Victor Carbone

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Victor Carbone (born September 13, 1992 in São Paulo ) is a former Brazilian automobile racing driver . He drove in the Indy Lights from 2011 to 2013 . In 2014 he started in the GP3 series.

Career

Carbone began his motorsport career in karting . In 2008 he switched to formula racing . He finished 15th in the Skip Barber National Championship and eighth in the Skip Barber Western Regional Series . In 2009 he moved to Alegra Motorsports in the F2000 Championship Series . He took part in 9 of 12 races and finished the season in tenth place in the drivers' standings. In 2010 Carbone stayed with Alegra Motorsports. He won 6 out of 14 races and won the championship title

In 2011 Carbone competed for Sam Schmidt Motorsports in the Indy Lights . At the season finale, he achieved his first Indy Lights victory. While his teammates Josef Newgarden and Esteban Guerrieri occupied the first two positions, he was sixth in the drivers' championship. In 2012 , Carbone stayed with Sam Schmidt Motorsports in Indy Lights. With two third places as the best results, he was again sixth overall, while his teammates Tristan Vautier and Guerrieri were in the first two positions. In 2013 , Carbone couldn't find a cockpit for an entire season. He competed in the Indy Lights for the Moore Racing team . He also completed a number of races in the Canadian Porsche GT3 Cup.

In 2014 Carbone moved to Europe and competed for Trident Racing in the GP3 series . After missing points in the first four events, he dropped out of the series. A 17th place was his best result. At the end of the season he finished 31st overall.

statistics

Career stations

  • 2010: F2000 Championship Series (champions)
  • 2011 : Indy Lights (6th place)
  • 2012 : Indy Lights (6th place)
  • 2013 : Indy Lights (14th place)
  • 2013: Canadian Porsche GT3 Cup (10th place)
  • 2014 : GP3 series (31st place)

Individual results in the GP3 series

year team 1 2 3 4th 5 6th 7th 8th 9 10 11 12 13 14th 15th 16 17th 18th Points rank
2014 Trident Racing SpainSpain ESP AustriaAustria AUT United KingdomUnited Kingdom GBR GermanyGermany GER HungaryHungary HUN BelgiumBelgium BEL ItalyItaly ITA RussiaRussia RUS United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates UAE 0 31.
DNF 17th 18th 18th 23 DNF 23 20th                    

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ “2010 Champ Victor Carbone to Indy Lights” (f2000championshipseries.com on January 11, 2011)
  2. ^ "Victor Carbone continues with Schmidt in Indy Lights" (racer.com on December 29, 2011)
  3. ↑ Philipp Schajer: "GP3 - Trident brings Carbone to Europe". Challenge GP3. Motorsport-Magazin.com, January 15, 2014, accessed January 15, 2014 .
personal data
SURNAME Carbone, Victor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brazilian racing car driver
DATE OF BIRTH September 13, 1992
PLACE OF BIRTH São Paulo , Brazil