Arthur Pic

Arthur Pic

Pic in 2012.
Nationality French
Born 5 October 1991
Montélimar (France)
Related to Charles Pic (brother)
GP2 Series career
Debut season 2014
Current team Campos Racing
Car no. 14
Starts 24
Championships 0
Wins 1
Poles 0
Fastest laps 1
Best finish 7th in 2014
Previous series
2009–2010
2009
2008
2007		 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 WEC
Formul'Academy Euro Series
Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium
Championship titles
2008 Formul'Academy Euro Series

Arthur Pic (born 5 October 1991 in Montélimar) is a French racing driver currently competing in the GP2 Series with Spanish outfit Campos. Pic also holds the track record at Motorland, Aragon in Spain.

Career

Karting

Like most top-line drivers, Pic began his racing career in karting, contesting the 2005 French Junior Championship whilst also taking a third place finish at the Bridgestone Cup and runner-up spot in Spain's Champions Cup at El Vendrell. The following season he claimed fourth the in French Championship before turning his attention to single-seater competition.

Formula Renault 2.0 Series (2009-2010)

Arthur Pic at the 2011 Nürburgring World series by Renault round

In 2007 15-year-old Pic began his graduation to single-seater racing by running a limited schedule in the Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium series. The following year he stepped up to new-for-2008 Formul'Academy Euro Series which he won comfortably at the first attempt, taking nine podium finishes from fourteen races.

Next Pic competed in both the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup championships for SG Formula. He finished tenth in the ultra-competitive Eurocup series, taking nine points-scoring positions in fourteen races,[1] and sixth place in the In the West European Cup where he managed two podiums [2] and ended the campaign as the highest placed rookie driver.

Remaining in the Eurocup for the 2010 season, Pic switched to Tech 1 Racing.[3] and scored an impressive seven pole positions, four fastest laps and four race wins on his way to third in the standings.

Formula Renault 3.5 Series (2011-2013)

It was announced on 3 January 2011 that Pic would drive for Tech 1 Racing in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series[4] alongside Kevin Korjus. After a learning year in which he showed flashes of genuine pace and recorded 12 championship points, he switched to the illustrious DAMS squad for 2012 to lead the team's maiden Formula Renault 3.5 campaign. Pic immediately proved rapid, taking pole position for the opening two races and scoring enough points to remain amongst the championship contenders at half-distance. He recorded his maiden race victory in the championship's trip to Russia, emerging from the weekend as the highest scoring driver with a total of 37 points. But a difficult end to the year would prove his undoing and ultimately leave Pic eighth in the final standings.

Pic remained in the championship for a third year in 2013, joining new Spanish squad AV Formula. Despite struggling in qualifying for the opening round at Monza, Pic completed a combined 28 overtaking moves during both races to finish sixth and fourth respectively. He then scored the team's maiden podium in only their second weekend of FR3.5 competition, coming home third at Motorland Aragon. Pic scored a total of nine points-paying finishes over the course of the season to conclude the 2013 campaign eighth in the standings.

MRF Challenge (2013)

During the 2013 off-season Pic competed in the MRF Challenge championship with backing from Renault. He took a commanding victory at the opening race, which ran in support of the Indian Grand Prix, and was on the top step of the podium again at the following event in Bahrain. In total, the Frenchman scored an impressive seven podium finishes over the course of three weekends.

GP2 Series (2014-present)

In January 2014 it was confirmed that Pic would drive for the Campos Racing team in the upcoming GP2 Series season. He took his first podium and GP2 win in the feature race at the Hungaroring with two additional podiums at Monza and Yas Marina. Pic will remain with Campos for the 2015 season.

Personal life

Arthur is the younger brother of fellow racing driver Charles Pic who has competed in Formula One with the Caterham and Marussia teams.

