Richard Edward Bradley (born 17 August 1991) is a British racing driver. Bradley currently resides in

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and races under a Singaporean racing license in Formula BMW Pacific and formerly in the

All-Japan Formula Three Championship was a national motor racing championship that takes place in Japan. It is a junior-level feeder formula that uses small single seater Formula Three chassis. As a result of Formula 3 naming regulations by the FIA, on 13 August 2019, series pr ...

. He currently competes in the

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with

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Career

Karting

Bradley began his racing career in

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at the age of eleven and raced in various international championships, progressing to KF1 category in 2008, finishing eighth in the CIK-FIA European Championship.

Formula BMW Pacific

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, Bradley graduated to single–seaters into the Formula BMW Pacific series in Asia, joining Eurasia Motorsport and racing under a Singaporean racing licence. He dominated from the opening round at

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and achieved seven wins on his way to both championship and Rookie titles.

Formula Three

In 2011, Bradley graduated to the

with Petronas Team TOM'S. He finished fifth with two podiums. During the season he also appeared in the Pau and

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rounds of the

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. For the next year Bradley continued in All-Japan Formula Three Championship with TOM'S. He scored six podiums and progressed to the fourth place in the championship standings. Also he contested in the

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round of the FIA European Formula 3 Championship. Bradley also contested the end of year Formula Nippon test for Petronas Team TOM'S.

Super Formula

Bradley made his debut in the

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in 2013 with KCMG, finishing 21st in the standings.

Racing record

Career summary

† – As Bradley was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Super Formula Results

(Races in bold indicate pole position)

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

^† As Bradley was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Complete European Le Mans Series results

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class) ^† Bradley did not complete sufficient laps in order to score points.

Complete Super GT results

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

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bradley, Richard 1991 births Living people British racing drivers Formula BMW Pacific drivers 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers Japanese Formula 3 Championship drivers British Formula Three Championship drivers FIA Formula 3 European Championship drivers Super Formula drivers FIA World Endurance Championship drivers Asian Le Mans Series drivers Carlin racing drivers Manor Motorsport drivers WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers European Le Mans Series drivers TOM'S drivers KCMG drivers Graff Racing drivers Eurasia Motorsport drivers Starworks Motorsport drivers Le Mans Cup drivers IDEC Sport drivers Duqueine Team drivers Algarve Pro Racing drivers British expatriate sportspeople in Thailand