Will Stevens
Born | William Stevens 28 May 1991 Rochford, Essex, United Kingdom |
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Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | British |
Car number | 28 |
Entries | ( starts) |
Championships | 0 |
First entry | 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
Last entry | 2024 Qatar Grand Prix |
Previous series | |
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2012–14 2010 2009–11 2009–10 2008–09 2008 2008 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series FR2.0 Northern European Cup Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault UK Toyota Racing Series FRUK Winter Series FR2.0 Portugal Winter Series |
William Stevens, known as Will Stevens, (born 28 June 1991 in Rochford, Essex[1]) is a British racing driver. He has competed in such series as Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, Toyota Racing Series and the British Formula Renault Championship. He has also raced for Caterham F1 in the 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, replacing Marcus Ericsson for the double points race.
On 25 February 2015, Manor F1 announced that they had signed Stevens for the 2015 season.[2]
Career
Karting
Stevens starts his racing career in 2003 at age of 12 in karts. After one year of racing in National Cadet championship he joined Rotax Mini Max. After racing in a lot different championships in Britain and outside, and mostly because his winning of Asia-Pacific Championship in 2007, he joined Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0
He ended 7th in the 2009 Formula Renault 2.0 UK and 4th in 2010. In 2011 he switched to the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup, where he resulted 4th.
Formula Renault 3.5
Stevens jumped to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in 2012, resulting 12th in his first year. In 2013 he scored five podiums in 17 races and ended fourth in the season standings. The driver got two wins and four podiums in 2014 to finish sixth in points.
Formula One
Marussia, Caterham (2014)
In October 2014 Marussia F1 announced that Stevens had joined the team as a reserve driver for the remainder of the 2014 season. They had originally planned to run him in first practice session of the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix, however they were unable to return the relevant paperwork to the FIA Contract Recognition Board in time.[3]
The following month it emerged that he would make his Formula One debut with Caterham F1 at the 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, having previously tested for the team.[4] He finished the race in 17th place, one lap down.[5]
Manor (2015)
In February 2015, Manor F1, the successor of Marussia, announced Stevens as one of their drivers, along with Roberto Merhi.[2]
Racing record
Career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2008 | Formula Junior FR2.0 | Fortec Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8th |
Formula Renault 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 8th | ||
2008–09 | Toyota Racing | Giles Motorsport | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 491 | 9th |
2009 | Formula Renault 2.0 | Fortec Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC† |
Formula Renault UK | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 247 | 7th | ||
2010 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | MP Motorsport | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 17th |
Formula Renault 2.0 | Manor Competition | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | NC† | |
Formula Renault UK | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 397 | 4th | ||
2011 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Fortec Motorsport | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 116 | 4th |
Formula Renault UK | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 14th | ||
2012 | Formula Renault 3.5 | Carlin | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 12th |
2013 | Formula Renault 3.5 | P1 by Strakka Racing | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 148 | 4th |
Formula One | Caterham F1 Team | Test driver | |||||||
2014 | Formula Renault 3.5 | Strakka Racing | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 122 | 6th |
Formula One | Caterham F1 Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd |
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 |
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2012 | Carlin | ALC 1 6 |
ALC 2 8 |
MON 1 12 |
SPA 1 13 |
SPA 2 8 |
NÜR 1 10 |
NÜR 2 13 |
MSC 1 10 |
MSC 2 8 |
SIL 1 Ret |
SIL 2 6 |
HUN 1 23 |
HUN 2 3 |
LEC 1 11 |
LEC 2 11 |
CAT 1 4 |
CAT 2 9 |
12th | 59 |
2013 | P1 Motorsport | MNZ 1 18 |
MNZ 2 Ret |
ALC 1 2 |
ALC 2 4 |
MON 1 7 |
SPA 1 Ret |
SPA 2 2 |
MSC 1 4 |
MSC 2 3 |
RBR 1 4 |
RBR 2 6 |
HUN 1 8 |
HUN 2 Ret |
LEC 1 5 |
LEC 2 13 |
CAT 1 2 |
CAT 2 3 |
4th | 148 |
2014 | Strakka Racing | MNZ 1 1 |
MNZ 2 Ret |
ALC 1 12 |
ALC 2 3 |
MON 1 8 |
SPA 1 7 |
SPA 2 2 |
MSC 1 6 |
MSC 2 9 |
NÜR 1 11 |
NÜR 2 7 |
HUN 1 6 |
HUN 2 10 |
LEC 1 12 |
LEC 2 8 |
JER 1 1 |
JER 2 13 |
6th | 122 |
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 | WDC | Points |
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2014 | Caterham F1 Team | Caterham CT05 | Renault Energy F1‑2014 1.6 V6 t | AUS | MAL | BHR | CHN | ESP | MON | CAN | AUT | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | SIN | JPN | RUS | USA | BRA | ABU 17 |
23rd | 0 |
References
- ^ "Will Stevens". renaultsport.co.uk. Renaultsport UK. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
- ^ a b "Will Stevens secures Manor Formula 1 race seat". autosport.com. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ Benson, Andrew (3 October 2014). "Japanese GP: Briton Will Stevens joins Marussia". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ "Caterham sign Britain's Will Stevens for Abu Dhabi Grand Prix". BBC Sport. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2014 Results". BBC Sport. 23 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
External links
- Official website
- Will Stevens on Twitter
- Will Stevens career summary at DriverDB.com
- Use dmy dates from July 2012
- 1991 births
- Living people
- People from Rochford
- English racing drivers
- Portuguese Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
- British Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
- Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
- Toyota Racing Series drivers
- Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers
- Formula Renault 3.5 Series drivers
- Caterham Formula One drivers
- English Formula One drivers