Josef Král

Josef Král
Nationality Czech
Born June 15, 1990 (1990-06-15) (age 21)
Dvůr Králové (Czech Rep.)
2012 GP2 Series
Debut season 2010
Current team Arden International
Car no. 14
Former teams Super Nova Racing
Starts 28
Wins 0
Poles 0
Fastest laps 0
Best finish 15th in 2011
Previous series
2005
2006–07
2007
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10-2011		 Czech Formula 1400
Formula BMW ADAC
Formula BMW UK
A1 Grand Prix
International Formula Master
GP2 Asia Series

Josef Král (born June 15, 1990 in Dvůr Králové nad Labem) is a professional racing driver from the Czech Republic.

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Career

Karting & early career

Král began his motorsport career in karting back in 1998, and during the following seven years he achieved notable success, winning the Czech Republic ICA Junior title in 2003 and the Czech ICA 100 Championship the following year, as well as numerous other titles.

In 2005, Král made his Formula Racing debut, finishing third in the Czech Formula 1400 series.

Formula BMW

In 2006, Král made the step up to Formula BMW, competing in the German ADAC series. Driving for Micánek Motorsport, he scored forty points during the year to be classified in twelfth place. At the end of the year, Král switched to Josef Kaufmann Racing to contest the Formula BMW World Final, held in Valencia. He originally finished as runner-up to team-mate Christian Vietoris, but was subsequently disqualified from the race.[1]

Král continued in Formula BMW for 2007, this time switching to the UK series with Räikkönen Robertson Racing. He scored a total of thirteen podium places in eighteen races, including six wins, to finish as runner-up to Swede Marcus Ericsson. He also took part in two Formula BMW ADAC races, taking a single podium position.

Král once again took part in the end-of-season Formula BMW World Final in Valencia, this time driving for Mücke Motorsport. Again, he finished second on the road behind team-mate Philipp Eng, but was disqualified for a technical infringement.[2]

A1 Grand Prix

In February 2008, Král made his debut for A1 Team Czech Republic in the South African round of the 2007–08 A1 Grand Prix season.[3] After qualifying towards the back of the grid for both races, he finished eighteenth in the sprint race before retiring from the feature event.

International Formula Master

In 2008, Král joined Team JVA to contest the International Formula Master series. He finished the season in sixth place, taking three podium places, including a debut win at Oschersleben.[4]

He remained in the championship for 2009, this time switching to Italian team JD Motorsport.[5] After taking podium places in Valencia, Brno and Brands Hatch, Král won his first race of the season at the Hungaroring, which acted as a support race for the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix.[6] He added another win at Oschersleben en route to third in the championship.

GP2 Series

In October 2009, Král made his debut in a GP2 car, testing for both Ocean Racing Technology and Piquet GP at Jerez in Spain. Later the same month, he signed with British team Super Nova Racing to contest the 2009–10 GP2 Asia Series season.[7] This relationship continued into the main series in 2010, when Král teamed up with his former Formula BMW rival Ericsson.[8] During the sprint race at Valencia, Král's car was launched into the air after he collided with Rodolfo González, before landing heavily and hitting the tyre barriers. Král sustained two fractured vertebrae as a result, and was replaced by Luca Filippi until he recovered. After missing ten races, Král returned to action at the final round of the championship, where he scored his first series points.

Král moved to the Arden International team for 2011, partnered by 2010 Formula Two runner-up Jolyon Palmer.[9] He finished tenth in the Asia series. In the main series, he scored his first podium in the Monaco sprint race. Another podium finish at Spa-Francorchamps saw him improve to 15th place in the championship.

Formula One

Král tested a Formula One car for the first time at the 2010 season-ending "young drivers" test in Abu Dhabi, with Hispania Racing.[10]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2005 Czech Formula 1400  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ?  ? 3rd
2006 Formula BMW ADAC Micánek Motorsport 18 0 0 0 0 40 12th
2007 Formula BMW UK Räikkönen Robertson Racing 18 6 1 6 13 636 2nd
Formula BMW ADAC ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg 2 0 0 0 1 56 25th
2007–08 A1 Grand Prix A1 Team Czech Republic 2 0 0 0 0 10 19th
2008 International Formula Master Team JVA 16 1 0 0 3 29 6th
2009 International Formula Master JD Motorsport 16 2 1 3 6 62 3rd
2009–10 GP2 Asia Series Super Nova Racing 8 0 0 0 1 8 11th
2010 GP2 Series Super Nova Racing 10 0 0 0 0 3 24th
2011 GP2 Asia Series Arden International 4 0 0 0 1 8 10th
GP2 Series Arden International 18 0 0 0 2 15 15th

