Felipe Nasr
Nasr at the 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix. | |
Born |
Luiz Felipe de Oliveira Nasr 21 August 1992 Brasília, Brazil |
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Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | Brazilian |
2016 team | Sauber-Ferrari[1] |
Car number | 12 |
Entries | 40 (39 starts) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Career points | 29 |
Pole positions | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
First entry | 2015 Australian Grand Prix |
Last entry | 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
2016 position | 17th (2 pts) |
Previous series | |
2012–14 2010–11 2009 2009 2008 |
GP2 Series British Formula 3 Formula BMW Europe Formula BMW Pacific Formula BMW Americas |
Championship titles | |
2011 2009 |
British Formula 3 Formula BMW Europe |
Luiz Felipe de Oliveira Nasr (born 21 August 1992) is a Brazilian racing driver. He was the 2009 Formula BMW Europe champion and the 2011 British Formula 3 champion.
After a year as the official test driver for Williams in 2014, he joined Sauber as a full-time Formula One driver in 2015.[2][3]
Career
Karting
Born in Brasília, DF, Nasr began karting in Brazil when he was seven years old. Between 2000 and 2007 he won several championship titles in Brazil.[4]
Formula BMW
- 2008
Nasr made his open-wheel racing debut in the final round of the 2008 Formula BMW Americas season at Interlagos, which supported the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix, claiming a podium finish in the second race in a championship that was dominated by Alexander Rossi.[4]
- 2009
Nasr moved to the European championship of Formula BMW in 2009 for EuroInternational. He finished 14 of the 16 races in the top two, won 6 races, 5 pole-positions and claimed the title by 104 points from team-mate Daniel Juncadella. As the championship was held by BMW, linked to Sauber in that season, Nasr was called to test a Sauber F1 car, but with BMW leaving F1, the test did not happen.
Formula Three
- 2010
For the 2010, Nasr moved into the British Formula 3 Championship with Räikkönen Robertson Racing, joining a three-car team alongside the team's 2009 drivers Carlos Huertas and Daisuke Nakajima.[5] In addition to signing for the team, Nasr signed to Robertson Management, the organisation that manages the career of former Formula One world champion Kimi Räikkönen. Nasr finished the 2010 British Formula 3 season in 5th position.[6]
- 2011
Nasr signed with Carlin Motorsport for the 2011 Championship and won the Sunoco Rolex 24 at Daytona Challenge, a special joint racing programme among series in the United Kingdom that use Sunoco Racing Fuel. The winner of that challenge won a drive in the 2012 Rolex 24 at Daytona. He was third in the Daytona 24 Hour.[7] Nasr claimed the title of the 2011 British Formula 3 season, 123 points ahead of his team mate, Kevin Magnussen.
In the 2012 Rolex 24 at Daytona, Nasr finished third overall and in class, driving a second generation Riley prototype for Michael Shank Racing.
GP2 Series
- 2012
Nasr signed with DAMS to race in the 2012 GP2 Series season with the support of Brazilian sponsors Banco do Brasil and Eike Batista's OGX.[8] Nasr's best results were a 2nd place in Race 2 of the Belgian round and a 4th place in Race 1 of the German round. He was teamed with the experienced Davide Valsecchi, who won the drivers' championship; Nasr's tenth place in the standings meant DAMS won the teams' championship as well. He took four podium finishes, with a best finish of second at Spa, and was the second highest-placed rookie overall, behind James Calado.
- 2013
For the 2013 GP2 Series season Nasr moved to Carlin, partnering British Jolyon Palmer. Nasr believed that he would be a title contender, alongside James Calado and Marcus Ericsson, and hoped to be driving an F1 car at the end of the year. Nasr finished the 2013 campaign 4th overall in the standings.
