Adrian Quaife-Hobbs

Adrian Quaife-Hobbs
Born	(1991-02-03) February 3, 1991 Pembury, United Kingdom
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2002–2015
Known for	Youngest competitor to win the T Cars title; Auto GP World Series champion (2012)

Adrian Rodney Quaife-Hobbs (born 3 February 1991) is a former British racing driver, distinguished as the youngest competitor to clinch the T Cars title, a championship governed by the MSA.

Early career

Originating from Pembury, Quaife-Hobbs initiated his motorsport journey in 2002 within the Honda cadet class, where he secured four victories and concluded as runner-up in the Formula 6 Championship. The following year, he progressed to the Mini Max division, achieving several podium finishes alongside a race win. Remaining in Mini Max for 2004, he captured the Bayford Meadows Championship. At the age of 14, he stepped up to T Cars, where he triumphed in both the main championship and the Autumn Trophy, setting a record as the youngest champion at 14 years and 8 months. In 2006, after multiple victories in T Cars events, Quaife-Hobbs shifted focus towards a full campaign in Formula BMW for 2007. That same year, he was honored with the British Racing Drivers' Club's Rising Star Award, becoming its youngest awardee at fifteen years old.

Formula BMW

In 2007, Quaife-Hobbs joined the Formula BMW UK series, driving for reigning champions Fortec Motorsport. Making his debut at Brands Hatch, he finished eleventh in the opening race and was running third in the second race before tyre complications caused him to lose podium contention. He completed the season tenth overall in the Drivers' Championship with a total of 405 points.

Formula Renault

Following his Formula BMW UK season in 2007, Quaife-Hobbs entered the Formula Renault Eurocup with BVM Minardi to gain familiarity with Formula Renault machinery. Despite retiring in his initial race, he recovered to finish eighth from thirteenth in his second race, earning three championship points. Additionally, he participated in two rounds of the Formula Renault Northern European Cup (NEC) with Motopark Academy, achieving his first podium at Spa during only his third event. In 2007, he was also selected for the MSA British Race Elite program under David Brabham's leadership.

He contested full seasons in both the Eurocup and Italian Formula Renault championships in 2008 with BVM Minardi, ending fourth overall. Returning to Motopark Academy in 2009, Quaife-Hobbs competed again in both Eurocup and NEC series, securing fourth place standings in each championship.

Formula Three

In 2010, Quaife-Hobbs advanced to the Formula 3 Euro Series driving for Motopark Academy. He scored points early on with finishes including sixth place at Circuit Paul Ricard and fifth at Hockenheimring.

GP3 Series

After starting the season in Formula 3 Euro Series, Quaife-Hobbs concentrated on the newly established GP3 Series for 2010 by signing with Manor Racing. At Spa, he earned his maiden podium and ultimately placed fifteenth in the championship standings.

Continuing with Manor into 2011, he secured his first victory at Valencia and improved to fifth position overall. As Manor's lead driver affiliated with Marussia Motorsport, this performance granted him a Formula One test opportunity with Marussia Virgin Racing.

Auto GP World Series

In 2012, Quaife-Hobbs stepped up to compete in the Auto GP World Series representing Super Nova International. Throughout six rounds, he achieved wins at Monza and Valencia along with two pole positions and five podium finishes. Leading the championship by a margin of 29 points and dominating qualifying sessions by securing all but one pole position, he ultimately claimed the series title.

GP2 Series

During the 2013 season, Quaife-Hobbs competed in the GP2 Series with MP Motorsport. His notable performances included securing second place at Monaco before transferring to Hilmer Motorsport partway through the year. Following another podium finish in Belgium, he achieved his first GP2 win in the sprint race at Monza. He concluded the season 13th overall, accumulating 56 points.

In 2014, he continued racing in GP2, this time representing Rapax Team alongside teammate Simon Trummer, once again ending the championship in 13th position.

GT3

Quaife-Hobbs shifted to endurance racing in 2015, joining Von Ryan Racing for selected events in both the Blancpain Endurance Series and the British GT Championship, piloting a McLaren 650S GT3. On their British GT debut, he and co-driver Gilles Vannelet triumphed at the Silverstone 500.

