Robert Vișoiu (born 10 February 1996 in Pitești) is a former racing driver from Romania.[1][2]
| Robert Vișoiu | |
|---|---|
 Robert Vișoiu in Monza, 2017 | |
| Nationality |  Romanian |
| Born | 10 February 1996 Pitești, Romania |
| FIA Formula 2 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2017 |
| Car number | 12 |
| Former teams | Campos Racing |
| Starts | 14 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 24th in 2017 |
| Previous series | |
| 2015 2012-14 2013 2012 2011 2011 | GP2 Series GP3 Series Auto GP Italian Formula Three Formula Abarth Formula Pilota China |
Career
editKarting
editAt the age of six, Vișoiu first sat behind the wheel of a kart, the beginning of his karting career. He raced primarily in his native Romania up to 2009, becoming a two-time champion in the Mini Class and champion in the KF3 category. In 2009 Vișoiu switched to International KF3 competitions.[3]
Formula Abarth
editIn 2011, Vișoiu graduated to single-seaters, racing in the Formula Abarth series for Jenzer Motorsport. Race victory in Misano[4] and another two podiums saw him finish on sixth position in the Italian series.[5] In European Series the Romanian driver finished on fourth place with two race victories,[6] including win in series' finale at Circuit de Catalunya.[7]
GP3 Series
editVișoiu continued his collaboration with Jenzer Motorsport into the GP3 Series in 2012.[8] He finished the season fourteenth overall with twenty-four points, including a podium finish in Barcelona. In 2013, he raced for MW Arden alongside series debutants Daniil Kvyat and Carlos Sainz Jr.[9]
Formula Three
editDespite his GP3 commitments, Vișoiu also took part in the 2012 Italian Formula Three Championship with Ghinzani Arco Motorsport.[10] He finished the season ninth overall, scoring two podiums at the Hungaroring and winning the sprint race at the Mugello Circuit round. Vișoiu did not take part in the Misano or Imola rounds, owing to clashes with the Silverstone and Spa-Francorchamps rounds of the GP3 Series season.
GP2 Series
editOriginally intending to leave motorsport to focus on his education, it was announced that Vișoiu would partake in the 2015 season, racing with Rapax.[11] There he finished seventeenth overall, in sharp contrast to his third placed teammate Sergey Sirotkin.
FIA Formula 2
editAfter a year out of motorsport in 2016, Vișoiu was signed to Campos Racing from the Monaco round of the 2017 season onwards.[12] However Vișoiu departed the series and all forms of motorsport before the Jerez round, calling time on his racing career and subsequently being replaced by Álex Palou.
Racing record
editCareer summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Formula Abarth Italian Series | Jenzer Motorsport | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 6th |
| Formula Abarth European Series | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 81 | 4th | ||
| Formula Pilota China | Jenzer Welsh Asia Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 9th | |
| 2012 | Italian Formula 3 European Series | Ghinzani Arco Motorsport | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 9th |
| Italian Formula 3 Championship | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 10th | ||
| GP3 Series | Jenzer Motorsport | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 14th | |
| 2013 | Auto GP | Team Ghinzani | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 8th |
| GP3 Series | MW Arden | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 12th | |
| 2014 | GP3 Series | Arden International | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 13th |
| 2015 | GP2 Series | Rapax | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 17th |
| 2017 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | Campos Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24th |
