Jan Charouz
Factory driver of Aston Martin Racing
for Le Mans Series and 24 Heures du Mans 2008 

Date of birth: 17/07/1987
Place of birth: Praha
Nationality: Czech
Profession: Racing driver/student
Marital Status: Single
First race: in 1995

Jan started racing at the age of seven in the Comer 80 class, where he raced for five years.  In 2000 he moved to the ICA-J kart series in the Czech International Championship coming third in his second season. In 2002 Jan raced in the Czech International Touring Car Championship in the Ford Fiesta category. Together with Erik Janis he finished first and they became the youngest winners of the Championship.

In 2003 he made the transition to formula cars competing in the German Formula BMW Championship.  In 2004 he raced for Keke Rosberg’s team in the same serie.  After two years racing in formula BMW, Jan landed a seat in the Italian F3000 Championship.  As the youngest driver in the field he still managed to score points and compete with more experienced drivers.

Jan Charouz gained Champion title in the F3000 International Masters Series in 2006. He managed to fight out a title of the best rookie driver and helped reach the title for Charouz Racing System in team ranking. In 2006 Jan Charouz continued with his membership in Czech A1GP team and participated in several races. Jan also took part in few other automobile circuit races, for example Spa 24 hours, where he competed with Seleen S7R car of Zakspeed team and Megane Thophy as well.