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Zak O'Sullivan
O'Sullivan driving the Dallara F2 2024 during the 2024 Spielberg Formula 2 round
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (2005-02-06) 6 February 2005 (age 19)
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
FIA Formula 2 Championship career
Debut season2024
Car number2
Former teamsART Grand Prix
Starts22 (22 entries)
Wins2
Podiums2
Poles0
Fastest laps1
Best finish16th in 2024
Previous series
2022–23
2021
2020
2019		FIA Formula 3 Championship
GB3 Championship
F4 British Championship
Ginetta Junior Championship
Championship titles
2021GB3 Championship
Awards
2021Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Award
The Jim Clark Trophy

Zak O'Sullivan (born 6 February 2005) is a British racing driver who most recently raced for ART Grand Prix in the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship. He previously raced in the FIA Formula 3 Championship in 2022 and 2023 for Carlin and Prema Racing respectively.[1] He is the champion of the 2021 GB3 Championship and the 2023 Formula 3 runner-up. He is a member of the Williams Driver Academy.[2]

He was awarded the Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Award for 2021.[3]

Career

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Karting

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Having taken up the sport when he was just nine years old,[4] O'Sullivan started his competitive karting career in 2014, where he won the British Super One Rookie Championship. After competing in the national Super 1 Championship in 2015 he won the MSA Kartmasters British Grand Prix, and in 2017 the Brit first raced in Europe, coming twelfth in the CIK-FIA European Championship with Ricky Flynn Motorsport.[5] O'Sullivan remained with the team in 2018 and achieved his best international karting result by finishing second in the German Karting Championship in the junior class.[6] That same year he also made his first and only appearance in the Karting World Championship.[7]

Ginetta Junior Championship

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In 2019 O'Sullivan made his car racing debut in the Ginetta Junior Championship with Douglas Motorsport.[8] He scored five podiums in the first ten races of the season, however his results improved after he made a switch to R Racing in the middle of the season.[9] O'Sullivan won two races at Snetterton and one at Thruxton, and thanks to a podium streak that lasted for nine consecutive races he finished second in the championship, which made him the highest-placed rookie.[10]

F4 British Championship

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For the 2020 season the Brit moved up to the F4 British Championship, partnering Christian Mansell and Matías Zagazeta at Carlin.[11] He started the season off strongly, with a win at the season-opening round at Donington Park and two victories at the Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit.[12][13][14] Throughout the following three rounds however, O'Sullivan was overtaken in the standings by Luke Browning, who had won all three races at Oulton Park and another two at Knockhill.[15] O'Sullivan bounced back with a run of nine consecutive podium finishes, which included four race wins as well as four second places.[16] At the final race of the season, O'Sullivan won the race and was initially crowned champion.[17] However, it turned out that, due to a red flag, only half the number of points were distributed, meaning that O'Sullivan fell behind Browning in the championship and became vice-champion, only three points behind his rival.[18]

GB3 Championship

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O'Sullivan at Brands Hatch during the 2021 GB3 Championship

O'Sullivan remained with Carlin for 2021, progressing to the GB3 Championship with his previous teammate Christian Mansell and American Bryce Aron.[19][20] His first race win in the series came at the second race of the first round at Brands Hatch, which led to him taking an early championship lead.[21] A pair of victories from Reece Ushijima at the next round put O'Sullivan's lead under threat,[22] but the Brit was able to get away from his championship rivals by winning the first two races of the third weekend at Donington Park, having started both from pole position.[23][24] He extended his advantage further by finishing second twice at both Spa-Francorchamps and Snetterton respectively,[25][26] and would get back to winning ways in the reversed-grid race in Silverstone.[27] Another victory followed in the first race at Oulton Park, and a sixth place in race 3, one where he overtook ten of his rivals, put O'Sullivan on the cusp of winning the title.[28][29] He would go on to control the first race of the final round, thus clinching the title in dominant fashion.[30]

For his efforts, O'Sullivan was nominated for the 2021 Autosport BRDC Award, and in February 2022, received that honour ahead of Jonny Edgar, Louis Foster and Oliver Bearman.[31][32] In addition, in December 2021, the BRDC awarded O'Sullivan with the Jim Clark Trophy for winning the GB3 title.[33]

FIA Formula 3 Championship

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2022

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O'Sullivan driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2022 Spielberg Formula 3 round

