David Ostella (born October 8, 1991) is a

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racing driver from

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. After racing in various American and Canadian

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series, Ostella made his professional racing debut in

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Americas in 2008 for

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, finishing 9th in points. In 2009 he moved to the

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with AIM Autosport and finished 13th in points with one podium finish. In 2010 he returned to the series with AIM and improved to 12th in points. For 2011, he signed with

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to race in the

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series. Ostella finished the championship 9th overall, accruing 287 points after contesting 13 of the 14 rounds. Ostella finished a career best 4th for Jensen in the season opener on the streets of St. Petersberg. He signed with

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to return to Indy Lights in

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. Ostella improved to eighth in points and captured his first series podium, a runner-up finish in the season finale at

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where he also recorded the fastest lap of the race. In 2013, David Ostella was hired by PR1/Mathasian Motorsports to drive in the

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in an LMPC car. Ostella helped the team win the race in the PC class and finish 9th overall.PC victory for Canadian David Ostella in Sebring 12 Hour race
''motorsport.com'', March 17, 2013, Retrieved 2013-03-17 David finished the 2013 season in the Ultra 94

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with SpeedMerchants Motorsports. Taking home two wins and nine podium finishes Ostella was able to clinch the top spot in the points standings in the Platinum Cup championship. As the points champion Ostella was given his own Porsche 911 to race around the streets of his native Toronto for one year.

Motorsports career results

American open–wheel racing

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Star Mazda Championship

Indy Lights Results

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^† Ostella did not complete sufficient laps in order to score full points.

References

External links

David Ostella official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ostella, David 1991 births Racing drivers from Ontario Formula BMW USA drivers Indy Pro 2000 Championship drivers Indy Lights drivers People from the Regional Municipality of York Living people American Le Mans Series drivers 24 Hours of Daytona drivers WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers Team Moore Racing drivers EuroInternational drivers