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Anthoine Hubert
Anthoine Hubert (2013)
NationalityFrench
Born(1996-09-22)22 September 1996
Lyon, France
Died31 August 2019(2019-08-31) (aged 22)
Stavelot, Belgium
Debut season2019
FIA Formula 2 Championship
TeamsBWT Arden
Car number19 (retired in honour)[1]
Starts16
Wins2
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Previous series
2017–18
2016
2014–15
2014–15
2013		GP3 Series
FIA Formula 3 European Championship
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
French F4 Championship
Championship titles
2018
2013		GP3 Series
French F4 Championship

Anthoine Hubert (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃twan ybɛʁ]; 22 September 1996 – 31 August 2019) was a French professional racing driver. He was the 2018 GP3 Series champion. He died, aged 22, following an accident during the feature race of the 2019 Spa-Francorchamps FIA Formula 2 round at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

Career

Karting

Born in Lyon, Hubert began his karting career in 2004 at age seven. In 2010 he finished as runner-up in the CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy.[2] In the 2011 and 2012 CIK-FIA "U18" World Karting Championships, he finished third.[3][4]

Formula Renault

In 2013, Hubert moved up to single-seater racing, joining the French F4 Championship.[5] He went on to win the series on his first attempt, finishing the season with eleven wins and two further podium finishes.[6]

In 2014, he graduated to competing in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 with Tech 1 Racing.[7] He finished fifteenth overall, with six point-scoring finishes throughout the season.[8] He also participated in Formula Renault 2.0 Alps as guest driver.[9]

For the 2015 season Hubert remained in the Eurocup and with Tech 1.[10] He finished fifth in the championship with wins at Silverstone and Le Mans and five another podiums to his name.[11] He also contested selected events in the Alps series, where he won four of the six races that he started, and finished second in other two races.[12]

Formula 3

In February 2016, it was confirmed that Hubert would make his debut in the European Formula 3 Championship, racing with Van Amersfoort Racing.[12] He took his first Formula 3 win in the second race at Norisring.[13]

GP3 Series

In November 2016, Hubert participated in F3 post-season testing with ART Grand Prix.[14] In February 2017, he was recruited by ART to compete in the 2017 championship. He remained with them for the 2018 season, winning the title and gaining reputation with Formula 1 teams such as Renault.[15]

FIA Formula 2 Championship

In November 2018, Hubert participated in the F2 post-season test at Abu Dhabi with MP Motorsport.[16] In January 2019, Hubert joined F2 full-time racing with BWT Arden. He took two wins in the first half of his debut season, at Monaco and at his home race in France.[17]

Formula One

In May 2018, Hubert became an affiliated driver with the Renault Sport Academy.[18] In 2019, Hubert received full backing from the Academy.[19]

Death

See also: 2019 Spa-Francorchamps FIA Formula 2 round

On 31 August 2019, Hubert was involved in a serious crash on the second lap of the feature race of the 2019 Spa-Francorchamps FIA Formula 2 round. As the second lap began, Trident driver Giuliano Alesi lost control of his car as he climbed the Raidillon curve due to a puncture he had received earlier, causing his car to spin and hit the left wall of the circuit, tearing off his rear wing and spreading debris onto the track. As another Trident driver, Ralph Boschung reached the crest of Raidillon, he slowed down and moved towards the run-off area to avoid Alesi's damaged car and the field of debris. Hubert, who was following Boschung closely and had no view of what had happened to Alesi, moved right to avoid Boschung's slowing car, clipping Boschung's right rear wheel with his front wing. Hubert's car crashed into the tyre barrier on the right side of the track at an acute angle and was deflected sideways into the path of Charouz driver Juan Manuel Correa, who struck it on the left side (in the driver seat area).[20] Correa's speed was estimated to be between 250 and 270 km/h (155-167 mph) in the moments before the impact.[21] The impact producing 70G deceleration.[22] Both cars were torn apart by the force of the accident. Hubert and Correa were transported to the circuit's medical centre following the accident where Hubert died from his injuries.[23][24]

Correa was airlifted to Liège where he underwent surgery for fractures in both his legs and a minor spinal injury and was reported to be in a stable condition, having never lost consciousness after the impact, but one week later was placed in an induced coma.[25] Alesi, the third driver in the accident, was unhurt. As a result of the accident the feature race was not completed and the sprint race was cancelled out of respect.[26]

Following his death, many drivers and teams in the motorsport world paid tribute to Hubert.[27] On 1 September, a minute's silence was observed before the Formula 3 and Formula 1 races at Spa.[28] Former F3 competitor and Ferrari Formula One driver Charles Leclerc, who won his first career race that afternoon, dedicated his win to Hubert.[29] A standing ovation took place on the 19th lap of the race, corresponding to the number 19 of his Formula 2 car. Before the start of the race, all racing safety vehicles, safety car, medical car, track inspection car, ambulance, car recovery vehicles, etc. made a lap of Circuit de Spa Francorchamps as a tribute to Hubert. All F1 cars had Hubert's car number inside a star and the words "Racing for Anthoine".

