Michael Herck
Michael Herck (born August 4, 1988 in Bucharest ) is a former Romanian - Belgian racing driver . He was active in the GP2 series from 2008 to 2011 .
Career
Beginnings in motorsport
After Herck won a total of nine championship titles in karting, he switched to the Formula Renault Monza Winter Series in 2003 and drove in the Formula Renault Monza the following year. In 2004 he won the championship with five wins and 375 points. Herck also took part in both the Belgian and the Spanish Formula Junior, in which he was also a champion.
In 2005 Herck drove in Formula 3 and won the Austrian championship. He also took part in some races in the German and British Formula 3 championships . In 2006 he drove in the Formula 3 Euro Series for the Bas Leinders team . He scored a total of twelve points and was 15th in the championship. In addition, he again drove a few races in British Formula 3. In 2007, Herck also competed in two races in the Formula 3 Euro Series and 14 races in the Formula Renault 3.5 . Starting for Comtec Racing , however, he did not manage to get any points.
GP2 series
After Herck had tested for FMS International for two days in Jerez in October 2007 , he was hired by the team of Formula 1 driver Giancarlo Fisichella for the first ever GP2 Asia series . On the fourth race weekend in Sakhir , Herck broke his hand.
At the end of February it was announced that Herck was signed by David Price Racing in 2008 as a team-mate of Diego Nunes . Due to his injury he could not start the first three race weekends and was represented by Giacomo Ricci and Andy Souček . Herck made his GP2 debut at the race in Magny-Cours . His best result was eleventh place in the sprint race in Spa-Francorchamps . In the overall ranking, Herck was in 30th place.
Herck stayed with David Price Racing and also contested the 2008/2009 GP2 Asia series season and the 2009 GP2 series for the team that had belonged to his father Andre since the beginning of the season. On the last race weekend in Portimão , Herck was the focus of both races. In the main race, he finished sixth, but was subsequently disqualified because his racing car did not reach the required minimum height. During the sprint race, Herck was involved in a serious accident at the start. After Vitali Petrov stalled his car, Herck, who was the last to start, could no longer evade and drove into Petrov. While Petrow was able to leave his car without assistance, Herck had to be rescued by rescue workers. The race management, which had interrupted the race, then announced that Herck had suffered a shock. Herck also took part in some Formula Renault 3.5 and Euroseries 3000 races this year .
In the GP2 Asia Series season 2009/2010 the Romanian drove again for David Price Racing. After scoring his first points in the GP2 Asia series in the main race at the Yas Marina Circuit , he achieved his first podium finish in second in the sprint race. At the end of the season he finished 13th overall. In the 2010 season of the regular GP2 series, Herck stayed with David Price Racing. After he had scored his first points in the GP2 series at the race weekend in Istanbul , a race weekend later followed in Valencia with a third place, his first podium finish in the GP2 series. At the end of the season he improved to 16th place overall.
After David Price Racing has set its involvement in the GP2 series at the end of the 2010 season, joined Herck from the GP2 Asia Series 2011 season for the Scuderia Coloni for which he, as the team was still called in 2008 FMS International, started. With regular point placements he finished eighth in the GP2 Asia series. Herck then started for Coloni in the GP2 series . While his team mate Luca Filippi , who only joined the team in the middle of the season, was runner-up and won three races, Herck finished the season with a sixth place as the best result on the 21st championship place. He also took part in a Formula Renault 3.5 racing weekend for Pons Racing .
nationality
Herck has both Romanian and Belgian citizenship. While he started with a Belgian license at the beginning of his career, he has been driving with a Romanian license since May 2007.
statistics
Career stations
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ "FMSI: With Herck in GP2 Asia" (Motorsport-Total.com on January 14, 2008)
- ↑ "Broken hand: Herck is out for the time being" (Motorsport-Total.com on April 10, 2008)
- ^ "DPR confirms Nunes and Herck" (Motorsport-Total.com on February 28, 2008)
- ↑ "Herck takes over David Price Racing" (Motorsport-Total.com on May 1, 2009)
- ↑ "Herck disqualified - tub with one point" (Motorsport-Total.com on September 20, 2009)
- ↑ "Filippi wins chaotic GP2 season finale" (Motorsport-Total.com on September 20, 2009)
- ↑ "GP2: Herck switches to Coloni" (Motorsport-Total.com on October 18, 2010)
- ↑ “Herck, Fauzy join FR3.5 field” (autosport.com on June 16, 2011)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Herck, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Romanian racing driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th August 1988 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bucharest , Romania |