| Matt Parry | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | (1994-01-14)14 January 1994 (age 31) Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales |
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup career | |
| Debut season | 2017 |
| Current team | GT SPORT MOTUL Team RJN |
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold |
| Car number | 23 |
| Starts | 36 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 8th in2015 |
| Previous series | |
| 2013 2013 2012 2011 | GP3 Series Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Formula Renault 2.0 Alps InterSteps Championship Formula Ford UK |
| Championship titles | |
| 2013 2012 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC InterSteps Championship |
| Awards | |
| 2013 | McLaren Autosport BRDC Award |
Matthew Parry (born 14 January 1994) is a British former racing driver.
Born in Cardiff, Parry enteredkarting in 2006, when he finished second in the Hoddesdon Kart Club Championship Minimax.[1] His biggest success was in the last year of his karting career, winning the Super 1 National Rotax Max Junior championship in 2010.[2]
In2011 Parry made his début insingle-seaters, taking part in theBritish Formula Ford Championship with Fluid Motorsport.[3] He finished eighth with eighteen point-scoring finishes in 24 races.[4]
For 2012, he decided to switch to the InterSteps championship forFortec Motorsports. He took thirteen wins and a total of 21 podiums in 23 races on his way to the championship title.[5][6]
Parry continued his collaboration with Fortec for the2013 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC season.[7] He won five races during the season to take the championship title, taking four further podium finishes.[8] His performances earned him a nomination for theMcLaren Autosport BRDC Award for the first time.[9] On 1 December 2013, after the evaluation tests held atSilverstone, Parry was named as the winner of the award, taking the £100,000 cash prize and aFormula One test withMcLaren.[10]
In 2014, Parry continued racing in Formula Renault, this time competing inFormula 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.
In2015, Parry made his GP3 debut withKoiranen GP alongsideJimmy Eriksson andAdderly Fong.
In July 2016, Parry won his firstrace 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 byNyck de Vries. In the second race the following morning Parry crossed the line in P6, later to finish P5 as fellow GP3 driverJack Aitken got a 5-second penalty for causing a collision with Parry's teammateRalph Boschung.
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | British Formula Ford Championship | Fluid Motorsport | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 291 | 8th |
| Formula Ford EuroCup | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | ||
| Formula Ford Festival | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 9th | ||
| 2012 | InterSteps Championship | Fortec Motorsports | 23 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 649 | 1st |
| 2013 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | Fortec Motorsports | 16 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 289 | 1st |
| Pau Formula Renault 2.0 Trophy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 5th | ||
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | Koiranen GP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2014 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Fortec Motorsports | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 11th |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | NC† | ||
| 2015 | GP3 Series | Koiranen GP | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 8th |
| 2016 | GP3 Series | Koiranen GP | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 9th |
| 2017 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | Motul Team RJN Motorsport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 2018 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | GT SPORTMOTUL Team RJN | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 22nd |
| 2019 | Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | R-Motorsport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34th |
† As Parry was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Fortec Motorsports | HOC 1 4 | HOC 2 3 | HOC 3 3 | NÜR 1 1 | NÜR 2 1 | SIL 1 1 | SIL 2 1 | SPA 1 2 | SPA 2 1 | ASS 1 4 | ASS 2 2 | MST 1 Ret | MST 2 23 | MST 3 26 | ZAN 1 4 | ZAN 2 Ret | ZAN 3 C | 1st | 289 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Koiranen GP | VLL 1 | VLL 2 | IMO1 1 | IMO1 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | MIS 1 | MIS 2 | MUG 1 | MUG 2 | IMO2 1 3 | IMO2 2 15 | NC† | 0 |
| 2014 | Fortec Motorsports | IMO 1 9 | IMO 2 25 | PAU 1 | PAU 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | MUG 1 11 | MUG 2 13 | JER 1 4 | JER 2 3 | NC† | 0 |
† As Parry was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points
(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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Koiranen GP | CAT FEA 13 | CAT SPR 9 | RBR FEA 13 | RBR SPR 7 | SIL FEA 3 | SIL SPR 5 | HUN FEA 5 | HUN SPR 3 | SPA FEA Ret | SPA SPR Ret | MNZ FEA DSQ | MNZ SPR Ret | SOC FEA 7 | SOC SPR Ret | BHR FEA 11 | BHR SPR 3 | YMC FEA 6 | YMC SPR 24 | 8th | 67 |
| 2016 | Koiranen GP | CAT FEA 12 | CAT SPR 20 | RBR FEA 6 | RBR SPR 7 | SIL FEA 4 | SIL SPR 16 | HUN FEA 1 | HUN SPR 5 | HOC FEA 3 | HOC SPR 7 | SPA FEA Ret | SPA SPR Ret | MNZ FEA 9 | MNZ SPR 17 | SEP FEA 9 | SEP SPR 4 | YMC FEA Ret | YMC SPR 12 | 9th | 82 |
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Intersteps Champion 2012 | Succeeded by None (Series ended) |
| Preceded by | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Champion 2013 | Succeeded by |
| Awards | ||
| Preceded by | McLaren Autosport BRDC Award 2013 | Succeeded by |