Sébastien Buemi
Sébastien Buemi ( born October 31, 1988 in Aigle ) is a Swiss race car driver with Italian roots. He started from 2009 to 2011 for the Scuderia Toro Rosso in Formula 1, 2012 he was a test and reserve driver for Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso.
Buemi's cousin Natacha Gachnang is also a racing driver, his grandfather Georges Gachnang in 1960 participated in the 24 - hour race at Le Mans and manufactured in the 1960s, racing cars and sports cars under the brand Établissements Cegga.
- 2.1 Career stations
- 2.2 Statistics in Formula 1 2.2.1 Individual Results
Racing career
Beginnings in motorsport
Buemi who owns next to the Swiss and the Italian passport, was running in 1994 at the age of six, first kart race. His biggest success in karting was the European and Italian runners- karting Junior (Class ICA) 2002. In 2004 he moved to Formula racing and came first in the German Formula BMW, where he was third in the championship right away. The following year he was runner-up of the German Formula BMW behind Nico Hulkenberg - however controversial way: Buemi had lying suddenly slowed down considerably during the last race weekend at Hockenheim during a safety car period in the lead, followed Hulkenberg overtook him and the race first finished. Both were subsequently a 30 -second penalty pronounced, due to unauthorized Hulkenberg overtaking under safety car conditions and Buemi for his dangerous driving. The punishment of the Swiss but was later withdrawn, which temporarily made him a champion. A protest by Hülkenberg team Josef Kaufmann Racing was upheld by the DMSB Court of Appeals, which eventually took Buemi maneuver with a 60 -second penalty, after Hulkenberg got back his title. He also took the Formula BMW World Final in second place, after which took him the energy drink producer Red Bull in his junior program.
Buemi in 2006 rose up in the Formula 3 Euro Series, where he starting for Mücke Motorsport in the first year with a race win in eleventh place overall occupied. He also competed in several races of the Formula Renault 2.0 Euro Cup and the North European Formula Renault. He also finished fourth at the Macau Grand Prix. In the subsequent winter 2006/2007 Buemi took part in twelve races A1GP for the Swiss team. 2007 remained Buemi for Mücke Motorsport in the Formula 3 Euro Series and went as one of the favorites for the title in the season. With three wins and a further ten podium finishes, he lost the title just against Frenchman Romain Grosjean. In addition, he was in the 2007 season his debut in the GP2 Series and ran as eleven race for ART Grand Prix. At the end of the season, he finished 21st overall in this series.
In the winter of 2008, Buemi moved to the Arden team and competed in the new GP2 Asia Series. The Swiss crucial for a race and was on the end of the season, as in the Formula 3 Euro Series, runner-up behind Romain Grosjean. In the European GP2 series Buemi 2008 remained at Arden. In parallel, he was obliged by the Formula 1 Red Bull Racing as a test and reserve driver. In the GP2 Series 2008 Buemi collected a total of 50 points, won two races and finished sixth in the championship standings. In winter 2008/ 09 the Red Bull sister team Toro Rosso was looking for a replacement for the migrated Sebastian Vettel and tested several drivers - including the Formula 1 experienced Japanese Takuma Satō and Buemi. After convincing performance on the route of the Red Bull Junior was awarded a contract as a regular driver for 2009. He is the first Swiss in Formula 1 since Neel Jani ( last in 2006 ) and the first since Jean -Denis Delétraz in 1995, the also a Grand Prix denied.
Formula 1
Buemi was launched in 2009 on the side of the Frenchman Sébastien Bourdais, who drove in the previous year for Toro Rosso. Already in his first Grand Prix in Australia succeeded Buemi to bring in seventh two points. Two races later at the Chinese Grand Prix, Buemi came again as eighth in the points to the finish. In the rest of the season, he first achieved, no additional points, as Toro Rosso slower pace compared to the other teams. However, Buemi was able to regularly qualify in front of his team-mate Bourdais in qualifying. Along with good conditions for the services in the race showed up after some race that Buemi was able to keep up with his more experienced teammates. Thus Buemi was indirectly responsible for the dismissal Bourdais. His new team-mate was from the Hungarian Grand Prix, Jaime Alguersuari, who, like Buemi completed his first Formula 1 season and was promoted to the junior classes of Red Bull. In the last two races in Brazil and Abu Dhabi succeeded the Swiss in seventh or eighth to score points again. Overall, he scored six points in his debut season, finishing in 16th place overall.
2010 Buemi went again for Toro Rosso at the start. In free practice session for the Chinese Grand Prix, Buemi made a curious accident in which he broke away under braking both front wheels, for headlines. The Swiss could leave the car in the gravel trap unharmed. At the Canadian Grand Prix, Buemi took over for the first time in his Formula 1 career running a race and kept them for a round. He also scored his best season with an eighth place ranking. At the end of the season he once again took the 16th place in the Drivers' World Championship.
2011 graduated Buemi Toro Rosso for his third Formula 1 season. He arrived with two eighth places as the best results of seven times the points. By season's end he was defeated Alguersuari with 15 to 26 points and finished the season off on the 15th place.
For the 2012 season, Buemi lost his Toro Rosso cockpit. He takes over the role of test and reserve driver at the World Champion Team Red Bull Racing and its sister team Toro Rosso this season. In addition, Buemi took part for Toyota 's 24-hour race at Le Mans. 2013 remained Buemi as test and reserve driver for Red Bull Racing and Toro Rosso.
Statistics
Career stations
- 2007: Formula 3 Euro Series (2nd place)
- 2007: GP2 Series (No. 21)
- 2008: GP2 Asia Series (2nd place)
- 2008: GP2 Series ( 6th place)
- 2008: Formula 1 ( test driver )
- 2009: Formula 1 ( 16th place)
- 2010: Formula 1 ( 16th place)
- 2011: Formula 1 ( 15th place)
- 2012: Formula 1 ( test driver )
- 2013: Formula 1 ( test driver )
Statistics in Formula 1
As of end of 2011 season