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Adam Fitzgerald (racing driver)

{{Short description|Irish racing driver}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Adam Fitzgerald

| image = F4 Italy 2022 Nr. 72 (2).jpg

| imagesize =

| caption = Fitzgerald driving at the Red Bull Ring in 2022.

| nationality = {{flagicon|IRL}} Irish

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2003|12|08|df=y}}

| birth_place = County Galway, Ireland

| current series = USF Pro 2000

| first year = 2023

| current team = Turn 3 Motorsport

| car number = 2

| former teams =

| starts = 8 (8 entries)

| wins = 0

| podiums = 0

| poles = 0

| fastest laps = 0

| best finish = TBD

| year = 2024

| prev series = FR European
FR Oceania
F4 Italian
F4 British

| prev series years = 2023
2023
2022
2022

| titles =

| title years =

| awards =

| award years =

}}

Adam Fitzgerald (born 8 December 2003) is an Irish racing driver who last competed in the 2024 USF Pro 2000 Championship with Turn 3 Motorsport. He made his car racing debut in the 2022 F4 British Championship and competed in the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship with RPM.

Career

= Karting =

Fitzgerald began his karting career in 2019 in his native Ireland, before moving into British competitions. In his final year of karting, 2021, he competed in the British Kart Championships in the Senior X30 category.

= Formula 4 =

== British F4 ==

File:Adam Fitzgerald Thruxton 1 2022.jpg in the 2022 F4 British Championship.]]

In 2022, Fitzgerald made his car racing debut in the F4 British Championship with Phinsys by Argenti.{{cite web|url=https://formulascout.com/argenti-adds-rookie-adam-fitzgerald-to-british-f4-line-up/90276|title=Argenti adds rookie Adam Fitzgerald to British F4 line-up|last=Edwards|first=Jordan|website=Formula Scout|date=3 March 2022|access-date=21 November 2022}} With eight podiums in the rookie class, he finished fourth in the rookie class and 14th in the overall standings.

== Italian F4 ==

Fitzgerald joined the grid of the Italian F4 Championship at the Vallelunga round during the same year, driving for R-ace GP.{{cite web|url=https://www.acisport.it/en/F4/news/2022/113706/vallelunga,-40-drivers-from-24-nations-for-the-italian-f.4|title=Vallelunga, 40 drivers from 24 nations for the Italian F.4|website=ACI Sport|date=27 June 2022|access-date=21 November 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://formulascout.com/italian-f4-reverts-back-to-usual-format-at-vallelunga-after-drop-outs/95632|title=Italian F4 reverts back to usual format at Vallelunga after drop-outs|last=Allen|first=Peter|website=Formula Scout|date=30 June 2022|access-date=21 November 2022}} He raced again in the following round at the Red Bull Ring, scoring points in Race 1 with an eighth-placed finish, which elevated him to 22nd in the overall standings.

= Formula Regional =

== Formula Regional Oceania Championship ==

On 11 January 2023, it was announced that Fitzgerald would compete for Giles Motorsport in the final three rounds of the 2023 Formula Regional Oceania Championship.{{cite web|url=https://formulascout.com/adam-fitzgerald-joins-fregional-oceania-grid-for-three-rounds/102754|title=Adam Fitzgerald joins FRegional Oceania grid for three rounds|last=Wood|first=Ida|website=Formula Scout|date=11 January 2023|access-date=13 January 2023}} With a best finish of 4th place, he finished 17th in the standings.

== Formula Regional European Championship ==

In late 2022, Fitzgerald drove for Race Performance Motorsport in the post-season test of the Formula Regional European Championship.{{cite web|url=https://f1feederseries.com/2022/10/26/freca-whos-going-where-in-2023/|title=FRECA: Who's going where in 2023?|last=Wolff|first=Perceval|website=F1 Feeder Series|date=26 October 2022|access-date=21 November 2022}} Speaking to RTÉ, RPM owner Keith Donegan cited how he wished to field an Irish driver in the 2023 season, mentioning Fitzgerald who had been testing with the team.{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/other-sport/2022/0927/1325783-im-pushing-to-get-an-irish-driver-into-our-seat/|title='I'm pushing to get an Irish driver into our seats' - Keith Donegan aiming to be the 'next Jordan' in the FRECA class|last=Diallo|first=Raf|website=RTÉ|date=1 October 2022|access-date=21 November 2022}}

Fitzgerald was later confirmed to be driving for RPM for the 2023 season,{{cite web|url=https://formulascout.com/frec-team-r-p-m-ticks-off-irish-driver-target-by-signing-adam-fitzgerald/103853|title=FREC team R-P-M ticks off Irish driver target by signing Adam Fitzgerald|website=Formula Scout|date=18 February 2023|access-date=19 February 2023}} and subsequently appeared on The Late Late Show alongside RPM owner Keith Donegan.{{cite web|url=https://www.tipperarylive.ie/news/arts---entertainment/1038342/who-are-the-guests-for-this-week-s-feb-17-late-late-show.html|title=Who are the guests on this week's (Feb 17) Late Late Show?|website=Tipperary Live|date=16 February 2023|access-date=19 February 2023}}

