Kiara Thunder
Kiara Thunder
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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.