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Jake John Hughes (born 30 May 1994) is a racing driver who currently competes in with Maserati MSG Racing and is also the simulator driver for the . He is the winner of the inaugural BRDC Formula 4 Championship and has won multiple races at Formula 3.

Early racing career
Karting
Hughes started his racing career in karting in 2010 at the age of sixteen, finishing eleventh in the Junior Class of the Easykart UK Championship. In 2011, he finished fifth in the Super 1 National Formula KGP Championship. He stayed in the same championship for 2012, improving to fourth in the series standings, whilst also winning the Easykart UK Championship in the Light category.

Local championships
Hughes made his single-seaters debut in 2012 at Silverstone in the Formula Renault BARC Championship with Antel Motorsport and contested in the Rockingham round of the Formula Renault BARC Winter Series.

For 2013, he decided to move in the newly created BRDC Formula 4 Championship, joining Lanan Racing to partner Daniel Headlam. He took four wins with another six podiums to clinch the championship title, beating by 35 points.

As a reward for his title, Hughes tested a Dallara F308 for Carlin at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, which he called "one of the best experiences in his life".

Formula Renault
Hughes returned in the machinery with Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup switch in 2014. He had only one podium, finishing third at Silverstone on his route to the eighth in the series standings. Also in 2014 he had part-time campaigns in Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 Alps.

For 2015 he signed with to contest full-time both in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 Alps. He was victorious only in the second race at Spa and had another four podiums, finishing sixth in the championship. Though in the Alps championship he was more successful, winning races at Spa, Monza and Misano and taking the lead of the championship before the final round. However, due to two finishes outside of the podium places in that final event Hughes lost out on the title to by just five points. In a podcast with six years later, Hughes revealed that he had competed in the final round with a cracked chassis, which had cost him performance throughout the weekend.

GP3 Series
Hughes graduated to the GP3 Series in 2016, joining newcomers . He earned his first GP3 victory in the sprint race at Hockenheim. At the final round of the season in Abu Dhabi, Hughes experienced a technical failure in qualifying and was forced to start from the pitlane in the feature race. Having climbed up to seventh by the end of race 1, the Brit won the second race of the weekend, which he later described as "one of his best race weekends".

Hughes returned to the GP3 Series for 2018, after a one-year absence which he spent in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship. He raced for ART Grand Prix alongside and his friends and . He claimed his first and only win of the year in the second race at the Red Bull Ring and ended up eighth in the standings, whilst his teammates locked out the first three positions in the standings.

Formula 3
FIA F3 European Championship
For 2017, Hughes made the switch from the GP3 Series to the FIA Formula 3 European Championship, having competed in the final round of the 2016 season. He contested the season with the Hitech GP team. He claimed his first and only win at the second race in Nürburgring and finished the season 5th in the driver's championship.

FIA Formula 3 Championship
2019
Hughes continued in the third tier of single-seater racing, as the GP3 Series rebranded to become the FIA Formula 3 Championship. Hughes joined the new outfit alongside and . Hughes claimed his only win of the year in a fortuitous sprint race at the Red Bull Ring, as race leaders Robert Shwartzman and collided on the final lap. Shwartzman crossed the line first, but was given a penalty for causing the collision, handing the win to Hughes. Hughes claimed a double podium finish at the , finishing both races in third place. Hughes scored 90 of his team's 100 points over the season, placing him seventh in the drivers' championship.

2020
Hughes was retained by HWA Racelab for the 2020 season and was joined by Ferrari junior and Red Bull junior Jack Doohan. Hughes experienced a poor start to the season, collecting only half a point from the first six races. He was on course for a top-two finish in the sprint race at the second Red Bull Ring round, but collided with and suffered race-ending damage. He took his first podium of the year in the feature race at the second Silverstone round, followed by his first Formula 3 feature race victory in Barcelona the following week. Hughes claimed his second win of the year at the Monza sprint race. He ended the season seventh in the championship for a second consecutive year, scoring 111.5 of his team's 138.5 points.

2021
Shortly prior to the final round of the 2020 championship, Hughes announced that he would leave the series at the end of the year, having spent five years racing at Formula 3 level. However, in 2021, Hughes returned to the championship at the fourth round at the as a substitute driver, replacing the injured at Carlin Buzz Racing. He finished the races in 16th, 17th and 13th respectively.