During the first race of the season at the first round at the Imola Circuit, Fitzgerald broke three vertebrae and was hospitalised after a collision with sausage kerbs on the track, a similar incident to that of Abbie Eaton during the 2021 Austin W Series round.{{cite web|url=https://www.transcontinentaltimes.com/freca-racer-adam-fitzgerald-suffers/|title=FRECA Racer Adam Fitzgerald Suffers Spinal Injury over Sausage Kerbs at Imola|first=Aditya|last=Saikrishna|website=Transcontinental Times|date=24 April 2023|access-date=21 May 2023}} RPM owner Keith Donegan expressed his anger for the continued inclusion of sausage kerbs, stating that "these sausage kerbs are for GT cars with really soft suspension, and whenever a single-seater goes over these sausage kerbs, it launches the car".{{cite web|url=https://formulascout.com/adam-fitzgerald-ruled-out-of-frec-by-injury-after-imola-kerb-hit/106074|title=Anger about Imola kerbs after Adam Fitzgerald injures back in hit|first=Ida|last=Wood|website=Formula Scout|date=23 April 2023|access-date=21 May 2023}} Fitzgerald was able to return for the second round at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.{{cite web|url=https://formulascout.com/mps-sami-meguetounif-sets-the-pace-in-frec-practice-at-barcelona/107041|title=MP's Sami Meguetounif sets the pace in FREC practice at Barcelona|first=Ida|last=Wood|website=Formula Scout|date=19 May 2023|access-date=21 May 2023}}

On 1 July 2023, in a FRECA race at Spa-Francorchamps, Fitzgerald was involved in a multi-car chain reaction collision initiated when Tim Tramnitz lost control. Fitzgerald collided at high speed with Dilano van 't Hoff. The accident left the RPM driver with many broken bones whilst Van 't Hoff subsequently lost his life.{{cite news |url= https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jul/01/dutch-teenage-driver-dilano-vant-hoff-killed-spa-francorchamps-crash |title= Dutch teenage driver Dilano van 't Hoff killed in Spa-Francorchamps crash |author= Giles Richards |date= 1 July 2023 |newspaper= The Guardian }}{{cite web |url= https://www.motorsport.com/formula-regional-european-championship/news/18-year-old-dilano-vant-hoff-dies-in-spa-formula-regional-crash/10489982/ |title= 18-year-old Dilano van 't Hoff dies in Spa Formula Regional crash |author= Gary Watkins |date= 1 July 2023 |website= motorsports.com }} Due to his injuries, Fitzgerald was unable to compete in any of the remaining rounds.{{Cite web|title=Recovering Fitzgerald talks about tragic FRECA crash: 'The race should have been stopped'|date=12 August 2023|url=https://feederseries.net/2023/08/12/recovering-fitzgerald-talks-about-tragic-freca-crash-the-race-should-have-been-stopped/|access-date=10 December 2023|website=Feeder Series|language=en}} He returned to training less than nine weeks after his serious crash.{{Cite web|last=Wood|first=Ida|date=30 August 2023|title=Fitzgerald back to physical training less than nine weeks after Spa crash|url=https://formulascout.com/fitzgerald-back-to-physical-training-less-than-nine-weeks-after-spa-crash/110677|access-date=10 December 2023|website=Formula Scout|language=en-GB}} He was 38th in the standings, with a best finish of 19th place.{{Cite web|title=Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine 2023|url=https://www.driverdb.com/championships/formula-regional-european-championship/2023|access-date=10 December 2023|website=DriverDB|language=en}}

= USF Pro 2000 Championship =

In October 2023, three months after the crash, Fitzgerald returned to a racing car, driving a USF Pro 2000 car at the Autobahn Country Club.{{Cite web|last=Wood|first=Ida|date=19 October 2023|title=Adam Fitzgerald tests a single-seater for first time since Spa crash|url=https://formulascout.com/adam-fitzgerald-tests-a-single-seater-for-first-time-since-spa-crash/112331|access-date=10 December 2023|website=Formula Scout|language=en-GB}}

== 2024 ==

For his 2024 campaign, Fitzgerald switched to racing in America after that successful test, joining the USF Pro 2000 Championship with Turn 3 Motorsport.{{Cite web|last=Wood|first=Ida|date=7 December 2023|title=Adam Fitzgerald makes USFP2000 switch with Turn 3 Motorsport|url=https://formulascout.com/adam-fitzgerald-makes-usfp2000-switch-with-turn-3-motorsport/113926|access-date=10 December 2023|website=Formula Scout|language=en-GB}} Ahead of the Freedom 90, Fitzgerald announced he would not continue his championship campaign to focus on recovering from his back injury that he sustained in the crash in 2023.{{Cite web |date=16 May 2024 |title=Adam Fitzgerald on Instagram: "I will be taking a break from racing to focus on recovery which means I won't be finishing the 2024 season." |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C7Ck94Hsiod/ |access-date=24 June 2024 |website=Instagram}}

