Kiara Thunder

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Kiara Thunder
Kiara Thunder
Nationality 23px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg-1-.png British
Born (1997-01-02) 2 January 1997 (age 27)
Southampton, England
Related to Marcus Thunder (brother)
eVirtual World Championship career
Team Renault A.R.C. ZE eVirtual Team
Car number 95
Entries 36 (36 starts)
Championships 0
Wins 1
Podiums 3
Points 185
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 1
First race 2021 Australian eV-Prix
Last race 2023 Moroccan eV-Prix
Formula Virtual World Championship career
2020 team Franklin-Honda
Races 29 (29 starts)
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums 0
Career points 12
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First entry 2016 Australian V-Prix
Latest entry 2020 German V-Prix
2020 position 31st (0 pts)
IndyVirtual Series career
Team(s) Vroom Autosport
Starts 27
Championships 0
Wins 0
Podiums 2
Points 437
Pole positions 0
Fastest laps 0
First start 2017 Course de France
Last start 2018 Macau V-Prix
Best finish 16th (254 pts) in 2018
IndyVirtual Triple Crown career
Participating
year(s)
20172018
Team(s) Grip Autosport, Vroom
Autosport
Best finish Japan 500: 13th (2018)
Monaco 250: 13th (2018)
Laguna Seca: DNF (2017, 2018)
Previous series
2014-15 FV2 Series
Championship titles
2015 FV2 Series

Kiara Thunder (born 2 January 1997) is a virtual racing driver from Britain, currently competing in the 2023 eVirtual World Championship with Renault. She was the 2015 FV2 Series champion.

Kiara is also the younger sister of Formula Virtual driver Marcus Thunder.

Career

Early career (2014-2015)

FV2 Series (2014-2015)

2014

In early 2014 Thunder was announced as a driver for Formation Competition in the 2014 FV2 Series. Her first race was her home event, in which she took pole, fastest lap, the win and led every lap of the race. She scored consistently in the six races afterwards to maintain a strong position in the Championship however back-to-back retirements in Austria and Holland cost her dearly. She fought back in Belgium with pole position but could only finish third, leaving her three points behind Championship leader Stuart Harrison heading into the final race in Italy. She suffered a miserable weekend in Italy and finally finished twelfth, leaving her third in the Championship.

Thunder then later competed in the Macau V-Prix with Formation Competition. She qualified second to Allar Kangur but after a race long battle with Judson Sikes she won the event with an impressive move on the final lap.

2015

Thunder will remain in FV2 for a second season in 2015 with Formation Competition. Although initially leaving the team to join new outfit Formula Ocelot, she sensationally returned to Formation Competition when Ocelot were granted a spot in Formula Virtual and left the FV2 Series. She took pole for - and won - the opening feature race of the season in South Africa.

Formula Virtual (2016-2017, 2020)

Holmqvist (2016-2017)

Franklin (2020)

IndyVirtual (2017-2018)

eVirtual (2021-present)

Racing record

Career Summary

Season Series Team Name Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2014 Formula Virtual Downton Reserve driver
FV2 Series Formation Competition 11 1 2 1 2 97 3rd
Macau V-Prix 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st
2015 Formula Virtual Downton Reserve driver
FV2 Series Formation Competition 24 9 6 12 12 314.5 1st
2016 Formula Virtual Olsbergs Team Holmqvist 18 0 0 0 0 0 28th
2017 Formula Virtual 7 0 0 0 0 12 18th
IndyVirtual Grip Autosport 9 0 0 0 1 183 24th
IndyVirtual Triple Crown 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2018 IndyVirtual Vroom Autosport 18 0 0 0 1 254 16th
IndyVirtual Triple Crown 3 0 0 0 0 66 18th
2020 Formula Virtual JFPT Franklin Honda 4 0 0 0 0 0 31st
2021 Formula Virtual JFPT Franklin Honda Reserve driver
eVirtual Vestas Fusion Elite eVirtual Racing Team 12 0 0 0 1 34 16th
2022 eVirtual Renault A.R.C. ZE eVirtual Team 12 1 0 1 1 108 5th
2023 eVirtual Renault A.R.C. ZE eVirtual Team 12 0 0 0 1 43* 15th*

* Season in progress.

