Jessica Hawkins
| Jessica Hawkins | |
|---|---|
 Hawkins at W Series 2021 | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 16 February 1995 Headley, East Hampshire,[1] England |
| British GT Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2024 |
| Current team | Beechdean Motorsport |
| Car number | 97 |
| Starts | 2 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | TBD in 2024 |
| Previous series | |
| 2019, 2021–22 2020 2019–20 2016, 2018 2017 2015–16 2015 2014 | W Series British Touring Car Championship Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy Volkswagen Racing Cup GB Mini Challenge UK MRF Challenge Formula 2000 MSA Formula British Formula Ford Championship |
Jessica Hawkins (born 16 February 1995) is a British racing driver and stunt driver from East Hampshire, England. She currently competes in the 2024 British GT Championship driving for Beechdean Motorsport.[2] In 2022, Hawkins competed in the W Series,[3] as well as the British Touring Car Championship. She is also the driver ambassador and head of racing for F1 Academy for the Aston Martin F1 Team.
Career
Hawkins made her professional motorsport debut in British Formula Ford at Silverstone, in a one-off event where she twice finished inside the top ten.[4] Her strong rookie performance saw her being picked up by Falcon Motorsport to contest the 2015 MSA Formula Championship.[5] She had to wait until the fourth round of the championship at Oulton Park to make her debut, and only completed half of the ten-round championship – finishing 11th twice and placing 23rd in the championship.[6][7] She entered the Bahrain round of the 2015–16 MRF Challenge but finished 15th in both races.[8]
In 2016 Hawkins moved into single-make racing, competing in the Volkswagen Racing Cup series.[9] She crossed over to the Mini Challenge in 2017, scoring six class wins and finishing runner-up to Matt Hammond in the Pro division.[10] Hawkins returned to the VW Cup in 2018, spending most of that year working as a stunt driver on Fast and Furious Live.[11] In 2019 she moved to the newly-formed women-only W Series, where she was 11th after two points finishes in the last two races of the season. In 2020, after the cancellation of the W Series season, Hawkins made her debut in the 2020 British Touring Car Championship racing for Power Maxed Racing in Snetterton Circuit. She qualified in 22nd place where she stayed during Race 1. During Race 2, she made up one place to take P21, and then in Race 3, she climbed another position to take 20th place.[12]
Hawkins continued working as a stunt driver in 2021, featuring on James Bond film No Time to Die. On 19 May, she was announced as the driver ambassador for the Aston Martin F1 Team.[13] She returned to W Series for the second edition of the championship, once again placing 11th in the standings, with four points finishes between the Hungary and US races, including a 5th place finish in Zandvoort, and also made a one-off return to the BTCC at Snetterton when asked to take over the Ford Focus of Andy Neate when he elected to sit out the event.[14]
Hawkins holds the 0-100mph lawnmower record.[15]
In September 2023, Hawkins tested the Aston Martin AMR21 over 26 laps at Hungaroring, becoming the first female driver to test an F1 car since Tatiana Calderón with Sauber in 2018.[16] In November, Aston Martin announced that Hawkins' role within the team will be extended as the team's head of racing for F1 Academy, where she will be working closely with Aston Martin's F1 Academy representative driver Tina Hausmann.[17]
Personal life
Hawkins is currently in a relationship with Abbie Eaton, also a British racing driver.[18]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | British Formula Ford Championship | MBM Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2015 | MSA Formula | Falcon Motorsport | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23rd |
| 2015–16 | MRF Challenge Formula 2000 | MRF Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27th |
| 2016 | Volkswagen Racing Cup GB | Team HARD Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 22nd |
| 2017 | Mini Challenge UK – Pro Class | Excelr8 Motorsport | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 727 | 2nd |
| 2018 | Volkswagen Racing Cup GB | Allumy Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 25th |
| 2019 | W Series | Hitech GP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11th |
| 2019–20 | Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy | Jaguar VIP Car | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2020 | British Touring Car Championship | Power Maxed Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33rd |
| 2021 | W Series | Racing X | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 11th |
| British Touring Car Championship | Racing with Wera & Photon Group | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33rd | |
| 2022 | TCR UK Touring Car Championship | FastR Racing Team | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 129 | 14th |
| W Series | Click2Drive Bristol Street Motors Racing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 9th | |
| 2023 | Britcar Prototype Cup - Praga | University of Wolverhampton Racing | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 2nd |
| Zeo Prototype Cup - Class A | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | N/A | 1st | ||
| 2024 | British GT Championship - GT3 | Beechdean Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17th* |
* Season still in progress.
