Williams appoint wolff as development driver bbc sport. Im very excited at the prospect of getting back behind the wheel of. George russell dominates in monaco for backtoback virtual f1 race wins. Addressing competition issues in formula one, cygan 2007 and budzinski 2012. The 30yearold is switching from gt racing to the dtm project. However, the engine programme was eventually suspended in july 2012 due. The german driver would have decided to accept the bmw offer to race in the dtm, but would have left his hands free for a possible call from the third driver in f1. For nico its not a farewell, but a goodbye maybe to 2021. Glock exformula 1 driver timo glock wants the dtm to mainly concentrate on racing in germany this season as it drafts an updated. Feb, 2020 formula one star robert kubica will compete in the dtm german touring car championship for the 2020 season, bmw confirmed on thursday. Twotime dtm champion marco wittmann and former formula 1 driver timo. Formula one star robert kubica will compete in the dtm german touring car championship for the 2020 season, bmw confirmed on thursday. As of 2020, it was also the last time noneuropean driver to.
To date, the most successful touring car of all time has 46 dtm wins to its name. Dtm winner lands role as mercedes f1 reserve driver fox sports. Mercedes star pascal wehrlein takes first career dtm. Robert kubica will race in the dtm with bmw and remain a reserve driver for alfa romeo in 2020. British cast that showed its promise in f1s first championship race. He is currently without a fulltime drive for this season since rmotorsport withdrew its aston martin vantages from the dtm after only one campaign in which juncadella finished 14th the 2012 european f3 champion said. Bmw returned to the championship for the first time since 1994.
Hes 19yearsold and has just been appointed reserve driver at f1s dominant team but who is pascal wehrlein. Robert wickens is a canadian racing driver and member of the mercedesbenz dtm campaign for the 2015 dtm championship. In winning the 2012 title, the bmw m3 has once again proven that it is at home in the dtm. Polands kubica, 35, will race for new customer bmw team art grand prix despite not being named as a candidate last week when bmw announced the signing of south africas jonathan aberdein. Mathematical and statistical insights into formula 1. Measuring competitive balance in formula one racing econstor. The 2012 fia formula one world championship was the 66th season of fia formula one motor racing. Diskussionspapiere aus dem institut fur volkswirtschaftslehre. Named as a development driver for the williams f1 team the last woman to enter an f1 grand prix was italian giovanna amati, but she failed to qualify for three races at the start of the 1992.
Select year 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 20 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004. Pascal wehrlein formula one driver biography f1 fanatic. The 20 deutsche tourenwagen masters was the twentyseventh season of premier german touring car championship and also fourteenth season under the moniker of deutsche tourenwagen masters since the series resumption in 2000 bruno spengler started the season as the defending drivers champion. Having broke through the junior ranks as a champion in formula bmw and strong campaigns in gp3 and the world series by renault, alexander rossi.
He will remain a reserve driver for alfa romeo alongside racing in the dtm. Rahel frey, who drove for audi in 2011 and 2012, left the series and joined audis gt programme. The schedules below show the current 2017 f1 standings according all race classifications of each gp event for all drivers and teams. Na 2012 zijn echter geen formule 1 races meer gehouden in valencia. F1 newcomers midland have confirmed dutchman christijan albers as one of their two race drivers for next year. I had a big growth spurt at the end of 2011 into 2012 and at the end of 2011. Driver and constructor standings for the dtm season. The 20 fia formula one world championship was the 67th season of the fia formula one.
Wickens finished second in the f2 standings in 2009, repeated that result in gp3 in 2010, before winning last years wsbr crown, which earned him an f1. We cover formula 1, motogp, nascar, indycar, and all other racing series and driving categories. Dtm winner lands role as mercedes f1 reserve driver fox. Standings are updated with the completion of each race. Ranking the 10 best audi dtm drivers dtm autosport plus. Mercedes dtm star pascal wehrlein has been officially named as reserve driver for the companys f1 team. Jan 14, 2012 dirk werner has been confirmed as the sixth bmw motorsport driver and will contest the 2012 dtm season at the wheel of a bmw m3 dtm.
