Jake Dennis (born 16 June 1995) is a British racing driver who lives in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. He currently competes in the Formula E with Avalanche Andretti Formula E.
Early career[]
Karting[]
Dennis began his racing career in karting at the age of eight with Andy Cox Racing. In 2005 he clinched South West Cadet championship title. Following year he finished third in the Shenington Club Championship. In 2008 he received Racing Steps Foundation backing and graduated to KF3 category. in his first year he became British champion in KF3. By 2010 he claimed MSA Super 1 British Junior Championship and the CIK-FIA U18 World Championship.[1]
InterSteps & Formula Renault[]
In 2011 Dennis made his début in single-seaters taking part in the new-for-2011 InterSteps championship for Fortec Motorsport, dominated in the championship and won the title with eight wins.[2] Also he raced for Fortec in off-season Formula Renault UK Finals Series, finishing 19th in the standings with just three point-scoring finishes.[3]
Dennis continued his collaboration with Fortec for Formula Renault 2.0 NEC (initially in British Formula Renault Championship but the championship was closed due to lack of entries) and Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0.[4][5]
Dennis was nominated for the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award due to his performances in the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC series,[6] Jake then went on to win the prestigious award, and became the youngest ever participant at only 17 years of age.

Jake Dennis in F3 - Hockenheimring 2014
In 2014 he joined Carlin Motorsport to compete in the FIA European Formula 3 Championship, where he has collected multiple podiums.
GP3 Series[]
In December 2015, it was announced that Dennis would compete in the 2016 GP3 Series with Arden International. He finished fourth in the drivers standings.
Formula E[]
Avalanche Andretti Formula E (2021–)[]
2020–21 season[]
Dennis debuted in the 2020–21 Formula E World Championship driving for the BMW i Andretti team alongside Maximilian Günther.[7] With 0 points from the first 4 races, he took his first win during the second race of the 2021 Valencia ePrix, held at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, and a second win in the first race round the Excel arena in London. After a red flag in the final race of the season in Berlin which saw 2 title contenders eliminated on the start line. The provisinal standings meant Jake Dennis and Nyck De Vries would be tied on 95 points if the race finished as it was, however in the restart Dennis went for an overtake and crashed, meaning he would score 0 points, and not win the championship in his rookie season.
Dennis finished the season with 4 DNF's and ended in third in the standings with 91 points, placing as the highest rookie.[8]
2021–22 season[]
Dennis remained with Andretti Autosport despite BMW withdrawing from the team. He was partnered by Oliver Askew.[9] Dennis took 3rd in the opening race and 5th the next day giving him 25 points after 2 races. He then took 1 point from the next 3 races with a DNF in the second race in Rome, and then 2 points from the next 3, with a total of 28 points from 8 races. with a 6th, 7th, 10th and 8th following up. Dennis then had 47 points from 12 races heading to his home race in London.
Dennis topped the fp2 times in London and took the pace into Qualifying to secure pole and 3 points, Dennis won round 13 leading the race from championship leader Stoffel Vandoorne, and also took the fastest lap, giving him the maximum 29 points on Saturday. Dennis took pole again on Sunday but fought with Di Grassi for the win and ended the race in 2nd with the fastest lap. The strong weekend meant he climbed up the championship table gaining 51 points in 2 races. Dennis finished 4th with a fastest lap and 3rd in Seoul to finish the season in 6th with 126 points, joint on points with Di Grassi but behind due to countback, and Di Grassi having 1 4th place and Dennis having no 4th places.[8]
2022–23 season[]
Dennis extended his contract to remain with Andretti for the 2022–23 season and beyond.[10] At the season opener in Mexico City, Dennis managed to qualify second despite damaging his front wing during the quarter final session, which he was unable to change due to Parc fermé regulations.[11] He used his position to overtake poleman Lucas di Grassi in the opening stage of the race, after which the Briton created a gap, taking victory with a margin of eight second and becoming the first winner of the Gen3 era.[12][13] His title charge continued in Diriyah, as, having started from the sixth row of the grid, Dennis charged through to finish second, narrowly missing out on victory to Pascal Wehrlein,[14][15] an end result that repeated itself the following day.[16][17]
