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Billy Monger

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Billy Monger

Billy Edmund Urangen Albert Monger (born 5 May 1999) is a British former racing driver and commentator who raced in British F4 in 2016 and 2017. He now works as a commentator and pundit. He has been referred to by the nickname Billy Whizz, after the character in British comic anthology The Beano. In April 2017, Monger was critically injured in a collision at Donington Park that caused both of his legs to be amputated, one below and the other above the knee. Up to that point, he had been heavily involved in kart racing all over the UK and the Channel Islands, as well as a successful Ginetta Junior racer before moving into single-seater categories. After treatment and therapy, Monger returned to competition in November 2017. In 2018, he was awarded the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award for outstanding achievement in the face of adversity. From 2019, he provided analysis for Channel 4 F1. He also competed in the Formula 3 based Euroformula Open championship for Carlin Motorsport, achieving his first single-seater race win at the 2019 Pau Grand Prix.

Infobox

Nationality
British
Born
(1999-05-05) 5 May 1999 (age 26)Charlwood, Surrey, England
Debut season
2019
Current team
Carlin
Car number
31
Starts
20 (20 entries)
Wins
1
Podiums
2
Poles
1
Fastest laps
0
Best finish
9th in 2019
20182016–20172017
BRDC Formula 3F4 British ChampionshipGinetta Junior Championship

