Sami Taoufik

Sami Taoufik
Nationality Morocco Moroccan
Born (2002-02-27) 27 February 2002
Barcelona, Spain
Formula Renault Eurocup career
Current team Arden
Car no. 43
Starts 18
Previous series
2018 Formula 4 UAE Championship
Awards
2017 CIK-FIA Rookie of the Year

Sami Taoufik (born 27 February 2002 in Barcelona) is a Moroccan racing driver.

Career

Early career

Born in Barcelona[1], Taoufik began karting in 2007, at age of five, and claimed four Spanish Championship titles.[2]

He competes for two seasons in the OK Junior category between 2015 and 2016, year in which he won the WSK Super Master Series OKJ with the British team Ricky Flynn Motorsport.[3][4]

The following year, he moved to the OK and won the 2017 CIK-FIA European Championship with the same team.[2]

Formula Renault

In March 2018, Sami signed with Arden International to take part in the Formula Renault Eurocup.[5]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F. Laps Podiums Points Position
2018 Formula 4 UAE Championship Silberpfeil Energy Dubai 7 0 0 1 1 51 13rd
Formula Renault Eurocup Arden 18 0 0 0 0 1 22th*
Formula Renault NEC 8 0 0 0 0 0 NC†

† As Taoufik was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. * Season still in progress.

References

  1. ↑ "Sami Taoufik". Formula Renault. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  2. 1 2 "2017 CIK-FIA Best-Of: Sami Taoufik: the new Moroccan hope". Commission Internationale de Karting. 2018-02-08. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  3. ↑ David Gruz (2016-03-06). "Nielsen claims WSK Super Masters opener, Taoufik wins juniors". motorsport.com. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  4. ↑ "WSK Super Masters Series OKJ 2016 - Results" (PDF). wskarting.it. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  5. ↑ "2017 CIK-FIA European OK Champion Taoufik graduates to Eurocup with Arden". Arden Motorsport. 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2018-10-04.


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