At the end of the year, Hughes tested a Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo for Team HRT, driving alongside , and David Schumacher at the Circuit Paul Ricard.

FIA Formula 2 Championship
2020 & 2021: Partial campaigns
On 22 September 2020 it was announced that Jake Hughes would step up to Formula 2, replacing at the team for the 10th round at the . Hughes finished 12th on his feature race debut, but was eliminated from the sprint race after a first-lap collision with . Hughes was replaced by former FIA Formula 3 competitor Théo Pourchaire for the final two rounds in Bahrain.

Before the fifth round of the 2021 season, held at Monza, Hughes was confirmed to once again be stepping in at , this time due to an injury sustained by regular driver at the 24 Hours of Spa. In the first race, which was plagued by retirements from numerous other drivers, Hughes managed to finish twelfth, having started from the pit lane after stalling on the formation lap. He had to retire from the second race after a collision with his teammate . In the third race of the weekend Hughes finished 13th. The following round at , Hughes went on to score his first points in Formula 2, finishing fourth in the sprint race. This also gave their best ever race finish in the series to date.

2022
After testing with new team Van Amersfoort Racing at the post-season test at Yas Marina, Hughes signed up with the team for the 2022 Formula 2 season, partnering Belgian . Having started his season off with points at Bahrain, Hughes finished third in the Jeddah sprint race but was later disqualified for a technical infringement. Despite this disappointment, he would bounce back the following day, taking fourth place in the feature race. However, the following three rounds formed a points scoring drought, which was compounded by a crash during qualifying in Monaco and a subsequent stall at the start of the sprint race, which he began from pole. The Briton returned to the top ten in Baku, scoring a point on Sunday, before another tenth place at his home track of Silverstone. One week later in Austria, Hughes took a fifth place in a chaotic feature race, which would end up being his final points of the season, as Hughes would miss the French and Hungarian rounds after testing positive for COVID-19, being replaced by . Due to growing commitments, Hughes left VAR fully before the round at Spa-Francorchamps. He ended up 16th in the standings, outscoring teammate Cordeel, who had competed throughout the entire season.

Formula E
Hughes made his first appearance during the 2019 rookie test in Marrakech, where he partnered at Nio Formula E Team. The following year, he would once again appear in the rookie test at the same circuit, this time driving for Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team alongside Daniel Juncadella.

On 25 February 2021 it was announced that Jake Hughes would be the reserve driver for in the 2020–21 Formula E World Championship. After deputising for at Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team in the last rounds of the season, he was signed as the team's full-time reserve and development driver for the 2021–22 season.

McLaren (2023–2024)
2022–23 season
After it was announced that Mercedes-EQ would be taken over by the McLaren Formula E Team, the Briton left Formula 2 in pursuit of taking one of the seats for the upcoming season. In November 2022, Hughes joined McLaren for the 2022–23 season, partnering René Rast. The season started out strongly in Mexico City, as Hughes progressed to the semi-final stage in qualifying, ending up third on the grid before finishing the race in fifth place, having been overtaken by André Lotterer on the final lap. Following the conclusion to the race, Hughes branded the ePrix as the "hardest race he'd ever done". At the first round of the Diriyah ePrix, Hughes qualified at second place (missing out on pole position by 0.060s) but finished the race in eighth. More qualifying success followed in the second round, as Hughes took his first pole position in the series, beating in the final. He ended the race in fifth position, having lost the lead to Evans at the start. At the Hyderabad ePrix, Hughes suffered his first retirement of the season as a piece of debris got lodged in his steering wheel, prompting him to withdraw.

A pair of tenth and eighth places followed at Cape Town and São Paulo, before having a disastrous at the Berlin ePrix in which he failed to score points. Hughes scored his second pole position at the Monaco ePrix after being promoted from second due to Nissan's being stripped of his pole position for exceeding his power limit in his final run. He finished the race in fifth. However, Hughes would only take two more tenth places throughout the rest of the season as the McLaren grew uncompetitive, and did not start the first race in Rome after a qualifying shunt. He placed 12th in the standings with 48 points, eight ahead of teammate Rast.

Indoor speed world record
During the London ePrix weekend, Hughes set a new Guinness World Records for indoor speed by hitting 218.71kmh/135.9 mph inside London's in a modified version of the Formula E Gen3 race car called the GENBETA. The previous record for fastest speed achieved by a vehicle indoors was 165.20kmh/102.65 mph set by American driver in a at the New Orleans Convention Centre in 2021.

