Adam Carroll facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Adam Carroll
Nationality	British
Born	(1982-10-26) 26 October 1982 (age 42) Portadown, Northern Ireland
GP2 Series career
Debut season	2005
Current team	Super Nova Racing
Car no.	17
Former teams	Racing Engineering FMS International
Starts	72
Wins	5
Poles	1
Fastest laps	3
Best finish	5th in 2005
Formula E career
Debut season	2016–17
Current team	Panasonic Jaguar Racing
Car no.	47
Starts	12
Championships	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	21st in 2016–17
Finished last season	21st
Previous series
2011 2011 2010 2007–2009 2007 2005 2003 2002–2004 2000–2001 2000 1999 1999	Auto GP Formula Renault 3.5 IndyCar A1 Grand Prix DTM Formula One test driver Formula Three Euroseries British F3 British Formula Ford British FFord Winter Series Formula Renault Campus France Formula Palmer Audi Winter Series
Championship titles
2008–09 2002 2000	A1 Grand Prix British F3 National Class British FFord Winter Series

Adam Carroll (born 26 October 1982) is a professional racing driver from Northern Ireland. He is known for his skill on the track. He last competed in the 2016-17 Formula E season for Jaguar Racing. He also raced for Team Ireland in the A1 Grand Prix series, where he helped them win the championship in 2009.

Adam Carroll's Racing Journey

Starting Out: Early Career

Adam Carroll was born in Portadown, Northern Ireland. He began his racing career in 1993 by competing in karting events. He raced karts until 1998. In 1999, he won a special scholarship. This allowed him to move into British Formula Ford racing. He won the Winter Series and finished third in the festival.

In 2001, he continued in British Formula Ford. Then, in 2002, he moved up to the British Formula 3 B-Class. Even though his cars were older, Adam was always a top contender. He won the B-Class title with a record number of points.

Moving Up: International Racing

In 2003, Adam moved to the main Championship Class of British Formula 3. He faced challenges with funding, so he raced with different teams. Despite this, he achieved eight podium finishes in a row with one team. He also raced in the Formula Three Euroseries. He scored points in his very first race in that series. He even raced alongside future Formula One star Nico Rosberg in South Korea.

Adam continued in Formula Three in 2004. He finished second overall to Nelson Piquet, Jr.. In 2005, he joined the GP2 Series with the Super Nova Racing team. He joined just before the season started, so he didn't have much practice.

Even with little preparation, Adam was very competitive. He even challenged for the championship early on. However, car problems and accidents made him fall back later in the season. He often performed better than drivers who had more money for their racing. His talent was noticed by Formula One. In 2005, he became a test driver for the BAR-Honda Formula One team.

For the 2006 GP2 season, Adam joined the Racing Engineering team. This move helped him stay in top-level motorsport. He later left the Honda driver program. He felt there wasn't a good chance for him to become a full-time F1 driver.

Adam Carroll on the warm-up lap of a GP2 race at Silverstone, England in 2006.

The best part of his 2006 season was at Silverstone. He earned a pole position, a third place, and a second place finish. It was clear that his team wasn't as strong as others. Car failures cost him many points throughout the year. He also had issues with other drivers hitting his car. Despite these challenges, Adam finished eighth in the championship. He scored all of his team's points that year.

New Challenges: DTM, GP2, and A1GP

In early 2007, Adam raced in the German DTM series. He drove an older Audi A4. On June 26, he was announced as a replacement driver for the FMS GP2 team. This was for the race supporting the French Grand Prix.

Adam won a GP2 race at Silverstone. He scored 13 points in just one weekend. This was only his second time back in GP2 that year. He then left DTM due to sponsorship issues. He focused on GP2 for the rest of 2007. He also won the first race at the Hungaroring. He started sixth and changed all four tires during his pit stop. Adam finished seventh overall in GP2 that year. This was impressive since he didn't race the whole season.

