Adam Langley-Khan (born 24 May 1985)[1] is a British racing driver of Pakistani descent.

Adam Khan
Khan in 2007
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Pakistan Pakistani
via dual nationality
Full nameAdam Langley-Khan
Born (1985-05-24) 24 May 1985 (age 39)
Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Euroseries 3000 career
Debut season2008
Current teamTP Formula
Car number14
Starts12
Wins3
Poles2
Fastest laps2
Best finish3rd in 2008
Previous series
2008
2008
2005–06-
2007–08
2005
20042005
2003 & 2005
2003
2002
Euroseries 3000
GP2 Asia Series
A1GP

Austrian F3
British F3
German Formula 3
Formula Renault V6 Eurocup
Spanish F3

History

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Khan began racing with an intensive course at the BRDC Silverstone Racing School in 2001, and jointly competed in several Junior Formula Ford races.[2]

The following year he participated in four races through a scholarship class in the BRDC Formula 3 Winter Series.[2]

In May 2003, Eddie Jordan endorsed Adam Khan's career when Khan was 17 years of age for the 2003 Formula Renault V6 Eurocup.[2] In October same year, he joined Performance Racing programme.[3]

Grand Prix

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2005–06

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After the launching of A1 Team Pakistan, Nur Ali was the first driver to be named in the inaugural 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix season, but was replaced before the first round with Adam Khan.[4]

In the first race at Brands Hatch, Khan qualified in 7th place and finished the sprint race in 8th. The team had problems in the pit stop in the feature race and resulted in Khan finishing 13th. Following this, the team failed to score a point until the final race in China where Khan finished fifth. The team missed three rounds after Khan was injured in a practice crash in South Africa, although Enrico Toccacelo was drafted in as a non-scoring substitute driver for said weekend.[5] Pakistan finished 20th in the standings with a total of 10 points.[6]

In the second edition, Khan left the team, and Nur Ali was recalled to race in season two. Khan took a break from racing, instead concentrating on his business studies at King’s College London.[7][8][9]

2007–08

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Adam Khan with A1 Team Pakistan during a pit stop in GP 2007.

Khan returned to the squad for season three.[6][10] Khan's only point of the season came when he finished 10th in the sprint race in New Zealand.

2008–09

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In August 2008, Khan prepared for the new A1GP season.[11] On 10 September 2008, Khan was announced as both the driver and team seat holder for the 2008–09 season. Team Craft took over the running of the team. The team failed to appear at any events that season, initially due to problems with Khan fitting in the new chassis and later due to date-clashes with Khan's duties as demonstration driver for the Renault F1 Team.[12][13]

Euroseries 3000

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Having competed in the Euro3000 series in 2008 finishing third, and despite missing the first four races he narrowly missed out on the championship. His performances were spotted by the bosses at Renault F1 and he became their F1 test and demonstration driver in 2009 alongside Fernando Alonso and Nelson Piquet Jr.[8][14][15]

Personal life

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Khan was born in Bridlington, Yorkshire to a British Pakistani family.[7] He was appointed as an official government ambassador for motor sports in Pakistan, and in 2006 was presented with a young achievers award by the country’s president Pervez Musharraf.[7]

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races wins Poles Fast laps Points Pos.
2008 Euroseries 3000 TP Formula 12 3 3 2 55 3rd
2008 Italian Formula 3000 TP Formula 6 2 1 1 25 6th
2008 GP2 Asia Series Team Arden 4 0 0 0 0 28th
2007–08 A1 Grand Prix A1 Team Pakistan 20 0 0 0 1 20th (1)
2005–06 A1 Grand Prix A1 Team Pakistan 14 0 0 0 10 20th (1)
2005 British Formula 3 – National Class Performance Racing Europe 4 0 0 0 18 11th
2005 German Formula Three Performance Racing Europe 2 0 0 0 1 18th
2005 Austrian Formula Three Series 7 0 0 0 40 6th
2004 British Formula 3 – Scholarship Class Alan Docking Racing 9 0 0 0 78 6th
2003 Formula Renault V6 Eurocup DAMS 10 0 0 0 4 22nd
2003 German Formula Three Performance Racing Europe 2 0 0 0 2 23rd
2002 Spanish Formula Three G-Tec 1 0 0 0 0 -
  • (1) = Team standings.

† At the Durban round he was injured after crash in practice sessions.

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics 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 A1 Team Pakistan GBR
SPR

7
GBR
FEA

Ret
GER
SPR

Ret
GER
FEA

12
POR
SPR

Ret
POR
FEA

15
AUS
SPR

12
AUS
FEA

11
MYS
SPR

13
MYS
FEA

Ret
UAE
SPR

16
UAE
FEA

Ret
RSA
SPR
RSA
FEA
IDN
SPR
IDN
FEA
MEX
SPR
MEX
FEA
USA
SPR
USA
FEA
CHN
SPR

12
CHN
FEA

5
20th 10
2007–08 NED
SPR

18
NED
FEA

17
CZE
SPR

15
CZE
FEA

20
MYS
SPR

17
MYS
FEA

14
CHN
SPR

14
CHN
FEA

14
NZL
SPR

10
NZL
FEA

11
AUS
SPR

Ret
AUS
FEA

12
RSA
SPR

12
RSA
FEA

Ret
MEX
SPR

Ret
MEX
FEA

18
CHN
SPR

16
CHN
FEA

17
GBR
SPR

18
GBR
FEA

Ret
20th 1

Complete GP2 Series results

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Complete GP2 Asia Series results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Points
2008 Trust Team Arden UAE1
FEA

18
UAE1
SPR

15
IND
FEA

Ret
IND
SPR

11
MAL
FEA
MAL
SPR
BHR
FEA
BHR
SPR
UAE2
FEA
UAE2
SPR
28th 0

References

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  1. ^ "Driver: Adam Langley-Khan | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Jordan endorses Langley-Khan". au.motorsport.com. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Langley-Khan tests Performance". Crash. 16 October 2003. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Team pakistan aiming to change a nation's image". The Telegraph. 23 September 2005. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Sports, NOS, The News International". jang.com.pk. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  6. ^ a b Zuberi, Anwar (4 November 2007). "Adam Khan aims to excel for A1 Team Pakistan". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  7. ^ a b c "A1GP: Khan takes the reins of Pakistan team | Brits on Pole". www.britsonpole.com. 16 September 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  8. ^ a b "F1: Adam Khan gets a break with Renault | Brits on Pole". www.britsonpole.com. 28 January 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Pakistan News Service - PakTribune". 11 March 2007. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Khan secures RC drive". Crash. 29 January 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  11. ^ "A1GP ™ : News".
  12. ^ "Khan to lead and race for Pakistan". a1gp.com. 10 September 2008. Archived from the original on 17 September 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2008.
  13. ^ http://www.indiacar.net/news/n70229.htm[permanent dead link]
  14. ^ "Renault adds Khan to line-up". Crash. 28 January 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  15. ^ Autoracing1 (27 January 2009). "Adam Khan joins Renault". AutoRacing1.com. Retrieved 30 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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