Nicholas Latifi

Nicholas Latifi
Nationality Canada Canadian
Born (1995-06-29) 29 June 1995
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Formula Renault 3.5 Series career
Debut season 2014
Current team Arden Motorsport
Car no. 5
Former teams Tech 1 Racing
Starts 23
Wins 0
Poles 0
Fastest laps 1
Best finish 11th in 2015
Previous series
2014-2015
2014-2015
2013-14
2013
2013
2012
2012
GP2 Series
Porsche Carrera Cup GB
European Formula 3
Toyota Racing Series
British Formula 3
Italian Formula Three
Continental Tire SCC

Nicholas Latifi (born 29 June 1995) is a Canadian racing driver.

Career

Karting

He began his karting career in 2009 and competed until 2012.

Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge

He competed in the 2012 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge for Rehagen Racing driving a Ford Mustang GT.[1]

Toyota Racing Series

He signed with Giles Motorsport team to compete in the 2013 Toyota Racing Series.[2] He finished ninth overall.

Formula 3

He started his F3 career by competing in the Italian Formula Three in 2012 with BVM.[3] He won his first F3 race in Vallelunga Circuit on 16 September 2012. He finished seventh in the final standings.[4]

In 2013, he raced in several series including Masters of Formula 3, British Formula 3 Championship, and FIA European Formula Three Championship, all with Carlin Motorsport.[5][6][7] He finished seventh in the 2013 Masters of Formula 3 race.[8] On 25 July 2013, he claimed his first poles in his racing career in Spa.[9]

Formula Renault 3.5

After running in selected rounds of the Formula Renault 3.5 series in 2014 for Tech 1 Racing, Latifi joined Arden International to race in the championship in 2015.[10]

Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain

Latifi made an appearance in the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain in 2014, driving for Redline Racing at Rockingham Motor Speedway and scoring a fourth-place finish in the second of two rounds there.[11][12]

Formula One

On 14 March 2016, Renault announced Latifi as their new test driver for the 2016 season.[13]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2012 Italian Formula Three BVM 24 1 0 2 1 117 7th
Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Rehagen Racing 1 0 0 0 0 2 84th
2013 Toyota Racing Series Giles Motorsport 15 0 0 0 0 503 9th
Masters of Formula 3 Carlin 1 0 0 0 0 0 7th
British Formula 3 11 0 2 1 1 97 5th
FIA European Formula 3 30 0 0 0 0 45 15th
2014 FIA European Formula 3 Championship Prema Powerteam 30 0 0 0 1 128 10th
Porsche Carrera Cup GB Redline Racing 2 0 0 0 0 14 23rd
Formula Renault 3.5 Series Tech 1 Racing 6 0 0 0 1 20 20th
GP2 Series Hilmer Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 32nd
2015 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Arden Motorsport 17 0 0 1 0 55 11th
Porsche Carrera Cup GB Samsung SUHD TV Racing 8 0 0 0 1 72 11th
GP2 Series MP Motorsport 8 0 0 0 0 0 27th

As Latifi was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete FIA European Formula 3 Championship results

(key)

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 31 32 33 DC Points
2013 Carlin Volkswagen MNZ
1

15
MNZ
2

16
MNZ
3

Ret
SIL
1

5
SIL
2

Ret
SIL
3

10
HOC
1

23
HOC
2

22
HOC
3

15
BRH
1

Ret
BRH
2

27
BRH
3

7
RBR
1

5
RBR
2

Ret
RBR
3

7
NOR
1

Ret
NOR
2

19
NOR
3

Ret
NÜR
1

19
NÜR
2

17
NÜR
3

21
ZAN
1

8
ZAN
2

11
ZAN
3

Ret
VAL
1

17
VAL
2

11
VAL
3

Ret
HOC
1

12
HOC
2

13
HOC
3

Ret
15th 45
2014 Prema Powerteam Mercedes SIL
1

6
SIL
2

2
SIL
3

4
HOC
1

Ret
HOC
2

6
HOC
3

Ret
PAU
1

Ret
PAU
2

17†
PAU
3

Ret
HUN
1

22
HUN
2

9
HUN
3

10
SPA
1

13
SPA
2

7
SPA
3

5
NOR
1

4
NOR
2

8
NOR
3

Ret
MSC
1

7
MSC
2

8
MSC
3

17†
RBR
1

Ret
RBR
2

8
RBR
3

4
NÜR
1

13
NÜR
2

10
NÜR
3

Ret
IMO
1

Ret
IMO
2

6
IMO
3

4
HOC
1
HOC
2
HOC
3
10th 128

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

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 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 16 17 Pos Points
2014 Tech 1 Racing MNZ
1
MNZ
2
ALC
1
ALC
2
MON
1
SPA
1
SPA
2
MSC
1
MSC
2
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
HUN
1

Ret
HUN
2

18
LEC
1

16
LEC
2

9
JER
1

16
JER
2

2
20th 20
2015 Arden Motorsport ALC
1

8
ALC
2

14
MON
1

Ret
SPA
1

4
SPA
2

13
HUN
1

Ret
HUN
2

17
RBR
1

4
RBR
2

Ret
SIL
1

8
SIL
2

5
NÜR
1

Ret
NÜR
2

Ret
BUG
1

Ret
BUG
2

7
JER
1

7
JER
2

10
11th 55

Complete GP2 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 19 20 21 22 DC Points
2014 Hilmer Motorsport BHR
FEA
BHR
SPR
ESP
FEA
ESP
SPR
MON
FEA
MON
SPR
AUT
FEA
AUT
SPR
GBR
FEA
GBR
SPR
GER
FEA
GER
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
BEL
FEA
BEL
SPR
ITA
FEA
ITA
SPR
RUS
FEA
RUS
SPR
ABU
FEA

22
ABU
SPR

17
32nd 0
2015 MP Motorsport BHR
FEA
BHR
SPR
ESP
FEA
ESP
SPR
MON
FEA
MON
SPR
AUT
FEA
AUT
SPR
GBR
FEA
GBR
SPR
HUN
FEA

15
HUN
SPR

14
BEL
FEA

BEL
SPR

ITA
FEA

ITA
SPR

RUS
FEA

18
RUS
SPR

14
BHR
FEA

15
BHR
SPR

11
ABU
FEA

Ret
ABU
SPR

C
27th 0

References

  1. "Mustang Wins: 2012 BMW Performance 200 at Daytona Race Recap". stangtv.com. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  2. "Nicholas Latifi signs up for 2013 Toyota Racing Series". Toyota Racing Series (Toyota Racing Management). 15 November 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  3. "Latifi signs with BVM Target and prepares for the Italian Formula 3 European Series". nofenders.com. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  4. "Nicholas Latifi wins his first F3 race at Vallelunga". racecar.com. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  5. "LOTS TO LEARN FOR CARLIN DRIVERS IN ZANDVOORT". carlin.co.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  6. "Carlin adds three cars to growing British F3 grid". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  7. "Jann Mardenborough joins Carlin's four-strong European F3 line-up". autosport.com. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  8. "CARLIN ZANDVOORT ROOKIES PUT ON A STRONG SHOW". carlin.co.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  9. "Spa British F3: Nicholas Latifi claims first poles of racing career". autosport.com. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  10. Hayward, Joshua (23 April 2015). "World Series Renault - Teams prepare as season 11 nears". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  11. "Nicholas Latifi gets Tech 1 Formula Renault 3.5 outings". autosport.com. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  12. "Rees takes first Carrera Cup GB win at Rockingham". British Automobile Racing Club. 7 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  13. "GP2 racer Latifi gets Renault F1 role, poised to make FP1 debut". Autosport. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.

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