Alfonso Celis Jr. | |
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Nationality | Mexican |
Born | Alfonso Celis Enecoiz 18 September 1996 Mexico City, Mexico |
GP3 Series career | |
Debut season | 2014 |
Current team | ART Grand Prix |
Car no. | 4 |
Former teams | Status Grand Prix |
Starts | 35 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 12th in 2015 |
Previous series | |
2014–2015 2013–2014 2013 2012 2011 |
Formula Renault 3.5 Series European Formula 3 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Formula BMW Talent Cup Turismos de Velocidad 1800cc |
Championship titles | |
2011 | Turismos de Velocidad 1800cc |
Alfonso Celis Enecoiz, known as Alfonso Celis Jr., (born 18 September 1996) is a Mexican racing driver.
Born in Mexico City, Celis entered karting in 2009 and raced till 2012 in the local Mexican karting championships.
In 2011 Celis made his début in single-seaters, taking part in the LATAM Challenge Series with Megaracing. He finished sixteenth with three top ten finishes in five races.
For 2012, he decided to move in Europe and switch to the Formula BMW Talent Cup. He finished eighth in the grand finale at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben with a podium in the third race of the weekend.
Celis signed with Fortec Motorsports for the 2013 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC season. He had eleven point-scoring finishes, including podium in the closing race of the season at Zandvoort, finishing fourteenth in the series standings.
During the 2013, Celis with Fortec had one-off entries to British Formula 3 and FIA European Formula 3 championships at Nürburgring and Zandvoort respectively.
In 2014, Celis graduated to the GP3 Series with Status Grand Prix, joining Nick Yelloly and Richie Stanaway in the team. He will switch to ART Grand Prix for the 2015 season.