Lando Norris (born 13 November 1999) is a Belgian-British
racing driver currently competing in
Formula One
Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...
with
McLaren,
racing under the British flag. He won the
MSA Formula championship in 2015, and the
Toyota Racing Series
The Formula Regional Oceania Championship is New Zealand's premier formula racing category. The series includes races for every major trophy in New Zealand circuit racing including the New Zealand Motor Cup and the Denny Hulme Memorial Trophy. ...
,
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and
Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup
The Formula Renault Northern European Cup (formerly Formula Renault 2.0 NEC) was a Formula Renault, Formula Renault 2.0 championship originally held in Northern Europe (Germany, Netherlands and Belgium), but has expanded over the years to the whol ...
in 2016. He also received the
McLaren Autosport BRDC Award
The Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Award is an award set up in 1989 to reward and recognise young racing drivers from the UK. As its names suggest, the award is backed by Aston Martin, motorsport magazine Autosport, and the British Racing Drivers' Cl ...
that year. He subsequently joined the
McLaren Young Driver Programme in 2017 and won the
2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship
The 2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship is a multi-event motor racing championship for third-tier single-seat open wheel formula racing cars that is held across Europe. The championship featured drivers competing in two-litre Formula Thre ...
, competing with
Carlin Motorsport
Carlin, formerly Carlin Motorsport, is a motor racing team based in the United Kingdom. It currently competes in five championships: FIA Formula 2 Championship, FIA Formula 3 Championship, F4 British Championship, BRDC British Formula 3 and ...
. Consequently, he was promoted to the
Formula 2
Formula Two (F2 or Formula 2) is a type of open-wheel formula racing category first codified in 1948. It was replaced in 1985 by Formula 3000, but revived by the FIA from 2009–2012 in the form of the FIA Formula Two Championship. The name re ...
Carlin team, where he finished second in
2018
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, competing with
Carlin Motorsport
Carlin, formerly Carlin Motorsport, is a motor racing team based in the United Kingdom. It currently competes in five championships: FIA Formula 2 Championship, FIA Formula 3 Championship, F4 British Championship, BRDC British Formula 3 and ...
. He was then announced as a McLaren driver in 2018, alongside
Carlos Sainz Jr. He achieved his first podium in Formula One at the
2020 Austrian Grand Prix
The 2020 Austrian Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Rolex Großer Preis von Österreich 2020) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 5 July 2020 at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria. The race was the opening round of th ...
and his best finish is second in the
2021 Italian Grand Prix
The 2021 Italian Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Heineken Gran Premio d'Italia 2021) was a Formula One motor race held on 12 September 2021 at Autodromo Nazionale Monza. It was the 14th round of the 2021 Formula One World Champions ...
, finishing behind teammate
Daniel Ricciardo
Daniel Joseph Ricciardo ( "Ricardo", ; born 1 July 1989) is an Italian-Australian racing driver who last raced in Formula One driving for McLaren, under the Australian flag. He made his debut at the 2011 British Grand Prix with the HR ...
.
Personal life
Lando Norris was born in
Bristol
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, to Adam and Cisca Norris. His father is a retired pensions manager, and is one of Bristol's wealthiest people as well as the 501st-richest person in the country (as of 2018). His mother Cisca (''née'' Wauman) is from the
Flanders
Flanders (, ; Dutch: ''Vlaanderen'' ) is the Flemish-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to cultu ...
region of
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
. He has three siblings, of which he is the second oldest; younger sisters Flo and Cisca, and an older brother Oliver, who was also involved in
karting on a competitive level, until 2014.
Norris holds both British and Belgian citizenship,
and speaks a small amount of
Flemish Dutch.
Norris was educated at
Millfield School in
Street,
Somerset
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. He left school without taking his
GCSEs
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, but studied physics and mathematics with a full-time personal tutor. His family later moved to
Glastonbury
Glastonbury (, ) is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated at a dry point on the low-lying Somerset Levels, south of Bristol. The town, which is in the Mendip district, had a population of 8,932 in the 2011 census. Glastonbur ...
to allow him to become a day pupil,
and to pursue his racing career, citing
Valentino Rossi
Valentino Rossi (; ; born 16 February 1979) is an Italian former professional motorcycle road racer and nine-time Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champion. Nicknamed ''The Doctor'', he is widely considered to be one of the greatest motorcyc ...
as an inspiration.
