Gary Paffett
British racing driver (born 1981) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gary James Paffett (born 24 March 1981 in Bromley) is a British racing driver. Having become a household name in the DTM, following fifteen years in the series and two championship wins, Paffett moved onto Formula E for the 2018/19 championship, after it was announced in 2017 that Mercedes would no longer be taking part in DTM. Paffett was also a test driver for the Williams Formula One team, having previously worked in a similar role at McLaren for a number of years, during the team's successful title winning years. Paffett progressed through the ranks of karting and junior formulae in the United Kingdom, winning the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award in 1999. He now lives in Ousden, Suffolk, England.
Gary Paffett | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | (1981-03-24) 24 March 1981 (age 43) Bromley, Greater London, England |
FIA Formula E career | |
Debut season | 2018–19 |
Racing licence | FIA Platinum |
Car number | 17 |
Former teams | HWA Racelab |
Starts | 13 |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Finished last season | 19th |
Previous series | |
2003–18 2005–12 2003 2001–02 2000 1998 1998–99 1997 | DTM Formula One testing International Formula 3000 German F3 British F3 FPA Winter Series Formula Vauxhall Junior FVauxhall Junior W. Series |
Championship titles | |
2018 2005 2002 2000 1999 1998 1997 | DTM DTM German F3 British F3 National Class Formula Vauxhall Junior FVauxhall Junior Class B FVauxhall Junior W. Series |
Awards | |
1999 | McLaren Autosport Award |