Sergio Perez

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Sergio Perez

Nation:	Mexico
Formula 1 world championship
Status:	active
Start number :	11
First start:	2011 Australian Grand Prix
Constructors
2011–2012  Sauber • 2013  McLaren • 2014–2018  Force India • 2018–2020  Racing Point
statistics
World Cup balance:	World Cup seventh ( 2016 , 2017 )
Starts Victories Poles SR 181 - - 4th
World Cup points :	614
Podiums :	8th
Leadership laps :	23 over 115.1 km
Status: Belgian Grand Prix, August 30, 2020

Sergio Michel "Checo" Pérez Mendoza (born January 26, 1990 in Guadalajara , Jalisco ) is a Mexican racing driver .

From 2009 to 2010 he started in the GP2 series and was runner-up there in 2010. In 2011 he made his debut for Sauber in Formula 1 and has competed in it ever since. Since summer 2018 he has been racing for Racing Point , which will start as Aston Martin Racing from the 2021 season .

Career

Beginnings in motorsport (2004-2008)

Pérez took part in the Skip Barber National Championship in 2004 and was eleventh there overall. In 2005 he switched to 4speed Media in the German Formula BMW and was fourth overall. In 2006 Pérez also competed in the German Formula BMW and was sixth in the overall standings for the ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg team . He also took part in two races in the A1GP series for the Mexican team in the winter of 2006/2007 . In 2007 Pérez switched to T-Sport in the British Formula 3 Championship and was champion of the national class with 14 wins in 21 races. In 2008 he was promoted to the international class of the British Formula 3 championship and, again competing for T-Sport , reached fourth place in the overall standings at the end of the season with four wins from 20 races.

GP2 series (2008-2010)

In the GP2 Asia Series season 2008/2009 , Pérez drove alongside Vitaly Petrow for Campos Grand Prix . After Pérez celebrated his first GP2 victory in the sprint race in Sakhir , he also showed a good performance at the next race weekend in Losail : After finishing second in the main race, Pérez won the sprint race ahead of his teammate Petrov . At the end of the season, Pérez finished seventh overall. With 26 to 28 points he narrowly defeated Petrov.

In 2009 Pérez also took part in the main series of GP2 . Together with Edoardo Mortara , he competed for Arden International . Despite not winning a race, he showed solid performances in his debut season. In Valencia , he was third in the main race and second in the sprint race for the first time on the podium and finished twelfth overall at the end of the season. Internally, he prevailed against Mortara with 22 to 19 points.

For the 2010 GP2 series , Pérez returned to the Barwa Addax Team , the successor team to Campos Grand Prix . His teammate was Giedo van der Garde from the Netherlands . Pérez had already driven half of the 2009/2010 GP2 Asia Series season for Barwa Addax and finished 15th in the overall standings. In the regular GP2 series, Pérez won his first race in the GP2 series at the prestigious race in Monte Carlo . With further victories at Silverstone , Hockenheim , Spa-Francorchamps and on Yas Island , he won a total of five races. At the end of the season he was runner- up behind Pastor Maldonado and was also the driver with the second-most wins. In November 2010 he completed his first Formula 1 test for Sauber .

Formula 1 (since 2011)

Clean (2011-2012)

2011

Sergio Pérez in the Sauber C30 at the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix

In 2011 he competed in Formula 1 for the Sauber team. He also received a sponsorship contract with Ferrari . In his first race, the Australian Grand Prix , Pérez crossed the finish line in seventh place. He was the only driver who used a one-stop strategy and drove 35 laps with a soft set of tires. Since the technical inspection after the race found illegal rear wings on both cleaners, both pilots were disqualified. In the fifth race, the Spanish Grand Prix , he finally scored his first Formula 1 points in ninth place.

In qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix , Pérez had a serious accident. As he left the tunnel, he lost control of his vehicle, turned and hit the side wall of the harbor chicane. Pérez remained conscious and was taken to a hospital. Pérez suffered a concussion and a sprain in his thigh. He had to cancel the start of the Grand Prix. At the following Grand Prix in Canada , Pérez complained of nausea after the first free practice and was replaced by Pedro de la Rosa for the rest of the race weekend . At the British Grand Prix he achieved his best result of the season in seventh place. In Japan , Pérez made up a few places, moving up from 17th to eighth place. At the end of the season he finished 16th overall. Internally he was defeated by his teammate Kamui Kobayashi with 14 to 30 points.

2012

Pérez in the final round of the 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix, where he finished second

Pérez completed his second season for Sauber in 2012 . At the season opener in Australia he finished eighth. As in the previous year, he was the only driver who could only get by with a tire change. In the second race, the Malaysian Grand Prix , Pérez had a chance to win in a race characterized by changing weather conditions. In the duel for victory with Fernando Alonso , however, he made a small driving mistake, but finally crossed the finish line 2.3 seconds behind in second place. At the Monaco Grand Prix he achieved the fastest lap in Formula 1 for the first time, but finished eleventh without any points. A race later in Canada , he achieved another podium finish with a third place. At the Italian Grand Prix he achieved another second place. At the end of the season he finished tenth in the world championship. With that he prevailed internally against Kobayashi with 66 to 60 points.