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 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Hitech GP | HOC 11 |
ZOL 13 |
MIS 15 |
NOR Ret |
ASS 7 |
BRH 7 |
11th | 12 | ||
| 2021 | Racing X | RBR 16 |
RBR 16 |
SIL 16 |
HUN 10 |
SPA 6 |
ZAN 5 |
COA 6 |
COA 15 |
11th | 27 |
| 2022 | Bristol Street Motors Racing | MIA 2 |
MIA 18† |
CAT 11 |
SIL 6 |
LEC 10 |
HUN 14 |
SIN 5 |
9th | 37 |
† Did not finish, but was classified having completed 90% of the race distance.
Complete British Touring Car Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in italics indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races; * signifies that driver led race for at least one lap – 1 point given all races)
| Year | Team | Car | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Power Maxed Car Care Racing | Vauxhall Astra | DON 1 |
DON 2 |
DON 3 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
BRH 3 |
OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
OUL 3 |
KNO 1 |
KNO 2 |
KNO 3 |
THR 1 |
THR 2 |
THR 3 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
SIL 3 |
CRO 1 |
CRO 2 |
CRO 3 |
SNE 1 22 |
SNE 2 21 |
SNE 3 20 |
BRH |
BRH |
BRH |
33rd | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Racing with Wera & Photon Group | Ford Focus ST | THR 1 |
THR 2 |
THR 3 |
SNE 3 23 |
SNE 1 21 |
SNE 3 23 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
BRH 3 |
OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
OUL 3 |
KNO 1 |
KNO 2 |
KNO 3 |
THR 1 |
THR 2 |
THR 3 |
CRO 1 |
CRO 2 |
CRO 3 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
SIL 3 |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
DON 3 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
BRH 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Beechdean AMR | Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 | GT3 | OUL 1 18 |
OUL 2 14 |
SIL 1 |
DON 1 |
SPA 1 |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
DON 1 |
BRH 1 |
17th* | 0* |
* Season still in progress.
References
- ^ "Aston Martin F1: Jessica Hawkins". Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Hawkins Joins Howard For British GT3 Campaign". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Jessica Hawkins – W Series". W Series. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "Jessica Hawkins Formula Ford Debut Silverstone 2014 – Flickr". Flickr. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ "#RACINGFORHEROES DRIVER JESSICA HAWKINS TO CONTEST MSA FORMULA". Ford Performance. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ "Toby Sowery to make MSA Formula debut with Fortec". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ "MSA Formula Championship Points 2015" (PDF). MSA Formula. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "MRF Challenge 2015 – Bahrain Round 2, Race 2". MRF. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ "Fantastic Opportunity to Join Jessica Hawkins, Apprentice Supermarket.com and Team HARD on the Race Track". Jessica Hawkins – SlidePlayer.com. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "Jessica Hawkins debuts in the Mini Challenge at Snetterton". GirlRacer.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "W Series: Jessica Hawkins leads a showcase of female driving talent". inews.co.uk. 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Jessica Hawkins takes PMR seat for Snetterton". ITV.
- ^ "James Bond stunt driver gets Aston Martin F1 role". PlanetF1. 19 May 2021.
- ^ admin (31 May 2021). "Jessica Hawkins returns to the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship". Motorbase Performance. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Fastest acceleration 0-100 MPH for a lawnmower (Prototype)".
- ^ "Aston Martin: Jessica Hawkins becomes first woman to test F1 car since 2018". BBC News. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "Aston Martin F1 Team announces Tina Hausmann as its F1 Academy driver". www.astonmartinf1.com. 23 November 2023. Archived from the original on 24 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ Medland, Chris (19 October 2021). "The James Bond stunt driver racing at COTA". Racer.
External links
- Profile at Driver Database
- Official website[permanent dead link]
- Jessica Hawkins at IMDb