Jody Fannin

Jody Fannin
Nationality British
Born (1993-09-04) 4 September 1993
Chertsey, Surrey, England
British GT Championship career
Debut season 2012
Current team JRM Racing
Car no. 230
Former teams Team WFR
Starts 12
Wins 8
Poles 4
Fastest laps 2
Best finish 1st (GT4 category) in 2012
Previous series
2013
2013
2013
2011
2010
2009
2009
2008
2008
2008
2007		 GT Tour
ADAC GT Masters
Blancpain Endurance Series
Ginetta G50 Cup
Ginetta Junior Championship
MSA Kartmasters Grand Prix
Super One Minimax
BRDC Stars of Tomorrow
London Cup Rotax Mini Max
Midland Championships Minimax
Stars of Tomorrow National Championship
Championship titles
2012
2009		 British GT (GT4 category)
Midland Championships Minimax
Awards
2013
2010		 BRDC Rising Star
ESSN Media Young Sports Personality of the Year
MSA Academy Member

Jody Fannin (born 4 September 1993) is a British auto racing driver. He currently competes in the British GT Championship, driving for TF Sport in a GT3-class Aston Martin V12 Vantage. He was the 2012 British GT GT4-class champion, along with Warren Hughes, driving for Team WFR in a Ginetta G50.

Racing career

Early career

Born in Chertsey, Surrey,[1] Fannin first appeared in karting in 2006, competing in the Bayford Kart Club Summer Sprint Championship Minimax, and finishing sixth, moving to the Stars of Tomorrow National Championship in 2007, to compete in the Rotax Mini Max class, finishing 32nd after competing in 2 rounds.[2] 2008 would prove to be more successful: he won both Bayford Meadows Winter Championship[2] and the Midland Championships Minimax,[1] finished fifth in the London Cup's Rotax Mini Max class, and finished tenth in the BRDC Stars of Tomorrow MiniMax championship.[2] He also finished ninth in the Super One Minimax in 2009, in addition to a 19th place finish in the Mini Max class of the MSA Kartmasters Grand Prix.[2] For 2010, he moved into car racing, joining the Ginetta Junior Championship with TJ Motorsport,[3] where he immediately proved his pace: he set fastest lap at round 1 at Thruxton, then went on to win the third round of the season at the Brands Hatch GP circuit,[4] eventually finishing fourth overall,[5] and was the top rookie in the series by a large margin.[6] Following that successful debut season, he moved into the Ginetta G50 Cup, driving for Team PYRO,[7] and finishing third overall.[6]

2012–2013

For 2012, he made the move to the British GT series, driving a GT4-class Ginetta G50, but now for Team WFR, partnering the much more experienced Warren Hughes. The partnership was successful right from the start, as the duo won the first two events of the season, both held at Oulton Park.[8] Fannin and Hughes went into the penultimate round of the season, held at Silverstone, only needing a fourth place finish to take the title,[9] and his win in that race sealed the title, even though he had only completed six laps of the track prior to the event.[10] Fannin and Hughes would finish on 243.5 points, 84.5 points ahead of Zoë Wenham in second place,[11] having won eight of the ten races that season. Following his championship victory, he entered the final three rounds of the Dutch GT Championship, still driving for Team WFR in the G50, held at Zandvoort Circuit. It proved to be a successful venture, with a fourth-place finish in the first sprint race,[12] fourteenth (and last) in the second sprint race after a mechanical failure, and a second place in the third, and final, race of the weekend.[13] He also entered the final round of the Blancpain Endurance Series, held at the Spanish Circuito de Navarra, driving a Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 entered by Scuderia Vittoria.[14] It would not be a successful debut, as the team, with Fannin partnered for the race by David McDonald and Danny Candia, failing to finish, and retiring after 35 laps.[15]