McLaren (2013)

For the Formula 1 World Championship 2013 , Pérez moved to McLaren . He replaced Lewis Hamilton there and became a teammate of Jenson Button . At the season opener in Australia he missed points in eleventh place. A week later in Malaysia he scored points for McLaren for the first time in ninth place and set the fastest race lap. Pérez achieved his best placement with a fifth place in India . Although the collaboration with McLaren was originally planned for several years, Pérez's commitment to the racing team ended after just one season. With 49 to 73 points he was defeated internally by Button and was eleventh in the drivers' standings.

Force India / Racing Point (since 2014)

2014

Pérez at the 2014 Singapore Grand Prix

For the 2014 season , Pérez received a cockpit at Force India . He signed a multi-year contract with the racing team and became Nico Hülkenberg's teammate . When the permanent Formula 1 start numbers were introduced, he chose # 11 for his further career. Pérez justified his choice by saying that he was already using the number in karting and in his debut season of the GP2 series. At the Malaysian Grand Prix , he could not start due to technical problems. A week later in Bahrain he achieved his first podium finish with Force India with a third place. In Austria he set the fastest race lap and finished in sixth place. Pérez finished the season in tenth place overall. Internally, he lost the duel against Hulkenberg with 59 to 96 points.

2015

In 2015 , Hülkenberg and Pérez formed the Force India driver duo again. At the Russian Grand Prix , Pérez took third place. He improved to ninth place in the overall standings, which was his best final position in Formula 1 to date. He prevailed against Hulkenberg with 78 to 58 points.

2016

In the 2016 Formula 1 World Championship , Pérez and Hülkenberg stayed with Force India. At the Monaco Grand Prix he reached a podium with a third place. Two races later, at the European Grand Prix , Pérez qualified for second place, but started from seventh place due to a starting place penalty. In the race he moved up to third place and thus again on the podium. Pérez won the internal duel against Hülkenberg again with 101 to 72 points and improved again with seventh place in the drivers' standings.

2017

In 2017 , Pérez stayed with Force India and got a new teammate in Esteban Ocon . At the end of the season he finished seventh overall with 100 points.

2018

In the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship , Pérez competed again for Force India. At the Azerbaijan Grand Prix he came third. During the summer break, Racing Point took over the starting position and the Force India team. In the first race for the newly formed team in Belgium , Pérez finished fifth. At the end of the season he was eighth in the drivers' standings with 62 points.

2019

In 2019 , Pérez stayed at Racing Point and got a new teammate in Lance Stroll , the son of team owner and fashion tycoon Lawrence Stroll. He finished the season in tenth place overall with 52 points.

2020

In 2020 , Pérez will again form the driver duo with Stroll at Racing Point. In the run-up to the Grand Prix of Great Britain , Pérez tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus . So he was not allowed to start at the Grand Prix. As a result, he had to pause again at the next race, the Grand Prix of the 70th anniversary . At both events he was represented by Nico Hülkenberg . He returned at subsequent races in Spain after testing negative on the Thursday before the Grand Prix. He is currently in ninth place with 33 points in the drivers' standings after the seventh race.

Others

Since the beginning of his career, Pérez has been supported by the Mexican telecommunications company Telmex . In 2016 he signed a sponsorship deal with eyewear manufacturer Hawkers. After Hawkers few weeks after the signing in a Tweet on the occasion of the victory of Donald Trump in the United States presidential election, 2016 commented negatively about Mexicans, Pérez canceled the contract on with immediate effect.

statistics

Career stations

2004: Skip Barber National Championship 2005 : German Formula BMW (14th place) 2006 : German Formula BMW (6th place) 2007 : A1GP 2007: British Formula 3 , national class (champions) 2008: British Formula 3 (4th place) 2009 : GP2 Asia Series (7th place)

2009 : GP2 series (12th place) 2010 : GP2 Asia Series (15th place) 2010 : GP2 series (2nd place) 2010 : Formula 1 (test driver) 2011 : Formula 1 (16th place) 2012 : Formula 1 (10th place) 2013 : Formula 1 (11th place) 2014 : Formula 1 (10th place)

2015 : Formula 1 (9th place) 2016 : Formula 1 (7th place) 2017 : Formula 1 (7th place) 2018 : Formula 1 (8th place) 2019 : Formula 1 (10th place) 2020 : Formula 1

Statistics in the Formula 1 World Championship

These statistics include all the driver's participations in the Formula 1 World Championship .

