Clément Novalak
| Clément Novalak | |
|---|---|
 Novalak driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2021 Spielberg Formula 3 round. | |
| Nationality |  French Swissvia dual nationality |
| Born | 23 December 2000 Avignon, France |
| FIA Formula 3 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2020 |
| Current team | Trident Racing |
| Car number | 5 |
| Former teams | Carlin Racing |
| Starts | 27 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 3 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Best finish | 12th in 2020 |
| Previous series | |
| 2018–19 2018 2018 | BRDC British F3 Championship Formula Renault Eurocup Toyota Racing Series |
| Championship titles | |
| 2019 | BRDC British F3 Championship |
Clément Novalak (born 23 December 2000) is a French-Swiss racing driver currently competing in FIA Formula 3 for Trident. He previously raced in the series for Carlin and won the 2019 British F3 Championship with the same squad.
Career[]
Karting[]
Novalak started karting in France when he was 10 years old. He won a couple of championships, his first of which was in 2015 at the WSK Super Master Series. He competed all around Europe including France, Sweden, Italy and the UK. In 2014, Novalak received backing from former karting champion and Hitech Grand Prix founder Oliver Oakes.[1]
Toyota Racing Series[]
In 2018, Novalak made his single-seater debut in the championship with Giles Motorsport.[2] Claiming two wins at Teretonga and Hampton Downs saw him end the season fifth and as top rookie.[3][4]
Formula Renault Eurocup[]
Following his performance in the Toyota Racing Series, Novalak was signed to Josef Kaufmann Racing for the 2018 season.[5]
British Formula 3[]
Novalak's first season in British F3 was in 2018 with Carlin. The first race of the season he took pole at Oulton Park, however he would retire from the race. Novalak competed in 4 of the 8 rounds in that season with the best finish being 4th, he finished the season in 18th with 120 points, only two points behind the swede Arvin Esmaeili who had a full-time drive.
In 2019 Novalak got a full-time drive with Carlin. He got two poles and two wins, in the second race of the final round of the season himself and championship rival Johnathan Hoggard collided meaning they both finished at the bottom end of the points. Hoggard finished 15th whereas Novalak finished 12th which gave him 4 points, enough to win him the title despite Hoggard winning the final race.
FIA Formula 3 Championship[]
Following his British F3 title win, Novalak joined Carlin for the second and third days of the post-season test at Valencia.[6][7] In February 2020, Novalak was named as part of Carlin's lineup for the 2020 season,[8] which includes him, Cameron Das and Enaam Ahmed. He scored his first podium in Austria.
In the post-season test at Catalunya, Novalak joined the Trident outfit and set the fastest time of the second day's morning session.[9][10]
Formula One[]
In 2017, Novalak partook in an assessment with the Ferrari Driver Academy.[2]
Personal life[]
Novalak was born in the French city of Avignon to a French father and Swiss mother. He moved to Montreux in Switzerland as a child and again to Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom in his teens. He claimed in a 2020 interview that, similar to Bertrand Gachot, "...I would probably consider myself European nowadays."[11] In 2021, he races under French license as he says his "origins are French. I have not lived there a lot but I was born there and each time I take a train or a plane in France, I feel at home."[12].
Karting record[]
Karting career summary[]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Championnat Regional Rhone-Alpes — Minime | 13th | |
| Bridgestone Cup — Minime | 23rd | ||
| French Championship — Minime | 64th | ||
| 2012 | Trophée Oscar Petit — Minime | 2nd | |
| Championnat Regional PACAC — Minime | 10th | ||
| Championnat Regional Rhone-Alpes — Minime | 5th | ||
| Bridgestone Cup — Minime | 9th | ||
| Trophée Kart Mag — Minime | 1st | ||
| French Championship — Minime | 9th | ||
| Regional Series — Minime | 7th | ||
| 2013 | Rotax Winter Cup — Rotax Junior | 30th | |
| Trophée Oscar Petit — Nationale | 10th | ||
| Rotax Euro Challenge — Rotax Junior | 62nd | ||
| Challenge Rotax Max France — Cadet | 14th | ||
| Coupe de France — Cadet | 8th | ||
| 2014 | South Garda Winter Cup — KFJ | Kosmic Racing Departement | 16th |
| WSK Champions Cup — KFJ | 44th | ||
| WSK Super Master Series — KFJ | 33rd | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — KFJ | 39th | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — KFJ | 33rd | ||
| WSK Final Cup — KFJ | 29th | ||
| 2015 | WSK Champions Cup — KFJ | Tony Kart Racing Team | 8th |
| South Garda Winter Cup — KFJ | 5th | ||
| WSK Super Master Series — KFJ | 1st | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — KFJ | 5th | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — KFJ | 2nd | ||
| WSK Final Cup — KFJ | 33rd | ||
| SKUSA SuperNationals — Junior | Team Koene USA | 40th | |
| 2016 | WSK Champions Cup — OK | Tony Kart Racing Team | 31st |
| South Garda Winter Cup — OK | 26th | ||
| WSK Super Master Series — OK | 6th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OK | 8th | ||
