Callan O'Keeffe
Callan O'Keeffe | |
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Johannesburg, South Africa | 9 June 1996
Previous series | |
2017 2017 2017 2014–2015, 2019 2014–2016 2013 2012 | U.S. F2000 National Championship British LMP3 Cup BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Formula Renault Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup ADAC Formel Masters Formula BMW Talent Cup |
Callan O'Keeffe (born 9 June 1996) is a South African former racing driver, driver coach and founder of the School Of Send.[1][2] He is a former member of both the Red Bull Junior Team and the Lotus F1 Junior Team.[3][4]
Racing career
[edit]Karting
[edit]O'Keeffe started karting at the age of 13. In 2010 he finished third in the KF3 CIK-FIA World Cup.[3] In 2011 O'Keefe won the British Karting Junior Championship in and was the runner-up in the KF3 CIK-FIA World Cup.[4][5][6]
Lower formulae
[edit]O'Keeffe began his career in single-seater racing cars in 2012 with the Formula BMW Talent Cup.[4][6] He won 4 races during the regular season. In the Grand Final, he only finished in ninth with 13 points.[7][8]
In 2013 he competed in the ADAC Formel Masters for Lotus.[9][10] He finished the season in thirteenth.[citation needed]
Formula Renault
[edit]For the 2014 season, he signed a contract with the ART Junior Team to start in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup.[11] Later in the season, he switched his team driver for KTR alongside fellow Lotus F1 juniors Alex Albon and Gregor Ramsay. He took his first Formula Renault race win in the Northern European Cup at TT Circuit Assen. after also scoring his first pole position.[12][13] At the end of the season he had scored one win and was on the podium three times. He was seventh in the drivers' standings with 187 points.[14] In the Eurocup he collected a total of 28 points and finished sixteenth in the final drivers' standings.[citation needed]
In 2015 he joined Fortec Motorsports to compete in both the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup.[7][15] In the Northern European Cup he scored 3 podiums and finished the season in seventh. In the Eurocup he only finished in fourteenth after leaving the series ahead of the final two rounds.[16]
In 2016 he only competed in one round of the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup for JD Motorsport.[citation needed]
In 2019 he returned to the Formula Renault Eurocup with FA Racing by Drivex.[17][18] Ahead of the fifth round at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps he moved to M2 Competition.[1] He finished the season in seventeenth.[citation needed]
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship
[edit]In 2016 O'Keeffe competed in the BRDC British Formula 3 Auumn Trophy for Fortec Motorsport, where he finished third.[19]
In 2017 he joined Douglas Motorsport for a full season in the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship.[19] He scored 3 podiums and finished the season in sixth.[17]
British LMP3 Cup
[edit]In 2017 O'Keeffe also made his debut in sports car racing by competing in some events of the 2017 British LMP3 Cup together with his team Douglas Motorsport.[citation needed]
U.S. F2000 National Championship
[edit]In 2017 O'Keeffe also competed in selected races of the U.S. F2000 National Championship.[citation needed]
Formula One
[edit]In 2012 he was signed by the Red Bull Junior Team.[4] He was dropped by Red Bull after the 2013 season.[7] He then joined the Lotus F1 Junior Team in 2014.[20] He parted ways with Lotus F1 prior to the 2015 season.[7]
School Of Send
[edit]After retiring from racing in 2019 O'Keeffe founded the driver development program School Of Send.[2][21] The program offers simulator training, in-car tuition, online coaching and trackside support for its drivers.[22] The programs current drivers include Matthew Rees, Hunter Yeany, Rui Andrade, Max Cuthbert and Sonny Smith.[23] In 2021 Matthew Rees became the F4 British Championship champion with O'Keeffe as head coach.[3]
Personal life
[edit]As of 2019, O'Keeffe resides near St Albans, England.[5] He is in a relationship with Dutch cyclist Puck Moonen.
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2012 | Formula BMW Talent Cup | N/A | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9th |
2013 | ADAC Formel Masters | Lotus | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 13th |
2014 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | ART Junior Team | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 16th |
KTR | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | ART Junior Team | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 187 | 7th | |
KTR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2015 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Fortec Motorsports | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 14th |
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 168.5 | 7th | ||
2016 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | JD Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 28th |
BRDC British Formula 3 Autumn Trophy | Fortec Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 3rd | |
2017 | BRDC British Formula 3 Championship | Douglas Motorsport | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 373 | 6th |
British LMP3 Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | NC† | ||
U.S. F2000 National Championship | Team BENIK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27th | |
2019 | Formula Renault Eurocup | FA Racing by Drivex | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 17th |
M2 Competition | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
† O'Keeffe was ineligible to score points.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Wood, Ida (24 July 2019). "Callan O'Keeffe moves to M2 Competition in Eurocup, Andrade and Colapinto join Drivex". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Our Goal". School Of Send. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "Callan's Story". School Of Send. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Introducing Callan O'Keeffe". Red Bull. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ a b Velasco, Paul (15 June 2019). "A name for the future: Callan O'Keeffe". GRAND PRIX 247. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ a b Allen, Peter (5 January 2012). "Four newcomers in the Red Bull Junior Team in 2012". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d Khorounzhiy, Valentin (4 March 2015). "Callan O'Keeffe completes Fortec's Eurocup lineup". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ Allen, Peter (17 September 2012). "Marvin Dienst wins second Formula BMW Talent Cup". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ David, Gruz (5 March 2013). "ADAC Formel Masters officially confirms a field of 24 cars". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ Goddard, Stephen (25 April 2013). "2013 ADAC Formel Masters season preview". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (2 April 2014). "Lotus-backed Eurocup FR2.0 trio have 2014 teams confirmed". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (1 August 2014). "O'Keeffe and Morris share poles at Assen". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ David, Gruz (2 August 2014). "O'Keeffe takes first Formula Renault victory at Assen". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ David, Gruz (30 November 2014). "2014 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC season review". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (30 May 2015). "Callan O'Keeffe: Revitalised in Formula Renault". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ David, Gruz (7 November 2015). "2015 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season review". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ a b Allen, Peter (21 March 2019). "Callan O'Keeffe completes Alonso team's Eurocup line-up". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Ex-Red Bull junior seals racing return with Alonso's team". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ a b Allen, Peter (27 February 2017). "O'Keeffe gets BRDC British F3 deal with Douglas Motorsport". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ Allen, Peter (2 April 2014). "O'Keeffe and Ramsay join Lotus F1 Junior Team". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "School Of Send auf Instagram: "🏆 School Of Send 🏆 Our goal is to help drivers of all experience levels maximise their potential and achieve their goals. Whether it is to get started in racing, taking the next step in their career or to become a World Champion we can help using a 1-on-1 development program tailored for any driver."". Instagram (in German). Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "The 4 Pillars of Development". School Of Send. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Team 1". School Of Send. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
External links
[edit]- Callan O'Keeffe career summary at DriverDB.com
- https://www.schoolofsend.co.uk/
- Living people
- 1996 births
- South African racing drivers
- Karting World Championship drivers
- Formula BMW drivers
- ADAC Formel Masters drivers
- Formula Renault Eurocup drivers
- Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers
- BRDC British Formula 3 Championship drivers
- U.S. F2000 National Championship drivers
- Motopark Academy drivers
- R-ace GP drivers
- ART Grand Prix drivers
- KTR drivers
- Fortec Motorsport drivers
- JD Motorsport drivers
- FA Racing drivers
- Drivex drivers
- M2 Competition drivers
- Racing drivers from Johannesburg
- South African expatriate sportspeople in England
- Sportspeople from St Albans