Raoul Joshua Hyman (born 12 May 1996) is a South African
racing driver
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scheduled to compete in the
Super Formula Championship
The Japanese Super Formula Championship is a formula racing series. It is considered as being the top level of single-seater racing in Japan and regional motorsports in Asia. The series is sanctioned by the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) and ...
for
B-Max Racing
B-Max Racing Co., Ltd also known as B-Max Racing Team and B-Max Engineering is a race car builder and racing team headquartered in Ayase, Kanagawa.
History
Byobugaura Kogyo Co., Ltd. established the race division "B-Max Engineering" in 2009, and ...
.
He is the
2022 Formula Regional Americas and
2018 F3 Asian Champion.
Career
Lower formulae
Hyman made his car racing debut in 2013, competing in the
BRDC Formula 4 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. H ...
with HHC Motorsport. He finished seventh in the standings, having taken four podiums.
He returned to
BRDC F4 in 2014, once again driving for HHC alongside
Sennan Fielding
Sennan Fielding (born 14 November 1995 in Chesterfield) is a British racing driver.
Career
Karting
Born in Chesterfield, Fielding started karting in 2006, competing in multiple tournaments across Britain.
Lower Formulae
Fielding graduated to ...
and
Will Palmer
William Palmer (born 15 February 1997) is a British Motor racing driver, the son of Jonathan Palmer and brother of Jolyon Palmer. He is a past winner of the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award.
He won the BRDC F4 Championship in 2015 having previousl ...
. The South African started his season out strongly, winning the season opener at
Silverstone
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from pole position, before achieving the same feat weeks later at
Brands Hatch
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, where he fended off a charging
Arjun Maini
Arjun Maini (born 10 December 1997) is an Indian professional racing driver, currently competing in the DTM. He has previously also competed in FIA Formula 2 Championship with Trident Racing, as well as Campos Racing.
Early life
Maini comes ...
in the closing laps. A pair of podiums at the next two events respectively followed, as Hyman elevated himself into the championship battle. However, scoring only one podium from the second round at Silverstone and none at Brands Hatch made him fall back compared to rivals Maini and
George Russell. Nevertheless, Hyman ended his season strongly, winning at
Donington Park
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and taking another victory and a second place at the final round in
Snetterton
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, which meant that he finished third in the standings.
FIA Formula 3 European
In 2015, Hyman progressed to the
FIA Formula 3 European Championship
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, where he raced for
Team West-Tec F3.
The campaign proved to be disappointing, with Hyman taking a best finish of sixth at
Monza
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, which resulted in 21st place in the overall standings.
Hyman partnered up with
Carlin to contest
European F3 the following year.
However, following the season opener, Hyman left the series, having scored a solitary point.
GP3 Series
After competing in a one-off round of the
BRDC British F3 Championship the previous year, Hyman returned to a full-time race seat in 2017, driving for
Campos Racing
Campos Racing is a Spanish motor racing team, founded by former Formula One driver Adrián Campos. The team has been successful in Formula Three and the GP2 Series.
History
After retiring from racing, Campos formed his own team at the end of 19 ...
in the
GP3 Series
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.
Points at the season opener were followed by a victory during the Sprint Race in
Austria
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, where the South African controlled his gap to rival
Giuliano Alesi
Giuliano Ryu Alesi (born 20 September 1999) is a French-Japanese racing driver. He is the son of Japanese former actress Kumiko Goto and former Formula One driver Jean Alesi.
Career
Karting
Born in Avignon, Alesi began karting in 2013 before ...
to take his first victory in nearly three years. This would end up being the highlight of Hyman's season, as he ended up 13th in the standings, having scored just two more points at the
Hungaroring
The Hungaroring is a motorsport racetrack in Mogyoród, Pest County, Hungary where the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix is held. In 1986, it became the location of the first Formula One Grand Prix behind the Iron Curtain. Bernie Ecclestone wan ...
.
