Andy Soucek
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| Andy Christian Soucek | |
| Nationality |  / |
| Date of Birth | June 14, 1985 |
| Place of Birth | Madrid (Spain) |
| 2008 GP2 Series | |
| Debut season | 2007 |
| Current team | Super Nova |
| Car No. | 7 |
| Former teams | David Price Racing |
| Starts | 25 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 16th in 2007 |
| Previous series | |
| 2002-2005 | Spanish F3 Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2005 | Spanish F3 Champion |
Andy Christian Soucek (born June 14, 1985 in Madrid, Spain) is a professional racecar driver best known for winning the 2005 Spanish Formula Three Championship.
Soucek's father is Austrian, and he has Austrian and Spanish[1] nationality, although he was born in Spain and has spent most of his life there. He races under the Spanish flag because he "feels Spanish".[2] Soucek's career started in professional karting events during 1997, although he would not make a formula debut until his Portuguese Formula Ford drive of 2001. In 2002 he continued with karting whilst driving in Spanish Formula Three. In 2003 he ended his karting commitments, moving to the EV team. He remained with EV during 2004 but would also drive two races for the GTA team. 2005 would be his key year, though, with Soucek's move to the Llusia team paying off after he won the title.
After being in contention for the 2006 Championship in the World Series by Renault, Soucek signed to race in the GP2 Series for 2007 with the DPR team. He remained with DPR for the first round of the 2008 GP2 Asia Series, but was dropped after signing for rival team FMS International for the premier 2008 championship. However, he returned to race in the series after one round of the championship as a replacement for the injured Christian Bakkerud in the Super Nova team.[3] After two races with Super Nova, Soucek then returned to the DPR team where he replaced Giacomo Ricci, himself substituting for the injured Michael Herck.[4]
He is sponsored by Knight Frank.
[edit] GP2 Series record
| Season | Team name | No. | Races | Poles | Wins | Points | Final placing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | David Price Racing | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 16th |
| 2008 (Asia) | David Price Racing | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14th |
| 2008 | Super Nova | 07 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18th* |
| David Price Racing | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* Season in progress.
[edit] References
[edit] External link
- Personal web site In Spanish (clicking "Palmarés" key, there's a pdf CV also in English and German)
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