Coskun "Josh" Irfan (born 21 February 2008) is a British racing driver from London. He won twice in his debut season of racing in the 2023 F4 British Championship, driving for Rodin Carlin. He last drove for JHR Developments in the 2024 GB3 Championship.
Career
Karting Irfan had a successful karting career, and he competed in competitions all over Europe, for example numerous competitions run by the WSK, the European Championship and the Karting World Championship.
Formula 4 In January 2023, Irfan announced that he would be driving in British F4 for Rodin Carlin. Irfan made his racing debut at Donington Park in April, finishing 7th in his first race. Irfan would go on to score two victories, the first one at Silverstone and the second one in the reverse-grid race during the season finale at Brands Hatch GP. He finished 12th in the drivers' championship, and third in the rookie standings.
GB3 Championship On 8 February 2024, it was confirmed that Irfan would join JHR Developments for the upcoming GB3 Championship. He is the second youngest driver in the championship to compete, only three months older than the American, Nikita Johnson, who has to sit out of the first two rounds because he hasn't passed his 16th birthday. He made his debut at the tricky track that is Oulton Park, and he had a tough weekend, scoring points just once in three races. In spite of this, Irfan turned the situation around and secured his first podium in the Hungaroring round in June.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2017WSK Final Cup - 60 MiniEnergy Corse16th2018WSK Champions Cup - 60 MiniTony Kart29thWSK Super Master Series - 60 Mini10thSouth Garda Winter Cup - Mini RokParolin Motorsport13thAndrea Margutti Trophy - 60 Mini1stWSK Open Cup - 60 Mini18thWSK Final Cup - 60 Mini5thKartmasters British Grand Prix - IAME CadetFusion Motorsport1st2019WSK Champions Cup - 60 MiniParolin Motorsport34thWSK Super Master Series - 60 Mini7thSouth Garda Winter Cup - Mini Rok3rdWSK Euro Series - 60 MiniTony Kart28th2020WSK Champions Cup - OKJKosmic Kart7thWSK Super Master Series - OKJ11thSouth Garda Winter Cup - OKJ23rdWSK Euro Series - OKJ6thChampions of the Future - OKJ16thCIK-FIA European Championship - OKJ30thCIK-FIA World Championship - OKJ11thWSK Open Cup - OKJ20th2021WSK Champions Cup - OKJKart Republic20thWSK Super Master Series - OKJ16thWSK Euro Series - OKJ14thChampions of the Future - OKJ35thCIK-FIA European Championship - OKJ25thDeutsche Kart Meisterschaft - OKJ29thWSK Open Cup - OKJ9thCIK-FIA World Championship - OKJ57thSouth Garda Winter Cup - OKJParolin Motorsport10thWSK Final Cup - OKJ31st2022WSK Champions Cup - OKParolin Motorsport3rdWSK Super Master Series - OK34thChampions of the Future Winter Series - OK23rdChampions of the Future - OK40thCIK-FIA European Championship - OKTony Kart41stWSK Euro Series - OK34thSources:
Racing record Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition2023F4 British ChampionshipRodin Carlin30200310512th GB4 Championship Elite Motorsport9000111713th Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round Xcel Motorsport20000N/ANC2024GB3 ChampionshipJHR Developments23000113816th
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 31 DC Points 2023 Rodin CarlinDPN1DPN2DPN3BHI1BHI2BHI3SNE1SNE2SNE3THR1THR2THR3OUL1OUL2OUL3SIL1SIL2SIL3CRO1CRO2CRO3KNO1KNO2KNO3DPGP1DPGP2DPGP3DPGP4BHGP1BHGP2BHGP3 12th 105
Complete GB4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) 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 2023 Elite MotorsportOUL1OUL2OUL3SIL11SIL12SIL13DON11DON12DON13 DON14SNE1SNE2SNE3SIL21SIL22SIL23BRH1BRH2BRH3DON21DON22DON23 13th 117
Complete GB3 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints 2024 JHR DevelopmentsOUL1OUL2OUL3SIL11SIL12SIL13SPA1SPA2SPA3HUN1HUN2HUN3ZAN1ZAN2ZAN3SIL21SIL22SIL23DON1DON2DON3BRH1BRH2BRH3 16th 138 * Season still in progress.
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