Tables

· Karting record › Karting career summary
2008
2008
Season
2008
Series
British Open Championship - Honda Cadet
Position
19th
2009
2009
Season
2009
Series
Super 1 National Championship — Honda Cadet
Position
5th
2010
2010
Season
2010
Series
Super 1 National Championship — Honda Cadet
Position
1st
WSK Nations Cup — 60 Mini
WSK Nations Cup — 60 Mini
Season
WSK Nations Cup — 60 Mini
Team
19th
2011
2011
Season
2011
Series
Trent Valley Kart Club — Comer Cadet
Position
36th
Kartmasters British Grand Prix — Comer Cadet
Kartmasters British Grand Prix — Comer Cadet
Season
Kartmasters British Grand Prix — Comer Cadet
Team
6th
WSK Master Series — 60 Mini
WSK Master Series — 60 Mini
Season
WSK Master Series — 60 Mini
Series
Prima Racing
Team
NC
WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini
WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini
Season
WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini
Series
4th
2012
2012
Season
2012
Series
Super 1 National Championship — KF3
Position
8th
WSK Master Series — KF3
WSK Master Series — KF3
Season
WSK Master Series — KF3
Series
Forza Racing
Team
36th
CIK-FIA European Championship — KF3
CIK-FIA European Championship — KF3
Season
CIK-FIA European Championship — KF3
Series
31st
2013
2013
Season
2013
Series
WSK Master Series — KFJ
Team
Forza Racing
Position
65th
WSK Euro Series — KFJ
WSK Euro Series — KFJ
Season
WSK Euro Series — KFJ
Series
45th
Season
Series
Team
Position
2008
British Open Championship - Honda Cadet
19th
2009
Super 1 National Championship — Honda Cadet
5th
2010
Super 1 National Championship — Honda Cadet
1st
WSK Nations Cup — 60 Mini
19th
2011
Trent Valley Kart Club — Comer Cadet
36th
Kartmasters British Grand Prix — Comer Cadet
6th
WSK Master Series — 60 Mini
Prima Racing
NC
WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini
4th
2012
Super 1 National Championship — KF3
8th
WSK Master Series — KF3
Forza Racing
36th
CIK-FIA European Championship — KF3
31st
2013
WSK Master Series — KFJ
Forza Racing
65th
WSK Euro Series — KFJ
45th
· Racing record › Racing career summary
2014
2014
Season
2014
Series
Ginetta Junior Championship
Team
Privateer
Races
14
Wins
0
Poles
0
F/Laps
0
Podiums
0
Points
146
Position
15th
Tolbar Racing
Tolbar Racing
Season
Tolbar Racing
Series
2
Team
0
Races
0
Wins
0
Poles
0
Total Control Racing
Total Control Racing
Season
Total Control Racing
Series
4
Team
0
Races
0
Wins
0
Poles
0
2015
2015
Season
2015
Series
Ginetta Junior Championship
Team
JHR Developments
Races
20
Wins
2
Poles
1
F/Laps
1
Podiums
7
Points
325
Position
5th
2016
2016
Season
2016
Series
F4 British Championship
Team
JHR Developments
Races
27
Wins
0
Poles
1
F/Laps
0
Podiums
1
Points
78
Position
12th
2017
2017
Season
2017
Series
F4 British Championship
Team
JHR Developments
Races
6
Wins
0
Poles
0
F/Laps
0
Podiums
2
Points
44
Position
13th
Ford F4 Challenge Cup
Ford F4 Challenge Cup
Season
Ford F4 Challenge Cup
Series
6
Team
4
Races
0
Wins
1
Poles
4
F/Laps
100
Podiums
6th
2018
2018
Season
2018
Series
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship
Team
Carlin
Races
23
Wins
0
Poles
2
F/Laps
3
Podiums
4
Points
301
Position
6th
2019
2019
Season
2019
Series
Euroformula Open Championship
Team
Carlin Motorsport
Races
18
Wins
1
Poles
1
F/Laps
0
Podiums
2
Points
89
Position
9th
Euroformula Open Winter Series
Euroformula Open Winter Series
Season
Euroformula Open Winter Series
Series
2
Team
0
Races
0
Wins
0
Poles
0
F/Laps
5
Podiums
10th
Season
Series
Team
Races
Wins
Poles
F/Laps
Podiums
Points
Position
2014
Ginetta Junior Championship
Privateer
14
0
0
0
0
146
15th
Tolbar Racing
2
0
0
0
0
Total Control Racing
4
0
0
0
0
2015
Ginetta Junior Championship
JHR Developments
20
2
1
1
7
325
5th
2016
F4 British Championship
