Euan Richard Alers-Hankey (born 18 March 1987) is a British racing driver who last competed for Race Lab in the British GT Championship.
Career Hankey began racing single-seaters in 2005, competing in Formula BMW UK for Barwell Motorsport. After continuing in Formula BMW UK the following year, Hankey raced in Formula 3 Euro Series in 2007, before making part-time appearances in Formula Renault 2.0 UK and Formula Renault BARC in 2009 and 2010, respectively. Also in 2010, Hankey began racing full-time in Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain for Team Parker Racing, scoring eight podiums as he ended the year fifth in points. Remaining in the series for the following year, Hankey began the year by winning at Brands Hatch, before taking wins at Donington Park and Knockhill, and winning both races at Rockingham en route to a fourth-place points finish.
After being on the sidelines for the next two years and select appearances in the 2014 Britcar Endurance Championship, Hankey joined Von Ryan Racing to compete in the British GT Championship the following year. During 2015, Hankey also raced for TF Sport in select appearances in International GT Open, Blancpain Endurance Series' Pro-Am and the European Le Mans Series' GTC class. Hankey returned to TF Sport for 2016, racing an Aston Martin Vantage GT3 in both International GT Open and the GT3 Le Mans Cup. Racing in the Pro-Am class of the former, Hankey scored overall wins at Silverstone and Monza en route to a seventh-place points finish. In the latter, Hankey won at Imola and Estoril and scored three more podiums to secure runner-up honors.
Remaining with TF Sport for 2017, Hankey raced with them in the LMGTE class of the European Le Mans Series. In his only season in the series, Hankey won in class at Silverstone and finished on the podium four more times to end the year runner-up in points. During 2017, Hankey also raced with the team at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 24 Hours of Spa. The following year, Hankey joined Mercedes-linked Ram Racing to compete in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, scoring a Pro-Am class win at Silverstone as he ended the year 11th in class. The same year, Hankey remained with TF Sport to compete in select rounds of the 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship in LMGTE Am, scoring a best result of second in the 2018 and 2019 editions of the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps.
In 2020, Hankey became a McLaren Factory GT driver, and joined Balfe Motorsport to race in the GT4 Pro-Am class of the British GT Championship. In his only full-time season in the category, Hankey won all but one race to secure the title. After a part-time campaign the following year for Jenson Team Rocket RJN in GT3 Pro-Am, Hankey joined 7TSIX in 2022 for his only full season in the GT3 Pro-Am class of the British GT Championship. After scoring a best result of fourth at Donington Park and ending the year tenth in points, Hankey switched to Race Lab for the following year, and scored his only overall podium in the series at the same venue en route to a 14th-place points finish. Following that, Hankey remained with Race Lab the following year to compete at the 6 Hours of Abu Dhabi and in select races of the British GT Championship.
Personal life In 2007, Hankey was given a 16-month driving ban from public roads after drinking and driving.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2001Super One Series — Rotax Junior6thKartmasters British GP — Rotax Junior1st2002Super One Series — Rotax Junior4thABkC National Open — Rotax Junior1stSources:
Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position2005 Formula BMW UK Barwell Motorsport 20 0 0 1 0 38 12th Formula BMW World Final Nexa Racing 1 0 0 0 0 DNF2006 Formula BMW UK Fortec Motorsport 20 2 1 5 7 188 4th Formula BMW World Final 1 0 0 0 0 10th 2007 Formula 3 Euro Series HS Technik 10 0 0 0 0 0 23rd 2009 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship CRS Racing 6 0 0 0 0 100 17th2010 Formula Renault BARC Antel Motorsport 2 1 0 0 1 44 17th Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Team Parker Racing 20 0 1 0 8 210 5th Porsche Supercup Porsche AG 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain Team Parker Racing 19 5 3 0 10 241 4th Porsche Carrera World Cup Parker with Juta 1 0 0 0 0 DNF 2014 Britcar Endurance Championship – Class 3 Optimum Motorsport 4 2 0 0 3 83 6th2015 24H Series – SP3 Optimum Motorsport 1 1 0 0 1 0 NC British GT Championship – GT3 Von Ryan Racing 4 0 0 0 0 6 20th International GT Open – Am TF Sport 4 3 1 2 3 19 6th International GT Open – Pro-Am 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC Blancpain Endurance Series – Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC European Le Mans Series – GTC 1 0 0 0 0 10 11th2016 International GT Open – Pro-Am TF Sport 12 2 1 0 3 37 7th GT3 Le Mans Cup 6 2 0 0 5 1072nd Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Pro-Am Black Falcon 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC2017 