Complete GP2 Series results

(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 DC Points
2010 Super Nova Racing ESP
FEA
12		 ESP
SPR
19		 MON
FEA
13		 MON
SPR
8		 TUR
FEA
15		 TUR
SPR
14		 VAL
FEA
Ret		 VAL
SPR
Ret		 GBR
FEA		 GBR
SPR		 GER
FEA		 GER
SPR		 HUN
FEA		 HUN
SPR		 BEL
FEA		 BEL
SPR		 ITA
FEA		 ITA
SPR		 ABU
FEA
8		 ABU
SPR
5		 24th 3
2011 Arden International TUR
FEA
13		 TUR
SPR
6		 ESP
FEA
9		 ESP
SPR
21		 MON
FEA
6		 MON
SPR
2		 VAL
FEA
8		 VAL
SPR
Ret		 GBR
FEA
23		 GBR
SPR
20		 GER
FEA
18		 GER
SPR
11		 HUN
FEA
9		 HUN
SPR
17		 BEL
FEA
8		 BEL
SPR
3		 ITA
FEA
Ret		 ITA
SPR
17		 15th 15

Complete GP2 Asia Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points
2009–10 Super Nova Racing ABU1
FEA
5		 ABU1
SPR
3		 ABU2
FEA
9		 ABU2
SPR
Ret		 BHR1
FEA
21		 BHR1
SPR
11		 BHR2
FEA
16		 BHR2
SPR
10		 11th 8
2011 Arden International ABU
FEA
6		 ABU
SPR
2		 ITA
FEA
13		 ITA
SPR
9		 10th 8

References

  1. ^ "DELL Formula BMW World Final 2006 - Race". press.bmw-motorsport.com. 2006-11-26. https://www.press.bmw-motorsport.com/pressclub/p/pcmot/pressDetail.html?outputChannelId=2&id=T0003285EN&left_menu_item=node__466. Retrieved 2009-08-10. 
  2. ^ "Formula BMW World Final 2007 - Eng wins Formula BMW World Final and a Formula 1 drive.". press.bmw-motorsport.com. 2007-11-25. https://www.press.bmw-motorsport.com/pressclub/p/pcmot/showTextTopic.html?left_menu_item=node__404. Retrieved 2009-08-10. 
  3. ^ "Youngster in for Czech Republic". a1gp.com. 2008-02-19. http://www.a1gp.com/News/NewsArticle.aspx?newsId=40335&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1. Retrieved 2009-08-10. 
  4. ^ "International Formula Master 2008". driverdb.com. http://www.driverdb.com/standings/752-2008/. Retrieved 2009-08-10. 
  5. ^ "Kral joins JD Motorsport for 2009 season". formulamaster.net. 2009-02-06. http://www.formulamaster.net/eng/ReadNews.asp?id=737. Retrieved 2009-08-10. 
  6. ^ "First 2009 win for Kral at Hungaroring". formulamaster.net. 2009-07-25. http://www.formulamaster.net/eng/readNews.asp?id=797. Retrieved 2009-08-10. 
  7. ^ "Super Nova signs Kral for GP2 Asia". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 2009-10-23. http://www.crash.net/gp2/news/153862/1/super_nova_signs_kral_for_gp2_asia.html. Retrieved 2009-10-23. 
  8. ^ English, Steven (2010-01-14). "Super Nova signs Ericsson, Kral". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80884. Retrieved 2010-01-14. 
  9. ^ "Kral and Palmer join Arden for 2011 GP2 season". gp2series.com (GP2 Series). 2011-01-26. http://gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2011/01_Jan/Kral-and-Palmer-join-Arden-for-2011-GP2-season/. Retrieved 2011-01-26. 
  10. ^ English, Steven (15 November 2010). "Valsecchi, Kral to test for Hispania". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/88312. Retrieved 15 November 2010. 

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Teams and drivers competing in the 2012 GP2 Series season
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2 TBA		 3 TBA
4 TBA		 5 TBA
6 TBA		 7 Ericsson
8 Palmer		 9 Calado
10 Gutiérrez		 11 TBA
12 TBA		 14 Ceccon
15 TBA		 16 Leal
17 Richelmi		 18 TBA
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25 TBA		 26 TBA
27 TBA
Teams and drivers competing in the 2011 GP2 Asia Series season