Jules Bianchi
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| Born | 3 August 1989 Nice, France |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  French |
| 2013 team | Marussia-Cosworth |
| 2013 car # | 22 |
| Races | 7 (7 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 2013 Australian Grand Prix |
| Last race | 2013 Canadian Grand Prix |
| Jules Bianchi | |
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| Related to | Lucien Bianchi (great-uncle) Mauro Bianchi (grandfather) |
| Previous series | |
| 2010–11 2009–10–2011 2009, 2012 2009 2008–09 2007 2007 |
GP2 Series GP2 Asia Series Formula Renault 3.5 Series British Formula Three Formula 3 Euro Series French Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2009 2007 |
Formula 3 Euro Series French Formula Renault 2.0 |
Jules Bianchi (born 3 August 1989) is a French racing driver, who currently drives for Marussia Formula One team.
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Family[edit]
Born in Nice, France, Jules Bianchi is the grandson of Mauro Bianchi, three-times World Champion in the GT category, and the grandnephew of Lucien, who won the 1968 24 Hours of Le Mans and competed in nineteen Grands Prix in the Formula One World Championship between 1959 and 1968, with a podium finish in Monaco.
Career[edit]
Formula Renault[edit]
In 2007 Bianchi left karting and raced in French Formula Renault 2.0 for SG Formula, where he finished as champion.
Formula Three[edit]
He was signed to drive for Formula 3 Euro Series team ART Grand Prix in late 2007. Bianchi is currently managed by ART boss Nicolas Todt, manager of Formula One driver Felipe Massa.
In 2008 Bianchi won the Masters of Formula 3 at Zolder,[1] and also finished third in the 2008 Formula 3 Euro Series season.
Bianchi continued in the F3 Euroseries in 2009, leading ART's line-up along with rookie team-mates Valtteri Bottas, Esteban Gutiérrez and Adrien Tambay.[2] With eight wins, Bianchi sealed the title with a round to spare, at Dijon-Prenois. He then added a ninth win at the final round at Hockenheim. He also drove in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series at Monaco, after SG Formula acquired the cars formerly run by Kurt Mollekens.[3]
GP2 Series[edit]
Bianchi drove for ART in the forthcoming GP2 Asia season and the 2010 GP2 Series season.[4] He competed in three of the four rounds of the GP2 Asia championship.[5] In the main series, Bianchi took two pole positions and a number of points positions before he was injured in a first-lap crash at the Hungaroring. In the feature race, he spun into the path of the field exiting the first corner, and was struck head-on by Ho-Pin Tung, sustaining a fractured second lumbar vertebra in the process.[6] Bianchi was fourth in the drivers' championship at the time of his injury. Despite initial pessimistic assessments of the severity of his injury, he recovered to take part in the next round of the championship.[7]
Bianchi remained with ART for 2011, and was partnered by 2010 GP3 Series champion Esteban Gutiérrez. He starred in the first two rounds of the 2011 GP2 Asia Series, holding off Romain Grosjean for victory in the feature race[8] and gaining fourth in the sprint race,[9] but he was later penalised.[10] He finished runner-up to Grosjean in the drivers' championship.
In the main series, Bianchi had a difficult start to the season, only scoring points in two of first eight races, but his form improved after scoring his first win at Silverstone. He eventually finished third in the championship, behind Grosjean and Luca Filippi.
Formula Renault 3.5[edit]
Bianchi opted to switch to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series for 2012, following his one-off appearance in the category in 2009. He signed for the Tech 1 Racing team, and is partnered with Kevin Korjus.[11]
Bianchi was instantly competitive and lead the championship early. He ended the championship in second after a collision with eventual champion Robin Frijns.
Formula One[edit]
In August 2009, Bianchi was linked by the BBC and various other media sources to the second Ferrari Formula One seat occupied by Luca Badoer during Felipe Massa's absence.[12][13] Bianchi tested for Ferrari at the young drivers test at Circuito de Jerez for two of the three days, over December 1–2, 2009.[14] This allowed for Ferrari to test Daniel Zampieri, Marco Zipoli and Pablo Sánchez López on 3 December, as they finished in the top three of the 2009 Italian Formula Three Championship. Bianchi's performance on day one of the test led to him being signed by Scuderia Ferrari as a young driver along with Daniel Zampieri, Mirko Bortolotti and Raffaele Marciello.[15]
On 11 November 2010 he was confirmed by Ferrari as the team's test and reserve driver for the 2011 season, replacing Luca Badoer, Giancarlo Fisichella and Marc Gené, as well as confirming he would test for the team during the young driver test in Abu Dhabi over 16–17 November.[16] On 13 September 2011, Bianchi tested for Ferrari as part of the Ferrari Driver Academy, with fellow academy member and Sauber F1 driver Sergio Pérez.[17] For the 2012 season, Ferrari loaned him to the Force India team, for whom he drove in nine Friday free practice sessions over the course of the year as the outfit's test and reserve driver.[18]
Marussia (2013)[edit]
On 1 March 2013, Marussia announced that Bianchi was to replace Luiz Razia as a race driver after Razia's contract was terminated, due to sponsorship issues.[19] Bianchi qualified 19th for the Australian Grand Prix, out-qualifying team-mate Max Chilton by three-quarters of a second. Bianchi overtook Pastor Maldonado, and Daniel Ricciardo on the first lap and he eventually finished 15th on his debut. He was 19th on the grid again in Malaysia, 0.3 seconds away from Q2. Bianchi fell behind the Caterhams at the start of the race, but moved up the order after the pit stops, eventually going on to finish 13th, ahead of his teammate, and both Caterhams. As of the Spanish Grand Prix, Bianchi had beaten his teammate in both qualifying and the race at every event.
