Jake Hughes
British racing driver
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2024 | Moves to Maserati MSG Racing for the 2024-25 Formula E season. |
2024 | Jake Hughes signed a multi-year deal with Maserati MSG Racing in Formula E, joining as a teammate to 2021-22 champion Stoffel Vandoorne for the 2024-25 season, shortly after departing from McLaren. |
2023 | Jake Hughes extended his contract with McLaren for the 2023–24 Formula E season, teaming up with Sam Bird after René Rast's departure. |
2023 | Hughes scored his second pole position at the Monaco ePrix after Sacha Fenestraz was stripped of pole position for exceeding power limits. |
2023 | Hughes achieved his first pole position in Formula E during the Diriyah ePrix, beating Mitch Evans in the final qualifying session and finishing the race in fifth position. |
2023 | During the London ePrix weekend, Hughes set a new Guinness World Record for indoor speed, hitting 218.71 km/h (135.9 mph) in a modified Formula E Gen3 race car called the GENBETA. |
2023 | Jake Hughes joined McLaren's Formula E team as a driver for the 2023-2024 season, marking a significant step in his motorsport career. |
July 2023 | McLaren announced they would not retain Hughes for a third Formula E season, resulting in his departure from the team. However, he was kept on as the McLaren F1 Team's simulator driver. |
2022 | Continues as a Simulator driver for Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team and joins Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team as a Simulator driver. |
2022 | Hughes left Van Amersfoort Racing before the Spa-Francorchamps round due to growing Formula E commitments. |
2022 | Hughes signed with Van Amersfoort Racing for the full Formula 2 season, partnering with Amaury Cordeel. |
2022 | Hughes missed the French and Hungarian Formula 2 rounds after testing positive for COVID-19, being replaced by David Beckmann. |
2022 | Hughes was disqualified from a third-place finish in the Jeddah sprint race due to a technical infringement. |
November 2022 | Jake Hughes joined McLaren Formula E Team, partnering René Rast for the 2022–23 season. |
2021 | Becomes a Simulator driver for Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team. |
2021 | Hughes deputised for Gary Paffett at Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team in the last rounds of the season. |
2021 | Signed as the full-time reserve and development driver for Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team for the 2021–22 season. |
2021 | Hughes scored his first Formula 2 points at Sochi, finishing fourth in the sprint race and securing HWA's best-ever race finish in the series. |
2021 | Hughes was confirmed as a replacement driver for Jack Aitken at HWA for the Monza round due to Aitken's injury from the 24 Hours of Spa. |
2021 | Jake Hughes raced as a substitute driver for Carlin Buzz Racing at the fourth round of the Formula 3 championship at the Hungaroring, replacing the injured Kaylen Frederick. He finished the races in 16th, 17th, and 13th positions. |
2021 | Hughes tested a Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo for Team HRT at the Circuit Paul Ricard, driving alongside Lirim Zendeli, David Beckmann, and David Schumacher. |
February 25 2021 | Jake Hughes was announced as the reserve driver for Venturi Racing in the 2020–21 Formula E World Championship. |
2020 | Becomes a Reserve/Development driver for Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team and ROKiT Venturi Racing. |
2020 | Hughes participated in the Formula E rookie test at Marrakech circuit, driving for Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team alongside Daniel Juncadella. |
2020 | Secured his first Formula 3 feature race victory in Barcelona. |
2020 | Struggled in the early part of the season, collecting only half a point from the first six races. |
2020 | Jake Hughes raced with HWA Racelab in the Formula 3 season, competing alongside Ferrari junior Enzo Fittipaldi and Red Bull junior Jack Doohan. |
2020 | Finished seventh in the championship, scoring 111.5 points out of his team's total 138.5 points. |
2020 | Won the Monza sprint race, marking his second victory of the year. |
2020 | Collided with Liam Lawson during a sprint race at the Red Bull Ring, ending his race prematurely when he was on course for a top-two finish. |
2020 | Achieved his first podium of the year in the feature race at the second Silverstone round. |
September 22 2020 | Jake Hughes was announced as a replacement driver for Giuliano Alesi at BWT HWA Racelab in Formula 2, joining the team for the Sochi Autodrom round. |
2019 | Jake Hughes made his first Formula E appearance during the rookie test in Marrakech, partnering with Jamie Chadwick at Nio Formula E Team. |
2019 | Jake Hughes joined HWA Racelab in the newly rebranded FIA Formula 3 Championship, competing alongside Keyvan Andres and Bent Viscaal. |
2019 | Hughes won a sprint race at the Red Bull Ring after race leaders Robert Shwartzman and Marcus Armstrong collided on the final lap, with Shwartzman receiving a penalty that promoted Hughes to victory. |
2019 | Hughes scored 90 of his team's 100 points, finishing seventh in the FIA Formula 3 Championship drivers' standings. |
2019 | Hughes achieved a double podium finish at the Hungaroring, securing third place in both races. |
2018 | Performs exceptionally in F3 Asian Championship with Hitech GP, winning 9 races, securing 6 pole positions, and finishing 2nd in the championship. |
2018 | Hughes returned to GP3 Series after a one-year absence, racing for ART Grand Prix alongside teammates Nikita Mazepin, Callum Ilott, and Anthoine Hubert. |
2018 | Hughes claimed his first and only win of the year in the second race at the Red Bull Ring, finishing eighth in the overall standings. |
2016 | Jake Hughes joined DAMS in the GP3 Series as a newcomer. |
2016 | Hughes won his first GP3 Series race in the sprint race at Hockenheim. |
November 2016 | At the Abu Dhabi season finale, Hughes experienced a technical qualifying failure but started from the pitlane. He climbed to seventh in race 1 and won the second race of the weekend. |
2015 | Hughes achieves significant success in Formula Renault 2.0 Alps, finishing 2nd in the championship with 3 wins, 2 pole positions, and 7 podium finishes. |
2013 | Jake Hughes wins the BRDC Formula 4 Championship with Lanan Racing, securing the title with 4 wins, 4 pole positions, and 10 podium finishes. |
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