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Revision as of 14:30, 28 June 2012

Charles Pic
Born (1990-02-15) 15 February 1990 (age 34)
Montélimar, Drôme, France
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityFrance French
Entries8
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry2012 Australian Grand Prix
Last entry2024 Spanish Grand Prix
Charles Pic
Related toArthur Pic (brother)
Current teamBarwa Addax Team
GP2 Series
Years active2010-2011
Car number3
Former teamsArden International
Starts37
Wins3
Poles4
Fastest laps0
Best finish4th in 2011
Previous series
2009-2011
20082009
2007
2007
2006
GP2 Asia Series
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
Eurocup FRenault
French Formula Renault
FRenault Campus France

Charles Pic (born 15 February 1990 in Montélimar, France) is a French-born professional racing driver, who currently competes in Formula One for Marussia F1 Team.

Career

Karting

Pic had a successful career in karting, winning minor championships and individual races and coming close to winning the European Championship ICA Junior.

Formula Renault

Pic raced in Formula Renault Campus in France in 2006, where he finished third. Pic raced in the Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 and the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 in 2007, and he finished fourth in the French series and third in the championship.

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

Pic competing at the Silverstone round of the 2008 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season.

He was signed to drive for Formula Renault 3.5 Series team Tech 1 Racing in early 2008.[1] He was partnered by Julien Jousse, and finished sixth in the championship with two wins at Circuit de Monaco — dominating the whole weekend, with pole position and fastest lap — and at Le Mans. He continued in the series in 2009 with Tech 1, starting in embarrassing fashion, when he spun off on the parade lap in Barcelona. He recovered from a slow start to the season, by winning two races at Silverstone and the Nürburgring, and finished third in the championship. In 2009 he was also a member of the Renault Driver Development.[2]

GP2 Series

Pic raced for Arden International in the 2009–10 GP2 Asia Series season, and continued with the team into the 2010 GP2 Series season.[3] Pic claimed his first victory for the team, winning the sprint race of the first Bahrain round. He also won the first race of the main 2010 season at the Circuit de Catalunya.[4] He finished tenth in the drivers' standings.

For 2011, Pic moved to the Barwa Addax team, alongside Giedo van der Garde. He failed to score any points in the Asia series, but scored his second main series win at Catalunya, leading home Van der Garde for an Addax one-two finish. He scored his second victory of the season in the Monaco sprint race, a result which moved him up to third place in the drivers' championship. He then took pole position for the round at Valencia, the two points briefly moving him into the championship lead, but he retired from both races, dropping back in the standings as a result. He eventually finished fourth in the championship, three points ahead of Van der Garde.

Formula One

In November 2011, Pic made his debut at the wheel of a Formula One car, driving for Marussia Virgin Racing at the young driver test held at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi.[5] He was due to drive for a day and-a-half of the test, but the Virgin team decided to give him a further half-day of running after he encountered engine problems on the second day of the test.[6]

During the test, several news sources reported that Pic had agreed a deal to race with the team in the 2012 season.[7][8]

Marussia: 2012-

Pic driving for Marussia at the 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix.

After the conclusion of the 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix it was confirmed that Pic would indeed partner Timo Glock at the renamed Marussia F1 in 2012.[9] It was also confirmed that Pic would be mentored by the ex-F1 driver and fellow countryman, Olivier Panis.[10]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2006 Formula Renault Campus France La Filière 13 1 2 ? 8 162 3rd
2007 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 SG Formula 14 1 2 1 6 88 3rd
French Formula Renault 2.0 13 0 1 0 4 69 4th
2008 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Tech 1 Racing 17 2 1 2 4 69 6th
2009 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Tech 1 Racing 16 2 2 3 3 94 3rd
2009–10 GP2 Asia Series Arden International 8 1 1 0 2 18 5th
2010 GP2 Series Arden International 20 1 1 0 2 28 10th
2011 GP2 Asia Series Barwa Addax Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 18th
GP2 Series 18 2 3 0 5 52 4th
2012 Formula One Marussia F1 Team 8 0 0 0 0 0 22nd*

* Season in progress.

