Ayrton Simmons (born 29 April 2001) is a
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racing driver, who last competed in the
2022 Euroformula Open Championship. He previously competed in the
2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship
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for
Charouz Racing System
Charouz Racing System (CHRS, also was known as Lotus in World Series Formula V8 3.5) is a racing team from Czech Republic, created in 1985 by .
History
In the 1980s, Charouz participated in the European Championship of Circuit Races' 1600&nbs ...
.
He is the vice-champion of the
2018 F4 British and the
2021 GB3 Championship.
Career
Karting
Simmons started his international karting career at the age of 5 in small Spanish championships and won the
Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals in the Micro Max category in 2012. He then competed in various national championships, such as the
Super 1 Championships and Kartmasters British Grand Prix. He raced in karts until 2015.
F4 British Championship
2016
Simmons made his car racing debut in the third round of the
2016 F4 British Championship with the
TRS Arden Junior Racing Team at the age of 15. His form improved from round to round, culminating with his first podium at the final race of the season. This led to him finishing eleventh in the overall standings and second in the rookie cup.
2017
He continued to race in the
series
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in 2017 with the same team, this time for the whole season. Simmons started his season off strongly with a victory at
Brands Hatch
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, Simmons scored five more podiums and ended up seventh in the championship, three and five positions behind teammates
Alex Quinn and
Oscar Piastri
Oscar Piastri (born 6 April 2001) is an Australian racing driver who previously served as the reserve driver for Alpine F1 Team, having previously been in the team's driver academy. He won the 2019 Formula Renault Eurocup with R-ace GP, and wo ...
, respectively.
2018
Simmons stayed on for a third season in
British F4, this time competing with
JHR Developments
JHR Developments is a motor racing team based in Dronfield, Derbyshire, in the United Kingdom. The team was founded in 1995, to enter Jamie Hunter in the UK and European Formula Renault series.
It currently participates in the F4 British Cha ...
. Simmons again started strongly and had his best season, taking two wins in the first round at
Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit in West Kingsdown, Kent, England, United Kingdom. Originally used as a grasstrack motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently host ...
. Simmons would win again at the fourth round in
Oulton Park
Oulton Park is a hard surfaced track used for motor racing, close to the village of Little Budworth, Cheshire, England. It is about from Winsford, from Chester city centre, from Northwich and from Warrington, with a nearby rail connection al ...
before claiming his last win during the eighth round at the
Knockhill Racing Circuit
Knockhill Racing Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Fife, Scotland. It opened in September 1974 and is Scotland's national motorsport centre. The circuit is located in the countryside about north of Dunfermline. It is the only FIA approved ...
. Overall, he scored four wins and eight further podiums on his way to second in the standings, 71 points behind champion Kiern Jewiss.
BRDC Formula 3 Championship
2018
In 2018, Simmons made his debut in the
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship
The GB3 Championship is a single seater motorsport series based in the United Kingdom. The championship is the UK's premier single-seater category, and is aimed at young racing drivers moving up from FIA Formula 4 championships or Karting. Ha ...
with Chris Dittmann Racing, scoring 88 points and finishing 19th in the standings.
2019
For the
2019 season, the Brit made a deal to race in the championship on a full-time basis. He scored his first podiums in the opening round at
Oulton Park
Oulton Park is a hard surfaced track used for motor racing, close to the village of Little Budworth, Cheshire, England. It is about from Winsford, from Chester city centre, from Northwich and from Warrington, with a nearby rail connection al ...
and achieved his first win at
Silverstone in the third race. His next race win came at
Spa-Francorchamps
The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (), frequently referred to as ''Spa'', is a motor-racing circuit located in Stavelot, Belgium. It is the current venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix, hosting its first Grand Prix in 1925, and has he ...
, however, by then he had already lost ground to his championship rivals
Clément Novalak and
Johnathan Hoggard. Simmons won another race at the second Silverstone round and finished third in the overall standings, just 55 points behind champion Novalak. At the end of the year, he was selected in the final four for the 2019
Aston Martin BRDC Award, but it was eventually won by British F3 rival
Johnathan Hoggard.
Midway through the season in May, Simmons joined the
2019 F3 Asian Championship. He partook in two rounds and ended tenth in the standings.
2020
In 2020, Simmons made two appearances in
British F3
The British Formula Three Championship was an international motor racing series that took place primarily in the United Kingdom with a small number of events in mainland Europe. It was a junior-level feeder formula that used small single seat ...