Former formula 1 driver robert kubica is to race in the dtm german touring. Former marussia driver timo glock has confirmed he will race in the german dtm touring car series this year. The son of a german father and mauritian mother, pascal wehrlein is the youngest dtm champion to date who also enjoyed a successful formula 1 graduation with manor. Series in 2012, wehrlein finished second in the championship that same year. Dams gp2 driver jerome dambrosio replaced lucas di grassi at. Bmw was the defending manufacturers champion, and bmw team schnitzer the defending teams. Drivers, constructors and team results for the top racing series from around the world at the click of your finger. Apr 24, 2020 formula 1 has announced that it will stream one of the most memorable races in recent f1 history on saturday, april 25th, showcasing the 2012 brazilian grand prix. He had already played a substantial role in the development of the teams championshipwining w05 in the simulator, logging over 12,000 kilometres in 30. Born on 18th october 1994, wehrlein got his first karting experience in 2003. The onetime dtm race winner completed the same events for the mahindra outfit the previous year.
Wehrlein, who scored his first dtm win in the rain at lausitzring last weekend, finished. Nico rosberg finished second in the drivers championship, 67 points behind hamilton. Wickens 2015 challenge started poorly at the dtm festival that started the new season, as he retired from. You can click on the red links to see drivers pages and full race results. The series is based in germany, with rounds elsewhere in europe, racing a silhouette racing car based on a massproduced road car. Once again, lewis hamilton won the drivers world championship while the. The 26yearold scored four points for minardi this season, and has a best f1 placing of fifth, but was left without a seat when they were sold to red bull. In the farewell season 2018, the mercedesamg c63 dtm run by hwa again. David coulthard left dtm after three seasons racing for mercedesbenz in order to continue his role as commentator of formula one races for the bbc.
In 2012, he beat charles pic no ranking 75 in counting races and 145 in qualifying. The british driver dominated the show to win backto back virtual. Wickens 2015 challenge started poorly at the dtm festival that started the new season, as he retired. Some have called it nascar with a german accent, but joey hand thinks the deutsche tourenwagen masters dtm is more than that. With f1 behind it, bmw planning return to dtm in 2012. In the 2012 season, amg became involved in the programme and the team is currently. Mercedes star pascal wehrlein takes first career dtm championship. F1 to stream the 2012 brazilian grand prix on saturday. Unable to find any competitive drives in f1, modena moved on to dtm. Mentioned as a possible replacement for nico rosberg after the new champion suddenly retired at the end of 2016, wehrlein instead spent 2017 at the back of the field with sauber.
Apr 21, 2020 having broke through the junior ranks as a champion in formula bmw and strong campaigns in gp3 and the world series by renault, alexander rossi was signed up as a test driver for the caterham f1. From that point on, he worked prepared intensively for entering the dtm in 2012. I had a big growth spurt at the end of 2011 into 2012 and at the end of 2011 we were arguably the quickest everywhere we went. Drivers who raced in both dtm and f1 quiz by jobe029. All three factory teams were involved in the development and track tests of the new audi a5 dtm right from the beginning and will thus start into the new dtm era with equal opportunities. Profile for racing driver pascal wehrlein from germany. Since the early 2010s, the grovebased outfit has often chosen to pair a more experienced driver alongside a driver who comes with significant financial backing. Wehrlein became the youngest ever dtm champion in 2015 three days earlier wehrlein had his first experience in an f1 car at the algarve circuit in portugal, driving mercedes 2012 f1 w03. One and a half years and one season later, the bmw m3 dtm claimed a hattrick of titles on 21st october 2012, when bmw emerged triumphant from a spectacular finale with the driver, manufacturer and team titles. The bmw m3 dtm was revealed to the public for the first time at the dtm event in munich on 15th july 2011.
Exf1 driver rubens barrichello believes williams decision to hire pay drivers has been a contributing factor to their current slump in performance. These cars are the highest level of gt racing in the world, says. From the first track tests at the lausitzring on september 12, 2011 through to the homologation of the a5 dtm on march 1, 2012, they formed a test team. Six drivers that should be in formula 1 f1 feature crash.
