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Jordan King

British racing driver (born 1994)

Field	Value
name	Jordan King
image	Jordan King, MP Motorsport 2019, Dutch Photo Agency.jpg
caption	King in 2019
relatives	Justin King (father)
nationality	GBR British
birth_date
birth_place	Warwick, Warwickshire, England
racing_licence	[[File:FIA Gold Driver.png	12px]] FIA Gold
current_series	Formula E
first_year	2023–24
current_team	Mahindra Formula E Team
car_number	21
starts	2
wins	0
podiums	0
poles	0
fastest_laps	0
best_finish	26th
year	2023–24
last_finish	26th (0 pts)
{{Infobox racing driver	embed	yes
prev_series	FIA World Endurance Championship
IndyCar Series
FIA Formula 2 Championship
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
prev_series_years	2019–20
2018-2019
2017, 2019
2015-16
2013-14
2013
2012
2012
2011–12
2011
2011
titles	FIA Institute Young Driver of the Year
British Formula 3
MRF Formula 1600
title_years	2015
2013
2011

IndyCar Series FIA Formula 2 Championship 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

2018-2019 2017, 2019 2015-16 2013-14 2013 2012 2012 2011–12 2011 2011 British Formula 3 MRF Formula 1600 2013 2011

Jordan King (born 26 February 1994 in Warwick) is a British racing driver. He is currently the reserve driver for the Mahindra Formula E Team, for whom he made his Formula E debut at the 2024 Berlin ePrix.

Previously, King has been a race winner in the GP2 Series and the LMP2 class of the WEC, as well as racing in the IndyCar Series. He is also the 2013 champion of the British F3 International Series.

Personal life

King attended Repton School in Derbyshire on a C. B. Fry scholarship and later Princethorpe College in Warwickshire. King is the son of former Sainsbury's CEO Justin King.

King is also an avid fundraiser for Birmingham Children's Hospital, having raised over £8,500 in 2019 while cycling the North Coast 500. In 2020, he ran the 84-mile Hadrian's Wall Path to continue his fundraising efforts.

In 2024, King ran the London Marathon raising over £16,900 for Birmingham Children’s Hospital and completing the marathon in 2:58.

King also manages the career of 2024 Euro 4 Champion Akshay Bohra.

Career

Formula Renault 2.0 UK

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.

FIA Formula Two Championship

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,{{Cite news | access-date = 3 June 2011 | archive-date = 19 April 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230419022908/http://www.motorsportvision.co.uk/news/article.asp?NewsID=6775 | url-status = dead

GP2 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.

FIA Formula 2 Championship

2017

In , King switched to MP Motorsport for a third season of the sport.

2019

For , King returned with the same team partnered with Indian driver Mahaveer Raghunathan. King missed the Monaco round due to his participation in the 2019 Indianapolis 500, with Artem Markelov serving as his substitute. King scored two podium finishes during the season, claiming the third position in the feature race at Baku and second in the sprint race at Monza. He finished ninth in the standings.

King holds two F2 track records, both set in 2017, at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps and Autodromo Nazionale di Monza.

Formula One

King was signed as a development driver by the Manor Marussia team for the 2015 season, being retained by the squad, renamed Manor Racing, in . He made his debut in a Formula One session when he drove for Manor during free practice at the 2016 United States Grand Prix.

Since 2020, King has been a development driver for the Alpine F1 Team.

IndyCar Series

In 2018, King signed with Ed Carpenter Racing as a part-time driver in the No. 20 car, sharing driving duties with owner Ed Carpenter. Carpenter started the ovals, while King started the eleven road and street circuit races. In his IndyCar Series debut, the season opening Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, he set the track record in qualifying, made the Firestone Fast 6 and took the lead of the race on only the fifth lap. His second Fast 6 appearance came at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during qualifications for the INDYCAR Grand Prix. He also paced the field during the only international stop in 2018, the Honda Indy Toronto. King advanced out of the first round of qualifications in half of the possible races over the course of the season.

King returned to Indy car racing in 2019 to make his Indianapolis 500 debut with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. The 2019 Indianapolis 500 was his first-ever oval race. He successfully qualified his No. 42 on the first day, locking in the 26th starting position.

FIA World Endurance Championship

King also made his debut in prototype racing in 2019. He signed with Jackie Chan DC Racing x Jota for the 1000 Miles of Sebring, the sixth round of the 2018-19 Super Season. King secured the LMP2 victory in his first endurance race and subsequently finished the season with the team. He competed in his first 24 Hours of Le Mans in June.

