Sacha Fenestraz
| Sacha Fenestraz | |
|---|---|
 Sacha Fenestraz on the podium of Nürburgring in 2017 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0. | |
| Nationality |  French Argentinevia dual nationality |
| Born | 28 July 1999 Annecy, France[1] |
| Super GT career | |
| Debut season | 2019 |
| Current team | TOM'S |
| Car number | 36 |
| Former teams | Kondō Racing |
| Starts | 19 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 4th in 2020 |
| Previous series | |
| 2019 2018 2017–18 2016–17 2016–17 2015 | Japanese F3 Championship GP3 Series FIA European F3 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC French F4 Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2019 2017 2015 | Japanese F3 Championship Formula Renault Eurocup French F4 Junior Champion |
Sacha Fenestraz Jules (born 28 July 1999) is a French-Argentine racing driver. He is the 2017 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 champion.[2] Fenestraz currently competes in the Super Formula Championship with Kondō Racing.
Career[]
Karting[]
Born in France to Argentine and French parents, but raised in Córdoba, Argentina,[3] Fenestraz began karting in 2006 at the age of seven, partaking in events across France and Argentina.
Formula 4[]
In 2015, Fenestraz graduated to single-seaters. He partook in the French F4 Championship, where he claimed three victories and eleven junior victories. As a result, he finished as Junior F4 champion and vice-champion in the overall standings.
Formula Renault 2.0[]
In 2016, Fenestraz switched to Formula Renault 2.0 with Tech 1 Racing. He claimed his first pole position at the Monaco round, following the exclusion of former pole sitter Lando Norris,[4] and subsequently took his first victory in the race. He followed that up with a second pole and victory at the final race at Estoril to finish fifth in the overall standings. He also claimed a victory and finished fifth in the Northern European Cup.
After testing with them in the post-season test at Estoril, Fenestraz signed with team champions Josef Kaufmann Racing for 2017.[5] Fenestraz won the championship with a race to spare.[2] He won seven races and had finished another eleven races on the podium position. After he became a champion he was included into the Renault Sport Academy.[6]
FIA European Formula 3 Championship[]
In September 2017, Fenestraz joined Carlin for the eighth round at the Nürburgring.[7] In 2018, he contested with the team full-time.[8] He scored his first podium and victory of the season during the second race in Pau. He started this race from pole position and also managed to set the fastest lap of the race, but could only manage eleventh in the championship.[9] At the Macau Grand Prix, Fenestraz came away with third in the race.[10]
GP3 Series[]
Fenestraz partook in the final two rounds of the 2018 GP3 Series with Arden International.[11]
Japanese Formula 3[]
After losing his backing from Renault, Fenestraz moved to Japan to contest the Japanese Formula 3 Championship with B-Max Racing with Motopark.[12][13] Fighting throughout the season with TOM'S racer Ritomo Miyata, Fenestraz claimed eight wins and secured the title at Motegi with a round to spare, thus becoming the first rookie driver to win the title since Nick Cassidy in 2015.[14]
Super Formula[]
In 2020, Fenestraz moved up to Super Formula with Kondō Racing[15]
Formula E[]
In February 2020, Fenestraz was named as one of Panasonic Jaguar Racing's entrants into the rookie test in Marrakesh.[16] In the test, Fenestraz set the fourth fastest time of the morning session and finish tenth overall in the afternoon session and overall classification.[17][18] The following year, Fenestraz was named as Jaguar's reserve driver for the 2021 season opener at Riyadh.[19]
Sports car racing[]
Super GT[]
In addition to his Formula 3 campaign, Fenestraz also partook in the GT300 class of the Super GT championship with Kondō Racing, finishing sixth overall.[13] The following year, Fenestraz graduated to the GT500 class, replacing Kazuki Nakajima at Lexus Team au Tom's.[20]
Personal life[]
Fenestraz shared a flat in Guildford with fellow racing driver Lando Norris.[21]
Racing record[]
