Kevin Mirocha

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Kevin Mirocha (born October 7, 1991 in Hamm ) is a German - Polish automobile racing driver . Mirocha competed with a German license until the end of 2011 and took part in races with a Polish license in 2012.

Career

Mirocha began his career in karting in 1995 , which he practiced until 2006. After winning the BMW inspection course in 2006, he competed in the German Formula BMW with ASL Mücke Motorsport in 2007 . He reached eighth place overall and was third in the rookie classification. A special highlight was the participation in a demo show with the BMW Sauber F1 Pit Lane Park in Warsaw. In 2008 Mirocha started for Josef Kaufmann Racing in the German Formula 3 Cups . He finished the season in sixth place overall and achieved a total of four podium finishes.

For the 2009 season he switched to the Formula 3 Euro Series . Together with Johnny Cecotto jr. he started for HBR Motorsport in a Dallara Mercedes. After four race weekends, Mirocha, whose best placings were 13th, was replaced by Tom Dillmann . In the overall ranking he finished 29th. In 2010 Mirocha did not receive a cockpit for a full season again. He eventually took part in seven races of the Northern European Formula Renault and ended the season with a victory in ninth place in the championship. He also made guest starts in the Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup .

In 2011 Mirocha moved to Ocean Racing Technology in the GP2 series , where he again became Cecotto's teammate. He broke off a race weekend prematurely because of a shoulder injury that had been causing problems some time ago. From the eighth race weekend he was replaced by Brendon Hartley . At the end of the season he finished 22nd overall. In 2012 Mirocha received a cockpit in the FIA Formula 2 championship . He switched from the German to the Polish racing license this season. His Formula 2 racing car was painted in the colors of the Polish flag (white and red). Mirocha won a race and was on the podium six times. He finished the season on the sixth championship course.

Others

Mirocha's parents are from Poland . He also took part in kart races there, in which he competed against Robert Kubica , among others, at the age of four . Until the end of the 2011 season, Mirocha started with a German license. For the 2012 season he switched to the Polish license.

Career stations

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Ranking overview of the 2008 Formula 3 season" (Formel3.de)
  2. ↑ "Mirocha and Cecotto at HBR" (Motorsport-Total.com on February 24, 2009)
  3. ^ "Oschersleben: Talents on Buemi's footsteps" (Motorsport-Total.com on July 30, 2009)
  4. ↑ "GP2 - Cecotto & Mirocha drive for ORT" (Motorsport-Magazin.com on April 5, 2011)
  5. ↑ "Bianchi conquers pole position in the British rain" (Motorsport-Total.com on July 8, 2011)
  6. ↑ a b “Kevin Mirocha completes Silverstone line-up” ( Memento of the original from May 16, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (formulatwo.com on April 13, 2012) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.formulatwo.com
  7. ↑ "GP2: Interview with Kevin Mirocha" (inside-racing.de on May 28, 2011)

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personal data
SURNAME Mirocha, Kevin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-Polish racing driver
DATE OF BIRTH October 7, 1991
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamm , Germany