17 Facts About Dean Stoneman

Dean Stoneman made his first steps in single-seaters in 2006 when he competed in selected rounds of the Formula Renault BARC.

Dean Stoneman raced in the series full-time in 2007, finishing as runner-up to Hywel Lloyd.

Dean Stoneman finished sixth in the Formula Renault 2.0 UK Winter Series.

Dean Stoneman was nominated for the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award.

Dean Stoneman finished fourth again in the standings in 2009, this time with just one race win.

Dean Stoneman won the FIA Formula Two Championship in 2010, securing a test drive with the Williams F1 team at the end of the season.

In 2011 Dean Stoneman had been planning to progress to the Formula Renault 3.5 series, joining fellow young driver tester Ricciardo at ISR Racing, but he was forced to skip the season after he was diagnosed with testicular cancer.

Dean Stoneman spent 2012 competing in powerboat racing as he regained fitness, winning the P1 SuperStock UK powerboat title in 2012.

Dean Stoneman returned to car racing in the 2013 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain season after recovering from his illness, winning both races on his debut weekend along with pole position in qualifying.

Later in the season, Dean Stoneman had accumulated too many points on his licence and was given a two race ban, which he served at the Rockingham race weekend.

Dean Stoneman returned to single-seater racing in late 2013 driving for Koiranen GP in the last two races of the 2013 GP3 Series season.

Dean Stoneman signed with Marussia Manor Racing for 2014 GP3 season.

Dean Stoneman drove for Manor in the first seven race weekends.

In 2015, Dean Stoneman moved to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series with DAMS having picked up the backing of the Red Bull Junior Team.

Dean Stoneman finished sixth overall in the Formula Renault 3.5 scoring 130 points.

Dean Stoneman joined GP2 series with Carlin for the last three events of the 2015 season.

In 2016 Dean Stoneman moved to Indy Lights driving for Andretti Autosport.