Carlos Huertas

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Carlos Huertas (2012)

Carlos Huertas (born June 22, 1991 in Bogotá ) is a Colombian racing driver . He competed in British Formula 3 from 2009 to 2011 . In 2012 and 2013 he competed in Formula Renault 3.5 . In 2014 and 2015 he drove in the IndyCar Series .

Career

Huertas began his motorsport career in karting in 2001 , which he was active in until 2006. In 2007 he moved to Europe into formula racing and competed for Räikkönen Robertson Racing in the British Formula BMW . At the end of his debut season, he finished 13th overall. In 2008 Huertas stayed with Räikkönen Robertson Racing and competed in the European Formula BMW, which had emerged from the merger of the British with the German Formula BMW. With a second place as the best result, he finished ninth in the overall classification at the end of the season. He also started on a racing weekend in the Australian Formula 3 .

In 2009 Huertas switched to the British Formula 3 championship and competed again for Raikkonen Robertson Racing. His best result came in the first race in Portimão , where he finished fourth and, with two guest drivers ahead of him, was classified in second place. At the end of the season he had just as many points as his teammate Daisuke Nakajima , but since Nakajima had better placements, he finished eighth overall behind him. 2010 Huertas stayed with Raikkonen Robertson Racing and contested his second season in the British Formula 3 championship. With three second places as the best results, he finished tenth in the overall ranking. In 2011 Huertas moved to Carlin and completed his third season in the British Formula 3 championship. After scoring seven podium finishes, he won his first British Formula 3 race at the season finale. Huertas finished the season in third place in the championship behind his teammates Felipe Nasr and Kevin Magnussen . In addition, Huertas took part in the 2011 FIA Formula 3 Trophy . He finished this in eighth place.

In 2012 Huertas competed for Fortec Motorsport in the Formula Renault 3.5 . While his team-mate Robin Frijns won the championship title, Huertas was 16th in the drivers' championship with fourth place as the best result. In 2013 Huertas returned to Carlin, for whom he completed his second season in Formula Renault 3.5. He won a race in Alcañiz and came in 14th overall. With 30 to 24 points he prevailed internally against Jazeman Jaafar .

In 2014 Huertas moved to North America in the IndyCar Series for Dale Coyne Racing . In Houston he managed a surprise win in the first race due to his strategy and was part of a Colombian triple victory, as his compatriots Juan Pablo Montoya and Carlos Muñoz completed the podium. Huertas was only in the top 10 with two others. He finished the season in 20th place overall and internally defeated Justin Wilson with 314 to 395 points. In 2015 , Huertas completed his second IndyCar season for Dale Coyne Racing. At the Indianapolis 500 he was withdrawn due to an ear disease. It was then no longer used.

statistics

Career stations

Individual results in the IndyCar Series

year team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 13 14th 15th 16 17th 18th Points rank
2014 Dale Coyne Racing STP LBH ALA IMS INDY DET TXS HOU POC IOW GOAL MDO Mil SNM HAIRDRYER 314 20th
18th 10 16 13 17 30 8th 15th 16 1 ° 23 20th 20th 14th 15th 17th 20th 22nd 21st
2015 Dale Coyne Racing STP NOL LBH ALA IMS INDY DET TXS GOAL HAIRDRYER Mil IOW MDO POC SNM     31 36.
24 16     19th WD INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ    

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ “Series 2010 season preview”  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (motorsport.com on March 24, 2010)@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.motorsport.com  
  2. ↑ “Huertas joins Carlin for 2011” (autosport.com on October 28, 2010)
  3. ↑ “Carlos Huertas joins Fortec for Formula Renault 3.5” (autosport.com on November 28, 2011)
  4. ↑ Frederik Hackbarth: "WS by Renault - Huerta's returnees complete the Carlin line-up". Attack from the start. Motorsport-Magazin.com, January 17, 2013, accessed January 23, 2013 .
  5. ↑ Dave Lewandowski: “Notes: Huertas in at Coyne; among 4 rookies in field ". indycar.com, March 27, 2014, accessed March 27, 2014 .
  6. ^ "Carlos Huertas earns maiden IndyCar Series win at Houston". latimes.com, June 28, 2014, accessed September 9, 2014 .
  7. ↑ Dave Lewandowski: Race winner as rookie, Huertas preps for Year 2. indycar.com, March 16, 2015, accessed on March 16, 2015 (English).
  8. ↑ Mario Fritzsche: No medical clearance: Carlos Huertas misses the Indy 500. Motorsport-Total.com, May 22, 2015, accessed on July 25, 2015 .

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personal data
SURNAME Huertas, Carlos
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Colombian racing car driver
DATE OF BIRTH June 22, 1991
PLACE OF BIRTH Bogotá , Colombia