Jorge Cevallos
Jorge Cevallos (born June 16, 1994) is an Mexican Racing Driver from Tijuana, Baja California, currently Driving for Fortec Motorsports. He is a part of the prestigious Escuderia Telmex program which is responsible for F1 drivers Sergio Pérez, and Esteban Gutiérrez.
2008-2011 Karting
Cevallos started karting in 2008 in the SDKA (San Diego Karting Association) regional championship, taking 3rd place in HPV-2 Juniors in his rookie campaign. He then moved on to racing with Buddy Rice Karting where he took 4th in the IKF Grand Nationals in 2010 and was also selected to represent team Mexico in the Rotax World Finals in La Conca, Italy. 2011 his success continued with Buddy Rice Karting as he moved into the Senior Max Division where he took podiums in Rotax Challenge of the Americas,Panamerican Championships, and Gatorz Karting Cup.
2012 Protyre Formula Renault UK
In 2012 Cevallos moved into the European Single Seater racing scene with a strong rookie campaign in the highly competitive Protyre Formula Renault Championship. Racing for Mtech-Lite, he led the way finishing ahead of his 3 team-mates to take 12th in the championship. His strongest point came at Thruxton qualifying 4th and finishing 6th, he would then match 6th place at croft after starting 12th.
2013 Protyre Formula Renault UK
In 2013 Jorge returned to Protyre Formula Renault with Mark Godwin Motorsport, the team which took Josh Webster to 2nd place in 2012. Immediately he showed his speed by taking a win at the opening round, and 4 podiums throughout the season. His remarkable consistency with 9 top 5 finished earned him 3rd place in the championship standings.
Racing record
Career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2012 | Protyre Formula Renault UK | Mtech-Lite | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 12th |
2013 | Protyre Formula Renault UK | MGR Motorsport | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 307 | 3rd |
2014 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | Fortec Motorsports | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -* |
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | _* |
* Season still in progress
References
External links
- Official website
- Jorge Cevallos on Twitter
- Jorge Cevallos career summary at DriverDB.com
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