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Callan O'Keeffe

Callan O'Keeffe (born 9 June 1996) is a South African former racing driver, driver coach and founder of the School Of Send.[1][2] He is a former member of both the Red Bull Junior Team and the Lotus F1 Junior Team.[3][4]

Racing career edit

Karting edit

O'Keeffe started karting at the age of 13. In 2010 he finished third in the KF3 CIK-FIA World Cup.[3] In 2011 O'Keefe won the British Karting Junior Championship in and was the runner-up in the KF3 CIK-FIA World Cup.[4][5][6]

Lower formulae edit

O'Keeffe began his career in single-seater racing cars in 2012 with the Formula BMW Talent Cup.[4][6] He won 4 races during the regular season. In the Grand Final, he only finished in ninth with 13 points.[7][8]

In 2013 he competed in the ADAC Formel Masters for Lotus.[9][10] He finished the season in thirteenth.[citation needed]

Formula Renault edit

For the 2014 season, he signed a contract with the ART Junior Team to start in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup.[11] Later in the season, he switched his team driver for KTR alongside fellow Lotus F1 juniors Alex Albon and Gregor Ramsay. He took his first Formula Renault race win in the Northern European Cup at TT Circuit Assen. after also scoring his first pole position.[12][13] At the end of the season he had scored one win and was on the podium three times. He was seventh in the drivers' standings with 187 points.[14] In the Eurocup he collected a total of 28 points and finished sixteenth in the final drivers' standings.[citation needed]

In 2015 he joined Fortec Motorsports to compete in both the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup.[7][15] In the Northern European Cup he scored 3 podiums and finished the season in seventh. In the Eurocup he only finished in fourteenth after leaving the series ahead of the final two rounds.[16]

In 2016 he only competed in one round of the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup for JD Motorsport.[citation needed]

In 2019 he returned to the Formula Renault Eurocup with FA Racing by Drivex.[17][18] Ahead of the fifth round at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps he moved to M2 Competition.[1] He finished the season in seventeenth.[citation needed]

BRDC British Formula 3 Championship edit

In 2016 O'Keeffe competed in the BRDC British Formula 3 Auumn Trophy for Fortec Motorsport, where he finished third.[19]

In 2017 he joined Douglas Motorsport for a full season in the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship.[19] He scored 3 podiums and finished the season in sixth.[17]

British LMP3 Cup edit

In 2017 O'Keeffe also made his debut in sports car racing by competing in some events of the 2017 British LMP3 Cup together with his team Douglas Motorsport.[citation needed]

U.S. F2000 National Championship edit

In 2017 O'Keeffe also competed in selected races of the U.S. F2000 National Championship.[citation needed]

Formula One edit

In 2012 he was signed by the Red Bull Junior Team.[4] He was dropped by Red Bull after the 2013 season.[7] He then joined the Lotus F1 Junior Team in 2014.[20] He parted ways with Lotus F1 prior to the 2015 season.[7]

School Of Send edit

After retiring from racing in 2019 O'Keeffe founded the driver development program School Of Send.[2][21] The program offers simulator training, in-car tuition, online coaching and trackside support for its drivers.[22] The programs current drivers include Matthew Rees, Hunter Yeany, Dilano van 't Hoff, Rui Andrade, Max Cuthbert and Sonny Smith.[23] In 2021 Matthew Rees became the F4 British Championship champion with O'Keeffe as head coach.[3]

Personal life edit

As of 2019, O'Keeffe resides near St Albans, England.[5]

