Michael Devaney (racing driver)


''Not to be confused with Steve McQueen's character Michael Delaney, from the 1971 film Le Mans
Michael Devaney 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 racahead 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

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

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516171819202122DCPoints
2005–06IrelandGBR
SPR
10
GBR
FEA
Ret
GER
SPR
GER
FEA
POR
SPR
POR
FEA
AUS
SPR
4
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
CHN
SPR
4
CHN
FEA
Ret
8th68
2006–07IrelandNED
SPR
15
NED
FEA
14
CZE
SPR
13
CZE
FEA
13
BEI
SPR
20
BEI
FEA
Ret
MYS
SPR
14
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
GBR
SPR
19th8

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series record

YrTeamChassisEngine1234567891011121314151617181920PosPoints
2007Ultimate MotorsportMygale M07/001MercedesHOC1
1
HOC1
2
BRH
1
BRH
2
NOR
1
NOR
2
MAG
1
18
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
NC0