Jim Pla (born 6 October 1992 in Béziers) is a French racing driver.
| Jim Pla | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).png) Pla in 2022 | |
| Nationality |  French |
| Born | 6 October 1992 Béziers (France) |
| Porsche Carrera Cup France career | |
| Debut season | 2013 |
| Current team | Nourry Competition |
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold |
| Previous series | |
| 2010 2010 2009 2008–09 2007 | Formula 3 Euro Series GP3 Series Formula BMW Pacific Formula BMW Europe FR Campus France |
Career edit
Formula Renault Campus France edit
Pla began his formula racing career in the 2007 Formula Renault Campus France season. He finished sixth overall in the championship, with one win and 70.5 points.
Formula BMW edit
The following season, Pla competed in the Formula BMW Europe for DAMS. He finished seventeenth in standings, taking five points-scoring positions in sixteen races. For 2009, Pla remained in the series, staying with DAMS. He finished fifth behind Danish driver Michael Christensen in the championship with four wins in row at Valencia Street Circuit,[1][2] and Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.[3][4]
Formula Three edit
2010 saw Pla move to the Formula 3 Euro Series, competing for multiple champions ART Grand Prix, joining Valtteri Bottas and Alexander Sims at the team.[5] He finished 10th in the championship with one win and four points finishes out of 18 races. For 2011, Pla was set to switch to the Signature Team.
GP3 Series edit
Pla made his debut in GP3 Series at Istanbul Park round replacing his fellow Formula Renault Campus rival Jean-Éric Vergne.[6]
Racing record edit
Career summary edit
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Formula Campus Renault | Formule Campus | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 70.5 | 6th |
| 2008 | Formula BMW Europe | DAMS | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 17th |
| Formula BMW World Final | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 8th | ||
| 2009 | Formula BMW Europe | DAMS | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 222 | 5th |
| Formula BMW Pacific | EuroInternational | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | NC† | |
| 2010 | Formula 3 Euro Series | ART Grand Prix | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10th |
| British Formula 3 International Series | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| Masters of Formula 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | ||
| GP3 Series | Tech 1 Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36th | |
| 2013 | Porsche Carrera Cup France | Nourry Competition | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 171 | 3rd |
| 2014 | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | TECE MRS Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 21st |
| 2015 | Porsche Carrera Cup France | Racing Technology | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 149 | 5th |
| 2016 | Porsche Carrera Cup France | Racing Technology | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2017 | GT4 European Series Southern Cup - Pro-Am | Racing Technology | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 6th |
| 2018 | French GT4 Cup - Pro-Am | AKKA ASP Team | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 139 | 2nd |
| FIA GT Nations Cup | Team France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | N/A | DNF | |
| 2019 | French GT4 Cup - Pro-Am | AKKA ASP Team | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 80 | 8th |
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| FIA Motorsport Games GT Cup | Team France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th | |
| 2020 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | AKKA ASP Team | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17th | ||
| GT4 European Series - Pro-Am | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| French GT4 Cup - Pro-Am | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 112 | 5th | ||
| 2021 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | GetSpeed Performance | |||||||
| GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | AKKA ASP Team | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 12th | |
| International GT Open | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | NC† | ||
| GT4 European Series - Pro-Am | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 164 | 2nd | ||
| French GT4 Cup - Pro-Am | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 92 | 7th | ||
| 2022 | GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | GetSpeed Performance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | AKKodis ASP Team | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 54 | 5th | |
| GT4 European Series - Pro-Am | AKKODIS ASP | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 153 | 1st | |
| 2023 | GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup | AKKodis ASP Team | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro-Am | Scuderia Villorba Corse | ||||||||
| GT4 European Series - Pro-Am | Team Speedcar | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 24th | |
| 2024 | International GT Open | Scuderia Villorba Corse | |||||||
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Saintéloc Racing | ||||||||
| French GT4 Cup - Pro-Am | L'Espace Bienvenue |
Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results edit
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ART Grand Prix | Dallara F308/070 | Mercedes | LEC 1 7 |
LEC 2 11 |
HOC1 1 13 |
HOC1 2 6 |
VAL 1 DNS |
VAL 2 8 |
NOR 1 Ret |
NOR 2 8 |
NÜR 1 8 |
NÜR 2 4 |
ZAN 1 10 |
ZAN 2 13 |
BRH 1 13 |
BRH 2 12 |
OSC 1 9 |
OSC 2 1 |
HOC2 1 12 |
HOC2 2 11 |
10th | 13 |
Personal life edit
He is of no relation to fellow French driver Olivier Pla. Pla list his hobbies as skiing, cinema, quad biking and soccer,[7] while his favourite circuit is Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, where he won twice during the 2009 Formula BMW Europe season.
References edit
- ^ "Formula BMW Europe Valencia Race 1" (PDF). bmw-motorsport.com. Formula BMW. 22 August 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Formula BMW Europe Valencia Race 2" (PDF). bmw-motorsport.com. Formula BMW. 23 August 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Formula BMW Europe Spa Race 1" (PDF). bmw-motorsport.com. Formula BMW. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Formula BMW Europe Spa Race 2" (PDF). bmw-motorsport.com. Formula BMW. 30 August 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Costa, Massimo (13 November 2009). "Carlin e Manor via dal campionato". ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
- ^ "GP3 Series – Istanbul: Round 2 Preview". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 27 May 2010. Archived from the original on 31 May 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
- ^ "Formula BMW Europe. 2009 Championship Guide" (PDF). bmw-motorsport.com. Formula BMW. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
External links edit
- Official website
- Jim Pla career summary at DriverDB.com
- Jim Pla on Twitter
