Robert Vișoiu (born 10 February 1996 in Pitești) is a former racing driver from Romania.[1][2]

Robert Vișoiu
Robert Vișoiu in Monza, 2017
NationalityRomania Romanian
Born (1996-02-10) 10 February 1996 (age 28)
Pitești, Romania
FIA Formula 2 Championship career
Debut season2017
Car number12
Former teamsCampos Racing
Starts14
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish24th in 2017
Previous series
2015
2012-14
2013
2012
2011
2011
GP2 Series
GP3 Series
Auto GP
Italian Formula Three
Formula Abarth
Formula Pilota China

Career

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Karting

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At the age of six, Vișoiu first sat behind the wheel of a kart, the beginning of his karting career. He raced primarily in his native Romania up to 2009, becoming a two-time champion in the Mini Class and champion in the KF3 category. In 2009 Vișoiu switched to International KF3 competitions.[3]

Formula Abarth

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In 2011, Vișoiu graduated to single-seaters, racing in the Formula Abarth series for Jenzer Motorsport. Race victory in Misano[4] and another two podiums saw him finish on sixth position in the Italian series.[5] In European Series the Romanian driver finished on fourth place with two race victories,[6] including win in series' finale at Circuit de Catalunya.[7]

GP3 Series

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Vișoiu continued his collaboration with Jenzer Motorsport into the GP3 Series in 2012.[8] He finished the season fourteenth overall with twenty-four points, including a podium finish in Barcelona. In 2013, he raced for MW Arden alongside series debutants Daniil Kvyat and Carlos Sainz Jr.[9]

Formula Three

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Despite his GP3 commitments, Vișoiu also took part in the 2012 Italian Formula Three Championship with Ghinzani Arco Motorsport.[10] He finished the season ninth overall, scoring two podiums at the Hungaroring and winning the sprint race at the Mugello Circuit round. Vișoiu did not take part in the Misano or Imola rounds, owing to clashes with the Silverstone and Spa-Francorchamps rounds of the GP3 Series season.

GP2 Series

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Originally intending to leave motorsport to focus on his education, it was announced that Vișoiu would partake in the 2015 season, racing with Rapax.[11] There he finished seventeenth overall, in sharp contrast to his third placed teammate Sergey Sirotkin.

FIA Formula 2

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After a year out of motorsport in 2016, Vișoiu was signed to Campos Racing from the Monaco round of the 2017 season onwards.[12] However Vișoiu departed the series and all forms of motorsport before the Jerez round, calling time on his racing career and subsequently being replaced by Álex Palou.

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2011 Formula Abarth Italian Series Jenzer Motorsport 14 1 0 0 3 69 6th
Formula Abarth European Series 14 2 0 0 3 81 4th
Formula Pilota China Jenzer Welsh Asia Racing 4 0 0 0 2 38 9th
2012 Italian Formula 3 European Series Ghinzani Arco Motorsport 18 1 0 0 2 76 9th
Italian Formula 3 Championship 12 1 0 0 1 39 10th
GP3 Series Jenzer Motorsport 16 0 0 0 1 24 14th
2013 Auto GP Team Ghinzani 16 0 0 0 2 67 8th
GP3 Series MW Arden 16 2 0 0 2 44 12th
2014 GP3 Series Arden International 18 0 0 0 1 23 13th
2015 GP2 Series Rapax 18 0 0 1 0 20 17th
2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship Campos Racing 14 0 0 0 0 1 24th

Complete GP3 Series results

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(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 D.C. Points
2012 Jenzer Motorsport CAT
FEA

