Paul di Resta
Paul di Resta (born April 16, 1986 in Livingston West Lothian) is a Scottish auto racing driver. He made his Formula One debut in the 2011 Australian Grand Prix with the Force India, finishing in the points with a 10th place finish.
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Nationality  British | |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
|---|---|
| Races | 11 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 8 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First race | 2011 Australian Grand Prix |
| Last race | 2012 British Grand Prix |
Career
Karting
Di Resta started his career in karting. He raced in several series of karts from 1994 until 2002. In 2001 he won the British JICA Championship.
Formula Renault
Di Resta moved up to single-seaters at the end of 2002. he competed in the British Formula Renault Winter Series. He raced full-time in 2003 with the Eurotek Motorsport team. Di Resta finished seventh in the standings with one race win. He switched to Manor Motorsport for 2004, and finished third in the championship with four wins. Di Resta also entered some races of Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 with the Manor team. He also won the prestigious McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of The Year Award in 2004. The award had been won by his cousin Dario Franchitti in 1992.
Formula Three
Di Resta moved to the Formula Three Euroseries with Manor Motorsport in 2005, and finished tenth in the standings. For 2006 he moved to the ASM Formule 3 team. He won the championship with five wins. He beat his team mate, future Formula One World Drivers Champion, Sebastian Vettel. Di Resta also won the 2006 BP Ultimate Masters at Circuit Park Zandvoort.
DTM
In 2007, di Resta switched from single-seaters to race in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) touring car racing series for Mercedes. He finished fifth in the championship. Di Resta was the highest driver in the standings to drive a non-2007 car. His performance earned him a 2008 Mercedes C-Class for the 2008 season. Di Resta finished second in the 2008 championship, winning two races. In 2009, he finished third overall. In 2010, he won three races in a row on the way to winning the DTM championship.
Formula One
Di Resta has tested for the McLaren Formula One team in 2009. In December 2009, di Resta took part in a test with the Force India at the Jerez circuit.[1] On February 2, Force India announced they signed di Resta at their reserve driver.[2]
Force India (2011–)
On 26 January 2011 it was confirmed that di Resta will join Adrian Sutil at the Force India team for the 2011 season. He will replace Vitantonio Liuzzi, and Nico Hülkenberg will replace di Resta as the reserve driver.[3]
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Formula Renault UK | Eurotek Motorsport | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 233 | 7th |
| Team JVA | |||||||||
| 2004 | Formula Renault UK | Manor Motorsport | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 415 | 3rd |
| Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† | ||
| Bahrain Superprix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | ||
| 2005 | Formula Three Euroseries | Manor Motorsport | 19 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 10th |
| Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th | ||
| 2006 | Formula Three Euroseries | ASM Formule 3 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 86 | 1st |
| Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 1st | ||
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | ||
| 2007 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | Persson Motorsport | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 5th |
| 2008 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | HWA Team | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 71 | 2nd |
| 2009 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | HWA Team | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 3rd |
| 2010 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | HWA Team | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 71 | 1st |
| Formula One | Force India Formula One Team | Test driver | |||||||
| 2011 | Formula One | Force India F1 Team | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8* | 16th* |
* Season in progress.
