Sebastian Balthasar
| Sebastian Balthasar | |
|---|---|
_-_Sebastian_Balthasar_-_Sebastian_Balthasar.JPG) Sebastian Balthasar in 2012 | |
| Nationality |  German |
| Born | 30 August 1996 Cologne, Germany |
Sebastian Balthasar (Cologne, Germany, 30 August 1996) is a German racing driver.
Career
[edit]Karting
[edit]Balthasar started his racing career in the 2009 karting season. He became third in the Rotax Max Challenge Germany. A year later he entered the Ciao Thomas Knopper Memorial, the ADAC Kart Championship, the German Junior Kart Championship and the 21° Trofeo Andrea Margutti, with a tenth place as his best result. He continued karting throughout 2011 and '12, again entering the German Junior Karts, besides racing in the DMV Kart Championship and the Euro Wintercup.[1]
Formula racing
[edit]Balthasar made the switch to formula racing in 2012, when he entered the ADAC Formel Masters, as the teammate of Alessio Picariello, which he would race again in 2014. With a best result of 4th, he finished 13th in the championship. He then entered the 2012-13 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship season, finishing 19th.[1]
Things changed when he entered the 2013 German Formula Three season, finishing only 10th in the ATS Formel 3 Cup, but winning the ATS Formula 3 Trophy.[2] Finally, in 2014 he is competing in FA1, part of Acceleration 2014.[1][3][4][5]
Racing Record
[edit]Career Summary
[edit]| Year | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | ADAC Formel Masters | G&J/Schiler Motorsport | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 13th |
| 2012-13 | MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship | MRF Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 19th |
| 2013 | German Formula 3 Championship | GU-Racing | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 10th |
| 2014 | GP3 Series | Hilmer Motorsport | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32nd |
| Formula Acceleration 1 | Acceleration Team Germany | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 4th | |
| 2014-15 | MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship | MRF Racing | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20th |
| 2015-16 | MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship | MRF Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20th |
| 2020 | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro | Leipert Motorsport | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 2021 | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro | Leipert Motorsport | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 24H GT Series - GT3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 2022 | Italian GT Championship - GT3 | Imperiale Racing | |||||||
| 2023 | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro | Oregon Team | |||||||
| 2024 | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe | Leipert Motorsport |
Complete Formula Acceleration 1 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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Germany | ALG 1 3 |
ALG 2 4 |
NAV 1 7 |
NAV 2 3 |
NÜR 1 DNS |
NÜR 2 5 |
MNZ 1 9 |
MNZ 2 3 |
ASS 1 7 |
ASS 2 9 |
4th | 76 |
Complete GP3 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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Hilmer Motorsport | CAT FEA |
CAT SPR |
RBR FEA |
RBR SPR |
SIL FEA 22 |
SIL SPR Ret |
HOC FEA 24 |
HOC SPR 21 |
HUN FEA Ret |
HUN SPR 17 |
SPA FEA 19† |
SPA SPR DNS |
MNZ FEA Ret |
MNZ SPR DNS |
SOC FEA |
SOC SPR |
YMC FEA |
YMC SPR |
32nd | 0 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Sebastian Balthasar | Racing career profile | Driver Database". Driverdb.com. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ "ATS Formula 3 Germany - Balthasar: "I have learned a lot!"". Formel3.de. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ "Performance Racing - Sebastian Balthasar joins FA1 and Performance". Performance-racing.se. 11 April 2014. Archived from the original on 8 June 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ "Sebastian Balthasar // official". Facebook. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ "FA1: Nürburgring - Sebastian Balthasar holt fünften Platz beim Heimspiel". automobilsport.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Sebastian Balthasar". GPUpdate.net. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in German and English)
- Sebastian Balthasar career summary at DriverDB.com
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Cologne
- German racing drivers
- German Formula Three Championship drivers
- ADAC Formel Masters drivers
- MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship drivers
- German GP3 Series drivers
- 21st-century German sportsmen
- German auto racing biography stubs
- 24H Series drivers
- Hilmer Motorsport drivers
- Performance Racing drivers
- Lamborghini Super Trofeo drivers
- Racing drivers from North Rhine-Westphalia