Euan Hankey
British racing driver (born 1987)
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Euan Richard Alers-Hankey (born 18 March 1987) is a British racing driver who last competed for Race Lab in the British GT Championship.
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British
FIA Silver (until 2017)
FIA Gold (2018–)| Euan Hankey | |
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Hankey in 2017 | |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 18 March 1987 Taunton, United Kingdom |
| Racing licence | FIA Silver (until 2017) FIA Gold (2018–) |
| Championship titles | |
| 2020 | British GT Championship – GT4 Pro-Am |
Career
Hankey began racing single-seaters in 2005, competing in Formula BMW UK for Barwell Motorsport.[1] After continuing in Formula BMW UK the following year,[2][3] Hankey raced in Formula 3 Euro Series in 2007,[4] before making part-time appearances in Formula Renault 2.0 UK and Formula Renault BARC in 2009 and 2010, respectively.[5][6] Also in 2010, Hankey began racing full-time in Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain for Team Parker Racing, scoring eight podiums as he ended the year fifth in points.[7] Remaining in the series for the following year, Hankey began the year by winning at Brands Hatch,[8] before taking wins at Donington Park and Knockhill,[9][10] and winning both races at Rockingham en route to a fourth-place points finish.[11]
After being on the sidelines for the next two years and select appearances in the 2014 Britcar Endurance Championship,[12] Hankey joined Von Ryan Racing to compete in the British GT Championship the following year.[13] During 2015, Hankey also raced for TF Sport in select appearances in International GT Open,[14] Blancpain Endurance Series' Pro-Am and the European Le Mans Series' GTC class.[15] Hankey returned to TF Sport for 2016, racing with them in both International GT Open and the GT3 Le Mans Cup.[16] Racing in the Pro-Am class of the former, Hankey scored overall wins at Silverstone and Monza en route to a seventh-place points finish.[17][18] In the latter, Hankey won at Imola and Estoril and scored three more podiums to secure runner-up honors.[19][20]
Remaining with TF Sport for 2017, Hankey raced with them in the LMGTE class of the European Le Mans Series.[21] In his only season in the series, Hankey won in class at Silverstone and finished on the podium four more times to end the year runner-up in points.[22] During 2017, Hankey also raced with the team at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 24 Hours of Spa.[23][24] The following year, Hankey joined Ram Racing to compete in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup,[25] scoring a Pro-Am class win at Silverstone as he ended the year 11th in class.[26] The same year, Hankey remained with TF Sport to compete in select rounds of the 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship in LMGTE Am,[27] scoring a best result of second in the 2018 and 2019 editions of the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps.[28]
In 2020, Hankey became a McLaren Factory GT driver,[29] and joined Balfe Motorsport to race in the GT4 Pro-Am class of the British GT Championship.[30] In his only full-time season in the category, Hankey won all but one race to secure the title.[31] After a part-time campaign the following year for Jenson Team Rocket RJN in GT3 Pro-Am,[32] Hankey joined 7TSIX in 2022 for his only full season in the GT3 Pro-Am class of the British GT Championship.[33] After scoring a best result of fourth at Donington Park and ending the year tenth in points,[34] Hankey switched to Race Lab for the following year,[35] and scored his only overall podium in the series at the same venue en route to a 14th-place points finish.[36] Following that, Hankey remained with Race Lab the following year to compete at the 6 Hours of Abu Dhabi and in select races of the British GT Championship.[37]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Super One Series — Rotax Junior | 6th | |
| Kartmasters British GP — Rotax Junior | 1st | ||
| 2002 | Super One Series — Rotax Junior | 4th | |
| ABkC National Open — Rotax Junior | 1st | ||
| Sources:[38] | |||
Racing record
