Harry Tincknell - Driver Biography

2015/03/03

HARRY TINCKNELL

Date of birth:                     29 October 1991

Place of birth:                    Exeter, UK

Nationality:                         British

Lives:                                     Sidmouth, UK

Languages:                         English plus basic French and Italian

Twitter:                                @HarryTincknell

Harry's skill behind the wheel of an LM P2 car was the revelation of the 2014 European Le Mans Series and best illustrated by his pair of pole positions and the fact he was consistently the fastest LM P2 driver at Le Mans, en route to a class win in the 24 hour endurance classic.  His performance in 2014 belies the fact that Harry only moved over from racing single-seaters to sports cars at the start of that year. 

After a strong grounding in karting, Harry entered the world of single-seater racing at the end of 2008. He was quickly a contender in the Formula Renault UK Championship where he was a regular on the podium. From Formula Renault Harry moved up to Formula 3, firstly in the British Series and then Europe where the good results continued.

Harry has a reputation for being a fast and mistake-free driver, which is exactly what is required in the super-competitive world of LM P1 racing.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

2014

• Le Mans 24 Hours LM P2 class win - LM P2 victory and fifth place overall with JOTA Sport in what was Harry's fourth ever sports car race.
• Championship runner-up in European Le Mans Series with JOTA Sport: one win, three podiums and four pole positions.
• Rookie of the Year - European Le Mans Series
• FIA World Endurance Championship: Competed at Spa (2^nd in LM P2) and at Le Mans.
• Awarded full membership of the British Racing Driver's Club (BRDC)
• Winner of the BRDC Woolf Barnato Trophy

2013

• Fifth place overall in the FIA European Formula Three Championship with one win, three podiums and two pole positions.
• Competed in the F3 Masters, taking fourth place.

2012

• Fifth place overall in the British Formula 3 International Series with four wins and nine podiums
• Competed in three rounds of the European Formula Three Championship, winning one of them.
• Macau Grand Prix: sixth in Qualification race & ninth in Main Race.
• Formula Junior Vice-Champion in the Pau Historic Grand Prix.
• Winner of the Raymond Mays Trophy (Former Winners: Jamie Green, Mike Conway, Jason Plato)

2011

• Race winner in the British Formula 3 International Series. Harry took victory at Brands Hatch GP and three podiums on the way to 11th overall in his rookie season.
• Selected to be a member of Team UK

2010

• Competed in the Formula Renault UK Championship. Finished fifth overall with two wins and seven podium finishes.
• Selected to be a member of Team UK, an elite squad of young drivers within the MSA Academy, singled-out to receive one-on-one performance management.
• Awarded Rising Star status by the BRDC (British Racing Drivers' Club). 

2009

• Fifth place overall in the Formula Renault UK Championship with four podium finishes.
• Formula Renault Graduate Cup Champion with 11 wins.
• Formula Renault UK Winter Series Champion with two wins and four podiums.

2008

Karting

• Rotax Max Euro Challenge - Salbris, France - 4th
• Formula Renault Portugal Winter Series - Estoril - 6th & 8^th
• Formula Renault UK Winter Series
  

2007

Karting

• ICA Winter Cup Final - Garda, Italy - 4^th
• ICA Italian Championship - Garda, Italy - 5^th
• World Series of Karting Championships - Sarno, Italy - 4^th
• ICA French Championship - Essay, France - third overall, fastest lap, pole position
• ICA Asia - Pacific Championship - Japan - 9th

Last Update: 12 January 2015