Logan Sargeant

Logan Sargeant
Logan Hunter Sargeant (born December 31, 2000) is an American racing driver who competes in Formula One for Williams Racing. He previously competed in the 2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship driving for Carlin Motorsport, finishing fourth overall in the standings. He is the younger brother of former NASCAR driver Dalton Sargeant.
Early career
Karting
Sargeant began his motorsport career in karting in 2008. In his first year, he competed in the Rotax Micro Max class in regional and national championships, finishing third in the Florida Winter Tour and the Rotax Max Challenge USA. Sargeant later moved to Europe, where he competed in the ROK Cup International Final, Trofeo Delle Industrie, and WSK Euro Series.
In 2015, Sargeant won the CIK-FIA World KFJ Championship, becoming the first American to win an FIA Karting World Championship title since Lake Speed in 1978. Sargeant secured his first senior karting title in the 2016 WSK Champions Cup, where he competed in the OK class.
Formula 4
In the winter of 2016-17, Sargeant made his single-seater car racing debut in the Formula 4 UAE Championship with Team Motopark. Although he did not win any races, he was on the podium in 15 of the 18 official races and finished second in the standings behind teammate Jonathan Aberdein. In 2017, Sargeant joined Carlin to compete in the F4 British Championship. He achieved 10 podium finishes in 30 races, including two race wins at Rockingham and Silverstone, and finished third in the standings behind Oscar Piastri and teammate and dominant champion Jamie Caroline.
Formula Renault Eurocup
In 2018, Sargeant made the full-time switch to the Formula Renault Eurocup with R-ace GP. He won the season-opening race at Circuit Paul Ricard and later added victories at the Nürburgring and the season finale at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. With 218 points, Sargeant finished fourth in the championship behind Ye Yifei, Christian Lundgaard and teammate and champion Max Fewtrell, and ahead of teammates Victor Martins and Charles Milesi. Sargeant was the second-highest placed rookie that season, behind Lundgaard.
FIA Formula 3 Championship
2019
Sargeant returned to Carlin to contest the 2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship, joining Teppei Natori and future Formula 2 rival Felipe Drugovich at the team. Sargeant scored points on four occasions, with top finishes of eighth place at Circuit Paul Ricard and the Hungaroring. He ended the season 19th in the championship with five points; Drugovich and Natori scored eight and one points respectively.
At the end of 2019 Sargeant competed in the Macau Grand Prix. He placed 10th in qualifying, ahead of teammates Drugovich and Dan Ticktum. In the qualification race, he was involved in an opening-lap crash with Arjun Maini that eliminated Maini, Jake Hughes and Enaam Ahmed from the race. Sargeant himself avoided damage and went on to finish sixth. He finished the main race on the podium in third, behind Jüri Vips and race winner Richard Verschoor.
2020
For the 2020 season, Sargeant switched to reigning Teams' Champions Prema Racing, partnering Frederik Vesti and former British F4 rival Oscar Piastri. He took two podium finishes at the Red Bull Ring and another podium from pole position in the first Silverstone feature race. He scored his first FIA F3 victory in the second feature race at Silverstone, again from pole position, which promoted him into the lead of the championship. He claimed a third consecutive pole at Barcelona-Catalunya and finished third in the feature race, retaining the championship lead after round six of nine.
Sargeant's next win came in the next round at Spa-Francorchamps, where he won the sprint race and extended his points advantage over Piastri. However, collisions with Clément Novalak and teammate Vesti at Monza Circuit left him with no points in either race and a grid penalty for the final round. Sixth place in the Mugello feature race left him tied with Piastri on 160 points going into the final race, but contact with Lirim Zendeli on the opening lap eliminated him from contention as Piastri went on to claim the title. Championship outsider Théo Pourchaire finished on the podium, leaving Sargeant third in the standings, one point behind Pourchaire and four behind Piastri.