Racing record[edit]
Career summary[edit]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | French Formula Renault 2.0 | SG Formula | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 172 | 1st |
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 22nd | ||
| 2008 | Formula 3 Euro Series | ART Grand Prix | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 47 | 3rd |
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 9th | ||
| Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 1st | ||
| 2009 | Formula 3 Euro Series | ART Grand Prix | 20 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 114 | 1st |
| British Formula Three Championship | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | NC† | ||
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 10th | ||
| Formula Renault 3.5 Series | SG Formula | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2009–10 | GP2 Asia Series | ART Grand Prix | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12th |
| 2010 | GP2 Series | ART Grand Prix | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 52 | 3rd |
| 2011 | GP2 Series | Lotus ART | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 53 | 3rd |
| GP2 Asia Series | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 2nd | ||
| Formula One | Scuderia Ferrari | Test driver | |||||||
| 2012 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Tech 1 Racing | 17 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 185 | 2nd |
| Formula One | Sahara Force India F1 Team | Test driver | |||||||
| 2013 | Formula One | Marussia F1 Team | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19th* |
† – As Bianchi was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season in progress.
Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results[edit]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate 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 | DC | Points |
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| 2008 | ART Grand Prix | Dallara F308/049 | Mercedes | HOC1 1 Ret |
HOC1 2 13 |
MUG 1 3 |
MUG 2 4 |
PAU 1 Ret |
PAU 2 26 |
NOR 1 Ret |
NOR 2 9 |
ZAN 1 3 |
ZAN 2 9 |
NÜR 1 2 |
NÜR 2 3 |
BRH 1 22 |
BRH 2 18 |
CAT 1 Ret |
CAT 2 3 |
BUG 1 1 |
BUG 2 17 |
HOC2 1 7 |
HOC2 2 1 |
3rd | 47 |
| 2009 | ART Grand Prix | Dallara F308 | Mercedes | HOC1 1 5 |
HOC1 2 3 |
MUG 1 1 |
MUG 2 14 |
PAU 1 1 |
PAU 2 3 |
NOR 1 1 |
NOR 2 1 |
ZAN 1 1 |
ZAN 2 6 |
NÜR 1 1 |
NÜR 2 5 |
BRH 1 Ret |
BRH 2 Ret |
CAT 1 1 |
CAT 2 5 |
BUG 1 2 |
BUG 2 1 |
HOC2 1 1 |
HOC2 2 7 |
1st | 114 |
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results[edit]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | KMP Group/SG Formula | CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
MON 1 Ret |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
BUG 1 |
BUG 2 |
ALG 1 |
ALG 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
ALC 1 |
ALC 2 |
NC | 0 |
| 2012 | Tech 1 Racing | ALC 1 DSQ |
ALC 2 13 |
MON 1 2 |
SPA 1 2 |
SPA 2 17 |
NÜR 1 1 |
NÜR 2 12 |
MOS 1 2 |
MOS 2 7 |
SIL 1 1 |
SIL 2 3 |
HUN 1 3 |
HUN 2 9 |
LEC 1 4 |
LEC 2 1 |
CAT 1 7 |
CAT 2 Ret |
2nd | 185 |
Complete GP2 Series results[edit]
(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ART Grand Prix | ESP FEA Ret |
ESP SPR 12 |
MON FEA 4 |
MON SPR 3 |
TUR FEA Ret |
TUR SPR 13 |
VAL FEA 2 |
VAL SPR Ret |
GBR FEA 2 |
GBR SPR 5 |
GER FEA 5 |
GER SPR 4 |
HUN FEA Ret |
HUN SPR DNS |
BEL FEA 14 |
BEL SPR Ret |
ITA FEA 2 |
ITA SPR 4 |
ABU FEA 18 |
ABU SPR 7 |
3rd | 52 |
| 2011 | Lotus ART | TUR FEA 3 |
TUR SPR 7 |
ESP FEA 7 |
ESP SPR Ret |
MON FEA Ret |
MON SPR 19 |
VAL FEA Ret |
VAL SPR 7 |
GBR FEA 1 |
GBR SPR 5 |
GER FEA 4 |
GER SPR 2 |
HUN FEA 7 |
HUN SPR 6 |
BEL FEA 2 |
BEL SPR 2 |
ITA FEA 8 |
ITA SPR 3 |
3rd | 53 |
Complete GP2 Asia Series results[edit]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | ART Grand Prix | ABU1 FEA |
ABU1 SPR |
ABU2 FEA 3 |
ABU2 SPR 7 |
BHR1 FEA 10 |
BHR1 SPR NC |
BHR2 FEA 10 |
BHR2 SPR Ret |
12th | 8 |
| 2011 | Lotus ART | ABU FEA 1 |
ABU SPR 8 |
ITA FEA 3 |
ITA SPR Ret |
2nd | 18 |
Complete Formula One results[edit]
(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 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Sahara Force India F1 Team | Force India VJM05 | Mercedes FO 108Z 2.4 V8 | AUS | MAL | CHN TD |