Career summary[]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | French F4 Championship | Auto Sport Academy | 21 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 253 | 2nd |
| 2016 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Tech 1 Racing | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 119.5 | 5th |
| Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 207 | 5th | ||
| 2017 | Formula Renault Eurocup | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 23 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 367.5 | 1st |
| Formula Renault NEC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 108 | 6th | ||
| FIA Formula 3 European Championship | Carlin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20th | |
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 7th | ||
| 2018 | FIA Formula 3 European Championship | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 121 | 11th | |
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd | ||
| GP3 Series | Arden International | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24th | |
| 2019 | Japanese Formula 3 Championship | B-Max Racing with Motopark | 20 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 162 | 1st |
| Super GT - GT300 | Kondō Racing | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 6th | |
| 2020 | Super GT | Toyota Gazoo Racing Team au TOM'S | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 4th |
| Super Formula | Kondō Racing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13th | |
| 2020–21 | Formula E | Jaguar Racing | Reserve driver | ||||||
| 2021 | Super GT | Toyota Gazoo Racing Team KeePer TOM'S | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 17th |
| Super Formula | Kondō Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17th | |
| Michelin Pilot Challenge | TGR Riley Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 44th | |
Complete French F4 Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | LÉD 1 8 |
LÉD 2 1 |
LÉD 3 8 |
LMS 1 2 |
LMS 2 4 |
LMS 3 8 |
PAU 1 1 |
PAU 2 Ret |
PAU 3 1 |
HUN 1 3 |
HUN 2 9 |
HUN 3 3 |
MAG 1 2 |
MAG 2 Ret |
MAG 3 4 |
NAV 1 5 |
NAV 2 3 |
NAV 3 8 |
LEC 1 2 |
LEC 2 5 |
LEC 3 3 |
2nd | 253 |
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 | 21 | 22 | 23 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Tech 1 Racing | ALC 1 Ret |
ALC 2 14 |
ALC 3 15 |
MON 1 1 |
MNZ 1 4 |
MNZ 2 3 |
MNZ 1 8 |
RBR 1 13 |
RBR 2 10 |
LEC 1 6 |
LEC 2 5 |
SPA 1 4 |
SPA 2 4 |
EST 1 7 |
EST 2 1 |
5th | 119.5 | ||||||||
| 2017 | Josef Kaufmann Racing | MNZ 1 2 |
MNZ 2 2 |
SIL 1 5 |
SIL 2 Ret |
PAU 1 6 |
PAU 2 2 |
MON 1 2 |
MON 2 1 |
HUN 1 2 |
HUN 2 3 |
HUN 3 8 |
NÜR 1 3 |
NÜR 2 1 |
RBR 1 2 |
RBR 2 1 |
LEC 1 Ret |
LEC 2 1 |
SPA 1 1 |
SPA 2 3 |
SPA 3 1 |
CAT 1 4 |
CAT 2 2 |
CAT 3 1 |
1st | 367.5 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Carlin | Volkswagen | SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
SIL 3 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
PAU 1 |
PAU 2 |
PAU 3 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
HUN 3 |
NOR 1 |
NOR 2 |
NOR 3 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
ZAN 3 |
NÜR 1 15 |
NÜR 2 13 |
NÜR 3 10 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
HOC 3 |
20th | 1 |
| 2018 | Carlin | Volkswagen | PAU 1 4 |
PAU 2 1 |
PAU 3 20 |
HUN 1 8 |
HUN 2 9 |
HUN 3 6 |
NOR 1 Ret |
NOR 2 8 |
NOR 3 Ret |
ZAN 1 17 |
ZAN 2 12 |
ZAN 3 18 |
SPA 1 11 |
SPA 2 7 |
SPA 3 15 |
SIL 1 2 |
SIL 2 7 |
SIL 3 2 |
MIS 1 11 |
MIS 2 8 |
MIS 3 12 |
NÜR 1 12 |
NÜR 2 9 |
NÜR 3 7 |
RBR 1 11 |
RBR 2 16† |
RBR 3 Ret |
HOC 1 7 |
HOC 2 Ret |
HOC 3 Ret |
11th | 121 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete Macau Grand Prix results[]
| Year | Team | Car | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 |  Carlin
|
Dallara F317 | 11th | 12th | 7th |
| 2018 | Carlin
|
Dallara F317 | 3rd | 4th | 3rd |
Complete GP3 Series results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Arden International | CAT FEA |
CAT SPR |
LEC FEA |
LEC SPR |
RBR FEA |
RBR SPR |
SIL FEA |
SIL SPR |
HUN FEA |
HUN SPR |
SPA FEA |
SPA SPR |
MNZ FEA |
MNZ SPR |
SOC FEA 16 |
SOC SPR 13 |
YMC FEA 16 |
YMC SPR 15 |
24th | 0 |
Complete Super GT results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kondō Racing | Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 (2018) | GT300 | OKA 5‡ |