8
CAT
SPR

2
MON
FEA

14
MON
SPR

10
VAL
FEA

Ret
VAL
SPR

12
SIL
FEA

12
SIL
SPR

5
HOC
FEA

DSQ
HOC
SPR

12
HUN
FEA

12
HUN
SPR

22
SPA
FEA

15
SPA
SPR

13
MNZ
FEA

14
MNZ
SPR

7
14th 24
2013 MW Arden CAT
FEA

9
CAT
SPR

19
VAL
FEA

8
VAL
SPR

1
SIL
FEA

12
SIL
SPR

Ret
NÜR
FEA

11
NÜR
SPR

23
HUN
FEA

8
HUN
SPR

1
SPA
FEA

9
SPA
SPR

8
MNZ
FEA

Ret
MNZ
SPR

10
YMC
FEA

10
YMC
SPR

11
12th 44
2014 Arden International CAT
FEA

13
CAT
SPR

11
RBR
FEA

Ret
RBR
SPR

14
SIL
FEA

20
SIL
SPR

13
HOC
FEA

10
HOC
SPR

9
HUN
FEA

3
HUN
SPR

5
SPA
FEA

Ret
SPA
SPR

20
MNZ
FEA

19
MNZ
SPR

14
SOC
FEA

Ret
SOC
SPR

10
YMC
FEA

15
YMC
SPR

8
13th 23

Complete Auto GP results

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(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 Pos Points
2013 Ghinzani Motorsport MNZ
1

3
MNZ
2

6
MAR
1

14†
MAR
2

4
HUN
1

15†
HUN
2

10
SIL
1

9
SIL
2

Ret
MUG
1

Ret
MUG
2

15†
NÜR
1

7
NÜR
2

12
DON
1

4
DON
2

11
BRN
1

3
BRN
2

Ret
8th 67

Complete GP2 Series results

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(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 19 20 21 22 DC Points
2015 Rapax BHR
FEA

5
BHR
SPR

7
CAT
FEA

18
CAT
SPR

23
MON
FEA

15
MON
SPR

13
RBR
FEA

11
RBR
SPR

9
SIL
FEA

12
SIL
SPR

11
HUN
FEA

9
HUN
SPR

7
SPA
FEA

15
SPA
SPR

16
MNZ
FEA

9
MNZ
SPR

Ret
SOC
FEA

17
SOC
SPR

18
BHR
FEA
BHR
SPR
YMC
FEA
YMC
SPR
17th 20

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (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 22 DC Points
2017 Campos Racing BHR
FEA
BHR
SPR
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
MON
FEA

Ret
MON
SPR

15
BAK
FEA

15
BAK
SPR

11
RBR
FEA

11
RBR
SPR

17†
SIL
FEA

17
SIL
SPR

11
HUN
FEA

Ret
HUN
SPR

Ret
SPA
FEA

10
SPA
SPR

16
MNZ
FEA

16
MNZ
SPR

19
JER
FEA
JER
SPR
YMC
FEA
YMC
SPR
24th 1

Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

References

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  1. ^ ProSport.ro Victorie românească la Hungaroring! Robert Vişoiu, la al doilea succes din carieră
  2. ^ Istorie în Spania : Robert Vişoiu a cîştigat cursa 2013.06.16 "Robert Vişoiu a realizat astăzi cea mai mare performanţă a motorsportului românesc, reuşind să cîştige a doua cursă de..."
  3. ^ "Curriculum". robertvisoiu.com. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "C.I. Formula ACI-CSAI Abarth Selenia – Classifica Gara 2" (PDF) (in Italian). Formula Abarth. 5 June 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Campionato Italiano Formula ACI-CSAI Abarth 2011". Driver Database. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  6. ^ "Formula Abarth European Series 2011". Driver Database. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  7. ^ "Sirotkin champion after race one. Vișoiu triumphs in race two". Formula Abarth. 30 October 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  8. ^ "Jenzer Motorsport announce first GP3 driver for 2012 as Robert Visoiu". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 13 February 2012. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  9. ^ Allen, Peter (21 December 2012). "Visoiu to race for MW Arden alongside Red Bull pair". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  10. ^ Borgo, Marco (7 February 2012). "Robert Visoiu è il primo pilota annunciato da Ghinzani" [Robert Visoiu is the first driver announced by Ghinzani]. stopandgo.tv (in Italian). Stop&Go. Retrieved 7 February 2012.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ "Robert Visoiu moves up from GP3 with Rapax". 6 March 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  12. ^ "Robert Visoiu confirmed at Campos Racing". 22 May 2017. Archived from the original on 22 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
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