Racing record edit

Racing career summary edit

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2012 Formula BMW Talent Cup N/A 14 4 6 4 9 13 9th
2013 ADAC Formel Masters Lotus 24 0 0 1 0 34 13th
2014 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 ART Junior Team 10 0 0 1 0 28 16th
KTR 4 0 0 0 0
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC ART Junior Team 13 1 1 3 3 187 7th
KTR 2 0 0 0 0
2015 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Fortec Motorsports 12 0 0 0 0 31 14th
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 11 0 0 0 3 168.5 7th
2016 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC JD Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 14 28th
BRDC British Formula 3 Autumn Trophy Fortec Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 61 3rd
2017 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Douglas Motorsport 24 0 0 0 3 373 6th
British LMP3 Cup 3 0 0 2 2 0 NC†
U.S. F2000 National Championship Team BENIK 3 0 0 0 0 27 27th
2019 Formula Renault Eurocup FA Racing by Drivex 8 0 0 0 0 15 17th
M2 Competition 2 0 0 0 0

† O'Keeffe was ineligible to score points.

References edit

  1. ^ a b Wood, Ida (24 July 2019). "Callan O'Keeffe moves to M2 Competition in Eurocup, Andrade and Colapinto join Drivex". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Our Goal". School Of Send. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Callan's Story". School Of Send. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d "Introducing Callan O'Keeffe". Red Bull. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  5. ^ a b Velasco, Paul (15 June 2019). "A name for the future: Callan O'Keeffe". GRAND PRIX 247. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  6. ^ a b Allen, Peter (5 January 2012). "Four newcomers in the Red Bull Junior Team in 2012". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d Khorounzhiy, Valentin (4 March 2015). "Callan O'Keeffe completes Fortec's Eurocup lineup". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  8. ^ Allen, Peter (17 September 2012). "Marvin Dienst wins second Formula BMW Talent Cup". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  9. ^ David, Gruz (5 March 2013). "ADAC Formel Masters officially confirms a field of 24 cars". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  10. ^ Goddard, Stephen (25 April 2013). "2013 ADAC Formel Masters season preview". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  11. ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (2 April 2014). "Lotus-backed Eurocup FR2.0 trio have 2014 teams confirmed". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  12. ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (1 August 2014). "O'Keeffe and Morris share poles at Assen". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  13. ^ David, Gruz (2 August 2014). "O'Keeffe takes first Formula Renault victory at Assen". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  14. ^ David, Gruz (30 November 2014). "2014 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC season review". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  15. ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (30 May 2015). "Callan O'Keeffe: Revitalised in Formula Renault". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  16. ^ David, Gruz (7 November 2015). "2015 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season review". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  17. ^ a b Allen, Peter (21 March 2019). "Callan O'Keeffe completes Alonso team's Eurocup line-up". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  18. ^ "Ex-Red Bull junior seals racing return with Alonso's team". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  19. ^ a b Allen, Peter (27 February 2017). "O'Keeffe gets BRDC British F3 deal with Douglas Motorsport". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  20. ^ Allen, Peter (2 April 2014). "O'Keeffe and Ramsay join Lotus F1 Junior Team". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  21. ^ "School Of Send auf Instagram: "🏆 School Of Send 🏆 Our goal is to help drivers of all experience levels maximise their potential and achieve their goals. Whether it is to get started in racing, taking the next step in their career or to become a World Champion we can help using a 1-on-1 development program tailored for any driver."". Instagram (in German). Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  22. ^ "The 4 Pillars of Development". School Of Send. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  23. ^ "Team 1". School Of Send. Retrieved 18 February 2023.

