Jean-Karl Vernay
| Jean-Karl Vernay | |
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| Nationality | French |
| Born |
31 October 1987 Villeurbanne (France) |
| Super GT (GT500) | |
| Years active | 2014 |
| Teams | Dome Racing |
| Car no. | 18 |
| Previous series | |
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2013 2012 2011 2010 2007-2009 2006-07 2006 2005 |
FIA WEC (LMGTE Am) Porsche Carrera Cup France Formula Renault 3.5 Indy Lights F3 Euroseries A1 Grand Prix French Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Campus France |
| Championship titles | |
| 2012 2010 2005 |
Porsche Carrera Cup France Indy Lights Formula Campus France |
| Awards | |
| 2010 | Indy Lights Rookie of the Year |
Jean-Karl "J. K." Vernay (born 31 October 1987) is a French professional racing driver.
In 2005, Villeurbanne-born Vernay drove in the French Formula Campus series and finished 1st with 6 wins and 12 podiums on 14 races. The following year, he finished runner-up and best rookies in the French Formula Renault Championship with 7 podiums.
He drove two rounds as race driver in the 2006-07 A1 Grand Prix season and the last round as practice session driver.
In 2007, Jean-Karl was selected to be part of the Red Bull Junior Team program that offers funding and support for promising young drivers. With Tom Dillmann, they were the first French drivers to take part in the programme. Vernay is still a part of the team, along with fellow Frenchman Jean-Éric Vergne.
The same year, he raced in the Formula Three Euroseries with Signature-Plus team finishing 10th. A second place was his best result, with another finish of 3rd in the non-championship Ultimate Masters of Formula 3 at Zolder behind Nico Hülkenberg and team-mate Yann Clairay.
Vernay continued in the series in 2008, continuing with Signature-Plus. He ended up eighth in the championship, with 3 podiums coming at the Norisring, Brands Hatch and Le Mans. He also started his Brands Hatch podium race from pole position, thanks to the series' reverse grid system.
Vernay competed in a third season in 2009 for Signature, with team-mates Mika Mäki and Tiago Geronimi. Vernay finally took his first win in the Euroseries, at the 42nd attempt, winning the sprint race at Hockenheim. He added a second win in the final race of the season, again at Hockenheim, passing Christopher Zanella on the final lap. At the season-ending Macau Grand Prix, Vernay set an outright lap record en route to a victory in the qualifying race, giving him pole position for the main event. However, he lost out to Edoardo Mortara in the main race, after fluffing a gear shift.
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