Ayrton Miguel Simmons Fernández (born 29 April 2001) is a British-Spanish[1] racing driver, who last competed in the 2024 Ultimate Cup Series with TS Corse.
[14] In 2018, Simmons made his debut in the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship with Chris Dittmann Racing,[15] scoring 88 points and finishing 19th in the standings.
[17] He scored his first podiums in the opening round at Oulton Park and achieved his first win at Silverstone in the third race.
[18] His next race win came at Spa-Francorchamps, however, by then he had already lost ground to his championship rivals Clément Novalak and Johnathan Hoggard.
[19] Simmons won another race at the second Silverstone round and finished third in the overall standings, just 55 points behind champion Novalak.
[20][21] At the end of the year, he was selected in the final four for the 2019 Aston Martin BRDC Award,[22] but it was eventually won by British F3 rival Johnathan Hoggard.
[48] On 20 September 2021 it was announced Simmons would step up to the FIA Formula 3 Championship for the final round of the season at Sochi Autodrom, replacing Hunter Yeany at Charouz Racing System.
[51][52] However, budget issues forced Simmons out of the championship, and he was replaced by former Charouz driver David Schumacher.
[59] Simmons had been set to take part in the 2024 Le Mans Cup with Murphy Prototypes, but he announced in an Instagram post that his contract to compete with the team was terminated.
[60] Despite this, Simmons would return to the Ultimate Cup Series with TS Corse, for the second round at the Algarve International Circuit.
[61] Simmons was born in Harlow, Essex to an English father and a Spanish mother, and lived in the Madrid neighbourhood of Vallecas from the age of 4 to 14 before moving back to Epping.