- 2014
Nasr remained with Carlin for the 2014 season, partnering Colombian Julián Leal. He took his first GP2 win in the sprint race in Barcelona.[9] He achieved wins at the Red Bull Ring,[10] Silverstone,[11] and Spa-Francorchamps.[12] Throughout the season, he was involved in a fight for the championship with former teammate Jolyon Palmer, losing out in Russia.[13] Nasr finished third overall, after losing second place by five points, to rookie Stoffel Vandoorne at Yas Marina.[14]
Formula One
- 2014
It was confirmed on 22 February 2014 that Nasr would be joining Williams as the team's reserve driver, participating in three tests and five free practice sessions across the course of the season.[15] He made his first appearance in first practice in the Bahrain Grand Prix replacing Valtteri Bottas.[16]
Sauber (2015–)
On 5 November 2014, it was announced that Nasr would drive for Sauber in 2015.[3] In his first race with the team in Australia, Nasr finished in fifth position, the highest placing for a Brazilian driver making their Grand Prix début.[17][18] His finishing streak ended at the British Grand Prix when his gearbox failed on the way to the grid. In Japan, for the first time, he failed to finish, as he had a mechanical failure on lap 51; he was classified in 20th place. Nasr finished his début season with 27 points, finishing 13th in the drivers' championship.[19]
Personal life
Nasr is of Lebanese ancestry, his grandfather having emigrated to Brazil in the 1960s. Nasr lists his favourite hobbies as sports, fishing and mechanics,[20] he cites Star Wars and the James Bond film series as his favourite films,[21] his favourite driver as Ayrton Senna,[20] and his favourite circuit as Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.[20] Felipe is the nephew of Amir Nasr, who owns one of the most successful South American Formula Three racing teams that helped with the progression of many Brazilian drivers in junior formulas, such as Hélio Castroneves, Vítor Meira, Antônio Pizzonia, Luciano Burti, Bruno Junqueira, Cristiano da Matta, Mário Haberfeld, Max Wilson, Átila Abreu and Sérgio Jimenez. Nasr's favourite musical artists include Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan and Dire Straits[22] Nasr is multilingual with the ability to speak Portuguese, English and Italian.[22]
Racing record
Career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2008 | Formula BMW Americas | Amir Nasr Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 10th |
2009 | Formula BMW Europe | EuroInternational | 16 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 392 | 1st |
Formula BMW Pacific | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0† | NC† | ||
2010 | British Formula 3 | Räikkönen Robertson Racing | 30 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 136 | 5th |
Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 11th | ||
2011 | British Formula 3 | Carlin | 30 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 318 | 1st |
Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 2nd | ||
2012 | 24 Hours of Daytona | Michael Shank Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 3rd |
GP2 Series | DAMS | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 95 | 10th | |
Formula 3 Euro Series | Carlin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 5th | ||
2013 | GP2 Series | Carlin | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 154 | 4th |
2014 | Formula One | Williams Martini Racing | Test driver | ||||||
GP2 Series | Carlin | 22 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 224 | 3rd | |
2015 | Formula One | Sauber F1 Team | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13th |
2016 | Formula One | Sauber F1 Team | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17th |
† – As Nasr was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete GP2 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
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2012 | DAMS | SEP FEA 6 |
SEP SPR 3 |
BHR1 FEA Ret |
BHR1 SPR 6 |
BHR2 FEA 11 |
BHR2 SPR 5 |
CAT FEA 11 |
CAT SPR 9 |
MON FEA 17 |
MON SPR Ret |
VAL FEA Ret |
VAL SPR 14 |
SIL FEA 6 |
SIL SPR 3 |
HOC FEA 4 |
HOC SPR 3 |
HUN FEA 25 |
HUN SPR 8 |
SPA FEA 8 |
SPA SPR 2 |
MNZ FEA Ret |
MNZ SPR 21 |
MRN FEA 6 |
MRN SPR 7 |
10th | 95 |
2013 | Carlin | SEP FEA 4 |
SEP SPR 2 |
BHR FEA 4 |
BHR SPR 2 |
CAT FEA 2 |
CAT SPR 3 |
MON FEA 4 |
MON SPR 4 |
SIL FEA Ret |
SIL SPR 7 |
NÜR FEA 9 |
NÜR SPR 4 |
HUN FEA 3 |
HUN SPR 5 |
SPA FEA Ret |
SPA SPR 8 |
MNZ FEA Ret |