IndyCar[]
Following his season in Formula E in 2022 for the Avalanche Andretti team, he tested one of the team's cars in October 2022 in a private IndyCar driver evaluation test at Sebring.[18][19]
Formula One[]
In 2018, Dennis was the simulator and development driver for Red Bull Racing. As a result of the team's association with Aston Martin, he tested for them at the Barcelona mid-season tests in May 2018, and then again at the Hungaroring in August.[20]
Racing record[]
Career summary[]
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | InterSteps Championship | Fortec Motorsports | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 539 | 1st |
Formula Renault UK Finals Series | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 19th | ||
2012 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | Fortec Motorsports | 20 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 376 | 1st |
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12th | ||
2013 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Fortec Motorsports | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 130 | 4th |
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 31st | ||
Pau Formula Renault 2.0 Trophy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd | ||
2014 | FIA Formula 3 European Championship | Carlin | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 174 | 9th |
2015 | FIA Formula 3 European Championship | Prema Powerteam | 33 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 375 | 3rd |
Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 9th | ||
2015–16 | MRF Challenge Formula 2000 | MRF Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 9th |
2016 | GP3 Series | Arden International | 18 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 149 | 4th |
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 | G-Drive Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 28th | |
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | ||
2017 | Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup | Team WRT | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 9th |
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 12th | ||
Intercontinental GT Challenge | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12th | ||
FIA Formula 3 European Championship | Carlin | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 17th | |
China GT Championship | Kings Linky Racing | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 12th | |
Audi R8 LMS Cup | Castrol Racing Team | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† | |
2018 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | R-Motorsport | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 13th |
ADAC GT Masters | Phoenix Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 24th | |
Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Intercontinental GT Challenge | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24th | |
Formula One | Aston Martin Red Bull Racing | Development driver | |||||||
2019 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | R-Motorsport I | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17th |
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | R-Motorsport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 6th | |
Formula One | Aston Martin Red Bull Racing | Development driver | |||||||
2020 | Intercontinental GT Challenge | R-Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21st |
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Jota Sport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
Formula One | Aston Martin Red Bull Racing | Development driver | |||||||
2020–21 | Formula E | BMW i Andretti Motorsport | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 3rd |
2021 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Walkenhorst Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
Nürburgring Endurance Series - M240i | Adrenalin Motorsport Team Alzner Automotive | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† | |
Formula One | Red Bull Racing Honda | Development driver | |||||||
2021–22 | Formula E | Avalanche Andretti Formula E | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 126 | 6th |
