Julián Leal
| Julián Leal Covelli | ||
|---|---|---|
2008 Italian Formula 3000 | | |
Ómar Julián Leal Covelli, commonly known as Julián Leal, (born May 11, 1990 in Bucaramanga) is a professional racing driver from Colombia. He has also competed with an Italian licence in the GP2 Series.
Career
Formula Renault 2.0
Leal began his racing career in 2006 in the
Formula Renault 2.0 PanamGP
series, scoring two podium finishes in seven races to finish ninth in the standings. He also took part in two races of the series the following year.
Euroseries 3000
The
Euroseries 3000 championship. Driving for the Italian Durango team, he finished ninth in the Euroseries standings and eleventh in the Italian Formula 3000
championship, which ran as part of the main series.
He continued in the championship in
Nicolas Prost to the title by a single point.[2]
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
At the end of 2008, Leal took part in
2009 season.[3] He had a testing first season in the category, with a podium at the Hungaroring
being his only points–scoring finish, as he wound up 20th in the standings.
In the off–season, Leal tested for both Prema and
Brno.[5]
Auto GP
In March 2010, it was announced that Leal would also compete in the new
Trident Racing.[6] He finished seventh in the final standings, with the highlight of his season coming at the penultimate round at the brand–new Circuito de Navarra, where he won the first race after starting from pole position.[7]
GP2 Series
2011 GP2 Series season
.In November 2010, Leal tested a
2011 championship, in which he finished 27th.[9]
Leal switched to the
2012 season, where he was partnered with Stéphane Richelmi
. He scored his first series points and finished 21st in the championship.
Leal moved to
Carlin alongside Felipe Nasr
. He finished on the podium in both races at the first round but ultimately would finish 10th in the final standings on 68 points.
Leal continued with Carlin for
2015
.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Formula Renault 2.0 PanamGP | Penix Unico | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 9th |
| 2007 | Formula Renault 2.0 PanamGP | ? | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 17th |
Euroseries 3000
|
Durango | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9th | |
Italian Formula 3000
|
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11th | ||
| 2008 | Euroseries 3000
|
Durango | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 6th |
Italian Formula 3000
|
8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 1st | ||
| 2009 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series
|
Prema Powerteam
|
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 20th |
| 2010 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series
|
International DracoRacing | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 20th |
Auto GP
|
Trident Racing
|
12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 9th | |
| 2011 | GP2 Series
|
Rapax | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27th |
GP2 Asia Series
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26th | ||
| GP2 Final | Trident Racing
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22nd | |
| 2012 | GP2 Series
|
Trident Racing
|
24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 21st |
| 2013 | GP2 Series
|
Racing Engineering | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 12th |
| 2014 | GP2 Series
|
Carlin
|
22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 68 | 10th |
| Formula One | Caterham F1 Team
|
Test driver | |||||||
| 2015 | GP2 Series
|
Carlin
|
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 14th |
| 2016 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | SMP Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 6th |
Complete Euroseries 3000/Auto GP 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007
|
Durango | VAL FEA 10 |
VAL SPR 10 |
HUN FEA 10 |
HUN SPR 9 |
MAG FEA 8 |
MAG SPR 10 |
MUG FEA 11 |
MUG SPR 6 |
NÜR FEA Ret |
NÜR SPR 7 |
SPA FEA 7 |
SPA SPR Ret |
MNZ FEA 5 |
MNZ SPR 4 |
CAT FEA 7 |
CAT SPR 6 |
10th | 14 |
2008
|
