Gustav Malja

Gustav Malja
Nationality Swedish
Born 4 November 1995
Malmö, Sweden
Formula Renault 3.5 Series career
Debut season 2015
Current team Strakka Racing
Car no. 11
Starts 2
Wins 0
Poles 0
Fastest laps 0
Previous series
2013–2014
2013–2014
2012
2011–2012		 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
FR2.0 BARC Winter Series
ADAC Formel Masters
Awards
2010, 2015
2011, 2012		 Ronnie Peterson Memorial Award
Rydell Special Award

Gustav Malja (born 4 November 1995) is a Swedish racing driver.

Career

Karting

Born in Malmö, Sweden, Malja began his karting career in Formula Micro in 2006, winning the Gunnar Nilsson Memorial trophy the following year.[1] By 2009 he had progressed up to the KF3 category, where he won the Swedish Championship and Gothenburg Grand Prix.[2] In his final year of karting in 2010, Malja finished 22nd in the European KF3 Championship and fifth in the Junior Monaco Kart Cup.[3]

ADAC Formel Masters

In 2011, Malja graduated to single-seaters, racing in the ADAC Formel Masters championship in Germany, despite being just 15 years of age.[4] Driving for Neuhauser Racing, he took a single podium position at Assen to finish thirteenth in the standings.[5] He continued with the team for a second season in 2012, taking three race wins and a further thirteen podium places to finish runner–up to champion Marvin Kirchhöfer.[6]

Formula Renault 2.0

For 2013, Malja stepped up to Formula Renault, racing in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 NEC championships with Josef Kaufmann Racing.[7] In the NEC championship, he contested eight races, taking podium places at the Nürburgring and Most to finish fifteenth in the standings.[8] In the Eurocup he finished twentieth in the championship, taking a single points–position at Paul Ricard.[9]

Malja remained with Josef Kaufmann Racing in both championships for a second season in 2014.[10] He finished fifth in the NEC championship, taking race victories at Hockenheim[11] and the Nürburgring[12] and two further podium positions.[13] In the Eurocup, he scored points on eight occasions to finish twelfth in the championship.[14]

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

Malja will step up to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in 2015, racing for British team Strakka Racing.[15]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2011 ADAC Formel Masters Neuhauser Racing 24 0 0 0 1 69 13th
2012 ADAC Formel Masters Neuhauser Racing 23 3 1 9 16 307 2nd
Formula Renault BARC Winter Series MGR Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2013 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Josef Kaufmann Racing 8 0 0 0 2 98 15th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 14 0 0 0 0 4 20th
2014 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Josef Kaufmann Racing 14 2 1 2 4 193 5th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 14 0 0 0 0 49 12th
2015 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Strakka Racing 2 0 0 0 0 1* 14th*

* 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
2015 Strakka Racing ALC
1
10		 ALC
2
20		 MON
1		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 HUN
1		 HUN
2		 RBR
1		 RBR
2		 SIL
1		 SIL
2		 NÜR
1		 NÜR
2		 BUG
1		 BUG
2		 JER
1		 JER
2		 14th* 1*

* Season in progress.

References

  1. ↑ "Gunnar Nilsson Memorial – Formula Micro 2007 standings". driverdb.com (Driver Database). Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Gustav Malja". gustavmalja.com (Gustav Malja). Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Monaco Kart Cup – KF3 2010 standings". driverdb.com (Driver Database). Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Neuhauser Racing's fifth season". adac-formel-masters.de (ADAC Formel Masters). 28 February 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "ADAC Formel Masters 2011 standings". driverdb.com (Driver Database). Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "ADAC Formel Masters 2012 standings". driverdb.com (Driver Database). Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Gustav Malja signs with Josef Kaufmann Racing for Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup campaign". news.driverdb.com (Driver Database News). 19 December 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2013 standings". driverdb.com (Driver Database). Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 2013 standings". driverdb.com (Driver Database). Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  10. ↑ Allen, Peter (12 February 2014). "Malja sticks with Josef Kaufmann for dual FR2.0 campaign". paddockscout.com (Paddock Scout). Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  11. ↑ Gruz, David (14 June 2014). "Malja converts pole to victory in first Hockenheim race". paddockscout.com (Paddock Scout). Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  12. ↑ Gruz, David (20 September 2014). "Malja wins NEC race two at the Nurburgring". paddockscout.com (Paddock Scout). Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  13. ↑ "Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2014 standings". driverdb.com (Driver Database). Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  14. ↑ "Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 2014 standings". driverdb.com (Driver Database). Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  15. ↑ Allen, Peter (28 January 2015). "Gustav Malja joins Strakka for step up to Formula Renault 3.5". paddockscout.com (Paddock Scout). Retrieved 1 February 2015.

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