Gary Paffett is a British racing driver, a test driver for Formula One team Mclaren.Born March 24, 1981 in Bromley, he progressed through the ranks of karting and junior fomulae in the UK, winning the McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year Award in 1999. He now lives in Haverhill, England and is married with one son. A race is a competition of speed. ... Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... McLaren, founded in 1963 by Bruce McLaren (1937–1970), is a racing team based in Woking, England, which is best known as a Formula One constructor but has also competed in the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, Canadian-American Challenge Cup, and 24 Hours of Le Mans. ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bromley is the principal town in the London Borough of Bromley. ... A kart racer takes a turn on an indoor track Kart racing (as the word is so spelled by enthusiasts) or karting is a variant of open-wheeler motor sport with simple, small four-wheeled vehicles called karts, go-karts, or gearbox/shifter karts depending on the design. ... McLaren, founded in 1963 by Bruce McLaren (1937–1970), is a racing team based in Woking, England, which is best known as a Formula One constructor but has also competed in the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, Canadian-American Challenge Cup, and 24 Hours of Le Mans. ... The British Racing Drivers Club (or BRDC) was founded in April 1928. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Haverhill is the name of a number of different places in the world: Haverhill, Suffolk in England Haverhill, Florida Haverhill, Massachusetts Haverhill, New Hampshire This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked...

1993 to 1999: Early Years

In 1993, Paffett joined the British Cadet Championships and earned himself a respectable third place. A year later he moved to British Junior TKM Championship and got second place. In [1995]] he won the British Junior TKM Championship and also got second place in the Junior ICA European Championship. In 1996 he got the McLaren Mercedes Karting Champion of the Future award and also got second in the British Junior ICA Championship. The next year, he shifted series and won the Formula Vauxhall Junior Winter Series. He also picked up the best newcomer's award in that series. In 1998 he wond the Formula Vauxhall Junior Class B Champion with 13 fastest laps, 13 poles, 13 races; which was, every race in the race calendar. He also set a track record which has never been set by any "B" class car. He got promoted to the Formula Vauxhall Junior and not surprisingly, won the championship with two track records, four wins, five fastest laps, three pole positions. With this he also was awarded McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

Formula 3

In 2000, Paffett won the BRDC Silver Award. By doing that, he is the youngest driver to ave ever won that award. He was also the BRDC Formula 3 Scholarship Class Champion with 13 wins, 13 fastest laps, 13 pole positions. In 2001, he competed in the German F3 Championship racing with Keke Rosberg's race team and finished 6th overall. The next year, he literally dominated the field winning the German F3 Championship, never losing the lead throughout the championship. This article is about the year 2000. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Keke Rosberg (on the left) with Wolf Racing Crew at Monaco GP 1979 Keijo Erik Keke Rosberg (born December 6, 1948) was a popular Formula One driver in the early 1980s and, despite his birthplace Stockholm, Sweden, was the first regular driver from Finland in the series. ...

DTM

In 2003 he signed on for the DTM with Rosberg's Mercedes AMG team. He finished 11th overall. A year later, he was runner up with AMG-Mercedes C-Class and the HWA team: four wins, one pole position. He was then champion the following year with five wins and four pole positions. He was also signed as McLaren's test driver. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM, German Touringcar Masters) is a motorsport series based in Germany, but also with rounds elsewhere in Europe. ... McLaren, founded in 1963 by Bruce McLaren (1937–1970), is a racing team based in Woking, England, which is best known as a Formula One constructor but has also competed in the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, Canadian-American Challenge Cup, and 24 Hours of Le Mans. ...

Commitment to Mclaren

It was announced in December 2005, that he would not be returning to the DTM series to defend his title but instead would test full-time for McLaren-Mercedes during the 2006 season alongside Pedro de la Rosa. The Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM, German Touringcar Masters) is a motorsport series based in Germany, but also with rounds elsewhere in Europe. ... McLaren, founded in 1963 by Bruce McLaren (1937–1970), is a racing team based in Woking, England, which is best known as a Formula One constructor but has also competed in the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, Canadian-American Challenge Cup, and 24 Hours of Le Mans. ... Pedro Martínez de la Rosa (born February 24, 1971) is a Spanish Formula One driver. ...

External Links

• Gary Paffett Official Site