Joseph Loake

Joseph Loake (born 17 April 2005) is a British racing driver competing in the 2023 GB3 Championship for JHR Developments.
==Career==
===Karting===
Loake began karting in 2016 at the Macclesfield Kart Club, and spent most of his karting career in the NatSKA championship, joining Class 11 in 2016, as he won the championship in his debut year.In 2017, he moved up to Class 12 and came 4th in the championship, winning multiple races up against karters who were much older then him. His most notable karting achievement was coming second in the NatSKA Class 15 Junior Rotax Championship.
===BRSCC Fiesta Junior Championship===
Unlike other young drivers who started out in Formula 4 or Formula Ford, he made his car racing debut in 2019 in the BRSCC Fiesta Junior Championship, a support series for the TCR UK Touring Car Championship, the series was aimed to 14-17 years for launching their careers in circuit racing. Despite missing the opening round of the championship, Loake came second in the championship, and took a double win at Anglesey.
In 2020, he had a second year in the series, as he won all eight races and clinched the championship at Croft, winning the championship 50 points ahead of his nearest rival. At the end of the season, Loake was nominated for the Teen Racer of the Year.
===Formula 4===
Loake's first taste of Formula 4 machinery was in late November 2020 at Snetterton Circuit. He made his debut with single-seaters in the 2021 F4 British Championship for JHR Developments, partnering Abbi Pulling, McKenzy Cresswell and Matthew Rees.
At his debut weekend at Thruxton Circuit, he scored no points his first two races, but he won the third race in the wet, finishing nearly one second ahead of his teammate, McKenzy Cresswell. The second and third rounds were uneventful, as he scored inconsistent points but managed to get two fastest laps in the third race weekend at Brands Hatch. The fourth round at Oulton Park proved to be another weekend to remember for Loake, as he scored two podiums in the race weekend, taking a third place in the first race and a dominant win the final race.
After a quiet few rounds, he won the chaotic final race at Silverstone Circuit, as only 11 out of 17 cars finished the race. Loake capitalised on the misfortune of other drivers and took his third race win in the series. For the final two rounds, he retired from most of them, and only had two points finishes, a fourth place in the first race at Donington Park and a final podium in the first race at Brands Hatch. He finished the season in sixth place, with 199 points.
During the start of the 2022, Loake drove for JHR Developments in the Formula 4 UAE Championship in order to gain extra mileage of the new Tatuus F4-T421. He entered 8 races and scored no points, as he finished the championship in 27th.
Loake was retained for the 2022 F4 British Championship at JHR Developments, with new teammates, Georgi Dimitrov and Noah Lisle. The young Brit got too work with his title assault, and scored two podiums in the first two rounds, consistently scoring points throughout the season, he left the third and fourth round at Thruxton Circuit and Oulton Park, with no podiums, little points and two retirements, which hampered his title chances. His luck would improve at Croft Circuit, getting a podium finish in the second race, but retiring from the third race.
Knockhill Circuit was a notable round of his season, as in the first race he beat pole sitter and McLaren Junior Driver, Ugo Ugochukwu. Loake scored no points in the second race, but bounced back with a podium in the final race. In the next round at Snetterton Circuit, Loake claimed another win in the reversed grid format at the second race of the round.
The next two rounds at Thruxton Circuit and Silverstone Circuit were uneventful, as he scored consistent points and a fastest lap and podium in Silverstone, but the final round of Brands Hatch was the highlight of his season, getting his first two poles of the season, getting a double pole and converting them into wins, as he also got double fastest laps in his winning races. Following the strong final round of the season he finished fifth in the championship.
===GB3 Championship===
For the 2023 season, he was promoted to the GB3 Championship, as he stuck with JHR Developments. Loake was paired with David Morales and his former teammate, Matthew Rees.
==Racing record==
===Racing career summary===
Season	Series 	Team 	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2019 	BRSCC Fiesta Junior Championship	 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	446 	
2nd
2020 	BRSCC Fiesta Junior Championship	 	8 	8 	4 	4 	8 	412 	1st
2021 	F4 British Championship 	JHR Developments	30 	3 	0 	3 	5 	199 	6th
2022 	Formula 4 UAE Championship 	JHR Developments	8 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	27th
2022 	F4 British Championship 	JHR Developments	30 	4 	2 	4 	9 	271 	5th
2023 	GB3 Championship 	JHR Developments	14 	3 	2 	2 	5 	265 	3rd*
* Season still in progress.
===Complete F4 British Championship results===
(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 	12 	13 	14 	15 	16 	17 	18 	19 	20 	21 	22 	23 	24 	25 	26 	27 	28 	29 	30 	DC 	Points
2021	JHR Developments	THR11	THR12	THR13	SNE1	SNE2	SNE3	BHI1 	BHI2 	BHI3 	OUL1	OUL2	OUL3	KNO1	KNO2	KNO3	THR21	THR22	THR23	CRO1	CRO2	CRO3	SIL1 	SIL2 	SIL3 	DON1	DON2	DON3	BHGP1	BHGP2	BHGP3	6th	199
2022	JHR Developments	DON1 	DON2 	DON3 	BHI1	BHI2	BHI3	THR11	THR12	THR13	OUL1	OUL2	OUL3	CRO1	CRO2	CRO3	KNO1 	KNO2 	KNO3 	SNE1	SNE2	SNE3	THR21	THR22	THR23	SIL1	SIL2	SIL3	BHGP1	BHGP2	BHGP3	5th	271
===Complete GB3 Championship results===
(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 	12 	13 	14 	15 	16 	17 	18 	19 	20 	21 	22 	23 	24 	DC 	Points
2023	JHR Developments	OUL1	OUL2	OUL3	SIL11	SIL12	SIL13	SPA1	SPA2	SPA3	SNE1	SNE2	SNE3	SIL21	SIL22	SIL23	BRH1	BRH2	BRH3	ZAN1	ZAN2	ZAN3	DON1	DON2	DON3	3rd*	265*
* Season still in progress.
Category:2005 births
Category:People from Macclesfield
Category:British people
Category:Racing drivers