Sebastián Fernández Wahbeh (born 12 July 2000 in

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racing driver who most recently competed in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe for VS Racing. He previously competed in the

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, and the

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with

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Racing career

Lower formulae

Fernández spent his first two seasons in single-seaters in the

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and Emirati

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championships. He scored his first victory in the penultimate race of the 2016 Italian F4 Championship at

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, while in

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he would win five races and finish 4th in the standings.

FIA Formula 3 European

2018 would see Fernández competing in the final season of the

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for the Motopark team. Even though he had prior experience with the team, having driven for them in the 2016-17 Formula 4 UAE Championship, he would only manage to achieve two points finishes and would eventually come 21st in the driver's championship.

FIA Formula 3 Championship

Despite this, Fernández was signed by

for the inaugural Formula 3 campaign. He would do even worse than in the season before and score no points, with a 12th place in

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being his best result. He would finish 27th is the championship, the third lowest out of all drivers who competed in every event. The

team signed Fernández to partner

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and

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n Aleksandr Smolyar for the 2020 season. Fernández took

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, his first in FIA Formula 3, at the opening round at the

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. However, he was eliminated from the race after a collision at the first turn.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary

^† As Fernández was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results

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

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

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

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

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

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

Complete F3 Asian Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fernández, Sebastián Venezuelan racing drivers 2000 births Living people FIA Formula 3 European Championship drivers FIA Formula 3 Championship drivers Spanish F4 Championship drivers ADAC Formula 4 drivers F3 Asian Championship drivers MP Motorsport drivers Campos Racing drivers ART Grand Prix drivers Italian F4 Championship drivers Formula Renault Eurocup drivers Euronova Racing drivers Mücke Motorsport drivers Motopark Academy drivers Bhaitech drivers Arden International drivers Pinnacle Motorsport drivers Karting World Championship drivers UAE F4 Championship drivers Lamborghini Super Trofeo drivers Racing drivers from Caracas