Robert Cregan (born 4 November 1988 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish racing driver. He competed in the 2012 GP3 Series season for Ocean Racing Technology. He finished second in the 2010-11 UAE GT Championship - GTC.[1] He is the son of Richard Cregan, who was the team manager of the Toyota Formula One team.[2]

Robert Cregan
NationalityRepublic of Ireland Irish
Born (1988-11-04) 4 November 1988 (age 35)
Dublin (Ireland)
Previous series
2012
2011
2010-11
2008
2006
GP3 Series
Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series
UAE GT Championship-GTC
Porsche Supercup
FF 1600 Walter Hayes Trophy

Career edit

Cregan's racing career began in 2002.[2] He raced in the 2006 Formula Ford 1600 Walter Hayes Trophy, finishing twelfth.[3]

He moved into sportscars in 2008, competing in two races in the 2008 Porsche Supercup season. Cregan finished second in the 2010-11 UAE GT Championship - GTC, winning three of the six races he competed in.[3]

He joined the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series in 2011, in the process becoming the first Irishman to compete in the series.[2] He competed for Matt Stone Racing in a Ford Falcon (BF) and scored 747 points from the 17 races.[3]

Cregan returned to single-seater racing in 2012 when he competed for Ocean Racing Technology in the 2012 GP3 Series season.[3] He failed to score a point and finished in 22nd in the Drivers' Championship standings.

Racing record edit

Career summary edit

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F.L. Podiums Points Position
2006 Formula Ford 1600 Walter Hayes Trophy ? 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 12th
2008 Porsche Supercup Tolimit Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2010-11 UAE GT Championship - GTC ? 6 3 ? ? 4 38 2nd
2011 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series Matt Stone Racing 17 0 0 0 0 747 12th
2012 GP3 Series Ocean Racing Technology 16 0 0 0 0 0 22nd
2013 GP3 Series Trident Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 27th

Complete GP3 Series results edit

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 D.C. Points
2012 Ocean Racing Technology CAT
FEA

15
CAT
SPR

Ret
MON
FEA

18
MON
SPR

11
VAL
FEA

15
VAL
SPR

13
SIL
FEA

20
SIL
SPR

15
HOC
FEA

11
HOC
SPR

NC
HUN
FEA

21
HUN
SPR

14
SPA
FEA

21
SPA
SPR

DNS
MNZ
FEA

20
MNZ
SPR

17
22nd 0
2013 Trident Racing CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
VAL
FEA
VAL
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
NÜR
FEA
NÜR
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
YMC
FEA

16
YMC
SPR

13
27th 0

References edit

  1. ^ "Robert Cregan". GP3 Series. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "V8 Series: Robert Cregan first Irishman to compete in V8 Supercars as he joins the Fujitsu series". CircuitProDigital.com. 12 February 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d "Robert Cregan career statistics at Driver Database". Driverdb.com. Retrieved 9 September 2012.

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