Petru Gabriel Florescu (born 4 January 1999 in
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...
) is a Romanian racing driver.
Career
Petru made his karting debut in 2007, aged 8. In
2015, he made his debut in the UK-based
MSA Formula
F4 British Championship (full name ROKiT F4 British Championship certified by FIA, formerly known as F4 British Championship certified by FIA — powered by Ford (2016–21), MSA Formula (2015)) is a single-seater motorsport series based in ...
series, from
Carlin, finishing sixth in his second season. In December 2016, Petru was listed among the drivers partaking in GP3 post-season testing with
Campos Racing
Campos Racing is a Spanish motor racing team, founded by former Formula One driver Adrián Campos. The team has been successful in Formula Three and the GP2 Series.
History
After retiring from racing, Campos formed his own team at the end of 1 ...
. The following month, Campos signed him to their
Euroformula Open
The Euroformula Open Championship (formerly the Spanish Formula Three Championship, European F3 Open Championship) is a junior formula racing series based in Spain. It was one of six national and international Formula Three championships in Europe ...
division. A month later, Florescu was signed to Douglas Motorsport for the
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship
The GB3 Championship is a single seater motorsport series based in the United Kingdom. The championship is the UK's premier single-seater category, and is aimed at young racing drivers moving up from FIA Formula 4 championships or Karting. Ha ...
.
Racing record
Career summary
Motorsports career results
Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Toyota Racing Series results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
External links
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1999 births
Living people
Romanian racing drivers
Sportspeople from Bucharest
British F4 Championship drivers
Euroformula Open Championship drivers
FIA Formula 3 European Championship drivers
Toyota Racing Series drivers
Carlin racing drivers
Karting World Championship drivers
Formula Renault Eurocup drivers
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship drivers
Teo Martín Motorsport drivers
AV Formula drivers
Campos Racing drivers
Drivex drivers
Motopark Academy drivers
Fortec Motorsport drivers