For 2022, O'Sullivan once again reunited with Carlin to contest the FIA Formula 3 Championship.[2] The Briton qualified 12th for reverse pole for the sprint race in Bahrain. He would slip back, but managed to score points in sixth place.[34] In Imola he would qualify eighth, but was penalised three places for the sprint race for impeding Reece Ushijima.[35] His sprint race would be disappointing, losing the car and crashing out on lap 9.[36] In the feature race, he stayed out of trouble and brought sixth place.[37] O'Sullivan had a poor round in Barcelona scoring no points,[38] but bounced back in Silverstone with an unexpected pole position, describing it as "really nice".[39][40] He would lose his lead to Arthur Leclerc on Sunday, but was able to narrowly hold off Ollie Bearman for second, scoring his first podium in the category.[41][42]

Another positive surprise came in the Budapest feature race. Having changed to dry tyres as the damp conditions were disappearing in the last third of the feature race, O'Sullivan was able to make his way up, overtaking car after car to finish fourth place by race's end.[43][44] He had a disappointing Spa-Francorchamps round despite starting from reverse pole, as he damaged his front wing during a first lap battle with Juan Manuel Correa.[45] After qualifying tenth and starting third in the sprint at Zandvoort O'Sullivan took his second podium which ended up being his final points finish of the season.[46] In the feature race, he ran in tenth for majority of the race but was overtaken by Bearman in the final stages, and O'Sullivan was given a penalty for contact with him, dropping him to the back.[47] After failing to score points during the Monza finale, O'Sullivan ended his rookie campaign 11th in the standings with 54 points and two podiums, whilst helping Carlin to seventh place and its best year yet.[48][49] During the F3 Prize Giving ceremony, O'Sullivan won the Comeback Of The Year for his comethru drive in Budapest.[50]

2023

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O'Sullivan driving for Prema Racing during the 2023 Austrian round

O'Sullivan drove for Prema Racing on all three days during the post-season test at the Jerez Circuit.[51] In November 2022, it was announced he would be joining Prema for the 2023 F3 season.[52][53] O'Sullivan had a disappointing start to the season as he failed to score points during the first round in Bahrain.[54] O'Sullivan qualified in fifth for Melbourne,[55] and got his first podium of the season by finishing second in the sprint race.[56] However, following the disqualification of Franco Colapinto, who had originally finished first, O'Sullivan was promoted to race winner and thus scored his first victory in Formula 3.[57] He remained in fifth place for the feature race.[58] O'Sullivan had another tough round in Monaco, qualifying 13th which limited points opportunities at a circuit where overtaking was tough. Despite that, he made a strong getaway during the feature race and an incident ahead secured him seventh place at the end.[59]

In Barcelona, O'Sullivan qualified on reverse pole, and would fend off fellow Williams Academy member Luke Browning to secure his second win.[60] He added more points to his tally in the feature race, finishing eighth.[61] In Austria, O'Sullivan qualified in sixth but was penalised three places during the sprint race for impeding.[62] Despite the setback, O'Sullivan would charge forward to fourth.[63] Sunday was much better, O'Sullivan mastered his way into the lead, taking advantage of his rivals fighting and breakthrough for his first Formula 3 feature race win.[64][65] O'Sullivan had a difficult weekend in his Silverstone home race, failing to score points.[66] In Hungary, O'Sullivan stormed to pole position, his first of the year.[67][68] His sprint race was compromised by making contact with Nikola Tsolov, which forced the Briton to pit for a new front wing and was classified 21st.[69] He then went on to dominate the feature race from pole, equalling the F3 win record with his fourth victory, propelling him to second in the standings.[70][71]

O'Sullivan qualified sixth in Spa-Francorchamps, but his races would be unlucky. During the sprint race, he impressed by finishing fourth, but was penalised for passing Hugh Barter by gaining time off-track, dropping to 15th.[72] His feature race started on the wrong foot, starting on the dry tyres which proved to be the wrong choice. He could not recover from there, ending the race in 12th, and knocked himself out of title contention.[73] O'Sullivan qualified sixth for the Monza season finale. After a penalty demoted him out of the points in the sprint race, he bounced back with a second place finish in the feature race.[74] The result meant that O'Sullivan finished runner-up in the standings, scoring 119 points, four wins, one other podium and one pole.[75][76]

FIA Formula 2 Championship

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O'Sullivan driving at Spa-Francorchamps where he took his second victory.