King has competed in two rounds of the 2019-20 Super Season with Team LNT Ginetta Cars in the LMP1 class.

Formula E

King first tested Formula E machinery twice, firstly in 2016-17 with Mahindra Racing, and again in a private test with Dragon Racing in 2019. In February 2021, it was announced that King would be taking on a sim and development driver role at Mahindra. In April 2023, King would participate in the Berlin rookies' driver test with the team.

Mahindra Racing (2024)

King made his debut in Berlin with Mahindra, replacing Nyck de Vries, who missed the event due to a calendar clash with 6 Hours of Spa.

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points
Formula Palmer Audi	MotorSport Vision	4	0	1	0	1	20	23rd
Formula Renault UK Winter Series	Manor Competition	6	0	0	0	0	43	15th
Formula Renault UK	Manor Competition	20	0	1	1	1	265	8th
MRF Formula 1600 India	Team Sidvin	8	4	1	6	6	?	1st
FIA Formula Two Championship	MotorSport Vision	6	0	0	0	0	17	14th
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC	Manor MP Motorsport	20	1	0	2	9	316	2nd
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	14	0	0	0	1	31	13th
Toyota Racing Series	M2 Competition	14	1	1	1	4	591	5th
MRF Challenge Formula 2000	MRF Racing	8	4	2	4	6	159	2nd
FIA Formula 3 European Championship	Carlin	30	0	0	1	2	176	6th
British Formula 3 Championship	12	3	2	2	8	176	1st
Masters of Formula 3	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	5th
FIA Formula 3 European Championship	Carlin	32	0	0	0	7	217	7th
GP2 Series	Racing Engineering	22	0	0	1	1	60	12th
Formula One	Manor Marussia F1 Team	Development Driver
GP2 Series	Racing Engineering	22	2	0	1	5	122	7th
Formula One	Manor Racing MRT	Development Driver
FIA Formula 2 Championship	MP Motorsport	22	0	0	0	0	62	11th
IndyCar Series	Ed Carpenter Racing	11	0	0	0	0	175	22nd
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2	Jackie Chan DC Racing	3	1	0	0	1	40	11th
FIA Formula 2 Championship	MP Motorsport	20	0	0	2	2	79	9th
IndyCar Series	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	1	0	0	0	0	12	36th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2	Jackie Chan DC Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
FIA World Endurance Championship	Team LNT	2	0	0	1	0	12	20th
Formula E	Mahindra Racing	Reserve/development driver
Formula One	Alpine F1 Team	Simulator driver
Formula E	Mahindra Racing	Reserve/development driver
Formula E	Mahindra Racing	Reserve/development driver
Formula E	Mahindra Racing	2	0	0	0	0	0	26th
Formula E	Mahindra Racing	Reserve/development driver

Season still in progress. --

Complete Formula Palmer Audi results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Pos	Points	23rd	20
2010	BRH
1	BRH
2	BRH
3	SNE
1	SNE
2	SNE
3	SNE
4	OUL
1	OUL
2	ROC
1	ROC
2	BRH
1	BRH
2	CRO
1	CRO
2	CRO
3	**SIL
1**
NC	SIL
2
Ret	SIL
3
2	SIL
4
Ret

Complete Formula Renault UK results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Pos	Points	nowrap	Manor Competition	8th	265
2011	BRI
1
8	BRI
2
9	DON
1
7	DON
2
8	THR
1
10	THR
2
10	OUL
1
Ret	OUL
2
10	CRO
1
9	CRO
2
2	***SNE
1***
Ret	SNE
2
8	SIL1
1
8	SIL1
2
9	ROC
1
9	ROC
2
7	BHGP
1
4	BHGP
2
12	SIL2
1
7	SIL2
2
8

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	DC	Points	nowrap	Manor MP Motorsport	10th	148	nowrap	Manor MP Motorsport	2nd	316
2011	HOC
1
HOC
2
HOC
3
SPA
1
SPA
2
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
ASS
1
ASS
2
ASS
3
OSC
1
8	OSC
2
6	ZAN
1
7	ZAN
2
5	MST
1
20	MST
2
3	MST
3
16	**MNZ
1**
2	MNZ
2
3	MNZ
3
3
2012	HOC
1
2	HOC
2
5	HOC
3
5	NÜR
1
2	NÜR
2
5	OSC
1
2	OSC
2
2	OSC
3
Ret	ASS
1
8	ASS
2
2	RBR
1
11	RBR
2
22	MST
1
2	*MST
2*
3	MST
3
3	ZAN
1
5	ZAN
2
15	*ZAN
3*
1	SPA
1
12	SPA
2
25

Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pos	Points	14th	17
2011	SIL
1	SIL
2	MAG
1	MAG
2	SPA
1
17	SPA
2
8	NÜR
1
5	NÜR
2
9	BRH
1
Ret	BRH
2
10	RBR
1	RBR
2	MNZ
1	MNZ
2	CAT
1	CAT
2

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Pos	Points	nowrap	Manor MP Motorsport	13th	31
2012	ALC
1
Ret	ALC
2
Ret	SPA
1
7	SPA
2
12	NÜR
1
Ret	NÜR
2
5	MSC
1
13	MSC
2
Ret	HUN
1
3	HUN
2
13	LEC
1
20	LEC
2
Ret	CAT
1
Ret	CAT
2
25

Complete British Formula Three Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	DC	Points	nowrap	Carlin	1st	176
2013	SIL
1
Ret	SIL
2
6	SIL
3
2	SPA
1
2	SPA
2
1	SPA
3
3	BRH
1
2	BRH
2
4	*BRH
3*
2	***NÜR
1***
1	NÜR
2
5	**NÜR
3**
1

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	DC	Points	nowrap	Carlin	nowrap	Volkswagen	6th	176	nowrap	Carlin	nowrap	Volkswagen	7th	217
2013	MNZ
1
7	MNZ
2
Ret	MNZ
3
9	SIL
1
11	SIL
2
Ret	SIL
3
6	HOC
1
11	HOC
2
9	HOC
3
5	BRH
1
7	BRH
2
13	BRH
3
11	RBR
1
3	RBR
2
6	RBR
3
5	NOR
1
17	NOR
2
9	NOR
3
9	NÜR
1
4	NÜR
2
4	NÜR
3
Ret	ZAN
1
4	ZAN
2
4	ZAN
3
2	VAL
1
13	VAL
2
Ret	VAL
3
5	HOC
1
6	HOC
2
8	HOC
3
9
2014	SIL
1
3	SIL
2
6	SIL
3
9	HOC
1
3	HOC
2
9	HOC
3
7	PAU
1
5	PAU
2
18†	PAU
3
9	HUN
1
5	HUN
2
Ret	HUN
3
DNS	SPA
1
10	SPA
2
10	SPA
3
10	NOR
1
Ret	NOR
2
2	NOR
3
3	MSC
1
2	MSC
2
5	MSC
3
Ret	RBR
1
9	RBR
2
Ret	RBR
3
7	NÜR
1
4	NÜR
2
6	NÜR
3
5	IMO
1
2	IMO
2
19	IMO
3
11	HOC
1
6	HOC
2
13	HOC
3
2

Complete GP2/Formula 2 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	DC	Points	nowrap	Racing Engineering	12th	60	nowrap	Racing Engineering	7th	122	nowrap	MP Motorsport	11th	62	nowrap	MP Motorsport	9th	79
2015	BHR
FEA
4	BHR
SPR
9	CAT
FEA
14	CAT
SPR
11	MON
FEA
9	MON
SPR
Ret	RBR
FEA
12	*RBR
SPR*
7	SIL
FEA
22†	SIL
SPR
10	HUN
FEA
6	HUN
SPR
12	SPA
FEA
8	SPA
SPR
2	MNZ
FEA
8	MNZ
SPR
Ret	SOC
FEA
Ret	SOC
SPR
15	BHR
FEA
9	BHR
SPR
6	YMC
FEA
6	YMC
SPR
C
2016	CAT
FEA
7	CAT
SPR
3	MON
FEA
Ret	MON
SPR
16	BAK
FEA
12†	BAK
SPR
4	RBR
FEA
8	*RBR
SPR*
1	SIL
FEA
8	SIL
SPR
1	HUN
FEA
8	HUN
SPR
2	HOC
FEA
15	HOC
SPR
11	SPA
FEA
2	SPA
SPR
12	MNZ
FEA
7	MNZ
SPR
4	SEP
FEA
5	SEP
SPR
14	YMC
FEA
13	YMC
SPR
10
	BHR
FEA
4	BHR
SPR
5	CAT
FEA
9	CAT
SPR
5	MON
FEA
9	MON
SPR
8	BAK
FEA
6	BAK
SPR
DSQ	RBR
FEA
9	RBR
SPR
6	SIL
FEA
7	SIL
SPR
Ret	HUN
FEA
15	HUN
SPR
11	SPA
FEA
Ret	SPA
SPR
14	MNZ
FEA
10	MNZ
SPR
20	JER
FEA
6	JER
SPR
Ret	YMC
FEA
8	YMC
SPR
Ret
	BHR
FEA
17	BHR
SPR
8	BAK
FEA
3	BAK
SPR
Ret	*CAT
FEA*
7	CAT
SPR
7	MON
FEA	MON
SPR	LEC
FEA
6	LEC
SPR
11	RBR
FEA
8	RBR
SPR
7	SIL
FEA
10	SIL
SPR
9	*HUN
FEA*
6	HUN
SPR
4	SPA
FEA
C	SPA
SPR
C	MNZ
FEA
6	MNZ
SPR
2	SOC
FEA
12	SOC
SPR
9	YMC
FEA
12	YMC
SPR
9