, one with Chris Dittmann Racing and one with
JHR Developments
JHR Developments is a motor racing team based in Dronfield, Derbyshire, in the United Kingdom. The team was founded in 1995, to enter Jamie Hunter in the UK and European Formula Renault series.
It currently participates in the F4 British Cha ...
, respectively. He scored two podiums in each of the rounds and amassed two victories at
Brands Hatch
Brands Hatch is a motor racing circuit in West Kingsdown, Kent, England, United Kingdom. Originally used as a grasstrack motorcycle circuit on farmland, it hosted 12 runnings of the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986 and currently host ...
. Despite those two rounds, Simmons still ranked 17th in the standings.
2021
The
2021 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship was the fourth season Simmons competed at that level. Returning to Chris Dittmann Racing, Simmons won the first race of the season at a weekend where he secured both pole positions. His next win would come at the next round in
Silverstone during the last race. In the second Silverstone round, he took two victories, which were his last of the year. However, the championship was largely dominated by the eventual champion
Zak O'Sullivan
Zak O'Sullivan (born 6 February 2005) is a British racing driver of Irish descent who is set to compete in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship for Prema Racing. He most recently competed in the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship for Carlin. He is ...
. Simmons settled for vice-champion with four wins and one more podium.
Euroformula Open Championship
2020
Simmons progressed to the
Euroformula Open Championship
The Euroformula Open Championship (formerly the Spanish Formula Three Championship, European F3 Open Championship) is a junior formula racing series based in Spain. It was one of six national and international Formula Three championships in Europ ...
in 2020 with
Double R Racing
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. However, after just three rounds, the Brit unexpectedly stopped his campaign due to budget issues. He was left to end the standings 11th with 62 points.
2022
After losing his
Formula 3 seat, Simmons returned to the
Euroformula Open
The Euroformula Open Championship (formerly the Spanish Formula Three Championship, European F3 Open Championship) is a junior formula racing series based in Spain. It was one of six national and international Formula Three championships in Europe ...
with
Drivex School.
On his return, he achieved a third-place podium in his second race at the
Hungaroring
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. Simmons remained with Drivex for
Imola
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, but the team did not turn up for that weekend. Despite that, Simmons would return with the team for the next round at the
Red Bull Ring. Once again, for the next round, Drivex was absent for the
Monza round. Simmons did return for the last round at
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, and scored a second place in the second race. He ended the year 10th in the standings, with 85 points.
FIA Formula 3 Championship
2021
On 20 September 2021 it was announced Simmons would step up to the
FIA Formula 3 Championship
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for the final round of the
season
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at
Sochi Autodrom
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, replacing
Hunter Yeany
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at
Charouz Racing System
Charouz Racing System (CHRS, also was known as Lotus in World Series Formula V8 3.5) is a racing team from Czech Republic, created in 1985 by .
History
In the 1980s, Charouz participated in the European Championship of Circuit Races' 1600&nbs ...
. He finished both of his races in 24th and 21st place, respectively.
2022
Simmons remained with the team for the full
2022 season.
Starting 29th in
Bahrain
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, he made good progress in the races, taking 18th and 19th place. However, budget issues forced Simmons out of the championship, and he was replaced by former Charouz driver
David Schumacher. Simmons ended the championship 35th in the standings.
Personal life
Simmons was born in
Harlow, Essex to an English father and a Spanish mother, and lived in the
Madrid
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neighbourhood of
Vallecas
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from the age of 4 to 14 before moving back to
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. He was named after the late three-time
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Ayrton Senna
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.
Karting record
Karting career summary
Racing record
Racing career summary
* Season still in progress.
Complete F4 British Championship results
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key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results
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key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete F3 Asian Championship results
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key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Euroformula Open Championship results
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key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
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2001 births
Living people
British racing drivers
F3 Asian Championship drivers
Euroformula Open Championship drivers
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship drivers
Arden International drivers
JHR Developments drivers
Chris Dittmann Racing drivers
Pinnacle Motorsport drivers
Double R Racing drivers
Charouz Racing System drivers
British F4 Championship drivers
FIA Formula 3 Championship drivers
Drivex drivers