Scott Speed

Scott Andrew Speed (born 24 January 1983 in Manteca, California, USA) is an American racing driver, who competed in the 2005 FIA GP2 Series with iSport International. A Red Bull Junior Team member during his time in GP2, Speed would briefly challenge for the inaugural GP2 title, finishing third, before going on to race in Formula One, NASCAR, Formula E and RallyCross.

Speed signed with iSport International ahead of the inaugural GP2 season, and was duly given #1 as his race number due to setting the fastest time in the pre-season test. The American racer duly emerged as a title pretender, finishing on the podium three times in the opening four races, although his title ambitions fell apart as he slid to third in the championship.

For 2006 Speed was promoted to Red Bull's secondary F1 team Scuderia Toro Rosso, remaining in that squad for a year and a half. After that, Speed returned to his native America to compete in the various NASCAR series, although he would not achieve any notable success.

A more successful move followed in 2013 as Speed entered the Global RallyCross Championship, a title which he would claim three years in a row in 2015 through 2017.

Background
ne of many drivers with a successful childhood in karting, Speed got his first taste of car racing in 2001, before entering the 2002 Barber Formula Dodge Championship later that year. It was during that season that Speed won the chance to become a member of the fledgling Red Bull Junior Team, more specifically winning the Red Bull Driver Search that year for the chance to become the first American racer to enter Formula One since Michael Andretti in 1993.

Red Bull Runner: 2003 - 2004
With Red Bull funding Speed move to Europe, competing in the British Formula 3 Championship with Red Bull sponsorship adorning his car. A quiet campaign saw Speed fail to claim a win as he finished 23rd in the Championship, although Red Bull continued to fund him for 2004, placing Speed in the two Formula Renault series, the Eurocup and the national German series. Their faith was duly repaid by Speed, with the American youth going on to win both the Eurocup and German series, while also claiming one win in the Asian Challenge.

Post GP2 Series Career
Speed gained a full Formula One seat for the 2006 season, joining the junior Red Bull backed Scuderia Toro Rosso entry for the season. Speed would keep his F1 seat for a year and a half before Red Bull dropped him from their F1 programme, with Speed instead moving back to America to compete in NASCAR from 2008 onward. The American youth would make his way through the various NASCAR series until the end of 2013, and would only claim one win.

RallyCross Revival: 2013 - 2019
In 2013 Speed made the fateful decision to join the fledgling Global RallyCross Championship, finishing fifth in the first season. He duly improved to third in 2014, while also making four starts in the FIA Formula E Championship during the inaugural 2014/15 season. 2015 saw Speed claim the Global RX title, which he would successfully defend in both 2016 and 2017, having been signed as a pseudo-Volkswagen factory driver.

After Global RX collapsed in 2018, Speed moved into the national American RallyCross series, winning that title in his first season. The American racer would also lead the early stages of the 2019 season, only for a crash to leave him on the sidelines for the rest of the campaign.

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.


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