Christian Vietoris

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Christian Vietoris
Formula Three Euroseries
German Formula Three
A1 Grand Prix
Formula BMW ADAC
Championship titles
2006–07
2006		A1 Grand Prix (w/Hülkenberg)
Formula BMW ADAC

Christian Vietoris (

2012 DTM season
.

Career

Karting

Vietoris started his career through karting, the most common entry point for all racing drivers, in 1994. Nine years after starting his karting career, the young German was the national Junior Kart champion and a year later came second Western German Karting Championship.

Formula BMW

In 2005, Vietoris moved up to

BMW Sauber
F1 team.

Following his impressive performances in Formula BMW, Vietoris was picked by A1 Team Germany to replace Nico Hülkenberg for the Mexican round of the 2006–07 season.

Formula Three

2008 Formula Three Euroseries season at Hockenheim
.

In 2007, Vietoris competed in the

2008 for Mücke Motorsport. He had a solid season, ending up eighth in the championship with one win coming at the Norisring. He set a pair of fastest laps – at Mugello and Brands Hatch – and was on pole at the Nürburgring
.

He continued in the F3 Euroseries in

2009 with Mücke Motorsport, finishing as runner-up to the dominant Jules Bianchi
. Vietoris won four races over the course of the season, adding a further four podiums and a fastest lap at Brands once again, as he helped keep Mücke in contention for the teams title until he left for GP2 Asia.

GP2 Series

Vietoris missed the final round of the F3 Euroseries season to join up with the

2010 main series, winning one race en route to ninth place in the drivers' championship. He missed the final round of the season due to appendicitis; his seat was taken by Ho-Pin Tung.[citation needed
]

Vietoris remains with Racing Engineering for the

Monza
, rising to seventh in the drivers' championship.

DTM

Vietoris driving for the HWA Team at Hungaroring during the 2014 DTM season

Vietoris made his debut in the DTM, dovetailing his 2011 GP2 campaign with a season driving a

Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. His best result as a rookie was a 5th place at Oschersleben. Another highlight was reaching the semi-final at the non-points Showevent at the Olympic Stadium in München.[citation needed
]

On 3 April 2012 Mercedes announced the revival of the Mercedes-Benz Junior Team that has guided several notable drivers in their racing careers like

2012 DTM season
.

7-time F1 World Champion Michael Schumacher was to be involved with the three drivers by serving as a mentor. Driving under the Junior Team-moniker meant for Vietoris that he would switch teams for his sophomore season in the DTM, trading in his place at Persson Motorsport for the elite team of Mercedes in the DTM, HWA Team, replacing Bruno Spengler, who left Mercedes for BMW.[3]

Records

Vietoris is the youngest driver ever to win an

Zandvoort in 2006.[4]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2005 Formula BMW ADAC Eifelland Racing 19 0 0 0 0 17 16th
2006 Formula BMW ADAC Josef Kaufmann Racing 18 9 9 3 16 277 1st
2007 German Formula 3 Championship Josef Kaufmann Racing 12 1 2 1 7 62 6th
2008
Formula 3 Euro Series
 Mücke Motorsport 19 1 1 2 4 36 6th
2009
Formula 3 Euro Series
 Mücke Motorsport 18 4 0 1 8 75 2nd
2009–10
GP2 Asia Series
 DAMS 8 1 0 0 1 9 10th
2010
GP2 Series
 Racing Engineering 17 1 0 0 3 29 9th
2011
GP2 Series
 Racing Engineering 14 2 1 1 3 35 7th
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
 Persson Motorsport 10 0 0 0 0 4 14th
2012
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
 HWA Team 10 0 0 0 0 25 12th
2013
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
 HWA Team 10 0 1 2 4 71 4th
2014
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
 HWA Team 10 1 0 0 2 69 4th
2015
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
 HWA AG 18 0 1 0 1 56 16th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Team Zakspeed 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2016
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
 Mercedes-Benz DTM Team Mücke 18 0 1 0 2 60 14th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 AMG-Team HTP Motorsport 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd
2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Strakka Racing 2 0 0 0 0 6 41st
Intercontinental GT Challenge Mercedes-AMG Team Strakka Racing 1 0 0 0 0 4 23rd

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

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
2008
 Mücke Motorsport Dallara F308/050 Mercedes HOC
1
7 		HOC
2
2 		MUG
1
28† 		MUG
2
19 		PAU
1
5 		PAU
2
4 		NOR
1
6 		NOR
2
1
ZAN
1

