Frederik Vesti
Frederik Vesti (born 13 January 2002) is a Danish racing driver[1][2] currently competing in the FIA Formula 3 Championship[3] for Prema alongside Oscar Piastri and Logan Sargeant. He is the inaugural champion of the Formula Regional European Championship.
Frederik Vesti | |
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Nationality | |
Born | Langelund, Denmark | 13 January 2002
FIA Formula 3 Championship career | |
Debut season | 2020 |
Current team | Prema Racing |
Car number | 2 |
Starts | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | TBA in 2020 |
Previous series | |
2019 2018 2017-18 | Formula Regional European Championship Italian F4 Championship ADAC Formula 4 |
Championship titles | |
2019 | Formula Regional European Championship |
Racing career
Lower formulae
Vesti started his career in Danish Formula Ford. After finishing 4th in 2016 he moved on to compete full-time in both the German and Danish Formula 4 Championships. Despite missing two events of the Danish Championship the Danish driver managed to finish 2nd in his debut F4 season, helping his team Vesti Motorsport to win the team championship. In 2018 he would yet again compete in the German F4 Championship and make appearances in the 2018 Italian F4 Championship, where he won two out of the three races he competed in, and the European Formula 3 Championship.
Regional F3
Prema Powerteam signed Vesti to compete in the inaugural Regional European Championship. After 13 victories, with six of them being achieved back-to-back, and a total of 20 podium finishes Vesti won the championship in front of Ferrari Academy driver and teammate Enzo Fittipaldi. They, along with British driver Olli Caldwell helped Prema to win the team championship.
FIA Formula 3 Championship
Vesti will continue to drive for Prema in the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship, partnering Formula Renault Eurocup champion Oscar Piastri and American Logan Sargeant.
Racing record
Career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2016 | Formula Ford Denmark | 254 | 4th | ||||
2017 | Formula 4 ADAC Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing[4] | 21 | 1 | 3 | 113 | 7th |
F4 Danish Championship | Vesti Motorsport[5] | 15 | 8 | 15 | 320 | 2nd | |
Formula 4 United States Championship | Global Racing Group | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29th | |
2018 | Formula 4 ADAC Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing[6] | 21 | 2 | 8 | 211 | 4th |
Italian F4 Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing[7] | 3 | 2 | 3 | 68 | 10th | |
FIA Formula 3 European Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing[8] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
Macau Grand Prix | Van Amersfoort Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15th | |
2019 | Formula Regional European Championship | Prema Powerteam | 24 | 13 | 20 | 467 | 1st |
Macau Grand Prix | SJM Prema Theodore Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10th |
References
- "Frederik Vesti". 2019-12-23. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
- "Frederik Vesti". 2019-12-23. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
- "Formula Regional champion Vesti gets Prema F3 seat". 2020-01-02. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
- "ADAC Formel 4 Entry list Sachsenring 2019". 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
- "Formel 4 - præsentation". 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
- "Zendeli and Wishofer join Schumacher at US Racing for ADAC F4". 2018-03-26. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
- "Elenco Verificati - Admitted List" (PDF). 2018-05-13. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
- "VAN AMERSFOORT TO RUN GERMAN F4 STAR AT HOCKENHEIM". 2018-10-13. Retrieved 2020-01-07.