Michaël Benyahia
Michaël Benyahia | |
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Venturi Monaco 2017 | |
Nationality |
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Born |
Miami, United States | 21 July 2000
Current team | 2018 Development Driver at Formula E Venturi |
Previous series | |
2017 2016-15 |
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC French F4 Championship |
Championship titles | |
2017 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC |
Awards | |
2017 2017 |
SISL Trophée Espoir Mars d'Or 2M Challenge |
Michaël Benyahia (born 21 July 2000 in Miami) is a Moroccan racing driver.
Career
Early career
Benyahia was born in Miami of a Moroccan father and a Belgian mother.[1] His father, Karim Benyahia is a businessman in hands-free technologies.[2][3] His mother, Pascale Van Cleemput was Honorary Consul of Belgium in Miami between 2002[4] and 2005[5].
Benyahia began karting in 2007 at the age of seven, claiming numerous titles in his career.[6][7]
In November 2013, he took part in the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals held in New Orleans where he finished sixth of the Mini Max category.[8]
Lower formulae
In 2015, Benyahia graduated to single-seaters in the French F4 Championship, where he earned nine points and finished 17th. The following year he repeated this series, finishing 3rd and claiming a victory and six podiums.
Formula Renault
Michael signed with the R-ace GP Team and became 2017 Formula Renault FR 2.0 NEC Champion.[9] As part of his prize for becoming the 2017 champion at Hockenheim, Michael Benyahia paid a visit to Renault Sport's F1 facility at Enstone.
Formula E
In September 2017, Benyahia joined Venturi Formula E Team as Development Driver[10], one month later he took part in the pre-season test session in Valencia[11] where he took the 21st place[12], then in January 2018 at the Rookie Test of the Marrakesh ePrix where he was the youngest among the twenty participants[13], in which he finished 19th in the first session and 18th in the second.[14][15]
Racing record
Career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F. Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2015 | French F4 Championship | N/A | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17th |
2016 | French F4 Championship | N/A | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 218 | 3rd |
2017 | V de V Challenge Monoplace | R-ace GP | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 257 | 12th |
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 163 | 1st | ||
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
2018 | Euroformula Open Championship | RP Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16th* |
Spanish Formula 3 Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10th* |
† As Benyahia was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. * Season still in progress.
References
- ↑ "Michael Benyahia, un jeune champion marocain prodige de la formule 1". maglor.fr (in French). 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ↑ Barret, Philippe (April 2017). "Michael Benyahia, le champion qui trace sa route" (pdf). Le Courrier de l'Atlas (in French) (113): 64–65.
- ↑ Slatalla, Michelle (2003-02-13). "ONLINE SHOPPER; Treats to Mollify a Crabby Cellphone". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ↑ "Consuls honoraires Créations - Nominations Par arrêté royal du 3 juin 2002". Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs (in French). Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ↑ "Consuls honoraires Créations. - Nominations Par arrêté royal du 30 septembre 2005". Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs (in French). Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ↑ "Michael Benyahia | Northern European Cup". Northern European Cup. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
- ↑ "Double podium at Le Castellet for Michael Benyahia". Kartcom. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
- ↑ "Rotax Challenge Grand Finals Mini Max finale results". Kartcom. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ↑ Soulsby, Chris. "Formula E: 17 year-old Michael Benyahia to test for Venturi in Marrakesh". Motorsport Week. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
- ↑ "Le marocain Michaël Benyahia nommé pilote de développement Venturi". Maghreb Arabe Presse (in French). 2017-09-29. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
- ↑ "New faces to make Formula E debut in Valencia". fiaformulae.com. 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
- ↑ "Buemi leads second day of testing in Valencia". fiaformulae.com. 2018-10-03. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
- ↑ "Formula E: Venturi and Andretti confirms their drivers to the rookie test". Electric Motor News. 2017-12-17. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
- ↑ "ABB FIA Formula E Championship - Marrakesh Rookie Test - Test session 1" (pdf). fiaformulae.alkamelsystems.com. 2018-01-14.
- ↑ "ABB FIA Formula E Championship - Marrakesh Rookie Test - Test session 2" (pdf). fiaformulae.alkamelsystems.com. 2018-01-14.
External links
- Michaël Benyahia career summary at DriverDB.com
- Official website
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Lando Norris |
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Champion 2017 |
Succeeded by Doureid Ghattas |