BHR | ESP TD |
MON | CAN | EUR TD |
GBR TD |
GER TD |
HUN TD |
BEL | ITA TD |
SIN | JPN | KOR TD |
IND | ABU TD |
USA | BRA | - | - |
| 2013 | Marussia F1 Team | Marussia MR02 | Cosworth CA2013 V8 | AUS 15 |
MAL 13 |
CHN 15 |
BHR 19 |
ESP 18 |
MON Ret |
CAN 17 |
GBR |
GER |
HUN |
BEL |
ITA |
SIN |
KOR |
JPN |
IND |
ABU |
USA |
BRA |
19th* | 0* |
* Season in progress
References[edit]
- ^ "Rookie Jules Bianchi wins Masters of Formula 3". f3euroseries.com. 2008-08-10. Retrieved 2008-08-11.[dead link]
- ^ "ART complete Euro Series line-up". autosport.com. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
- ^ Mills, Peter (2009-05-14). "SG Formula enters World Series". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ^ English, Steven (2009-10-12). "Bianchi to step up to GP2 with ART". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 2009-10-12.
- ^ Freeman, Glenn (ed.) (2009-10-15). "Pit & Paddock: Macau then GP2 for Bianchi". Autosport 198 (3): 26.
- ^ Glendenning, Mark (2010-07-31). "Bianchi suffers back injuries". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 2010-08-04.
- ^ English, Steven (2010-08-26). "Bianchi cleared to race at Spa". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 2010-08-30.
- ^ "Bianchi thrilled to end win drought". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). 2011-02-11. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
- ^ "Coletti wins Abu Dhabi race two". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
- ^ "Bianchi given post-race penalty". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
- ^ Elizalde, Pablo (2012-02-09). "Jules Bianchi joins Tech 1 for FR3.5 season". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 2012-07-31.
- ^ Cheese, Caroline (2009-08-28). "Belgian GP practice as it happened". BBC Sport (BBC). Retrieved 2009-09-05. "Entertaining kerfuffle in the Ferrari garage as Jules Bianchi, who is the latest driver to be linked with Luca Badoer's seat, stands behind Badoer's car like some kind of Grim Reaper."
- ^ "Montezemolo gives Badoer one more chance, Bianchi waits for call up". jamesallenonf1.com (James Allen). 2009-08-25. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
- ^ Noble, Jonathan (2009-11-20). "Ferrari to test Bianchi at Jerez". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 2009-11-20.
- ^ O'Leary, Jamie (2009-12-02). "Bianchi signs long-term Ferrari deal". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 2009-12-02.
- ^ English, Steven (2010-11-11). "Ferrari confirms Bianchi as 2011 tester". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 2010-12-10.
- ^ "The Ferrari Driver Academy according to Perez and Bianchi". Scuderia Ferrari (Ferrari). 15 September 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ Noble, Jonathan (2012-01-27). "Jules Bianchi joins Force India F1 team as reserve driver". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 2012-07-31.
- ^ Biggs, XiBit. "Jules Bianchi to race". Marussia F1 Team. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
External links[edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Jules Bianchi |
- Official website
- Jules Bianchi career statistics at Driver Database
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Laurent Groppi |
French Formula Renault 2.0 Champion 2007 |
Succeeded by Daniel Ricciardo (2008 Formula Renault West European Cup) |
| Preceded by Nico Hülkenberg |
Formula Three Masters Winner 2008 |
Succeeded by Valtteri Bottas |
| Preceded by Nico Hülkenberg |
Formula 3 Euro Series Champion 2009 |
Succeeded by Edoardo Mortara |
| Preceded by Jaime Alguersuari (2011) |
Desafio Internacional das Estrelas Winner 2013 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- People from Nice
- French racing drivers
- French Formula One drivers
- French Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
- Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
- Formula 3 Euro Series drivers
- British Formula Three Championship drivers
- GP2 Asia Series drivers
- French people of Belgian descent
- French people of Dutch descent
- French people of Italian descent
- GP2 Series drivers
- Formula Renault 3.5 Series drivers
- Marussia Formula One drivers
