Victor Martins

Victor Martins
Nationality France French
Born (2001-06-16) 16 June 2001
Varennes-Jarcy, France
French F4 Championship career
Debut season 2016
Current team N/A
Car no. 29
Starts 10
Wins 3
Poles 4
Fastest laps 4
Best finish NC in 2016

Victor Martins (born 16 June 2001 in Varennes-Jarcy) is a French racing driver.

Career

Karting

Martins began karting in 2014 after a spell in gymnastics.[1] In 2016, he went on to win the WSK European Championship title in dominant fashion, leading pundits to liken Martins to Stoffel Vandoorne.[2] In December 2016, Motorsport.com listed Martins as one of the ten karting drivers to look out for, ranking him second to Logan Sargeant.[3]

Lower Formulae

Whilst karting in 2016, Martins partook as a guest driver in the fifth round of the French F4 Championship, in which he claimed two podiums.[4] In 2017, Martins returned to contest the series full-time.[5]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2016 French F4 Championship N/A 4 0 0 0 2 0 NC†
2017 French F4 Championship 6 3 4 4 3 91 1st*

* Season still in progress.

† As Martins was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

References

  1. ↑ "Who is Victor Martins?". 22 November 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Victor Martins: The karting prodigy being likened to Vandoorne".
  3. ↑ "The Top 10 most exciting karting talents of 2016". 17 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Meilleur temps pour Yifei Ye au Mans" (in French). Fédération Française du Sport Automobile. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Karting world champion Martins makes single-seater switch". March 18, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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