| Robert Shwartzman | ||
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| File:Robert Shwartzman 2018.jpg | ||
| Driver Details | ||
| Nationality |  Israeli
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| Date of Birth | 16 September 1999 | |
| Experience | FIA Formula 2 Championship FIA Formula 3 Championship | |
| Formula E Career | ||
| Tests | 1 | |
| Début |  2023 Rookie Test
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Robert Mikhailovich Shwartzman (Ро́берт Миха́йлович Шва́рцман in Russian; רוברט מיכאילוביץ' שוורצמן in Hebrew; born 16 September 1999 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is an Israeli-Russian racing driver, competing under an Israeli passport and licence, who served as a test driver for DS Penske during the 2022/23 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.[1] A runner-up in the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2021 and former FIA Formula 3 Championship Champion, Shwartzman made his FE debut at the 2023 Rookie Test with the American-French outfit, setting the seventh fastest time overall during the test.[2]
Background[]
Shwartzman began his career in karting at the age of five, racing across Europe until 2014, when he secured his first season in single-seaters.[3] Entering the final six rounds of the Italian F4 Championship, Shwartzman impressed enough to secure a full Italian F4 seat in 2015, and would go on to secure third in the Championship with two wins.[3] The Russian racer also completed a full season in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship, finishing fourth in that series.[3]
A Ferrari Future: 2016-2019[]
2016 saw Shwartzman secure a seat in the sister Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup and NEC Championships, finishing in the middle of the pack in both.[3] He remained in both series for 2017, and duly finished third in the Eurocup after claiming six victories.[3] His success brought Shwartzman the attention of Ferrari, who duly signed the Russian racer to the Ferrari Driver Academy at the end of 2017.[4]
Ferrari moved Shwartzman into the Toyota Racing Series to open the 2018 season, with the Russian racer duly securing the title in his first season.[3] With that Shwartzman spent the rest of 2018 fighting to third in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship, behind fellow FDA member Mick Schumacher and Dan Ticktum.[3] For 2019 the Russian racer was moved to the FIA Formula 3 Championship, which saw the Russian racer sweep to the title in his rookie season with 212 points.[3]
Talent vs Opportunity: 2020 - Present[]
Shwartzman was promoted to the Prema Racing squad to partner Schumacher in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for the 2020 season, and would duly back his teammate to the Championship title, the Russian registered driver finishing fourth overall with four wins.[3] For 2021 Shwartzman was partnered by his F3 successor Oscar Piastri, although a year of experience over his Australian teammate would not be enough for Shwartzman, who was beaten to the 2021 F2 crown by over 60 points by the Renault junior.[3] Regardless, Shwartzman would graduate from F2 in 2022, moving on to serve as a test/reserve driver for Ferrari in Formula One, and would also change his race licence and passport to his country of birth, Israel, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.[3]
For 2023 Shwartzman was retained as a Ferrari test/reserve in F1, as well as secure a seat with their factory supported AF Corse squad in the GT World Challenge Europe, as part of an assessment to potentially join their World Endurance Championship effort in future seasons.[3]
Formula E History[]
Shwartzman was approached by DS Penske ahead of the 2023 Rookie Test, who offered him his first taste of an ABB FIA Formula E World Championship car soon after the test in Berlin, Germany, was added to the 2022/23 calendar.[1] Partnering Will Stevens for the day, Shwartzman would use the #25 DS E-Tense FE23 of Jean-Éric Vergne, and would set the seventh fastest time overall and the join most laps with 112 tours of the Tempelhofring during the six hours of running.[2]
Full Formula E Record[]
Shown below are a series of tables outlining Robert Shwartzman's career in Formula E in statistical form:
| Robert Shwartzman's Formula E Test Record | ||||
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| Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Role |
| 2022/23 |  DS Penske[1]
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25 | DS E-Tense FE23 | Test Driver |
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References[]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Josh Suttill, 'F1 reserves Drugovich and Shwartzman to join FE rookie test', the-race.com, (The Race, 14/04/2023), https://the-race.com/formula-e/f1-reserves-drugovich-and-shwartzman-to-join-fe-rookie-test/, (Accessed 14/04/2023)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 'Drugovich fastest at Berlin Rookie Test', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 24/04/2023), https://fiaformulae.com/en/news/419335/drugovic-fastest-at-berlin-rookie-test, (Accessed 19/06/2023)
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 'Robert Shwartzman', driverdb.com, (Driver Database, 2020), https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/robert-shwartzman/, (Accessed 12/03/2020)
- ↑ Elliot Wood, 'Robert Shwartzman added to Ferrari Driver Academy', formulascout.com, (Formula Scout, 24/10/2017), http://www.formulascout.com/robert-shwartzman-added-to-ferrari-driver-academy/38568, (Accessed 12/03/2020)