Pål Varhaug

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Pål Varhaug
NationalityNorway Norwegian
Born (1991-01-26) 26 January 1991 (age 33)
Stavanger, Norway
GP3 Series career
Current teamJenzer Motorsport
Car number20
Starts52
Wins1
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish13th in 2010
Previous series
2007
2007
2007–2008
2008
2009
2011
2011–13
2012, 14		Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
Swiss Formula Renault 2.0
Italian Formula Renault 2.0
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
International Formula Master
GP2 Asia Series
GP2 Series
Auto GP
Championship titles
2008Italian Formula Renault 2.0

Pål Varhaug (born 26 January 1991 in Stavanger) is a professional racing driver from Norway.

Career[edit]

Karting[edit]

Varhaug began his motorsport career in karting in 2005, finishing fifth in the Norwegian Championship ICA Junior category. He also finished fourth in the Viking Trophy ICA Junior class. The following year he won the Norwegian Championship ICA Junior title.

Formula Renault 2.0[edit]

Varhaug moved up to single–seaters in 2007, competing in the Swiss Formula Renault 2.0 championship for Jenzer Motorsport. Over the course of the season he took seven podium places, including four race wins, to finish as runner-up in the championship. He also took part in selected races in both the Italian Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 NEC championships.

Varhaug continued with Jenzer Motorsport in the category for 2008, racing full seasons in both the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Italian Formula Renault 2.0 series. He finished fifteenth in the Eurocup standings, with his best race result being a fifth place in the second event at Estoril.[1] In the Italian series, he finished in the points in all fourteen races and took three races wins to comfortably win the title.[2]

At the end of the season, Varhaug took part in Formula Renault 3.5 Series testing at Paul Ricard with the Italian Prema Powerteam, completing over one hundred laps in the process.

International Formula Master[edit]

For 2009, Varhaug moved up to the International Formula Master series, once again staying with Jenzer Motorsport.[3] He finished in fifth place in the standings, and was the runner–up in the rookie classification behind Alexander Rossi. He achieved five podium places and a pole position at Brno.

GP3 Series[edit]

Varhaug graduated to the new GP3 Series with Jenzer Motorsport in 2010.[4] After qualifying on the front row of the grid for the opening race of the season in Barcelona, Varhaug became the first–ever GP3 race winner, finishing ahead of both Robert Wickens and Esteban Gutiérrez.[5] He failed to score another point after his win and eventually finished 13th in the standings.[6]

Varhaug originally finished in third place in the feature race at Spa–Francorchamps, but was later demoted to 15th after overtaking the safety car.[7] He also posted the fastest lap in the final race of the season in Monza, but was not rewarded with a championship point because he failed to finish inside the race's top ten positions.

GP2 Series[edit]

Varhaug graduated to the GP2 Series for 2011, driving alongside Romain Grosjean in the DAMS team. He finished thirteenth in the Asia series, which along his team-mate's overall victory, allowed DAMS to win the teams' championship. Whilst Grosjean also won the main series championship, Varhuag did not score any points and was classified 23rd overall.

Auto GP World Series[edit]

After losing his GP2 drive at DAMS, Varhaug moved to the Auto GP World Series with the Virtuosi UK team.[8]

Racing record[edit]

Career summary[edit]

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2007 Swiss Formula Renault 2.0 Jenzer Motorsport 12 4 3 1 7 232 2nd
Italian Formula Renault 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 49th
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2 0 0 0 0 16 39th
2008 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Jenzer Motorsport 14 0 0 0 0 17 14th
Italian Formula Renault 2.0 12 3 3 1 6 330 1st
2009 International Formula Master Jenzer Motorsport 16 0 1 0 5 49 5th
2010 GP3 Series Jenzer Motorsport 16 1 0 0 1 10 13th
2011 GP2 Series DAMS 18 0 0 0 0 0 23rd
GP2 Asia Series 4 0 0 0 0 1 13th
2012 Auto GP World Series Virtuosi UK 14 3 0 1 8 183 2nd
2013 GP2 Series Hilmer Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 0 31st
2014 GP3 Series Jenzer Motorsport 18 0 0 0 0 12 17th
Auto GP Virtuosi UK 2 0 0 0 1 24 15th
2015 GP3 Series Jenzer Motorsport 18 0 0 0 0 5 19th

Complete GP3 Series results[edit]

