Jordan King | |
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King in 2014
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Nationality | British |
Born |
Warwick, Warwickshire, England |
26 February 1994
Related to | Justin King (father) |
FIA Formula 2 Championship career | |
Debut season | 2017 |
Current team | MP Motorsport |
Car no. | 14 |
Previous series | |
2015-16 2013-14 2013 2012 2012 2011–12 2011 2011 |
GP2 Series European Formula 3 Championship British Formula 3 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Toyota Racing Series Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Formula Renault UK FIA Formula Two Championship |
Championship titles | |
2013 2011 |
British Formula 3 MRF Formula 1600 |
Jordan King (born 26 February 1994 in Warwick) is a British racing driver from Harbury, Warwickshire. He attended Repton School in Derbyshire, and is the son of former Sainsbury's CEO Justin King.
King's early racing career began in karting before he moved to open-wheel racing at the end of 2010. He began driving in Formula Renault UK, starting in the Formula Renault UK Winter Series before he began the main championship in 2011.
In 2009, aged only fifteen, King tested a Formula Two car. He drove four races in Formula Palmer Audi at the Silverstone round in 2010, managing to get a podium and impressing series boss Jonathan Palmer. In 2011, he has signed up for three rounds of the Formula Two championship, at Spa-Francorchamps, the Nürburgring and Brands Hatch during the Formula Renault UK summer break. King will be the youngest driver to take part in the modern era of the series.
In February 2015, it was confirmed King would move up to GP2, signing with Racing Engineering, alongside Alexander Rossi, for 2015, where he finished twelfth overall. He remained with the team for the following season, where he claimed two victories and finished seventh overall.