JHR Developments
27
0
1
0
1
78
12th
2017
F4 British Championship
JHR Developments
6
0
0
0
2
44
13th
Ford F4 Challenge Cup
6
4
0
1
4
100
6th
2018
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship
Carlin
23
0
2
3
4
301
6th
2019
Euroformula Open Championship
Carlin Motorsport
18
1
1
0
2
89
9th
Euroformula Open Winter Series
2
0
0
0
0
5
10th
· Racing record › Complete Ginetta Junior Championship results
2014
2014
Year
2014
Team
Privateer
1
BHI113
2
BHI216
3
DON114
4
DON214
6
OUL111
7
OUL29
8
CRO117
9
CRO2Ret
10
SNE110
11
SNE214
12
KNO19
13
KNO217
14
ROC110
15
ROC215
17
15th
18
146
Tollbar Racing
Tollbar Racing
Year
Tollbar Racing
1
THR113
2
THR2Ret
Total Control Racing
Total Control Racing
Year
Total Control Racing
1
SIL113
2
SIL29
3
BHGP116
4
BHGP212
2015
2015
Year
2015
Team
JHR Developments
1
BHI11
2
BHI214
3
DON13
4
DON210
5
THR15
6
THR22
7
OUL17
8
OUL219
9
CRO13
10
CRO215
11
SNE12
12
SNE21
13
KNO1Ret
14
KNO26
15
ROC19
16
ROC25
17
SIL122
18
SIL220
19
BHGP12
20
BHGP217
DC
5th
Points
325
Year
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
DC
Points
2014
Privateer
BHI113
BHI216
DON114
DON214
OUL111
OUL29
CRO117
CRO2Ret
SNE110
SNE214
KNO19
KNO217
ROC110
ROC215
15th
146
Tollbar Racing
THR113
THR2Ret
Total Control Racing
SIL113
SIL29
BHGP116
BHGP212
2015
JHR Developments
BHI11
BHI214
DON13
DON210
THR15
THR22
OUL17
OUL219
CRO13
CRO215
SNE12
SNE21
KNO1Ret
KNO26
ROC19
ROC25
SIL122
SIL220
BHGP12
BHGP217
5th
325
· Racing record › Complete F4 British Championship results
2016
2016
Year
2016
Team
JHR Developments
1
BHI111
2
BHI28
3
BHI318
4
DON19
5
DON26
6
DON311
7
THR1Ret
8
THR23
9
THR32
10
OUL19
11
OUL26
12
OUL313
13
CRO1
14
CRO2
15
CRO3
16
SNE1Ret
17
SNE211
18
SNE312
19
KNO1Ret
20
KNO29
21
KNO313
22
ROC115
23
ROC213
24
ROC33
25
SIL1Ret
26
SIL211
27
SIL38
28
BHGP1Ret
29
BHGP212
30
BHGP3Ret
DC
12th
Points
78
2017
2017
Year
2017
Team
JHR Developments
1
BRI16
2
BRI23
3
BRI37
4
DON13
5
DON2Ret
6
DON3Ret
7
THR1
8
THR2
9
THR3
10
OUL1
11
OUL2
12
OUL3
13
CRO1
14
CRO2
15
CRO3
16
SNE1
17
SNE2
18
SNE3
19
KNO1
20
KNO2
21
KNO3
22
ROC1
23
ROC2
24
ROC3
25
SIL1
26
SIL2
27
SIL3
28
BHGP1
29
BHGP2
30
BHGP3
DC
13th
Points
44
Year
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
DC
Points
2016
JHR Developments
BHI111
BHI28
BHI318
DON19
DON26
DON311
THR1Ret
THR23
THR32
OUL19
OUL26
OUL313
CRO1
CRO2
CRO3
SNE1Ret
SNE211
SNE312
KNO1Ret
KNO29
KNO313
ROC115
ROC213
ROC33
SIL1Ret
SIL211
SIL38
BHGP1Ret
BHGP212
BHGP3Ret
12th
78
2017
JHR Developments
BRI16
BRI23
BRI37
DON13
DON2Ret
DON3Ret
THR1
THR2
THR3
OUL1
OUL2
OUL3
CRO1
CRO2
CRO3
SNE1
SNE2
SNE3
KNO1
KNO2
KNO3
ROC1
ROC2
ROC3
SIL1
SIL2
SIL3
BHGP1
BHGP2
BHGP3
13th
44
· Racing record › Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results
2018
2018
Year
2018
Team
Carlin
1
OUL13
2
OUL295
3
OUL38
4
ROC114
5
ROC275
6
ROC3Ret
7
SNE17
8
SNE292
9
SNE36
10
SIL118
11
SIL1273
12
SIL1317
13
SPA16
14
SPA213
15
SPA33
16
BHI14
17
BHI213
18
BHI35
19
DON14
20
DON2141
21
DON33
22
SIL213
23
SIL2214
24
SIL23C
DC
6th
Points
301
Year
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
DC
Points
2018
Carlin
OUL13
OUL295
OUL38
ROC114
ROC275
ROC3Ret
SNE17
SNE292
SNE36
SIL118
SIL1273
SIL1317
SPA16
SPA213
SPA33
BHI14
BHI213
BHI35
DON14
DON2141
DON33
SIL213
SIL2214
SIL23C
6th
301
· Racing record › Complete Euroformula Open Championship results
2019
2019
Year
2019
Team
Carlin Motorsport
1
LEC110
2
LEC212
3
PAU19
4
PAU21
5
HOC112
6
HOC213
7
SPA110
8
SPA211
9
HUN112
10
HUN212
11
RBR111
12
RBR26
13
SIL14
14
SIL24
15
CAT15
16
CAT23
17
MNZ111
18
MNZ214
Pos
9th
Points
89
Year
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Pos
Points
2019
Carlin Motorsport
LEC110
LEC212
PAU19
PAU21
HOC112
HOC213
SPA110
SPA211
HUN112
HUN212
RBR111
RBR26
SIL14
SIL24
CAT15
CAT23
MNZ111
MNZ214
9th
89

