Robert Kubica
Robert Józef Kubica (born 7 December 1984 in Krakow)[1] is a Polish racing driver.
Born | 7 December 1984 |
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Formula One World Championship career | |
Nationality | Polish |
Entries | 76 |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 1 |
Podiums | 12 |
Career points | 273 |
Pole positions | 1 |
Fastest laps | 1 |
First entry | 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix |
First win | 2008 Canadian Grand Prix |
Last win | 2008 Canadian Grand Prix |
Last entry | 2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
2010 position | 8th (136 points) |
On 1 December 2005, Kubica got to test in Formula One for the Renault F1 Team. After the test, he was hired by the BMW Sauber F1 team as the test and reserve driver for the 2006 F1 season.
Robert Kubica got the chance to race in the Hungarian Grand Prix replacing the departing Jacques Villeneuve for the remainder of the 2006 season. On 10 September 2006 he drove to an impressive third place and became the first Polish driver on the podium in Formula 1. This led to Kubica getting a full-time drive for the BMW outfit in 2007.
In 2008 Kubica has good season. He took the first pole position for BMW Sauber. At the Canadian Grand Prix Kubica won after a long fight with teammate Nick Heidfeld. It was first win in the race for BMW.
After BMW announced they were leaving Formula 1 in 2009, Kubica joined the French team Renault F1.
2011
changeOn February 6, 2011, Kubica was in a bad crash while competing in a rally race. He was driving a Škoda Auto in the Ronde di Andora. His car ran off the road and crashed at high speed into a wall. He was removed from the car, and air-lifted to hospital by helicopter. His co-driver, Jacub Gerber, was unhurt. Gerber was able to get out of the wrecked car.[2]
Kubica's condition was reported to be serious. Reports say that he has several fractures to his right arm, leg and hand. It was reported that his hand was crushed.[2] Doctors are trying repair the damage to his hand.[3]
On February 6, Kubica had seven hours of surgery to repair his injures. Lotus Renault GP has reported that he is doing better and his recovery encouraging. He was able to talk to his doctors and family. Kubica "is ready to fight for his comeback." He will need several more surgeries to repair the damage. He will also need to stay in the hospital for about three weeks.[4]
Renault announced that Nick Heidfeld will replace Kubica starting at the test in Barcelona.[5] Eleven weeks after his accident, Kubica was released from the hospital. He plans a short rest at his home before starting the rehabilitation treatment. He is optimistic about his progress.[6]
Racing record
changeCareer summary
changeSeason | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2001 | Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup | RC Motorsport | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 14th |
Formula Renault 2000 Italy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 13th | ||
2002 | Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup | RC Motorsport | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 7th |
Formula Renault 2000 Italy | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 188 | 2nd | ||
Formula Renault 2000 Brazil | RS2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N/A | NC↑ | |
2003 | Formula Three Euroseries | Prema Powerteam | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 12th |
British Formula Three | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC↑ | ||
Masters of Formula Three | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 33rd | ||
Macau Grand Prix | Target Racing[7] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
F3 Korea Super Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6th | ||
2004 | Formula Three Euroseries | Mücke Motorsport | 20 | h | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 7th |
Macau Grand Prix | Manor Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 2nd | |
2005 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Epsilon Euskadi | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 154 | 1st |
Macau Grand Prix | Carlin Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 2nd | |
2006 | Formula One | BMW Sauber F1 Team | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 16th |
2007 | Formula One | BMW Sauber F1 Team | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 6th |
2008 | Formula One | BMW Sauber F1 Team | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 75 | 4th |
2009 | Formula One | BMW Sauber F1 Team | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14th |
2010 | Formula One | Renault F1 Team | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 136 | 8th |
* Season in progress.
↑ As Kubica was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup results
change(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001 | RC Motorsport | MOZ Ret |
BRN Ret |
MAG 15 |
SIL 21 |
ZOL Ret |
HUN 6 |
SPI Ret |
NÜR 12 |
JAR 6 |
EST 2 |
14th | 46 |
2002 | RC Motorsport | MAG 2 |
SIL 4 |
JAR 13 |
AND 3 |
OSC 10 |
SPA Ret |
IMO 27 |
DON |
EST 4 |
7th | 80 |
Complete Formula Three Euroseries results
change(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2003 | Prema Powerteam | Dallara F303/022 | Spiess-Opel | HOC1 1 |
HOC1 2 |
ADR 1 |
ADR 2 |
PAU 1 |
PAU 2 |
NOR 1 1 |
NOR 2 2 |
LMS 1 27 |
LMS 2 7 |
NÜR 1 9 |
NÜR 2 6 |
A1R 1 11 |
A1R 2 Ret |
ZAN 1 7 |
ZAN 2 24 |
HOC2 1 24 |
HOC2 2 10 |
MAG 1 4 |
MAG 2 8 |
12th | 31 |
2004 | Mücke Motorsport | Dallara F302/032 | HWA-Mercedes | HOC1 1 6 |
HOC1 2 7 |
EST 1 9 |
EST 2 23 |
ADR 1 17 |
ADR 1 Ret |
PAU 1 3 |
PAU 2 2 |
NOR 1 19 |
NOR 1 4 |
MAG 1 9 |
MAG 2 5 |
NÜR 1 5 |
NÜR 2 2 |
ZAN 1 8 |
ZAN 2 5 |
BRN 1 10 |
BRN 2 8 |
HOC2 1 4 |
HOC2 2 7 |
7th | 53 |
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
change(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 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Epsilon Euskadi | ZOL 1 3 |
ZOL 2 1 |
MON 1 5 |
VAL 1 2 |
VAL 2 16 |
LMS 1 3 |
LMS 2 2 |
BIL 1 1 |
BIL 2 8 |
OSC 1 1 |
OSC 2 1 |
DON 1 3 |
DON 2 6 |
EST 1 2 |
EST 2 3 |
MOZ 1 Ret |
MOZ 2 Ret |
1st | 154 |
Complete Formula One results
change(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.
† Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
References
change- ↑ "Robert Kubica". www.fakt.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-05-17.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "F1 star suffers multiple fractures in crash" (NewsBank). Herald Sun. Melbourne, Australia: Herald and Weekly Times. 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2011-02-06.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Motor racing-Surgeons battling to save Kubica's hand - manager". Reuters. Milan. 2011-02-06. Archived from the original on 2011-02-08. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
- ↑ Hegarty, Peter-Joseph (2011-02-08). "Formula One Driver Kubica Faces More Surgery, Still Improving After Crash". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
- ↑ Elizalde, Pablo (2011-02-16). "Heidfeld confirmed at Renault". autosport.com. Haymarket. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
- ↑ "Recovering Kubica finally leaves hospital". itv.com. 2011-04-24. Archived from the original on 2011-04-27. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
- ↑ "2003 Macau Formula 3 Grand Prix Entry List". macau.grandprix.gov.mo. Macau Grand Prix. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-02-05.