Racing career summary
Complete Formula BMW UK 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 | 19 | 20 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Barwell Motorsport | DON 1 10 |
DON 2 8 |
THR 1 4 |
THR 2 Ret |
ROC 1 8 |
ROC 2 9 |
BHI 1 10 |
BHI 2 14 |
OUL 1 Ret |
OUL 2 6 |
CRO 1 15 |
CRO 2 Ret |
MON 1 4 |
MON 2 13 |
KNO 1 17 |
KNO 2 10 |
SIL 1 14 |
SIL 2 18 |
BHGP 1 11 |
BHGP 2 10 |
12th | 38 |
| 2006 | Fortec Motorsport | BHI 1 3 |
BHI 2 1 |
MON 1 4 |
MON 2 Ret |
OUL 1 1 |
OUL 2 5 |
BHGP 1 4 |
BHGP 2 21 |
THR 1 3 |
THR 2 3 |
CRO 1 7 |
CRO 2 4 |
DON 1 2 |
DON 2 5 |
SNE 1 6 |
SNE 2 4 |
KNO 1 8 |
KNO 2 2 |
SIL 1 5 |
SIL 2 7 |
4th | 188 |
Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete British GT Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Von Ryan Racing | McLaren 650S GT3 | GT3 Pro-Am | OUL 1 DSQ |
OUL 2 DNS |
ROC DSQ |
SIL |
SPA |
BRH |
SNE 1 DSQ |
SNE 2 8 |
DON |
20th | 6 |
| 2018 | Track-Club | McLaren 570S GT4 | GT4 Pro-Am | OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
ROC | SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
SIL Ret |
SPA | BRH | DON | NC | 0 |
| 2020 | Balfe Motorsport | McLaren 570S GT4 | GT4 Pro-Am | OUL 1 20 |
OUL 2 10 |
DON1 1 19 |
DON1 2 13 |
BRH 20 |
DON2 18 |
SNE 1 17 |
SNE 2 15 |
SIL Ret |
1st | 118.75 |
| 2021 | Jenson Team Rocket RJN | McLaren 720S GT3 | GT3 Pro-Am | BRH | SIL 12 |
DON1 | SPA Ret |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
DON2 7 |
NC† | 0† |
| 2022 | 7TSIX | McLaren 720S GT3 | GT3 Pro-Am | OUL 1 6 |
OUL 2 10 |
SIL 29 |
DON1 4 |
SNE 1 11 |
SNE 2 12 |
SPA Ret |
BRH 5 |
DON2 6 |
10th | 98 |
| 2023 | Race Lab | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | GT3 Pro-Am | OUL 1 8 |
OUL 2 11 |
SIL Ret |
DON1 2 |
SNE 1 14 |
SNE 2 12 |
ALG 13 |
BRH | DON2 | 14th | 34 |
| 2024 | Race Lab | McLaren 720S GT3 Evo | GT3 Pro-Am | OUL 1 |
OUL 2 |
SIL NC |
DON1 Ret |
SPA |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
DON2 |
BRH |
NC | 0 |
† As Hankey was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete International GT Open results
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | TF Sport | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | Am | LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
EST 1 |
EST 2 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
SPA 1 1 |
SPA 2 1 |
MNZ 1 2 |
MNZ 2 1 |
6th | 19 | ||
| Pro-Am | CAT 1 7 |
CAT 2 Ret |
NC | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2016 | TF Sport | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | Pro-Am | EST 1 DNS |
EST 2 DNS |
SPA 1 6 |
SPA 2 6 |
LEC 1 4 |
LEC 2 3 |
SIL 1 4 |
SIL 2 1 |
RBR 1 6 |
RBR 2 6 |
MNZ 1 1 |
MNZ 2 Ret |
CAT 1 8 |
CAT 2 Ret |
7th | 37 |
Complete European Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | TF Sport | GTC | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | Aston Martin AM28 5.9 L V12 | SIL | IMO | RBR | LEC | EST 5 |
11th | 10 | |
| 2017 | TF Sport | GTE | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | SIL 1 |
MNZ 2 |
RBR 3 |
LEC 2 |
SPA 5 |
ALG 3 |
2nd | 102 |
Complete GT World Challenge results
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | TF Sport | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | Pro-Am | MNZ | SIL | LEC | SPA 6H |
SPA 12H |
SPA 24H |
NÜR 39 |
NC | 0 |
| 2016 | Black Falcon | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Pro-Am | MNZ | SIL | LEC | SPA 6H |
SPA 12H |
SPA 24H |
NÜR 33 |
NC | 0 |
| 2017 | Oman Racing Team with TF Sport | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | Pro-Am | MON |
SIL |
LEC |
SPA 6H 9 |
SPA 12H 14 |
SPA 24H 15 |
CAT |
11th | 40 |
| 2018 | Ram Racing | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Pro-Am | MNZ DNS |
SIL 20 |
LEC 37 |
SPA 6H 54 |
SPA 12H 50 |
SPA 24H 33 |
CAT | 11th | 40 |
Complete Le Mans Cup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | TF Sport |
 Salih Yoluç Rob Bell |
Aston Martin Vantage GTE | GTE Am |
329 | 35th | 7th |
| 2018 | TF Sport |
Salih Yoluç Charlie Eastwood |
Aston Martin Vantage GTE | GTE Am |
304 | DNF | DNF |
| 2019 | TF Sport |
Salih Yoluç Charlie Eastwood |
Aston Martin Vantage GTE | GTE Am |
327 | 42nd | 11th |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)