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Lorcan Hanafin
Lorcan Hanafin (born 6 December 2002) is a British racing driver who is currently competing in the 2025 European Le Mans Series for Iron Lynx in the LMGT3 class, he is the runner up of the 2021 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain. Hanafin was also a member of the Aston Martin Racing Driver Academy.
Hanafin's father did competitive rallying in Ireland and in the United Kingdom, as he brought Hanafin a go-kart on his fifth birthday. He would only do competitive karting in the United Kingdom, making his debut in 2011 where he contested the 2011 Trent Valley Kart Club in the WTP Cadet and finished the championship in 13th.
In 2012, he also contested one sole championship the Kartmasters British Grand Prix and in the WTP Cadet category for Forza Racing, coming 4th in the overall championship standings.
He switched the IAME Cadet machinery in 2013, where he first raced in the LGM Series, coming in 17th. With Ollie Walker Racing he would compete in the Trent Valley Kart Club – also coming in 17th – and the Super One Series Championship, the most prestigious karting championship in United Kingdom.
In his sophomore year in the IAME Cadet class in 2014, Hanafin competed in the LGM Series, finishing the championship in 9th and the Kartmasters British Grand Prix, where he came in 19th. Hanafin partnered up with Ollie Walker Racing to compete in the Super One Series Championship.
2015 was his final and most successful year in the IAME Cadet category, where he first drove in the LGM Series, finishing 5th overall in the standings. Hanafin came 6th in the Kartmasters British Grand Prix and would compete with Ollie Walker Racing for the third year in the Super One Series Championship, finish a respectable 7th in the standings.
For his last year in karting, Hanafin switched to the Rotax Mini Max class but still contested British championships. He adapted well the category, coming 4th in the Super One Series Championship, 5th in the Kartmasters British Grand Prix and 10th in the British Open Championship.
After a moderately successful karting career, Hanafin stepped up to car racing in 2017, competing in the Renault UK Clio Cup Junior with Team Pyro. In the eight races he won three of them, got a pole position in five of them, a fastest lap in three of them and a podium in four of them. Hanafin finished the championship fourth in the standings with 143 points.
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Lorcan Hanafin
Lorcan Hanafin (born 6 December 2002) is a British racing driver who is currently competing in the 2025 European Le Mans Series for Iron Lynx in the LMGT3 class, he is the runner up of the 2021 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain. Hanafin was also a member of the Aston Martin Racing Driver Academy.
Hanafin's father did competitive rallying in Ireland and in the United Kingdom, as he brought Hanafin a go-kart on his fifth birthday. He would only do competitive karting in the United Kingdom, making his debut in 2011 where he contested the 2011 Trent Valley Kart Club in the WTP Cadet and finished the championship in 13th.
In 2012, he also contested one sole championship the Kartmasters British Grand Prix and in the WTP Cadet category for Forza Racing, coming 4th in the overall championship standings.
He switched the IAME Cadet machinery in 2013, where he first raced in the LGM Series, coming in 17th. With Ollie Walker Racing he would compete in the Trent Valley Kart Club – also coming in 17th – and the Super One Series Championship, the most prestigious karting championship in United Kingdom.
In his sophomore year in the IAME Cadet class in 2014, Hanafin competed in the LGM Series, finishing the championship in 9th and the Kartmasters British Grand Prix, where he came in 19th. Hanafin partnered up with Ollie Walker Racing to compete in the Super One Series Championship.
2015 was his final and most successful year in the IAME Cadet category, where he first drove in the LGM Series, finishing 5th overall in the standings. Hanafin came 6th in the Kartmasters British Grand Prix and would compete with Ollie Walker Racing for the third year in the Super One Series Championship, finish a respectable 7th in the standings.
For his last year in karting, Hanafin switched to the Rotax Mini Max class but still contested British championships. He adapted well the category, coming 4th in the Super One Series Championship, 5th in the Kartmasters British Grand Prix and 10th in the British Open Championship.
After a moderately successful karting career, Hanafin stepped up to car racing in 2017, competing in the Renault UK Clio Cup Junior with Team Pyro. In the eight races he won three of them, got a pole position in five of them, a fastest lap in three of them and a podium in four of them. Hanafin finished the championship fourth in the standings with 143 points.