Gregor Ramsay (born 30 June 1996) is a British racing driver, born in

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. In

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he competed in Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 with the Lotus F1 Junior Team.

Career

Karting

Ramsay started

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in the Cadet class at the relatively late age of 10 during the 2007 season at

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, his local track. He then moved into national competition, joining the ZIP Young Guns team of karting legend Martin Hines and being coached by Terry Fullerton. Ramsay then moved onto the international karting scene with the official Tony Kart Junior Team based out of

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and competing in the WSK (World Series Karting) events throughout Europe. While competing in Italy he started working with the

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. The FDA was instrumental in his acquiring an International race licence, at the age of just 15. After two race weekends in

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at the end of 2011, Ramsay contested the full Formula Abarth European Series in 2012. He won one race at

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, took another podium at

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and finished eighth in the championship with

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team

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Formula Renault

For 2013 Ramsay switched to

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with the Euronova team of

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, who is a former star of international motor racing. World Series by Renault granted Ramsay two wildcard entries for the Renault 2.0 Eurocup, with Manor

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running alongside championship leader and fellow Brit,

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. The first being on 15/16 September 2013 at the Hungarian F1 circuit, and on the 29/30 September 2013 at Paul Ricard, France. 2013 was a learning curve year for Gregor in Renault 2.0 and some performances lead to an official top F1 Team junior programme drive in 2014.

Lotus F1 Junior Team

In 2014, Ramsay was signed to the Lotus F1 Junior Team

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) † As Ramsay was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series results

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

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results

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

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramsay, Gregor 1996 births Living people Racing drivers from Glasgow Scottish racing drivers Karting World Championship drivers Formula Renault Eurocup drivers Formula Renault 2.0 Alps drivers Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers Manor Motorsport drivers MP Motorsport drivers Keerbergs Transport Racing drivers Euronova Racing drivers BVM Racing drivers Jenzer Motorsport drivers Formula Abarth drivers