The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile launched an investigation into the accident.[30] Findings of the Accident Investigation were presented to the World Motor Sport Council, together with recommended actions in December 2019.[31] F2 cars are built to the same safety standard as F1 cars,[32][33] however, following the accident Racing Point tech boss Andy Green commented: "The energy involved was absolutely huge, and the current chassis design, whether F2 or F1, there's no way a current chassis can survive that sort of impact."[34]

Hubert's funeral was on 10 September at Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loire. It was attended by his family, friends and many people from the motorsport world, including Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile president Jean Todt, Renault F1 advisor and four-time champion Alain Prost, Charles Leclerc, Pierre Gasly, Esteban Ocon, and George Russell.[35] Hubert's car number, 19, was later announced to have been retired from use in Formula 2 for the remainder of the season with his replacement Artem Markelov running the #22 in place of the #19.[1]

Legacy

At the FIA Formula 2 Championship prize-giving ceremony in Monaco in 2019 was introduced Anthoine Hubert Award named after Hubert who was the only rookie in the season to score two wins.[36] The award is given to the highest-placed driver without previous Formula 2 experience.[37] The inaugural winner for the Anthoine Hubert Award is Guanyu Zhou.

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2013 French F4 Championship Autosport Academy 21 11 10 8 13 365 1st
2014 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Tech 1 Racing 14 0 0 0 0 30 15th
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 6 0 0 0 0 N/A NC†
2015 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Tech 1 Racing 17 2 2 2 7 172 5th
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 6 4 4 3 6 N/A NC†
2016 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 30 1 1 1 3 160 8th
Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 7th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 13th
2017 GP3 Series ART Grand Prix 15 0 0 4 4 123 4th
2018 GP3 Series ART Grand Prix 18 2 2 4 11 214 1st
2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship BWT Arden 16 2 0 0 2 77 10th

† As Hubert was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points Ref
2016 Van Amersfoort Racing Mercedes LEC
1
17 		LEC
2
8 		LEC
3
6 		HUN
1
Ret 		HUN
2
13 		HUN
3
14 		PAU
1
12 		PAU
2
7 		PAU
3
12 		RBR
1
16 		RBR
2
10 		RBR
3
16 		NOR
1
8 		NOR
2
1 		NOR
3
2 		ZAN
1
9 		ZAN
2
4 		ZAN
3
10 		SPA
1
Ret 		SPA
2
4 		SPA
3
2 		NÜR
1
10 		NÜR
2
5 		NÜR
3
9 		IMO
1
5 		IMO
2
6 		IMO
3
6 		HOC
1
10 		HOC
2
7 		HOC
3
10 		8th 160 [38]

Complete GP3 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 Pos Points Ref
2017 ART Grand Prix CAT
FEA
5 		CAT
SPR
4 		RBR
FEA
4 		RBR
SPR
7 		SIL
FEA
2 		SIL
SPR
8 		HUN
FEA
3 		HUN
SPR
5 		SPA
FEA
Ret 		SPA
SPR
7 		MNZ
FEA
3 		MNZ
SPR
C 		JER
FEA
5 		JER
SPR
3 		YMC
FEA
11 		YMC
SPR
5 		4th 123 [39]
2018 ART Grand Prix CAT
FEA
2 		CAT
SPR
2 		LEC
FEA
1 		LEC
SPR
7 		RBR
FEA
17 		RBR
SPR
9 		SIL
FEA
1 		SIL
SPR
4 		HUN
FEA
3 		HUN
SPR
3 		SPA
FEA
3 		SPA
SPR
2 		MNZ
FEA
2 		MNZ
SPR
DSQ 		SOC
FEA
3 		SOC
SPR
4 		YMC
FEA
3 		YMC
SPR
Ret 		1st 214 [40]

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship 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 Ref
2019 BWT Arden BHR
FEA
4 		BHR
SPR
9 		BAK
FEA
10 		BAK
SPR
11 		CAT
FEA
6 		CAT
SPR
5 		MON
FEA
8 		MON
SPR
1 		LEC
FEA
8 		LEC
SPR
1 		RBR
FEA
4 		RBR
SPR
17 		SIL
FEA
18 		SIL
SPR
11 		HUN
FEA
11 		HUN
SPR
11 		SPA
FEA
C 		SPA
SPR
C 		MNZ
FEA 		MNZ
SPR 		SOC
FEA 		SOC
SPR 		YMC
FEA 		YMC
SPR 		10th 77 [41]


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Sporting positions
Preceded by French F4 Championship
Champion
2013 		Succeeded by
Preceded by GP3 Series
Champion
2018 		Succeeded by
Robert Shwartzman
(FIA Formula 3 Championship)
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