Jeremy Metcalfe

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name = Jeremy Metcalfe


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date of birth = Birth date and age|1988|4|9|df=yes
place of birth = Fleet, Hampshire (UK)
current series = Formula Renault UK
first year = 2005
current team = Team AKA Cobra
car number = 2
former teams = Welch Motorsport
starts = 49
wins = 2
poles = 1
fastest laps = 0
best finish = 5th
year = 2006
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Jeremy Metcalfe (born 9 April 1988 in Fleet, Hampshire) is a British motor racing driver currently racing in the Formula Renault UK championship, Metcalfe has been racing in the category for the past three years. Prior to Metcalfe's time in Formula Renault, he had a productive career in karting, taking the Parma Industrials Karting Championship, a championship that was previously won by Force India F1 driver Giancarlo Fisichella.

Career

Karting

Like a majority of racing drivers, Metcalfe's career began in karting. It didn't take long for the Briton to win his first major karting title which came at the age of eight; winning the MSA British Cadet Karting Championship. The next few years would see Metcalfe move into the European stage of karting and in 2003 the youngster won his first Major European title – the Parma Industrials Karting Championship, previous won by Formula One race winner Giancarlo Fisichella. In addition to that, Melcalfe came third in the Formula A category of the British Formula ICA Championship. 2004 signalled the end of the Briton's time in karting and took third again in the Formula A category of the British Formula ICA Championship, eighth in the competitive South Garda Winter Cup and a top six position in the Italian Formula A championship.

Formula Renault

In 2005, Metcalfe took the step up to single seater racing racing in the Formula Renault UK championship with Hampshire based Welch Motorsport. Metcalfe started 18 races in his debut season and finished the year 24th, 3rd in the "Graduate Cup", in what was effectively a "learning year" for him. However, during the Winter Series for the Formula Renault UK championship, Metcalfe won one of the three races pole position and finished the series in eighth.

Metcalfe made a further 20 starts in the category the following season, finishing on the podium five times. The Englishman finished the season fifth in the championship with 343 points. 2006 also saw Metcalfe nominated as one of the six finalists for the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award. The award did not go Metcalfe's way, instead the award went to Oliver Turvey.

The Englishman's third year in Formula Renault saw some more success, taking his first win in the category.

"Big Brother: Celebrity Hijack"

On 3 January 2008 it was revealed that Metcalfe would be taking part in "".cite news|first=Peter|last=Dyke|title=Big Brother:Meet The Contestants|url=http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/25501/Big-Brother-Meet-the-contestants/|publisher=Daily Star|date=2008-01-03|accessdate=2008-01-03] . He survived until the final day and finished 5th with 15.6% of the final vote.

British GT Championship

As of 2008, Metcalfe is currently competing in the British GT Championship partnering Luke Hines for CR Scuderia. [http://jeremymetcalfe.mfbiz.com/#/britishgt/4527892348]

tatistics

Motor racing record

References

External links

* [http://jeremymetcalfe.mfbiz.com/ Official Website]
* [http://www.renaultsport.co.uk/championships/formularenaultuk/ Formula Renault UK]