2022 | Formula One | Oracle Red Bull Racing | Development driver | ||||||
2022–23 | Formula E | Avalanche Andretti Formula E | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 62* | 2nd* |
† As Dennis was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 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 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | Fortec Motorsports | ALC 1 |
ALC 2 |
SPA 1 10 |
SPA 2 2 |
NÜR 1 14 |
NÜR 2 24 |
MSC 1 |
MSC 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
CAT 1 12 |
CAT 2 4 |
12th | 31 |
2013 | Fortec Motorsports | ALC 1 5 |
ALC 2 5 |
SPA 1 6 |
SPA 2 5 |
MSC 1 11 |
MSC 2 5 |
RBR 1 4 |
RBR 2 4 |
HUN 1 5 |
HUN 2 9 |
LEC 1 4 |
LEC 2 2 |
CAT 1 23† |
CAT 2 4 |
4th | 130 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Engine | 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 | 32 | 33 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | Carlin | Volkswagen | SIL 1 17 |
SIL 2 17 |
SIL 3 Ret |
HOC 1 7 |
HOC 2 10 |
HOC 3 6 |
PAU 1 4 |
PAU 2 3 |
PAU 3 4 |
HUN 1 11 |
HUN 2 17 |
HUN 3 9 |
SPA 1 3 |
SPA 2 6 |
SPA 3 7 |
NOR 1 5 |
NOR 2 4 |
NOR 3 Ret |
MSC 1 15 |
MSC 2 6 |
MSC 3 4 |
RBR 1 3 |
RBR 2 18† |
RBR 3 5 |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 Ret |
NÜR 3 9 |
IMO 1 7 |
IMO 2 7 |
IMO 3 7 |
HOC 1 15 |
HOC 2 12 |
HOC 3 11 |
9th | 174 |
2015 | Prema Powerteam | Mercedes | SIL 1 3 |
SIL 2 Ret |
SIL 3 3 |
HOC 1 4 |
HOC 2 15 |
HOC 3 8 |
PAU 1 1 |
PAU 2 1 |
PAU 3 23 |
MNZ 1 3 |
MNZ 2 2 |
MNZ 3 2 |
SPA 1 5 |
SPA 2 1 |
SPA 3 1 |
NOR 1 Ret |
NOR 2 Ret |
NOR 3 11 |
ZAN 1 Ret |
ZAN 2 3 |
ZAN 3 4 |
RBR 1 1 |
RBR 2 8 |
RBR 3 7 |
ALG 1 1 |
ALG 2 2 |
ALG 3 2 |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 4 |
NÜR 3 4 |
HOC 1 2 |
HOC 2 2 |
HOC 3 7 |
3rd | 375 |
2017 | Carlin | Volkswagen | SIL 1 2 |
SIL 2 5 |
SIL 3 5 |
MNZ 1 Ret |
MNZ 2 Ret |
MNZ 3 Ret |
PAU 1 Ret |
PAU 2 10 |
PAU 3 9 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
HUN 3 |
NOR 1 |
NOR 2 |
NOR 3 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
ZAN 3 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
NÜR 3 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
HOC 3 |
17th | 41 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete GP3 Series 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 | Pos | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Arden International | SPA FEA 7 |
SPA SPR 4 |
RBR FEA Ret |
RBR SPR Ret |
SIL FEA 12 |
SIL SPR 9 |
HUN FEA 3 |
HUN SPR 7 |
HOC FEA 12 |
HOC SPR 6 |
SPA FEA 2 |
SPA SPR 5 |
MNZ FEA 1 |
MNZ FEA 4 |
SEP FEA 6 |
SEP SPR 1 |
YMC FEA 2 |
YMC SPR 4 |
4th | 149 |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | G-Drive Racing | LMP2 | Gibson 015S | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL | SPA 6 |
LMS Ret |
NÜR | MEX | COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR | 28th | 8 |
24 Hours of Le Mans results[]
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
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2016 | ![]() |
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Gibson 015S-Nissan | LMP2 | 222 | DNF | DNF |
Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results[]
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS | Pro | MIS QR 14 |
MIS CR 10 |
BRH QR 13 |
BRH CR 9 |
ZOL QR 24 |
ZOL CR 9 |
HUN QR 3 |
HUN CR 2 |
NÜR QR 12 |
NÜR CR 12 |
9th | 27 |
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results[]
Year | Entrant | Chassis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | R-Motorsport I | Aston Martin Vantage DTM | HOC 1 11 |
HOC 2 11 |
ZOL 1 Ret |
ZOL 2 6 |
MIS 1 15 |
MIS 2 13 |
NOR 1 9 |
NOR 2 12 |
ASS 1 12 |
ASS 2 Ret |
BRH 1 Ret |
BRH 2 9 |
LAU 1 11 |
LAU 2 Ret |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 14 |
HOC 1 11 |
HOC 2 8 |
17th | 17 |
Complete Formula E results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Chassis | Powertrain | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020–21 | BMW i Andretti Motorsport | Spark SRT05e | BMW iFE.21 | DIR 12 |
DIR Ret |
RME Ret |
RME 13 |
VLC 8 |
VLC 1 |
MCO 16 |
PUE 5 |
PUE 5 |
NYC Ret |
NYC 16 |
LDN 1 |
LDN 9 |
BER 5 |
BER Ret |
3rd | 91 | |
2021–22 | Avalanche Andretti Formula E | Spark SRT05e | BMW iFE.21 | DRH 3 |
DRH 5 |
MEX 10 |
RME 13 |
RME Ret |
MCO 9 |
BER 13 |
BER 13 |
JAK 6 |
MRK 7 |
NYC 10 |
NYC 8 |
LDN 1 |
LDN 2 |
SEO 4 |
SEO 3 |
6th | 126 |
2022–23 | Avalanche Andretti Formula E | Formula E Gen3 | Porsche 99X Electric | MEX 1 |
DRH 2 |
DRH 2 |
HYD | CAP | SAP | BER | BER | MCO | JAK | JAK | POR | RME | RME | LDN | LDN | 2nd* | 62* |
* Season still in progress.