In 2013, following his BRDC Rising Star award,[16] he made the step up to the GT3 class of the series, now driving for JRM Racing in their Nissan GT-R, signing in a last-minute deal to compete in the opening round of the season, driving solo, which incurred an additional 20-second pit stop penalty.[17] He finished twelfth in race one,[18] and eleventh in race two,[19] both positions being outside of the points. In June, it was announced that he would race for JMB Racing in a Nissan GT-R GT3 at Paul Ricard and the Nürburgring in the Blancpain Endurance Series, driving alongside Nicolas Misslin and Nicolas Marroc.[20] It would not prove to be a successful debut, however, as the trio retired after 22 laps, and were not classified.[21] He returned to JRM Racing again for the 24 Hours of Spa, this time alongside Charles Bateman, Matt Bell and Humaid Al-Masaood, but brake issues dogged their race, and they were eventually forced to retire with a driveline problem, as the car stopped on track.[22] Following this event, he competed in the Magny-Cours round of the GT Tour with Julien Briché, driving for JMB Racing. They retired from the first race, before finishing eleventh in the second.[23] Fannin then partnered Steven Kane for JRM Racing in the Hockenheimring round of the ADAC GT Masters series, taking 18th in the first race,[24] and 14th in the second.[25] Fannin finished the season partnering Jean-Philippe Dayraut in the Paul Ricard round of the GT Tour, and, after not being classified in the first race,[26] they took fourth in the second race.[27] This result saw Fannin classified 23rd in the driver's championship.[28]

Personal life

He was named after Jody Scheckter, and has a South African father, and an English mother.[1] His family moved to South Africa when he was one, moving back to the UK seven years later.[1] Away from motorsport, his job is SIM developer at iZone.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "About Me". Jody Fannin. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Jody Fannin career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Fannin Takes Outstanding Ginetta Junior Debut Win at Brands Hatch GP". Racecar. 2 May 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  4. ↑ Paice, Simon (4 May 2010). "Fannin secures Maiden Win at Brands Hatch – Ginetta Junior". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "Motorsport – Surrey's Fannin targets consistency in Ginetta G50 Cup". BBC Sport. 24 May 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  6. 1 2 "Driver Biography: Jody Fannin". British GT Championship. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "Fannin joins Pyro for 2011 Ginetta GT Supercup". 10 Tenths Motorsport. 13 December 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  8. ↑ "Jody Fannin takes Double Victory on British GT debut". 10 Tenths Motorsport. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  9. ↑ Woodhead, James (3 September 2012). "British GT GT4 Battle Nears Conclusion With Silverstone Enduro – British GT". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  10. ↑ "Glory for super Jody Fannin in the British GT4 Championship". This is Surrey. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  11. ↑ "Points: 2012 British GT4 Drivers Championship". British GT Championship. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  12. ↑ "JODY FANNIN ON DUTCH GT: ZANDVOORT". Ginetta. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  13. ↑ van de Bildt, Marco (9 October 2012). "Chaotic Dutch GT Championship at Formido Finale Races at Zandvoort". LeMans24uur.nl. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  14. ↑ "Rising star Jody Fannin makes a move". This is Surrey. 16 October 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  15. ↑ "Navarra 3 Hours 2012 – Race Results". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  16. ↑ Charman, James (14 February 2013). "GT Racing Pair Named BRDC Rising Stars". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  17. ↑ Broomhead, James (26 March 2013). "Late Deal Brings JRM Racing to British GT Opener – British GT". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  18. ↑ "Race Results: 2013 Round 1 – Oulton Park (Race 1)". British GT Championship. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  19. ↑ "Race Results: 2013 Round 1 – Oulton Park (Race 2)". British GT Championship. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  20. ↑ "Jody Fannin Joins JMB Racing For Paul Ricard And Nürburgring". dailysportscar.com. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  21. ↑ "Paul Ricard 29–30 June 2013 Results Race" (PDF). Blancpain Endurance Series. 30 June 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  22. ↑ "JRM Racing Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 comes within minutes of achieving aim at Total 24 Hours of Spa". JRM-Group. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  23. ↑ "GT Tour Magny Cours". Jody Fannin. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  24. ↑ "Double finish for JRM Racing in first ADAC GT Masters race" (PDF). JRM-Group. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  25. ↑ "ADAC GT Masters Hockenheim". Jody Fannin. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  26. ↑ "Le Castellet – 25, 26 et 27 octobre 2013 – Course 1" (PDF). GT Tour FFSA. 27 October 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  27. ↑ "Le Castellet – 25, 26 et 27 octobre 2013 – Course 2" (PDF). GT Tour FFSA. 27 October 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  28. ↑ "Classement général provisoire Pilotes" (PDF). GT Tour FFSA. 27 October 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
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