Brendon Morris Hartley was born on 10 November 1989 and is a New Zealand professional racing driver who is currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship with Toyota Gazoo Racing.
40 Facts About Brendon Hartley
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Brendon Hartley won the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship, alongside his teammates Mark Webber and Timo Bernhard, and went on to win the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship alongside Bernhard and Earl Bamber.
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Brendon Hartley won the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans with Bamber and Bernhard, the 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans with Sebastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakajima, and the 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans with Buemi and Ryo Hirakawa.
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Brendon Hartley formerly competed in Formula One for Scuderia Toro Rosso, making his debut at the 2017 United States Grand Prix.
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At the age of six, Brendon Hartley began his motor racing career in kart racing, following in his brother Nelson's footsteps.
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Brendon Hartley finished 14th and 10th in the Drivers' Championship in the Eurocup and North European Cup respectively, taking a podium position at Anderstorp in the latter.
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Brendon Hartley took three wins in the Eurocup and three podiums in the Italian championship, and took the championship title in the Eurocup.
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In 2007 Brendon Hartley made his Formula Three debut in the Masters of Formula 3 at Zolder event, finishing 4th.
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Brendon Hartley competed in eight races in the Formula Three Euroseries for Carlin and RC Motorsport, and achieved two finishes in the points, although he was ineligible for points.
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In non-championship races, Brendon Hartley finished fifth at the Masters of Formula 3, and third at the Macau Grand Prix.
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Brendon Hartley stayed with Carlin for the full F3 Euroseries in 2009, finishing eleventh despite missing two rounds due to Formula Renault 3.5 Series commitments.
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In that series, Brendon Hartley competed for the defending champion Tech 1 Racing team, and ended fifteenth in the championship.
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Brendon Hartley was signed at Tech 1 for a full season of Formula Renault 3.5 in 2010, where he was partnered by Australian and fellow Red Bull Junior driver, Daniel Ricciardo.
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Brendon Hartley's seat was taken by British Formula 3 championship leader Jean-Eric Vergne.
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Brendon Hartley scored a point in the season finale at Yas Marina to place 27th in the championship.
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Brendon Hartley returned to GP2 for the eighth round of the series at Spa-Francorchamps, replacing Kevin Mirocha and driving alongside Johnny Cecotto Jr.
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Brendon Hartley finished in fifth place in his first race with the team, and 19th in the overall championship.
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Brendon Hartley began the 2012 season without a drive, but returned to Ocean for the second round of the championship in Bahrain in place of Jon Lancaster.
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In October 2017, Brendon Hartley was offered a drive in Formula One by Toro Rosso for the United States Grand Prix which was held in Austin.
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Brendon Hartley replaced Pierre Gasly, who was absent contesting the Super Formula Championship final.
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In November 2018, Brendon Hartley was released from the Toro Rosso team.
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In February 2008, aged 18, Brendon Hartley got his first taste of Formula One.
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Brendon Hartley was invited to perform a show run for Red Bull Racing in Riyadh.
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Brendon Hartley made his debut as reserve and test driver at the Spanish Grand Prix on 8 May He is the first New Zealander to achieve F1 driver status since Mike Thackwell in 1984.
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Brendon Hartley was replaced in the role by fellow Red Bull Junior driver Jaime Alguersuari for the second half of the season.
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However Brendon Hartley did not return to the reserve driver role with Red Bull and Toro Rosso following Jaime Alguersuari's promotion to a race seat, preferring to focus on his F3 and Renault World Series.
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Brendon Hartley shared the reserve driver duties with his Formula Renault 3.5 teammate, Australian Daniel Ricciardo.
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Brendon Hartley drove 87 laps for Mercedes on the final day, setting the third quickest time behind Jules Bianchi and Rodolfo Gonzalez.
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Brendon Hartley said that the simulator development work and the test drive with Mercedes would give him a new opportunity to get back into Formula One.
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Brendon Hartley made his Formula One debut for Toro Rosso at the 2017 United States Grand Prix, replacing Pierre Gasly, who was absent to take part in the final round of the Japanese Super Formula Championship; he raced with the number 39.
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Brendon Hartley finished the race in 13th position, one lap down on race winner Lewis Hamilton.
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On 16 November 2017 Brendon Hartley was confirmed by Toro Rosso as a full-time driver alongside Pierre Gasly for the 2018 season.
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Brendon Hartley finished the season in nineteenth place, four places and 25 points behind his teammate, albeit with two more non-finishes.
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On 4 February 2019, Scuderia Ferrari announced that Brendon Hartley would be one of their development drivers for the 2019 season, alongside former Manor and Sauber and current Formula E driver Pascal Wehrlein.
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Brendon Hartley left the Dragon Racing team with immediate effect in July 2020.
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Brendon Hartley was signed to drive an Oreca 03 for Murphy Prototypes in the 2012 and 2013 European Le Mans Series as well as the 2012 and 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans races.
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Brendon Hartley completed all but one round in that series due to a clash for the final round of the 2013 European Le Mans Series.
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Brendon Hartley won the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans and placed second in 2015 sharing the car with drivers including Timo Bernhard, former Formula One driver Mark Webber and fellow Kiwi Earl Bamber.
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Brendon Hartley finished the race on the podium, behind two Toyota TS050s.
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Brendon Hartley kept his ties with the American racing scene driving again for Starworks Motorsport in the 2014 and 2015 Daytona 24 Hours.