Ramón Piñeiro
| Ramón Piñeiro | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Spanish |
| Born | 29 October 1991 Barcelona (Spain) |
| FIA Formula Two Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2010 |
| Current team | 1 |
| Car number | 15 |
| Starts | 16 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 3rd in 2011 |
| Previous series | |
| 2008-09 2009-10 | Formula BMW Europe Formula Palmer Audi |
Ramón Piñeiro (born 29 October 1991 in Barcelona) is a Spanish racing driver.
Career
Formula BMW
Piñeiro began his formula racing career in 2008 in Formula BMW Europe with Fortec Motorsport. He finished twentieth in standings, taking five points-scoring positions in sixteen races. For 2009, Piñeiro remained in the series, but switched to FMS International. He again changed team to Motaworld Racing after Coloni took full control of the FMS International from Valencia onwards.
Formula Palmer Audi
After his FBMW campaign concluded in September, Piñeiro competed in the final two rounds of the Formula Palmer Audi championship at Silverstone and Snetterton. Piñeiro survived a big accident during the third of the Silverstone races. Running behind Kazim Vasiliauskas, Piñeiro picked up the slipstream from behind the Lithuanian driver's car. He clipped the rear wheel of the car after Vasiliauskas moved his car to defend into Stowe. Piñeiro was launched skywards, before landing and executing a barrel-roll before landing wheels up. He was unhurt.[1] He finished third in the final race at Snetterton, three seconds behind winner Felix Rosenqvist, after an early crash took many of his rivals.[2]
Personal life
Piñeiro list his hobbies as all sports, fitness, music, while his favourite circuits are Valencia Street Circuit, Circuit de Monaco and Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. His favourite driver is Michael Schumacher.[3] He is currently studying automotive engineering with motorsport at the University of Hertfordshire, where he will continue his studies for another 10 years.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Formula BMW Europe | Fortec Motorsport | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 20th |
| 2009 | Formula BMW Europe | FMS International | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 19th |
| Motaworld Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Formula Palmer Audi | Motorsport Vision | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 20th | |
| 2010 | Formula Palmer Audi | MotorSport Vision | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 320 | 3rd |
| European F3 Open | Team West-Tec | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22nd | |
| European F3 Open - Copa de España | Team West-Tec | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10th | |
| FIA Formula Two Championship | MotorSport Vision | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22nd | |
| 2011 | FIA Formula Two Championship | MotorSport Vision | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 185 | 3rd |
Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
MAR 1 |
MAR 2 |
MON 1 |
MON 2 |
ZOL 1 |
ZOL 2 |
ALG 1 |
ALG 2 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
BRN 1 |
BRN 2 |
OSC 1 |
OSC 2 |
VAL 1 15 |
VAL 2 10 |
22nd | 1 |
| 2011 | SIL 1 5 |
SIL 2 11 |
MAG 1 5 |
MAG 2 9 |
SPA 1 7 |
SPA 2 12 |
NÜR 1 14 |
NÜR 2 10 |
BRH 1 2 |
BRH 2 1 |
RBR 1 1 |
RBR 2 1 |
MON 1 4 |
MON 2 2 |
CAT 1 3 |
CAT 2 2 |
3rd | 185 |
References
- ^ "See dramatic footage of crash involving Piñeiro and Vasiliauskas". Formula Palmer Audi. MotorSport Vision. 6 October 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
- ^ "Plant clinches FPA title; Rosenqvist wins race". Formula Palmer Audi. MotorSport Vision. 18 October 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
- ^ "Ramon Pineiro". BMW Motorsport. BMW. Archived from the original on 4 September 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
External links
- Ramón Piñeiro on Twitter
- Piñeiro career statistics at Driver Database
