British racing driver (born 1994)
Matthew Parry
(born 14 January 1994) is a British racing driver.
Career
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Karting
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Born in Cardiff, Parry entered
karting
in 2006, when he finished second in the Hoddesdon Kart Club Championship Minimax.
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His biggest success was in the last year of his karting career, winning the Super 1 National Rotax Max Junior championship in 2010.
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Formula Ford & InterSteps
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In
2011
Parry made his debut in
single-seaters
, taking part in the
British Formula Ford Championship
with Fluid Motorsport.
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He finished eighth with eighteen point-scoring finishes in 24 races.
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For 2012, he decided to switch to the InterSteps championship for
Fortec Motorsports
. He took thirteen wins and a total of 21 podiums in 23 races on his way to the championship title.
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Formula Renault
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Parry continued his collaboration with Fortec for the
2013 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC season
.
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He won five races during the season to take the championship title, taking four further podium finishes.
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His performances earned him a nomination for the
McLaren Autosport BRDC Award
for the first time.
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On 1 December 2013, after the evaluation tests held at
Silverstone
, Parry was named as the winner of the award, taking the £100,000 cash prize and a
Formula One
test with
McLaren
.
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In 2014, Parry continued racing in Formula Renault, this time competing in
Formula Renault Eurocup
. He again raced with Fortec Motorsports, with whom he competed for in 2012 and 2013. He continued to race as part of the Caterham Racing Academy, of which he has been part since 2011.
GP3 Series
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In
2015
, Parry made his GP3 debut with
Koiranen GP
alongside
Jimmy Eriksson
and
Adderly Fong
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In July 2016, Parry won his first
race
at the Hungaroring in Hungary after starting from second place on the grid. He had a good weekend overall, topping Friday practice and almost being on pole until he was pipped by
Nyck de Vries
. In the second race the following morning Parry crossed the line in P6, later to finish P5 as fellow GP3 driver
Jack Aitken
got a 5-second penalty for causing a collision with Parry's teammate
Ralph Boschung
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Racing record
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Career summary
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†
As Parry was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete GP3 Series results
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(
key
) (Races in
bold
indicate pole position) (Races in
italics
indicate fastest lap)
References
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External links
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