In October 2023, O'Sullivan was announced to step up to Formula 2 with ART Grand Prix for the 2024 season, teaming up with 2022 FIA Formula 3 champion Victor Martins.[77] Despite it being his rookie year, he stated that he saw "no reason why [fighting for the championship] shouldn't be possible".[78] He qualified sixth on his debut in Bahrain and finished seventh on his debut during the sprint race.[79] A strong start moved him to second in the feature race, but faded slightly late in the race to finish fourth.[80] A difficult round followed in Jeddah, where he stalled in the sprint race and spun out late in the feature race.[81] In Melbourne, O'Sullivan managed to avoid the chaos and claim a point in eighth.[82] A scruffy feature race followed with contact with Roman Staněk on the opening lap, before his race ended after colliding with Joshua Dürksen.[83]

A pointless weekend followed in Imola, before O'Sullivan earned his breakthrough in Monaco.[84] Starting 15th, O'Sullivan ran long on the harder tyres, and pitted right before the virtual safety car was deployed on lap 40. Due to this, he was able to jump the entire field, including net race leader Isack Hadjar to secure his first Formula 2 win.[85][86] In Austria, starting 12th, a long stint on the harder tyres allowed him to score points in the feature race with ninth.[87] In Silverstone, O'Sullivan was making a charge in the sprint from 14th and made his way to the points until he tipped teammate Martins into a spin, taking both out of the race.[88] He narrowly missed points with 11th in the feature race.[89] Qualifying on reverse pole for the sprint in Spa-Francorchamps,[90] he controlled proceedings and won the shortened sprint race affected by heavy rain.[91][92] He ended the feature race in a strong fourth place.[93]

Unfortunately for O'Sullivan, he pulled out of the championship following the Monza round due to a funding issue, meaning that he did not see out the remaining three rounds of the season.[94] He would eventually place 16th in the overall standings with two wins and 59 points.[95]

Super Formula

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In December 2024, O'Sullivan took part in a Super Formula test at the Suzuka Circuit, later stating that he "considered [it] an option for 2025".[96]

Formula One

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In February 2022, it was announced O'Sullivan would join the Williams Driver Academy.[2] During late October, O'Sullivan got his first taste of F1 machinery, driving the Aston Martin AMR21 at the Silverstone Circuit as part of his reward for claiming the Autosport BRDC Award the previous year.[97][98]

O'Sullivan debuted in Formula One machinery while driving the Williams FW45 during free practice (FP1) at the 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.[99] He ended the session in 18th place, 1.3 seconds off the fastest time.[100] He returned driving the FW45 during the young drivers' test, racking up 50 laps.[101]

Personal life

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O'Sullivan was born in Chelsea in London and moved Cheltenham when he was eight years old.[102] His racing hero was seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher.[103]

Racing runs in his family as his cousin Jordan (Toby) Smith is also an 8 time Karting Champion who is currently signed as a test driver by the FIA.

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2014 Clay Pigeon Kart Club — Honda Cadet 18th
2015 LGM Series — IAME Cadet 21st
Super 1 National Championship — IAME Cadet 34th
Formula Kart Stars — Super Cadet 7th
BNL Karting Series — Rotax Micro 6th
2016 LGM Series — IAME Cadet 14th
Super 1 National Championship — IAME Cadet Fusion Motorsport 8th
ROK Cup International Final — Mini ROK 23rd
MSA Kartmasters British Grand Prix — IAME Cadet 1st
2017 WSK Champions Cup — OKJ Ricky Flynn Motorsport 8th
Trofeo delle Industrie — OKJ 28th
WSK Super Master Series — OKJ 9th
CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ 12th
CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ 38th
2018 WSK Champions Cup — OKJ Ricky Flynn Motorsport 4th
South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ 31st
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — OKJ 6th
WSK Super Master Series — OKJ 6th
German Karting Championship — OKJ 2nd
CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ 11th
CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ 28th


Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Points
2017 Ricky Flynn Motorsport OKJ SAR
QH
3 		SAR
R
5 		CAY
QH
12 		CAY
R
7 		LEM
QH
20 		LEM
R
28 		ALA
QH
38 		ALA
R
DNQ 		KRI
QH
24 		KRI
R
10 		12th 34
2018 Ricky Flynn Motorsport OKJ SAR
QH
DSQ 		SAR
R
DSQ 		PFI
QH
12 		PFI
R
23 		AMP
QH
16 		AMP
R
7 		ESS
QH
8 		ESS
R
4 		11th 25

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F. Laps Podiums Points Position
2019 Ginetta Junior Championship Douglas Motorsport 10 0 1 1 5 591 2nd
R Racing 16 3 3 3 9
2020 F4 British Championship Carlin 26 9 3 4 18 408.5 2nd
2021 GB3 Championship Carlin 24 7 5 8 14 535 1st
2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship Carlin 18 0 1 1 2 54 11th
2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship Prema Racing 18 4 1 3 5 119 2nd
Formula One Williams Racing Test driver
2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship ART Grand Prix 22 2 0 1 2 59 16th

* Season still in progress.