general overview

Status: Belgian Grand Prix, August 30, 2020

season	team	chassis	engine	run	Victories	Second	Third	Poles	nice Race laps	Points	WM-Pos.
2011	Sauber F1 Team	Clean C30	Ferrari 2.4 V8	17th	-	-	-	-	-	14th	16.
2012	Sauber F1 Team	Clean C31	Ferrari 2.4 V8	20th	-	2	1	-	1	66	10.
2013	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-28	Mercedes 2.4 V8	19th	-	-	-	-	1	49	11.
2014	Sahara Force India F1 Team	Force India VJM07	Mercedes 1.6 V6 Turbo	18th	-	-	1	-	1	59	10.
2015	Sahara Force India F1 Team	Force India VJM08	Mercedes 1.6 V6 Turbo	19th	-	-	1	-	-	78	9.
2016	Sahara Force India F1 Team	Force India VJM09	Mercedes 1.6 V6 Turbo	21st	-	-	2	-	-	101	7th
2017	Sahara Force India F1 Team	Force India VJM10	Mercedes 1.6 V6 Turbo	20th	-	-	-	-	1	100	7th
2018	Sahara Force India F1 Team	Force India VJM11	Mercedes 1.6 V6 Turbo	12	-	-	1	-	-	30th	8th.
	Racing Point Force India F1 Team	Force India VJM11	Mercedes 1.6 V6 Turbo	9	-	-	-	-	-	32
2019	SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team	Racing Point RP19	Mercedes 1.6 V6 Turbo	21st	-	-	-	-	-	52	10.
2020	BWT Racing Point F1 Team	Racing Point RP20	Mercedes 1.6 V6 Turbo	5	-	-	-	-	-	33	9.
total				181	-	2	6th	-	4th	614

Single results

season	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	19th	20th	21st	22nd	23	24
2011
	DSQ	DNF	17th	14th	9	DNS	PO	11	7th	11	15th	DNF	DNF	10	8th	16	10	11	13
2012
	8th	2	11	11	DNF	11	3	9	DNF	6th	14th	DNF	2	10	DNF	11	DNF	15th	11	DNF
2013
	11	9	11	6th	9	16 *	11	20 *	8th	9	11	12	8th	10	15th	5	9	7th	6th
2014
	10	DNS	3	9	9	DNF	11 *	6th	11	10	DNF	8th	7th	7th	10	10	DNF	15th	7th
2015
	10	13	11	8th	13	7th	11	9	9	DNF	5	6th	7th	12	3	5	8th	12	5
2016
	13	16	11	9	7th	3	10	3	17 *	6th	11	10	5	8th	8th	6th	7th	8th	10	4th	8th
2017
	7th	9	7th	6th	4th	13	5	DNF	7th	9	8th	17 *	9	5	6th	7th	8th	7th	9	7th
2018
	11	16	12	3	9	12	14th	DNF	7th	10	7th	14th	5	7th	16	10	7th	8th	DNF	10	8th
2019
	13	10	8th	6th	15th	12	12	12	11	17th	DNF	11	6th	7th	DNF	7th	8th	7th	10	9	7th
2020
	6th	6th	7th	INJ	INJ	5	10

Legend
colour	abbreviation	meaning
gold	-	victory
silver	-	2nd place
bronze	-	3rd place
green	-	Placement in the points
blue	-	Classified outside the point ranks
violet	DNF	Race not finished (did not finish)
	NC	not classified
red	DNQ	did not qualify
	DNPQ	failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black	DSQ	disqualified
White	DNS	not at the start (did not start)
	WD	withdrawn
Light Blue	PO	only participated in the training (practiced only)
	TD	Friday test driver
without	DNP	did not participate in the training (did not practice)
	INJ	injured or sick
	EX	excluded
	DNA	did not arrive
	C.	Race canceled
		no participation in the World Cup
other	P / bold	Pole position
	SR / italic	Fastest race lap
	*	not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered
	()	Streak results
	underlined	Leader in the overall standings

Web links

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

• Career statistics by Sergio Pérez (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ "Perez returns to Addax in 2010" (Motorsport-Total.com on December 9, 2009)
2. ^ "Sauber: Pérez 'first day as a Formula 1 driver" (Motorsport-Total.com on November 17, 2010)
3. ^ "Official: Sauber 2011 with Kobayashi and Pérez" (Motorsport-Total.com on October 4, 2010)
4. ^ "Sauber newcomer Pérez becomes Ferrari squad driver" (Motorsport-Total.com on October 8, 2010)
5. ^ "Formula 1 - Sauber deeply impressed by Perez" (Motorsport-Magazin.com on March 31, 2011)
6. ↑ "Rear wing illegal: cleanly disqualified!" (Motorsport-Total.com on March 27, 2011)
7. ↑ "Accident in qualifying: Perez is conscious" (Motorsport-Total.com on May 28, 2011)
8. ↑ "No broken bones in Perez" (Motorsport-Total.com on May 28, 2011)
9. ↑ "Perez expects a comeback in Montreal" (Motorsport-Total.com on May 2, 2011)
10. ↑ "Perez is not feeling well: De la Rosa steps in" (Motorsport-Total.com on June 10, 2011)
11. ^ "Formula 1 - Sauber keeps its drivers for 2012" (Motorsport-Magazin.com on July 28, 2011)
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