Louis Delétraz

Louis Delétraz
Nationality Switzerland Swiss
Born (1997-04-22) 22 April 1997
Geneva, Switzerland
Related to Jean-Denis Délétraz (father)
Formula V8 3.5 career
Debut season 2015
Current team Fortec Motorsports
Car no. 1
Former teams Comtec Racing
Starts 20
Wins 2
Poles 3
Fastest laps 5
Best finish 2nd in 2016
Previous series
2014-15
2013–15
2012		 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
Formula BMW Talent Cup
Championship titles
2015 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC

Louis Delétraz (born 22 April 1997) is a Swiss racing driver. He is the son of former Formula One and Le Mans 24 Hours driver Jean-Denis Délétraz.[1]

Career

Karting

Delétraz began karting in his native Switzerland in 2008, winning the Vega Trofeo Super Mini class the following year.[2] Third-place finishes followed in the KF3 Bridgestone Cup Switzerland and Vega Trofeo Junior categories in 2010 before winning the latter championship in 2011.[3]

Formula BMW Talent Cup

Delétraz began his single-seater career in September 2012, racing in the Grand Final of the Formula BMW Talent Cup season, held at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben in Germany. He started each of the three races from Pole position, winning the second race of the event.[4] In the final race of the weekend, Delétraz collided with fellow Swiss driver Ralph Boschung with both drivers retiring from the race. He was subsequently excluded from the event following an incident in the pit lane after the race.[5]

Formula Renault 2.0

Delétraz graduated to Formula Renault for 2013, racing in the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC championship with Josef Kaufmann Racing.[6] He finished the season in 19th place in the championship,[7] with a best race result of fifth coming in the second race of the Silverstone meeting.

Delétraz continued with the team for a second FR2.0 NEC season in 2014.[8] After winning the opening race of the season at Monza,[9] he took a further four podium positions to finish runner-up in the championship, sixteen points behind Fortec Motorsports Ben Barnicoat.[10] During the year, Delétraz also made his debut in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championship, taking part in the rounds at Spa-Francorchamps, Nürburgring and Paul Ricard as a guest driver.[11]

In 2015, Delétraz stayed with Josef Kaufmann Racing for a third season, racing a dual campaign in both Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 NEC.[12] He currently leads the championship in both series, achieving three race wins in the former and four victories in the latter so far.[13][14]

In April 2015, Delétraz was announced as one of the four drivers selected to join the BMW Motorsport Junior Programme for 2015. As part of the initiative, he is due to contest three races of the Veranstaltergemeinschaft Langstreckenpokal Nürburgring series (VLN) for the manufacturer.[15]

Formula Renault 3.5 Series/Formula V8 3.5

Delétraz made his debut in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series at the fifth round of the 2015 season at the Red Bull Ring, driving for the returning Comtec Racing team.[16] He graduated to the series full time with Fortec in 2016, finishing runner-up in the standings.

GP2 Series

On 18 November 2016, it was announced that Delétraz would make his debut in the final round of the 2016 season with Carlin.[17]

Formula One

In February 2016, Deletraz was confirmed as a member of Renault's young driver program.

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2012 Formula BMW Talent Cup 3 1 3 1 2 40 4th
2013 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Josef Kaufmann Racing 16 0 0 0 0 77 19th
2014 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Josef Kaufmann Racing 15 1 1 0 5 242 2nd
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 AVF 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Josef Kaufmann Racing 2 0 0 0 0
2015 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Josef Kaufmann Racing 16 9 12 8 12 378 1st
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 17 3 5 3 5 193 2nd
Formula Renault 3.5 Series Comtec Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 29th
2016 Formula V8 3.5 Series Fortec Motorsports 18 2 3 5 9 230 2nd
ADAC GT Masters Schubert Motorsport 8 0 0 0 0 14 36th
GP2 Series Carlin 2 0 0 0 0 0 26th

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

Complete Formula V8 3.5 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Points
2015 Comtec Racing ALC
1		 ALC
2		 MON
1		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 HUN
1		 HUN
2		 RBR
1
15		 RBR
2
Ret		 SIL
1		 SIL
2		 NÜR
1		 NÜR
2		 BUG
1		 BUG
2		 JER
1		 JER
2		 29th 0
2016 Fortec Motorsports ALC
1
1		 ALC
2
5		 HUN
1
3		 HUN
2
4		 SPA
1
3		 SPA
2
Ret		 LEC
1
6		 LEC
2
1		 SIL
1
10		 SIL
2
6		 RBR
1
2		 RBR
2
4		 MNZ
1
2		 MNZ
2
3		 JER
1
12		 JER
2
2		 CAT
1
2		 CAT
2
4		 2nd 230

Complete GP2 Series results

(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 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points
2016 Carlin CAT
FEA		 CAT
SPR		 MON
FEA		 MON
SPR		 BAK
FEA		 BAK
SPR		 RBR
FEA		 RBR
SPR		 SIL
FEA		 SIL
SPR		 HUN
FEA		 HUN
SPR		 HOC
FEA		 HOC
SPR		 SPA
FEA		 SPA
SPR		 MNZ
FEA		 MNZ
SPR		 SEP
FEA		 SEP
SPR		 YMC
FEA
Ret		 YMC
SPR
17		 26th 0

References

  1. ↑ Hensby, Paul (23 April 2015). "Louis Deletraz: "It's really important for my future to do well this year"". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. Black Eagle Media Network. Retrieved 22 June 2015. ...and is following in the footsteps of his Father Jean-Denis Deletraz, who was a Formula 1 driver in the 1990s.
  2. ↑ "Vega Trofeo – Super Mini 2009 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Vega Trofeo – Junior 2011 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Louis Delétraz leads from start to finish to win second race of final in Oschersleben". press.bmwgroup-sport.com. BMW. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Marvin Dienst wins third race of "Grand Final" to be crowned overall winner of the 2012 Formula BMW Talent Cup". press.bmwgroup-sport.com. BMW. 16 September 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  6. ↑ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (25 January 2013). "Louis Deletraz joins Josef Kaufmann for FR2.0 NEC". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2013 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  8. ↑ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (10 February 2014). "Josef Kaufmann Racing sign Deletraz for sophomore NEC campaign". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  9. ↑ David, Gruz (12 April 2014). "Deletraz victorious in first race of Formula Renault NEC at Monza". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  10. ↑ "Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2014 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  11. ↑ Hensby, Paul (16 June 2015). "The rising star of Louis Deletraz". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. Black Eagle Media Network. Retrieved 22 June 2015. He also made his Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Series debut in 2014, making three appearances at Spa-Francorchamps, the Nurburgring and Paul Ricard.
  12. ↑ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (16 January 2015). "Deletraz remains with Josef Kaufmann Racing for dual campaign in FR2.0". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  13. ↑ Hensby, Paul (14 June 2015). "2015 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 standings after Hungary". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. Black Eagle Media Network. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  14. ↑ "Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2015 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  15. ↑ "BMW Motorsport Juniors 2015 confirmed.". bmw-motorsport.com. BMW. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  16. ↑ Mills, Peter (3 July 2015). "Comtec to make Formula Renault 3.5 return at Red Bull Ring". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  17. ↑ "Louis Deletraz joins Carlin for GP2 debut at season finale". November 18, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Ben Barnicoat		 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
Champion
2015 		Succeeded by
Lando Norris
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