(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 DC Points
2010 Jenzer Motorsport CAT
FEA
1 		CAT
SPR
Ret 		IST
FEA
15 		IST
SPR
18 		VAL
FEA
11 		VAL
SPR
8 		SIL
FEA
14 		SIL
SPR
9 		HOC
FEA
12 		HOC
SPR
Ret 		HUN
FEA
17 		HUN
SPR
23 		SPA
FEA
15 		SPA
SPR
17 		MNZ
FEA
14 		MNZ
SPR
19 		13th 10
2014 Jenzer Motorsport CAT
FEA
12 		CAT
SPR
Ret 		RBR
FEA
13 		RBR
SPR
9 		SIL
FEA
11 		SIL
SPR
Ret 		HOC
FEA
19 		HOC
SPR
Ret 		HUN
FEA
21 		HUN
SPR
14 		SPA
FEA
5 		SPA
SPR
8 		MNZ
FEA
Ret 		MNZ
SPR
11 		SOC
FEA
10 		SOC
SPR
Ret 		YMC
FEA
14 		YMC
SPR
9 		17th 12
2015 Jenzer Motorsport CAT
FEA
21 		CAT
SPR
18 		RBR
FEA
11 		RBR
SPR
Ret 		SIL
FEA
16 		SIL
SPR
19 		HUN
FEA
9 		HUN
SPR
7 		SPA
FEA
Ret 		SPA
SPR
10 		MNZ
FEA
Ret 		MNZ
SPR
14 		SOC
FEA
Ret 		SOC
SPR
14 		BHR
FEA
Ret 		BHR
SPR
Ret 		YMC
FEA
11 		YMC
SPR
8 		19th 5

Complete GP2 Series results[edit]

(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
2011 DAMS IST
FEA
18 		IST
SPR
21 		CAT
FEA
15 		CAT
SPR
8 		MON
FEA
Ret 		MON
SPR
21 		VAL
FEA
13 		VAL
SPR
10 		SIL
FEA
16 		SIL
SPR
23 		NÜR
FEA
Ret 		NÜR
SPR
17 		HUN
FEA
13 		HUN
SPR
Ret 		SPA
FEA
13 		SPA
SPR
18 		MNZ
FEA
11 		MNZ
SPR
10 		23rd 0
2013 Hilmer Motorsport SEP
FEA
15 		SEP
SPR
19 		BHR
FEA
Ret 		BHR
SPR
21 		CAT
FEA 		CAT
SPR 		MON
FEA 		MON
SPR 		SIL
FEA 		SIL
SPR 		HOC
FEA 		HOC
SPR 		HUN
FEA 		HUN
SPR 		SPA
FEA 		SPA
SPR 		MNZ
FEA 		MNZ
SPR 		MRN
FEA 		MRN
SPR 		YMC
FEA 		YMC
SPR 		31st 0

Complete GP2 Asia Series results[edit]

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 DC Points
2011 DAMS YMC
FEA
Ret 		YMC
SPR
20 		IMO
FEA
14 		IMO
SPR
6 		13th 1

Complete Auto GP World Series results[edit]

(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 Pos Points
2012 Virtuosi UK MNZ
1
2 		MNZ
2
1 		VAL
1
3 		VAL
2
8 		MAR
1
3 		MAR
2
7 		HUN
1
5 		HUN
2
1 		ALG
1
2 		ALG
2
Ret 		CUR
1
2 		CUR
2
5 		SON
1
1 		SON
2
5 		2nd 183
2014 Virtuosi UK MAR
1 		MAR
2 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		IMO
1
4 		IMO
2
3 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		EST
1 		EST
2 		15th 24

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2008 Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup". speedsport-magazine.com. Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
  2. ^ "Formula Renault 2.0 Italy 2008". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
  3. ^ "Pal Varhaug debutta con il team Jenzer". italiaracing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. 2009-02-05. Archived from the original on 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
  4. ^ "Jenzer Motorsport confirm GP3 drivers". gp3series.com. GP3 Series. 2010-02-08. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
  5. ^ "Varhaug storms to victory in Barcelona". gp3series.com. GP3 Series. 2010-05-08. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
  6. ^ "GP3 Series 2010". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
  7. ^ "Lost third place". palvarhaug.com. Pål Varhaug Racing. 2010-08-29. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
  8. ^ Rubino, Jacopo (5 March 2012). "Pal Varhaug nel primo round di Monza con il team Virtuosi UK" [Pal Varhaug in first round at Monza for team Virtuosi UK]. stopandgo.tv (in Italian). Stop&Go. Retrieved 5 March 2012.

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