2021
In February 2021 Sargeant ruled out a move to the FIA Formula 2 Championship despite performing a test with Campos Racing, citing financial reasons, and stated his interest in pursuing options in sports car racing or Indy Lights. In April, he took part in a pre-season F3 test with Charouz Racing System, who had finished last in the Teams' Championship the previous year. This was followed by an announcement of his return to the championship for 2021 with Charouz shortly before the first race of the season.
Sargeant scored points in three of the first four races and finished third in the first race at the Red Bull Ring, but lost the podium position post-race due to a penalty for track limit violations. His first podium of the season, and the first ever podium in the series for Charouz, came in the first race at the Hungaroring. More podiums came at Spa-Francorchamps and at Zandvoort. He took his only win of the season at Sochi Autodrom, thus giving Charouz their first victory in Formula 3. Sargeant finished the campaign seventh in the Drivers' Championship, scoring 102 of the team's 127 points.
FIA Formula 2 Championship
After receiving the backing of Formula One team Williams, Sargeant made his Formula 2 debut in the penultimate round of the 2021 season with HWA Racelab. He finished the first race in 16th, retired in the second sprint due to a mechanical problem, and ended the aborted feature race in 14th position.
In December 2021, it was announced that Sargeant would join Carlin, the team he had previously raced for in F4 and F3, to contest the 2022 Formula 2 Championship alongside Liam Lawson. He qualified fourth at the opening round in Bahrain and scored points in both races, but a crash in qualifying at the next round in Jeddah forced him to start 18th and he failed to score. He claimed his first podium in the Barcelona sprint race and his first feature race podium at Baku, finishing second. At Silverstone, he achieved his first pole position in the series and converted it into his first victory. At the Red Bull Ring, he qualified third and finished the feature race fourth. However, the disqualification of race winner Richard Verschoor and time penalties for Jehan Daruvala and Roberto Merhi meant that Sargeant inherited his second consecutive feature race win. This result promoted him to second place in the championship, with 115 points to teammate Lawson's 60.
That victory would ultimately be his final podium finish of the season. He achieved another pole position at the next round at Circuit Paul Ricard, but retired from the feature race after stalling in the pits. More retirements came in the sprint races at the Hungaroring and at Spa-Francorchamps, both due to accidents. Sargeant's feature races at the following two rounds, Zandvoort and Monza, both ended in first-lap crashes. At the end of the season, Sargeant was fourth in the Drivers' Championship on 148 points, one point behind Lawson. Sargeant achieved two wins, two pole positions and four total podiums over the year.
Formula One
In October 2021, on the weekend of the United States Grand Prix, Sargeant was announced to be joining the Williams Driver Academy. He got his first experience in an F1 car at the post-season test, driving the Williams FW43B on the Yas Marina Circuit. He described his first time in an F1 car as an "experience of a lifetime."
Sargeant made his Formula One practice debut with Williams at the 2022 United States Grand Prix. He was the first American driver to take part in a weekend session since Alexander Rossi in 2015. On his free practice debut, Jost Capito, Williams' team principal, stated that his debut "was a pleasure and pressure for Sargeant". Sargeant drove the Williams again at the Mexico City Grand Prix, the and the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Williams (2023–)
On the weekend of the 2022 United States Grand Prix, Capito confirmed that Sargeant would be driving for the British constructor in 2023 if he obtained the necessary Super Licence points, which was to finish at least fifth (or sixth without any penalty points) in the F2 championship. Capito also mentioned that his US nationality was not key to the American's promotion. Sargeant officially clinched the required super licence points following F2's Abu Dhabi feature race.
On November 21, 2022, it was announced that Sargeant would be driving alongside Alexander Albon, replacing Canadian Nicholas Latifi for the 2023 season.
Following the end of the 2022 season, Sargeant participated in post-season testing with the Williams FW44 in Abu Dhabi. Sargeant chose 2 as his permanent driver number; the number had previously been used by Stoffel Vandoorne in and .