† – As di Resta was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete Formula Three Euroseries record
(key)
| Season | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Manor Motorsport | HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 17 |
PAU 1 14 |
PAU 2 DNS |
SPA 1 DSQ |
SPA 2 5 |
MCO 1 8 |
MCO 2 6 |
OSC 1 4 |
OSC 2 4 |
NOR 1 3 |
NOR 2 8 |
NÜR 1 23 |
NÜR 2 Ret |
ZAN 1 14 |
ZAN 2 5 |
LAU 1 Ret |
LAU 2 DSQ |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 DSQ |
10th | 32 |
| 2006 | ASM Formule 3 | HOC 1 3 |
HOC 2 Ret |
LAU 1 2 |
LAU 2 3 |
OSC 1 1 |
OSC 2 14 |
BRH 1 1 |
BRH 2 5 |
NOR 1 1 |
NOR 2 18 |
NÜR 1 2 |
NÜR 2 13 |
ZAN 1 1 |
ZAN 2 14 |
CAT 1 10 |
CAT 2 6 |
BUG 1 1 |
BUG 2 6 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 6 |
1st | 86 |
Complete DTM results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Season | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Persson Motorsport | AMG-Mercedes C-Class 2005 | HOC1 5 |
OSC 2 |
LAU 2 |
BRH Ret |
NOR 15 |
MUG 3 |
ZAN 14 |
NÜR 6 |
CAT 3 |
HOC2 8 |
5th | 32 | |
| 2008 | HWA Team | AMG-Mercedes C-Class 2008 | HOC1 13 |
OSC 4 |
MUG 2 |
LAU 1 |
NOR 5 |
ZAN 7 |
NÜR 2 |
BRH 2 |
CAT 1 |
BUG 2 |
HOC2 2 |
2nd | 71 |
| 2009 | HWA Team | AMG-Mercedes C-Class 2009 | HOC1 5 |
LAU 4 |
NOR 7 |
ZAN 6 |
OSC 4 |
NÜR Ret |
BRH 1 |
CAT 7 |
DIJ 2 |
HOC2 3 |
3rd | 45 | |
| 2010 | HWA Team | AMG-Mercedes C-Class 2009 | HOC1 4 |
VAL 5 |
LAU 2 |
NOR 10 |
NÜR 2 |
ZAN 2 |
BRH 1 |
OSC 1 |
HOC2 1 |
ADR 9 |
SHA 2 |
1st | 71 |
Complete Formula One 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 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Force India F1 Team | Force India Force India VJM03 | Mercedes FO 108X 2.4 V8 | BHR |
AUS TD |
MAL TD |
CHN TD |
ESP TD |
MON |
TUR |
CAN |
EUR TD |
GBR TD |
GER |
HUN TD |
BEL |
ITA TD |
SIN |
JPN |
KOR |
BRA |
ABU |
– | – | |
| 2011 | Force India F1 Team | Force India Force India VJM04 | Mercedes FO 108Y 2.4 V8 | AUS 10 |
MAL 10 |
CHN 11 |
TUR Ret |
ESP 12 |
MON 12 |
CAN 18† |
EUR 14 |
GBR 15 |
GER 13 |
HUN 7 |
BEL | ITA | SIN | JPN | KOR | IND | ABU | BRA | 16th* | 8* |
* Season in progress.
Personal life
Di Resta, who grew up in Uphall West Lothian. He is the cousin of fellow racing drivers Dario Franchitti and Marino Franchitti.[4] In February 2010, di Resta was made a director of his family's leisure firm, which owns several establishments in West Lothian.[4]
Paul Di Resta Media
Di Resta during practice at the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix.
Di Resta at the 2011 Italian Grand Prix
Di Resta driving for Force India at the 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix.
Di Resta at the 2012 US Grand Prix
Di Resta at the 2013 British Grand Prix
di Resta at the Hockenheimring in 2014
Di Resta was part of the winning LMP2 class during the 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans
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References
- ↑ Strang, Simon (2009-11-24). "Force India to test di Resta, Hildebrand". autosport.com (Haymarket). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80327. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- ↑ Elizalde, Pablo (2010-02-02). "Force India signs di Resta as reserve". autosport.com (Haymarket). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81209. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ↑ Elizalde, Pablo (2011-01-26). "Di Resta confirmed at Force India". autosport.com (Haymarket). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/89078. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 McPherson, Lynn (2010-02-07). "Racing driver takes over family's property empire". Daily Record (Scotland: Trinity Mirror). http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2010/02/07/racing-driver-takes-over-family-s-property-empire-86908-22025292/. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
Other websites
- Paul di Resta career statistics at Driver Database
- Official website Archived 2011-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Lewis Hamilton |
Formula Three Euroseries Drivers' Champion 2006 |
Succeeded by Romain Grosjean |
| Preceded by Lewis Hamilton |
Formula Three Masters Winner 2006 |
Succeeded by Nico Hülkenberg |
| Preceded by Timo Scheider |
DTM Champion 2010 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Awards | ||
| Preceded by Alex Lloyd |
McLaren Autosport BRDC Award 2004 |
Succeeded by Oliver Jarvis |