Formula Ford Walker began his
single seater racing career in 2002 in the
UK Formula Ford championship, finishing the year in 17th place. He also took part in the
Avon Tyres Junior Formula Ford series, finishing sixth, and the end-of-season Formula Ford Festival at
Brands Hatch, where he finished 12th. For 2003, Walker stayed in UK Formula Ford, winning the scholarship class for year-old cars as well as taking three overall podium finishes, including a win at
Mondello Park. He also finished ninth in the Formula Ford Festival. As a result of his achievements during the season he was nominated for the National Racing Driver of the Year at the annual
Autosport Awards.
Formula Three The
following year, Walker moved up to the
British Formula Three Championship, the first of three seasons in the category. Competing for
Hitech Racing, he finished his first season in 18th place. He also raced in the one-off Formula 3 European Cup event, finishing 11th, and the
Marlboro Masters at
Zandvoort, where he finished in 28th place. During the same year, he was also awarded 'Rising Star' status by the
British Racing Drivers Club. In
2005, Walker switched to the
Fortec Motorsport team, taking one race win, at the
Nürburgring, to finish the year 11th overall. He once again took part in the Marlboro Masters race, but retired from the event. Walker returned to Hitech Racing for the
2006 season, taking three podium places on his way to ninth in the final standings. He also took part in two
F3 Euroseries rounds, at
Hockenheim and Brands Hatch, but failed to score a point in the four races he entered. Walker also made a third attempt at the renamed
BP Ultimate Masters of Formula 3, but once again failed to finish the race.
World Series by Renault at the
Donington Park round of the
2007 World Series by Renault season. For
2007, Walker made the step up to the
World Series by Renault with Fortec Motorsport, who were also making their debut in the series. He finished his maiden year 19th in the final standings, with the highlight being a win in front of his home crowd at
Donington Park. Despite testing for
Red Devil Team Comtec during the off-season, Walker stayed with Fortec for a second season in
2008. During the year, he finished in the points on nine occasions, taking a single podium in the final race of the season in
Barcelona to finish 13th in the championship. In the off-season, Walker tested for both
Ultimate Signature and
P1 Motorsport before joining the latter for the
2009 season. He ended up fifth in the championship, winning a single race at
Spa-Francorchamps.
Superleague Formula In 2008, Walker also took part in four races of the inaugural
Superleague Formula season. He raced for
Rangers F.C. at the
Nürburgring and then for
Borussia Dortmund at
Jerez, where he won the final race of the season. He would return to the series in
2010, driving for defending champions
Liverpool, replacing
Adrián Vallés.
Sports car racing Walker was given a drive a Porsche for J Lowe Racing in the
2010 24 Hours of Daytona, but the car retired before he got behind the wheel. Walker joined
Le Mans Series team JMW Motorsport for the 2011 season. He and
Rob Bell got two class wins out of five races driving a
Ferrari 458 Italia, resulting runners-up in the GTE-Pro drivers and teams championships. In 2012, he won the Paul Ricard race for JMW together with
Jonny Cocker, and retired at the
24 Hours of Le Mans. Walker switched to Delta-ADR for the
2013 season of the
FIA World Endurance Championship. Driving an Oreca-Nissan, he got a LMP2 class win, a fourth-place finish and a fifth, resulting sixth in the teams standings. ==Racing record==