Adam Christodoulou
| Adam Christodoulou | |
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Star Mazda |
Adam Robert Christodoulou (born 11 June 1989, in
Career
Karting
Christodoulou began his racing career in
However in 2006 an MSA court found that Christodoulou had competed in a meeting at Rowrah on 5 June 2005 using illegally-modified engines. These had been modified by Peter Christodoulou whose actions resulted in a fine of £30,000.
In 2017, Christodoulou admitted to still suffering night terrors and regular involuntary bowel movements due to the events which he claimed to know ‘nothing about’.[2]
Formula Renault
Christodoulou began his career in single seater racing in the 2006 Formula Renault UK Winter Series and gained 4th place at Croft round 2, race 1 and managed a fastest lap at Croft round 2, race 2.
In the 2007 British Formula Renault Championship, Adam had the most podium finishes in Europe and the UK out of any rookie driver, he came fourth overall and won the coveted graduate cup[3] with a prize of £15,000. (He came behind Duncan Tappy, Dean Smith and Will Bratt). During this year he was invited to become a BRDC young driver.
During the Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter Series 2007 he finished 3rd.
In 2007 Christodoulou also competed in the
Back in the British Formula Renault Championship for 2008, Adam finished the season with 7 wins, 4 new lap records and 11 podium finishes. On 21 September he secured the UK Formula Renault 2.0 Championship title with 472 points.
During this year Adam's team, CR Scuderia, was managed by Andrew Kirkaldy who races the FIA GT and the team principal, Chris Niarchos, of the Cobra Group also races in the FIA GT series alongside Tim Mullen and Rob Bell of the CR Scuderia team.
In December 2008 he was one of six finalists for the prestigious McLaren Autosport BRDC Award, and won the Autosport Awards British Club Driver 2008.[4]
Star Mazda
In 2009, Christodoulou competed in the
Sports cars
For 2010, he ran in the Rolex Sports Car Series GT class for Newman Wachs Racing with co-driver John Edwards.[6]
Other information
Adam competed in the "race4charity" celebrity kart race organised by BP Ultimate at the Autosport International show in 2008.[7] Adam broke the lap record and his team won the charity event where they raced against such drivers as Allan McNish, Paul di Resta, Sam Bird and Nathan Caratti amongst others.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team Name | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter Series | AKA Lemac | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 10th |
| 2007 | Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship | AKA Cobra Racing | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 384 | 4th |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 137 | 8th | ||
| Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter Cup | AKA Cobra | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 3rd | |
| 2008 | Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship | CR Scuderia | 20 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 472 | 1st |
| 2009 | Star Mazda Championship | JDC MotorSports
|
13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 473 | 1st |
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | MP Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38th | |
| 2010 | International GT Open | CRS Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 28th |
| Rolex Sports Car Series - GT | SpeedSource Newman Wachs Racing | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 297 | 6th | |
| 2011 | Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro | McLaren GT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33rd |
| Le Mans Series - GTE Am | CRS Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 4th | |
| Rolex Sports Car Series - GT | SpeedSource | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 49th | |
| Ferrari Challenge Europe - Trofeo Pirelli | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 18 | 10th | ||
| 2012 | Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am | Lapidus Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 34th |
| GT3 Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| International GT Open | Lapidus Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 20th | |
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd | ||
| 2013 | Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am | Black Falcon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 6th |
| British GT Championship - GT4 | PROsport Performance | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37.5 | 9th | |
| GT4 European Trophy | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 97 | 3rd | ||
| HDI-Gerling Dutch GT | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ? | ? | ||
| 2014 | Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro | Black Falcon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 19th |
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | ||
| 2015 | Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro | Black Falcon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | ||
| 24H Series - A6 | Ram Racing | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 9th | |
| 2016 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | Black Falcon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 39th |
| 24H Series - A6 | |||||||||
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | AMG-Team Black Falcon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1st | |
| 2017 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | Mercedes-AMG Team Black Falcon | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19th |
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 5th | ||
| British GT Championship - GT3 | Team ABBA with Rollcentre Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 11th | |
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | Black Falcon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14th | |
| IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Riley Motorsports - Team AMG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 57th | |
| Touring Car Endurance Series - SP3-GT4 | Mercedes-AMG Testteam Black Falcon | ||||||||
| 2018 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | Mercedes-AMG Team AKKA ASP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 14th |
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup
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AKKA ASP Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 20th | |
| British GT Championship - GT3 | Team ABBA Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Mercedes-AMG Team Riley Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 49th | |
| China GT Championship - GT3 | 2 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 | 25 | 17th | ||
| V de V Endurance Series - LMP3 | Inter Europol Competition | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | |
| 24H GT Series - A6 | PROsport Performance | ||||||||
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | Mercedes-AMG Team Black Falcon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 2nd | |
| 2019 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | Goodsmile Racing & Type-Moon Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| British GT Championship - GT3 | Team ABBA Racing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 17th | |
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | Strakka Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37th | |
| China GT Championship - GT3 | Toro Racing x JCDCR | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 120 | 5th | |
| 24H GT Series - A6 | Black Falcon | ||||||||
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | Mercedes-AMG Team Black Falcon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | |
| The Hankook 25 Hours VW Fun Cup | DRM Family | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 20th | |
| 2020 | 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | Mercedes-AMG Team HRT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2021 | GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | Ram Racing
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| DTM Trophy | PROsport Racing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 24H GT Series - GT4 | Dragon Racing | ||||||||
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | Mercedes-AMG Team HRT Bilstein | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | |
| 2022 | International GT Open | Theeba Motorsport | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 6th |
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | BWT
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 2nd | |
| 2023 | GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am | Bartone Bros Racing with RealTime | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 12th |
| GT Cup Open Europe | Volcano Motorsport | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 12th | |
| 24H GT Series - 992 | HRT Performance | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 5th* | |
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 | Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th | |
| 2024 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Boutsen VDS | |||||||
| IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Lone Star Racing | ||||||||
| Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 | Mercedes-AMG Team GetSpeed |
† As Christodoulou was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Star Mazda Championship results
(key)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009
|
JDC MotorSports
|
SEB 1 |
VIR 7 |
MMP 1 |
NJ1 2 |
NJ2 25 |
WIS 2 |
IOW 5 |
ILL 2 |
ILL 2 |
QUE 5 |
ONT 3 |
ATL 3 |
LAG 1 |
1st | 473 |
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Lone Star Racing | GTD | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 | DAY | SEB | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS | PET |
References
- ^ "Trent Valley Kart Club | the home of british karting TVKC Lincolnshire".
- doi:10.3403/30301245, retrieved 19 September 2020
- ^ "Latest News: Tappy Targets Hamilton After Storming To Title". Renault Sport. 14 October 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2008.
- ^ "British Club Driver: Adam Christodoulou". Autosport. 7 December 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
- ^ IndyCar News and Notes Archived 7 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine, IndyCar PR via motorsport.com, 16 October 2009, Retrieved 16 October 2009
- ^ "AUTO-RACING - GRAND-AM: Mazda Adds to Rolex GT Ladder - SPEEDtv.com". Archived from the original on 24 February 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2009.
- ^ "Report from the Karting Show at the Autosport International". Renault Sport. 14 January 2008. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2008.
External links
- Official website
- Adam Christodoulou driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Adam Christodoulou career summary at DriverDB.com
- Report on Christodoulou's ban from Karting