Sten Pentus (born 3 November 1981 in
Tallinn
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) is an
Estonia
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n racing driver.
He is a former Estonian Formula 4 Champion, and a previous winner of the Formula Baltic championship in a
Reynard 903.
At the end of the 2008 season, Pentus tested for
GP2 Series
The GP2 Series was a form of open wheel motor racing introduced in 2005 following the discontinuation of the long-term Formula One feeder series, Formula 3000. The GP2 format was conceived by Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore, while Eccles ...
teams
DPR and
Racing Engineering
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with respectable results considering his previous racing experience. In November, he tested with Fortec Motorsport in the
Formula Renault 3.5 Series test in
Valencia
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and again impressed, comparing favourably with F3 graduates
Edoardo Mortara
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and
Jaime Alguersuari
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during the two days. Fortec would later sign Pentus for the 2009 season on January 30, 2009. He scored his first points in the series when he finished second in the feature race at the
Circuit de Catalunya
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, having started nineteenth. This earned Pentus a bonus point for the most places gained in the race. He achieved that again in the feature race at
Spa, qualifying 19th and finishing 11th. He went on to finish sixteenth in the overall standings and finished sixth in the rookie championship overall standings.
Pentus stayed with Fortec to compete in the
2010 Formula Renault 3.5 Series. Pentus took his first win in the series, winning the second race at the season-opening round of the season at
Ciudad del Motor de Aragón
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Ciudad may also refer to:
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and second win in
Hungaroring
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. He finished the 2010 season in 4th place overall. Pentus joined
EPIC Racing
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team for the
2011 season, and eventually finished the disappointing season 24th.
In 2014 Sten Pentus switched from single-seaters to GT racing, competing in the
Blancpain Sprint series with the
Bhaitech
Bhaitech Racing (sometimes stylised as BhaiTech Racing) was an Italian automotive research and development service provider and motorsport team.
History
Racing
Bhaitech made its racing debut in 2012, contesting the Italian GT Championship usin ...
team in a McLaren MP4-12C GT3.
Racing record
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Auto GP World Series results
(
key)
Personal
His sister
Keit Pentus-Rosimannus
Keit Pentus-Rosimannus (born 3 March 1976) is an Estonian politician who served as Minister of Finance in the government of Prime Minister Kaja Kallas between 26 January 2021 and 19 October 2022. She is also the vice-chairwoman of the biggest pa ...
is a politician.
References
External links
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Official World Series by Renault webpage
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1981 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Tallinn
Estonian racing drivers
British Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
Formula Renault BARC drivers
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers
Formula Renault Eurocup drivers
Formula BMW ADAC drivers
Toyota Racing Series drivers
World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers
Auto GP drivers
Comtec Racing drivers
Fortec Motorsport drivers
EPIC Racing drivers
Virtuosi Racing drivers
Bhaitech drivers
CRS Racing drivers