13
ZAN
2

11 		NÜR
1
Ret 		NÜR
2
Ret 		BRH
1
5 		BRH
2
Ret
CAT
1

3
CAT
2

2
BUG
1

28†
BUG
2

10 		HOC
1
EX 		HOC
2
Ret 		6th 36
2009
 Mücke Motorsport Dallara F308/050 Mercedes HOC
1
7 		HOC
2
2
LAU
1

8
LAU
2

1 		NOR
1
6 		NOR
2
1
ZAN
1

3
ZAN
2

4 		OSC
1
4 		OSC
2
1 		NÜR
1
8 		NÜR
2
2 		BRH
1
3 		BRH
2
4
CAT
1

6
CAT
2

4 		DIJ
1
1 		DIJ
2
6 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		2nd 75

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete A1 Grand Prix 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
2006–07 Germany
NED
SPR
NED
FEA
CZE
SPR
CZE
FEA
CHN
SPR
CHN
FEA
MYS
SPR
MYS
FEA
IDN
SPR
IDN
FEA
NZL
SPR
NZL
FEA
AUS
SPR
AUS
FEA
RSA
SPR
RSA
FEA
MEX
SPR

Ret
MEX
FEA

9
CHN
SPR
CHN
FEA
GBR
SPR
GBR
SPR
 1st 128
2007–08
NED
SPR

6
NED
FEA

9
CZE
SPR

7
CZE
FEA

8
MYS
SPR
MYS
FEA
ZHU
SPR
ZHU
FEA
NZL
SPR

2
NZL
FEA

1
AUS
SPR
AUS
FEA
RSA
SPR
RSA
FEA
MEX
SPR
MEX
FEA
SHA
SPR
SHA
FEA
GBR
SPR
GBR
SPR
 8th 83

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 DC Points
2010
 Racing Engineering
CAT
FEA

Ret
CAT
SPR

18 		MON
FEA
14 		MON
SPR
DNS 		IST
FEA
7 		IST
SPR
Ret 		VAL
FEA
12 		VAL
SPR
Ret 		SIL
FEA
6 		SIL
SPR
10 		HOC
FEA
Ret 		HOC
SPR
10 		HUN
FEA
2 		HUN
SPR
2 		SPA
FEA
11 		SPA
SPR
Ret
MNZ
FEA

4
MNZ
SPR

1 		YMC
FEA 		YMC
SPR 		9th 29
2011
 Racing Engineering IST
FEA
11 		IST
SPR
Ret
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
 MON
FEA 		MON
SPR 		VAL
FEA
Ret 		VAL
SPR
13 		SIL
FEA
2 		SIL
SPR
Ret 		NÜR
FEA
Ret 		NÜR
SPR
4 		HUN
FEA
8 		HUN
SPR
10 		SPA
FEA
1 		SPA
SPR
13
MNZ
FEA

6
MNZ
SPR

1 		7th 35

Complete GP2 Asia 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 DC Points
2009–10
 DAMS
YMC1
FEA

6
YMC1
SPR

1
YMC2
FEA

Ret
YMC2
SPR

14
BHR1
FEA

14
BHR1
SPR

9
BHR2
FEA

Ret
BHR2
SPR

14 		10th 9

Complete DTM results

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

 Year  Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18  Pos   Points 
2011
 Persson Motorsport AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2008 HOC
13
ZAN

15 		SPL
15
LAU

9 		NOR
11 		NÜR
13 		BRH
13 		OSC
5
VAL

12 		HOC
Ret 		14th 4
2012
 HWA Team DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé HOC
4
LAU

11 		BRH
6 		SPL
Ret 		NOR
8 		NÜR
16
ZAN

Ret 		OSC
12
VAL

12 		HOC
10 		12th 25
2013
 HWA Team DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé HOC
3 		BRH
8 		SPL
7
LAU

3 		NOR
3 		MSC
10 		NÜR
3 		OSC
18
ZAN

15 		HOC
7 		4th 77
2014
 HWA Team DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé HOC
15 		OSC
1 		HUN
20† 		NOR
21† 		MSC
7 		SPL
9 		NÜR
6
LAU

2
ZAN

5 		HOC
14 		4th 69
2015
 HWA AG DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé HOC
1
14 		HOC
2
11
LAU
1

17
LAU
2

7 		NOR
1
4 		NOR
2
2
ZAN
1

12
ZAN
2

8 		SPL
1
4 		SPL
2
8 		MSC
1
Ret 		MSC
2
20 		OSC
1
18 		OSC
2
21 		NÜR
1
15 		NÜR
2
14 		HOC
1
12 		HOC
2
Ret 		16th 56
2016
 Mercedes-Benz DTM Team Mücke
Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM
 HOC
1
5 		HOC
2
14 		SPL
1
Ret 		SPL
2
17
LAU
1

5
LAU
2

7 		NOR
1
10 		NOR
2
15
ZAN
1

3
ZAN
2

20† 		MSC
1
23 		MSC
2
14 		NÜR
1
13 		NÜR
2
17 		HUN
1
17 		HUN
2
14 		HOC
1
22 		HOC
2
2 		14th 60

† Driver retired, but was classified as they completed 75% of the winner's race distance.

References

  1. ^ "Mercedes-Benz Junior Team: Bringing on new talent in the DTM". Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. 3 April 2012. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  2. Haymarket Publications
    . Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Mercedes-Benz Junior Team: Back for 2012!". Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Limited. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Record Breakers". A1GP.com News. 21 January 2008. Archived from the original on 22 January 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2008.

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