References[]
- ↑ "Jake Dennis". racingsteps.co.uk. Racing Steps Foundation. http://www.racingsteps.co.uk/driver.php?sid=17&sbid=90008.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "InterSteps Championship 2011". driverdb.com. Driver Database. http://www.driverdb.com/standings/6597-2011/stats/.
- ↑ "ENTRY LIST". British Formula Renault Championship (Facebook). 2 November 2011. https://www.facebook.com/FRenault2.0UK/posts/255000117886154.
- ↑ Paice, Simon (29 March 2012). "Fortec four confirm NEC switch". The Checkered Flag (BlackEagleMedia Network). http://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2012/03/fortec-four-confirm-nec-switch/.
- ↑ "Spa-Francorchamps: Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, Collective Test 1" (PDF). World Series by Renault Timing. Alkamel Systems;Renault Sport. 1 June 2012. http://intranetwsr.alkamelsystems.com/Results/13_2012/03_SPA/07_EUROCUP%20FORMULA%20RENAULT%202.0/201206010940_COLLECTIVE%20TEST%201/03_Classification_COLLECTIVE%20TEST%201.PDF.
- ↑ "McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC Award nominees 2012 announced". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). 27 September 2012. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/102887.
- ↑ "Jake Dennis joins Max Guenther at BMW i Andretti Motorsport for Season 7" (in en). http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2020/october/bmw-jake-dennis-driver-announcement.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Driver Standings" (in en-gb). http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/results/standings/driver.
- ↑ Kew, Matt (13 August 2021). "Dennis to remain with Andretti in Formula E after BMW's exit". https://www.autosport.com/formula-e/news/dennis-to-remain-with-andretti-in-formula-e-after-bmws-exit/6646588/?filters%5Bdriver%5D%5B0%5D%5Btitle%5D=Jake+Dennis&filters%5Bdriver%5D%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=19957.
- ↑ "Avalanche Andretti extends Dennis deal with multi-year agreement". 31 August 2022. https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2022/august/dennis-andretti-season-9.
- ↑ "Why FE winner had to complete qualifying with half a wing" (in en-GB). 2023-01-15. https://the-race.com/formula-e/why-fe-winner-had-to-complete-qualifying-with-half-a-wing/.
- ↑ "Andretti wins first race of Formula E's Gen3 era with Dennis" (in en-GB). 2023-01-14. https://the-race.com/formula-e/andretti-wins-first-race-of-formula-es-gen3-era-with-dennis/.
- ↑ "Dominant Dennis becomes first winner of GEN3 era in Mexico City" (in en). https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/15748/www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/15748/dominant-dennis-becomes-first-winner-of-gen3-era-in-mexico-city.
- ↑ Western, Yasmin (2023-01-27). "Wehrlein carves through the field to take Diriyah E-Prix win" (in en-GB). https://www.motorsportweek.com/2023/01/27/wehrlein-carves-through-the-field-to-take-diriyah-e-prix-win/.
- ↑ "Porsche's Wehrlein flies to Round 2 win under the lights in Diriyah" (in en). https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/16268/www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/16268/porsche-s-wehrlein-flies-to-round-2-win-under-the-lights-in-diriyah.
- ↑ Western, Yasmin (2023-01-28). "Wehrlein does the double in Diriyah" (in en-GB). https://www.motorsportweek.com/2023/01/28/wehrlein-does-the-double-in-diriyah/.
- ↑ "Wehrlein doubles up in Diriyah to take standings lead" (in en). https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/16439/www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/16439/wehrlein-doubles-up-in-diriyah-to-take-standings-lead.
- ↑ Malsher-Lopez, David (2022-10-12). "Vips, Armstrong among those testing IndyCars at Sebring". https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/vips-armstrong-among-those-testing-indycars-at-sebring/10383576/?fbclid=IwAR05y_NLtp7AXz8XMapHNVzoVVKdDvx_O5bCkpnWY4Aq-9o4jZyHKUZJRaU. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
- ↑ Pruett, Marshall (2022-10-12). "Blomqvist tops five-car IndyCar test at Sebring". https://racer.com/2022/10/12/blomqvist-tops-five-car-indycar-test-at-sebring/.
- ↑ "Out of the blue Red Bull tests "insane" – Dennis". https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/out-of-the-blue-red-bull-tests-insane-dennis-/3154667/.
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- Profile on Racing Steps Foundation site[permanent dead link]
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