Sergio Canamasas

Sergio Canamasas (2011)

Sergio Canamasas (born April 3, 1986 in Madrid ) is a Spanish automobile racing driver . He has competed in the FIA Formula 2 Championship (formerly GP2 series) since 2012 .

Career

Canamasas for Target in the Formula Renault 3.5 at the Nürburgring 2011

Canamasas made his debut in formula racing in 2007 in the Copa de España of Spanish Formula 3 . With a podium finish, he finished eighth overall in his first season. In 2008 he entered the Spanish Formula 3 and remained without points for the entire season. In 2009 he stayed in the Spanish racing series, which had since been renamed the European F3 Open . Canamasas scored three podiums and finished sixth overall at the end of the season.

In 2010 he switched to Formula Renault 3.5 , in which he competed for the Austrian racing team FHV Interwetten.com . His teammate was his compatriot Bruno Méndez , who had won the European F3 Open a year earlier. At the end of the season Canamasas finished 25th overall without scoring any points. In 2011 Canamasas completed his second season in Formula Renault 3.5 for BVM Target , which had entered the championship this season. With a third place at the Hungaroring he achieved his first podium and his first pole position in this championship. At the end of the season he was eighth in the drivers' standings with 69 points, ahead of his team-mate Daniel Zampieri , who had 28 points.

In 2012 , Canamasas was initially not active in any racing series. In mid-July he received a cockpit at Venezuela GP Lazarus in the GP2 series and replaced Fabrizio Crestani there . According to their own statements, the racing team had tried very hard to commit after they had only scored one point. Canamasas, however, like his team-mates Giancarlo Serenelli and René Binder , remained without points and finished 27th in the drivers' championship. In 2013 Canamasas moved to Caterham within the GP2 series . Eighth place was his best result and he finished the season with three points in 25th place overall. Within the team he was clearly defeated by his teammate Alexander Rossi , who was ninth with a win and 92 points. Canamasas also worked as a development driver for the Caterham Formula 1 team . In 2014 , Canamasas entered the GP2 series for Trident Racing's second race weekend . He finished second in the sprint race in Monte Carlo . In the sprint race in Monza , Canamasas was noticed by several wild actions that led to the retirement of several drivers. The race management then took him out of the race. While his teammate Johnny Cecotto jr. Fifth with 140 points, Canamasas was 14th in the drivers' standings with 29 points.

In 2015 Canamasas initially competed for MP Motorsport in the GP2 series. In the main race in Monte Carlo he was third. Despite a report, he did not appear at the fourth event. He then left the team. After a racing weekend for Lazarus, he switched to Hilmer Motorsport . Then he returned to Lazarus. There he represented the injured Zoël Amberg . He finished the season in 15th place overall. In 2016 , Canamasas played another season in the GP2 series for Carlin . Binder took over his cockpit at one event. With a fifth place as the best result, he was 19th in the drivers' championship.

In 2017 Canamasas will enter its sixth season of the GP2 series, which is now called the FIA ​​Formula 2 Championship. First he returned to Trident, where he drove in the 2014 season. He has been driving for Rapax since the fifth race weekend in Spielberg .

statistics

Career stations

2007: Spanish Formula 3 , Copa de España (8th place) 2008: Spanish Formula 3 2009: European F3 Open (6th place) 2010 : Formula Renault 3.5 (25th place)

2011 : Formula Renault 3.5 (8th place) 2012 : GP2 series (27th place) 2013 : GP2 series (25th place) 2013 : Formula 1 (test driver)

2014 : GP2 series (14th place) 2015 : GP2 series (15th place) 2016 : GP2 series (19th place) 2017 : Formula 2 (14th place)

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
2012	Venezuela GP Lazarus	MAS		BRN		BRN		ESP		MON		ESP		GBR		GER		HUN		BEL		ITA		SIN		0	27.
																22nd	14th	22nd	12	DNF	DNF	14th	11	16	DSQ
2013	Caterham Racing	MAS		BRN		ESP		MON		GBR		GER		HUN		BEL		ITA		SIN		UAE				3	25th
		19th	15th	20th	11	DNF	14th	15th	11	23	20th	12	17th	DNF	DNF	DNF	12	9	11	19th	DNF	12	8th
2014	Trident Racing	BRN		ESP		MON		AUT		GBR		GER		HUN		BEL		ITA		RUS		UAE				29	14th
				17th	18th	5	2	15th	9	15th	DNF	15th	13	DNF	DNS	20th	DNF	18th	DSQ	7th	DNF	16	8th
2015	MP Motorsport	BRN		ESP		MON		AUT		GBR		HUN		BEL		ITA		RUS		BRN		UAE				27	15th
		14th	DNF	13	15th	3	4th	DNA	DNA
	Lazarus									15th	24			12	9	11	6th	DNF	17th	12	17th	12	C.
	Hilmer Motorsport											DNF	16
2016	Carlin	ESP		MON		AZE		AUT		GBR		HUN		GER		BEL		ITA		MAS		UAE				17th	19th
		5	9	12	10	DNF	6th	DNF	10	13	9	18th	9			12	7th	DNF	13	10	15th	12	16
2017	Trident	BRN		ESP		MON		AZE		AUT		GBR		HUN		BEL		ITA		ESP		UAE				21st	14th
		14th	11	DNF	11	10	17th	9	15th
	Rapax									15th	9	5	4th	DNF	DNF

Individual evidence

1. ↑ “Renault reveals FR3.5 team changes” (autosport.com on April 10, 2010)
2. ↑ "POINTS AT THE START OF THE SEASON ONLY JUST MISSED"  ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) (interwettenracing.com on April 18, 2010)
3. ^ “First meeting of season promises high drama” (worldseriesbyrenault.fr on April 8, 2011)
4. ↑ Frederik Hackbarth: "GP2 - Canamasas debuts in Hockenheim". At Lazarus next to Serenelli. Motorsport-Magazin.com, July 17, 2012, accessed July 17, 2012 . 
5. ↑ Philipp Schajer: "Formula 1 - Canamasas becomes Caterham development driver ". Motorsport-Magazin.com, March 15, 2013, accessed March 15, 2013 . 
6. ^ Peter Allen: "Canamasas makes GP2 return for Barcelona with Trident". paddockscout.com, May 7, 2014, accessed May 7, 2014 . 
7. ↑ Norman Fischer: "Displeasure against Canamasas: suspension or driver strike?" Motorsport-Total.com, September 8, 2014, accessed on October 14, 2014 . 
8. ↑ Gruz David: Canamasas gets MP Motorsport seat for GP2 season opener. paddockscout.com, April 15, 2015, accessed April 17, 2015 . 
9. ↑ Valentin Khorounzhiy: Ex-IndyCar driver Coletti joins Campos for F2 opener. motorsport.com, April 11, 2017, accessed April 11, 2017 . 
10. ^ Gerald Dirnbeck: Formula 2 Spielberg: Marciello back at Trident. motorsport-total.com, July 6, 2017, accessed July 10, 2017 . 

Web links

Commons : Sergio Canamasas  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Career statistics of Sergio Canamasas (English)