Jacob Douglas (born 12 June 2005 in Lincoln) is a New Zealand racing driver who last competed for Pabst Racing in the USF Pro 2000 Championship.
Career Karting (2013–2021) Douglas started karting at the age of eight, mainly racing in national championships around New Zealand, winning the 2017 and 2018 editions of the NZ National Sprint Championship in the Vortex Mini Rok class.
Having made his debut in European competitions in 2018 by racing in the Rok Cup International Final and WSK Final Cup, Douglas represented New Zealand in the 2019 Karting Academy Trophy and won the Junior Rok class B final at the end-of-year Rok Cup Superfinal.
In 2021, Douglas won both the Kartsport NZ National Sprint Championship in the Vortex Junior class and the NZ National Sprint Championship in Junior Max in what turned out to be his last full-time year in karts.
USF2000 and GB3 cameo (2022–2024) In early 2022, Douglas joined Exclusive Autosport to compete in the USF2000 Championship. In his maiden season in the series, Douglas scored three top five finishes in the second half of the season en route to twelfth in points.
After winning the YACademy Winter Series in early 2023, Douglas returned to Exclusive Autosport for his sophomore season in the USF2000 Championship. Scoring one podium in the first half of the season at Sebring, Douglas skipped the round at Indianapolis Raceway Park and joined Pabst Racing for the second half of the season. In his first race with Pabst, Douglas finished second at Road America to Simon Sikes. Three rounds later, Douglas scored his first pole at Portland, before winning two of the final three races to end the season sixth in points.
Having missed out on a seat in the Formula Regional Oceania Championship, Douglas spent the first half of 2024 in the Elite Motorsport Academy, from which he was awarded the Bruce McLaren trophy for topping the points of the academy camp. During the summer of 2024, Douglas returned to single-seaters, joining Chris Dittmann Racing in GB3 for the Silverstone and Donington Park rounds. In his two rounds in the series, Douglas scored a best result of sixteenth in the third race at Silverstone.
USF Pro 2000 (2025–2026) After testing USF Pro 2000 machinery in 2023 and 2024, Douglas joined Pabst Racing to compete in the 2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship. Douglas scored his maiden series in just his second race, finishing third at the season-opening round at St. Petersburg, before taking his maiden win two rounds later at Indianapolis. In the remaining five rounds of the season, Douglas took six podiums, with four of those coming in the last five races, as he ended the year fifth in points.
Douglas remained with Pabst Racing for the 2026 USF Pro 2000 Championship, winning at Indianapolis, but ended up leaving the team and series five races into his second season in the series on funding constraints.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 2015Kartsport NZ National Schools Championship – Cadet8th2016NZ National Schools Championship – Mini Rok22nd48th Blossom Festival – Vortex Mini Rok12th2017NZ National Schools Championship – Mini Rok4thSievwright Kartsport NZ National Sprint Championship – Vortex Mini Rok1stSKUSA SuperNationals – Mini Swift45th2018NZ National Schools Championship – Junior Rotax15thNZ National Sprint Championship – Mini Rok1stWSK Final Cup – 60 MiniLennox Racing Team96thRok Cup International Final – Mini Rok15thSKUSA SuperNationals – KA100 Junior20th2019Karting Academy TrophyDouglas Craig11thNZ National Sprint Championship – Vortex Rok DVS Junior6thNZ National Sprint Championship – Junior Max5thNZ National Sprint Championship – Junior Rotax3rdCIK Trophy of New Zealand – Vortex Rok DVS Junior4th51st Blossom Festival – Vortex Rok DVS Junior2ndSKUSA SuperNationals – X30 JuniorDNQSKUSA SuperNationals – KA100 Junior38thRok Cup International Final – Junior RokLennox JordonNC2020Kartsport NZ National Sprint Championship – Vortex Rok DVS JuniorNCAustralian Kart Championship – KA226thKartsport Auckland City of Sails – Rotax Junior2ndRok Cup International Final – Junior Rok29th2021Kartsport NZ National Sprint Championship – Vortex Rok DVS Junior1stNZ National Sprint Championship – Junior Max1st2024Kartsport NZ National Sprint Championship – Vortex Rok DVS Senior3rdNZ National Sprint Championship – Rotax Light15thHampton Downs NZ Racing Academy Kartstars New Zealand – Rotax Max Light38thHampton Downs NZ Racing Academy Kartstars New Zealand – Vortex Rok DVS13thSources:
Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position2020–21 North Island Formula Ford Series 6 0 0 0 0 ? ?Formula Ford New Zealand South Island Series 12 0 0 0 2 ? ?2021NZ Formula Ford Championship 6 0 0 0 0 415 6thFormula Pro USA Western Championship – F4Kiwi Motorsport 2 0 0 0 2 33 8th 2022USF2000 ChampionshipExclusive Autosport 18 0 0 0 0 179 12th2023YACademy Winter SeriesExclusive Autosport 6 5 1 4 6 1431stUSF2000 Championship 7 0 0 0 12496thPabst Racing 10 2 3 1 4 2024GB3 ChampionshipChris Dittmann Racing 6 0 0 0 0 18 28th 2025USF Pro 2000 ChampionshipPabst Racing 18 1 0 2 8 329 5th 2026USF Pro 2000 ChampionshipPabst Racing 5 1 0 0 1 70 16thSource: * Season still in progress.
American open-wheel racing results
USF2000 Championship (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led) YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints 2022 Exclusive AutosportSTP1STP2ALA1ALA2IMS1IMS2IMS3IRPROA1ROA2MOH1MOH2MOH3TOR1TOR2POR1POR2POR3 12th 1792023 Exclusive AutosportSTP1STP2SEB1SEB2IMS1IMS2IMS3 IRP 6th 249 Pabst RacingROA1ROA2MOH1MOH2MOH3TOR1TOR2POR1POR2POR3
USF Pro 2000 Championship (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Position Points2025 Pabst Racing STP1 STP2 LOU1 LOU2 LOU3 IMS1 IMS2 IMS3 IRP ROA1 ROA2 ROA3 MOH1 MOH2 TOR1 TOR2 POR1 POR2 5th 329 2026 Pabst Racing ARL1 ARL2 IMS1 IMS2 IRP ROA1 ROA2 MOH1 MOH2 MOH3 POR1 POR2 MAR1 MAR2 MIL ROA1 ROA2 ROA3 16th 70 * Season still in progress.
Complete GB3 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) 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 2024 Chris Dittmann Racing OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 SIL11 SIL12 SIL13 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 HUN1 HUN2 HUN3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3SIL21SIL22SIL23DON1DON2DON3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 28th 18
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