Racing record

= Racing career summary =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"

! Season

! Series

! Team

! Races

! Wins

! Poles

! F/Laps

! Podiums

! Points

! Position

rowspan="2" | 2022

|align=left| F4 British Championship

|align=left| Phinsys by Argenti

| 30

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 37

| 14th

align=left| Italian F4 Championship

|align=left| R-ace GP

| 6

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 4

| 22nd

rowspan="2" | 2023

|align=left| Formula Regional Oceania Championship

|align=left| Giles Motorsport

|9

|0

|0

|0

|0

|81

|17th

align=left| Formula Regional European Championship

|align=left| RPM

| 7

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 38th

2024

|align=left| USF Pro 2000 Championship

|align=left| Turn 3 Motorsport

|8

|0

|0

|0

|0

|51

|21st

= Complete F4 British Championship results =

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

!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

2022

!nowrap| Phinsys by Argenti

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |DON
1
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |DON
2
{{small|122}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |DON
3
{{small|15}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |BHI
1
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |BHI
2
{{small|121}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |BHI
3
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |THR1
1
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |THR1
2
{{small|113}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |THR1
3
{{small|8}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |OUL
1
{{small|14}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |OUL
2
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |OUL
3
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |CRO
1
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |CRO
2
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |CRO
3
{{small|7}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |KNO
1
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |KNO
2
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |KNO
3
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |SNE
1
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |SNE
2
{{small|17}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |SNE
3
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |THR2
1
{{small|9}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |THR2
2
{{small|5}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |THR2
3
{{small|8}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |SIL
1
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |SIL
2
{{small|132}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |SIL
3
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |BHGP
1
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |BHGP
2
{{small|93}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |BHGP
3
{{small|16}}

! 14th

! 37

= Complete Italian F4 Championship results =

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

!Year

!Team

!1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

!7

!8

!9

!10

!11

!12

!13

!14

!15

!16

!17

!18

!19

!20

!21

!22

!DC

!Points

2022

! nowrap| R-ace GP

|IMO
1

|IMO
2

|IMO
3

|MIS
1

|MIS
2

|MIS
3

|SPA
1

|SPA
2

|SPA
3

|style="background:#CFCFFF"| VLL
1
{{small|25}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF"| VLL
2
{{small|30}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF"| VLL
3
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF"| RBR
1
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF"| RBR
2
{{small|22}}

|RBR
3

|style="background:#EFCFFF"| RBR
4
{{small|Ret}}

|MNZ
1

|MNZ
2

|MNZ
3

|MUG
1

|MUG
2

|MUG
3

! 22nd

! 4

= Complete Formula Regional Oceania Championship Results=

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

!Year

!Team

!1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

!7

!8

!9

!10

!11

!12

!13

!14

!15

!DC

!Points

2023

!nowrap|Giles Motorsport

|HIG
1

|HIG
2

|HIG
3

|TER
1

|TER
2

|TER
3

|style="background:#EFCFFF"|MAN
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|MAN
2
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|MAN
3
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|HMP
1
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|HMP
2
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|HMP
3
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|TAU
1
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|TAU
2
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|TAU
3
{{small|17}}

! 17th

! 81

= Complete Formula Regional European Championship results =

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

!Year

!Team

!1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

!7

!8

!9

!10

!11

!12

!13

!14

!15

!16

!17

!18

!19

!20

!DC

!Points

2023

!nowrap| RPM

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | IMO
1
{{small|22}}

| style="background:#FFFFFF;" | IMO
2
{{small|WD}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | CAT
1
{{small|24}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | CAT
2
{{small|28}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | HUN
1
{{small|21}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | HUN
2
{{small|19}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | SPA
1
{{small|25}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | SPA
2
{{small|25}}

| MUG
1

| MUG
2

| LEC
1

| LEC
2

| RBR
1

| RBR
2

| MNZ
1

| MNZ
2

| ZAN
1

| ZAN
2

| HOC
1

| HOC
2

! 38th

! 0

= American open-wheel racing results =

== USF Pro 2000 Championship ==

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Team

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! Rank

! Points

2024

!nowrap| Turn 3 Motorsport

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |STP
1
{{small|15}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |STP
2
{{small|14}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF" | LOU
1
{{small|17}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |LOU
2
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |LOU
3
{{small|15}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |IMS
1
{{small|9}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |IMS
2
{{small|19}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |IMS
3
{{small|15}}

|IRP

|ROA
1

|ROA
2

|ROA
3

|MOH
1

|MOH
2

|TOR
1

|TOR
2

|POR
1

|POR
2

! style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 21st

! style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 51

References

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External links

  • {{DriverDB driver|adam-fitzgerald}}

{{Formula Regional European Championship teams}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fitzgerald, Adam}}

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