All you need to know about williams new f1 driver george russell. The british driver dominated the show to win backtoback virtual. Oct 18, 2015 mercedes star pascal wehrlein takes first career dtm championship at just 20 years old, the third year mercedes amg f1 affiliated driver is the youngest champion in the history of the dtm. Mercedes reveals drivers for marrakech fe rookie test. The 2012 deutsche tourenwagen masters was the twentysixth season of premier german touring car championship and also thirteenth season under the moniker of deutsche tourenwagen masters since the series resumption in 2000. Check out the position of your favourite driver or team in this 2012 formula 1 championship overview. Mentioned as a possible replacement for nico rosberg after the new champion suddenly retired at the end of 2016, has since slipped from the. View the latest racing results, news and driver standings. Iirc spielberg was the first race where he wasnt the first audi home. Next week is expected an official announcement from nico hulkenberg. One of two canadian drivers in the dtm, wickens has won two races during his career, and has been a member of the mercedesbenz junior team since it was reformed in 2012. The exformula one fan favorite will compete in next years indianapolis 500 with backing from lotus on an asyetundecided. See 2012 f1 drivers championship standings for all drivers that participated in the 2012 f1 season.
Formula 1 has announced that it will stream one of the most memorable races in recent f1 history on saturday, april 25th, showcasing the 2012 brazilian grand prix. Dtm 2017 results and standings for top drivers and teams. The green color stands for classifications that generated championship points. The statistical model used for generating driver rankings has been described in some. Formula 1 is the ultimate challenge for any racing driver and it offers me the chance both to apply and to improve the skills i have susie wolff susie will also attend a number of races with us. Kubica made a return to f1 racing in 2019 with williams but struggled to regain his form.
F1 will have an established female driver says susie wolff. Heading into the event, sebastian vettel led fernando alonso in the drivers championship by points, as both men set their sights on their third world title. Some 50 drivers have raced for audi in the dtm since 2000 when abt entered britishbuilt tts, ranging from le mans winners to ex formula 1 drivers. Dtm champion paul di resta replaced vitantonio liuzzi at force.
The gt3 cars are still, at the end of the day, modifications of the ordinary cars. January 20 36, december 2012 42, november 2012 30, october 2012 36, september 2012 27. Dtm 2012 standings championship points standings for the dtm 2012. Stonking effort by ekstrom to keep 2nd in the standings. Since losing his legs in a 2001 crash, the former f1 driver has completed the last laps of that illfated cart race, won world touring car races for bmw, tested a bmwsauber, and soared to the very top. Oct 12, 2018 all you need to know about williams new f1 driver george russell. With f1 behind it, bmw planning return to dtm in 2012 autoblog. In 2012, susie will contest her seventh season in dtm. The 2012 fia formula one world championshipwas the 66th season of fiaformula onemotor racing. All you need to know about williams new f1 driver george. In 2015, wehrlein clinched the dtm championship title with five podiums, one fastest lap and two wins while making his formula one debut with manor. Frank williams, team principal of the williams f1 team, said, susie is a talented, successful and highly professional racing driver who competes in one of the worlds most fiercelycontested racing series. Mar 26, 2012 some have called it nascar with a german accent, but joey hand thinks the deutsche tourenwagen masters dtm is more than that.
Timo glock left formula one to join the dtm series, driving for bmw. Mercedes star pascal wehrlein takes first career dtm championship at just 20 years old, the third year mercedes amg f1affiliated driver is the youngest champion in the history of the dtm. Introducing mercedes reserve driver pascal wehrlein f1 news. George russell dominates in monaco for backto back virtual f1 race wins. Notably the dtm cars have custombuilt carbon fibre monocoques the visual resemblance to the road cars is little more than a visual resemblance. Dirk werner has been confirmed as the sixth bmw motorsport driver and will contest the 2012 dtm season at the wheel of a bmw m3 dtm. Robert kubica to race in dtm german touring car championship. In doing so he became the third driver in formula ones sixtyfour years to win four consecutive world drivers championships. With a german father and mauritian mother, the mercedesbenzbacked pascal wehrlein became the youngest dtm champion so far in 2015 before spending two seasons at the wrong end of the formula 1 grid. Daniel ricciardo finished third in his first season with red bull. Wickens finished second in the f2 standings in 2009, repeated that result in gp3 in 2010, before winning. After a successful season, the german driver remains with the team for a second season.