External links edit

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Callan O Keeffe born 9 June 1996 is a South African former racing driver driver coach and founder of the School Of Send 1 2 He is a former member of both the Red Bull Junior Team and the Lotus F1 Junior Team 3 4 Callan O KeeffeNationalitySouth AfricanBorn 1996 06 09 9 June 1996 age 27 Johannesburg South AfricaPrevious series2017201720172014 2015 2019 2014 201620132012U S F2000 National Championship British LMP3 CupBRDC British Formula 3 Championship Formula Renault EurocupFormula Renault 2 0 Northern European Cup ADAC Formel MastersFormula BMW Talent Cup Contents 1 Racing career 1 1 Karting 1 2 Lower formulae 1 3 Formula Renault 1 4 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship 1 5 British LMP3 Cup 1 6 U S F2000 National Championship 1 7 Formula One 2 School Of Send 3 Personal life 4 Racing record 4 1 Racing career summary 5 References 6 External linksRacing career editKarting edit O Keeffe started karting at the age of 13 In 2010 he finished third in the KF3 CIK FIA World Cup 3 In 2011 O Keefe won the British Karting Junior Championship in and was the runner up in the KF3 CIK FIA World Cup 4 5 6 Lower formulae edit O Keeffe began his career in single seater racing cars in 2012 with the Formula BMW Talent Cup 4 6 He won 4 races during the regular season In the Grand Final he only finished in ninth with 13 points 7 8 In 2013 he competed in the ADAC Formel Masters for Lotus 9 10 He finished the season in thirteenth citation needed Formula Renault edit For the 2014 season he signed a contract with the ART Junior Team to start in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2 0 and the Formula Renault 2 0 Northern European Cup 11 Later in the season he switched his team driver for KTR alongside fellow Lotus F1 juniors Alex Albon and Gregor Ramsay He took his first Formula Renault race win in the Northern European Cup at TT Circuit Assen after also scoring his first pole position 12 13 At the end of the season he had scored one win and was on the podium three times He was seventh in the drivers standings with 187 points 14 In the Eurocup he collected a total of 28 points and finished sixteenth in the final drivers standings citation needed In 2015 he joined Fortec Motorsports to compete in both the Eurocup Formula Renault 2 0 and the Formula Renault 2 0 Northern European Cup 7 15 In the Northern European Cup he scored 3 podiums and finished the season in seventh In the Eurocup he only finished in fourteenth after leaving the series ahead of the final two rounds 16 In 2016 he only competed in one round of the Formula Renault 2 0 Northern European Cup for JD Motorsport citation needed In 2019 he returned to the Formula Renault Eurocup with FA Racing by Drivex 17 18 Ahead of the fifth round at Circuit de Spa Francorchamps he moved to M2 Competition 1 He finished the season in seventeenth citation needed BRDC British Formula 3 Championship edit In 2016 O Keeffe competed in the BRDC British Formula 3 Auumn Trophy for Fortec Motorsport where he finished third 19 In 2017 he joined Douglas Motorsport for a full season in the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship 19 He scored 3 podiums and finished the season in sixth 17 British LMP3 Cup edit In 2017 O Keeffe also made his debut in sports car racing by competing in some events of the 2017 British LMP3 Cup together with his team Douglas Motorsport citation needed U S F2000 National Championship edit In 2017 O Keeffe also competed in selected races of the U S F2000 National Championship citation needed Formula One edit In 2012 he was signed by the Red Bull Junior Team 4 He was dropped by Red Bull after the 2013 season 7 He then joined the Lotus F1 Junior Team in 2014 20 He parted ways with Lotus F1 prior to the 2015 season 7 School Of Send editAfter retiring from racing in 2019 O Keeffe founded the driver development program School Of Send 2 21 The program offers simulator training in car tuition online coaching and trackside support for its drivers 22 The programs current drivers include Matthew Rees Hunter Yeany