Sargeant qualified 16th at the season opener in Bahrain, setting an identical time to McLaren's Lando Norris. However, as Norris had set his lap time first, he advanced to Q2. In the race, Sargeant finished 12th, two places behind his teammate.
Sargeant finished 16th at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix having run as high as 8th in the race. In a chaotic Australian Grand Prix, he retired after colliding with Nyck De Vries during the multi car crash at the third restart but classified 16th. He again finished 16th in the following race four places behind Albon and 20th in the Miami Grand Prix. In the Monaco Grand Prix, Sargeant was running 15th when he started suffering from tyre degradation and eventually finished 18th. He again finished 20th and last in the Spanish Grand Prix. In the Canadian Grand Prix, Sargeant retired due to a technical fault. Sargeant finished 13th in Austria and 11th in the British Grand Prix, four seconds behind 10th placed Carlos Sainz. At the Hungarian Grand Prix, Sargeant qualified last, and eventually retired after spinning out. In the Belgian Grand Prix, he crashed during FP1 due to rainy conditions. Fortunately, he avoided major damage, and was able to finish the feature race in 17th. At the Dutch Grand Prix Sargeant made it into Q3 in qualifying for the first time in his career but crashed on his out lap meaning he started 10th whilst teammate Albon qualified 4th. The race went no better as Sargeant crashed out on lap 14 of the race whilst Albon got more points with an 8th place finish. At the Italian Grand Prix Sargeant qualified in 15th on a track that the Williams FW45 went well at, being shown by Albon qualifying in 6th. In the race Sargeant finished 11th but dropped down to 13th at the end due to receiving a 5 second penalty due to a collision with Valtteri Bottas. At Singapore, Sargeant qualified in 18th and due to an FIA mistake avoided a penalty for impeding Lance Stroll in Q1. In the race early on Sargeant hit the wall and damaged his front wing ruining any chance of a good result and he finished 14th whilst Albon just missed out on points in 11th. In Japan, Sargeant crashed heavily in Q1 forcing the team to change his chassis resulting in a 10 second penalty at the start of the race for breaching parc fermé rules. He then received another penalty for colliding with Bottas for the second time in two races and later retired due to damage from the incident with Bottas, ending a disappointing weekend for him. At the Qatar Grand Prix Sargeant retired from the race after reporting on team radio that he was feeling unwell. Sargeant finished 12th at the United States Grand Prix, just behind teammate Albon in 11th. He would go on to score his first point after Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc (finishing 2nd and 6th respectively) were disqualified due to technical infringements related to wear on the floors of their cars, promoting Albon and Sargeant to 9th and 10th. The revised results made Sargeant the first American driver to score a point in Formula One since Michael Andretti at the 1993 Italian Grand Prix.
Personal life
Sargeant fishes as a hobby. His uncle is billionaire shipping businessman Harry Sargeant III. He is also the younger brother of former NASCAR driver Dalton Sargeant.
Karting record
Karting career summary
Racing record
Racing career summary
† As Sargeant was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Season still in progress.
Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete F4 British Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† As Sargeant was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
† Driver did not finish the race, but were classified, as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
Complete Macau Grand Prix results
Complete European Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
Complete Formula One results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
Season still in progress.
References
External links
2000 births
Living people
Racing drivers from Miami
FIA Formula 3 Championship drivers
Motopark Academy drivers
Carlin racing drivers
Prema Powerteam drivers
Charouz Racing System drivers
FIA Formula 2 Championship drivers
HWA Team drivers
Sportspeople from Fort Lauderdale, Florida
British F4 Championship drivers
Formula Renault Eurocup drivers
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers
European Le Mans Series drivers
R-ace GP drivers
Karting World Championship drivers
American Formula One drivers
UAE F4 Championship drivers
Le Mans Cup drivers
Iron Lynx drivers
Williams Formula One drivers