Carlos Huertas
| Carlos Huertas | |
|---|---|
 Huertas in 2012. | |
| Nationality |
 Colombian |
| Born |
22 June 1991 Bogotá (Colombia) |
| 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series | |
| Debut season | 2012 |
| Current team | Carlin |
| Car no. | 11 |
| Former teams | Fortec Motorsports |
| Starts | 34 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 14th in 2013 |
| Previous series | |
| 2009–11 2008 2007 |
British Formula Three Formula BMW Europe Formula BMW UK |
Carlos Huertas (born 22 June 1991 in Bogotá) is a Colombian racing driver.
Racing career
Huertas began his career in Formula BMW UK in 2007 with Räikkönen Robertson Racing where he finished 13th. He finished fifth in the World Final race. In 2008 he returned to Räikkönen Robertson but moved to the FBMW Europe series. He finished ninth in the championship. In 2009 he moved to the British Formula Three Championship with Räikkönen Robertson and finished seventh in points with two podium finishes. He also finished 12th in the Macau Grand Prix. He returned to British F3 and Räikkönen Robertson in 2010 but dropped to 10th in points, but recorded four podium finishes. In 2011 he remained for a third year in British F3 but switched teams to Carlin Motorsport. Huertas improved to third in the championship points and captured his first series win.
2012 saw Huertas move to Formula Renault 3.5 with Fortec Motorsports. He finished 16th in points with a best finish of fourth in the season opener. Huertas switched teams to Carlin in 2013 and improved to 14th in points and captured his first win at Ciudad del Motor de Aragón. It was announced that he would test an IndyCar Series car for Panther Racing in 2014.[1]
Racing record
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Fortec Motorsports | ALC 1 4 |
ALC 2 12 |
MON 1 10 |
SPA 1 Ret |
SPA 2 Ret |
NÜR 1 23† |
NÜR 2 Ret |
MOS 1 Ret |
MOS 2 6 |
SIL 1 6 |
SIL 2 11 |
HUN 1 7 |
HUN 2 12 |
LEC 1 15 |
LEC 2 15 |
CAT 1 18 |
CAT 2 18 |
16th | 35 |
| 2013 | Carlin Motorsport | MNZ 1 16 |
MNZ 2 16 |
ALC 1 20 |
ALC 2 1 |
MON 1 15 |
SPA 1 10 |
SPA 2 Ret |
MOS 1 15 |
MOS 2 19 |
RBR 1 Ret |
RBR 2 Ret |
HUN 1 17 |
HUN 2 8 |
LEC 1 Ret |
LEC 2 18 |
CAT 1 Ret |
CAT 2 18 |
14th | 30 |
References
- ↑ Estrada, Chris. Formula Renault 3.5 veteran Carlos Huertas to test for Panther, NBC Sports, January 15, 2014, Retrieved 2014-01-15
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