F3 Asian Championship
For the 2018 season, Hyman would contest the inaugural season
F3 Asian Championship
The Formula Regional Asian Championship is an FIA-certified regional Formula 3 racing series, which started in 2018. On 26 January 2018 it was confirmed that pan-Asian promoter Top Speed would organise the championship. Despite using Formula Reg ...
, partnering
Jake Hughes
Jake Hughes (born 30 May 1994) is a British racing driver and winner of the inaugural BRDC Formula 4 Championship. He has won multiple races at Formula 3 level, and is set to compete in the 2022–23 Formula E season with Neom McLaren.
Career ...
and
Hon Chio Leong
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at
Dragon HitechGP.
Whilst Hughes, who only competed in three events, would win every race he competed in, Hyman would end up taking the title, having scored eleven podiums over the course of the campaign, which included a win at
Ningbo
Ningbo (; Ningbonese: ''gnin² poq⁷'' , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly romanized as Ningpo, is a major sub-provincial city in northeast Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It comprises 6 urban districts, 2 sate ...
, by a mere two points.
FIA Formula 3
Having raced in the
Toyota Racing Series
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at the start of the 2019 season, where he finished fourth in the standings with four podiums, Hyman planted himself into the newly formed
FIA Formula 3 Championship
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, where he would drive for
Sauber Junior Team by Charouz. He would end up having an unsuccessful season, finishing 22nd, with two points coming from the season finale at
Sochi
Sochi ( rus, Со́чи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg) is the largest resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi River, along the Black Sea in Southern Russia, with a population of 466,078 residents, up to 600,000 residents in ...
.
Formula Regional Americas
Following a two-year hiatus from racing, which he called "two of the worst years I've ever had", Hyman returned in 2022, driving for TJ Speed Motorsports in the
Formula Regional Americas Championship
The Formula Regional Americas Championship powered by Honda (formerly the F3 Americas Championship powered by Honda) is an FIA Formula Regional racing series that competes in the United States, with plans in the future to race in Canada and Mexic ...
. The South African experienced a dominant campaign, in which he won eleven races, whilst only missing the podium twice. His title victory would earn him a $600,000 prize to compete in the
Super Formula Championship
The Japanese Super Formula Championship is a formula racing series. It is considered as being the top level of single-seater racing in Japan and regional motorsports in Asia. The series is sanctioned by the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) and ...
.
Super Formula
At the end of 2022, it was announced that Hyman would be driving for
B-Max Racing
B-Max Racing Co., Ltd also known as B-Max Racing Team and B-Max Engineering is a race car builder and racing team headquartered in Ayase, Kanagawa.
History
Byobugaura Kogyo Co., Ltd. established the race division "B-Max Engineering" in 2009, and ...
in
Super Formula
The Japanese Super Formula Championship is a formula racing series. It is considered as being the top level of single-seater racing in Japan and regional motorsports in Asia. The series is sanctioned by the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) an ...
the following year.
Personal life
Hyman was born in South Africa and moved to
London
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,
United Kingdom
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at 15. His father
Christopher
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is also a racing driver.
He is a practicing
Christian
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and has
Indian
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Peoples South Asia
* Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor
** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country
* South Asia ...
ancestry.
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Racing record
Racing career summary
* Season still in progress.
Complete BRDC Formula 4 Championship results
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Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete GP3 Series results
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete F3 Asian Championship results
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Toyota Racing Series results
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* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
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Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
Complete Formula Regional Americas Championship results
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Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Super Formula results
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Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
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1996 births
Living people
South African people of Indian descent
South African racing drivers
FIA Formula 3 European Championship drivers
GP3 Series drivers
Euroformula Open Championship drivers
Toyota Racing Series drivers
FIA Formula 3 Championship drivers
F3 Asian Championship drivers
Carlin racing drivers
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship drivers
Formula Regional Americas Championship drivers
Team West-Tec drivers
Campos Racing drivers
Hitech Grand Prix drivers
Charouz Racing System drivers
Super Formula drivers
Sauber Motorsport drivers
South African expatriate sportspeople in England
South African Christians