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| Robert Kerr | |
|---|---|
 Kerr in 2007 | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | (1979-09-26)26 September 1979 (age 46) High Wycombe,Buckinghamshire, England |
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold(until 2022) FIA Silver(2023–) |
| Previous series | |
| 2001–02 2003 2004 2006 2005–2009 | British Formula Three Formula Renault V6 Eurocup Formula 3000 Formula Renault 3.5 A1 Grand Prix |
| Championship titles | |
| 2002 | British Formula Three Championship |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
|---|---|
| Years | 2007 |
| Teams |  Barazi-Epsilon |
| Best finish | 2nd (2007) |
Robert "Robbie" Kerr (born 26 September 1979 inHigh Wycombe, Buckinghamshire) is a British racing driver. In 2002, Kerr won the British Formula 3 championship.
In 2002 he became theBritish Formula Three Champion forAlan Docking Racing with 306 points ahead of Australian racing driverJames Courtney.
Following an abortive attempt atInternational Formula 3000 in2003, Kerr did not race again until 2004 when he raced in theFormula Renault V6 Eurocup. At the opening round atMonza Kerr had earned pole position but mechanical problems forced him out. He eventually won a race at the last race of the season inValencia. He had not led the race until he took the lead on the last lap.
Kerr has also raced in theLe Mans Endurance Series. In one of the most impressive debuts the series has seen he raced atSilverstone in aZytek 04S P1 and was partnered by AmericanChris Dyson. He took pole position from theAudi R8s ofAllan McNish andJohnny Herbert by more than 1.6 seconds. Kerr eventually finished 4th but set the fastest lap of the race.
In 2005 Kerr became the lead driver forA1 Team Great Britain, partner toAlex Lloyd. Robbie raced in the 2005–06 rounds except the season finale in China, and came close to winning on several occasions. At the feature race at the inaugural round atBrands Hatch after a successful pitstop he was in the lead ahead ofA1 Team Brazil until the battery failed in his car.
AtDubai Autodrome he had the lead for most of the feature race until he was passed byA1 Team France'sNicolas Lapierre. Kerr performed well in thenext round on theDurban street circuit, South Africa, where he finished second in the sprint race, and held the lead briefly in the early stages of the feature race, only for a pipe to get lodged underneath the car in his pit stop, he came in again on the next lap to get it removed but damage to the floor of the car led to Kerr's retirement.
He then took A1 Team Great Britain's first everA1 Grand Prix pole position in the next round inIndonesia, but he lost out in the races, failing to turn those pole positions into a win, and inMexico he struggled in qualifying, ended up down the order in unfamiliar territory, and just missing out on the points in the sprint race in 11th, but improving in the feature race to 6th position. AtMazda Raceway Laguna Seca Kerr raced his last two races for A1 Team Great Britain in the season. In a rain-sodden sprint race Kerr finished 4th behindMexico,France andPortugal. In the feature race he finished 3rd behind Mexico andA1 Team Germany. Kerr did not race at Shanghai to prepare for the 2006World Series by Renault, and his place was taken byIndy Racing League driverDarren Manning.
The following season, Kerr returned to Team GBR for A1GP, though his World Series by Renault commitments (see below) prevented him from making the first round of the season atZandvoort. He was again replaced by Manning. For this whole season, Kerr will be supported by Manning and youngBritish Formula 3 starOliver Jarvis.
For the 2006 season, Kerr joinedSean McIntosh in the KTR team racing in the2006 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season. Success was limited during the season with a best finish of 4th, then a fastest lap in the final round, resulting in a 17th finish in the overall standing.
Since the solitary season of Formula Renault, Kerr has driven only sporadically and across different series. He had several sportscar outings in 2008 and 2009, a guest drive at the Silverstone round of the Porsche Carrera Cup in 2010 and a season of the Speed Euroseries in 2011. Kerr returned to sportscars in 2012 and 2013 picking up some drives in the FIA World Endurance Championship with a 2nd place in the LMP2 class at Interlagos.[1]
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | Great Britain | GBR SPR 5 | GBR FEA Ret | GER SPR Ret | GER FEA 2 | POR SPR Ret | POR FEA 12 | AUS SPR 5 | AUS FEA 2 | MYS SPR 3 | MYS FEA Ret | UAE SPR 9 | UAE FEA 2 | RSA SPR 2 | RSA FEA Ret | IDN SPR 2 | IDN FEA 10 | MEX SPR 11 | MEX FEA 6 | USA SPR 4 | USA FEA 3 | CHN SPR | CHN FEA | 3rd | 97 |
| 2006–07 | NED SPR | NED FEA | CZE SPR 9 | CZE FEA 6 | BEI SPR | BEI FEA | MYS SPR 5 | MYS FEA 2 | IDN SPR 3 | IDN FEA Ret | NZL SPR 8 | NZL FEA Ret | AUS SPR 19 | AUS FEA 10 | RSA SPR 9 | RSA FEA 2 | MEX SPR | MEX FEA | SHA SPR 1 | SHA FEA 2 | GBR SPR 1 | GBR SPR 2 | 3rd | 92 | |
| 2007–08 | NED SPR | NED FEA | CZE SPR 2 | CZE FEA 17 | MYS SPR | MYS FEA | ZHU SPR | ZHU FEA | NZL SPR Ret | NZL FEA Ret | AUS SPR 16 | AUS FEA 3 | RSA SPR | RSA FEA | MEX SPR | MEX FEA | SHA SPR 9 | SHA FEA 9 | GBR SPR 1 | GBR SPR 2 | 3rd | 126 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | KTR | ZOL 1 7 | ZOL 2 Ret | MON 1 7 | IST 1 Ret | IST 2 Ret | MIS 1 10 | MIS 2 Ret | SPA 1 22† | SPA 2 DSQ | NÜR 1 15 | NÜR 2 10 | DON 1 12 | DON 2 10 | LMS 1 4 | LMS 2 21† | CAT 1 Ret | CAT 2 Ret | 17th | 20 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Barazi-EpsilonZytek Engineering |  Adrian Fernández Karuki Kurosawa | Zytek 07S/2 | LMP2 | 301 | 27th | 2nd |
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Autosport National Racing Driver of the Year 2002 | Succeeded by |
| Sporting positions | ||
| Preceded by | British Formula Renault Drivers' Champion 1998 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | British Formula Three Champion 2002 | Succeeded by |