Joseph Loake
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| Joseph Loake | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 17 April 2005 Macclesfield, Cheshire United Kingdom[1] |
| GB3 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | JHR Developments |
| Starts | 14 (14 entries) |
| Wins | 3 |
| Podiums | 5 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Best finish | TBA in |
Joseph Loake (born 17 April 2005) is a British racing driver competing in the 2023 GB3 Championship for JHR Developments.
Career
Karting
Loake began karting in 2016 at the Macclesfield Kart Club, and spent most of his karting career in the NatSKA championship, joining Class 11 in 2016, as he won the championship in his debut year.In 2017, he moved up to Class 12 and came 4th in the championship, winning multiple races up against karters who were much older then him. His most notable karting achievement was coming second in the NatSKA Class 15 Junior Rotax Championship.[2][3][1]
BRSCC Fiesta Junior Championship
Unlike other young drivers who started out in Formula 4 or Formula Ford, he made his car racing debut in 2019 in the BRSCC Fiesta Junior Championship, a support series for the TCR UK Touring Car Championship, the series was aimed to 14-17 years for launching their careers in circuit racing.[4] Despite missing the opening round of the championship, Loake came second in the championship, and took a double win at Anglesey.[1][5]
In 2020, he had a second year in the series, as he won all eight races and clinched the championship at Croft, winning the championship 50 points ahead of his nearest rival.[1][5][6] At the end of the season, Loake was nominated for the Teen Racer of the Year.
Formula 4
Loake's first taste of Formula 4 machinery was in late November 2020 at Snetterton Circuit. He made his debut with single-seaters in the 2021 F4 British Championship for JHR Developments, partnering Abbi Pulling, McKenzy Cresswell and Matthew Rees.[5]
At his debut weekend at Thruxton Circuit, he scored no points his first two races, but he won the third race in the wet, finishing nearly one second ahead of his teammate, McKenzy Cresswell.[7] The second and third rounds were uneventful, as he scored inconsistent points but managed to get two fastest laps in the third race weekend at Brands Hatch. The fourth round at Oulton Park proved to be another weekend to remember for Loake, as he scored two podiums in the race weekend, taking a third place in the first race and a dominant win the final race.[8]
After a quiet few rounds, he won the chaotic final race at Silverstone Circuit, as only 11 out of 17 cars finished the race. Loake capitalised on the misfortune of other drivers and took his third race win in the series.[9] For the final two rounds, he retired from most of them, and only had two points finishes, a fourth place in the first race at Donington Park and a final podium in the first race at Brands Hatch. He finished the season in sixth place, with 199 points.[6]
During the start of the 2022, Loake drove for JHR Developments in the Formula 4 UAE Championship in order to gain extra mileage of the new Tatuus F4-T421.[6][10] He entered 8 races and scored no points, as he finished the championship in 27th.
Loake was retained for the 2022 F4 British Championship at JHR Developments, with new teammates, Georgi Dimitrov and Noah Lisle.[10] The young Brit got too work with his title assault, and scored two podiums in the first two rounds, consistently scoring points throughout the season, he left the third and fourth round at Thruxton Circuit and Oulton Park, with no podiums, little points and two retirements, which hampered his title chances. His luck would improve at Croft Circuit, getting a podium finish in the second race, but retiring from the third race.
