Johnny cecotto jr.

Cecotto at the Formula 3 Euro Series at the Hockenheimring (2009)

Johnny Amadeus Cecotto , known as Johnny Cecotto junior , (born September 9, 1989 in Augsburg , Germany ) is a Venezuelan- German automobile racing driver . He has both Venezuelan and German citizenship, but starts with a Venezuelan license. He is the son of former Formula 1 driver and motorcycle world champion Johnny Cecotto . He has been competing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship (formerly GP2 series) since 2009 .

Career

Cecotto began his motorsport career in karting . In contrast to his father, Cecotto jr. directly into the single-seater racing and in 2005 his debut in the German Formula BMW . He also took part in some races of the Italian Formula Renault . In 2006 Cecotto was active in various racing series. He was most successful in the German Formula 3 Cup , where he finished eleventh in the overall standings with a race win. In addition, he competed in the Northern European and Italian Formula Renault as well as in the Euroseries 3000 . In 2007, Cecotto switched to the international Formula Master and finished eighth overall in this category. He also took part in a Euroseries 3000 race weekend again. He achieved a third place.

In 2008, Cecotto Jr. back to the German Formula 3 Cup. With two wins, he was tied with second Sebastián Saavedra and third in the overall standings. In 2009, Cecotto switched to the higher-class Formula 3 Euro Series at HBR Motorsport . Cecotto was stronger than his teammates, but didn't score any points for the team either. In September, Cecotto made his GP2 series debut , racing for David Price Racing to replace the disappointing Franck Perera . He performed well on his debut and was eliminated from the sprint race just before the end of the race near the top ten drivers.

Cecotto for Ocean Racing Technology in the 2011 GP2 series in Monza

He then started for Trident Racing in the first run of the 2009/2010 season of the GP2 Asia series . Although he had scored points in both races, he was replaced by Dani Clos after the first race weekend . In the overall ranking he finished 17th. Cecotto returned to Trident Racing for the 2010 GP2 series . After eight race weekends he was replaced by Edoardo Piscopo . With a fifth place as the best result, he finished 23rd overall at the end of the season. In 2011 , Cecotto initially took part in the GP2 Asia series for Super Nova Racing . At the end of the season he finished 15th overall. He then received a contract with Ocean Racing Technology for the 2011 season . His teammate at the start of the season was Kevin Mirocha , with whom he had already formed a driver duo for a number of races in the Formula 3 Euro Series. For the last two racing weekends, Brendon Hartley replaced Mirocha. While Hartley scored points, Cecotto and Mirocha remained without points and Cecotto finished the season behind his teammates in 24th place in the drivers' standings. After the season, Cecotto completed his first Formula 1 test for Force India .

Johnny cecotto jr. at the main race of the GP2 series in Spa-Francorchamps 2013

In 2012 , Cecotto started for the Barwa Addax Team in the GP2 series. The racing team won the team championship the previous season. After reaching the top 10 only once on the first four race weekends, he scored a victory in the main race in Monte Carlo starting from pole position. It was his first victory and also his first podium finish in GP2. After finishing second in the main race at Silverstone , he managed to win another main race at Hockenheim . With four podium finishes, he finished the season as the best driver in his team in ninth place. He also completed Formula 1 test drives for Scuderia Toro Rosso . For the 2013 season, Cecotto moved to Arden International and played his fifth season in the GP2 series. In Barcelona, ​​Cecotto deliberately rammed Sergio Canamasas in a duel for fifth place. An event later in Monaco, he achieved pole position. At the start, he triggered a pile-up by blocking the first corner. Due to several unsportsmanlike actions in the 2013 season, he was finally banned from a race. With two fifth places as the best results, he finished the season in 16th place overall. He lost to Mitch Evans with 41 to 56 points within the team . In addition, he again completed Formula 1 test drives for Scuderia Toro Rosso.

In his sixth year in the GP2 Cecotto returned in 2014 back to Trident Racing. In the second main race in Barcelona , Cecotto managed to win the race from 16th on the grid. Another victory followed in Spielberg . In total, he was on the podium five times. The internal duel against Sergio Canamasas was decided by Cecotto with 140 to 29 points. In the overall classification he achieved his best final placement in the GP2 series with fifth place. In 2015 , Cecotto took part in two GP2 events for Hilmer Motorsport and one each for Carlin and Trident. After taking part in the 2015 GP2 round in Monza for Trident , Cecotto announced the end of his motorsport career at the age of 26. As a reason for his early resignation, he cited the suspension of sponsorship payments from Venezuela. Despite his announcement, he still took part in a GP2 race weekend for Trident and only then retired. In addition, Cecotto took part in two Auto GP races in 2015.

In 2016 , Cecotto initially received a cockpit at RP Motorsport in Formula V8 3.5 . He scored the first win for the racing team, but lost his cockpit after the third racing weekend. Furthermore, Cecotto played two GP2 events for Rapax as a representative for Arthur Pic . In 2017 , Cecotto again received a regular cockpit at Rapax in the GP2 series, which had been renamed the FIA Formula 2 Championship in winter .

statistics

Career stations

2004: karting 2005 : German Formula BMW (22nd place) 2005: Italian Formula Renault 1600 (12th place) 2005: Italian Formula Renault, winter series (7th place) 2006: German Formula 3 (11th place) 2006: Euroseries 3000 (17th place) 2006: Northern European Formula Renault (17th place) 2006: Italian Formula Renault 2007 : International Formula Master (8th place) 2007: Euroseries 3000 (20th place)

2008: German Formula 3 (3rd place) 2009 : Formula 3 Euro Series (26th place) 2009 : GP2 series (30th place) 2010 : GP2 Asia Series (17th place) 2010 : GP2 series (23rd place) 2011 : GP2 Asia Series (15th place) 2011 : GP2 series (24th place) 2011 : Formula 1 (test driver) 2012 : GP2 series (9th place) 2012 : Formula 1 (test driver)

