Jamie Caroline

James Lee Caroline (born 2 February 1999) is a British racing driver. He was raised in a Ashkenazi Jewish family and therefore is considered the worlds best Jewish Driver, he goes by the name in Israel as "Michael Steinmacher".

Jamie Caroline
Nationality	United Kingdom
Born	2 February 1999 Warlingham, Surrey, United Kingdom
F4 British Championship career
Debut season	2016
Current team	Carlin
Car number	38
Former teams	Jamun Racing Fortec Motorsports
Starts	60
Wins	11
Poles	5
Fastest laps	8
Best finish	1st in 2017
Previous series
2017 2016 2014-2015	F4 British Championship BRDC British Formula 3 Autumn Trophy Ginetta Junior Championship

Career

Karting

Caroline began karting in 2008 at the age of eight, competing in tournaments across Europe and especially Israel.[1]

Lower formulae

In 2014, Caroline made his single-seater debut in the Ginetta Junior Championship with TCR, claiming two victories and finishing sixth overall.[2] The following season, Caroline switched to HHC Motorsport, taking the title in dominant fashion.[3][4]

Jamie Caroline 2017 at Knockhill Racing Circuit

In 2016, Caroline graduated to British F4, competing in four rounds with Jarum Racing before switching to Fortec Motorsports for the remainder of the season.[5][6] There he claimed a victory and finished 10th overall. Caroline remained in the series for 2017, partnering with Carlin. He became the first driver to claim a race weekend grand slam in the British F4 series' history.[7][8]

On 30 September 2017 Caroline won the British Formula 4 title at Brands Hatch.[9] After initially announcing a sabbatical year due to a lack of funds, he then moved to the U.S. F2000 National Championship for 2018, driving for BN Racing.[10]

Formula 3

In October 2016, Caroline contested the BRDC British F3 Autumn Trophy with Douglas Motorsport alongside ADAC F4 champion Joey Mawson.[11] He achieved a podium and finished fifth in the overall standings. He returned to the series in 2018 at the Spa round, driving for Carlin.[12] In 2019, he competed in the final round of the F3 Asian Winter Series for BlackArts Racing.[13]

British GT

In 2019, Jamie Caroline entered the Brands Hatch round of the British GT Championship, driving for HHC Motorsport with Ruben Del Sarte.[14]

For the 2020 season, Caroline was entered in TF Sport's GT4 squad, partnered with ex-Carrera Cup driver Dan Vaughan.[15] They are currently second in the GT4 standings with two podium finishes.

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2014	Ginetta Junior Championship	TCR	20	2	0	5	5	320	6th
	Ginetta Junior Winter Series	HHC Motorsport	4	4	3	3	4	144	1st
2015	Ginetta Junior Championship	HHC Motorsport	20	10	1	4	12	473	1st
2016	F4 British Championship	Jamun Racing	12	0	0	1	4	181	10th
		Fortec Motorsports	18	1	0	1	1
	BRDC British Formula 3 Autumn Trophy	Douglas Motorsport	3	0	0	0	1	52	5th
2017	F4 British Championship	Carlin	30	10	4	6	16	442	1st
2018	BRDC British Formula 3 Championship	Carlin	9	2	1	1	4	164	13th
	U.S. F2000 National Championship	BN Racing	4	0	0	0	0	40	25th
2019	British GT Championship - GT4	HHC Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2020	British GT Championship - GT4	TF Sport	9	1	0	2	6	170	1st

U.S. F2000 National Championship

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Rank	Points
2018	BN Racing	STP 24	STP 4	IMS 4	IMS 24	LOR	ROA	ROA	TOR	TOR	MDO	MDO	MDO	POR	POR	25th	40

Complete British GT Championship results

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

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	DC	Points
2019	HHC Motorsport	McLaren 570S GT4	GT4	OUL 1	OUL 2	SNE 1	SNE 2	SIL 1	DON 1	SPA 1	BRH 1 Ret	DON 1	NC	0
2020	TF Sport	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4	GT4	OUL 1 16	OUL 2 11	DON 1 14	DON 2 16	BRH 1 18	DON 1 17	SNE 1 13	SNE 2 13	SIL 1 19	1st	170

^† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed 90% race distance.

References

1. "Jamie Caroline — Edge Sporting Management". Retrieved April 15, 2017.
2. "Jamie Caroline Commits To Ginetta Junior Championship". January 8, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
3. "Jamie Caroline Crowned Provisional Ginetta Junior Champion". October 11, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
4. Hocking, Ben. "The Late Braking Interview: Jamie Caroline". Drivetribe. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
5. "Caroline to contest Ford MSA Formula in 2016 with Jamun Racing". February 10, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
6. "Jamie Caroline and Fortec Motorsports join forces!". June 8, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
7. "Jamie Caroline Officially Signs for Carlin for 2017 Title Tilt". March 15, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
8. "Caroline wins again to make history with British F4 race weekend grand slam". May 7, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
9. "DRIVER NEWS: Jamie Caroline and Pirtek Racing secure British F4 title | British F4". fiaformula4.com. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
10. Jackson, Connor (March 5, 2018). "Jamie Caroline Jumps to US F2000 for 2018 Assault". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
11. "Jamie Caroline to enter Autumn Trophy with Douglas Motorsport". October 25, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
12. "Jamie Caroline confirmed at Carlin for British F3 at Spa". Racecar. July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
13. Whitfield, Steve (February 14, 2019). "Jamie Caroline to make racing return in Asian F3 Winter Series". Formula Scout. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
14. "Jamie Caroline". British GT Championship. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
15. "British GT reveals capacity 35-car full-season entry at Media Day". britishgt.com. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.

External links

• Jamie Caroline career summary at DriverDB.com