Complete Ginetta Junior Championship results

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(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 DC Points
2019 Douglas Motorsport BHI
1
2 		BHI
2
9 		DON
1
2 		DON
2
8 		DON
3
2 		THR1
1
2 		THR1
2
2 		CRO
1
C 		CRO
2
8 		OUL
1
11 		OUL
2
7 		2nd 591
R Racing SNE
1
4 		SNE
2
4 		SNE
3
1 		SNE
4
1 		THR2
1
2 		THR2
2
1 		THR2
3
2 		KNO
1
3 		KNO
2
2 		KNO
3
2 		SIL
1
2 		SIL
2
5 		SIL
3
9 		BHGP
1
5 		BHGP
2
Ret 		BHGP
3
7

Complete F4 British Championship results

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(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 DC Points
2020 Carlin DON
1
4 		DON
2
1 		DON
3
3 		BHGP
1
1 		BHGP
2
Ret 		BHGP
3
1 		OUL
1
2 		OUL
2
9 		OUL
3
3 		KNO
1
4 		KNO
2
1 		KNO
3
3 		THR
1
5 		THR
2
10 		THR
3
12 		SIL
1
2 		SIL
2
1 		SIL
3
3 		CRO
1
1 		CRO
2
2 		SNE
1
2 		SNE
2
1 		SNE
3
1 		BHI
1
2 		BHI
2
4 		BHI
3
1‡ 		2nd 408.5

‡ Half points were awarded for Race 3, as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.

Complete GB3 Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points
2021 Carlin BRH
1
3 		BRH
2
1 		BRH
3
710 		SIL1
1
2 		SIL1
2
2 		SIL1
3
96 		DON1
1
1 		DON1
2
1 		DON1
3
Ret 		SPA
1
2 		SPA
2
2 		SPA
3
78 		SNE
1
17 		SNE
2
2 		SNE
3
23 		SIL2
1
15 		SIL2
2
4 		SIL2
3
15 		OUL
1
1 		OUL
2
Ret 		OUL
3
610 		DON2
1
1 		DON2
2
1 		DON2
3
813 		1st 535

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points
2022 Carlin BHR
SPR
6 		BHR
FEA
18 		IMO
SPR
Ret 		IMO
FEA
6 		CAT
SPR
18 		CAT
FEA
27† 		SIL
SPR
14 		SIL
FEA
2 		RBR
SPR
12 		RBR
FEA
17 		HUN
SPR
18 		HUN
FEA
4 		SPA
SPR
20 		SPA
FEA
13 		ZAN
SPR
3 		ZAN
FEA
23 		MNZ
SPR
Ret 		MNZ
FEA
11 		11th 54
2023 Prema Racing BHR
SPR
12 		BHR
FEA
11 		MEL
SPR
1 		MEL
FEA
5 		MON
SPR
13 		MON
FEA
7 		CAT
SPR
1 		CAT
FEA
8 		RBR
SPR
4 		RBR
FEA
1 		SIL
SPR
16 		SIL
FEA
18 		HUN
SPR
22 		HUN
FEA
1 		SPA
SPR
15 		SPA
FEA
12 		MNZ
SPR
11 		MNZ
FEA
2 		2nd 119

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 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 DC Points
2024 ART Grand Prix BHR
SPR
7 		BHR
FEA
4 		JED
SPR
16† 		JED
FEA
Ret 		MEL
SPR
8 		MEL
FEA
Ret 		IMO
SPR
9 		IMO
FEA
13 		MON
SPR
10 		MON
FEA
1 		CAT
SPR
9 		CAT
FEA
15 		RBR
SPR
9 		RBR
FEA
9 		SIL
SPR
Ret 		SIL
FEA
11 		HUN
SPR
19 		HUN
FEA
14 		SPA
SPR
1 		SPA
FEA
4 		MNZ
SPR
Ret 		MNZ
FEA
13 		BAK
SPR 		BAK
FEA 		LSL
SPR 		LSL
FEA 		YMC
SPR 		YMC
FEA 		16th 59

* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula One participations

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 WDC Points
2023 Williams Racing Williams FW45 Mercedes M14 E Performance V6 t BHR SAU AUS AZE MIA MON ESP CAN AUT GBR HUN BEL NED ITA SIN JPN QAT USA MXC SAP LVG ABU
TD 		– –

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Sporting positions
Preceded by GB3 Championship
Champion
2021 		Succeeded by
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