2013 : GP2 series (16th place) 2013 : Formula 1 (test driver) 2014 : GP2 series (5th place) 2015 : GP2 series (28th place) 2015 : Auto GP (8th place) 2016 : Formula V8 3.5 (14th place) 2016 : GP2 series (18th place) 2017 : Formula 2

Individual results in the GP2 series / FIA Formula 2 championship

year	team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	19th	20th	21st	22nd	23	24	Points	rank
2009	David Price Racing	ESP		MON		DOOR		GBR		GER		HUN		EUR		BEL		ITA		POR						0	30th
																		18th	16	DNS	18th
2010	Trident Racing	ESP		MON		DOOR		ESP		GBR		GER		HUN		BEL		ITA		UAE						3	23.
		DNF	17th	9	4th	12	12	DNF	14th	18th	23	13	DNF	DNF	13	10	DNF
2011	Ocean Racing Technology	DOOR		ESP		MON		ESP		GBR		GER		HUN		BEL		ITA								0	24.
		DNF	13	14th	13	DNF	17th	14th	17th	12	DNF	10	DNF	DNF	DNF	11	8th	17th	15th
2012	Barwa Addax team	MAS		BRN		BRN		ESP		MON		ESP		GBR		GER		HUN		BEL		ITA		SIN		104	9.
		DNF	22nd	DNF	22 *	9	DNF	18th	13	1	DNF	DSQ	DNF	2	18 *	1	6th	DNF	DNF	17th	DNF	2	5	DNF	9
2013	Arden International	MAS		BRN		ESP		MON		GBR		GER		HUN		BEL		ITA		SIN		UAE				41	16.
		12	5	10	12	8th	5	DNF	EX	17th	DNF	10	5	21st	DNF	14th	7th	12	8th	14th	6th	8th	DNF
2014	Trident Racing	BRN		ESP		MON		AUT		GBR		GER		HUN		BEL		ITA		RUS		UAE				140	5.
		21st	14th	1	6th	4th	4th	6th	1	6th	3	7th	DNF	DNF	DNF	3	2	10	DNF	19th	23 *	6th	6th
2015	Hilmer Motorsport	BRN		ESP		MON		AUT		GBR		HUN		BEL		ITA		RUS		BRN		UAE				0	28.
				21st	DNF	20th	DNF
	Carlin									13	25th
	Trident															18th	13	13	22 *
2016	Rapax	ESP		MON		AZE		AUT		GBR		HUN		GER		BEL		ITA		MAS		UAE				18th	18th
																				13	9	7th	2
2017	Rapax	BRN		ESP		MON		AZE		AUT		GBR		HUN		BEL		ITA		ESP		UAE				16	16.
		15th	9	17th	10	8th	2	DNF	14th													-	-

Individual results in Formula V8 3.5

year	team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	Points	rank
2016	RP Motorsport	ALC		HUN		SPA		LEC		SIL		SPI		MNZ		JER		CAT		43	14th
		9	6th	1	6th	12 *	DNF

Individual evidence

1. ↑ "Cecotto makes GP2 debut at DPR" (Motorsport-Total.com on September 8, 2009)
2. ^ "Hülkenberg GP2 champion, Razia surprise winner" (Motorsport-Total.com on September 13, 2009)
3. ↑ "Further pilots confirmed for GP2 Asia" (Motorsport-Total.com on October 21, 2009)
4. ↑ "Cecotto continues to start for Trident" (Motorsport-Total.com on March 23, 2010)
5. ↑ “CECOTTO WITH SUPER NOVA IN GP2 ASIA SERIES” ( Memento of the original from January 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (gp2series.com on January 26, 2011) 
6. ↑ "GP2 - Cecotto & Mirocha drive for ORT" (Motorsport-Magazin.com on April 5, 2011)
7. ↑ "Force India again does not get the maximum out" (Motorsport-Total.com on November 16, 2011)
8. ↑ "Johnny Cecotto Jr switches to Addax for 2012 GP2 campaign" (autosport.com on January 20, 2012)
9. ^ "Formula 1 - Razia and Cecotto for Toro Rosso in Abu Dhabi". GP2 youngsters at the Young Driver Days. Motorsport-Magazin.com, October 24, 2012, accessed February 14, 2013 . 
10. ↑ “Johnny Cecotto Jr. joins Arden International for 2013 Season”. gp2series.com, January 8, 2013, accessed January 8, 2013 . 
11. ↑ Norman Fischer: "Race suspension: Cecotto has to watch in Monaco". Motorsport-Total.com, May 24, 2013, accessed June 1, 2013 . 
12. ^ Peter Allen: "Cecotto returns to Trident to remain in GP2 for 2014". paddockscout.com, February 28, 2014, accessed February 28, 2014 . 
13. ^ Peter Allen: Hilmer returns for Barcelona with Yelloly and Cecotto. paddockscout.com, May 7, 2015, accessed May 8, 2015 . 
14. ↑ David Gruz: Cecotto, Baptista enter Formula V8 3.5 with RP Motorsport. Motorsport.com, April 7, 2016, accessed November 5, 2016 . 
15. ↑ Valentin Khorounzhiy: Cecotto replaces Pic for Sepang GP2 round. motorsport.com, September 26, 2016, accessed February 18, 2017 . 
16. ↑ Valentin Khorounzhiy: Rapax to field Cecotto and McLaren junior de Vries in F2 2017. motorsport.com, March 11, 2017, accessed on March 12, 2017 (English). 

Web links

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• Official website of Johnny Cecotto Jr.
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