European Le Mans Series – LMGTE TF Sport 6 1 1 0 5 1022nd 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Am 1 0 0 0 0 7th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Pro-Am Oman Racing Team with TF Sport 1 0 1 0 1 40 11th Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC2018 24H GT Series – A6 Ram Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup – Pro-Am 4 1 2 0 1 40 11th 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Am TF Sport 1 0 0 0 0 DNF British GT Championship – GT4 Pro-Am Track-Club 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGTE Am TF Sport 4 0 1 0 2 49 13th 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGTE Am TF Sport 1 0 0 0 0 11th 2020 British GT Championship – GT4 Pro-Am Balfe Motorsport 9 8 8 8 8 118.751st 2021 British GT Championship – GT3 Pro-Am Jenson Team Rocket RJN 3 0 0 0 0 0† NC†2022 British GT Championship – GT3 Pro-Am 7TSIX 9 0 0 0 0 88 10th British Endurance Championship – Class A 1 1 1 1 1 1143rd British Endurance Championship – Class D Race Lab 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC GT Cup Championship – GTH Greystone GT 26 3 318 4th2023 British GT Championship – GT3 Pro-Am Race Lab 7 0 0 0 1 34 14th GT Cup Championship – GT3 8 1 0 0 4 0 NC 2023–24 Middle East Trophy – GT3 Pro-Am Race Lab 1 0 0 0 0 12 NC 2024 British GT Championship – GT3 Pro-Am Race Lab 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2026Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – ProVSR Sources:
Complete Formula BMW UK 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 DC Pts 2005 Barwell Motorsport DON1 DON2 THR1 THR2 ROC1 ROC2 BHI1 BHI2 OUL1 OUL2 CRO1 CRO2 MON1 MON2 KNO1 KNO2 SIL1 SIL2 BHGP1 BHGP2 12th 38 2006 Fortec Motorsport BHI1 BHI2 MON1 MON2 OUL1 OUL2 BHGP1 BHGP2 THR1 THR2 CRO1 CRO2 DON1 DON2 SNE1 SNE2 KNO1 KNO2 SIL1 SIL2 4th 188
Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points 2007 HS Technik Dallara F305/039 Mercedes HOC11 HOC12 BRH1 BRH2 NOR1 NOR2 MAG1 MAG2 MUG1 MUG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 CAT1 CAT2 NOG1 NOG2 HOC21 HOC22 23rd 0
Complete British GT Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points 2015 Von Ryan Racing McLaren 650S GT3 GT3 Pro-Am OUL1 OUL2 ROC SIL SPA BRH SNE1 SNE2 DON 20th 6 2018 Track-Club McLaren 570S GT4 GT4 Pro-Am OUL1 OUL2 ROC SNE1 SNE2 SIL SPA BRH DON NC 0 2020 Balfe Motorsport McLaren 570S GT4 GT4 Pro-Am OUL1 OUL2 DON11 DON12 BRH DON2 SNE1 SNE2 SIL1st118.75 2021 Jenson Team Rocket RJN McLaren 720S GT3 GT3 Pro-Am BRH SIL DON1 SPA SNE1 SNE2 OUL1 OUL2 DON2 NC† 0† 2022 7TSIX McLaren 720S GT3 GT3 Pro-Am OUL1 OUL2 SIL DON1 SNE1 SNE2 SPA BRH DON2 10th 98 2023 Race Lab McLaren 720S GT3 Evo GT3 Pro-Am OUL1 OUL2 SIL DON1 SNE1 SNE2 ALG BRH DON2 14th 34 2024 Race Lab McLaren 720S GT3 Evo GT3 Pro-Am OUL1 OUL2 SIL DON1 SPA SNE1 SNE2 DON2 BRH NC 0
† As Hankey was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete International GT Open results Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Points2015TF SportAston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Am LEC1 LEC2 EST1 EST2 SIL1 SIL2 RBR1 RBR2 SPA1 SPA2 MNZ1 MNZ2 6th 19 Pro-Am CAT1 CAT2 NC 0 2016 TF Sport Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Pro-Am EST1 EST2 SPA1 SPA2 LEC1 LEC2 SIL1 SIL2 RBR1 RBR2 MNZ1 MNZ2 CAT1 CAT2 7th 37
Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2015 TF Sport GTC Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin AM28 5.9 L V12 SIL IMO RBR LEC EST 11th 10 2017 TF Sport GTE Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 SIL MNZ RBR LEC SPA ALG 2nd 102
Complete GT World Challenge results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points 2015 TF Sport Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Pro-Am MNZ SIL LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR NC 0 2016 Black Falcon Mercedes-AMG GT3 Pro-Am MNZ SIL LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR NC 0 2017 Oman Racing Team with TF Sport Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Pro-Am MON SIL LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H CAT 11th 40 2018 Ram Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Pro-Am MNZ SIL LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H CAT 11th 40
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 Rank Points 2016 TF Sport GT3 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 IMO LMS RBR LEC SPA EST2nd107
24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2017 TF Sport Salih Yoluç Rob Bell Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTEAm 329 35th 7th 2018 TF Sport Salih Yoluç Charlie Eastwood Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTEAm 304 DNF DNF 2019 TF Sport Salih Yoluç Charlie Eastwood Aston Martin Vantage GTE GTEAm 327 42nd 11th
Complete FIA World Endurance 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 8 Rank Points 2018–19 TF Sport LMGTE Am Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 SPA LMS SIL FUJ SHA SEB SPA LMS 13th 49
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