Richard Bradley (racing driver)

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Richard Bradley
Bradley in 2021
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (1991-08-17) 17 August 1991 (age 32)
Super Formula career
Debut season2013
Current teamKCMG
Racing licence FIA Gold
Car number18
Previous series
2012
2011–12
2010		FIA European F3 Championship
All-Japan Formula Three
Formula BMW Pacific
Championship titles
2010Formula BMW Pacific

Richard Edward Bradley (born 17 August 1991) is a British racing driver. Bradley currently resides in Bangkok and races under a Singaporean racing license in Formula BMW Pacific and formerly in the All-Japan Formula Three Championship.[1] He currently competes in the European Le Mans Series with IDEC Sport.

Career[edit]

Karting[edit]

Bradley began his racing career in karting 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.[2]

Formula BMW Pacific[edit]

In 2010, 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 Sepang and achieved seven wins on his way to both championship and Rookie titles.[3]

Formula Three[edit]

In 2011, Bradley graduated to the All-Japan Formula Three Championship with Petronas Team TOM'S.[4] He finished fifth with two podiums.[5] During the season he also appeared in the Pau and Macau rounds of the FIA Formula 3 International Trophy.[6][7]

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.[8] Also he contested in the Spa 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[edit]

Bradley made his debut in the Super Formula in 2013 with KCMG, finishing 21st in the standings.[9]

Racing record[edit]

Career summary[edit]

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position
2010 Formula BMW Pacific Eurasia Motorsport 15 7 2 3 9 217 1st
2011 Japanese Formula 3 Championship Petronas Team TOM'S 14 0 0 0 2 36 5th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 9th
FIA Formula 3 International Trophy 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Carlin 1 0 0 0 0
2012 Japanese Formula 3 Championship Petronas Team TOM'S 15 0 0 1 6 52 4th
FIA Formula 3 European Championship Carlin 2 0 0 0 0 6 19th
2013 Super Formula KCMG 7 0 0 0 0 0 21st
Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 1 1 0 0 1 40 5th
Craft Racing 1 0 0 0 1
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 KCMG 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2014 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 KCMG 8 3 1 0 6 130 3rd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2015 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 KCMG 8 2 2 0 6 155 2nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 1 1 0 1 N/A 1st
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Eurasia Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 21st
2016 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Manor 8 0 1 0 1 33 17th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 KCMG 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
IMSA SportsCar Championship - PC Starworks Motorsport 5 0 0 0 1 110 15th
2017 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Graff 6 2 0 1 2 86 3rd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th
Michelin Le Mans Cup - LMP3 1 0 0 0 0 5 31st
Win Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0
2017-18 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3 WIN Motorsport 4 0 0 0 2 40 5th
2018 Super GT - GT300 Dijon Racing 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2019 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Duqueine Engineering 6 0 0 0 1 45 9th
2020 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 IDEC Sport 5 0 0 0 0 21 10th
2021 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Algarve Pro Racing 6 0 0 0 1 27.5 13th
2022 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Duqueine Team 6 0 0 0 0 20 14th
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 ARC Bratislava 1 0 0 0 0 0 28th
2023 Masters Endurance Legends - Prototypes DAMAX 2 0 0 0 2 10 28th
Endurance Racing Legends - LMP2B MacKellar 2 0 0 0 0 23 9th
2024 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pro-Am Algarve Pro Racing 1 0 0 0 0 12 4th*

† – As Bradley was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. * Season still in progress.

