Kevin Jörg (born 11 September 1995 in Weesen) is a

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former racing driver and a former member of the Renault Sport Academy.

Career

Karting

Jörg first began karting in 2007, partaking in numerous championships across Switzerland.

Lower Formulae

In 2011, Jörg graduated to single-seaters, competing in four races of

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with

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, where he finished nineteenth in the European Championship and twenty second in the Italian. That same year, Jörg competed in the Formula BMW Talent Cup where he finished fourth. He remained with Jenzer in

full-time the following year, finishing sixth in both championships.

Formula Renault

In 2012, Jörg partook in one round of both the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championship and Northern European Cup with

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and Daltec respectively. The following year, Jörg moved to Eurocup full-time with Jenzer, where he finished fourteenth overall. He also competed in the Alps Series, where he claimed three podiums and finished fourth. In 2014, Jörg switched to

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, where he claimed his maiden Eurocup victory and finished sixth. He claimed two additional victories in NEC, as well as three pole positions and fastest laps, and finished fourteenth overall. He remained with Josef Kaufmann the following year where he finished third in Eurocup and as NEC vice-champion.

GP3 Series

In 2016, it was announced that Jörg would race with the

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squad in their maiden season. He finished fourteenth overall. In January 2017, Jörg switched to

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Formula One

In February 2016, Jörg was among four drivers incorporated into the newly formed Renault Sport Academy. The following year, Jörg was dropped from the program.

Racing record

Career summary

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series results

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

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) † As Jörg was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results

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

Complete GP3 Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jörg, Kevin 1995 births Living people Swiss racing drivers Formula Abarth drivers Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers Formula Renault Eurocup drivers Formula BMW drivers Swiss GP3 Series drivers Jenzer Motorsport drivers Jo Zeller Racing drivers Josef Kaufmann Racing drivers DAMS drivers Trident Racing drivers EPIC Racing drivers Formula Lista Junior drivers