Jack Hawksworth Explained

Jack Hawksworth
Nationality: British
Birth Name:Jack W. Hawksworth
Birth Date:1991 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Racing Licence: FIA Gold
Current Series:IMSA SportsCar Championship
First Year:2014
Former Teams:RSR Racing, Starworks Motorsport, 3GT Racing
Current Team:Vasser Sullivan Racing
Car Number:14
Starts:84
Wins:12
Poles:15
Fastest Laps:11
Best Finish:1st
Year:2023
Prev Series:IndyCar Series
Indy Lights
Star Mazda Championship
Formula Renault 2.0 UK
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
Prev Series Years:20142016
2013
2012
2011
2011
Titles:IMSA - GTD Pro
WeatherTech Sprint Cup
Star Mazda Championship
Title Years:2023
2020
2012
Module:
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Total Busch Races:1
Years In Busch:1
Prev Busch Pos:57th
Prev Busch Year:2019
Best Busch Pos:57th (2019)
First Busch Race:2019 B&L Transport 170 (Mid-Ohio)
Busch Wins:0
Busch Top Tens:0
Busch Poles:0
Updated:18 November 2019

Jack W. Hawksworth (born 28 February 1991) is a British professional racing driver from Bradford, West Yorkshire., he competes in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for AIM Vasser Sullivan. He also competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 1 Toyota Tundra for Tricon Garage.

He has also raced in the Star Mazda Championship, Formula Renault 2.0, IndyCar Series, and NASCAR Xfinity Series.

Biography

He started racing karts at 13 years old and was Junior Rotax Euro Max champion and second in the World finals by the time he was 15. After graduating from Juniors, Hawksworth went on to have a career as a professional karter leading to success in KZ1 karting winning the 2009 Trofeo Margutti as well as winning races in the German championship and claiming podiums in the KZ1 and KZ2 European Championships finishing sixth overall in the 2010 KZ1 European Championship for the Maddox Team. In a one-off appearance to domestic racing Hawksworth won the 2010 British Kart Masters Grand Prix in Senior Max with Protrain Racing.

Hawksworth graduated to open wheel racing in late 2010 and competed in the 2010 Formula Renault Winter series with Mark Burdett Motorsport. He claimed pole position in four out of the six races and finished third overall in the championship and top rookie ahead of the Red Bull Juniors of Daniil Kvyat, Carlos Sainz, Jr. and McLaren Autosport Award winner Oliver Rowland. Hawksworth went on to compete in the 2011 Formula Renault UK championship changing teams halfway through and finishing fourth overall in the series with a win at Croft.

In 2012 Hawksworth moved to the United States to compete in the 2012 Star Mazda Championship season with Team Pelfrey as part of the Mazda Road to Indy. He broke every record in the series (wins, poles and fastest laps) on his way to claiming the title in his rookie campaign.[1] The driver climbed to the Indy Lights for 2013, by joining Schmidt Peterson Motorsports.[2]

During a practice session for the 2014 Pocono IndyCar 500, Hawksworth suffered a myocardial contusion after a crash, and missed the race.[3]

On 11 November 2016, it was announced that 3GT Racing had signed Hawksworth and Robert Alon to race the No. 15 Lexus RC F GT3 in the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in the GT Daytona class. Hawksworth and Alon competed in the first eight races of the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship together before a team decision saw Alon switch places with veteran Scott Pruett for the final four rounds. Hawksworth and Alon recorded a season's best finish of fifth in GT Daytona for the No. 15 at the 2017 6 Hours of Watkins Glen.

In August 2019, Hawksworth made his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut in the 2019 B&L Transport at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, driving the No. 18 Toyota Supra for Joe Gibbs Racing after Jeffrey Earnhardt left the team.[4]

Racing record

(key)

IndyCar Series

YearTeamChassisNo.Engine123456789101112131415161718RankPointsRef
2014Bryan Herta AutosportDallara DW1298HondaSTP
LBH
ALA
IMS
INDY
DET
DET
TXS
HOU
HOU
POC
IOW
TOR
TOR
MDO
MIL
SNM
FON
17th366[5]
2015A. J. Foyt Enterprises41STP
NLA
LBH
ALA
IMS
INDY
DET
DET
TXS
TOR
FON
MIL
IOW
MDO
POC
SNM
17th256[6]
2016STP
PHX
LBH
ALA
IMS
INDY
DET
DET
RDA
IOW
TOR
MDO
POC
TXS
WGL
SNM
20th229[7]

Indianapolis 500

YearChassisEngineStartFinishTeam
2014DallaraHonda13align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"20Bryan Herta Autosport
2015DallaraHonda28align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"24A. J. Foyt Enterprises
2016DallaraHonda31align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"16A. J. Foyt Enterprises

