Dan Ticktum

Daniel Ticktum (born 8 June 1999) is a British racing driver who is due to compete in the 2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship for Carlin. He is also currently a member of the Williams Driver Academy, serving as the team’s development and simulator driver.

Daniel Ticktum
Ticktum in 2018
Nationality	British
Born	8 June 1999 London, England
FIA Formula 2 Championship career
Debut season	2018
Current team	Carlin
Car number	5
Former teams	BWT Arden DAMS
Starts	26 (26 entries)
Podiums	4
Poles	3[lower-alpha 1]
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	11th in 2020
Previous series
2019 2019 2017 2015, 2017 2015, 2017 2016 2015	Formula Regional European Championship Super Formula Championship FIA F3 European Championship GP3 Series Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC British Formula 3 Autumn Trophy MSA Formula
Awards
2018 2017	Autosport National Driver of the Year McLaren Autosport BRDC Award

Ticktum became a member of the Red Bull Junior Team in 2017.[2] During his time with Red Bull, Ticktum won the Macau Grand Prix in 2017 and 2018. He also finished second in the 2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship, finishing as vice-champion. Ticktum was awarded the BRDC McLaren Autosport Award in 2017, and was named Autosport National Driver of the Year in 2018.

After a brief stint in the 2019 Super Formula Championship, Ticktum left the Red Bull Junior Team.[3]

Career

Karting

Dan Ticktum in 2015

Born in London, Ticktum entered karting at the age of eight, competing in Honda Cadets with Project One Racing. He enjoyed early success, culminating in placing second in the National Super One Championship in 2010 before moving into Comer Cadet.

In 2011, he completed the Grand Slam of British national cadet titles — winning the British FKS Championship, National ABkC Super One Championship, British Open Championship and British Grand Prix Championship. This has been achieved by only one other driver.

A year later, Ticktum moved into the international scene, competing in the WSK Euro Series and WSK Masters Series, finishing both championships as the highest placed rookie.

In 2013, Ticktum joined Ricky Flynn Motorsport, finishing second in the CIK FIA European Championship, tying on points with the Champion, and second in the National Super One Championship. The same year Ticktum was awarded the KFJ Andrea Margutti Trophy; previous winners include F1 stars Giancarlo Fisichella, Robert Kubica and most recently Daniil Kvyat.

The following year, Ticktum finished second in the WSK Masters and during his first test with Lanan Racing, in BRDC Formula 4 Championship, he broke the lap record at the Brands Indy circuit.

MSA Formula and two year ban

In 2015, Ticktum graduated to MSA Formula with Fortec Motorsport.[4] He led the early rounds of the Championship, until an incident at Silverstone, where he purposely overtook several cars while under safety car conditions to crash into a rival, Ricky Collard. This saw him receive a two-year ban from motorsport, of which one year was a suspended ban.[5][6] As a result, he finished 6th in his first season of single seater racing.

FIA European Formula 3 Championship

In 2016, Ticktum returned to motorsport, competing in the final round of the FIA European Formula 3 Championship in Hockenheim with Carlin. He then raced in the Macau Grand Prix with Double R Racing finishing 8th in Saturday's qualifying race before retiring early in the main race.[7]

Formula Renault

In January 2017, Ticktum was announced as a member of the Red Bull Junior Team, racing in the 2017 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 with Arden International.[8] He claimed his only win in the season at Hungaroring and finished the season seventh in the driver standings.[9]

GP3 Series

In September 2017, Ticktum made his debut in the series at Monza with DAMS.[10] He claimed a podium finish in his second full race weekend at the season finale in Abu Dhabi and finished eleventh in the standings.

FIA Formula 3 World Cup

In November 2017, Ticktum competed in a one-off race at the Macau Grand Prix with Team Motopark and claimed victory after leaders Ferdinand Habsburg and Sérgio Sette Câmara crashed in the final corner.[11] He would win the race again in 2018 after dominating throughout the whole weekend.[12]

FIA European Formula 3 Championship

In December 2017, it was confirmed that Ticktum would contest the FIA Formula 3 European Championship with Team Motopark in 2018.[13] He would finish the championship in second after leading during the early part of the season. Ticktum won four races and amassed five pole positions, becoming the highest-placed rookie in the final year of the series.