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	FLaps	Podiums	Points	Position
2005	T Cars	PR Motorsport	17	8	2	?	10	284	1st
	T Cars Autumn Trophy		7	6	7	?	7	138	1st
2006	T Cars	PR Motorsport	10	3	3	?	7	68	9th
2007	Formula BMW UK	Fortec Motorsport	18	0	1	0	0	405	10th
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	BVM Minardi	8	0	0	0	0	3	23rd
	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC	Motopark Academy	4	0	0	0	1	70	18th
2008	Italian Formula Renault 2.0	BVM Minardi	14	1	0	1	4	250	4th
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0		14	0	0	0	0	2	25th
2009	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC	Motopark Academy	14	1	1	2	3	229	4th
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0		14	1	0	0	4	83	4th
2010	Formula 3 Euro Series	Motopark Academy	4	0	0	0	0	7	13th
	GP3 Series	Manor Motorsport	14	0	0	0	1	10	15th
2011	align=left  2011 GP3 Series season GP3 Series   ]   ]   ]   ]    Manor Motorsport Manor Racing  16  1  2  2  2  36  5th
	2011 Formula One season Formula One	Virgin Racing	colspan =7 align=center Test driver
2012	2012 Auto GP World Series season Auto GP World Series	Super Nova Racing Super Nova International	14	5	6	4	10	221	style="background:#FFFFBF;"1st
2013	rowspan =2 align=left 2013 GP2 Series season GP2 Series	MP Motorsport	12	0	0	0	1	""" rowspan="2"|""" rowspan="2"|""" rowspan="2"|""" rowspan=" rowspan=" rowspan=" rowspan=" rowspan=" rowspan=" rowspan=" rowspan=" rowspan=" rowspan=" rowspan=" rowspan=" rowspan=" rowspan=" rowspan="" style="" style="" style="" style="" style="" style="" style="" style="" style="" style="" style="" style="" style="" style="" style="" style="" style="" style="" style="" style="">-	Hilmer Motorsport	10	1	0	0	2
	2014	2014 GP2 Series season GP2 Series	Rapax Team Rapax	18	0	0	0		1	30	13th
rowspan =2 >2015	2015 Blancpain Endurance Series season Blancpain Endurance Series	rowspan =2 align=left Von Ryan Racing	5	0	0	0	0	10	20th
_ALIGN_LEFT_2015 British GT season British GT Championship	_ALIGN_LEFT_1	_ALIGN_LEFT_1	_ALIGN_LEFT_01	_ALIGN_LEFT_37.5_	_ALIGN_LEFT_13TH_ _-	_ALIGN_LEFT_2016	_ALIGN_LEFT_2016 GT3 Le Mans Cup GT3 Le Mans Cup	_ALIGN_LEFT_FFF Racing Team FFF Racing Team by ACM	_ALIGN_LEFT_6	_ALIGN_LEFT_00	_ALIGN_LEFT_02	_ALIGN_LEFT_46	_ALIGN_LEFT_5TH _|} Full Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Results (Legend) (Races displayed in bold denote pole positions; those in italics signify fastest laps) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final Position Points Scored 2007 BVM Minardi ZOL 1 ZOL 2 NÜR 1 NÜR 2 HUN 1 HUN 2 DON 1 Retired DON 2 9th MAG 1 Retired MAG 2 30† EST 1 20th EST 2 19th CAT 1 27th CAT 2 20th 23rd 3 2008 SPA 1 Retired SPA 2 Retired SIL 1 11th SIL 2 9th HUN 1 14th HUN 2 19th NÜR 1 29th NÜR 2 24th LMS 1 Retired LMS 2 Retired EST 1 16th EST 2 Retired CAT 1 Retired CAT 2 14th 26th 2 Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final Position Points Scored Full Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Results (key) (Races shown in bold denote pole position) (Races in italics represent fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final Standing Points Accumulated 2007 Motopark Academy ZAN Race 1 ZAN Race 2 OSC Race 1 OSC Race 2 ASS Race 1 ASS Race 2 ZOL Race 1 ZOL Race 2 NUR Race 1 NUR Race 2 OSC Race 1 OSC Race 2 SPA Race 1 SPA Race 2 HOC Race 1 HOC Race 2 18th place 70 points 2009 Motopark Academy ZAN Race 1 ZAN Race 2 HOC Race 1 HOC Race 2 ALA Race 1 ALA Race 2 OSC Race 1 OSC Race 2 ASS Race 1 ASS < br > Race 2 < br > MST < br > Race 1 < br > 5 MST < br > Race 2 < br > 7 NÜR < br > Race 1 < br > 7 NÜR < br > Race 2 < br > 2 SPA < br > Race 1 < br > 4 SPA < br > Race 2 < br > 4 Fourth place 229 points Full Formula 3 Euro Series Results (key) Year Team Chassis Model Engine Manufacturer Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8 Round 9 Round10 Round11 Round12 Round13 Round14 Round15 Round16 Round17 Round18 Final Classification