Jay Bridger (born 23 September 1987, in
Kent
Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...
) is a British racing driver.
Bridger began racing in karts at the age of 8, winning four karting championships before starting his professional career in British
Formula Ford
Formula Ford, also known as F1600 and Formula F, is an entry-level class of single seater, open-wheel formula racing. The various championships held across the world form an important step for many prospective Formula One drivers. Formula Fo ...
in 2006. He finished fifth in the championship in 2007 and finished sixth in the Duratec class at the
Formula Ford Festival
The Formula Ford Festival is an annual meeting of Ford-powered single-seat racing cars which is held at the end of the British racing season, at the Brands Hatch motor racing circuit in the county of Kent, in Southern England. The events are he ...
and 10th in the
Walter Hayes Trophy. In 2008 he moved to the
British Formula Three Championship British Formula Three Championship may refer to:
*British Formula 3 International Series, a class of auto racing for Formula 3 open wheeled single seater racing cars, which took place from 1951 to 2014
*BRDC British Formula 3 Championship
Th ...
and won the National Class. He moved to the main championship in 2009 and finished 15th in points. In
2010
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he improved to 14th overall. He now runs his own team, Bridger Motorsport, as well as racing part-time.
External links
Official website*
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1987 births
Living people
English racing drivers
Formula Ford drivers
British Formula Three Championship drivers
People from Kent
Fluid Motorsport Development drivers
Team West-Tec drivers