Adam Robert Christodoulou (born 11 June 1989, in Lichfield) is a Greek-British racing driver, who won the 2008 British Formula Renault Championship and also won the 2009 Star Mazda Championship in the United States. His cousin Riki Christodoulou is also a racing driver, having competed in British Formula 3 Championship.
| Adam Christodoulou | |
|---|---|
 Christodoulou as his Formula Renault car is inspected at Oulton Park. | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 11 June 1989 Lichfield, Staffordshire |
| Related to | Riki Christodoulou (Cousin) |
| Rolex Sports Car Series career | |
| Debut season | 2010 |
| Current team | SpeedSource/Newman Wachs Racing |
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold |
| Car number | 68 |
| Previous series | |
| 2006–2008 2007 2009 | Formula Renault UK Formula Renault NEC Star Mazda |
| Championship titles | |
| 2008 2009 | Formula Renault UK Star Mazda |
Career
editKarting
editChristodoulou began his racing career in karting in Britain. His first competitive success came in the 2001 Kartmasters British Grand Prix - comer cadet[1] where he came 1st in class, the first of many accolades in his burgeoning career.
However in 2006 an MSA court found that Christodoulou had competed in a meeting at Rowrah on 5 June 2005 using illegally-modified engines. These had been modified by Peter Christodoulou whose actions resulted in a fine of £30,000.
Formula Renault
editChristodoulou began his career in single seater racing in the 2006 Formula Renault UK Winter Series and gained 4th place at Croft round 2, race 1 and managed a fastest lap at Croft round 2, race 2.
In the 2007 British Formula Renault Championship, Adam had the most podium finishes in Europe and the UK out of any rookie driver, he came fourth overall and won the coveted graduate cup[2] with a prize of £15,000. (He came behind Duncan Tappy, Dean Smith and Will Bratt). During this year he was invited to become a BRDC young driver.
During the Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter Series 2007 he finished 3rd.
In 2007 Christodoulou also competed in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup, and although he only took part in 4 rounds, he still gained podium finishes and came 8th out of 44.
Back in the British Formula Renault Championship for 2008, Adam finished the season with 7 wins, 4 new lap records and 11 podium finishes. On 21 September he secured the UK Formula Renault 2.0 Championship title with 472 points.
During this year Adam's team, CR Scuderia, was managed by Andrew Kirkaldy who races the FIA GT and the team principal, Chris Niarchos, of the Cobra Group also races in the FIA GT series alongside Tim Mullen and Rob Bell of the CR Scuderia team.
In December 2008 he was one of six finalists for the prestigious McLaren Autosport BRDC Award, and won the Autosport Awards British Club Driver 2008.[3]
Star Mazda
editIn 2009, Christodoulou competed in the Star Mazda series, a single seater class in the US, and won the championship, with 3 wins and 9 podium finishes. He has again been nominated for the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award. He will test an Indy Lights car for Sam Schmidt Motorsports in October 2009 after having previously tested for Bryan Herta Autosport in the same series.[4]
Sports cars
editFor 2010, he ran in the Rolex Sports Car Series GT class for Newman Wachs Racing with co-driver John Edwards.[5]
Other information
editAdam competed in the "race4charity" celebrity kart race organised by BP Ultimate at the Autosport International show in 2008.[6] Adam broke the lap record and his team won the charity event where they raced against such drivers as Allan McNish, Paul di Resta, Sam Bird and Nathan Caratti amongst others.
Racing record
editCareer summary
edit† As Christodoulou was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Star Mazda Championship results
edit(key)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | JDC MotorSports | SEB 1 |
VIR 7 |
MMP 1 |
NJ1 2 |
NJ2 25 |
WIS 2 |
IOW 5 |
ILL 2 |
ILL 2 |
QUE 5 |
ONT 3 |
ATL 3 |
LAG 1 |
1st | 473 |
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Lone Star Racing | GTD | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | DAY | SEB | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET |
References
edit- ^ "Trent Valley Kart Club | the home of british karting TVKC Lincolnshire".
- ^ "Latest News: Tappy _targets Hamilton After Storming To Title". Renault Sport. 14 October 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2008.
- ^ "British Club Driver: Adam Christodoulou". Autosport. 7 December 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
- ^ IndyCar News and Notes Archived 7 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine, IndyCar PR via motorsport.com, 16 October 2009, Retrieved 16 October 2009
- ^ "AUTO-RACING - GRAND-AM: Mazda Adds to Rolex GT Ladder - SPEEDtv.com". Archived from the original on 24 February 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
- ^ "Report from the Karting Show at the Autosport International". Renault Sport. 14 January 2008. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2008.
External links
edit- Official website
- Adam Christodoulou driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Adam Christodoulou career summary at DriverDB.com
- Report on Christodoulou's ban from Karting