He initially resided in
Woking near the
McLaren team headquarters, but later moved to
Monaco
Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Lig ...
in 2022, for financial reasons.
Between August 2021 and September 2022 Norris was dating Portuguese model Luisinha Oliveira. Norris has stated he and his girlfriend were subject to abuse and death threats from online trolls.
Racing career
Early career
After initially developing an interest in
motorcycle racing, Norris's attention switched to four wheels after his father took him and his brother to watch a round of the
Super 1 National Kart Championships
The Super One National Kart Championships, also known as S1 or Super One, is a karting championship based in the United Kingdom. It has been in operation since 1983 and is regarded as the premier karting championship in the UK, producing profession ...
at his local kart track. He started his racing career at the age of seven when he claimed
pole position at his first national event. In 2013, Norris competed in
KF-Junior karting, winning the
CIK FIA European Championship and the International Super Cup, as well as the
WSK Euro Series. The following year he won the CIK-FIA
KF World Championship with Ricky Flynn Motorsport, making him the youngest karting world champion.
In 2014, Norris made his car racing debut in the
Ginetta Junior Championship, a support series to the
British Touring Car Championship
The Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom, currently organised and administered by TOCA. It was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship and was renamed as ...
. He finished third in the championship, winning four races and claiming the Rookie Cup. For 2015, Norris signed with
Carlin Motorsport
Carlin, formerly Carlin Motorsport, is a motor racing team based in the United Kingdom. It currently competes in five championships: FIA Formula 2 Championship, FIA Formula 3 Championship, F4 British Championship, BRDC British Formula 3 and ...
to drive in the newly established
MSA Formula Championship (now known as the
F4 British Championship). Norris took eight wins, ten pole positions, and fourteen total podiums to win the championship ahead of
Ricky Collard and
Colton Herta. He also made occasional appearances in the
ADAC
ADAC, officially the Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club (), is Europe's largest motoring association. ADAC is the largest club (Verein) in Germany with around 21 million members. It would be more aptly described today as an individual mo ...
and
Italian
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*** Regional Ita ...
Formula 4 championships with
Mücke Motorsport
Mücke Motorsport is an auto racing team based in Germany, which is also known as ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg.
History
Single-seaters
Mücke Motorsport was formed by Peter Mücke in 1998 to run his son Stefan Mücke in the German Formula BMW ADAC ...
where he claimed six podiums from eight starts in the former.
In January 2016, Norris travelled to
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
to compete in the
Toyota Racing Series
The Formula Regional Oceania Championship is New Zealand's premier formula racing category. The series includes races for every major trophy in New Zealand circuit racing including the New Zealand Motor Cup and the Denny Hulme Memorial Trophy. ...
with the
M2 Competition team. He achieved six race wins, including the
New Zealand Grand Prix
The New Zealand Grand Prix, sometimes known as the New Zealand International Grand Prix, is an annual motor racing event held in New Zealand. First held in 1950, it is best known for hosting rounds of the Tasman Series in the 1960s and 1970s. It ...
, and won the championship ahead of
Jehan Daruvala. Norris then returned to Europe to race in the
Formula Renault 2.0 category with
Josef Kaufmann Racing, competing in both the
Eurocup and
Northern European Cup. He won both series, taking eleven race wins in total and recording ten consecutive pole positions in the latter. At the same time, Norris embarked on a part-time campaign in the
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship and claimed four wins in eleven races. In October he made a guest appearance in the final round of the
European Formula 3 Championship at the
Hockenheimring in preparation for the
Macau Grand Prix
The Macau Grand Prix ( pt, Grande Prémio de Macau; ) is a motorsport road race for automobiles and motorcycles held annually in Macau. It is the only street circuit racing event in which both cars and motorcycles participate, and one of onl ...
in November. Norris placed ninth in qualifying in Macau but was eliminated from the qualification race after crashing on the first lap. In the main race, he progressed from 27th on the grid to finish 11th.