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class)

YearEntrantClassMakeEngine123456789101112RankPointsRef
2014RSR RacingPCOreca FLM09Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8DAYSEBLGAKANWGLIMS
ELK
VIRCOA
PET
14th121[8]
2015RSR RacingPCOreca FLM09Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8DAY
SEBLGADETWGLMOSLIMELKCOAPET
35th1[9]
2016Starworks MotorsportPCOreca FLM09Chevrolet LS3 6.2 V8DAY
SEB
LBH
LGA
DET
WGL
MOS
LIM
ELK
COA
PET
NC0[10]
20173GT RacingGTDLexus RC F GT3Lexus 5.0 L V8DAY
SEB
LBH
COA
DET
WGL
MOS
LIM
ELK
VIR
LGA
PET
14th248[11]
20183GT RacingGTDLexus RC F GT3Lexus 5.0 L V8DAY
SEB
MDO
DET
WGL
MOS
LIM
ELK
VIR
LGA
PET
10th239[12]
2019AIM Vasser SullivanGTDLexus RC F GT3Lexus 5.0 L V8DAY
SEB
MDO
DET
WGL
MOS
LIM
ELK
VIR
LGA
PET
6th237[13]
2020AIM Vasser SullivanGTDLexus RC F GT3Lexus 5.0 L V8DAY
DAY
SEB
ELK
VIR
ATL
MDO
CLT
PET
LGA
SEB
4th265[14]
2021Vasser Sullivan RacingGTDLexus RC F GT3Lexus 5.0 L V8DAY
SEB
MDO
DET
WGL
WGL
LIM
ELK
LGA
LBH
VIR
PET
7th2640[15]
2022Vasser Sullivan RacingGTD ProLexus RC F GT3Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8DAY
SEB
LBH
LGA
LIM
ELK
VIR
PET
6th2693[16]
GTDMDO
DETMOS55th264
2023Vasser Sullivan RacingGTD ProLexus RC F GT3Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8DAY
SEB
LBH
LGA
WGL
MOS
LIM
ELK
VIR
IMS
PET
1st3760[17]
2024VasserSullivanGTD ProLexus RC F GT3Toyota 2UR 5.0 L V8DAY
SEB
LGA
DET
WGL
MOS
ELK
VIR
IMS
PET
3rd*2083*
GTDLBH
58th*192*
Source:[18]
Points only counted towards the WeatherTech Sprint Cup and not the overall GTD Championship.

Complete Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe results

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

NASCAR

(key) (

Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Craftsman Truck Series

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Notes and References

  1. News: Series champ Hawksworth ready for next challenge. Dave. Lewandowski. IndyCar Series. Brickyard Trademarks, Inc.. 30 October 2012. 13 August 2015.
  2. News: Jack Hawksworth to join Sam Schmidt Motorsports in 2013. Motorsport.com. Motorsport.com, Inc.. 8 December 2012. 13 August 2015.
  3. Web site: Associated Press. VIDEO: IndyCar Driver Hawksworth Out With Heart Contusion. Foxsports.com. 6 July 2014. 6 July 2014.
  4. Web site: McFadin. Daniel. Jack Hawksworth joins Joe Gibbs Racing for Mid-Ohio Xfinity race. NBC Sports. 7 August 2019. 7 August 2019.
  5. Web site: Jack Hawksworth – 2014 Verizon IndyCar Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 1, 2023.
  6. Web site: Jack Hawksworth – 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 1, 2023.
  7. Web site: Jack Hawksworth – 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 1, 2023.
  8. Web site: Jack Hawksworth – 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results . 4 January 2024 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  9. Web site: Jack Hawksworth – 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results . 4 January 2024 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  10. Web site: Jack Hawksworth – 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results . 4 January 2024 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  11. Web site: Jack Hawksworth – 2017 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results . 4 January 2024 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  12. Web site: Jack Hawksworth – 2018 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results . 4 January 2024 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  13. Web site: Jack Hawksworth – 2019 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results . 4 January 2024 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  14. Web site: Jack Hawksworth – 2020 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results . 4 January 2024 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  15. Web site: Jack Hawksworth – 2021 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results . 4 January 2024 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  16. Web site: Jack Hawksworth – 2022 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results . 4 January 2024 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  17. Web site: Jack Hawksworth – 2023 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results . 4 January 2024 . Racing-Reference . NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  18. Web site: Jack Hawksworth Results . 4 January 2024 . motorsportstats.com.
  19. Web site: Jack Hawksworth – 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 10 August 2019.
  20. Web site: Jack Hawksworth – 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. 22 March 2024.