Complete FV2 Series results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Pos. Points
2014 Formation Competition GBR
1
CAN
4
USA
9
ESP
4
POR
6
FRA
5
GER
9
AUT
Ret
NED
Ret
BEL
3
ITA
12
3rd 97
2015 Formation Competition RSA
FEA

1
RSA
SPR

5
SWE
FEA

10
SWE
SPR

1
ESP
FEA

11
ESP
SPR

Ret
POR
FEA

Ret
POR
SPR

8
FRA
FEA

1
FRA
SPR

4
GBR
FEA

1
GBR
SPR

3
CAN
FEA

2
CAN
SPR

8
USA
FEA

1
USA
SPR

4
GER
FEA

1
GER
SPR

7
NED
FEA

Ret
NED
SPR

Ret
BEL
FEA

8
BEL
SPR

2
ITA
FEA

1
ITA
SPR

1
1st 314.5

1 Thunder and Jamie Gerrard set identical fastest laps in the Spain Feature Race, so each received half of a point.

Complete Formula Virtual results

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

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 WDC Points
2014 Downton FV Team Downton BD02 Downton
DS-2014
AUS
MAL
BHR
GBR
CAN
USA
ESP
POR
FRA
GER
AUT
BEL
ITA
CHN
JPN
TD
BRA
TD
MEX
TD
- -
2016 Olsbergs Team Holmqvist Holmqvist
FH-001
Renault
RV16
AUS
21
MAL
23
CHN
21
JPN
Ret
FRA
18
ESP
Ret
GBR
23
GER
21
NED
NC
BEL
15
ITA
22
TUR
23
BHR
20
CAN
23
USA
21
MEX
26
POR
23
BRA
22
28th 0
2017 Olsbergs Team Holmqvist Holmqvist
FH-002
Renault
RV17
AUS
Ret
MAL
5
JPN
Ret
CHN
19
FRA
24
ESP
12
GER
9
AUT
GBR
BEL
ITA
POR
TUR
BHR
CAN
USA
MEX
BRA
18th 12
2020 JFPT Franklin Honda Franklin
JF-08
Honda
V12R-20
JPN
MAL
AUS
RSA
GBR
20
FRA
18
ESP
21
GER
24
USA
CAN
BHR
TUR
BEL
ITA
MEX
BRA
31st 0

IndyVirtual Triple Crown results

Year Team Manufacturer JPN MON CAL Pos. Points
Q R Q R Q R
2017 Grip Autosport Toyota 12 Ret NC 0
2018 Vroom Autosport Toyota 10 13 4 13 9 Ret 18th 66

Complete IndyVirtual results

(results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap; results with * indicate most laps led)

Year Team Manufacturer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 WDC Points
2017 Grip Autosport Toyota FLO
DAY
JPN
SUR
IND
CAN
SEB
INDY
MON
FRA
15
GBR
13
GER
8
RSA
7
NYC
14
LBH
2
CAL
Ret
AUS
8
MAC
5
24th 183
2018 Vroom Autosport Toyota FLO
5
NYC
Ret
JPN
13
SUR
Ret
RSA
12
ITA
6
INDY
Ret
CAN
Ret
MON
13
FRA
Ret
GER
10
NED
Ret
GBR
Ret
DAY
6
LBH
5
CAL
Ret
MEX
Ret
MAC*
3
16th 254

Complete eVirtual results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Points
2021 Vestas Fusion Elite eVirtual Racing Team AUS
15
CHN
12
MAC
16
JPN
7
ITA
Ret
NED
10
MON
Ret
GBR
8
MOR
Ret
MEX
3
AME
14
USA
Ret
16th 34
2022 Renault A.R.C. ZE eVirtual Team AUS
6
CHN
5
MAC
11
JPN
Ret
ITA
4
NED
5
MON
45
GBR
1
MOR
13
MEX
7
AME
13
USA
6
5th 108
2023 Renault A.R.C. ZE eVirtual Team AUS
9
IND
Ret
MAC
10
JPN
16
GBR
5
GER
Ret
MON
20
FRA
11
COL
13
AME
3
CAN
Ret
MOR
12
15th* 43*

* Season in progress.