Johannes Theobald (born 22 February 1987 in

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) is a

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from

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Career

Formula König

After spending his early years

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in his native Germany, Theobald made his

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debut in the entry–level

Formula König Formula König was an open wheel racing series based in Germany and sponsored by German automobile company König Komfort- und Rennsitze GmbH (König comfort and racing seats GmbH). It ran from 1988 to 2004 as a single-seater feeder series. Its ...

series in 2003, finishing the year in 12th position. The following season he scored nine podium places to be classified as runner–up behind Ronny Wechselberger, who won all 14 races in the championship.

Formula Three

In 2005, Theobald graduated to the

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, racing in the same SMS Seyffarth Junior Team as his brother Julian. After failing to start either race at the fourth round at the

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, he switched from a

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to a Mercedes–powered

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for the remaining races. He scored three points to finish the season in 17th place. Theobald remained in the series for 2006, but due to budget constraints he competed in the secondary Trophy Class for older specification Dallara chassis. Despite again missing a round of the championship at the Lausitzring, he accumulated three class wins and a further eleven podium places to finish as runner–up behind

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. In the overall standings, he finished tied on points with

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and was classified in 14th place on countback. In 2007, Theobald originally started the season without a drive, but joined

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at Josef Kaufmann Racing for a one-off round at the

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, finishing the two races in 9th and 11th places respectively.

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

In October 2007, Theobald replaced Alessandro Ciompi at

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for the penultimate round of the Formula Renault 3.5 Series season in

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, lining up alongside his brother Julian in the team. He finished the two races in 25th and 19th places respectively.

Formula Two

In July 2010, Theobald and his brother both took part in the

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pre-event test at

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. Whilst Julian took part in the Brands Hatch meeting, Johannes was unable to compete due to him undergoing his final

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exams back in Germany. However, in September 2010, he did make his debut in the series, racing in the penultimate round of the season at

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. At the start of

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, Theobald signed up with his brother to compete in a full season of the series.

Racing record

Career summary

Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results

(

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

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Theobald, Johannes 1987 births Living people Racing drivers from Stuttgart Racing drivers from Baden-Württemberg German racing drivers German Formula Three Championship drivers FIA Formula Two Championship drivers World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers Josef Kaufmann Racing drivers EuroInternational drivers