Dilano van t Hoff Rui Andrade Max Cuthbert and Sonny Smith 23 In 2021 Matthew Rees became the F4 British Championship champion with O Keeffe as head coach 3 Personal life editAs of 2019 O Keeffe resides near St Albans England 5 Racing record editRacing career summary edit Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F Laps Podiums Points Position2012 Formula BMW Talent Cup N A 14 4 6 4 9 13 9th2013 ADAC Formel Masters Lotus 24 0 0 1 0 34 13th2014 Eurocup Formula Renault 2 0 ART Junior Team 10 0 0 1 0 28 16thKTR 4 0 0 0 0Formula Renault 2 0 NEC ART Junior Team 13 1 1 3 3 187 7thKTR 2 0 0 0 02015 Eurocup Formula Renault 2 0 Fortec Motorsports 12 0 0 0 0 31 14thFormula Renault 2 0 NEC 11 0 0 0 3 168 5 7th2016 Formula Renault 2 0 NEC JD Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 14 28thBRDC British Formula 3 Autumn Trophy Fortec Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 61 3rd2017 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Douglas Motorsport 24 0 0 0 3 373 6thBritish LMP3 Cup 3 0 0 2 2 0 NC U S F2000 National Championship Team BENIK 3 0 0 0 0 27 27th2019 Formula Renault Eurocup FA Racing by Drivex 8 0 0 0 0 15 17thM2 Competition 2 0 0 0 0 O Keeffe was ineligible to score points References edit a b Wood Ida 24 July 2019 Callan O Keeffe moves to M2 Competition in Eurocup Andrade and Colapinto join Drivex Formula Scout Retrieved 18 February 2023 a b Our Goal School Of Send Retrieved 18 February 2023 a b c Callan s Story School Of Send Retrieved 18 February 2023 a b c d Introducing Callan O Keeffe Red Bull Retrieved 18 February 2023 a b Velasco Paul 15 June 2019 A name for the future Callan O Keeffe GRAND PRIX 247 Retrieved 18 February 2023 a b Allen Peter 5 January 2012 Four newcomers in the Red Bull Junior Team in 2012 Formula Scout Retrieved 18 February 2023 a b c d Khorounzhiy Valentin 4 March 2015 Callan O Keeffe completes Fortec s Eurocup lineup Formula Scout Retrieved 18 February 2023 Allen Peter 17 September 2012 Marvin Dienst wins second Formula BMW Talent Cup Formula Scout Retrieved 18 February 2023 David Gruz 5 March 2013 ADAC Formel Masters officially confirms a field of 24 cars Formula Scout Retrieved 18 February 2023 Goddard Stephen 25 April 2013 2013 ADAC Formel Masters season preview Formula Scout Retrieved 18 February 2023 Khorounzhiy Valentin 2 April 2014 Lotus backed Eurocup FR2 0 trio have 2014 teams confirmed Formula Scout Retrieved 18 February 2023 Khorounzhiy Valentin 1 August 2014 O Keeffe and Morris share poles at Assen Formula Scout Retrieved 18 February 2023 David Gruz 2 August 2014 O Keeffe takes first Formula Renault victory at Assen Formula Scout Retrieved 18 February 2023 David Gruz 30 November 2014 2014 Formula Renault 2 0 NEC season review Formula Scout Retrieved 18 February 2023 Khorounzhiy Valentin 30 May 2015 Callan O Keeffe Revitalised in Formula Renault Formula Scout Retrieved 18 February 2023 David Gruz 7 November 2015 2015 Eurocup Formula Renault 2 0 season review Formula Scout Retrieved 18 February 2023 a b Allen Peter 21 March 2019 Callan O Keeffe completes Alonso team s Eurocup line up Formula Scout Retrieved 18 February 2023 Ex Red Bull junior seals racing return with Alonso s team www motorsport com Retrieved 18 February 2023 a b Allen Peter 27 February 2017 O Keeffe gets BRDC British F3 deal with Douglas Motorsport Formula Scout Retrieved 18 February 2023 Allen Peter 2 April 2014 O Keeffe and Ramsay join Lotus F1 Junior Team Formula Scout Retrieved 18 February 2023 School Of Send auf Instagram School Of Send Our goal is to help drivers of all experience levels maximise their potential and achieve their goals Whether it is to get started in racing taking the next step in their career or to become a World Champion we can help using a 1 on 1 development program tailored for any driver Instagram in German Retrieved 18 February 2023 The 4 Pillars of Development School Of Send Retrieved 18 February 2023 Team 1 School Of Send Retrieved 18 February 2023 External links editCallan O Keeffe career summary at DriverDB com https www schoolofsend co uk 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