Complete Super Formula Results[edit]

(Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DC Points
2013 KCMG SUZ
19 		AUT
Ret 		FUJ
Ret 		MOT
14 		SUG
Ret 		SUZ
13 		SUZ
18 		21st 0

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results[edit]

Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points
2013 KCMG LMP2 Morgan LMP2 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL SPA LMS SÃO COA FUJ
6 		SHA BHR NC† 0†
2014 KCMG LMP2 Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL
2 		SPA
2 		3rd 130
Oreca 03R LMS
Ret 		COA
1 		FUJ
2 		SHA
Ret 		BHR
1 		SÃO
1
2015 KCMG LMP2 Oreca 05 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL
4 		SPA
3 		LMS
1 		NÜR
1 		COA
2 		FUJ
Ret 		SHA
3 		BHR
2 		2nd 155
2016 Manor LMP2 Oreca 05 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL
6 		SPA
3 		LMS NÜR
Ret 		MEX
Ret 		COA
Ret 		FUJ
7 		SHA
9 		BHR
10 		17th 33

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

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results[edit]

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2014 Hong Kong KCMG United Kingdom Matthew Howson
Switzerland Alexandre Imperatori 		Oreca 03R-Nissan LMP2 87 DNF DNF
2015 Hong Kong KCMG United Kingdom Matthew Howson
France Nicolas Lapierre 		Oreca 05-Nissan LMP2 358 9th 1st
2016 Hong Kong KCMG United Kingdom Matthew Howson
Japan Tsugio Matsuda 		Oreca 05-Nissan LMP2 116 DNF DNF
2017 France Graff Australia James Allen
France Franck Matelli 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 361 6th 5th
2020 France IDEC Sport France Paul-Loup Chatin
France Paul Lafargue 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 366 10th 6th
2022 France Duqueine Team France Reshad de Gerus
Mexico Memo Rojas 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 326 52nd 25th

Complete European Le Mans Series results[edit]

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2015 Eurasia Motorsport LMP2 Oreca 03R Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 SIL IMO RBR LEC
Ret 		EST 21st 0
2017 Graff LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL
4 		MNZ
8 		RBR
4 		LEC
6 		SPA
1 		ALG
1 		3rd 86
2019 Duqueine Engineering LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
3 		MNZ
6 		CAT
4 		SIL
Ret 		SPA
5 		ALG
Ret 		9th 45
2020 IDEC Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
Ret 		SPA
7 		LEC
7 		MNZ
6 		ALG
10 		10th 21
2021 Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
11 		RBR
8 		LEC
7 		MNZ
10 		SPA
Ret 		ALG
3 		13th 27.5
2022 Duqueine Team LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
12 		IMO
6 		MNZ
Ret 		CAT
6 		SPA
9 		ALG
9 		14th 20
2024 Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 Pro-Am Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
4 		LEC IMO SPA MUG ALG 4th* 12*

* Season still in progress.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results[edit]

(key)(Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class)

Year Entrant Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points
2016 Starworks Motorsport PC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 V8 DAY SEB LBH LAG DET WGL
3 		MOS
7 		LIM ROA
9† 		COA
8 		PET
4 		15th 110

† Bradley did not complete sufficient laps in order to score points.

Complete Super GT results[edit]

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pos. Pts
2018 Dijon Racing Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 GT300 OKA FUJ
21 		SUZ
22 		CHA FUJ
18 		SUG AUT
28 		MOT
26 		NC 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Profile". richardbradleymotorsport.com. Richard Bradley. Archived from the original on 15 November 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  2. ^ "CIK-FIA European Championship – SKF & KF1 2009". drivedb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Formula BMW Pacific 2010". Driver Database. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  4. ^ 開幕ラウンド占有走行 [Travel round the opening possession]. All-Japan Formula Three Championship (in Japanese). Japanese Formula 3 Association. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Japanese Formula 3 Championship – Championship Class 2011". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  6. ^ "Cars admitted" (PDF). Grand Prix de Pau. Alkamel Systems. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  7. ^ "Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix Provisional Entry List". macau.grandprix.gov.mo. Macau Grand Prix. 6 October 2011. Archived from the original on 18 November 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  8. ^ "Japanese Formula 3 Championship – Championship Class 2012". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  9. ^ "KCMG unveils Richard Bradley as Super Formula driver for 2013". KCMG. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2013.

External links[edit]

Sporting positions
Preceded by Formula BMW Pacific
Champion
2010 		Succeeded by
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