Robert Vișoiu

Robert Vișoiu
Nationality Romanian
Born (1996-02-10) 10 February 1996
Pitești (Romania)
GP2 Series career
Debut season 2015
Current team Rapax
Car no. 19
Starts 18
Wins 0
Poles 0
Fastest laps 1
Best finish 17th in 2015
Previous series
2012
2011
2011		 Italian Formula Three
Formula Abarth
Formula Pilota China

Robert Vișoiu (born 10 February 1996 in Pitești) is a racing driver from Romania.[1][2]

Career

Karting

At the age of six, Vișoiu first sat behind the wheel of a kart, the beginning of his karting career. He raced primarily in his native Romania up to 2009, becoming a two-time champion in the Mini Class and champion in the KF3 category. In 2009 Vișoiu switched to International KF3 competitions.[3]

Formula Abarth

In 2011, Vișoiu graduated to single-seaters, racing in the Formula Abarth series for Jenzer Motorsport. Race victory at in Misano[4] and another two podiums saw him finish on sixth position in the Italian series.[5] In European Series the Romanian driver finished on fourth place with two race victories,[6] including win in series' finale at Circuit de Catalunya.[7]

GP3 Series

Vișoiu continued his collaboration with Jenzer Motorsport into the GP3 Series in 2012.[8] He finished the season fourteenth overall with twenty-four points, including a podium finish in Barcelona. In 2013, he will race for MW Arden alongside series debutants Daniil Kvyat and Carlos Sainz Jr.[9]

Formula Three

Despite his GP3 committents, Vișoiu also took part in the 2012 Italian Formula Three Championship with Ghinzani Arco Motorsport.[10] He finished the season ninth overall, scoring two podiums at the Hungaroring and winning the sprint race at the Mugello Circuit round. Vișoiu did not take part in the Misano or Imola rounds, owing to clashes with the Silverstone and Spa-Francorchamps rounds of the GP3 Series season.

GP2 Series

Originally intending to leave motorsport to focus on his education, it was announced that Vișoiu will partake in the 2015 season, racing with Rapax.[11]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2011 Formula Abarth Italian Series Jenzer Motorsport 14 1 0 0 3 69 6th
Formula Abarth European Series 14 2 0 0 3 81 4th
Formula Pilota China Jenzer Welsh Asia Racing 4 0 0 0 2 38 9th
2012 Italian Formula Three European Series Ghinzani Arco Motorsport 18 1 0 0 2 76 9th
GP3 Series Jenzer Motorsport 16 0 0 0 1 24 14th
2013 Auto GP Team Ghinzani 16 0 0 0 2 67 8th
GP3 Series MW Arden 16 2 0 0 2 44 12th
2014 GP3 Series Arden International 18 0 0 0 1 23 13th
2015 GP2 Series Rapax 18 0 0 1 0 20 17th

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 D.C. Points
2012 Jenzer Motorsport ESP
FEA
8		 ESP
SPR
2		 MON
FEA
14		 MON
SPR
10		 VAL
FEA
Ret		 VAL
SPR
12		 GBR
FEA
12		 GBR
SPR
5		 GER
FEA
DSQ		 GER
SPR
12		 HUN
FEA
12		 HUN
SPR
22		 BEL
FEA
15		 BEL
SPR
13		 ITA
FEA
14		 ITA
SPR
7		 14th 24
2013 MW Arden ESP
FEA
9		 ESP
SPR
19		 VAL
FEA
8		 VAL
SPR
1		 GBR
FEA
12		 GBR
SPR
Ret		 GER
FEA
11		 GER
SPR
23		 HUN
FEA
8		 HUN
SPR
1		 BEL
FEA
9		 BEL
SPR
8		 ITA
FEA
Ret		 ITA
SPR
10		 ABU
FEA
10		 ABU
SPR
11		 12th 44
2014 Arden International ESP
FEA
13		 ESP
SPR
11		 AUT
FEA
Ret		 AUT
SPR
14		 GBR
FEA
20		 GBR
SPR
13		 GER
FEA
10		 GER
SPR
9		 HUN
FEA
3		 HUN
SPR
5		 BEL
FEA
Ret		 BEL
SPR
20		 ITA
FEA
19		 ITA
SPR
14		 RUS
FEA
Ret		 RUS
SPR
10		 ABU
FEA
15		 ABU
SPR
8		 13th 23

Complete Auto GP 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 Pos Points
2013 Ghinzani Motorsport MNZ
1
3		 MNZ
2
6		 MAR
1
14†		 MAR
2
4		 HUN
1
15†		 HUN
2
10		 SIL
1
9		 SIL
2
Ret		 MUG
1
Ret		 MUG
2
15†		 NÜR
1
7		 NÜR
2
12		 DON
1
4		 DON
2
11		 BRN
1
3		 BRN
2
Ret		 8th 67

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
2015 Rapax BHR
FEA
5		 BHR
SPR
7		 ESP
FEA
18		 ESP
SPR
23		 MON
FEA
15		 MON
SPR
13		 AUT
FEA
11		 AUT
SPR
9		 GBR
FEA
12		 GBR
SPR
11		 HUN
FEA
9		 HUN
SPR
7		 BEL
FEA
15		 BEL
SPR
16		 ITA
FEA
9		 ITA
SPR
Ret		 RUS
FEA
17		 RUS
SPR
18		 BHR
FEA
 BHR
SPR
 ABU
FEA
 ABU
SPR
 17th 20

References

  1. ↑ ProSport.ro Victorie românească la Hungaroring! Robert Vişoiu, la al doilea succes din carieră
  2. ↑ Istorie în Spania : Robert Vişoiu a cîştigat cursa 2013.06.16 "Robert Vişoiu a realizat astăzi cea mai mare performanţă a motorsportului românesc, reuşind să cîştige a doua cursă de..."
  3. ↑ "Curriculum". robertvisoiu.com. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "C.I. Formula ACI-CSAI Abarth Selenia – Classifica Gara 2" (PDF) (in Italian). Formula Abarth. 5 June 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  5. ↑ "Campionato Italiano Formula ACI-CSAI Abarth 2011". Driver Database. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  6. ↑ "Formula Abarth European Series 2011". Driver Database. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  7. ↑ "Sirotkin champion after race one. Vișoiu triumphs in race two". Formula Abarth. 30 October 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  8. ↑ "Jenzer Motorsport announce first GP3 driver for 2012 as Robert Visoiu". GP3 Series (GP2 Motorsport Limited). 13 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  9. ↑ Allen, Peter (21 December 2012). "Visoiu to race for MW Arden alongside Red Bull pair". The Checkered Flag (BlackEagleMedia Network). Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  10. ↑ Borgo, Marco (7 February 2012). "Robert Visoiu è il primo pilota annunciato da Ghinzani" [Robert Visoiu is the first driver announced by Ghinzani]. stopandgo.tv (in Italian) (Stop&Go). Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  11. ↑ "Robert Visoiu moves up from GP3 with Rapax". March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.

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