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Carlton Jakston "Jak" Crawford (born 2 May 2005) is an American racing driver who last competed in the 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship for DAMS as part of the AMF1 Driver Development Programme. He currently serves as the reserve driver for Aston Martin in Formula One.

Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Crawford began karting age five before moving to single-seaters in 2020, becoming that year's runner-up in ADAC Formula 4. Crawford spent two years in FIA Formula 3 in 2021 and 2022, finishing seventh in the latter with Prema. He moved up to FIA Formula 2 and spent three years there from 2023 to 2025, finishing runner-up in the latter with DAMS.

Crawford was previously a member of the Red Bull Junior Team from 2020 to 2023.

Karting

Crawford was born in Charlotte, North Carolina on 2 May 2005, and started his karting career in 2011 after he moved to the Houston, Texas area. He competed in multiple championships, predominantly in North America, winning the Challenge of the Americas – Junior Rotax Series among others. In Crawford's first overseas karting race in 2014 at the Rok Cup International Championship, while only nine years old, he finished second. Other international karting competitions were mostly sporadic but generally successful. Crawford achieved more glory in the later part of his karting career, included a win during the 2016 Florida Winter Tour, and further triumphs in the 2017 SKUSA SuperNationals and the Challenge of the Americas.

Formula 4

2018–2019

In 2018, Crawford made his car racing debut in the NACAM Formula 4 Championship, driving for Scuderia Martiga EG. He took the standings lead following three rounds after two wins and finishing all but two races on the podium. However, he went winless for the next two rounds, losing the lead back to title rival Manuel Sulaimán. Despite winning four of the final six races, Crawford finished runner-up to Sulaimán by 44 points.

2020

Crawford raced in the German and Italian Formula 4 Championships in 2020 with Van Amersfoort Racing, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic he would only compete part-time in the latter. In ADAC F4, Crawford took both poles for the opening weekend in Lausitzring, but lost both to teammate and Red Bull Junior Team member Jonny Edgar in the races. Following a trio of second places in the next two rounds, Crawford took his first win from pole position during the first race in Nürburgring despite late rainfall. He then locked out the podium in the following round at the Red Bull Ring, which included a win during the final race. A win in the second Lausitzring round slashed Edgar's points lead heading into the season finale. There, Crawford took the title lead by winning the first two races in Oschersleben, but lost the title by two points by finishing sixth in the final race, as to Edgar's second place. Nevertheless, Crawford finished runner-up in the standings, scoring five wins and twelve podiums throughout the season.

In the Italian championship, Crawford did not compete in the opening Misano round, but raced in Imola took two podiums. He would take his first Italian F4 win in Austria, and secured another triumph in the second Imola round on a weekend where he locked out the podium. Despite missing two rounds, Crawford still placed sixth in the championship standings, with two wins and seven podiums.

Road to Indy

U.S. F2000

In April 2019, Crawford joined DEForce Racing to contest part of the 2019 season as he was not old enough to start the racing season. In July, he switched to Cape Motorsports to contest the final five rounds and ended the season seventh in the standings.

Euroformula Open

In March 2021, it was announced Crawford would race with Motopark in the 2021 season alongside his FIA Formula 3 commitments. Crawford missed the first two races of the season at Algarve due to his age, but stunned during his first full round in Paul Ricard with two wins and a further second place. He took another double victory in Imola, and repeated this feat at the Red Bull Ring and the Barcelona finale. Despite missing two rounds that season, Crawford finished third in the standings, eleven points behind runner-up Louis Foster. Speaking about his campaign mid-season, Crawford stated that Euroformula had helped him "get up to speed" in Formula 3.

Formula Regional

2022

In January 2022, Crawford took part in the Formula Regional Asian Championship with Prema ahead of their FIA Formula 3 campaign together. He took his first podium of the season in the opening at Yas Marina, holding off Isack Hadjar for second place. After scoring more points in the following two rounds at Dubai, he took another second place during the third Dubai round, and a third podium in the final round placed Crawford sixth in the overall standings with 113 points.

2023

Crawford was set to partook in three rounds in the 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship with Hitech Grand Prix before his main 2023 campaign. He instead only competed in one round, taking a best finish of eighth place and placed 28th in the standings with four points.

FIA Formula 3 Championship

2021

In October 2020, Crawford completed the first post-season test at Catalunya, running for Hitech GP. Later that month, the British outfit once again fielded Crawford in the second post-season test at Jerez and confirmed him for the 2021 season in January the following year. He had a solid start to his season, scoring two points finishes in the opening two rounds. In Austria during Race 2, Crawford moved up to second early on, but his race concluded mid-race after his engine shut off. The next day, Crawford had another promising race running in the top-five, but a failed overtake on Jack Doohan saw him break his front wing with three laps to go. He again failed to score in Budapest after qualifying down in 22nd. During Race 1 in Spa-Francorchamps, Crawford earned his breakthrough with a maiden podium during treacherous conditions. In Zandvoort, Crawford had a decent weekend by scoring points in all three races, including a fourth place in the first race. In Sochi, Crawford ran as high as third in Race 1, but struggled with tyre degradation and eventually slipped out of the points. However, he had a stronger race in Race 3, finishing in fifth place. Crawford finished the year thirteenth in the drivers' standings with 45 points, behind teammate Ayumu Iwasa but ahead of Roman Staněk.

2022

In November, Crawford joined Prema Racing, which had taken fellow Red Bull junior Dennis Hauger to that year's title, for the post-season test. In January 2022, Crawford was confirmed with the Italian outfit for that year's championship. An engine issue confined Crawford to 20th in qualifying for the opening Bahrain round. After his sprint race was compromised by front wing damage, Crawford went on a charge on Sunday, making up thirteen places in the feature race to finish in seventh. Crawford qualified a personal best third in Imola, and took his first podium of the season the next day, inheriting two positions from a collision between Isack Hadjar and Caio Collet ahead on the last lap. In the feature race, Crawford rounded the weekend with another podium in second place, having passed teammate Oliver Bearman on the penultimate lap for the position. He repeated this feat in the Barcelona sprint race with another second place as he was unable to get through David Vidales for the victory. He finished sixth in the feature race, a result that moved him into title battle.

After scoring more points in Silverstone, Crawford earned his big break in the Austrian sprint race, overtaking Caio Collet on lap 14 for the lead to secure his first F3 victory. His fortunes were reverse the next day however, as he was hit and tagged into a spin from Jonny Edgar behind during the closing laps. His poor luck continued in the Budapest sprint race, as his was tipped into a spin on the last lap by teammate Arthur Leclerc from fourth place, causing both…