Adam Langley-Khan (born 24 May 1985) is a

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racing driver of

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descent.

History

Khan began racing with an intensive course at the BRDC Silverstone Racing School in 2001, and jointly competed in several Junior Formula Ford races. The following year he participated in four races through a scholarship class in the BRDC Formula 3 Winter Series. In May 2003,

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endorsed Adam Khan's career when Khan was 17 years of age for the

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. In October same year, he joined Performance Racing programme.

Grand Prix

2005–06

After the launching of A1 Team Pakistan, Nur Ali was the first driver to be named in the inaugural

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, but was replaced before the first round with Adam Khan. In the first race at

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, Khan qualified in 7th place and finished the sprint race in 8th. The team had problems in the pit stop in the feature race and resulted in Khan finishing 13th. Following this, the team failed to score a point until the final race in China where Khan finished fifth. The team missed three rounds after Khan was injured in a practice crash in

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, although

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was drafted in as a non-scoring substitute driver for said weekend. Pakistan finished 20th in the standings with a total of 10 points. In the second edition, Khan left the team, and Nur Ali was recalled to race in season two. Khan took a break from racing, instead concentrating on his business studies at

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2007–08

Khan returned to the squad for

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. Khan's only point of the season came when he finished 10th in the sprint race in New Zealand.

2008–09

In August 2008, Khan prepared for the new A1GP season. On 10 September 2008, Khan was announced as both the driver and team seat holder for the 2008–09 season. Team Craft took over the running of the team. The team failed to appear at any events that season, initially due to problems with Khan fitting in the new chassis and later due to date-clashes with Khan's duties as demonstration driver for the Renault F1 Team.

Euroseries 3000

Having competed in the Euro3000 series in 2008 finishing third, and despite missing the first four races he narrowly missed out on the championship. His performances were spotted by the bosses at

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and he became their F1 test and demonstration driver in 2009 alongside

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and

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Personal life

Khan was born in

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to a

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family. He was appointed as an official government ambassador for motor sports in Pakistan, and in 2006 was presented with a young achievers award by the country’s president

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Racing record

Career summary

*(1) = Team standings. † At the Durban round he was injured after crash in practice sessions.

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

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

Complete GP2 Series results

Complete GP2 Asia Series results

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

References

External links

Home PageA1 Team PakistanRacingPakistan.com Official Racing Pakistan Web SiteFirst win for Khan in Euro 3000
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Adam 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Bridlington English people of Pakistani descent Sportspeople of Pakistani descent Alumni of King's College London English racing drivers British Formula Three Championship drivers German Formula Three Championship drivers Formula Renault V6 Eurocup drivers A1 Team Pakistan drivers A1 Grand Prix team owners Auto GP drivers GP2 Asia Series drivers Sportspeople from Yorkshire Arden International drivers A1 Grand Prix drivers DAMS drivers Performance Racing drivers Alan Docking Racing drivers Pakistani racing drivers Super Nova Racing drivers