Season still in progress.-- † Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete Formula One participations

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicates fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
	AUS	BHR	CHN	RUS	ESP	MON	CAN	EUR	AUT	GBR	HUN	GER	BEL	ITA	SIN	MAL	JPN	USA
TD	MEX	BRA	ABU
TD

American open-wheel racing results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

IndyCar Series

Year	Team	No.	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6
2018	STP
21	PHX	LBH
18	ALA
14	IMS
24	INDY	DET
16	DET
18	TXS	ROA
12	IOW	TOR
11	MDO
12	POC	GTW	POR
15	SNM
13
2019	STP	COA	ALA	LBH	IMS	INDY
24	DET	DET	TXS	RDA	IOW	MDO	POC	GTW	POR	LAG

Season still in progress.--

Indianapolis 500

Year	Chassis	Engine	Start	Finish	Team
2019	Dallara	Honda	26	24	nowrap	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3
nowrap	2018–19	SPA	LMS	SIL	FUJ	SHA	SEB
1	SPA
6	LMS
Ret
nowrap	2019–20	SIL	FUJ	SHA
4	BHR
Ret	COA	SPA	LMS	BHR

Season still in progress.--

24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps
Pos.	2019
CHN Jackie Chan DC Racing	USA Ricky Taylor
DNK David Heinemeier Hansson	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	199	DNF	DNF

Complete Formula E results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Chassis
nowrap	2023–24	MEX
DRH
DRH
SAP
TOK
MIS
MIS
MCO
BER
12	BER
18	SIC
SIC
POR
POR
LDN
LDN

References

"Formel E: Mahindra präsentiert Jordan King als Ersatz für Nyck de Vries beim Berlin E-Prix - e-Formel.de".
White, Anna. (5 February 2012). "Dashwood: Teen spirit drives Formula One ambition for the three Kings". [[Telegraph Media Group]].
(August 11, 2019). "The inspiring story of King's childhood battle with cancer and his journey to a career in motorsport".
(2 February 2015). "Jordan King joins Racing Engineering for 2015". GP2 Series.
"Former British F3 champion King joins GP2 grid for 2015". theCheckeredFlag.co.uk.
(February 14, 2017). "King returns to MP for his third year in GP2".
(1 March 2016). "Manor retains King as development driver for 2016".
(22 October 2016). "Manor: Gelungenes Formel-1-Debüt von Jordan King in Austin".
Gibbons, Craig. (22 March 2021). "Harbury racer Jordan King on life as a simulator driver for the Alpine Formula One team".
(May 18, 2019). "Sato, Rahal and King Qualified for the 103rd Indianapolis 500; Will Start 14th, 17th and 26th Respectively After a Full Day of Excitement".
(March 18, 2019). "Jordan King stars in Sebring with dominant win on WEC debut".
(February 25, 2020). "Jordan King - FIA World Endurance Championship".
Thukral, Rachit. (2 February 2021). "King joins Mahindra as simulator and development driver".
(15 August 2019). "King says Formula E an "option" after Dragon test".
(17 April 2023). "Mehri, King And Daruvala To Jump Into The Cockpit At Mahindra".
"Jordan King – 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series Results". NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
"Jordan King – 2019 NTT IndyCar Series Results". NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.

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Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
	AUS	BHR	CHN	RUS	ESP	MON	CAN	EUR	AUT	GBR	HUN	GER	BEL	ITA	SIN	MAL	JPN	USA
TD	MEX	BRA	ABU
TD

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
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TD	MEX	BRA	ABU
TD

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
	AUS	BHR	CHN	RUS	ESP	MON	CAN	EUR	AUT	GBR	HUN	GER	BEL	ITA	SIN	MAL	JPN	USA
TD	MEX	BRA	ABU
TD