Robert Wickens
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| Robert Wickens | |
| Nationality |  Canadian |
| Date of Birth | March 13, 1989 |
| Place of Birth | Toronto (Canada) |
| 2008 World Series by Renault | |
| Debut season | 2007 |
| Current team | Carlin Motorsport |
| Car No. | 8 |
| Starts | 2 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 15th in 2008 |
| Previous series | |
| 2007-08 2007 2007 2006 2006 2005-2006 |
A1GP Champ Car Atlantic World Series by Renault Formula BMW ADAC Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula BMW USA |
| Championship titles | |
| 2006 | Formula BMW USA |
Robert Tyler Wickens (born March 13, 1989) is a Canadian racing driver, currently driving in A1 Grand Prix and has recently signed to Carlin Motorsport in the 2008 World Series by Renault. On February 24th, 2008 he took his maiden A1GP victory, and A1 Team Canada's maiden Sprint victory, winning from pole at the Durban Sprint race in South Africa.[1]
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[edit] Career
[edit] Karting
- 2004 : 2nd in the Sunoco Ron Fellows Carting Championship Rotax Senior ; 2nd in the OKRA Grand Nationals Rotax Senior ; 2nd in the OKRA Grand Nationals ICC
- 2003 : Won the Sunoco Ron Fellows Carting Championship, Formula Junior ; Won the ASN Canadian National Formula Junior ; Win the SKUSA ProMoto Tour, BeaveRun, PA
- 2002 : Won the Sunoco Ron Fellows Carting Championship, Formula Junior ; Won the 80cc Junior OKRA Grand National ; Won the Junior Heavy Mosport Grand Prix ; Won the 80cc Junior Mosport Grand Prix
- 2001 : Won the Junior Heavy Marigold Fall Classic ; Won the Junior Lite Iron Man Enduro
[edit] Formulas
In 2005, he finish 3rd in the Formula BMW USA and best rookie. He won the championship in 2006. Wickens participate on the Formula BMW World Final in 2005 (6th) with Team Autotecnica and in 2006 (8th) with Eurointernational.
He's a Red Bull Junior Team driver since 2006[2].
[edit] Career results
| Season | Series | Team | Races | wins | Poles | Fast laps | Points | Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | World Series by Renault | Carlin Motorsport | series in progress | |||||
| 2007-08 | A1 Grand Prix | A1 Team Canada | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 75 | 9th (1) |
| 2007 | Champ Car Atlantic | Forsythe Championship Racing | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 255 | 3rd |
| 2007 | World Series by Renault | Carlin Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 25th |
| 2006 | Formula BMW USA | Team Apex Racing USA and EuroInternational |
14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 149 | 1st |
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Motopark Academy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| Formula BMW ADAC | ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2005 | Formula BMW USA | Forsythe Championship Racing | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 122 | 3rd |
- (1) = Team standing.
[edit] External links
- Official website robertwickens.com
- Robert Wickens at redbull-juniorteam.com
- Driver Statistics at results.a1gp.com
- Career statistic driverdb.com
[edit] References
- ^ A1GP ™ : News
- ^ Robert Wickens redbull-juniorteam.com
