Michael Devaney (racing driver)

{{distinguish|text=Steve McQueen's character Michael Delaney in the 1971 film Le Mans}}

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| birth_place = Dublin, Ireland

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Michael Devaney (born 29 November 1984 in Dublin) is an Irish racing driver.

Career overview

Michael Devaney has been racing since 1997 when he had a successful stint in the Irish Junior Karting Championship winning the All-Ireland and National Championships. He moved into Irish Formula Ford Championship in 2001 aged 16 winning many races, he then moved on to German Formula BMW in 2002 and won in just his second race ahead of Nico Rosberg. Devaney moved up to German Formula 3 in 2004 and became Ireland's youngest ever Formula 3 race winner, in 2005 he fought for the championship and finished 2nd overall despite missing the first two races due to lack of funding. The Dublin man then became the driver for A1 Team Ireland in the A1 Grand Prix series for the 2006–07 season after some strong showings in 2005 while substituting for Ralph Firman Jnr.

After leaving his drive with Team Ireland, Devaney signed for newly formed Ultimate Motorsport to compete in the International British Formula 3 Championship with new Formula 3 constructor Mygale. He took the team's first two victories thanks to a double win at Snetterton. He is currently without a drive after Ultimate pulled out of British F3.

Awards

File:Michael Devaney 2008 British F3 Croft.jpg at the Croft round of the 2008 British Formula Three season.]]

Michael Devaney has won the following awards during his short time in motorsport:

Irish karting ‘Rookie of the Year’ 1997
Motorsport Ireland Young Racing Driver of the Year 2001
Motorsport Ireland Young Racing Driver of the Year 2002

He has also achieved:

Winner of IRL Plate (1999)
Irish National Junior Karting Champion (2000)
2 race wins in the Irish Formula Ford Zetec Championship (2001)
4 race wins total in German Formula BMW (2002 & 2003)
7 race wins total in the German F3 Championship (2004 & 2005)
Runner-up in the 2005 German F3 Championship
First ever victories for French constructor Mygale in Formula 3. (2008)
First ever race car victory for Ultimate Motorsport(Snetterton, British F3(2008)

Racing career

=Complete A1 Grand Prix results=

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

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! Year

! Entrant

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! 22

! DC

! Points

2005–06

! rowspan=2| Ireland

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GBR
SPR
10

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GBR
FEA
Ret

| GER
SPR

| GER
FEA

| POR
SPR

| POR
FEA

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| AUS
SPR
4

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| AUS
FEA
14

| MYS
SPR

| MYS
FEA

| UAE
SPR

| UAE
FEA

| RSA
SPR

| RSA
FEA

| IDN
SPR

| IDN
FEA

| MEX
SPR

| MEX
FEA

| USA
SPR

| USA
FEA

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CHN
SPR
4

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CHN
FEA
Ret

! 8th

! 68

2006–07

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NED
SPR
15

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NED
FEA
14

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CZE
SPR
13

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CZE
FEA
13

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BEI
SPR
20

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BEI
FEA
Ret

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MYS
SPR
14

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MYS
FEA
10

| IDN
SPR

| IDN
FEA

| NZL
SPR

| NZL
FEA

| AUS
SPR

| AUS
FEA

| RSA
SPR

| RSA
FEA

| MEX
SPR

| MEX
FEA

| SHA
SPR

| SHA
FEA

| GBR
SPR

! 19th

! 8

=Complete Formula 3 Euro Series record=

(key)

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Yr ! Team ! Chassis ! Engine ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! 20 ! Pos ! Points
2007 ! Ultimate Motorsport ! Mygale M07/001 ! Mercedes \| HOC1 1 \| HOC1 2 \| BRH 1 \| BRH 2 \| NOR 1 \| NOR 2 \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| MAG 1 18 \|style="background:#CFCFFF;"\| MAG 2 16 \| MUG 1 \| MUG 2 \| ZAN 1 \| ZAN 2 \| NÜR 1 \| NÜR 2 \| CAT 1 \| CAT 2 \| NOG 1 \| NOG 2 \| HOC2 1 \| HOC2 2 ! NC ! 0

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! Team

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! Pos

! Points

2007

! Ultimate Motorsport

! Mygale M07/001

! Mercedes

| HOC1
1

| HOC1
2

| BRH
1

| BRH
2

| NOR
1

| NOR
2

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAG
1
18

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MAG
2
16

| MUG
1

| MUG
2

| ZAN
1

| ZAN
2

| NÜR
1

| NÜR
2

| CAT
1

| CAT
2

| NOG
1

| NOG
2

| HOC2
1

| HOC2
2

! NC

! 0

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20120321203118/http://www.michaeldevaneyracing.com/ Michael Devaney's Official Website]
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Category:1984 births

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Category:British Formula Three Championship drivers

Category:Irish racing drivers

Category:Formula BMW ADAC drivers

Category:Formula 3 Euro Series drivers

Category:Porsche Carrera Cup GB drivers

Category:Status Grand Prix drivers

Category:A1 Grand Prix drivers

Category:Team Rosberg drivers

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