Raoul Owens
| Raoul Owens | |
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| Nationality |
 British
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| Born |
22 August 1994 Pembury, Kent (England) |
| Renault Sport Trophy career | |
| Debut season | 2016 |
| Current team | R-ace GP |
| Car no. | 2 |
| Former teams | Team Pelfrey, Mark Burdett Motorsport |
| Starts | 12 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Previous series | |
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2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 |
Pro Mazda Championship Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Formula Renault BARC Formula Renault BARC |
Raoul Owens (born 22 August 1994) is a London-based, British racing driver. He will debut in the 2016 Renault Sport Trophy with the R-ace GP team.
It was in the UK at the age of 8 that Raoul Owens began competing in karting. Shortly after, in 2005 with the family move to South Africa, Raoul continued his early development by joining the Western Province Motoring Club. By the following year Raoul had his first substantial milestone, winning the Mini Max Regional Championship.
In 2009 he moved up to the South African Northern Region where he was able to race alongside sterner competition at circuits that included Zwartkops Raceway and Vereeniging. The reward was to end the season as Vice Champion in the Junior Max Vice Championship, as well in the Rotax SARMC National Series – all in his inaugural year. As a result, Raoul was eligible to compete in the season's highlight event, the Rotax Grand Finals held in Egypt. Simultaneously the same year, Raoul was to be seen competing in Europe, this time in the Rotax European Max Series. This proved a huge success, with Raoul being ranked 8th in a field of 50 other drivers. 2010 was also busy, with Raoul competing solely on the international stage in the Euro Max Challenge Series at leading circuits in Europe, as well as in the UK in the 'Super1' National Series.
2011 saw the biggest step up in class for Raoul as he advanced to Europe's highest rated open-wheel category at this level, Formula Renault BARC. Consequently, Raoul was to compete for 2 years at some of the most iconic UK tracks including Donington Park, Thruxton, Snetterton, Croft, Brands Hatch and Silverstone – showcasing to crowds of up to 40,000. In the 2012 season he also competed in one-off competitions at Spa-Francorchamps, Magny-Cours and Le Mans. This year ended with an overall Top 10 finish.
In 2013 Raoul embarked on a programme in mainland Europe with Mark Burdett Motorsport within the ranks of Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup, racing in the hotly contested Northern European Cup (NEC) and increasing his exposure to the prestigious World Series by Renault(WSR) Formula Renault 2.0 category in 2014. To consolidate his skills in 2014, in addition to competing again in the Northern European Cup, Raoul competed in selected WSR events under wild cards. During this period Raoul worked with chief race engineer, Andy Miller – veteran of Formula One team Stewart GP.
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