Alfonso Celis Jr.
| Alfonso Celis Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
 Mexican |
| Born |
18 September 1996 Mexico City, Mexico |
| GP3 Series career | |
| Debut season | 2014 |
| Current team | ART Grand Prix |
| Car no. | 4 |
| Former teams | Status Grand Prix |
| Starts | 35 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 12th in 2015 |
| Previous series | |
| 2014-2015 2013-2014 2013 2012 2011 |
Formula Renault 3.5 Series European Formula 3 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Formula BMW Talent Cup Turismos de Velocidad 1800cc |
| Championship titles | |
| 2011 | Turismos de Velocidad 1800cc |
Alfonso Celis Enecoiz[1] Jr. (born 18 September 1996) is a Mexican racing driver.
Career
Karting
Born in Mexico City, Celis entered karting in 2009 and raced till 2012 in the local Mexican karting championships.[1]
Early career
In 2011 Celis made his début in single-seaters, taking part in the LATAM Challenge Series with Megaracing. He finished sixteenth with three top ten finishes in five races.[2]
For 2012, he decided to move in Europe and switch to the Formula BMW Talent Cup. He finished eighth in the grand finale at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben with a podium in the third race of the weekend.
Formula Renault
Celis signed with Fortec Motorsports for the 2013 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC season.[3] He had eleven point-scoring finishes, including podium in the closing race of the season at Zandvoort, finishing fourteenth in the series standings.[4]
Formula Three
During the 2013, Celis with Fortec had one-off entries to British Formula 3 and FIA European Formula 3 championships at Nürburgring and Zandvoort respectively.[5]
GP3 Series
In 2014, Celis graduated to the GP3 Series with Status Grand Prix, joining Nick Yelloly and Richie Stanaway in the team.[6] He will switch to ART Grand Prix for the 2015 season.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Campeonato Turismos de Velocidad 1800cc | Nova / AST Racing | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 291 | 1st |
| LATAM Challenge Series | Megaracing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16th | |
| 24 Hours of Barcelona — Class A3T | Astra Racing 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 10th | |
| 2012 | Formula BMW Talent Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 6th | |
| 2013 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | Fortec Motorsports | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 14th |
| British Formula 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11th | ||
| FIA European Formula 3 Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34th | ||
| Pau Formula Renault 2.0 Trophy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | ||
| 2014 | GP3 Series | Status Grand Prix | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21st |
| FIA European Formula 3 Championship | Fortec Motorsports | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29th | |
| Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Tech 1 Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27th | |
| 2015 | GP3 Series | ART Grand Prix | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12th |
| Formula Renault 3.5 Series | AVF | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 16th |
Complete GP3 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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Status Grand Prix | ESP FEA 18 |
ESP SPR Ret |
AUT FEA Ret |
AUT SPR 19 |
GBR FEA 16 |
GBR SPR 10 |
GER FEA Ret |
GER SPR 23† |
HUN FEA 16 |
HUN SPR 22 |
BEL FEA 12 |
BEL SPR 15 |
ITA FEA 16 |
ITA SPR Ret |
RUS FEA 16 |
RUS SPR 7 |
ABU FEA 16 |
ABU SPR Ret |
21st | 2 |
| 2015 | ART Grand Prix | ESP FEA 10 |
ESP SPR 10 |
AUT FEA 15 |
AUT SPR Ret |
GBR FEA 14 |
GBR SPR 11 |
HUN FEA 18 |
HUN SPR 15 |
BEL FEA 6 |
BEL SPR 3 |
ITA FEA |
ITA SPR |
RUS FEA 13 |
RUS SPR 12 |
BHR FEA 8 |
BHR SPR 8 |
ABU FEA Ret |
ABU SPR 19 |
12th | 24 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Tech 1 Racing | MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
ALC 1 |
ALC 2 |
MON 1 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
MSC 1 |
MSC 2 |
NÜR 1 16 |
NÜR 2 12 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
JER 1 |
JER 2 |
27th | 0 |
| 2015 | AVF | ALC 1 Ret |
ALC 2 8 |
MON 1 Ret |
SPA 1 13 |
SPA 2 11 |
HUN 1 14 |
HUN 2 16 |
RBR 1 Ret |
RBR 2 12 |
SIL 1 13† |
SIL 2 12 |
NÜR 1 10 |
NÜR 2 4 |
BUG 1 Ret |
BUG 2 16 |
JER 1 15 |
JER 2 Ret |
16th | 17 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
References
- 1 2 "Bio". alfonsocelisjr.com. Alfonso Celis Jr. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ↑ "LATAM Challenge Series F2000 powered by Volkswagen 2011 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ↑ "Celis Jr. rumbo a Europa" [Celis Jr. bound to Europe] (in Spanish). Open Racing.ru. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ↑ "Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2013 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ↑ Simmons, Marcus (14 August 2013). "Alfonso Celis to make British F3 debut at the Nurburgring". Autosport (Haymarket). Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ↑ "Status GP announce Alfonso Celis Jr to 2014 GP3 line-up". GP3 Series (GP2 Motorsport Limited). 10 April 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
External links
- Official website
- Alfonso Celis Jr. on Twitter
- Alfonso Celis Jr. career summary at DriverDB.com
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