Norris raced full-time with Carlin in the
2017 European Formula 3 Championship, and faced competition from
Joel Eriksson,
Maximilian Günther
Maximilian Günther (born 2 July 1997) is a German racing driver currently competing in Formula E for Maserati MSG Racing. Günther has previously driven in Formula 2 with Arden and for Dragon Racing, BMW i Andretti and Nissan e.dams in Formu ...
and
Callum Ilott
Callum Benjamin Ilott ( ; born 11 November 1998) is a British racing driver competing in the NTT IndyCar Series for Juncos Hollinger Racing. He was the official reserve driver for Alfa Romeo for the 2021 Formula One World Championship season an ...
for the championship title. Norris finished on the podium in twenty of the thirty races, including nine wins, and recorded eight pole positions. He clinched the title with two races remaining, marking his fifth racing championship title in four years. In November, Norris made his second appearance at the Macau Grand Prix. He was classified second in qualifying but dropped to seventh in the qualification race. He benefited from an accident between the leaders on the final lap to finish the Grand Prix second behind
Dan Ticktum
Daniel Charles Anthony Ticktum (born 8 June 1999) is a British racing driver currently racing with the NIO 333 FE Team in the Formula E World Championship.
Ticktum became a member of the Red Bull Junior Team in 2017. During his time with Red ...
. On the following weekend, Norris made his
FIA Formula 2 debut with
Campos Racing
Campos Racing is a Spanish motor racing team, founded by former Formula One driver Adrián Campos. The team has been successful in Formula Three and the GP2 Series.
History
After retiring from racing, Campos formed his own team at the end of 1 ...
, replacing
Ralph Boschung
Ralph Boschung (born 23 September 1997) is a Swiss racing driver set to compete in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for Campos Racing. He is a race winner in the GP3 Series and has previously competed in Formula 2 from to , for Campos, MP Mot ...
for the final round at
Yas Marina Circuit
The Yas Marina Circuit (Arabic: حلبة مرسى ياس) is the venue for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The circuit was designed by Hermann Tilke, and is situated on Yas Island, near Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Yas Marina w ...
.
Norris competed full-time in the
2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship, racing alongside
Sérgio Sette Câmara
Sérgio Sette Câmara Filho (born 23 May 1998) is a Brazilian racing driver who currently drives for NIO 333 FE Team in Formula E. He was a member of the Red Bull Junior Team, having formerly been a test and development driver for McLaren.
Car ...
at Carlin. Norris won the opening race at the
Bahrain International Circuit
The Bahrain International Circuit ( ar, حلبة البحرين الدولية, Ḥalba al-Baḥrayn ad-Dawliyya) is a motorsport venue opened in 2004 and used for drag racing, GP2 Series (now FIA Formula 2), and the annual Formula One Bahrain ...
from pole position, however, this would prove to be his only race victory of the season. He scored consistent points and podium finishes to hold the lead of the championship until the sixth round at the
Red Bull Ring, when
George Russell passed him in the standings. Norris retired from both races at the eleventh round at
Sochi Autodrom
The Sochi Autodrom (russian: Сочи Автодром, Sochi Avtodrom), previously known as the Sochi International Street Circuit and the Sochi Olympic Park Circuit, is a permanent race track in the settlement of Sirius next to the Black Sea r ...
, ruling him out of championship contention and dropping him to third place in the standings behind
Alex Albon
Alexander Albon Ansusinha ( th, อเล็กซานเดอร์ อัลบอน อังศุสิงห์; , , born 23 March 1996) is a Thai-British racing driver currently competing in Formula One for Williams Racing, under th ...
, although he recovered to second place after the final round at
Yas Marina Circuit
The Yas Marina Circuit (Arabic: حلبة مرسى ياس) is the venue for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The circuit was designed by Hermann Tilke, and is situated on Yas Island, near Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Yas Marina w ...
.
Formula One
In February 2017, Norris was signed as a junior driver with
McLaren. Following the announcement,
Zak Brown said that Norris was "a fabulous prospect" who deserved the award. Later that year, Norris tested for McLaren in a scheduled mid-season test. He set the second fastest lap in the second day of testing at the
Hungaroring
The Hungaroring is a motorsport racetrack in Mogyoród, Pest County, Hungary where the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix is held. In 1986, it became the location of the first Formula One Grand Prix behind the Iron Curtain. Bernie Ecclestone w ...
. In late 2017, Norris became the official McLaren test and reserve driver for the 2018 season. Norris participated in his first official practice session at the
Belgian Grand Prix, recording 26 laps. Norris drove in six further practice sessions during the year.