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(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
2008 Tech 1 Racing MNZ
1

9
MNZ
2

3
SPA
1

Ret
SPA
2

12
MON
1

1
SIL
1

15
SIL
2

13
HUN
1

18
HUN
2

9
NÜR
1

Ret
NÜR
2

12
LEM
1

1
LEM
2

6
EST
1

Ret
EST
2

2
CAT
1

8
CAT
2

8
6th 69
2009 Tech 1 Racing CAT
1

DNS
CAT
2

6
SPA
1

4
SPA
2

Ret
MON
1

9
HUN
1

11
HUN
2

8
SIL
1

7
SIL
2

1
LEM
1

6
LEM
2

Ret
ALG
1

4
ALG
2

2
NÜR
1

6
NÜR
2

1
ALC
1

13
ALC
2

11
3rd 94

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 DC Points
2010 Arden International ESP
FEA

1
ESP
SPR

7
MON
FEA

11
MON
SPR

7
TUR
FEA

Ret
TUR
SPR

DNS
VAL
FEA

6
VAL
SPR

5
GBR
FEA

10
GBR
SPR

8
GER
FEA

3
GER
SPR

17
HUN
FEA

11
HUN
SPR

9
BEL
FEA

4
BEL
SPR

Ret
ITA
FEA

11
ITA
SPR

8
ABU
FEA

20
ABU
SPR

11
10th 28
2011 Barwa Addax Team TUR
FEA

7
TUR
SPR

4
ESP
FEA

1
ESP
SPR

19
MON
FEA

8
MON
SPR

1
VAL
FEA

Ret
VAL
SPR

Ret
GBR
FEA

11
GBR
SPR

10
GER
FEA

2
GER
SPR

DSQ
HUN
FEA

2
HUN
SPR

13
BEL
FEA

Ret
BEL
SPR

19
ITA
FEA

2
ITA
SPR

Ret
4th 52

Complete GP2 Asia 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 DC Points
2009–10 Arden International ABU1
FEA

Ret
ABU1
SPR

15
ABU2
FEA

10
ABU2
SPR

8
BHR1
FEA

5
BHR1
SPR

1
BHR2
FEA

3
BHR2
SPR

19
5th 18
2011 Barwa Addax Team ABU
FEA

9
ABU
SPR

21
ITA
FEA

21
ITA
SPR

11
18th 0

Complete Formula One results

(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 WDC Points
2012 Marussia F1 Team Marussia MR01 Cosworth CA2012 V8 AUS
15
MAL
20
CHN
20
BHR
Ret
ESP
Ret
MON
Ret
CAN
20
EUR
15
GBR GER HUN BEL ITA SIN JPN KOR IND ABU USA BRA 22nd* 0*

Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
* Season in progress.

References

  1. ^ English, Steven (2008-02-06). "Tech 1 aiming to retain crown". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
  2. ^ "The Renault Driver development Programme announces its 2009 class". f1technical.net. f1technical. 19 January 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  3. ^ Beer, Matt (2010-01-15). "Pic to contest full season with Arden". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
  4. ^ Glendenning, Mark (2010-05-08). "Pic wins eventful season opener". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
  5. ^ Elizalde, Pablo (11 November 2011). "Charles Pic joins Virgin for Abu Dhabi test". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  6. ^ "Yas Marina day two – Vergne still top for Red Bull". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011. and an unscheduled engine change cost him more time. As a result, Virgin have decided to give Pic a further stint in the MVR-02 on Thursday morning.
  7. ^ Noble, Jonathan (15 November 2011). "Charles Pic set to race with Virgin in 2012". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  8. ^ Bean, David (21 November 2011). "Brazilian Grand Prix 2011: Preview". TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk. BlackEagleMedia. Retrieved 22 November 2011. Brazil could also be the final race for Jérôme d'Ambrosio, with Virgin Racing expected to announce Charles Pic alongside Timo Glock for next season.
  9. ^ "Marussia Virgin Racing Completes 2012 Race Driver Line-up". Virgin Racing. 27 November 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  10. ^ Norman, Craig (8 December 2011). "Pic picks a good role model". BadgerGP.com. Badger GP. Retrieved 21 December 2011.

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