Colin Fleming (racing driver)

Colin Fleming
Colin Fleming
	2005 Le Mans WSR
Born	April 27, 1984 (age 40); San Diego, California, U.S.
Retired	2007
World Series by Renault 3.5 Series
Years active	2005–2006
Teams	Jenzer Motorsport, Carlin Motorsport
Starts	34
Fastest laps	3
Best finish	3rd in 2005
Previous series
2006; 2005; 2004; 2003; 2001–2002; 1994–1999; 1998–1999;	Atlantic Championship; Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup; Formula Renault 2.0 Germany; Barber Dodge Pro Series; Formula Dodge National Championship; International Kart Federation; WKA Junior North American;
Championship titles
1994–2002	WKA Junior North American Champion (2x). IKF National Champion (7x).

Colin Fleming (born April 27, 1984) is an American former racing driver & Formula 1 test driver who competed in the World Series by Renault 3.5, Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup, and Formula Renault 2000 Germany with Jenzer Motorsport and Carlin Motorsport after a successful go-karting career, winning 10 North American and National Championships.

Racing career[edit]

A former member from the Red Bull Junior Team, Fleming finished 3rd in the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup in 2004 and was rookie of the year in the Formula Renault 2000 Germany also in that year. He raced against fellow American and Californian and future Formula One driver Scott Speed. In 2005, he switched to the Formula Renault 3.5 with Swiss team Jenzer Motorsport, despite three DNS in the first 3 and missing one race of that season he finished 13th with 34 points with a best finish of 3rd in the second race in the Bugatti Circuit in LeMans, France. In 2006, he joined Carlin where he finished 6th in the first race of the season in Zolder. Later that year, he finished 4th in Circuit de Monaco and 8th in both races in Istanbul Park, but left Carlin and the Red Bull Junior team after the latter.^[1] Red Bull replaced him with fellow Red Bull Junior Team member and future Formula One Champion Sebastian Vettel.^[2]

After leaving Red Bull, he returned to the United States to complete in the Atlantic Championship mid-season.

Personal life[edit]

He is currently a Executive Vice President of Marketing with Salesforce.^[3]

Complete motorsports results[edit]

American Open-Wheel racing results[edit]

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

2003 Barber Dodge Pro Series (Rookie of the Year, 5th in championship)[edit]

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Rank	Points
2003	STP 25	MTY 4	MIL 10	LAG 7	POR 3	CLE 10	TOR 2	VAN 15	MDO 11	MTL 3	5th	83

2004 German Formula Renault – 2nd in the Championship[edit]

os	Driver name	OSC		ASS		SAL		SAC		NÜR		LAU		OSC		Points
1	Scott Speed	18	1	3	1	2	2	2	1	3	Ret	2	8	3	1	293
2	Colin Fleming	11	10	2	3	1	1	4	4	5	3	1	7	2	3	284
3	Michael Ammermüller	2	14	7	6	5	6	13	3	2	4	4	3	5	2	238
4	Pascal Kochem	1	Ret	6	2	3	3	1	15	1	15	8	1	20	18	208
5	Mikhail Aleshin	3	15	12	7	4	5	17	2	10	2	Ret	6	6	13	185

2004 European Formula Renault – 3rd in the Championship[edit]

Pos	Driver	MNZ		VAL		MAG		HOC		BRN		DON		SPA	IMO		OSC		Points
1	Scott Speed	2	12	7	DSQ	7	3	1	1	1	1	4	7	1	2	1	1	1	370
2	Simon Pagenaud	10	4	1	Ret	4	1	3	2	5	2	5	9	7	6	Ret	6	4	246
3	Colin Fleming	24	5	8	8	2	Ret	6	Ret	4	3	3	Ret	2	3	2	3	5	222
4	Reinhard Kofler	21	3	6	1	11	5	Ret	4	3	6	10	5	5	5	3	8	9	202
5	Pascal Kochem	4	14	5	4	8	10	2	3	2	5	Ret	Ret	3	1	Ret	Ret	7	198

World Series by Renault 3.5[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	17	DC	Points
2005	Jenzer Motorsport	ZOL 1 DNS	ZOL 2 DNS	MON 1 DNS	VAL 1 9	VAL 2 8	LMS 1 DNS	LMS 2 3	BIL 1 Ret	BIL 2 4	OSC 1 Ret	OSC 2 6	DON 1 11	DON 2 10	EST 1 6	EST 2 Ret	MOZ 1 Ret	MOZ 2 22	13th	34
2006	Carlin Motorsport	ZOL 1 6	ZOL 2 DNQ	MON 1 4	IST 1 8	IST 2 8	MIS 1	MIS 2	SPA 1	SPA 2	NUR 1	NUR 2	DON 1	DON 2	LMS 1	LMS 2	CAT 1	CAT 2	18th	19

References[edit]

^ "WS: Red Bull confirms Fleming exit". Crash.net. July 4, 2006. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
^ "Sebastian Vettel pre-season interview". Motorsport.com. January 24, 2007. Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
^ Walsh, Malachy (May 25, 2018). "Driving Success and Learning: Life on the Fast Path With Indy Race Car Driver JR Hildebrand". Salesforce.com. Retrieved January 3, 2018.

External links[edit]

Official website
Colin Fleming career summary at DriverDB.com

[1] "WS: Red Bull confirms Fleming exit". Crash.net. July 4, 2006. Retrieved January 3, 2018.

[2] "Sebastian Vettel pre-season interview". Motorsport.com. January 24, 2007. Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2018.

[3] Walsh, Malachy (May 25, 2018). "Driving Success and Learning: Life on the Fast Path With Indy Race Car Driver JR Hildebrand". Salesforce.com. Retrieved January 3, 2018.

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