Pierre Gasly | ||
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Driver Details | ||
Nationality | ![]() | |
P.O.B. | ![]() | |
D.O.B. | 7 February 1996 | |
Début | ![]() | |
Final Race | ![]() | |
Titles | 0 | |
Teams | ![]() | |
Formula E Career | ||
Total Entries | 2 (2 Starts) | |
Wins | Points | FanBoosts |
0 | 18 | 0 |
Poles | 0 | |
Fastest Laps | 0 | |
Podiums | 0 |
Pierre Gasly (born 7 February 1996) is a French born racing driver, who took part in the 2016/17 FIA Formula E Championship for Renault e.Dams.[1] Standing in for title contending Sébastien Buemi at the two New York ePrix, Gasly produced an admirable display, beating temporary teammate Nicolas Prost in both races.[2]
Background[]
Gasly would start his racing career at the age of ten, entering several karting championships, culminating in a campaign in the CIK-FIA European Championship in 2010.[3] After finishing runner up in the CIK series, Gasly was offered a drive in the French F4 Championship.[3] His first season in single seater racing cars would go well, with Gasly challenging for the French F4 title throughout 2011.[3]
A Red Bull Future[]
Gasly was promoted to the Formula Renault Eurocup in 2012, taking several podium finishes.[3] His second season saw the Frenchman win the series will three wins to his name, earning a drive in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series for 2014.[3] His prize would also include an invitation to join the Red Bull Junior Team, a programme by Red Bull Racing to develop young talent.[3]
Gasly was fast tracked to the GP2 Series during 2014, despite missing out on the Formula Renault 3.5 Series title.[3] Having made a couple of GP2 appereances in 2014, Gasly was offered a full-time seat at Dams for 2015, partnering Alex Lynn.[3] Inconsistency throughout the season meant Gasly finished the season below Lynn, although he was called up to be the Red Bull Racing reserve driver mid-way through the season.[3]
2016 would prove to be the best season of Gasly's junior career, the Frenchman sweeping to the title with four wins after a change of teams.[3] His success made him the prime candidate to take over a seat at either Red Bull Racing or Scuderia Toro Rosso in Formula One, although there were no seats available at the start of 2017.[3] Gasly would therefore opt to campaign in the Japanese Super Formula Championship, while remaining a test driver for Red Bull in F1.[3]
Formula E History[]
Gasly would be drafted into the Renault e.Dams team as a stand-in for Sébastien Buemi, who was to miss the two New York ePrix due to his World Endurance Championship commitments.[1] Gasly duly linked up with the team in New York, driving the #9 pair of cars for the first time during the shakedown session in the buildup to the weekend.[4]
In spite of his inexperience however, Gasly would produce a refined debut display, beating teammate Nicolas Prost in both races.[2] Indeed, Gasly was on target for a podium spot in the second New York ePrix, but a tap on the wall on the final lap while fighting left him to limp across the line in fourth.
Full Formula E Record[]
Shown below are a series of tables outlining Pierre Gasly's career in Formula E in statistical form.
Formula E Entries[]
The list below includes all of the teams and cars, as well as overall finishing positions for Pierre Gasly during their FE career:
Pierre Gasly's Overall Formula E Record | |||||
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Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Pos. | Pts. |
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9 | Renault Z.E. 16 | 16th | 18 |
Career Results[]
Below is a table showing Pierre Gasly's full Formula E record.
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||
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16th | 18 |
7th | 4th |
References[]
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References:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 'GP2 champ Gasly replaces Buemi for New York', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 10/07/2017), http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2017/july/gp2-champ-gasly-replaces-buemi-for-new-york/, (Accessed 10/07/2017)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 'Bird flies high with New York double', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 16/07/2017), http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2017/july/bird-flies-high-with-new-york-double/, (Accessed 17/07/2017)
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 'Pierre Gasly', wikipedia.org, (WikiMedia, 23/09/2017), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Gasly, (Accessed 25/09/2017)
- ↑ 'Bird soars to historic Qualcomm New York City ePrix win', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 15/07/2017), http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2017/july/bird-soars-to-historic-qualcomm-new-york-city-eprix-win/, (Accessed 18/07/2017)