McLaren (2019–present)
=2019
=
Norris was contracted to drive for
McLaren for the
2019 Formula One World Championship
The 2019 FIA Formula One World Championship was the motor racing championship for Formula One cars which marked the 70th running of the Formula One World Championship. It is recognised by the governing body of international motorsport, the Fé ...
, partnering
Carlos Sainz Jr. He qualified eighth on his debut at the and finished the race in twelfth place. He scored his first Formula One points by finishing sixth at the following race, the . The was the first of Norris' retirements that season, after damage from a first lap collision with
Daniil Kvyat caused him to retire later in the race. Further retirements came at the after a collision with
Lance Stroll
Lance Strulovitch (born 29 October 1998), better known as Lance Stroll, is a Canadian–Belgian racing driver competing under the Canadian flag in Formula One. He has driven for Aston Martin since , having previously driven for Williams and R ...
and at the when a brake fire caused his suspension to fail.
Norris was on course to finish seventh at the but suffered hydraulic problems late in the race and was eventually classified ninth. This was followed by a sixth-place finish at the , matching his best result. He was forced to start from the back at the due to penalties for exceeding the allowed number of engine components for the season. He later retired from the race after a power failure. At the , he made his way from eleventh up to fifth in the early stages of the race. He maintained this position and was set to record his best career finish but suffered a power failure on his final lap and was classified eleventh.
Three consecutive points finishes followed at the
Italian
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*** Regional Ita ...
,
Singapore
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and
Russian
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*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
Grands Prix. At the , Norris was running in fifth place before
Alex Albon
Alexander Albon Ansusinha ( th, อเล็กซานเดอร์ อัลบอน อังศุสิงห์; , , born 23 March 1996) is a Thai-British racing driver currently competing in Formula One for Williams Racing, under th ...
collided with him during an overtake attempt. Norris dropped back after collecting floor damage and eventually finished eleventh. At the next race, the , he had a wheel fitted incorrectly after pitting from seventh place. He spent almost two minutes in the pits as his mechanics resolved the problem but he was eventually withdrawn from the race. He ended the season with three consecutive points finishes.
Norris finished his debut Formula One season eleventh in the drivers' championship with 49 points. Teammate Sainz scored 96 points, however Norris out-qualified Sainz at eleven of the twenty-one races. During his debut year, Norris signed a multi-year contract to stay with McLaren for the
2020 season until .
=2020
=
At the season-opening , Norris qualified in fourth place but was elevated to third after a grid penalty for
Lewis Hamilton
Sir Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton (born 7 January 1985) is a British racing driver currently competing in Formula One for Mercedes. In Formula One, Hamilton has won a joint-record seven World Drivers' Championship titles (tied with Mic ...
, the highest grid position of his career at the time and the highest for McLaren since the
2016 Austrian Grand Prix. In the closing stages of the race, third-placed Hamilton was issued a five-second penalty for causing a collision with Alex Albon. Norris set the fastest lap of the race on the final lap to finish 4.802 seconds behind Hamilton, allowing Norris to claim the first podium finish of his career. This made Norris the
third youngest podium-finisher in Formula One history. At the , Norris qualified sixth but was given a three-place grid penalty for overtaking under
yellow flags during practice. He passed three cars in the final two laps of the race to finish fifth, in what he described as "one of the best races of
iscareer".
Six consecutive points finishes came between the
British
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* British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies.
** Britishness, the British identity and common culture
* British English, ...
and
Tuscan Grands Prix. Norris collected damage on the opening lap of the and finished the race fifteenth. At the , he retired from sixth place with power unit failure. During the , a collision with
Lance Stroll
Lance Strulovitch (born 29 October 1998), better known as Lance Stroll, is a Canadian–Belgian racing driver competing under the Canadian flag in Formula One. He has driven for Aston Martin since , having previously driven for Williams and R ...
and a puncture resulted in a thirteenth-place finish. Following this, Norris faced criticism over his remarks that Stroll "doesn't seem to learn" and his perceived downplaying of
Lewis Hamilton
Sir Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton (born 7 January 1985) is a British racing driver currently competing in Formula One for Mercedes. In Formula One, Hamilton has won a joint-record seven World Drivers' Championship titles (tied with Mic ...
