Spike Goddard
Australian racing driver
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Richard Charles "Spike" Goddard (born 17 August 1992) is an Australian racing driver.
| Richard Goddard | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | |
| Born | 17 August 1992 |
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Middle East - Pro career | |
| Debut season | 2017 |
| Current team | FFF Racing Team by ACM |
| Racing licence | |
| Previous series | |
| 2015 2013-14 2013 2012 2011 2010 | Porsche Supercup FIA European Formula 3 Toyota Racing Series British F3 Rookie Class British Formula Ford Formula Ford Victoria |
| Championship titles | |
| 2012 | British F3 Rookie Class |
Career
Karting
Goddard began his racing career in karting at the age of fourteen and raced in his native Australia.[1]
Formula Ford
In 2009, Goddard graduated to single–seaters into the Australian Formula Ford NSW Series, competing in the final three races.[1] For the next year, Goddard also competed in Formula Ford Victoria series in Australia. He finished this championship on the third place.[2]
Goddard decided to move in United Kingdom to contest in British Formula Ford Championship in 2011 with Jamun Racing.[3] He had nineteen point-scoring finishes in 24 races and finally finished tenth.[4]
Formula Three

In 2012, Goddard graduated to the Rookie Class of the British Formula 3 Championship, competing for ThreeBond with T-Sport.[5] Fellow Australian racer Duvashen Padayachee was his only rival in this, because only Goddard and Padayachee raced the season full-time. The other four drivers competed in less than half the season. Goddard took the championship title with 49-point advantage on Padayachee.[6]
Goddard will continue his collaboration for ThreeBond with T-Sport, competing in FIA European Formula Three Championship full-time in 2013.[7]
Toyota Racing Series
Goddard participated in the Toyota Racing Series in early 2013 with M2 Competition.[citation needed]
Formula One
Goddard test drove the 2014 Force India F1 car on the second day of the post season test at Yas Marina Circuit, in Abu Dhabi. He had a "solid day's running"[8]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Formula Ford Victoria | Anglo Australian Motorsport | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 3rd |
| 2011 | British Formula Ford | Jamun Racing | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 10th |
| Formula Ford EuroCup | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | ||
| Formula Ford Festival | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 15th | ||
| 2012 | British Formula 3 International Series - Rookie | ThreeBond with T-Sport | 28 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 23 | 427 | 1st |
| FIA Formula 3 European Championship | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 17th | ||
| 2013 | Toyota Racing Series | M2 Competition | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 262 | 17th |
| FIA Formula 3 European Championship | ThreeBond with T-Sport | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31st | |
| British Formula 3 International Series | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12th | ||
| Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 14th | ||
| 2014 | FIA Formula 3 European Championship | ThreeBond with T-Sport | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23rd |
| Formula One | Force India | Test driver | |||||||
| 2015 | Porsche Supercup | MRS GT-Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16th |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Germany - Class A | TECE MRS GT-Racing | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17th | |
| Australian Carrera Cup Championship | Spike Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 27th | |
| 2017 | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Middle East - Pro | FFF Racing Team by ACM | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 72 * | 2nd * |
† Guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results
(key)
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | ThreeBond with T-Sport | Mugen-Honda | HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
PAU 1 17 |
PAU 2 20 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
NOR 1 17 |
NOR 2 17 |
SPA 1 28 |
SPA 2 24 |
NÜR 2 17 |
NÜR 3 11 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
VAL 1 |
VAL 2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
NC† | 0† | |||||||||||||
| 2013 | ThreeBond with T-Sport | ThreeBond Nissan | MNZ 1 15 |
MNZ 2 24 |
MNZ 3 19 |
SIL 1 23 |
SIL 2 15 |
SIL 3 Ret |
HOC 1 27 |
HOC 2 24 |
HOC 3 Ret |
BRH 1 15 |
BRH 2 21 |
BRH 3 18 |
RBR 1 24 |
RBR 2 18 |
RBR 3 16 |
NOR 1 19 |
NOR 2 24 |
NOR 3 16 |
NÜR 1 21 |
NÜR 2 21 |
NÜR 3 Ret |
ZAN 1 18 |
ZAN 2 18 |
ZAN 3 16 |
VAL 1 25 |
VAL 2 17 |
VAL 3 15 |
HOC 1 22 |
HOC 2 20 |
HOC 3 20 |
31st | 0 | |||
| 2014 | ThreeBond with T-Sport | NBE | SIL 1 14 |
SIL 2 Ret |
SIL 3 21 |
HOC 1 10 |
HOC 2 24 |
HOC 3 12 |
PAU 1 9 |
PAU 2 Ret |
PAU 3 Ret |
HUN 1 16 |
HUN 2 23 |
HUN 3 22 |
SPA 1 12 |
SPA 2 15 |
SPA 3 22 |
NOR 1 17 |
NOR 2 Ret |
NOR 3 14 |
MSC 1 WD |
MSC 2 WD |
MSC 3 WD |
RBR 1 21 |
RBR 2 Ret |
RBR 3 17 |
NÜR 1 19 |
NÜR 2 15 |
NÜR 3 17 |
IMO 1 15 |
IMO 2 18 |
IMO 3 19 |
HOC 1 20 |
HOC 2 21 |
HOC 3 12 |
23rd | 3 |
† Guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete Porsche Supercup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)