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 | D.C. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Jenzer Motorsport | CAT FEA 8 |
CAT SPR 2 |
MON FEA 14 |
MON SPR 10 |
VAL FEA Ret |
VAL SPR 12 |
SIL FEA 12 |
SIL SPR 5 |
HOC FEA DSQ |
HOC SPR 12 |
HUN FEA 12 |
HUN SPR 22 |
SPA FEA 15 |
SPA SPR 13 |
MNZ FEA 14 |
MNZ SPR 7 |
14th | 24 | ||
| 2013 | MW Arden | CAT FEA 9 |
CAT SPR 19 |
VAL FEA 8 |
VAL SPR 1 |
SIL FEA 12 |
SIL SPR Ret |
NÜR FEA 11 |
NÜR SPR 23 |
HUN FEA 8 |
HUN SPR 1 |
SPA FEA 9 |
SPA SPR 8 |
MNZ FEA Ret |
MNZ SPR 10 |
YMC FEA 10 |
YMC SPR 11 |
12th | 44 | ||
| 2014 | Arden International | CAT FEA 13 |
CAT SPR 11 |
RBR FEA Ret |
RBR SPR 14 |
SIL FEA 20 |
SIL SPR 13 |
HOC FEA 10 |
HOC SPR 9 |
HUN FEA 3 |
HUN SPR 5 |
SPA FEA Ret |
SPA SPR 20 |
MNZ FEA 19 |
MNZ SPR 14 |
SOC FEA Ret |
SOC SPR 10 |
YMC FEA 15 |
YMC SPR 8 |
13th | 23 |
Complete Auto GP 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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Ghinzani Motorsport | MNZ 1 3 |
MNZ 2 6 |
MAR 1 14† |
MAR 2 4 |
HUN 1 15† |
HUN 2 10 |
SIL 1 9 |
SIL 2 Ret |
MUG 1 Ret |
MUG 2 15† |
NÜR 1 7 |
NÜR 2 12 |
DON 1 4 |
DON 2 11 |
BRN 1 3 |
BRN 2 Ret |
8th | 67 |
Complete GP2 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 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Rapax | BHR FEA 5 |
BHR SPR 7 |
CAT FEA 18 |
CAT SPR 23 |
MON FEA 15 |
MON SPR 13 |
RBR FEA 11 |
RBR SPR 9 |
SIL FEA 12 |
SIL SPR 11 |
HUN FEA 9 |
HUN SPR 7 |
SPA FEA 15 |
SPA SPR 16 |
MNZ FEA 9 |
MNZ SPR Ret |
SOC FEA 17 |
SOC SPR 18 |
BHR FEA |
BHR SPR |
YMC FEA |
YMC SPR |
17th | 20 |
Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results
edit(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 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Campos Racing | BHR FEA |
BHR SPR |
CAT FEA |
CAT SPR |
MON FEA Ret |
MON SPR 15 |
BAK FEA 15 |
BAK SPR 11 |
RBR FEA 11 |
RBR SPR 17† |
SIL FEA 17 |
SIL SPR 11 |
HUN FEA Ret |
HUN SPR Ret |
SPA FEA 10 |
SPA SPR 16 |
MNZ FEA 16 |
MNZ SPR 19 |
JER FEA |
JER SPR |
YMC FEA |
YMC SPR |
24th | 1 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
References
edit- ^ ProSport.ro Victorie românească la Hungaroring! Robert Vişoiu, la al doilea succes din carieră
- ^ Istorie în Spania : Robert Vişoiu a cîştigat cursa 2013.06.16 "Robert Vişoiu a realizat astăzi cea mai mare performanţă a motorsportului românesc, reuşind să cîştige a doua cursă de..."
- ^ "Curriculum". robertvisoiu.com. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "C.I. Formula ACI-CSAI Abarth Selenia – Classifica Gara 2" (PDF) (in Italian). Formula Abarth. 5 June 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ^ "Campionato Italiano Formula ACI-CSAI Abarth 2011". Driver Database. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ^ "Formula Abarth European Series 2011". Driver Database. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ^ "Sirotkin champion after race one. Vișoiu triumphs in race two". Formula Abarth. 30 October 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ^ "Jenzer Motorsport announce first GP3 driver for 2012 as Robert Visoiu". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 13 February 2012. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ^ Allen, Peter (21 December 2012). "Visoiu to race for MW Arden alongside Red Bull pair". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ Borgo, Marco (7 February 2012). "Robert Visoiu è il primo pilota annunciato da Ghinzani" [Robert Visoiu is the first driver announced by Ghinzani]. stopandgo.tv (in Italian). Stop&Go. Retrieved 7 February 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Robert Visoiu moves up from GP3 with Rapax". 6 March 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Robert Visoiu confirmed at Campos Racing". 22 May 2017. Archived from the original on 22 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
External links
edit- Official website
- Robert Vișoiu career summary at DriverDB.com