Adrien Tambay (born 25 February 1991) is a French professional racing driver. He currently is an official
CUPRA
Cupra Racing, formerly known as SEAT Sport, is the high-performance motorsport subsidiary of the Spanish automobile manufacturer SEAT, founded in 1985, succeeding the "SEAT Special Vehicles department" which had been formed in 1971 with the miss ...
driver and is the 2022
ETCR Champion. He is the son of former
Formula One
Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...
driver
Patrick Tambay, who won two Grands Prix for
Ferrari in the early 1980s.
Career
Formula BMW
Born in
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...
, Tambay began his car racing career in the German
Formula BMW ADAC series, finishing fourth and rookie champion. He moved to the new Formula BMW Europe series in
2008
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, where he finished third behind
Esteban Gutiérrez
Esteban Manuel Gutiérrez Gutiérrez (; born 5 August 1991) is a Mexican racing driver currently representing Mercedes in Formula One, Formula E and esports and Inter Europol Competition in World Endurance Championship.
Previously from 2013 ...
and
Marco Wittmann
Marco Wittmann (born 24 November 1989) is a German professional racing driver, and BMW Motorsport works driver.
He currently resides in Markt Erlbach. Wittmann has competed in such series as Formula Three Euroseries
The Formula 3 Euro Series wa ...
.
Formula Three
In
2009 he raced in the
Formula Three Euroseries
The Formula 3 Euro Series was a European-based junior single seater formula for Formula Three chassis that was launched (in its current form) in 2003 as a merger of the French Formula Three Championship and German Formula Three Championship. The ...
for leading team
ART Grand Prix
ART Grand Prix is a French motor racing team that competes in formula single-seaters in Europe. In 2012, it competed in the GP2 Series and GP3 Series as Lotus GP to reflect sponsorship from British sports and racing car manufacturer Lotus. The ...
.
[http://www.driverdb.com/drivers/5069/career/ Adrien Tambay career statistics at Driver Database] He missed the
Oschersleben
Oschersleben () is a town in the Börde district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The population in 1905 was 13,271, in 2020 about 19,000.
History
On November 23, 994 Oschersleben was first mentioned in a document by the Emperor Otto III. In 1235 ...
and
Nürburgring rounds of the Euroseries, and also an invitational entry to the
British Formula 3 Championship
The British Formula Three Championship was an international motor racing series that took place primarily in the United Kingdom with a small number of events in mainland Europe. It was a junior-level feeder formula that used small single seat ...
at
Spa, due to a head injury suffered playing football. He ended the Euroseries season pointless, recording a best finish of seventh at
EuroSpeedway and the
Norisring
The Norisring is a street circuit in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany. Originally established as a motorcycle racing venue in 1947 and named in a 1950 competition to win a light motorcycle, the track became known as a sports car racing venue in the ...
.
Auto GP
In
2010 he raced in the
Auto GP
Auto GP, sometimes referred to as the Auto GP World Series and formerly known as both Euro Formula 3000 and the Euroseries 3000, was a European formula racing series.
The series' roots can be traced back to 1999 and the Italian Formula 3000 serie ...
series for
Charouz-Gravity Racing
GP3
After
James Jakes
James Jakes (born 4 August 1987 in Leeds, West Yorkshire) is a British racing driver.
Career
T-Cars
Jakes started his racing career in 2002 competing in 5 rounds of the T-Car Championship. In 2003 James continued in T-cars, finishing 2nd ...
had a wrist injury at Hockenheim, Tambay was called in to replace him in
Manor Racing
Manor Grand Prix Racing Limited, trading as Manor Racing MRT or Pertamina Manor Racing MRT, was a British Formula One racing team and constructor based in Banbury, Oxfordshire in the United Kingdom. The team originally started racing in 2010 ...
. In his second outing at
Spa-Francorchamps
The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (), frequently referred to as ''Spa'', is a motor-racing circuit located in Stavelot, Belgium. It is the current venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix, hosting its first Grand Prix in 1925, and has he ...
, Tambay retired first race and therefore started 27th in the second race. The rain started during the race, but Tambay kept driving on slicks, and winning the race ahead of
Alexander Rossi
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.
DTM
Adrien Tambay was one of the eight
Audi
Audi AG () is a German automotive manufacturer of luxury vehicles headquartered in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany. As a subsidiary of its parent company, the Volkswagen Group, Audi produces vehicles in nine production facilities worldwide.
Th ...
factory drivers in the
DTM championship for five years between 2012 and 2016.
He scored a top ten championship finish in his first year and amassed a total of 3 podiums, 1 pole position and 1 fastest lap throughout his DTM career.
Racing record
Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete Auto GP Results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete GP3 Series results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
(
key)
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
† Driver did not finish, but completed 75% of the race distance.
Complete European Le Mans Series results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
References
External links
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1991 births
Living people
Racing drivers from Paris
French racing drivers
Formula BMW ADAC drivers
Formula BMW Europe drivers
Formula 3 Euro Series drivers
British Formula Three Championship drivers
Auto GP drivers
GP3 Series drivers from France
Intercontinental Rally Challenge drivers
World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters drivers
Blancpain Endurance Series drivers
24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
Manor Motorsport drivers
ART Grand Prix drivers
EuroInternational drivers
Charouz Racing System drivers
DAMS drivers
Campos Racing drivers
Pons Racing drivers
Draco Racing drivers
Abt Sportsline drivers
Audi Sport drivers
European Le Mans Series drivers
Eifelland Racing drivers
Mercedes-AMG Motorsport drivers
Strakka Racing drivers
Josef Kaufmann Racing drivers
Team Rosberg drivers
W Racing Team drivers