References

  1. "Teen racing driver Billy Monger breaks silence after horrific accident that saw him lose his lower legs"
    https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/teen-racing-driver-billy-monger-10295354
  2. "Racing driver Billy Monger to be 'woken from coma in days' as Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button help raise £350,000"
    https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/f4-racing-driver-billy-monger-10259577
  3. "Teenage British F4 racing driver Billy Monger loses both lower legs after horror Motorsport crash at Donington Park"
    https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/f4-racing-driver-billy-monger-10256669
  4. Newswire
    http://wardsauto.com/motor-racing-hamilton-hopes-zanardi-can-inspire-injured-british-teen
  5. "F1 Russian GP: F1 teams show support for Billy Monger in Sochi"
    http://www.crash.net/f1/news/244981/1/f1-teams-show-support-for-billy-monger-in-sochi.html
  6. Newswire
    http://wardsauto.com/motor-racing-hamilton-hopes-zanardi-can-inspire-injured-british-teen
  7. "Sports Personality of the Year: Billy Monger to receive Helen Rollason Award"
    https://www.bbc.com/sport/sports-personality/46558092
  8. "Billy Monger joins Channel 4's Formula 1 presenting team"
    https://www.channel4.com/press/news/billy-monger-joins-channel-4s-formula-1r-presenting-team
  9. bbc.co.uk
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/I_lost_my_legs_but_not_my_daredevil_spirit
  10. "Monger stays with JHR for MSA Formula move"
    http://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2016/02/monger-stays-with-jhr-for-msa-formula-move/
  11. Racing News
    https://racingnews.co/2016/11/02/billy-monger-recommits-jhr-developments-2017-british-f4-title-tilt/
  12. Formula 4: British driver Billy Monger suffers leg injuries in crash - BBC Sport (16 April 2017)
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/motorsport/39615361
  13. Formula 4: British driver Billy Monger has legs amputated - BBC News (19 April 2017)
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-39647622
  14. "F4 racer Monger Suffers leg injuries in horror Donington Crash"
    https://www.motorsport.com/formula4/news/f4-racer-monger-suffers-leg-injuries-in-horror-donington-crash-894671/894671/
  15. JustGiving
    https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/billymonger23
  16. Formula 4: Jenson Button pledges £15,000 to support British driver Billy Monger - BBC Sport (20 April 2017)
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/39651421
  17. autosport.com
    http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/130192
  18. bbc.co.uk
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-40497230
  19. ESPN (UK TV channel)
    http://www.espn.co.uk/f1/story/_/id/22354372/double-amputee-billy-monger-completes-first-single-seater-car-test
  20. autosport.com
    https://www.autosport.com/national/news/135060/monger-racing-return-gets-green-light
  21. "Billy Monger: Double amputee hails 'surreal' podium finish on British F3 debut"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/motorsport/43606264
  22. "Billy's Big Challenge"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20210413192032/https://www.comicrelief.com/rednoseday/challenges/billy/
  23. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7vz9l27y64o
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7vz9l27y64o
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    https://web.archive.org/web/20220705060754/https://wseries.com/w-hub/w-series-to-be-shown-on-channel-4/
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    https://www.channel4.com/press/news/channel-4-announces-100-disabled-presenting-team-winter-paralympics
  26. www.channel4.com
    https://www.channel4.com/press/news/channel-4-sets-out-its-most-ambitious-ever-paralympic-plans-multi-location-studios-and
  27. "Channel 4 unveils ground-breaking presenting line-up and biggest-ever broadcast plans for Paris 2024 Paralympic Games"
    https://www.channel4.com/press/news/channel-4-unveils-ground-breaking-presenting-line-and-biggest-ever-broadcast-plans-paris
  28. Radio Times
    https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/celebrity-race-across-the-world-billy-monger-bonny/
  29. "Billy Monger: The Race is on | Comic Relief"
    https://www.comicrelief.com/rednoseday/challenges/billy/
  30. "Monger breaks Ironman record for double amputee"
    https://www.bbc.com/sport/triathlon/articles/c2077kg7gzxo
  31. "Double amputee Billy Monger smashes Ironman record by more than TWO HOURS seven years after horror crash"
    https://www.gbnews.com/sport/other-sport/billy-monger-ironman-record-two-hours-seven-years-horror-crash
  32. BBC Sport
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56393472
  33. YouTube
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5gRfgVpqu8
  34. Yorkshire Live
    https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/bbc-race-across-world-star-30099863
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