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2007 Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium Thierry Boutsen Racing 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2008 Formul’Academy Euro Series Formul'Academy 14 6 6 6 9 146.5 1st
2009 Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup SG Formula 14 0 0 0 0 27 10th
Formula Renault 2.0 WEC 13 0 1 1 2 63 6th
2010 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Tech 1 Racing 16 4 7 4 8 127 3rd
Formula Renault UK 2 0 0 0 0 15 24th
2011 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Tech 1 Racing 17 0 0 0 0 12 23rd
2012 Formula Renault 3.5 Series DAMS 17 1 2 2 2 102 8th
2013 Formula Renault 3.5 Series AV Formula 17 0 0 1 1 74 8th
2014 GP2 Series Campos Racing 22 1 0 1 3 124 7th
2015 GP2 Series Campos Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 11th*

* Season in progress.

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
2011 Tech 1 Racing ALC
1
Ret		 ALC
2
14		 SPA
1
16		 SPA
2
12		 MNZ
1
Ret		 MNZ
2
9		 MON
1
6		 NÜR
1
20		 NÜR
2
14		 HUN
1
19		 HUN
2
11		 SIL
1
16		 SIL
2
21		 LEC
1
19		 LEC
2
Ret		 CAT
1
10		 CAT
2
10		 23rd 12
2012 DAMS ALC
1
Ret		 ALC
2
3		 MON
1
11		 SPA
1
15		 SPA
2
Ret		 NÜR
1
4		 NÜR
2
Ret		 MSC
1
4		 MSC
2
1		 SIL
1
Ret		 SIL
2
4		 HUN
1
5		 HUN
2
6		 LEC
1
Ret		 LEC
2
14		 CAT
1
11		 CAT
2
6		 8th 102
2013 AV Formula MNZ
1
6		 MNZ
2
4		 ALC
1
3		 ALC
2
Ret		 MON
1
10		 SPA
1
4		 SPA
2
Ret		 MSC
1
12		 MSC
2
16		 RBR
1
5		 RBR
2
20		 HUN
1
9		 HUN
2
Ret		 LEC
1
6		 LEC
2
7		 CAT
1
Ret		 CAT
2
Ret		 8th 74

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 21 22 DC Points
2014 Campos Racing BHR
FEA
5		 BHR
SPR
9		 ESP
FEA
6		 ESP
SPR
4		 MON
FEA
6		 MON
SPR
5		 AUT
FEA
10		 AUT
SPR
13		 GBR
FEA
11		 GBR
SPR
22†		 GER
FEA
19		 GER
SPR
Ret		 HUN
FEA
1		 HUN
SPR
6		 BEL
FEA
15		 BEL
SPR
20		 ITA
FEA
2		 ITA
SPR
7		 RUS
FEA
4		 RUS
SPR
5		 ABU
FEA
8		 ABU
SPR
3		 7th 124
2015 Campos Racing BHR
FEA
Ret		 BHR
SPR
10		 ESP
FEA
 ESP
SPR
 MON
FEA
 MON
SPR
 AUT
FEA
 AUT
SPR
 GBR
FEA
 GBR
SPR
 HUN
FEA
 HUN
SPR
 BEL
FEA
 BEL
SPR
 ITA
FEA
 ITA
SPR
 RUS
FEA
 RUS
SPR
 ABU
FEA
 ABU
SPR
 11th* 0*

* Season in progress. † Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

References

  1. ↑ "Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 2009". driverdb.com (Driver Database). Retrieved 2009-12-26.
  2. ↑ "Formula Renault 2.0 WEC 2009". driverdb.com (Driver Database). Retrieved 2009-12-26.
  3. ↑ "A new era for Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0". Racecar (Racecar New Media Services Ltd.). 2010-04-13. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
  4. ↑ Mills, Peter (2011-01-03). "Tech 1 brings Arthur Pic into FR3.5". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). Retrieved 2011-01-03.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Jean-Éric Vergne		 Formul'Academy Euro Series
Champion
2008 		Succeeded by
Benjamin Bailly