# Spike Goddard

Richard "Spike" Goddard (born 17 August 1992) is an Australian racing driver.

## Career
### Karting

Goddard began his racing career in karting at the age of fourteen and raced in his native Australia.

### Formula Ford

In 2009, he graduated to single–seaters into the Australian Formula Ford NSW Series, competing in the final three races. For the next year, Goddard also competed in Formula Ford Victoria series in Australia. He finished this championship on the third place.
Goddard decided to move in United Kingdom to contest in British Formula Ford Championship in 2011 with Jamun Racing. He had nineteen point-scoring finishes in 24 races and finally finished tenth.

### Formula Three

In 2012, Goddard graduated to the Rookie Class of the British Formula 3 Championship, competing for ThreeBond with T-Sport. Fellow Australian racer Duvashen Padayachee was his only rival in this, because only Goddard and Padayachee raced the season full-time. The other four drivers competed in less than half the season. Goddard took the championship title with 49-point advantage on Padayachee.
Goddard will continue his collaboration for ThreeBond with T-Sport, competing in FIA European Formula Three Championship full-time in 2013.

### Toyota Racing Series

Goddard participated in the Toyota Racing Series in early 2013 with M2 Competition.

### Formula One

Goddard test drove the 2014 Force India F1 car on the second day of the post season test at Yas Marina Circuit, in Abu Dhabi. He had a "solid day's running"

## Racing record
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2010 | Formula Ford Victoria | Anglo Australian Motorsport | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 3rd |
| 2011 | British Formula Ford | Jamun Racing | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 10th |
| 2011 | Formula Ford EuroCup | Jamun Racing | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Formula Ford Festival | Jamun Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 15th |
| 2012 | British Formula 3 International Series - Rookie | ThreeBond with T-Sport | 28 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 23 | 427 | 1st |
| 2012 | FIA Formula 3 European Championship | ThreeBond with T-Sport | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2012 | Masters of Formula 3 | ThreeBond with T-Sport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 17th |
| 2013 | Toyota Racing Series | M2 Competition | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 262 | 17th |
| 2013 | FIA Formula 3 European Championship | ThreeBond with T-Sport | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31st |
| 2013 | British Formula 3 International Series | ThreeBond with T-Sport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12th |
| 2013 | Masters of Formula 3 | ThreeBond with T-Sport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 14th |
| 2014 | FIA Formula 3 European Championship | ThreeBond with T-Sport | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23rd |
| 2014 | Formula One | Force India | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver |
| 2015 | Porsche Supercup | MRS GT-Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16th |
| 2015 | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany - Class A | TECE MRS GT-Racing | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17th |
| 2015 | Australian Carrera Cup Championship | Spike Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 27th |
| 2017 | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Middle East - Pro | FFF Racing Team by ACM | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 72 * | 2nd * |
$^†$ Guest driver, he was ineligible for points. $^*$ Season still in progress.

### Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

(key)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | DC | Points |
| 2012 | ThreeBond with T-Sport | Mugen-Honda | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | PAU 1 17 | PAU 2 20 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | NOR 1 17 | NOR 2 17 | SPA 1 28 | SPA 2 24 | NÜR 2 17 | NÜR 3 11 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | VAL 1 | VAL 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NC† | 0† |
| 2013 | ThreeBond with T-Sport | ThreeBond Nissan | MNZ 1 15 | MNZ 2 24 | MNZ 3 19 | SIL 1 23 | SIL 2 15 | SIL 3 Ret | HOC 1 27 | HOC 2 24 | HOC 3 Ret | BRH 1 15 | BRH 2 21 | BRH 3 18 | RBR 1 24 | RBR 2 18 | RBR 3 16 | NOR 1 19 | NOR 2 24 | NOR 3 16 | NÜR 1 21 | NÜR 2 21 | NÜR 3 Ret | ZAN 1 18 | ZAN 2 18 | ZAN 3 16 | VAL 1 25 | VAL 2 17 | VAL 3 15 | HOC 1 22 | HOC 2 20 | HOC 3 20 | | | | 31st | 0 |
| 2014 | ThreeBond with T-Sport | NBE | SIL 1 14 | SIL 2 Ret | SIL 3 21 | HOC 1 10 | HOC 2 24 | HOC 3 12 | PAU 1 9 | PAU 2 Ret | PAU 3 Ret | HUN 1 16 | HUN 2 23 | HUN 3 22 | SPA 1 12 | SPA 2 15 | SPA 3 22 | NOR 1 17 | NOR 2 Ret | NOR 3 14 | MSC 1 WD | MSC 2 WD | MSC 3 WD | RBR 1 21 | RBR 2 Ret | RBR 3 17 | NÜR 1 19 | NÜR 2 15 | NÜR 3 17 | IMO 1 15 | IMO 2 18 | IMO 3 19 | HOC 1 20 | HOC 2 21 | HOC 3 12 | 23rd | 3 |
$^†$ Guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

### Complete Porsche Supercup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | DC | Points |
| 2015 | MRS GT-Racing | ESP 17 | MON 15 | AUT 15 | GBR 12 | HUN 15 | BEL 16 | BEL 24 | ITA 13 | ITA 15 | USA C | USA 18 | 16th | 21 |