| German Karting Championship — OK | 4th | ||
| WSK Final Cup — OK | 6th | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OK | 15th | ||
| Kartmasters Grand Prix — OK | 2nd | ||
| 2017 | WSK Champions Cup — OK | Tony Kart Racing Team | 4th |
| South Garda Winter Cup — OK | 7th | ||
| WSK Super Master Series — OK | 1st | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OK | 12th | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OK | 20th | ||
| Swedish Karting Championship — OK | Ward Racing | 3rd |
Racing record[]
Career summary[]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Formula Renault Eurocup | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd |
| Formula Renault NEC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| BRDC British Formula 3 Championship | Carlin | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 18th | |
| Toyota Racing Series | Giles Motorsport | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 711 | 5th | |
| 2019 | BRDC British Formula 3 Championship | Carlin | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 505 | 1st |
| 2020 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Carlin Buzz Racing | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 12th |
| 2021 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Trident | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 122 | 3rd* |
† As Novalak was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete Toyota Racing Series results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Giles Motorsport | RUA 1 4 |
RUA 2 10 |
RUA 3 6 |
TER 1 4 |
TER 2 5 |
TER 3 1 |
HMP 1 5 |
HMP 2 1 |
HMP 3 9 |
TAU 1 10 |
TAU 2 10 |
TAU 3 Ret |
MAN 1 3 |
MAN 2 2 |
MAN 3 6 |
5th | 711 |
Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Josef Kaufmann Racing | LEC 1 15 |
LEC 2 Ret |
MNZ 1 16 |
MNZ 2 Ret |
SIL 1 12 |
SIL 2 Ret |
MON 1 25 |
MON 2 22 |
RBR 1 Ret |
RBR 2 DNS |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
HUN 1 18 |
HUN 2 22 |
NÜR 1 14 |
NÜR 2 16 |
HOC 1 11 |
HOC 2 22 |
CAT 1 Ret |
CAT 2 13 |
23rd | 0 |
Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Carlin | OUL 1 Ret |
OUL 2 710 |
OUL 3 4 |
ROC 1 Ret |
ROC 2 96 |
ROC 3 DSQ |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
SNE 3 |
SIL 1 4 |
SIL 2 113 |
SIL 3 6 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
BRH 3 |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
DON 3 |
SIL 1 13 |
SIL 2 4 |
SIL 3 C |
18th | 120 |
| 2019 | Carlin | OUL 1 1 |
OUL 2 67 |
OUL 3 2 |
SNE 1 2 |
SNE 2 69 |
SNE 3 2 |
SIL1 1 1 |
SIL1 2 99 |
SIL1 3 6 |
DON1 1 4 |
DON1 2 47 |
DON1 3 4 |
SPA 1 4 |
SPA 2 105 |
SPA 3 2 |
BRH 1 3 |
BRH 2 95 |
BRH 3 4 |
SIL2 1 7 |
SIL2 2 36 |
SIL2 3 4 |
DON2 1 4 |
DON2 2 12 |
DON2 3 6 |
1st | 505 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position points; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Carlin Buzz Racing | RBR FEA 10 |
RBR SPR 3 |
RBR FEA 29 |
RBR SPR 25 |
HUN FEA 9 |
HUN SPR 12 |
SIL FEA 8 |
SIL SPR 2 |
SIL FEA 12 |
SIL SPR 9 |
CAT FEA 4 |
CAT SPR 11 |
SPA FEA NC |
SPA SPR 15 |
MNZ FEA 13 |
MNZ SPR Ret |
MUG FEA 24 |
MUG SPR 14 |
12th | 45 | |||
| 2021 | Trident | CAT 1 2 |
CAT 2 4 |
CAT 3 6 |
LEC 1 5 |
LEC 2 6 |
LEC 3 5 |
RBR 1 Ret |
RBR 2 13 |
RBR 3 Ret |
HUN 1 4 |
HUN 2 8 |
HUN 3 5 |
SPA 1 7 |
SPA 2 5 |
SPA 3 5 |
ZAN 1 11 |
ZAN 2 2 |
ZAN 3 2 |
SOC 1 |
SOC 2 |
SOC 3 |
3rd* | 122* |
* Season still in progress.
References[]
- ^ "CLEMENT NOVALAK, RISING STAR". May 18, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Allen, Peter (October 17, 2017). "Karter Clement Novalak to contest 2018 Toyota Racing Series". FormulaScout. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ^ Carrell, Benjamin (January 24, 2018). "Former world kart champion Clement Novalak shapes as Toyota Racing Series threat". Stuff. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ^ Budge, Dale (January 28, 2018). "Motorsport: Clement Novalak continues Toyota Racing Series surge". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (February 21, 2018). "Clement Novalak to contest both Formula Renault Eurocup and British F3". FormulaScout. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ^ "Post-season testing Day 2 Entry List". October 20, 2019. Archived from the original on November 11, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ^ "Post-season testing Day 3 entry list". October 21, 2019. Archived from the original on October 22, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ^ "Novalak, Ahmed and Das join Carlin Buzz Racing for 2020". February 24, 2020. Archived from the original on February 24, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ^ "FIA Formula 3 returns to action for Barcelona post-season test". October 4, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- ^ "Novalak ends Barcelona post-season testing on top, ahead of Doohan in Trident one-two". October 6, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- ^ "Why does Novalak, a French-Swiss racer, drive under a British Licence?". FIA Formula 3 Championship. 2 April 2020.
- ^ Jérémy Satis (12 February 2021). "Clément Novalak signe avec Trident" (in French). Auto Hebdo.
External links[]
- Clément Novalak career summary at DriverDB.com
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