Dylan Young

Dylan Young
Nationality Australian
Born 29 January 1989 (1989-01-29) (age 27)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
MRF Challenge Formula 2000 career
Car no. 3
Previous series
2012-2016
2011
2010		 MRF Challenge Formula 2000
JK Racing Asia Series
Formula BMW Pacific

Dylan Young (born 29 January 1989) is an Australian racing driver from Melbourne, Australia.

Career

Dylan Young started his motorsport career in karts at the relatively late age of 17 in 2007.[1]

Formula BMW

Young made his open wheeler debut in the Formula BMW Pacific championship at the 2010 Petronas Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix. He drove for British team Motaworld Racing before budget contraints forced him to be sidelined until later in the season when he rejoined the championship alongside the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix weekend.[2]

JK Racing Asia Series

Young continued on in the same Formula BMW championship for 2011 which was rebranded to the JK Racing Asia Series. He made the switch to Canadian team Atlantic Racing [3] but much like the previous season faced further financial difficulties and as a result missed a number of races. Young's strongest races of the season came at rounds 11 and 12 which were held at the 2011 Singapore Formula One Grand Prix. Despite being out of the car for some months due to his budget issues, Young managed to qualify in 5th position before both he and his team mate were disqualified after the two Atlantic Racing Team cars had been found with a technical error. With the penalty pushing Young to the back of the grid for both races, he then went on to climb through the field to 8th and 6th places respectively.[4]

MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship

Young made the move to the MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship for 2012, featuring a faster car than the Formula BMW he drove for the previous two seasons. Young went on to score points finishes inside the top ten at races 4 and 5 of the 2012 championship.[5]

Returning to the Championship again in 2013, Young was a regular in the points over the opening three rounds of the Championship held at the Indian Formula 1 Grand Prix and then twice at the Bahrain Formula 1 Circuit. His most promising results however came in round 4 of the Championship held at the MMRT Circuit in Chennai in February, 2014. Young finished in 3rd on two occasions for a double podium finish with other strong drives inside the top 5 .[6] Young finished a strong 7th in the Championship out of 22 drivers with the field including the likes of Arthur Pic (current GP2 driver), Tio Ellinas (former Marussia F1 test driver & currently a GP2 & Formula Renault 3.5 driver) & Harry Tincknell (FIA World Endurance LMP1 driver with Nissan).[7]

Young endured a difficult 2014 MRF Challenge Championship mostly brought about by a low scoring final round at the MMRT Circuit in India during January, 2015 which didn't reflect the strong pace he showed in Bahrain where he was racing at the front of the grid. Young wasn't able to replicate his double podium finish at the MMRT circuit from the previous season and instead was involved in a big accident in the opening race before another competitor drove into him in the final race, causing damage to Young's car and forcing him out of the race.[8] Round 2 at the Bahrain International Circuit was Young's strongest weekend of the Championship, finishing in the top 5 but losing the lead after making a mistake on lap 4, having started from pole position in Race 2 of the meeting.[9] With the final round in India being Young's lowest scoring round of the Championship due to multiple accidents, he ultimately tumbled down the points table & finished the Championship equal 10th on points.

The 2015 MRF Challenge Championship saw Young return to the Championship which featured 14 races across Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai and Chennai. Young's best finish of the season came in Dubai where he finished 6th place and he finished the season in 13th place in the standings out of a field of 28 drivers.

GP3

Young completed a GP3 Series test with the Hilmer Motorsport team, the official GP3 partner of the Sahara Force India Formula 1 Team at the post season test held at the Yas Marina Formula 1 Circuit in Abu Dhabi during November, 2014.[10] As a result of the test, Young was said to be targeting a move into the GP3 Series or Auto GP for the 2015 Season.[11]

Young has been referenced as looking to enter the GP3 Series for the 2017 season and has also been open about keeping options open to switch to a touring car career.[12]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.dylanyoungracing.com/#!about/c1blz
  2. ↑ http://www.dylanyoungracing.com/#!news/nws1/2A3C90E7-EFD2-4126-883D-45031579C15A/strong-performance-from-young-in-debut-formula-bmw-races
  3. ↑ http://thinkdesignmagazine.com/people/item/1115-dylan-young
  4. ↑ http://www.thephuketnews.com/success-for-phukets-dylan-young-27066.php
  5. ↑ http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-young-breaks-into-top-ten-in-mrf-formula-2000-rounds-35343.php
  6. ↑ http://www.dylanyoungracing.com/#!news/nws1/E396B8A0-94C5-46EA-A486-FFA5ED45DADF/young-blitzes-to-double-podium-finish-in-mrf-finale
  7. ↑ http://www.mrfracing.in/racing/race-center/Formula-2000/2013
  8. ↑ http://www.dylanyoungracing.com/#!news/nws1/89B5E391-046F-4BEB-9D6F-441DADD85DBB/luckless-mrf-finale-for-young-in-india
  9. ↑ http://www.dylanyoungracing.com/#!news/nws1/99BEDECE-3BE9-498C-8094-0F4DB63B95F5/young-bursts-into-the-top-5-in-bahrain
  10. ↑ http://www.dylanyoungracing.com/#!news/nws1/2A9C0EED-C198-456B-BD40-99E224F44077/young-completes-successful-gp3-test-in-abu-dhabi
  11. ↑ http://www.dylanyoungracing.com/#!news/nws1/7064A4FC-3E99-4FE0-ABFF-3B961A970E7C/young-targets-gp3-or-auto-gp-for-2015
  12. ↑ "Aussie out to make F1 dream happen". Retrieved 2016-09-13.

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