Super Formula Championship

Ticktum joined Team Mugen for the 2019 season [14] and competed in the first three rounds of the championship before parting ways with Red Bull.[15]

FIA Formula 2 Championship

Ticktum drove for Arden in the final round of the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship in Abu Dhabi.[16] In December 2019, it was announced Ticktum would contest the 2020 season with reigning team champions DAMS [17] alongside Sean Gelael. Ticktum scored his first podium in the sprint race in Austria, meanwhile his first victory came at his home race in Silverstone.[18] After a further two podiums and a win at Monza, a race from which he would be disqualified due to lack of fuel after crossing the line,[19][20] Ticktum finished his season eleventh in the championship, being the fourth-highest rookie in the standings.[21] He would later make an appearance at the post-season test in Bahrain for Carlin alongside his F2 rival Jehan Daruvala.[22]

In 2021 he will race for Carlin alongside Daruvala.

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	FLaps	Podiums	Points	Position
2015	MSA Formula Championship	Fortec Motorsports	27	3	3	5	10	242	6th
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	Koiranen GP	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC		4	0	0	0	0	41	23rd
2016	FIA Formula 3 European Championship	Carlin	3	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	BRDC British Formula 3 Autumn Trophy	Double R Racing	3	1	0	1	2	59	4th
	Macau Grand Prix		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2016–17	MRF Challenge Formula 2000	MRF Racing	4	0	0	0	1	41	11th
2017	Formula Renault Eurocup	Arden International	23	1	1	2	3	134	7th
	Formula Renault NEC		5	0	0	0	1	0	NC†
	GP3 Series	DAMS	5	0	0	1	1	34	11th
	Macau Grand Prix	Motopark	1	1	0	0	1	N/A	1st
2018	FIA Formula 3 European Championship	Motopark	30	4	5	1	8	308	2nd
	Macau Grand Prix		1	1	1	1	1	N/A	1st
	Super Formula	Team Mugen	2	0	0	0	0	0	19th
	FIA Formula 2 Championship	BWT Arden	2	0	0	0	0	0	23rd
2019	Super Formula	Team Mugen	3	0	0	0	0	1	20th
	F3 Asian Winter Series	Dragon Hitech GP	6	0	2	0	1	38	9th
	Formula Regional European Championship	Van Amersfoort Racing	6	0	0	0	2	64	9th
	Macau Grand Prix	Carlin Buzz Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	13th
2020	FIA Formula 2 Championship	DAMS	24	1	3[lower-alpha 1]		4	96.5	11th
	Formula One	Williams Racing	Development driver
2021	FIA Formula 2 Championship	Carlin

^† As Ticktum was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete FIA Formula 3 European 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 13	HOC 2 20	HOC 3 14	NC*	0
2018	Motopark		PAU 1 3	PAU 2 Ret	PAU 3 5‡	HUN 1 1	HUN 2 Ret	HUN 3 2	NOR 1 4	NOR 2 Ret	NOR 3 1	ZAN 1 5	ZAN 2 6	ZAN 3 Ret	SPA 1 13	SPA 2 1	SPA 3 5	SIL 1 1	SIL 2 8	SIL 3 6	MIS 1 6	MIS 2 4	MIS 3 4	NÜR 1 3	NÜR 2 3	NÜR 3 4	RBR 1 8	RBR 2 17†	RBR 3 4	HOC 1 5	HOC 2 7	HOC 3 4	2nd	308

^† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
^* As Ticktum was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
^‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

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	Pos	Points
2017	DAMS	CAT FEA	CAT SPR	RBR FEA	RBR SPR	SIL FEA	SIL SPR	HUN FEA	HUN SPR	SPA FEA	SPA SPR	MNZ FEA 13	MNZ SPR C	JER FEA 4	JER SPR Ret	YMC FEA 4	YMC SPR 3	11th	34

Complete Super Formula results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	DC	Points
2018	Team Mugen	SUZ	AUT	SUG Ret	FUJ 11	MOT	OKA	SUZ	19th	0
2019		SUZ 8	AUT Ret	SUG 15	FUJ	MOT	OKA	SUZ	20th	1

