Adam Christodoulou
| Adam Christodoulou | |
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Christodoulou as his Formula Renault car is inspected at Oulton Park.
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| Nationality | British |
| Born |
11 June 1989 Lichfield, Staffordshire |
| Related to | Riki Christodoulou (Cousin) |
| Rolex Sports Car Series career | |
| Debut season | 2010 |
| Current team | SpeedSource/Newman Wachs Racing |
| Car no. | 68 |
| Previous series | |
| 2006–2008 2007 2009 |
Formula Renault UK Formula Renault NEC Star Mazda |
| Championship titles | |
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2008 2009 |
Formula Renault UK Star Mazda |
Adam Robert Christodoulou (born 11 June 1989 in Lichfield) is a Greek-British racing driver, who won the 2008 British Formula Renault Championship, also won the 2009 Star Mazda Championship in the United States. His cousin Riki Christodoulou is also a racing driver, having competed in British Formula 3 Championship.
Christodoulou began his racing career in karting in Britain. Adam had his Karting licence suspended after he was found to have benefitted from a "very deliberate, very sophisticated and very expensive" illegal engine modification conducted by his father that also affected three other drivers unknowingly. It was found in the MSA court that Adam must've been aware of the modifications, and he was initially banned from karting for 9 months, reduced after his family payed a substantial fine to the MSA.
On returning to Karting, Adam found himself subject to a "kangaroo court" at the hands of his competitors, often finding himself pushed off the track, and very quickly left Karting entirely at the end of 2006.
Christodoulou began his career in single seater racing in the 2006 Formula Renault UK Winter Series and gained 4th place at Croft round 2, race 1 and managed a fastest lap at Croft round 2, race 2.
In the 2007 British Formula Renault Championship, Adam had the most podium finishes in Europe and the UK out of any rookie driver, he came fourth overall and won the coveted graduate cup with a prize of £15,000. (He came behind Duncan Tappy, Dean Smith and Will Bratt). During this year he was invited to become a BRDC young driver.
During the Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter Series 2007 he finished 3rd.
In 2007 Christodoulou also competed in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup, and although he only took part in 4 rounds he still gained podium finishes and came 8th out of 44.
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