Josh Skelton

Josh Skelton
Skelton in 2018
Nationality British
Born (2001-11-07) 7 November 2001
Dearham, England
Racing licence FIA Silver (2021)
FIA Gold (2022–)

Josh Skelton (born 7 November 2001) is a British racing driver who last competed in the LMP3 class of the Le Mans Cup for Nielsen Racing.

Career

Skelton began karting in June of 2010,[1] taking the Northern Karting Federation and Rowrah Kart Club Championship the following year.[2] Continuing in karting until 2017, Skelton most notably finished third in the Super One Series' Senior Max class.[3] In 2018, Skelton joined JHR Developments to make his single-seater debut in the F4 British Championship.[4] In his rookie year in the series, Skelton took a best result of fifth at Brands Hatch,[5] Thruxton and Croft en route to a 10th-place overall points finish and fourth among the rookies.[6][7]

Returning to JHR Developments for his sophomore season in the series the following year,[8] Skelton began the season by scoring podiums at Donington Park and Thruxton,[9] before taking his maiden series win at Croft in a rain-shortened race two.[10] Skelton then scored four podiums in the following two rounds, including a second-place finish in race two at Snetterton, in which he lost out on the win by 0.099s against Tommy Foster following Luke Browning's post-race penalty from the win.[11] In the following round at Thruxton, Skelton scored what became his final win of the season in race two,[12] and ended the year fourth in points after scoring six other podiums in the remaining three rounds.[13] In 2020, Skelton joined Chris Dittmann Racing to compete in the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship.[14] In his only season in the series, Skelton scored a best result of second twice, at both Donington Park and Brands Hatch,[15][16] as well as third-place finish in race two at Snetterton to end the year sixth in points.[17]

Switching to endurance racing for 2021, Skelton joined Cool Racing to compete in the LMP3 class of the Le Mans Cup alongside Antoine Doquin.[18] In his first season in the series, Skelton took a lone win at Spa and ended the season seventh in the LMP3 standings.[19] During 2021, Skelton also made a one-off appearance in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, racing for WIN Autosport at the Petit Le Mans in LMP3.[20] Returning to Le Mans Cup and LMP3 competition the following year, Skelton switched to Racing Spirit of Léman for his sophomore year in the series, alongside Jacques Wolff.[21] In the seven-race season, Skelton finished second in race one of the Road to Le Mans,[22] and a pair of third-place finishes at Monza and Spa en route to a sixth-place points finish.[23][24] Switching to Nielsen Racing for 2023, Skelton scored his only win of the year at the season-ending race at Algarve alongside Anthony Wells to end his three-year tenure in the series ninth in the LMP3 standings.[25]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
2011 Trent Valley Kart Club — Comer Cadet 39th
2012 Trent Valley Kart Club — Comer Cadet 22nd
Super One Series — Comer Cadet 13th
British Karting Championship — Comer Cadet 17th
2013 Super One Series — Mini Max 9th
Trent Valley Kart Club — Mini Max 42nd
Kartmasters British GP — Mini Max 10th
2014 Super One Series — Junior Max 6th
Kartmasters British GP — Rotax Junior 8th
2015 Rotax Winter Cup — Junior Max Strawberry Racing 29th
Super One Series — Junior Max 10th
Kartmasters British GP — Rotax Junior 6th
2016 Rotax Winter Cup — Senior Max Strawberry Racing 15th
Super One Series — Rotax Max Coles Racing 3rd
Rotax Euro Challenge — X30 Senior 7th
RMC Grand Finals — Senior Max John Skelton 23rd
Kartmasters British GP — X30 Senior 5th
2017 Super One Series — X30 Senior 8th
Kartmasters British GP — X30 Senior 10th
Sources:[26][27]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2018 F4 British Championship JHR Developments 30 0 0 1 0 84 10th
2019 F4 British Championship JHR Developments 29 2 0 5 14 326.5 4th
2020 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Chris Dittmann Racing 24 0 0 0 3 320 6th
2021 Le Mans Cup – LMP3 Cool Racing 7 1 0 0 1 38.5 7th
IMSA SportsCar Championship – LMP3 WIN Autosport 1 0 0 0 0 230 34th
2022 Le Mans Cup – LMP3 Racing Spirit of Léman 7 0 0 0 3 39 6th
2023 Le Mans Cup – LMP3 Nielsen Racing 7 1 0 1 1 30 9th
Sources:[28][26]

As Skelton was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

Complete F4 British Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points
2018 JHR Developments BHI
1