MNZ SPR 12 |
MRN FEA 2 |
MRN SPR 16 |
YMC FEA 7 |
YMC SPR 18 |
4th | 154 | ||
2014 | Carlin | BHR FEA 8 |
BHR SPR 4 |
CAT FEA 3 |
CAT SPR 1 |
MON FEA 3 |
MON SPR Ret |
RBR FEA 1 |
RBR SPR Ret |
SIL FEA 7 |
SIL SPR 1 |
HOC FEA 5 |
HOC SPR 2 |
HUN FEA 6 |
HUN SPR 3 |
SPA FEA 4 |
SPA SPR 1 |
MNZ FEA 6 |
MNZ SPR 6 |
SOC FEA 17 |
SOC SPR 3 |
YMC FEA 4 |
YMC SPR 2 |
3rd | 224 |
Complete Formula One results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicates fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | WDC | Points |
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2014 | Williams Martini Racing | Williams FW36 | Mercedes PU106A Hybrid 1.6 V6 t | AUS | MAL | BHR TD |
CHN TD |
ESP TD |
MON | CAN | AUT | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | SIN | JPN | RUS | USA TD |
BRA TD |
ABU | – | – | ||
2015 | Sauber F1 Team | Sauber C34 | Ferrari 060 1.6 V6 t | AUS 5 |
MAL 12 |
CHN 8 |
BHR 12 |
ESP 12 |
MON 9 |
CAN 16 |
AUT 11 |
GBR DNS |
HUN 11 |
BEL 11 |
ITA 13 |
SIN 10 |
JPN 20† |
RUS 6 |
USA 9 |
MEX Ret |
BRA 13 |
ABU 15 |
13th | 27 | ||
2016 | Sauber F1 Team | Sauber C35 | Ferrari 061 1.6 V6 t | AUS 15 |
BHR 14 |
CHN 20 |
RUS 16 |
ESP 14 |
MON Ret |
CAN 18 |
EUR 12 |
AUT 13 |
GBR 15 |
HUN 17 |
GER Ret |
BEL 17 |
ITA Ret |
SIN 13 |
MAL Ret |
JPN 19 |
USA 15 |
MEX 15 |
BRA 9 |
ABU 16 |
17th | 2 |
† Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
References
- ↑ "Extensions of contracts with Marcus Ericsson and Felipe Nasr". Sauber F1 Team. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ↑ "Felipe Nasr to drive for Sauber in 2015". BBC Sport. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- 1 2 "Sauber F1 Team announces Felipe Nasr as its driver for 2015". Sauber. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- 1 2 "Introducing Luiz Felipe Nasr". Autosport. 197 (9). 27 August 2009. p. 59.
- ↑ Freeman, Glenn (ed.) (14 January 2010). "Pit & Paddock: Nasr lands Double R British F3 seat". Autosport. 199 (2). p. 25.
- ↑ Beer, Matt (21 January 2010). "Robertsons to manage Nasr's career". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ↑ Sunoco Daytona Challenge – September 5, Nasr wins Formula 3 Championship and Maintains Challenge Lead
- ↑ Elizalde, Pablo (16 February 2012). "British F3 champion Felipe Nasr will race in GP2 with DAMS". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ↑ "Felipe Nasr beats Jolyon Palmer to claim first win". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ↑ Bradley, Charles (21 June 2014). "Williams F1 reserve Felipe Nasr wins for Carlin". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ↑ "Nasr shines in Silverstone Sprint Race". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ↑ Bradley, Charles (24 August 2014). "Felipe Nasr scores fourth victory of the season". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ↑ Esler, William (11 October 2014). "Jolyon Palmer clinches GP2 drivers' title with Feature Race win in Russia". Sky Sports. BSkyB. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ↑ "Coletti wins race, Vandoorne second in championship". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 23 November 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ↑ Smith, Luke (22 February 2014). "Felipe Nasr becomes Williams reserve driver". richlandf1.com. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ↑ "Hamilton puts Mercedes on top in Bahrain FP1". Eurosport Asia-Pacific. TF1 Group. Reuters. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ↑ Barretto, Lawrence (15 March 2015). "Lewis Hamilton beats Nico Rosberg to win". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ "Melbourne stats - Nasr ends Sauber's pointless streak in style". Formula1.com. Formula One Administration. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ "2015 Classifications – 2015 Drivers". FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Formula BMW Europe. 2009 Championship Guide." (PDF). bmw-motorsport.com. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
- ↑ "Felipe Nasr takes Europe title". 2 October 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- 1 2 "Felipe Nasr". Sauber F1 Team. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Felipe Nasr. |
- Official website
- Felipe Nasr career summary at DriverDB.com
- Amir Nasr Racing
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Esteban Gutiérrez |
Formula BMW Europe Champion 2009 |
Succeeded by Robin Frijns |
Preceded by Jean-Éric Vergne |
British Formula 3 Champion 2011 |
Succeeded by Jack Harvey |