Cameron Das
Cameron Das (born March 17, 2000 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American racing driver currently competing in the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Carlin Motorsport and the Euroformula Open Championship with Team Motopark. In 2016 Das became the first champion of the United States Formula 4 Championship.
Cameron Das | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | 17 March 2000
FIA Formula 3 Championship career | |
Debut season | 2020 |
Current team | Carlin |
Car number | 28 |
Starts | 18 (18 entries) |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 25th in 2020 |
Previous series | |
2018–19 2017–20 2017 2016–17 2016 | Toyota Racing Series Euroformula Open Championship BRDC British F3 Championship U.S. F2000 National Championship F4 United States Championship |
Championship titles | |
2016 | F4 United States Championship |
Career
Karting and national championships
Das started karting at Autobahn Indoor Speedway in Jessup, Maryland. In 2015 Das earned his licence to compete in single seaters at the Bertil Roos Racing School.[1] Das made his competition debut in the Bertil Roos Race Series at the Pocono International Raceway east road course. After scoring his first pole position at NJMP Thunderbolt, Das finished fifteenth in the series standings competing a partial schedule.[2] Coached by Jonathan Scarallo, Das scored five podium finishes. Besides the Bertil Roos Race Series the young driver competed at the Carolina Motorsports Park round of the 2015 Formula Lites season. Racing a Crawford FL15 powered by a Honda K24 engine Das finished fifth in both races. Das also competed in the Formula F class of the SCCA Majors Tour Northeast Conference at New Jersey Motorsports Park, winning the second race.[3] With K-Hill Motorsports, Das raced in the New Jersey Motorsports Park with seventh as his best result.[4]
Lower formulae
For 2016 Das joined JDX Racing to race the inaugural United States Formula 4 Championship, which replaced the Formula Lites series. The Maryland native dominated the second half of the championship winning eight straight races. Das also raced with JAY Motorsports for a partial 2016 U.S. F2000 National Championship. His best result was an eighth place at the Toronto street course.
In 2017, Das was signed to the Carlin team for the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship.[5] The American ended up fifth in the standings after one race win and three more podium finishes.
Racing record
Career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2016 | United States Formula 4 Championship | JDX Racing | 15 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 281 | 1st |
U.S. F2000 National Championship | JAY Motorsports | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 16th | |
BRDC British Formula 3 Autumn Trophy | Carlin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 7th | |
2017 | BRDC British Formula 3 Championship | Carlin | 24 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 425 | 5th |
Euroformula Open Championship | Campos Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15th | |
Spanish Formula 3 Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
U.S. F2000 National Championship | Newman Wachs Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 28th | |
2018 | Euroformula Open Championship | Carlin | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 159 | 5th |
Spanish Formula 3 Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 3rd | ||
Toyota Racing Series | Victory Motor Racing | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 438 | 12th | |
2019 | Euroformula Open Championship | Fortec Motorsport | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 12th |
Toyota Racing Series | M2 Competition | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 205 | 7th | |
2020 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Carlin Buzz Racing | 18 | 25th | |||||
Euroformula Open Championship | Team Motopark | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 123 | 6th |
* Season still in progress.
Complete U.S. F2000 National Championship Results
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
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2016 | JAY Motorsports | STP | STP | BAR 20 |
BAR 12 |
IMS 17 |
IMS 24 |
LOR | ROA 9 |
ROA 14 |
TOR 8 |
TOR 15 |
MDO DNS |
MDO 10 |
MDO 20 |
LAG 14 |
LAG 12 |
16th | 83 |
2017 | Newman Wachs Racing | STP 8 |
STP 9 |
BAR | BAR | IMS | IMS | ROA | ROA | IOW | TOR | TOR | MDO | MDO | WGL | 28th | 25 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 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 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
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2020 | Carlin Buzz Racing | RBR FEA 22 |
RBR SPR Ret |
RBR FEA 24 |
RBR SPR Ret |
HUN FEA 17 |
HUN SPR 22 |
SIL FEA 21 |
SIL SPR 24 |
SIL FEA 11 |
SIL SPR 11 |
CAT FEA 19 |
CAT SPR 17 |
SPA FEA 25 |
SPA SPR 22 |
MNZ FEA 15 |
MNZ SPR 16 |
MUG FEA 23 |
MUG SPR 25 |
25th | 0 |
References
- "Cameron Das Joins Group-A Racing Driver Development Program". Group A Racing. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- "Bertil Roos Race Series ~ 2015 Point Standings" (PDF). racenow.com. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- "2015 SCCA Majors Championship Point Standings Northeastern Conference" (PDF). SCCA. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- "Cameron Das". Driverdb.com. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- "Carlin completes 2017 BRDC British F3 line-up with F4 Champion Das". January 23, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
External links
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Inaugural |
Formula 4 United States Championship Champion 2016 |
Succeeded by Kyle Kirkwood |