Durango | VAL FEA 5 |
VAL SPR 6 |
SPA FEA 9 |
SPA SPR C |
VAL FEA 5 |
VAL SPR 2 |
MUG FEA 4 |
MUG SPR 3 |
MIS FEA 3 |
MIS SPR 2 |
JER FEA Ret |
JER SPR 7 |
CAT FEA Ret |
CAT SPR 4 |
MAG FEA Ret |
MAG SPR 9 |
6th | 38 |
2010
|
Trident Racing
|
BRN 1 10 |
BRN 2 4 |
IMO 1 Ret |
IMO 2 8 |
SPA 1 7 |
SPA 2 Ret |
MAG 1 9 |
MAG 2 7 |
NAV 1 1 |
NAV 2 Ret |
MNZ 1 8 |
MNZ 2 4 |
9th | 21 |
Complete Formula Renault 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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009
|
Prema Powerteam
|
CAT 1 15 |
CAT 2 19† |
SPA 1 19 |
SPA 2 18 |
MON 1 14 |
HUN 1 22 |
HUN 2 3 |
SIL 1 17 |
SIL 2 16 |
BUG 1 Ret |
BUG 2 20 |
ALG 1 18 |
ALG 2 17 |
NÜR 1 17 |
NÜR 2 14 |
ALC 1 21 |
ALC 2 22† |
20th | 11 |
2010
|
International Draco Racing | ALC 1 Ret |
ALC 2 Ret |
SPA 1 11 |
SPA 2 12 |
MON 1 16 |
BRN 1 4 |
BRN 2 13 |
MAG 1 Ret |
MAG 2 19 |
HUN 1 Ret |
HUN 2 16 |
HOC 1 13 |
HOC 2 9 |
SIL 1 Ret |
SIL 2 10 |
CAT 1 Ret |
CAT 2 Ret |
20th | 11 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
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 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2011
|
Rapax | IST FEA 19 |
IST SPR Ret |
CAT FEA 17 |
CAT SPR 14 |
MON FEA Ret |
MON SPR Ret |
VAL FEA 11 |
VAL SPR 9 |
SIL FEA 22 |
SIL SPR 21 |
NÜR FEA 14 |
NÜR SPR 9 |
HUN FEA 20 |
HUN SPR Ret |
SPA FEA Ret |
SPA SPR Ret |
MNZ FEA 16 |
MNZ SPR Ret |
27th | 0 | ||||||
2012
|
Trident Racing
|
SEP FEA 15 |
SEP SPR 15 |
BHR1 FEA 12 |
BHR1 SPR 17 |
BHR2 FEA 15 |
BHR2 SPR 14 |
CAT FEA 24 |
CAT SPR 17 |
MON FEA 21 |
MON SPR Ret |
VAL FEA 12 |
VAL SPR 8 |
SIL FEA 20 |
SIL SPR 17 |
HOC FEA 21 |
HOC SPR 12 |
HUN FEA 16 |
HUN SPR 15 |
SPA FEA 7 |
SPA SPR 9 |
MNZ FEA 10 |
MNZ SPR 8 |
MRN FEA 11 |
MRN SPR 16 |
21st | 9 |
2013
|
Racing Engineering | SEP FEA 5 |
SEP SPR Ret |
BHR FEA 19 |
BHR SPR 16 |
CAT FEA 13 |
CAT SPR 25† |
MON FEA Ret |
MON SPR 14 |
SIL FEA 8 |
SIL SPR 4 |
NÜR FEA 22 |
NÜR SPR 12 |
HUN FEA 15 |
HUN SPR 21 |
SPA FEA 6 |
SPA SPR 2 |
MNZ FEA 5 |
MNZ SPR 3 |
MRN FEA Ret |
MRN SPR 12 |
YMC FEA 16 |
YMC SPR 10 |
12th | 62 | ||
2014
|
Carlin
|
BHR FEA 2 |
BHR SPR 3 |
CAT FEA 4 |
CAT SPR 5 |
MON FEA Ret |
MON SPR 16 |
RBR FEA 13 |
RBR SPR 7 |
SIL FEA 5 |
SIL SPR 5 |
HOC FEA 16 |
HOC SPR 18 |
HUN FEA Ret |
HUN SPR 15 |
SPA FEA 13 |
SPA SPR 10 |
MNZ FEA 14 |
MNZ SPR 17 |
SOC FEA 9 |
SOC SPR 17 |
YMC FEA 12 |
YMC SPR 11 |
10th | 68 | ||
2015
|
Carlin
|
BHR FEA 8 |
BHR SPR 5 |
CAT FEA Ret |
CAT SPR 16 |
MON FEA 6 |
MON SPR 5 |
RBR FEA 14 |
RBR SPR 22 |
SIL FEA 9 |
SIL SPR 12 |
HUN FEA 16 |
HUN SPR 15 |
SPA FEA 4 |
SPA SPR 11 |
MNZ FEA 12 |
MNZ SPR 9 |
SOC FEA |
SOC SPR |
BHR FEA |
BHR SPR |
YMC FEA |
YMC SPR |
14th | 38 |
Complete GP2 Asia Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2011
|
Rapax | YMC FEA Ret |
YMC SPR 17 |
IMO FEA 17 |
IMO SPR 18 |
26th | 0 |
Complete GP2 Final results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Trident Racing
|
YMC FEA 16 |
YMC SPR 21 |
22nd | 0 |
Complete European Le Mans Series results
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | SMP Racing | LMP2 | BR Engineering BR01 | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | SIL 2 |
IMO 4 |
RBR 4 |
LEC 2 |
SPA | EST
|
6th | 60 |
References
- ^ "Euroseries 3000 2008". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
- ^ "Formula 3000 Italy 2008". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
- ^ "Leal completes Draco line-up". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 7 December 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
- ^ "World Series by Renault 2010". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ "Julian Leal and Trident together in Auto GP". autogp.org. Auto GP. 18 March 2010. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
- ^ "Navarra, Race 1: first Auto GP win for Leal". autogp.org. Auto GP. 25 September 2010. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ "Julian Leal completes Rapax GP2 Asia line–up". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 29 January 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
External links
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