Ayrton Simmons

Ayrton Simmons (born 29 April 2001) is a British-Spanish[1] racing driver, who last competed in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for Charouz Racing System.[2] He is the vice-champion of the 2021 GB3 Championship.

Ayrton Simmons
Simmons in 2017
Nationality British
Spanish
via dual nationality
Born (2001-04-29) 29 April 2001
Harlow, United Kingdom
FIA Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season2021
Current teamCharouz Racing System
Car number15
Starts2 (2 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish35th in 2021
Previous series
2020
2019
2016–2018		Euroformula Open Championship
F3 Asian Championship
F4 British Championship

Career

Karting

Simmons started his international karting career at the age of 5 in small Spanish championships, and won the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals in the Micro Max category in 2012.[3] He then competed in various national championships, such as the Super 1 Championships and Kartmasters British Grand Prix. He raced in karts until 2015.

2016

Simmons made his car racing debut in the third round of the 2016 F4 British Championship with the TRS Arden Junior Racing Team. His form improved from round to round, culminating with his first podium at the final race of the season.[4] This led to him finishing eleventh in the overall standings and second in the rookie cup.

2017

He continued to race in the series in 2017 with the same team, this time for the whole season.[5] Simmons started his season off strongly with a victory at Brands Hatch, and after five more podiums he ended up seventh in the championship, three and five positions behind teammates Alex Quinn and Oscar Piastri respectively.

2018

Simmons stayed on for a third season in British F4, this time competing with JHR Developments.[6] The Brit had his best season yet, winning four races and scoring eight further podiums on his way to second in the standings, 71 points behind champion Kiern Jewiss.[7]

2018

In 2018 Simmons made his debut in the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship with Chris Dittmann Racing, scoring 88 points and finishing 19th in the standings.

2019

For the 2019 season, the Brit made a deal to race in the championship on a full-time basis.[8] He scored his first podiums in the opening round at Oulton Park and achieved his first win at Silverstone in the third race.[9] His next race win came at Spa-Francorchamps, however by then he had already lost ground to his championship rivals Clément Novalak and Johnathan Hoggard.[10] Simmons won another race at the second Silverstone round and finished third in the overall standings, just 55 points behind champion Novalak.[11]

2020

In 2020 Simmons made two appearances in British F3, one with Chris Dittmann Racing and JHR Developments respectively.[12][13] He scored two podiums in each of the rounds, and amassed two victories at Brands Hatch.[14]

2021

The 2021 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship was the fourth season Simmons competed in at that level.[15] Returning to Chris Dittmann Racing, Simmons won the first race of the season at a weekend where he secured both pole positions.[16]

Euroformula Open Championship

Simmons progressed to the Euroformula Open Championship in 2020 with Double R Racing.[17] However, after just three rounds, the Brit unexpectedly stopped his campaign.

2021

On 20 September 2021 it was announced Simmons would step up to the FIA Formula 3 Championship for the final round of the season at Sochi Autodrom, replacing Hunter Yeany at Charouz Racing System.[18] He finished both of his races in 24th and 21st respectively.

2022

Simmons remained with the team for the full 2022 season.[2]

Personal life

Simmons was born in Harlow, Essex to an English father and a Spanish mother, and lived in the Madrid neighbourhood of Vallecas from the age of 4 to 14 before moving back to Epping. He was named after the late three-time Formula One World Champion Ayrton Senna.[19]

Karting record

Karting career summary
Season Series Team Position
2012 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Micro MAX 1st
2014 Rotax International Open — Junior 21st
Super 1 National Championship — Rotax Mini Max 29th
Rotax Euro Challenge — Junior 24th
2015 Kartmasters British Grand Prix — X30 Junior 5th
Rotax Max Euro Challenge — Junior Coles Racing 17th
Super 1 National Championship — X30 Junior 13th
Super 1 National Championship — Rotax Max Junior 17th
Rotax Max Wintercup — Rotax Max Junior Coles Racing 15th

Racing record

Racing career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2016 F4 British Championship TRS Arden Junior Racing Team 24 0 0 0 1 82 11th
2017 F4 British Championship TRS Arden Junior Racing Team 29 1 0 2 6 257.5 7th
2018 F4 British Championship JHR Developments 30 4 3 3 12 374 2nd
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Chris Dittmann Racing 8 0 0 0 0 88 19th
2019 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Chris Dittmann Racing 24 3 3 5 10 450 3rd
F3 Asian Championship Pinnacle Motorsport 6 0 0 0 0 40 10th
2020 Euroformula Open Championship Double R Racing 9 0 0 0 0 62 11th
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Chris Dittmann Racing 4 2 2 1 2 124 17th
JHR Developments 3 0 0 0 2
2021 GB3 Championship Chris Dittmann Racing 24 4 3 1 5 381 2nd
FIA Formula 3 Championship Charouz Racing System 2 0 0 0 0 0 35th
2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship Charouz Racing System 2 0 0 0 0 0 30th*

* Season still in progress.

