| Tristan Vautier | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | French |
| Born | August 22, 1989 Saint-Martin-d'Hères (France) |
| 2012 Star Mazda Championship | |
| Debut season | 2010 |
| Current team | JDC Motorsports |
| Car no. | 5 |
| Former teams | Andersen Racing |
| Starts | 21 |
| Wins | 6 |
| Poles | 4 |
| Fastest laps | 3 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2011 |
| Previous series | |
| 2009 2009 2008 2007–09 2007 2006 |
FIA Formula Two Formula Palmer Audi Formula Renault 2.0 WEC Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 France Formula Renault Campus |
| Championship titles | |
| 2011 | Star Mazda Championship |
Tristan Vautier (born August 22, 1989 in Saint-Martin-d'Hères, Isère) is a French racing driver.
Contents |
Vautier began his career in the French Formula Renault Campus series in 2006, where he finished runner-up.[1] He moved up to the main Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 series in 2007, finishing fourth, also competing in some events in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0.[1] In 2008 the French series was replaced by the West European Cup, in which Vautier finished sixth.[1]
Vautier moved to the Formula Palmer Audi series in 2009, where he finished fourth with six victories.[2]
Vautier made his FIA Formula Two Championship debut at Circuit de Catalunya, in place of Edoardo Piscopo.[3] Vautier excelled in the pre-race tests and in the first race, where he finished third behind Andy Soucek and Mikhail Aleshin. He also finished in the points in the second race, finishing sixth. Those two results were enough to place him thirteenth overall in the championship standings.
2010 saw Vautier move to the American Star Mazda Championship driving for Andersen Racing. Vautier won the season-opener at Sebring Raceway and then in June at New Jersey Motorsports Park. However, inconsistency saw him achieve only fifth in the final standings despite being the only driver other than champion Conor Daly to win more than one race. He has returned to the series in 2011, this time driving for JDC Motorsports. He won four races and finished every race in the top five, winning the championship over Connor De Phillippi by 25 points. With the title he wins a scholarship to move to Indy Lights in 2012 through the Road to Indy program.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 38 | VAL 1 |
VAL 2 |
BRN 1 |
BRN 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
OSC 1 |
OSC 2 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
CAT 1 3 |
CAT 2 6 |
13th | 9 |