Jüri Vips

Jüri Vips
Nationality Estonia Estonian
Born (2000-08-10) 10 August 2000
Tallinn, Estonia
FIA Formula 3 European Championship career
Debut season 2017
Current team Motopark
Car no. 44
Starts 33
Wins 4
Poles 3
Fastest laps 6
Best finish 4th in 2018
Previous series
2016–17
2016–17
2016–17		 Italian F4 Championship
ADAC Formula 4
MRF Challenge
Championship titles
2017 ADAC Formula 4
Last updated on: 14.10.2018.

Jüri Vips (born 10 August 2000 in Tallinn) is an Estonian racing driver and 2017 ADAC Formula 4 champion.

Career

Karting

Vips began competing professionally on the karting scene in 2011, claiming major titles in his native Estonia and becoming the Rotax Max Challenge world champion in 2014.[1]

Lower formula

In 2016, Vips made his single-seater debut in the Italian F4 and ADAC Formula 4 championships with Prema Powerteam, where he claimed a victory and took the title of Italian F4 rookie champion in 2016.[2][3]

In 2017, Vips continued with Prema in both championships, claiming the ADAC Formula 4 title ahead of teammate Marcus Armstrong.[4][5]

Formula 3

In September 2017, Vips tested the machinery with Prema.[6] In October, he made his debut in the 2017 European Championship season finale at Hockenheim.[7]

For the 2018 season, Vips drives in German team Motopark.[8]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2016 ADAC Formula 4 Championship Prema Powerteam 24 0 0 0 5 138 6th
Italian F4 Championship 18 1 2 3 8 140 5th
2016–17 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 MRF Racing 15 0 0 0 3 135 6th
2017 ADAC Formula 4 Championship Prema Powerteam 21 2 0 0 7 245.5 1st
Italian F4 Championship 9 1 2 2 5 114 NC†
FIA Formula 3 European Championship Motopark 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC‡
2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Motopark 30 4 3 6 8 283 4th

† As Vips had not competed in the required number of rounds, he was ineligible for a championship position.
‡ As Vips was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

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 Motopark 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		 NÜR
2		 NÜR
3		 RBR
1		 RBR
2		 RBR
3		 HOC
1
21		 HOC
2
12		 HOC
3
12		 NC† 0†
2018 Motopark Volkswagen PAU
1
10		 PAU
2
17		 PAU
3
12		 HUN
1
6		 HUN
2
18		 HUN
3
4		 NOR
1
7		 NOR
2
1		 NOR
3
2		 ZAN
1
6		 ZAN
2
8		 ZAN
3
15		 SPA
1
6		 SPA
2
Ret		 SPA
3
4		 SIL
1
4		 SIL
2
2		 SIL
3
1		 MIS
1
5		 MIS
2
1		 MIS
3
2		 NÜR
1
Ret		 NÜR
2
15		 NÜR
3
6		 RBR
1
6		 RBR
2
4		 RBR
3
8		 HOC
1
3		 HOC
2
1		 HOC
3
10		 4th 283

† As Vips was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

References

  1. ↑ "Juri Vips wins the final in Junior Max". November 29, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Prema signs Juri Vips in Formula 4". January 12, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Rookie Champion Vips Rounds Out Season with Win". October 30, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Juri Vips continues in F4 with Prema for 2017". December 20, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Vips claims ADAC F4 title with third behind Armstrong as Petrov wins finale". December 20, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  6. ↑ Simmons, Marcus (September 21, 2017). "Russian Formula Renault Eurocup star tipped for F3 after Prema test". Autosport. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  7. ↑ Simmons, Marcus (11 October 2017). "German F4 champion Vips makes F3 debut". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  8. ↑ Allen, Peter (20 February 2018). "ADAC F4 champion Juri Vips seals 2018 F3 seat with Motopark". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Joey Mawson		 ADAC Formula 4 Championship
Champion
2017		 Succeeded by
Lirim Zendelli
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