Early Career
At the age of nine Lloyd began driving in karts in the British Super One Championship also driving in the European championship. He became British Open Champion in the category - aged 14 - in 1999 and in 2000, he began testing Formula Ford cars.
In 2001, he moved into Formula Ford racing achieving a 2nd place at a European Championship round at Spa-Francorchamps. He also finished in 13th place in the highly prestigious Formula Ford Festival. Over the winter he raced in the Formula Renault UK Winter Series reaching 3rd place in the championship. He graduated to the main Formula Renault series in 2002 finishing 9th in the championship.
During 2003 Lloyd received wider recognition for his ability earning the BRCD McLaren Autosport Young Driver of the Year award. This was after finishing 2nd in the Formula Renault UK championship to Lewis Hamilton, beating James Rossiter and Mike Conway en route to the runner-up spot, after recording 2 wins.
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