FUJ 4 |
SUZ 18 |
CHA 2 |
FUJ 7 |
AUT 8 |
SUG 5 |
MOT 6 |
6th | 46 |
| 2020 | Toyota Gazoo Racing Team au TOM'S | Toyota GR Supra GT500 | GT500 | FUJ 2 |
FUJ 2 |
SUZ 3 |
MOT 11 |
FUJ 12 |
SUZ 7 |
MOT 13 |
FUJ 3 |
4th | 56 |
| 2021 | Toyota Gazoo Racing Team KeePer TOM'S | Toyota GR Supra GT500 | GT500 | OKA | FUJ | SUZ | MOT | SUG | AUT 9 |
MOT 10 |
FUJ 2 |
17th | 18 |
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
Complete Super Formula results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Kondō Racing | MOT 3 |
OKA Ret |
SUG Ret |
AUT Ret |
SUZ 10 |
SUZ Ret |
FUJ 8 |
13th | 19 |
| 2021 | Kondō Racing | FUJ | SUZ | AUT | SUG | MOT | MOT 13 |
SUZ 7 |
17th | 4 |
References[]
- ^ "Sacha Fenestraz Career History | FIA Results and Statistics". fiaresultsandstatistics.motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
- ^ a b Waring, Bethonie (29 October 2017). "Sacha Fenestraz crowned Eurocup champion as Shwartzman wins again at Barcelona". formulascout.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "Quién es Sacha Fenestraz, el cordobés que deslumbró en Monaco (Who is Sacha Fenestraz, the Cordovan who dazzled in Monaco)". 30 May 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ "Sacha Fenestraz on pole in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 at Monaco". 28 May 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ "Fenestraz firms up Kaufmann switch for 2017 Formula Renault season". 14 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ "SACHA FENESTRAZ WINS THE 2017 FORMULA RENAULT EUROCUP TITLE". Renault Sport Academy. Renault Sport. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "Formula Renault leader Fenestraz to make F3 debut". 4 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ Simmons, Marcus (January 15, 2018). "Formula Renault champion Fenestraz joins Carlin for Euro F3 2018". Autosport. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- ^ "HOME HERO SACHA FENESTRAZ WINS AT PAU". 13 May 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ "Sacha Fenestraz scores a podium finish in Macau!". November 19, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ Hewitt, Chloe (September 25, 2018). "SACHA FENESTRAZ JOINS ARDEN INTERNATIONAL GP3 TEAM". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ Simmons, Marcus (December 17, 2018). "Fenestraz dropped by Renault junior scheme". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ a b Brierty, William (February 15, 2019). "Sacha Fenestraz finalises Japanese F3 and Super GT programmes". FormulaScout. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
- ^ Thukral, Rachit (August 18, 2019). "Ex-Renault junior Fenestraz crowned Japanese F3 champion". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "Cassidy absent from Toyota's Super Formula line-up". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
- ^ "Panasonic Jaguar Racing with Jamie Chadwick and Sacha Fenestraz in Formula E test". February 28, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- ^ Soulsby, Chris (March 1, 2020). "Van Der Linde tops morning session of Marrakesh rookie test". Motorsport Week. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- ^ "Nick Cassidy sets fastest time for Envision Virgin Racing in Rookie Test". March 1, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- ^ Thukral, Rachit (February 24, 2021). "Fenestraz joins Jaguar Formula E team as reserve driver". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ Klein, Jamie (November 21, 2019). "Fenestraz set to replace Nakajima at TOM'S". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5VYCYmRL6A&t=41s
External links[]
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- Official website
- Sacha Fenestraz career summary at DriverDB.com
- 1999 births
- Living people
- French racing drivers
- French F4 Championship drivers
- Formula Renault Eurocup drivers
- Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers
- FIA Formula 3 European Championship drivers
- French people of Argentine descent
- French people of Colombian descent
- GP3 Series drivers from France
- Japanese Formula 3 Championship drivers
- Carlin racing drivers
- Arden International drivers