Josh Skelton
British racing driver (born 2001)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Josh Skelton (born 7 November 2001) is a British racing driver who last competed in the LMP3 class of the Le Mans Cup for Nielsen Racing.
.jpg)
British
FIA Silver (2021)
FIA Gold (2022–)| Josh Skelton | |
|---|---|
Skelton in 2018 | |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 7 November 2001 Dearham, England |
| Categorisation | FIA Silver (2021) FIA Gold (2022–) |
Career
Skelton began karting in June of 2010,[1] taking the Northern Karting Federation and Rowrah Kart Club Championship the following year.[2] Continuing in karting until 2017, Skelton most notably finished third in the Super One Series' Senior Max class.[3] In 2018, Skelton joined JHR Developments to make his single-seater debut in the F4 British Championship.[4] In his rookie year in the series, Skelton took a best result of fifth at Brands Hatch,[5] Thruxton and Croft en route to a tenth-place overall points finish and fourth among the rookies.[6][7]
_(16x9).jpg)
Returning to JHR Developments for his sophomore season in the series the following year,[8] Skelton began the season by scoring podiums at Donington Park and Thruxton,[9] before taking his maiden series win at Croft in a rain-shortened race two.[10] Skelton then scored four podiums in the following two rounds, including a second-place finish in race two at Snetterton, in which he lost out on the win by 0.099s against Tommy Foster following Luke Browning's post-race penalty from the win.[11] In the following round at Thruxton, Skelton scored what became his final win of the season in race two,[12] and ended the year fourth in points after scoring six other podiums in the remaining three rounds.[13] In 2020, Skelton joined Chris Dittmann Racing to compete in the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship.[14] In his only season in the series, Skelton scored a best result of second twice, at both Donington Park and Brands Hatch,[15][16] as well as third-place finish in race two at Snetterton to end the year sixth in points.[17]
Switching to endurance racing for 2021, Skelton joined Cool Racing to compete in the LMP3 class of the Le Mans Cup alongside Antoine Doquin.[18] In his first season in the series, Skelton took a lone win at Spa and ended the season seventh in the LMP3 standings.[19] During 2021, Skelton also made a one-off appearance in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, racing for WIN Autosport at the Petit Le Mans in LMP3.[20] Returning to Le Mans Cup and LMP3 competition the following year, Skelton switched to Racing Spirit of Léman for his sophomore year in the series, alongside Jacques Wolff.[21] In the seven-race season, Skelton finished second in race one of the Road to Le Mans,[22] and a pair of third-place finishes at Monza and Spa en route to a sixth-place points finish.[23][24] Switching to Nielsen Racing for 2023, Skelton scored his only win of the year at the season-ending race at Algarve alongside Anthony Wells to end his three-year tenure in the series ninth in the LMP3 standings.[25]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Trent Valley Kart Club — Comer Cadet | 39th | |
| 2012 | Trent Valley Kart Club — Comer Cadet | 22nd | |
| Super One Series — Comer Cadet | 13th | ||
| British Karting Championship — Comer Cadet | 17th | ||
| 2013 | Super One Series — Mini Max | 9th | |
| Trent Valley Kart Club — Mini Max | 42nd | ||
| Kartmasters British GP — Mini Max | 10th | ||
| 2014 | Super One Series — Junior Max | 6th | |
| Kartmasters British GP — Rotax Junior | 8th | ||
| 2015 | Rotax Winter Cup — Junior Max | Strawberry Racing | 29th |
| Super One Series — Junior Max | 10th | ||
| Kartmasters British GP — Rotax Junior | 6th | ||
| 2016 | Rotax Winter Cup — Senior Max | Strawberry Racing | 15th |
| Super One Series — Rotax Max | Coles Racing | 3rd | |
| Rotax Euro Challenge — X30 Senior | 7th | ||
| RMC Grand Finals — Senior Max | John Skelton | 23rd | |
| Kartmasters British GP — X30 Senior | 5th | ||
| 2017 | Super One Series — X30 Senior | 8th | |
| Kartmasters British GP — X30 Senior | 10th | ||
| Sources:[26][27] | |||
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | F4 British Championship | JHR Developments | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 10th |
| 2019 | F4 British Championship | JHR Developments | 29 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 326.5 | 4th |
| 2020 | BRDC British Formula 3 Championship | Chris Dittmann Racing | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 320 | 6th |
| 2021 | Le Mans Cup – LMP3 | Cool Racing | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38.5 | 7th |
| IMSA SportsCar Championship – LMP3 | WIN Autosport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 34th | |
| 2022 | Le Mans Cup – LMP3 | Racing Spirit of Léman | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 6th |
| 2023 | Le Mans Cup – LMP3 | Nielsen Racing | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 9th |
| Sources:[28][26] | |||||||||
† As Skelton was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | JHR Developments | BHI 1 12 |
BHI 2 11 |
BHI 3 5 |
DON 1 11 |
DON 2 10 |
DON 3 8 |
THR 1 7 |
THR 2 5 |
THR 3 7 |
OUL 1 11 |
OUL 2 11 |
OUL 3 9 |
CRO 1 7 |
CRO 2 5 |
CRO 3 Ret |
SNE 1 9 |
SNE 2 7 |
SNE 3 13 |
ROC 1 10 |
ROC 2 8 |
ROC 3 6 |
KNO 1 10 |
KNO 2 Ret |
KNO 3 8 |
SIL 1 Ret |
SIL 2 9 |
SIL 3 11 |
BHGP 1 11 |
BHGP 2 Ret |
BHGP 3 10 |
10th | 84 |
| 2019 | JHR Developments | BHI 1 8 |
BHI 2 Ret |
BHI 3 12 |
DON 1 2 |
DON 2 7 |
DON 3 4 |
THR1 1 3 |
THR1 2 5 |
THR1 3 5 |
CRO 1 6 |
CRO 2 1 |
CRO 3 Ret |
OUL 1 2 |
OUL 2 DNS |
OUL 3 2 |
SNE 1 6 |
SNE 2 2 |
SNE 3 3 |
THR2 1 3 |
THR2 2 1 |
THR2 3 2 |
KNO 1 2 |
KNO 2 3 |
KNO 3 3 |
SIL 1 3 |
SIL 2 9 |
SIL 3 4 |
BHGP 1 7 |
BHGP 2 10 |
BHGP 3 4 |
4th | 326.5 |
Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Le Mans Cup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Cool Racing | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | BAR 11 |
LEC Ret |
MNZ 7 |
LMS 1 7 |
LMS 2 17 |
SPA 1 |
POR 15 |
7th | 38.5 |
| 2022 | Racing Spirit of Léman | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | LEC 29 |
IMO 22 |
LMS 1 2 |
LMS 2 26 |
MNZ 3 |
SPA 3 |
ALG Ret |
6th | 39 |
| 2023 | Nielsen Racing | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | CAT Ret |
LMS 1 18 |
LMS 2 8 |
LEC 23 |
ARA Ret |
SPA Ret |
ALG 1 |
9th | 30 |
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)