Tristan Vautier
| Tristan Vautier | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | French |
| Born |
22 August 1989 Saint-Martin-d'Hères (France) |
| IndyCar Series career | |
| Debut season | 2013 |
| Current team | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports |
| Car no. | 55 |
| Starts | 19 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 20th in 2013 |
| Previous series | |
| 2012 2010–2011 2009 2009 2008 2007–09 2007 2006 |
Firestone Indy Lights Star Mazda Championship 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 | |
| 2012 2011 |
Firestone Indy Lights Star Mazda Championship |
Tristan Vautier (born 22 August 1989) is a French professional racing driver.
Racing career
Formula Renault
Born in Saint-Martin-d'Hères, Isère, 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]
Formula Palmer Audi
Vautier moved to the Formula Palmer Audi series in 2009, where he finished fourth with six victories.[2]
Formula Two
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.
Star Mazda
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 Firestone Indy Lights in 2012 through the Road to Indy program.
Indy Lights
Vautier has signed with Sam Schmidt Motorsports to race in Firestone Indy Lights in 2012.[4] He won the pole in his first race on the Streets of St. Petersburg and took a flag-to-flag victory,[5] duplicating his Star Mazda feat from two years before by winning on debut. Another win on the Milwaukee Mile came in the midst of a remarkable run of 20 consecutive Top 5 finishes (including the final 2 Star Mazda events of 2010, and his championship season of 2011) in his Road to Indy career. The streak ended at Toronto when a first-lap collision put him out of the race for the first time in an open wheel car in nearly two years.
Vautier clinched the 2012 Firestone Indy Lights championship by eight points over Esteban Guerrieri.[6] Winning a partial scholarship to compete in the IndyCar Series in 2013 through the Road to Indy program.
IndyCar
Vautier signed to compete in the 2013 IndyCar Series season for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports.[7] He is the first driver to be champion of two rungs of the Road to Indy ladder and move onto the IndyCar Series. Vautier finished 20th in points with a best finish of tenth in the second race of the season at Barber Motorsports Park. By virtue of being the only full-time rookie competitor, Vautier won rookie of the year honors. He finished sixteenth in his first Indianapolis 500 race.
Sports car racing
In 2014, Vautier was hired by the Mazda factory team to race at the four endurance races of the 2014 United SportsCar Championship in a LMP2 diesel prototype. At the 2015 24 Hours of Daytona he joined JDC/Miller, resulting third in the Prototype Challenge class.
Racing record
Complete Formula Two results
(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 | Rank | 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 |
American open–wheel racing results
(key)
Star Mazda Championship
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Andersen Racing | SEB 1 |
STP 9 |
LAG 15 |
IND 6 |
IOW 8 |
NJ1 6 |
NJ2 1 |
ACC1 23 |
ACC2 2 |
TRO 11 |
ROA 13 |
MOS 4 |
ATL 5 |
5th | 400 |
| 2011 | JDC Motorsports | STP 3 |
BAR 1 |
IND 4 |
MIL 4 |
IOW 4 |
MOS 5 |
TRO1 1 |
TRO2 3 |
SON 1 |
BAL 1 |
LAG 5 |
1st | 426 | ||
Indy Lights
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | STP 1 |
ALA 2 |
LBH 3 |
INDY 3 |
DET 5 |
MIL 1 |
IOW 4 |
TOR 11 |
EDM 6 |
TRO 1 |
BAL 1 |
FON 4 |
1st | 461 |
IndyCar Series
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Schmidt Peterson Hamilton HP Motorsports | Dallara DW12 | Honda | STP 21 |
ALA 10 |
LBH 17 |
SAO 16 |
INDY 16 |
DET1 11 |
DET2 14 |
TXS 18 |
MIL 21 |
IOW 13 |
POC 19 |
TOR1 19 |
TOR2 16 |
MDO 21 |
SNM 12 |
BAL 11 |
HOU1 22 |
HOU2 11 |
FON 21 |
20th | 266 |
- * Season still in progress
Indianapolis 500
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Dallara | Honda | 28 | 16 | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Career statistics at Driver Database". Retrieved 2009-10-26.
- ↑ "Tristan Vautier". Formula Palmer Audi. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
- ↑ "Tristan Vautier to replace Edoardo Piscopo for Barcelona". FIA Formula Two Championship. 2009-10-23. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
- ↑ Vautier joins Schmidt for 2012 Indy Lights season, Racer, 18 November 2011, Retrieved 2012-03-24
- ↑ Vautier wins from pole in series debut at St. Pete, IndyCar, 24 March 2012, Retrieved 2012-03-24
- ↑ Lewandowski, Dave (15 September 2012). "Vautier claims championship by 8 points over Guerrieri". IndyCar.com. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
- ↑ Tristan Vautier makes the jump to IndyCar, Autoweek, 29 January 2013, Retrieved 2013-01-29
External links
- Official website
- Tristan Vautier career summary at DriverDB.com
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Josef Newgarden |
Indy Lights Champion 2012 |
Succeeded by Sage Karam |
| Preceded by Conor Daly |
Star Mazda Championship Champion 2011 |
Succeeded by Jack Hawksworth |
| Preceded by Simon Pagenaud |
IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year 2013 |
Succeeded by Carlos Muñoz |