Michael Devaney (racing driver)
Irish racing driver
Michael Devaney (born 29 November 1984 in Dublin) is an Irish racing driver.
Career overview
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 at the age of 16, winning many races. He then moved on to German Formula BMW in 2002 and won in just his second race ahead 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 second overall despite missing the first two races due to lack of funding. He 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.
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.
Personal life
Devaney's father, Bernard Devaney (born 1953), was also a racing driver and competed in five European Formula Two races from 1979 to 1980.
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