Knockhill Circuit was a notable round of his season, as in the first race he beat pole sitter and McLaren Junior Driver, Ugo Ugochukwu.[11] Loake scored no points in the second race, but bounced back with a podium in the final race. In the next round at Snetterton Circuit, Loake claimed another win in the reversed grid format at the second race of the round.[12]
The next two rounds at Thruxton Circuit and Silverstone Circuit were uneventful, as he scored consistent points and a fastest lap and podium in Silverstone, but the final round of Brands Hatch was the highlight of his season, getting his first two poles of the season, getting a double pole and converting them into wins, as he also got double fastest laps in his winning races.[13] Following the strong final round of the season he finished fifth in the championship.[14]
GB3 Championship
For the 2023 season, he was promoted to the GB3 Championship, as he stuck with JHR Developments. Loake was paired with David Morales and his former teammate, Matthew Rees.[1][14]
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | BRSCC Fiesta Junior Championship | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 446 |
2nd | |
| 2020 | BRSCC Fiesta Junior Championship | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 412 | 1st | |
| 2021 | F4 British Championship | JHR Developments | 30 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 199 | 6th |
| 2022 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | JHR Developments | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27th |
| F4 British Championship | 30 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 271 | 5th | ||
| 2023 | GB3 Championship | JHR Developments | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 265 | 3rd* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete F4 British Championship results
(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | JHR Developments | THR1 1 15 |
THR1 2 10 |
THR1 3 1 |
SNE 1 7 |
SNE 2 Ret |
SNE 3 9 |
BHI 1 141 |
BHI 2 Ret |
BHI 3 7 |
OUL 1 3 |
OUL 2 134 |
OUL 3 1 |
KNO 1 5 |
KNO 2 63 |
KNO 3 Ret |
THR2 1 Ret |
THR2 2 9 |
THR2 3 6 |
CRO 1 5 |
CRO 2 101 |
CRO 3 7 |
SIL 1 Ret |
SIL 2 47 |
SIL 3 1 |
DON 1 4 |
DON 2 Ret |
DON 3 13 |
BHGP 1 2 |
BHGP 2 Ret |
BHGP 3 Ret |
6th | 199 |
| 2022 | JHR Developments | DON 1 5 |
DON 2 3 |
DON 3 9 |
BHI 1 2 |
BHI 2 51 |
BHI 3 10 |
THR1 1 4 |
THR1 2 8 |
THR1 3 Ret |
OUL 1 7 |
OUL 2 Ret |
OUL 3 9 |
CRO 1 8 |
CRO 2 22 |
CRO 3 Ret |
KNO 1 1 |
KNO 2 10 |
KNO 3 3 |
SNE 1 5 |
SNE 2 12 |
SNE 3 8 |
THR2 1 6 |
THR2 2 41 |
THR2 3 4 |
SIL 1 Ret |
SIL 2 52 |
SIL 3 2 |
BHGP 1 1 |
BHGP 2 73 |
BHGP 3 1 |
5th | 271 |
Complete GB3 Championship results
(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | JHR Developments | OUL 1 1 |
OUL 2 3 |
OUL 3 1312 |
SIL1 1 1 |
SIL1 2 1 |
SIL1 3 20 |
SPA 1 9 |
SPA 2 10 |
SPA 3 210 |
SNE 1 6 |
SNE 2 22 |
SNE 3 108 |
SIL2 1 6 |
SIL2 2 4 |
SIL2 3 C |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
BRH 3 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
ZAN 3 |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
DON 3 |
3rd* | 265* |
* Season still in progress.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Joseph Loake". www.gb-3.net. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ↑ "Joseph Loake Racing". josephloake.com.
- ↑ "Life-changing opportunity for Macclesfield teenage race car driver". Macclesfield Nub News. January 4, 2022.
- ↑ "BRSCC | BRSCC Fiesta Junior Championship".
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Wood, Ida (March 4, 2021). "Fiesta Junior champion Joseph Loake joins F4 with JHR Developments".
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 McNamara, Rebecca (2022-03-30). "Championship glory the aim for JHR Developments returnee Joseph Loake". F4 Championship. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ↑ Waring, Bethonie (May 9, 2021). "Joseph Loake wins wet finale to British F4's Thruxton curtain-raiser".
- ↑ Waring, Bethonie (August 1, 2021). "Loake dominates Oulton Park race three for second British F4 win".
- ↑ Waring, Bethonie (September 26, 2021). "Loake wins British F4 race of attrition at Silverstone".
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Wood, Ida (March 30, 2022). "JHR Developments retains Joseph Loake for British F4 title attack".
- ↑ Waring, Bethonie (July 30, 2022). "JHR's Joseph Loake leaps to British F4 victory at Knockhill".
- ↑ Waring, Bethonie (August 13, 2022). "Joseph Loake wins reversed grid British F4 race at Snetterton".
- ↑ Waring, Bethonie (October 9, 2022). "Loake wins British F4 finale, Ugochukwu claims rookie title".
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Whitfield, Steve (February 9, 2023). "F4 winner Loake stays with JHR Developments for step up to GB3".
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