Showing posts with label race drivers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label race drivers. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Adrien Tambay


Adrien Tambay is a French car racing driver. Currently he is part of the Audi Sport Team competeing in German Touring Car Masters (DTM, Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters), in Germany. 

He previously raced in Formula BMW, Formula 3, Auto GP and GP3. 

His dad was former F1 race driver Patrick Tambay 



Born: February 25, 1991 in Paris, France 
Height: 1.81 meters 
Weight: 69 kg 
Social Media: twitter.com/TambayRacing 
Website: www.adrientambay.fr 



Career Highlights
  • DTM best finish in 2012: 10th
  • Raced for the Charouz-Gravity Racing team in Auto GP 
  • Won a race in GP3 
  • Drives an Audi A5 DTM

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Denny Hamlin


Denny Hamlin is a NASCAR race car driver, currently part of the Joe Gibbs Racing team. He joined NASCAR in 2004. He began racing when he was seven years old, competing in go-karts. 

Born: November 18, 1980 in Tampa, Florida
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 155 lbs

Website: dennyhamlin.com, Twitter



Career Highlights:
  • 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Rookie of the Year
  • NASCAR Sprint Cup series record: 242 races, 19 wins, 10 poles, 121 Top 10s
  • NASCAR Nationwide series record: 135 races, 11 wins, 16 poles, 79 Top 10s
  • NASCAR Camping World Truck series record: 13 races, 1 win

Friday, June 22, 2012

Bruno Senna



Bruno Senna is a Formula One racing driver from Brazil, currently racing for the Williams team. He debuted in F1 in 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix, for the Hispania Racing team, then moved to Renault in 2011.


Bruno is the nephew of Formula One champion Ayrton Senna.






Born: October 15, 1983 in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Height: 1.8 m
Weight: 69 kg

Website: brunosenna.com.br/en/






Career Highlights:
  • Raced for the British Formula Three in 2005
  • Joined the GP2 Series from 2007 to 2008
  • Signed up for Hispania on October 30, 2009, for the 2010 season
  • Scored his first F1 points at the 2011 Italian Grand Prix
  • won the Lorenzo Bandini Trophy in Italy


Sunday, April 8, 2012

Randy De Puniet



Randy De Puniet is a French motorcycle race driver. He is currently a member of  the Power Electronics Aspar team of the MotoGP circuit. He drove motorcycles by Kawasaki (2006-07), Honda (2008-09), Ducati (2011) and Aprilia ART (2012) throughout his career in MotoGP, which he moved to in 2006 from 250cc class. So far he has 104 starts in MotoGP, with 2 podium finishes. 




Born: February 14, 1981 in Maisons-Laffitte, France 
Height: 169 cm
Weight: 62 kg
Website: www.depuniet.com/en/




Career Highlights:
  • French 125 cc champion, 1998
  • moved to 250cc World Championship in 2001, earning podium finishes in 2002
  • won in Catalunya in 2004, placing 4th overall in the season with 3 wins

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Jenson Button



Jenson Button is a British race car driver for the Formula One circuit. He started his F1 career with the  Williams team in 2000, then to Benetton team in 2001. He drives for  McLaren-Mercedes in the 2012 season.

He won his first Grand Prix n Hungary in 2006, driving for the Honda team.




Born: January 19, 1980, in Frome, Somerset, England
Height: 1.82 meters
Weight: 72 kg

Website: www.jensonbutton.com, Twitter




Achievements/Career Highlights:
  • 2009 Formula One World Champion 
  • 12 wins in 208 F1 starts
  • won six of the first seven races in 2009 season
  • runner-up to world champion Sebastian Vettel in 2011 season

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Dan Wheldon, 1978-2011



Dan Wheldon is an English IndyCar race driver. He won Indianapolis 500 in 2005 and 2011. He died during a collision in a race in Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 16, 2011


Racing Starts: 128
Wins:  16


Awards: 
  • IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year, 2003
  • Winner, Indianapolis 500, 2005 & 2011
Born: June 28, 1978