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position points) (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
2018	BWT Arden	BHR FEA	BHR SPR	BAK FEA	BAK SPR	CAT FEA	CAT SPR	MON FEA	MON SPR	LEC FEA	LEC SPR	RBR FEA	RBR SPR	SIL FEA	SIL SPR	HUN FEA	HUN SPR	SPA FEA	SPA SPR	MNZ FEA	MNZ SPR	SOC FEA	SOC SPR	YMC FEA 11	YMC SPR Ret	23rd	0
2020	DAMS	RBR FEA 5	RBR SPR 3	RBR FEA 8	RBR SPR 2	HUN FEA 9	HUN SPR NC	SIL FEA 8	SIL SPR 1	SIL FEA 15	SIL SPR 7	CAT FEA 9	CAT SPR 10	SPA FEA 6	SPA SPR 10	MNZ FEA 7	MNZ SPR DSQ	MUG FEA 17	MUG SPR 17	SOC FEA 10	SOC SPR 8‡	BHR FEA 9	BHR SPR 12	BHR FEA 8	BHR SPR 3	11th	96.5
2021	Carlin	BHR SP1	BHR SP2	BHR FEA	MCO SP1	MCO SP2	MCO FEA	BAK SP1	BAK SP2	BAK FEA	SIL SP1	SIL SP2	SIL FEA	MNZ SP1	MNZ SP2	MNZ FEA	SOC SP1	SOC SP2	SOC FEA	JED SP1	JED SP2	JED FEA	YMC SP1	YMC SP2	YMC FEA

^‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

Notes

1. 0 poles achieved during qualifying, and 3 poles given as a result of the reverse grid in the sprint race.[1]

References

1. "Formula 2 poles". results.motorsportstats.com. Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
2. "Daniel Ticktum joins Red Bull Junior Team for 2017". 19 January 2017.
3. Kuntschick, Gerhard. "Marko confirms: Ticktum no longer Red Bull junior". speedweek. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
4. "Dan Ticktum joins Fortec for debut season in MSA Formula". 26 February 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
5. "Daniel Ticktum gets two-year ban for 'disturbing' MSA Formula clash". 24 November 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
6. Connor Jackson (24 November 2015). "Dan Ticktum Banned From Motorsport Competition For Two Years". Motorsport Safety Foundation.
7. Simmons, Marcus (11 October 2016). "Carlin returns to European Formula 3 with Norris, Hughes, Ticktum". Autosport. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
8. "Daniel Ticktum joins Red Bull Junior Team for 2017". 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
9. Allen, Peter (1 July 2017). "Dan Ticktum clinches first Formula Renault win in Hungaroring opener". formulascout.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
10. Kalinauckas, Alex (29 August 2017). "Red Bull junior Dan Ticktum to complete 2017 GP3 season with DAMS". Autosport. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
11. "F3 World Cup – Ticktum wins sensational FIA F3 World Cup". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
12. Simmons, Marcus. "Macau GP: Ticktum scores second Macau victory in crash-marred race". Autosport.com. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
13. Turner, Kevin. "McLaren Autosport BRDC Award winner Ticktum secures 2018 F3 deal". Autosport.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
14. https://www.autosport.com/other/news/140525/ticktum-auer-get-super-formula-deals
15. https://www.autosport.com/other/news/144407/red-bull-ticktum-set-to-lose-super-formula-seat
16. Wood, Elliot (21 November 2018). "Ticktum set to make F2 debut with Arden in Abu Dhabi". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
17. "GELAEL AND TICKTUM ANNOUNCED AT DAMS FOR 2020". 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
18. Klein, Jamie. "Silverstone F2: Ticktum survives late Lundgaard charge for victory". Autosport.com. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
19. "ROAD TO F1: Callum Ilott wins F2 Sprint Race as Dan Ticktum disqualified at Monza | Formula 1®". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
20. Suttill, Josh; Boxall-Legge, Jake. "DAMS slams continued "unacceptable" F2 unreliability after Ticktum fuel DQ". Autosport.com. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
21. "DAMS ends 2020 F2 season with podium finish in Bahrain - automobilsport.com". www.automobilsport.com. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
22. Thukral, Rachit. "Ticktum joins Carlin for Bahrain F2 tests, Armstrong switches to DAMS". Autosport.com. Retrieved 9 December 2020.

External links

• Official website
• Dan Ticktum career summary at DriverDB.com