Date of birth: |
19th January 1980 |
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Current age: |
21 years |
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Place of birth: |
Frome, Somerset (England) |
Resident: |
Bicester, Oxfordshire (England) |
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Current Team: |
Benetton Formula Ltd |
Official Website: |
http://www.jensonracing.co.uk |
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Height: |
1,82 m |
Weight: |
74 kg |
Marital status: |
single |
Hobbies: |
Mountain biking, body boarding, surfing the internet, computer games. |
Favourite drink: |
Orange juice |
Favourite food: |
pasta |
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Start of racing career: |
Karting at the age of eight |
First racing car: |
Formula Ford 1600 in 1998 |
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Career: |
1989 |
Karting; Winner - British Super Prix |
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1990 |
Karting;
Winner - British Cadet Championship |
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1991 |
Karting; Winner - British Cadet Championship (8-12 year olds), Won all six rounds. Winner - British Open Championship |
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1992 |
Karting; Winner - British Championship for Junior TKM (11-16 year olds). Winner - British Open Championship |
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1993 |
Karting;
Winner - British Open Championship |
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1994 |
Karting; RAC British Junior Championship - fourth place, Drove for Italian Birel Team; Junior Intercontinental A European Championship - race winner; Junior Intercontinental A Italian Winter Championship - double race winner |
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1995 |
Karting; Winner - Senior ICA Italian Championship Runner-up - Formula A World Championship in France. The youngest ever runner-up |
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1996 |
Karting; Fifth place - European Formula A Championship; Third place - American Championship at Charlotte; Third place - World Cup at Suzuka |
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1997 |
Karting; Works driver for Team GKS-Tecno-Rotax-Bridgestone; Second place - Winter Cup (warm up for the European Championship); Winner - European Super A Championship. The youngest ever winner; Winner - The Ayrton Senna Memorial Cup at Suzuka, Japan |
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1998 |
Formula Ford; Winner - British Formula Ford Championship; Winner - Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch; Runner-up - European Formula Ford Championship; Winner - McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver Award |
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1999 |
Formula 3; Third place - British Formula Three Championship; Winner - Avon Rookie of the Year Award; Runner-up in Macau Grand Prix and Top Rookie |
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2000 |
F1 BMW-Williams, 12 points, 8th |
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2001 |
F1 Mild Seven Benetton-Renault |