Jim Pla (born 6 October 1992 in
Béziers
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) is a French racing driver. He is the younger brother of
Olivier Pla
Olivier Pla (born 22 October 1981) is a French racing driver currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Glickenhaus Racing. His younger brother Jim is also a racing driver
Career
French Formula Campus and Formula Three
Born ...
Career
Formula Renault Campus France
Pla began his formula racing career in the 2007 Formula Renault Campus France season. He finished sixth overall in the championship, with one win and 70.5 points.
Formula BMW
The
following season, Pla competed in the
Formula BMW Europe for
DAMS
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. He finished seventeenth in standings, taking five points-scoring positions in sixteen races. For
2009
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, Pla remained in the series, staying with DAMS. He finished fifth behind
Danish
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driver
Michael Christensen in the championship with four wins in row at
Valencia Street Circuit
The Valencia Street Circuit ( ca-valencia, Circuit Urbà de València, es, Circuito Urbano de Valencia, links=no) was a street circuit in Valencia, Spain which hosted the Formula One European Grand Prix for five years (2008–2012). The fir ...
, and
Circuit de 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 held ...
.
Formula Three
2010
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saw Pla move to the
Formula 3 Euro Series
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 ...
, competing for multiple champions
ART Grand Prix
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, joining
Valtteri Bottas
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and
Alexander Sims at the team. He finished 10th in the championship with one win and four points finishes out of 18 races. For 2011, Pla was set to switch to the
Signature Team
Signatech, formerly known as Signature, is a French auto racing team and racing car constructor that competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship.
The team won the FIA European Formula Three Cup in 1999 with Benoît Tréluyer. It won the F ...
.
GP3 Series
Pla made his debut in
GP3 Series
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at
Istanbul Park
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round replacing his fellow Formula Renault Campus rival
Jean-Éric Vergne
Jean-Éric Vergne (born 25 April 1990), also known as JEV, is a French people, French Auto racing, racing driver who competes in Formula E, the FIA Formula E Championship with Dragon Racing. He became the 2017–18 ABB Formula E Champion, after c ...
.
Racing record
Career summary
Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results
(
key
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)
Personal life
He is no relation to fellow French driver
Olivier Pla
Olivier Pla (born 22 October 1981) is a French racing driver currently competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Glickenhaus Racing. His younger brother Jim is also a racing driver
Career
French Formula Campus and Formula Three
Born ...
. Pla list his hobbies as
skiing
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,
cinema
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Film
* Cinematography, the art of motion-picture photography
* Film or movie, a series of still images that create the illusion of a moving image
** Film industry, the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking
...
,
quad biking and
soccer
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,
while his favourite circuit is
Circuit de 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 held ...
, where he won twice during the
2009 Formula BMW Europe season
The 2009 Formula BMW Europe season was the second season of Formula BMW Europe championship. The championship was contested over sixteen races at eight meetings: seven of which supported Formula One Grands Prix and a meeting at the Masters of F ...
.
References
External links
Official websitePla career statisticsat Driver Database
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1992 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Béziers
French racing drivers
Formula BMW Europe drivers
Formula BMW Pacific drivers
Formula 3 Euro Series drivers
French GP3 Series drivers
ART Grand Prix drivers
Blancpain Endurance Series drivers
FIA Motorsport Games drivers
International GT Open drivers
DAMS drivers
Tech 1 Racing drivers
EuroInternational drivers
British Formula Three Championship drivers
Formule Campus Renault Elf drivers
La Filière drivers