Ryan Sharp

Ryan Sharp (born 29 April 1979 in Newtonhill, Kincardineshire, Scotland) is a British former racing driver, who competed in the inaugural 2005 FIA GP2 Series for David Price Racing. A future director at Hitech Grand Prix, Sharp would only complete half of the 2005 season, before leaving GP2 to compete in the Formula Renault 3. 5 Series having only scored two points for a fastest lap.

After leaving GP2, Sharp' would enter the World Touring Car Championship, before a run to second in the FIA GT Championship in 2007. Sharp would continue competing in GTs until 2009, before his professional racing career fizzled out in 2014 with a pair of appearances in the ADAC GT Masters.

Background
Sharp began his career in karting, with numerous wins in various series attracting the attention of Dutch Businessman Klass Zwart who began sponsoring the Scottish youth. Indeed, Zwart's backing would enable Sharp to move into British Formula Ford in 1999, the Scot going on to finish second in the Formula First class. Sharp remained in Formula Ford through to 2001, claiming several impressive results in-spite of his overall lack of funding.

Renault Runner: 2001 - 2004
Sharp debuted in the Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship in 2001, before committing to the series full time in 2002. After finishing sixth, Sharp moved into the German version of FR in 2003, and duly won the championship alongside a run to fifth in the FR Eurocup. For 2004 Sharp committed to a full campaign in the FR V6 Eurocup, finishing second to Giorgio Mondini.

GP2 Series History
Sharp was signed by David Price Racing ahead of the inaugural 2005 FIA GP2 Series season, with the Brit to partner Olivier Pla for the full campaign.

Post GP2 Series Career
Sharp would finish the 2005 season in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series, claiming a handful of points en-route to 21st in the Championship. For 2006 Sharp would move to compete in the World Touring Car Championship, claiming one podium, before joining the FIA GT Championship in 2007. Partnering ex-Formula One driver Karl Wendlinger, Sharp would go on to finish second in the GT1 class in FIA GT in 2007 with three wins.

Sharp continued in FIA GT for 2008 and 2009, while also making a handful of appearances in select events of the 24H Series. In 2009 Sharp's budget issues effectively ended his career, with the British racer only making two more appearances in significant motorsport categories in 2011, and again in 2014 in the ADAC GT Masters. Sharp duly returned to karting at the end of 2014, claiming multiple titles before fully retiring in 2017 to focus on his son's racing career.

Full GP2 Series Record
Shown below are a series of tables outlining 's career in the GP2 Series in statistical form.

GP2 Series Entries
The list below includes all of the teams and cars, as well as overall finishing positions for during their GP2 career:

Career Results
Below is a table showing 's full GP2 Series record.


 * }