Frederik Vesti
| Frederik Vesti | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Danish |
| Born | 13 January 2002 Langelund, Denmark |
| FIA Formula 3 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2020 |
| Current team | ART Grand Prix |
| Car number | 7 |
| Starts | 18 (18 entries) |
| Wins | 3 |
| Podiums | 4 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Best finish | 4th in 2020 |
| Previous series | |
| 2019 2018 2017–18 2017 | FR European Championship Italian F4 Championship ADAC Formula 4 F4 Danish Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2019 | FR European Championship |
Frederik Vesti (born 13 January 2002) is a Danish racing driver[1][2] due to compete in the 2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship[3] for ART Grand Prix alongside Aleksandr Smolyar. He is the inaugural champion of the Formula Regional European Championship and a member of the Mercedes Junior Team.
Racing career
Lower formula
Vesti started his career in Danish Formula Ford. After finishing 4th in 2016 he moved on to compete full-time in both the German and Danish Formula 4 Championships. Despite missing two events of the Danish Championship the Danish driver managed to finish 2nd in his debut F4 season, helping his team Vesti Motorsport to win the team championship. In 2018 he would yet again compete in the German F4 Championship and make appearances in the 2018 Italian F4 Championship, where he won two out of the three races he competed in, and the European Formula 3 Championship.
Formula Regional European Championship
Prema Powerteam signed Vesti to compete in the inaugural Formula Regional European Championship. After 13 victories, with six of them being achieved back-to-back, and a total of 20 podium finishes Vesti won the championship in front of Ferrari Academy driver and teammate Enzo Fittipaldi. They, along with British driver Olli Caldwell helped Prema to win the team championship.
FIA Formula 3 Championship
In 2020 Vesti continued to drive for Prema, this time progressing to the FIA Formula 3 Championship, partnering Formula Renault Eurocup champion Oscar Piastri and American Logan Sargeant. The Dane's first win came at the second round of the year in Styria, a race, which was cut short due to bad weather conditions. Following that, Vesti would not score a podium until finishing in second at Spa-Francorchamps. Vesti had a strong end to the season however: two feature race victories at Monza and Mugello helped the Danish driver to reach fourth in the drivers' standings. His performances helped the team retain the teams' championship.
Vesti would sign for ART Grand Prix to race in Formula 3 alongside Russian Aleksandr Smolyar.
Formula One
On the 19th of January 2021,Vesti was announced as a Mercedes Junior Team driver.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Formula Ford Denmark | Vesti Höyer Motorsport[4] | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 254 | 4th |
| 2017 | Formula 4 ADAC Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing[5] | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 113 | 7th |
| F4 Danish Championship | Vesti Motorsport[6] | 15 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 320 | 2nd | |
| Formula 4 United States Championship | Global Racing Group | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29th | |
| 2018 | Formula 4 ADAC Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing[7][8][9] | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 211 | 4th |
| Italian F4 Championship | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 68 | 10th | ||
| FIA Formula 3 European Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 15th | ||
| 2019 | Formula Regional European Championship | Prema Powerteam | 24 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 467 | 1st |
| Macau Grand Prix | SJM Prema Theodore Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 10th | |
| 2020 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Prema Racing | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 146.5 | 4th |
| 2021 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | ART Grand Prix |
† As Vesti was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Prema Racing | RBR FEA 4 |
RBR SPR 6 |
RBR FEA 1‡ |
RBR SPR 8 |
HUN FEA Ret |
HUN SPR Ret |
SIL FEA 5 |
SIL SPR 4 |
SIL FEA 4 |
SIL SPR 8 |
CAT FEA Ret |
CAT SPR 21 |
SPA FEA 6 |
SPA SPR 2 |
MNZ FEA 1 |
MNZ SPR 23† |
MUG FEA 1 |
MUG SPR 9 |
4th | 146.5 | |||
| 2021 | ART Grand Prix | CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
CAT 3 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
LEC 3 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
HUN 3 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
ZAN 3 |
COA 1 |
COA 2 |
COA 3 |
† Driver did not finish, but was classified, as they completed more than 90% of race distance.
‡ Half points were awarded, as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.
References
- ^ "Frederik Vesti". 2019-12-23. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
- ^ "Frederik Vesti". 2019-12-23. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
- ^ "Formula Regional champion Vesti gets Prema F3 seat". 2020-01-02. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
- ^ "Formula Ford Denmark 2016 standings | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- ^ "ADAC Formel 4 Entry list Sachsenring 2019". 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
- ^ "Formel 4 - præsentation". 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
- ^ "Zendeli and Wishofer join Schumacher at US Racing for ADAC F4". 2018-03-26. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
- ^ "Elenco Verificati - Admitted List" (PDF). 2018-05-13. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
- ^ "VAN AMERSFOORT TO RUN GERMAN F4 STAR AT HOCKENHEIM". 2018-10-13. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
External links
- Frederik Vesti career summary at DriverDB.com
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