2023–24 season
Hughes extended his stay with McLaren for the 2023–24 season and teamed with after René Rast's departure. He started the season positively with a seventh place at the Mexico City ePrix. After narrowly missing points during the first race in Diriyah, he bounced back in the second, taking his career best finish of fourth and revealed that he was "buzzing" after the race.

At the end of July, McLaren announced that they did not retain Hughes for a third season and he departed the team. However, he was retained as the McLaren F1 Team's simulator driver.

Maserati MSG Racing (2024–)
2024–25 season
Just a few hours after his departure from McLaren, Maserati MSG Racing announced Hughes on a multi-year deal from the 2024–25 season, partnering 2021–22 champion Stoffel Vandoorne.

Personal life
Hughes was born in , and is a supporter of Aston Villa FC.

He was a co-host of the H.Y.M podcast, alongside BMW factory driver and Superbike racer , where the three interviewed notable motorsport personalities, such as , Sheldon van der Linde, and .

Karting record
Karting career summary
Easykart International Grand Finals — 100 EasykartEasykart UKDNF
Kartmasters British Grand Prix — Formula KGP 3rd
Easykart UK Championship — Light 2nd
Easykart International Grand Finals — TAG Under 6th

Racing record
Racing career summary
Formula Renault BARC20000730th
Formula Renault BARC Winter SeriesMGR Motorsport200002414th
Mark Burdett Racing110001
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0200000NC†
40010
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps200000NC†
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps1632372372nd
FIA Formula 3 European ChampionshipCarlin300012716th
Macau Grand Prix10000N/A6th
F3 Asian Championship996892252nd
Macau Grand Prix10000N/A4th
Macau Grand Prix10010N/A17th
Formula Regional European ChampionshipKIC Motorsport300134512th
FIA Formula 2 Championship20000023rd
FIA Formula 3 ChampionshipCarlin Buzz Racing30000027th
Formula OneMercedes-AMG Petronas F1 TeamSimulator driver
Formula OneMercedes-AMG Petronas F1 TeamSimulator driver
Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team
† As Hughes was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete BRDC Formula 4 Championship results
() (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
2013 !nowrapLanan RacingSIL1
1
SIL1
2
SIL1
3



SNE1
1
SNE1
2
SNE1
3






SIL2
1
SIL2
2
SIL2
3
SNE2
1
SNE2
2
SNE2
3



!style="background:#FFFFBF;"		1st !style="background:#FFFFBF;"445

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup results
() (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
2014 !nowrapMark Burdett RacingMNZ
1
MNZ
2
SIL
1
SIL
2



SPA
1
SPA
2
ASS
1
ASS
2
! rowspan="2" 8th ! rowspan="2" 152

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results
() (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
2014 !nowrapMark Burdett RacingALC
1		ALC
2		SPA
1
SPA
2
SIL
1		SIL
2		NÜR
1		NÜR
2		!rowspan=2 NC† !rowspan=20
2015 !nowrapALC
1
ALC
2
ALC
3
SPA
1
SPA
2


SIL
1
SIL
2
SIL
3
NÜR
1
NÜR
2


JER
1
JER
2
JER
3
! 6th ! 160
† As Hughes was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series results
() (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
2014 ! IMO
1
IMO
2
PAU
1
PAU
2
RBR
1
RBR
2
SPA
1
SPA
2
MNZ
1
MNZ
2


JER
1
JER
2
! NC† ! 0
2015 !nowrapIMO
1
IMO
2


RBR
1
RBR
2
RBR
3
SPA
1
SPA
2
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
MNZ
3
MIS
1
MIS
2
JER
1
JER
2
!style="background:#DFDFDF;"		2nd !style="background:#DFDFDF;"237

† As Hughes was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points

Complete GP3 Series/FIA Formula 3 Championship results
() (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
2016 !nowrapCAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
RBR
FEA
RBR
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR




SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
SEP
FEA
SEP
SPR
YMC
FEA
YMC
SPR
! 8th ! 90
2018 !nowrapART Grand PrixCAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
LEC
FEA
LEC
SPR
RBR
FEA
RBR
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR


SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR


YMC
FEA
YMC
SPR
! 8th ! 85
2019 !nowrapCAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
LEC
FEA
LEC
SPR
RBR
FEA
RBR
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR


SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR


! 7th ! 90
2020 !nowrapRBR
FEA
RBR
SPR
RBR
FEA
RBR
SPR


SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR


! 7th ! 111.5
2021 !nowrapCarlin Buzz RacingCAT
1		CAT
2		CAT
3		LEC
1		LEC
2		LEC
3		RBR
1		RBR
2		RBR
3


SPA
1		SPA
2		SPA
3		ZAN
1		ZAN
2		ZAN
3		 ! 27th ! 0
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results
() (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
2016 !nowrapCarlin !nowrapLEC
1		LEC
2		LEC
3		PAU
1		PAU
2		PAU
3		RBR
1		RBR
2		RBR
3		ZAN
1		ZAN
2		ZAN
3		SPA
1		SPA
2		SPA
3		NÜR
1		NÜR
2		NÜR
3		IMO
1		IMO
2		IMO
3


! 16th ! 27
2017 !nowrap !nowrapMercedesSIL
1
SIL
2
SIL
3
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
MNZ
3
PAU
1
PAU
2
PAU
3






SPA
1
SPA
2
SPA
3
ZAN
1
ZAN
2
ZAN
3
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
NÜR
3
RBR
1
RBR
2
RBR
3



! 5th ! 207

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

Complete F3 Asian Championship results
() (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
2018 !nowrapDragon HitechGPSEP1
1
SEP1
2
SEP1
3
NIS1
1		NIS1
2		NIS1
3		SIC
1
SIC
2
SIC
3
NIS2
1
NIS2
2
NIS2
3
SEP2
1		SEP2
2		SEP2
3 !style="background:#DFDFDF;"		2nd !style="background:#DFDFDF;"225
2019–20 !nowrapHitech Grand PrixSEP1
1
SEP1
2
SEP1
3



ABU
1		ABU
2		ABU
3		SEP2
1		SEP2
2		SEP2
3		CHA
1		CHA
2		CHA
3 ! 14th ! 24

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results
() (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
!nowrap RBR
FEA
RBR
SPR
RBR
FEA
RBR
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
MUG
FEA
MUG
SPR
SOC
FEA
SOC
SPR
BHR
FEA
BHR
SPR
BHR
FEA
BHR
SPR
! 23rd ! 0
!nowrap BHR
SP1		BHR
SP2		BHR
FEA		MCO
SP1		MCO
SP2		MCO
FEA		BAK
SP1		BAK
SP2		BAK
FEA		SIL
SP1		SIL
SP2		SIL
FEA		MNZ
SP1
MNZ
SP2
MNZ
FEA
SOC
SP1
SOC
SP2
SOC
FEA
JED
SP1		JED
SP2		JED
FEA		YMC
SP1
YMC
SP2
YMC
FEA
! 18th ! 8
2022 !nowrapVan Amersfoort RacingBHR
SPR
BHR
FEA

JED
FEA
IMO
SPR
IMO
FEA
CAT
SPR
CAT
FEA
MCO
SPR
MCO
FEA
BAK
SPR
BAK
FEA
SIL
SPR
SIL
FEA
RBR
SPR
RBR
FEA
LEC
SPR		LEC
FEA		HUN
SPR		HUN
FEA		SPA
SPR		SPA
FEA		ZAN
SPR		ZAN
FEA		MNZ
SPR		MNZ
FEA		YMC
SPR		YMC
FEA ! 16th ! 26

Complete Formula E results
() (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
2022–23 !nowrap !nowrapFormula E Gen3 !nowrapMEX
DRH
DRH
HYD
CAP
SAP
BER
BER
MCO
JAK
JAK
POR
RME
RME
LDN
LDN
! 12th ! 48
2023–24 !nowrap !nowrapFormula E Gen3 !nowrapMEX
DRH
DRH
SAP
TOK
MIS
MIS
MCO
BER
BER
SIC
SIC
POR
POR
LDN
LDN
! 14th ! 48
2024–25 !nowrapMaserati MSG Racing !nowrapFormula E Gen3 Evo !nowrapSAO
MEX
JED
JED
MIA
MCO
MCO
TKO
TKO
SHA
SHA
JKT
BER
BER
LDNLDN ! 16th* ! 40*
* Season still in progress.

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