's achievement of
most Grand Prix wins
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, describing it as meaning "nothing to him". Subsequently, Norris apologised for his comments about Stroll and also offered a personal apology to Hamilton, stating that his comments were "careless" and that he "
adn'tshown the respect I should have to certain people".
At the wet
Turkish Grand Prix Norris had what he called "
heworst start of everyone's career ever".
He started from fourteenth place after a five-place grid penalty for failing to respect yellow flags in qualifying, but recovered to finish eighth and recorded the fastest lap of the race.
Norris finished fourth at the and fifth at the season-finale , which alongside the points scored by teammate Sainz, assisted McLaren in claiming third place in the constructors' championship over
Racing Point. Norris ended the season ninth in the drivers' championship with 97 points, eight points behind Sainz.
=2021
=
Norris remained at McLaren for the season, partnering
Daniel Ricciardo
Daniel Joseph Ricciardo ( "Ricardo", ; born 1 July 1989) is an Italian-Australian racing driver who last raced in Formula One driving for McLaren, under the Australian flag. He made his debut at the 2011 British Grand Prix with the HR ...
as Sainz left the team.
Norris qualified seventh for the season-opening and finished the race fourth. At the following race, the , a qualifying time that would have placed him third on the grid was deleted for exceeding track limits, and he started the race seventh. Norris had run in second place before being passed by Lewis Hamilton with three laps remaining. He finished third to claim his second Formula One podium finish. At the , Norris started fifth and benefited from
Charles Leclerc
Charles Marc Hervé Perceval Leclerc (; born 16 October 1997) is a Monégasque racing driver, currently racing in Formula One for Scuderia Ferrari. He won the GP3 Series championship in 2016 and the FIA Formula 2 Championship in .
Leclerc ...
's failure to start the race and
Valtteri Bottas
Valtteri Viktor Bottas (; born 28 August 1989) is a Finnish racing driver currently competing in Formula One for Alfa Romeo, having previously driven for Mercedes from to and Williams from to . Bottas has scored race wins and podiums. H ...
' retirement to claim another podium finish. Norris was issued a grid penalty and started ninth at the for failing to enter the pits during a red flag period in qualifying, a sanction he criticised as "unfair". He recovered places in the race to finish fifth, assisted by crashes and mistakes from drivers ahead.
Norris equalled his highest grid position at the time the , starting third after Bottas was issued with a grid penalty. He finished fifth for the third consecutive race. He bettered this qualifying position at the following weekend's , starting in second place after setting a time 0.048 seconds behind
pole-sitter Max Verstappen. Norris received a penalty during the race after being judged to have forced
Sergio Pérez off the track. He finished the race third to claim his third podium of the season. He set the sixth fastest time in Friday qualifying at the , before finishing fifth in the new-format
sprint qualifying and fourth in the Grand Prix. This result moved him up to third place in the drivers' championship.
Norris qualified sixth for the . He improved to third place by the first corner but was hit from behind by Bottas, causing him to collide with Verstappen. Norris retired from the race two laps later due to heavy damage. At the , Norris finished fourth in sprint qualifying, which became third on the grid for the race as Bottas incurred an engine penalty. Norris finished the race second behind teammate Ricciardo, scoring his fourth podium of the season and securing McLaren's first one-two finish since the
2010 Canadian Grand Prix. Norris took his first Formula One pole position in changing weather conditions in qualifying at the . He lost the lead to Carlos Sainz on the first lap before regaining it on lap 13. Norris continued to lead the race with Lewis Hamilton close behind until rain began to fall in the closing laps. Norris decided to stay out on dry-weather tyres while Hamilton pitted for intermediate tyres. The rain soon worsened, allowing Hamilton to overtake and forcing Norris to pit for intermediates. Norris finished seventh, recording the fastest lap of the race. Following that race Norris was unable to finish any of the remaining seven races of the season in a higher position than seventh, although he was able to score points in each one of them. He finished his season in sixth place in the standings, having lost out to former teammate Sainz by just 4.5 points.