Total Points 2010 Motopark Academy Dallara F308/099 chassis Volkswagen style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LEC < br > Race1 < br > 6 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LEC < br > Race2 < br > 9 style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC < br > Race1 < br > 5 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC < br > Race2 < br > 7 VAL < br > Race1 VAL < br > Race2 NOR < br /> Race1 NOR < br /> Race2 NÜR < br /> Race1 NÜR < br /> Race2 ZAN < br /> Race1 ZAN < br /> Race2 BRH < br /> Race1 BRH < br /> Race2 OSC < br /> Race1 OSC < br /> Race2 HOC < br /> Race1 HOC < br /> Race2 13th place 7 points Full GP3 Series Results (Template:Motorsport driver results legend#GP3 Series key) (Races in bold signify pole position, while italics denote fastest laps) Year Team Rnd.1 Rnd.2 Rnd.3 Rnd.4 Rnd.5 Rnd.6 Rnd.7 Rnd.8 Rnd.9 Rnd.10 Rnd.11 Rnd.12 Rnd.13 Rnd.14 Rnd.15 Rnd.16 Final Position Total Points 2010 GP3 Series season nowrap Manor Motorsport style= " background :#CFCFFF ;" | 2010 Spanish GP2 round#Feature race CAT FEA style= " background :#CFCFFF ;" | 2010 Spanish GP2 round#Sprint race CAT SPR style= " background :#efcfff ;" | Istanbul Park#Feature race IST FEA style= " background :#efcfff ;" | Istanbul Park#Sprint race IST SPR style= " background :#CFCFFF ;" | Valencia Street Circuit#Feature race VAL FEA style= " background :#dfffdf ;" | Valencia Street Circuit#Sprint race VAL SPR style= " background :#efcfff ;" | Silverstone Circuit#Feature race SIL FEA style= " background :#efcfff ;" | Silverstone Circuit#Sprint race SIL SPR Hockenheimring#Feature race HOC FEA style= " background :#CFCFFF ;" | Hockenheimring#Sprint race HOC SPR style= " background :#CFCFFF ;" | Hungaroring#Feature race HUN FEA style= " background :#CFCFFF ;" | Hungaroring#Sprint race HUN SPR style= " background :#ffdf9f ;" | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps#Feature race SPA FEA style= " background :#dfffdf ;" | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps#Sprint race SPA SPR style= " background :#CFCFFF ;" | Autodromo Nazionale Monza#Feature race MNZ FEA style= " background :#CFCFFF ;" | Autodromo Nazionale Monza#Sprint race MNZ SPR 15th place 10 points 2011 GP3 Series season nowrap Manor Motorsport (Marussia Manor Racing) style = " background: #CFCFFF; "| Istanbul Park IST FEA Template:Small 24 style = " background: #CFCFFF; "| Istanbul Park IST SPR Template:Small 16 style = " background: #CFCFFF; "| Circuit de Catalunya CAT FEA Template:Small 11 style = " background: #CFCFFF; "| Circuit de Catalunya CAT SPR Template:Small 23 style = " background: #ffffbf; "|Valencia Street Circuit VAL FEA Template:Small 1 style = " background: #cfcfff; "| Valencia Street Circuit VAL SPR Template:Small 8 style = " background: #dfffdf; "|Silverstone Circuit SIL FEA Template:Small 4 style = " background: #cfcfff; "| Silverstone Circuit SIL SPR Template:Small 15 style = " background: #dfffdf; "| Nürburgring NÜR FEA Template:Small 5 style = " background: #efcfff; "| Nürburgring NÜR SPR Ret style = " background: #ffdf9f; "| Hungaroring HUN FEA Template:Small 3 style = " background: #cfcfff; "| Hungaroring HUN SPR Template:Small 10 style = " background: #dfffdf; "| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps SPA FEA Template:Small 4 style = " background: #efcfff; "| Retired at Spa Sprint style = " background: #efcfff; "| Retired at Monza Feature style = " background: #dfffdf; "| Monza Sprint, P6 5th place 36 points Complete Auto GP World Series Results (Template:Motorsport driver results legend) (Bold races indicate pole position, italics denote fastest lap) Year Team Entrant Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Rd.4 Rd.5 Rd.6 Rd.7 Rd.8 Rd.9 Rd.10 Rd.11 Rd.12 Rd.13 Rd.14 Final Position Total Points 2012 Auto GP World Series season nowrap Super Nova Racing style="background:#FFFFBF;" Autodromo Nazionale Monza MNZ Race1 Template:Small\ style="background:#FFDF9F;" Monza Race2 P3 style="background:#DFDFDF;" Valencia Race1 P2 style="background:#FFFFBF;" Valencia Race2 P1 style="background:#DFDFDF;" Marrakech Race1 P2 style="background:#DFFFDF;" Marrakech Race2 P4 style="background:#FFFFBF;" Hungaroring Race1 P1 style="background:#DFDFDF;" Hungaroring Race2 P2 style="background:#FFFFBF;" Algarve Race1 P1 style="background:#FFFFBF;" Algarve Race2 P1 style="background:#DFFFDF;" Curitiba Race1 P6 style="background:#CFCFFF;" Curitiba Race2 P12† style="background:#efcfff;" Sonoma Race1 Retired style="background:#DFDFDF;" Sonoma Race2 P2 Champion 221 points † Despite retiring, classified after completing over ninety percent of the winner's distance. Complete GP2 Series Results (Template:Motorsport driver results legend) (Bold indicates pole position, italics fastest lap) rowspan=2 | 2013 [2014 GP2 Series season] Rapax Team Results: Bahrain Feature - P10, Bahrain Sprint - P6, Catalunya Feature - P9, Catalunya Sprint - P9, Monaco Feature - P9, Monaco Sprint - P8, Red Bull Ring Feature - P24, Red Bull Ring Sprint -P18, Silverstone Feature -P13, Silverstone Sprint -P15, Hockenheim Feature -P14, Hockenheim Sprint -P8, Hungaroring Feature -P2, Hungaroring Sprint -P12, Spa Feature -P11, Spa Sprint -P21, Monza Feature -P11, Monza Sprint -P8, Sochi Feature, Sochi Sprint, Yas Marina Feature, Yas Marina Sprint, Final standing: 13th place, 30 points. Year Team Rnd.01 Rnd.02 Rnd.03 Rnd.04 Rnd.05 Rnd.06 Rnd.07 Rnd.08 Rnd.09 Rnd.10 Rnd.11 Rnd.12 Rnd.13 Rnd.14 Rnd.15 Rnd.16 Rnd.17 Rnd.18 Rnd.19 Rnd.20 Rnd.21 Rnd.22 Final Classification Points Scored nowrap MP Motorsport style ="background:#EFCFFF" | Sepang Feature Retired style ="background:#CFCFFF" | Sepang Sprint P17 style ="background:#DFFFDF" | Bahrain Feature P7 style ="background:#DFFFDF" | Bahrain Sprint P8 style ="background:#CFCFFF" | Catalunya Feature P17 style ="background:#CFCFFF" | Catalunya Sprint P21 style ="background:#DFFFDF" | Monaco Feature P8 style ="background:#DFDFDF" | Monaco Sprint P2 style ="background:#CFCFFF" | Silverstone Feature P12 style ="background:#CFCFFF" | Silverstone Sprint P11 style ="background:#EFCFFF" | Nürburgring Feature Retired style ="background:#CFCFFF" | Nürburgring Sprint P16 rowspan=2 13th place 56 points nowrap Hilmer Motorsport <style>font-size:smaller;</style>| style ="background:#CFCFFF"| Hungaroring Feature P18 <style>font-size:smaller;</style>| style ="background:#EFCFFF"| Hungaroring Sprint Retired <style>font-size:smaller;</style>| style ="background:#DFFFDF"| Spa Feature P10 <style>font-size:smaller;</style>| style ="background:#FFDF9F"| Spa Sprint P3 <style>font-size:smaller;</style>| style ="background:#DFFFDF"| Monza Feature P7 <style>font-size:smaller;</style>| style ="background:#FFFFBF"| Monza Sprint Pole Position and Win <style>font-size:smaller;</style>| style ="background:#CFCFFF"| Marina Bay Feature P22 <style>font-size:smaller;</style>| style ="background:#DFFFDF"| Marina Bay Sprint P8 <style>font-size:smaller;</style>| style ="background:#CFCFFF"| Yas Marina Feature P11 <style>font-size:smaller;">| style ="background:#CFCFFF"| Yas Marina Sprint P21† Complete British GT Championship Results (Template:Motorsport driver results legend) (Bold denotes pole position and italics fastest lap) Year Team Name Vehicle Category Event One Event Two Event Three Event Four Event Five Event Six Event Seven Event Eight Event Nine Championship Position Championship Points 2015 British GT Championship nowrap Von Ryan Racing nowrap McLaren650S GT3 GT3 Oulton Park Round One Oulton Park Round Two Rockingham Motor Speedway Round One <style= 'background-color:'#FFFFBF';'> Silverstone Round One (Winner) Spa Francorchamps Round One Brands Hatch Round One Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit Round One Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit Round Two Donington Park Round One 13th overall 37.5 points External links