12
BHI
2

11
BHI
3

5
DON
1

11
DON
2

10
DON
3

8
THR
1

7
THR
2

5
THR
3

7
OUL
1

11
OUL
2

11
OUL
3

9
CRO
1

7
CRO
2

5
CRO
3

Ret
SNE
1

9
SNE
2

7
SNE
3

13
ROC
1

10
ROC
2

8
ROC
3

6
KNO
1

10
KNO
2

Ret
KNO
3

8
SIL
1

Ret
SIL
2

9
SIL
3

11
BHGP
1

11
BHGP
2

Ret
BHGP
3

10
10th 84
2019 JHR Developments BHI
1

8
BHI
2

Ret
BHI
3

12
DON
1

2
DON
2

7
DON
3

4
THR1
1

3
THR1
2

5
THR1
3

5
CRO
1

6
CRO
2

1
CRO
3

Ret
OUL
1

2
OUL
2

DNS
OUL
3

2
SNE
1

6
SNE
2

2
SNE
3

3
THR2
1

3
THR2
2

1
THR2
3

2
KNO
1

2
KNO
2

3
KNO
3

3
SIL
1

3
SIL
2

9
SIL
3

4
BHGP
1

7
BHGP
2

10
BHGP
3

4
4th 326.5

Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Pos Points
2020 Chris Dittmann Racing OUL
1

4
OUL
2

101
OUL
3

7
OUL
4

6
DON1
1

6
DON1
2

14
DON1
3

2
BRH
1

6
BRH
2

81
BRH
3

2
BRH
4

6
DON2
1

13
DON2
2

6
DON2
3

14
SNE
1

7
SNE
2

34
SNE
3

Ret
SNE
4

6
DON3
1

Ret
DON3
2

66
DON3
3

10
SIL
1

7
SIL
2

101
SIL
3

7
6th 320

Complete Le Mans Cup results

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

Year Entrant Class Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rank Points
2021 Cool Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P320 BAR
11
LEC
Ret
MNZ
7
LMS
1

7
LMS
2

17
SPA
1
POR
15
7th 38.5
2022 Racing Spirit of Léman LMP3 Ligier JS P320 LEC
29
IMO
22
LMS
1

2
LMS
2

26
MNZ
3
SPA
3
ALG
Ret
6th 39
2023 Nielsen Racing LMP3 Ligier JS P320 CAT
Ret
LMS
1

18
LMS
2

8
LEC
23
ARA
Ret
SPA
Ret
ALG
1
9th 30

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Pts
2021 WIN Autosport LMP3 Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK56 V8 5.6L V8 DAY
SEB
MDO
WGL
WGL
ELK
PET
8
230 34th

References

  1. ^ "Teenage Dearham driving ace is making a name for himself in motorsport world". timesandstar.co.uk. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Karting is all go for trophy-winning Josh Skelton". timesandstar.co.uk. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  3. ^ "2016 Super One Series Final". kartsportnews.com. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Ayrton Simmons remains in British F4 for a third year with JHR Developments seat". formulascout.com. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Simmons Hangs on for Second Win of the Weekend". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  6. ^ "Jewiss Again Inherits Win after Doohan's Despair". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  7. ^ "Jewiss takes British F4 win number five from fifth on the grid at Croft". formulascout.com. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  8. ^ "Dearham racer Josh Skelton revs up for title charge". newsandstar.co.uk. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  9. ^ "Louis Foster converts Donington Park pole into Race 1 Victory". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  10. ^ "British F4 will not re-run cancelled Croft race". formulascout.com. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  11. ^ "Racer Josh Skelton misses out on second F4 British Championship victory". newsandstar.co.uk. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  12. ^ "Skelton victorious in Thruxton race two after Maloney is penalised". formulascout.com. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  13. ^ "Zane Maloney takes British F4 title with victory in decider". formulascout.com. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  14. ^ "Josh Skelton joins Chris Dittmann Racing for 2020 BRDC British F3 Championship". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  15. ^ "New British GT winners at Donington as rain affects national racing action". autosport.com. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  16. ^ "Collard's maiden British GT win headlines weekend of national racing". autosport.com. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  17. ^ "Keen and Balon overcome the elements in British GT". autosport.com. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  18. ^ "Josh Skelton complète l'équipage COOL Racing". endurance-info.com (in French). 31 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  19. ^ "Cool Racing 1-2 Takes 2021 LMP3 Championship To The Wire". dailysportscar.com. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  20. ^ "WIN Autosport LMP3 Entry Returns for Petit Le Mans". sportscar365.com. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  21. ^ "Alexander Mattschull dernier homme chez Racing Spirit of Léman en LMP3". endurance-info.com (in French). 5 April 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  22. ^ "Road to Le Mans, C1 : Doublé pour les Ligier JS P320 de Racing Spirit of Leman". endurance24.fr (in French). 9 June 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  23. ^ "Mattschull & Dillmann Take The Win At Incident-Scarred Monza". dailysportscar.com. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  24. ^ "Le Mans Cup – Spa : Droux, Sanjuan et Graff l'emportent dans le dernier tour !". endurance24.fr (in French). 24 September 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  25. ^ "Virage, Spirit of Leman Crowned Champions In Rain-Soaked Finale". dailysportscar.com. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  26. ^ a b "Josh Skelton | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  27. ^ "Skelton Josh". kartcom.com. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  28. ^ "Josh Skelton Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 12 March 2026.