| Carlton Jakston "Jak" Crawford | ||
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| File:Jak Crawford.png | ||
| Driver Details | ||
| Nationality |  American
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| Date of Birth | 2 May 2005 | |
| Experience | FIA Formula 2 Championship FIA Formula 3 Championship | |
| Formula E Career | ||
| Tests | 2 | |
| Début |  2024 Rookie Test
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| Current Season | ||
| Team | Andretti Formula E
| |
| Role | Reserve/Development Driver | |
Carlton Jakston "Jak" Crawford (born 2 May 2005 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States) is an American racing driver who served as a reserve and development driver for Andretti Formula E during the 2024/25 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.[1] An Aston Martin Development driver and race winner in various series including FIA Formula 3 and FIA Formula 2, Crawford made his FE bow at the 2024 Rookie Test, with a run that impressed Andretti enough to sign him as their official reserve driver for Season 11.[1]
Background[]
Crawford began his career in karting in North America, although would notably compete outside of the US from a young age, including an outing in the ROK Cup at the age of nine.[2] 2018 saw the American youth graduate to single seaters with a seat in the NACAM Formula 4 Championship, finishing second, while also completing a partial campaign in U.S. F2000 as he had been too young to start the season.[2] The American youth then moved across to Europe having become a member of the Red Bull Junior Team to race in the Italian and ADAC Formula 4 Champions, finishing as runner-up in the latter to Jonny Edgar by just two points.[2][3]
Aston's American Hope: 2021 - Present[]
For 2021 Crawford would sign a deal to compete in the Euroformula Open Championship alongside a plan to race in the FIA Formula 3 Championship, with the American youth finishing third in the former series with eight wins in sixteen races.[2] For 2022 Crawford would get a sophomore campaign in FIA F3, finishing seventh with one win, while also securing sixth in the Formula Regional Asian Championship.[2] 2023 saw Crawford graduate to the FIA Formula 2 Championship, claiming one victory as he finished thirteenth in the series, before a switch of teams for 2024, as well as a move to the Aston Martin Driver Development Programme, saw the American youth improve to fifth in his sophomore season.[2]
Formula E History[]
Crawford was signed by Andretti Formula E to run as a test driver ahead of the 2024 Rookie Test, the only in-season test conducted during the 2023/24 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, partnering Zane Maloney for the day.[4] A steady day of improvement from the American youth saw him end the session with over 100 laps under his belt as well as the second fastest time of the day, a tenth faster than his teammate, with Andretti impressed by his pace.[5] Indeed, Andretti would opt to continue working with Crawford into the 2024/25 season, signing the American youth as their development and reserve driver for the campaign, as well as handing him a run at the 2025 Jeddah E-Prix I in the rookie free practice session where Crawford would set the seventh fastest time.[6]
Full Formula E Record[]
Shown below are a series of tables outlining Jak Crawford's career in Formula E in statistical form:
| Jak Crawford's Formula E Test Record | ||||
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| Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Role |
| 2023/24 | Andretti Formula E[4]
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17 | Porsche 99X Electric Gen 3 | Test Driver |
| 2024/25 | Andretti Formula E[1]
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27 | Porsche 99X Electric Gen 3 | Reserve/Development Driver |
See Also[]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 'Andretti sign Jak Crawford as Reserve and Development Driver', fiaformuale.com, (FIA Formula E, 05/11/2024), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/512702, (Accessed 10/03/2025)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 'Jak Crawford', driverdb.com, (DriverDB AB, 2022), https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/jak-crawford/, (Accessed 12/06/2022)
- ↑ Ida Wood, 'Jak Crawford joins Red Bull Junior Team, Van Amersfoort in F4', formulascout.com, (Formula Scout, 28/01/2020), https://formulascout.com/jak-crawford-joins-red-bull-junior-team-van-amersfoort-in-f4/59158, (Accessed 09/07/2023)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 'Andretti to run Zane Maloney and Jak Crawford in Misano and Berlin rookie tests', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 20/03/2024), https://fiaformulae.com/en/news/492680, (Accessed 21/09/2024)
- ↑ 'Shwartzman doubles up in the DS to top Rookie Test afternoon running in Berlin', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 13/05/2024), https://fiaformulae.com/en/news/498550, (Accessed 23/09/2024)
- ↑ 'Jak Crawford confirmed by Andretti for Jeddah Rookie Free Practice', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 06/02/2025), https://fiaformulae.com/en/news/518039, (Accessed 05/03/2025)