Complete F4 British Championship results

(key) (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 31 DC Points
2016 TRS Arden Junior Racing Team BHI
1		 BHI
2		 BHI
3		 DON
1		 DON
2		 DON
3		 THR
1
12		 THR
2
8		 THR
3
17		 OUL
1
16		 OUL
2
12		 OUL
3
9		 CRO
1
11		 CRO
2
9		 CRO
3
14		 SNE
1
11		 SNE
2
16		 SNE
3
8		 KNO
1
10		 KNO
2
6		 KNO
3
12		 ROC
1
11		 ROC
2
6		 ROC
3
8		 SIL
1
7		 SIL
2
8		 SIL
3
9		 BHGP
1
5		 BHGP
2
6		 BHGP
3
2		 11th 82
2017 TRS Arden Junior Racing Team BRI
1
7		 BRI
2
1		 BRI
3
5		 DON
1
11		 DON
2
6		 DON
3
10		 THR
1
8		 THR
2
5		 THR
3
12		 OUL
1
Ret		 OUL
2
6		 OUL
3
C		 CRO
1
6		 CRO
2
Ret		 CRO
3
7		 SNE
1
2		 SNE
2
6		 SNE
3
4		 KNO
1
3		 KNO
2
5		 KNO
3
5		 KNO
4
3		 ROC
1
5		 ROC
2
3		 ROC
3
4		 SIL
1
5		 SIL
2
5		 SIL
3
6		 BHGP
1
3		 BHGP
2
6		 BHGP
3
Ret		 7th 257.5
2018 JHR Developments BRI
1
6		 BRI
2
5		 BRI
3
11		 DON
1
1		 DON
2
5		 DON
3
1		 THR
1
6		 THR
2
Ret		 THR
3
13		 OUL
1
8		 OUL
2
7		 OUL
3
Ret		 CRO
1
6		 CRO
2
9		 CRO
3
7		 SNE
1
8		 SNE
2
8		 SNE
3
4		 ROC
1
7		 ROC
2
1		 ROC
3
5		 KNO
1
1		 KNO
2
Ret		 KNO
3
1		 SIL
1
1		 SIL
2
6		 SIL
3
1		 BHGP
1
2		 BHGP
2
3		 BHGP
3
1		 2nd 374

Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (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 Pos Points
2018 Chris Dittmann Racing OUL
1		 OUL
2		 OUL
3		 ROC
1		 ROC
2		 ROC
3		 SNE
1		 SNE
2		 SNE
3		 SIL
1		 SIL
2		 SIL
3		 SPA
1
18		 SPA
2
4		 SPA
3
Ret		 BRH
1		 BRH
2		 BRH
3		 DON
1
6		 DON
2
67		 DON
3
7		 SIL
1
5		 SIL
2
12		 SIL
3
C		 19th 88
2019 Chris Dittmann Racing OUL
1
2		 OUL
2
Ret		 OUL
3
3		 SNE
1
5		 SNE
2
111		 SNE
3
4		 SIL1
1
3		 SIL1
2
512		 SIL1
3
1		 DON1
1
2		 DON1
2
DSQ		 DON1
3
Ret		 SPA
1
2		 SPA
2
152		 SPA
3
1		 BRH
1
11		 BRH
2
24		 BRH
3
6		 SIL2
1
4		 SIL2
2
48		 SIL2
3
1		 DON2
1
9		 DON2
2
25		 DON2
3
8		 3rd 450
2020 Chris Dittmann Racing OUL
1		 OUL
2		 OUL
3		 OUL
4		 DON1
1		 DON1
2		 DON1
3		 BRH
1
1		 BRH
2
15		 BRH
3
1		 BRH
4
Ret		 DON2
1		 DON2
2		 DON2
3		 SNE
1		 SNE
2		 SNE
3		 SNE
4		 DON3
1		 DON3
2		 DON3
3		 17th 124
JHR Developments SIL
1
2		 SIL
2
18		 SIL
3
3
2021 Chris Dittmann Racing BRH
1
1		 BRH
2
Ret		 BRH
3
136		 SIL1
1
10		 SIL1
2
10		 SIL1
3
13		 DON1
1
15		 DON1
2
8		 DON1
3
8		 SPA
1
9		 SPA
2
10		 SPA
3
8		 SNE
1
6		 SNE
2
7		 SNE
3
610		 SIL2
1
1		 SIL2
2
1		 SIL2
3
112		 OUL
1
2		 OUL
2
4		 OUL
3
77		 DON2
1
11		 DON2
2
5		 DON2
3
104		 2nd 381

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

(key) (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 Pos Points
2020 Double R Racing HUN
1
7		 HUN
2
7		 LEC
1
6		 LEC
2
7		 RBR
1
6		 RBR
2
7		 MNZ
1
7		 MNZ
2
7		 MNZ
3
5		 MUG
1		 MUG
2		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 SPA
3		 CAT
1		 CAT
2		 CAT
3		 CAT
4		 11th 62

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points
2021 Charouz Racing System CAT
1		 CAT
2		 CAT
3		 LEC
1		 LEC
2		 LEC
3		 RBR
1		 RBR
2		 RBR
3		 HUN
1		 HUN
2		 HUN
3		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 SPA
3		 ZAN
1		 ZAN
2		 ZAN
3		 SOC
1
24		 SOC
2
C		 SOC
3
21		 35th 0
2022 Charouz Racing System BHR
SPR
18		 BHR
FEA
19		 IMO
SPR		 IMO
FEA		 CAT
SPR		 CAT
FEA		 SIL
SPR		 SIL
FEA		 RBR
SPR		 RBR
FEA		 HUN
SPR		 HUN
FEA		 SPA
SPR		 SPA
FEA		 ZAN
SPR		 ZAN
FEA		 MNZ
SPR		 MNZ
FEA		 30th* 0*

* Season still in progress.

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