Karting Harvey began his
kart racing career at the age of nine. In 2006 he won the
MSA Super One British title by a single point, and the Kartmasters British Grand Prix, both in the
ICA-J class. In 2007, Harvey became a driver for the Italian Maranello team, in the newly created
KF3 category. He ended up winning four trophies by the end of the year, with the
Andrea Margutti Trophy, another Kartmasters title, the
Italian Open Masters championship, and became European Champion in KF3. For the 2008 season, Harvey signed with the
Birel Motorsport team as a
KF2 driver, and became Asia-Pacific Champion.
Formula BMW Harvey began his formula racing career in the
2009 Formula BMW Europe season with
Fortec Motorsport. Harvey is a member of the
Racing Steps Foundation, helping young British drivers achieve success in the national and international series. He finished seventh overall in the championship, with a win at the
Masters of Formula 3-supporting round at
Zandvoort and two poles at Zandvoort and
Monza. Following his successes, the
British Racing Drivers' Club made him a member of their "Rising Star" initiative. In 2010, Harvey finished the year as vice–champion after an intense battle with
Robin Frijns, the eventual champion. Harvey entered the final round of the championship with a seven-point lead over Frijns, and extended his lead during the final round by taking the
pole position for both races; unfortunately he was pushed out of the track in the first race by
DAMS driver
Javier Tarancón.
Formula 3 For 2011, Harvey moved into the
British Formula 3 Championship with
Carlin. Harvey finished 9th, scoring one victory and four podiums in his first season. For 2012, he set his sights on winning the championship, opting to extend his commitment with Carlin. After seven wins amassing a total of twelve podium finishes, Harvey became the
2012 British Formula 3 champion. After 29 races, Harvey gained 319 points. Winning the championship earned Harvey an entry for the
Formula Renault 3.5 rookie test.
GP3 round of the
2013 GP3 Series season. Harvey signed with
ART Grand Prix to race in the
GP3 Series in
2013 and retained the backing from Racing Steps Foundation. In the same week, Harvey was named official driver coach for Sean Walkinshaw Racing in the new
BRDC Formula 4 series. He finished the season in fifth place, winning two races.
Indy Lights For the 2014 season, Harvey moved to the United States and signed to race for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports in the
Indy Lights series, the established junior feeder series for the
Indycar Series. He finished the season in second place in the championship standings, after collecting four wins and ten podiums in fourteen races. As a consequence, in recognition of his position as the top-performing British driver in North American motorsport, he was also awarded the
British Racing Drivers' Club's
Earl Howe Trophy for 2014. Harvey returned to Schmidt Peterson for the
2015 Indy Lights season. He collected two wins, six second-place finishes, and twelve top-fives in sixteen races, which put him runner-up in the overall standings, behind
Spencer Pigot. Although he did not race in 2016, Harvey spent time in America working as a driver coach. ==IndyCar==