, she returned to the Porsche Carrera Cup GB with Team Parker Racing, where she won the first 4 races straight in the Pro-Am class, finishing the season as champion.[12] She signed with Iron Lynx Motorsport Lab to contest the 2021 European Le Mans Series in their Iron Dames GTE-spec Ferrari, but had her contract terminated before the first round due to incorrect license grading being provided to the FIA.[13][14]
In 2021, Hawkey received backing from ROKiT and joined German racing team T3 Motorsport to drive a Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo full-time in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, the leading Germany-based touring car racing series.[15] After scoring two championship points in her first season in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, she returned for a second season in 2022 with the same team and car but the team pulled out after two rounds due to a lack of funding.[16]
Hawkey joined Ginetta as an ambassador in 2023, and was scheduled to contest the GT4 class of the 2023 British GT Championship.[17] She only contested the opening two rounds of the season, with a best finish of 13th in class at Oulton Park.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ginetta Junior Championship | AMD Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 22nd |
| 2015 | Ginetta Junior Championship | JHR Developments | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 25th |
| 2018 | Porsche Carrera Cup GB - Pro Am | GT Marques | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 5th |
| 2019 | W Series | Hitech GP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15th |
| Porsche Carrera Cup GB - Pro Am | GT Marques | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 110 | 3rd | |
| 2020 | Porsche Carrera Cup GB - Pro Am | Team Parker Racing | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 156 | 1st |
| 2021 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | T3 Motorsport | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20th |
| 2022 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | T3 Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33rd |
| 2023 | British GT Championship - GT4 | Toro Verde GT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
Complete W Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Hitech GP | HOC 12 |
ZOL Ret |
MIS 11 |
NOR 9 |
ASS 11 |
BRH 16 |
15th | 2 |
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | T3 Motorsport | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | MNZ 1 14 |
MNZ 2 16 |
LAU 1 Ret |
LAU 2 16 |
ZOL 1 13 |
ZOL 2 13 |
NÜR 1 17 |
NÜR 2 11 |
RBR 1 16 |
RBR 2 16 |
ASS 1 11 |
ASS 2 Ret |
HOC 1 14 |
HOC 2 16 |
NOR 1 Ret |
NOR 2 Ret |
20th | 2 |
| 2022 | T3 Motorsport | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo | ALG 1 Ret |
ALG 2 21 |
LAU 1 18 |
LAU 2 19 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
NOR 1 |
NOR 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
33rd | 0 |
Complete British GT Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Toro Verde GT | Ginetta G56 GT4 | GT4 | OUL 1 31 |
OUL 2 30 |
SIL 1 Ret |
DON 1 Ret |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
ALG 1 |
BRH 1 |
DON 1 |
NC | 0 |
References
- ^ "An interview with Esmee Hawkey". www.mane.co.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "Esmee Hawkey Joins Ginetta Junior Championship With AmD Tuning". Ginetta. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ "HAWKEY TO MAKE GINETTA RACE DEBUT AT ROCKINGHAM". TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ "Esmee Hawkey Joins KICK Start Energy Ginetta Junior Championship". Ginetta. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ "2015 GINETTA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON REVIEW". TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
- ^ "ESMEE HAWKEY MOVES TO GT CUP FOR 2016". SportscarRacingNews.org. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ "Esmee Hawkey - motorsport's teenage sensation". BBC. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "ESMEE HAWKEY STEPS UP TO PORSCHE CARRERA CUP GB FOR 2018". TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Esmee Hawkey & GT Marques announce fresh assault on Porsche Carrera Cup GB for 2019". PlanetPorsche.org. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "Esmee Hawkey | Driver Testimonial". FPZERO Simulators. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "W Series announces its driver line-up". W Series. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ "Esmee Hawkey thrilled by maiden BTCC run". Touring Car Times. 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Esmee Hawkey to make ELMS debut with Iron Dames". Racers - Behind the Helmet. 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Hawkey loses Iron Lynx seat over incorrect driver grading". Motorsport.com. 8 April 2021.
- ^ "Esmee Hawkey and ROKiT join DTM with T3 Motorsport". FPZERO Simulators. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ Thukral, Rachit (23 February 2022). "Hawkey remains with T3 Lamborghini for second DTM season". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ "GT racer Esmee Hawkey becomes Ginetta Ambassador and completes Toro Verde's two car British GT4 campaign". Ginetta. 31 March 2023.
External links
- Profile at Driver Database
- Website