Adam Carroll driving for A1 Team Ireland in the 2008-09 A1 Grand Prix season.

Adam Carroll driving for FMS International at the Monaco round of the 2008 GP2 Series season.

During this time, Adam tested the A1GP car for Ireland. He impressed everyone and signed on to race for A1 Team Ireland. In his first A1GP weekend, he earned a podium finish. He also finished sixth in the main race, even after starting 18th. Later, he won the Mexico City feature race. This was Ireland's first win in A1GP. He also finished on the podium at Brands Hatch. He helped Team Ireland finish sixth in the championship.

Adam started the 2008 GP2 Series season without a team. But he raced in four events for his old team, FMS International.

For the 2008/2009 season, Adam returned to A1GP with Team Ireland. He led them to victory for the first time in China. A1 Team Ireland became the fourth A1 Grand Prix champions. The title was decided in the final race in Great Britain. Ireland won with 112 points, all scored by Adam. This included five race victories and three fastest laps.

In April 2009, Adam shared that two F1 teams had contacted him. They were discussing a driver's seat for 2010. These teams were Campos Meta and Manor GP. Both were new teams for the 2010 season. Adam said he couldn't raise the money needed to sign with Virgin. He was also considered for a drive with Lola. Lola was planning to enter F1 in 2010, but their entry was not accepted.

Racing in America: IndyCar

The IndyCar Series team Andretti Autosport announced that Adam would race for them. He competed in some races during the second half of the 2010 season. He raced in the Watkins Glen Grand Prix and the Honda Indy 200. He finished 16th and 19th in these races. He scored 26 points and finished 34th in the drivers' championship.

2011 Season

Adam Carroll driving for Super Nova at the Monza round of the 2011 GP2 Series season.

On July 2, Adam made a special appearance in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series. He finished fourth and third in two races. This was because another driver was injured. He also raced in the Auto GP series at Donington. There, he took pole position and finished fifth and second in the races. He then returned to GP2 with Super Nova Racing for the German race.

Electric Racing: Formula E

Adam was often seen at Formula E events in 2015-16. He was a possible substitute driver for teams like Mahindra and Team Aguri. On August 19, 2016, Adam was one of four drivers testing for Jaguar Racing. This was for the 2016-17 Formula E pre-season test. He had tested with the team before. Adam was later signed to race with the Jaguar team.

Racing Results

Formula 3 Euro Series

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GP2 Series

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Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

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† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed 90% of the winner's race distance.

A1 Grand Prix

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Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	DC	Points
2007–08	Ireland	NED SPR	NED FEA	CZE SPR 3	CZE FEA 6	MYS SPR 7	MYS FEA 7	ZHU SPR 4	ZHU FEA 16	NZL SPR 6	NZL FEA 5	AUS SPR 15	AUS FEA 13	RSA SPR 15	RSA FEA Ret	MEX SPR 4	MEX FEA 1	SHA SPR 11	SHA FEA 3	GBR SPR 3	GBR FEA 13	6th	94
2008–09		NLD SPR Ret	NLD FEA Ret	CHN SPR 1	CHN FEA 2	MYS SPR 5	MYS FEA 1	NZL SPR 1	NZL FEA 2	RSA SPR 4	RSA FEA Ret	POR SPR 2	POR FEA 5	GBR SPR 1	GBR FEA 1							1st	112

IndyCar Series

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Auto GP

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European Le Mans Series

British GT Championship

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FIA World Endurance Championship

24 Hours of Le Mans

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2016	Gulf Racing	Ben Barker Mike Wainwright	Porsche 911 RSR	GTE Am	328	33rd	5th

Formula E

Ferrari Challenge Finali Mondiali

Year	Class	Team	Car	Circuit	Pos.
2019	Trofeo Pirelli Pro	Ferrari Budapest	Ferrari 488 Challenge	Mugello Circuit	1st

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  Adam Carroll, a professional racing driver from Northern Ireland.