Josh Skelton

Josh Skelton (born 7 November 2001) is a British racing driver who last competed in the LMP3 class of the Le Mans Cup for Nielsen Racing.

Career

Skelton began karting in June of 2010, taking the Northern Karting Federation and Rowrah Kart Club Championship the following year. Continuing in karting until 2017, Skelton most notably finished third in the Super One Series' Senior Max class. In 2018, Skelton joined JHR Developments to make his single-seater debut in the F4 British Championship. In his rookie year in the series, Skelton took a best result of fifth at Brands Hatch, Thruxton and Croft en route to a tenth-place overall points finish and fourth among the rookies.

Returning to JHR Developments for his sophomore season in the series the following year, Skelton began the season by scoring podiums at Donington Park and Thruxton, before taking his maiden series win at Croft in a rain-shortened race two. Skelton then scored four podiums in the following two rounds, including a second-place finish in race two at Snetterton, in which he lost out on the win by 0.099s against Tommy Foster following Luke Browning's post-race penalty from the win. In the following round at Thruxton, Skelton scored what became his final win of the season in race two, and ended the year fourth in points after scoring six other podiums in the remaining three rounds. In 2020, Skelton joined Chris Dittmann Racing to compete in the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship. In his only season in the series, Skelton scored a best result of second twice, at both Donington Park and Brands Hatch, as well as third-place finish in race two at Snetterton to end the year sixth in points.

Switching to endurance racing for 2021, Skelton joined Cool Racing to compete in the LMP3 class of the Le Mans Cup alongside Antoine Doquin. In his first season in the series, Skelton took a lone win at Spa and ended the season seventh in the LMP3 standings. During 2021, Skelton also made a one-off appearance in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, racing for WIN Autosport at the Petit Le Mans in LMP3. Returning to Le Mans Cup and LMP3 competition the following year, Skelton switched to Racing Spirit of Léman for his sophomore year in the series, alongside Jacques Wolff. In the seven-race season, Skelton finished second in race one of the Road to Le Mans, and a pair of third-place finishes at Monza and Spa en route to a sixth-place points finish. Switching to Nielsen Racing for 2023, Skelton scored his only win of the year at the season-ending race at Algarve alongside Anthony Wells to end his three-year tenure in the series ninth in the LMP3 standings.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary

† As Skelton was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

Complete F4 British Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Le Mans Cup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

External links

• career summary at DriverDB.com