=2022
=
In February 2022 Norris signed a contract extension with McLaren that will see him be with team until at least 2025. Norris completed all three days of the Bahrain Official Preseason Testing after Ricciardo tested positive for COVID-19 and was unable to attend. At the new
Miami Grand Prix, Norris brought out the safety car when his
McLaren MCL36 collided with
Pierre Gasly
Pierre Gasly (; born 7 February 1996) is a French racing driver, currently competing in Formula One under the French flag, racing for Scuderia AlphaTauri. He is the 2016 GP2 Series champion, and the runner-up in the 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 ...
's AlphaTauri.
In May 2022, despite suffering with
tonsillitis
Tonsillitis is inflammation of the tonsils in the upper part of the throat. It can be acute or chronic. Acute tonsillitis typically has a rapid onset. Symptoms may include sore throat, fever, enlargement of the tonsils, trouble swallowing, and en ...
, Norris came sixth in the
Monaco Grand Prix and secured the fastest lap.
=2023
=
Norris is set to remain with McLaren for 2023 where he is set to be partnered at the team by
2021 Formula 2 champion
Oscar Piastri who is replacing
Daniel Ricciardo
Daniel Joseph Ricciardo ( "Ricardo", ; born 1 July 1989) is an Italian-Australian racing driver who last raced in Formula One driving for McLaren, under the Australian flag. He made his debut at the 2011 British Grand Prix with the HR ...
.
Endurance racing
It was announced that Norris would join
United Autosports
United Autosports is a sports car racing team, founded by American businessman and entrepreneur Zak Brown and former British racing driver Richard Dean.
In 2020, United Autosports became the first ever team to win the prestigious 24 Hours of ...
in order to race in the
2018 24 Hours of Daytona
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in the
2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship
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alongside two-time Formula One champion
Fernando Alonso as well as the
2016–17 Asian Le Mans Series
The 2016–17 Asian Le Mans Series was the fifth season of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's Asian Le Mans Series. It is the fourth 24 Hours of Le Mans-based series created by the ACO, following the American Le Mans Series (since merged with the R ...
LMP3 champion
Philip Hanson. Norris and his team finished the race in 13th place in their class and 38th position overall. Following the race, Fernando Alonso hailed Norris's 'impressive speed' stating that "The stints he did were very impressive - the teamwork, the preparation, the focus"
Norris has also competed in the
2020 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual with Team Redline in the LMP2 class alongside his F1 counterpart
Max Verstappen and sim-racers Atze Kerkhof and Greger Huttu. Qualifying in 5th place for the race start, the team were met with a series of technical problems on Verstappen's end and were forced to retire overnight as a result of Verstappen crashing. However, due to a Red Flag being called, their team were allowed to rejoin back into the grid, 18 laps behind and last on the LMP2 grid. In the end, Norris and the team finished 25th in the LMP2 standings and in the overall standings.
Other ventures
Norris raised $12,000 for the
COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund
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in support of the
World Health Organization
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during an online streaming event on
Twitch
Twitch may refer to:
Biology
* Muscle contraction
** Convulsion, rapid and repeated muscle contraction and relaxation
** Fasciculation, a small, local, involuntary muscle contraction
** Myoclonic twitch, a jerk usually caused by sudden muscle co ...
.
He also founded Team Quadrant, an esports team which also focuses on content creation and apparel, in 2020.
Subsequent to his Formula One debut in 2019, Norris confirmed that he had struggled with his mental health from the pressures of the sport, turning to the
Mind charity for support. Alongside his support of the Mind charity, Norris himself is an advocate for increasing mental health visibility in sports.
In September 2021, Norris launched a
kart racing
Kart racing or karting is a road racing variant of motorsport with open-wheel, four-wheeled vehicles known as go-karts or shifter karts. They are usually raced on scaled-down circuits, although some professional kart races are also held on fu ...
brand known as the LN Racing Kart. The manufacturing is supported by the OTK Kart Group, while operations are carried out by Ricky Flynn Motorsport.
Awards
*
Autosport Awards British Competition Driver of the Year: 2021
Karting record
Karting career summary
Racing record
Racing career summary
As Norris was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete Ginetta Junior Championship results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete MSA Formula results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Toyota Racing Series results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Driver did not finish the race but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
As Norris was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete Macau Grand Prix results
Complete FIA Formula 2 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)
24 Hours of Daytona results
Complete Formula One results
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key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
References
External links
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British Racing Drivers' Club profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Norris, Lando
1999 births
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