Josef Král | |
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Nationality | Czech |
Born |
Dvůr Králové (Czech Rep.) |
June 15, 1990
24H Series career | |
Debut season | 2016 |
Current team | Scuderia Praha |
Car no. | 11 |
Starts | 3 |
Wins | 1 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 17th in 2016 |
Previous series | |
2016 2010-2012 2009–11 2008–09 2007–08 2007 2006–07 2005 |
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup GP2 Series GP2 Asia Series International Formula Master A1 Grand Prix Formula BMW UK Formula BMW ADAC Czech Formula 1400 |
Josef Král (born June 15, 1990 in Dvůr Králové nad Labem) is a professional racing driver from the Czech Republic.
Král began his motorsport career in karting back in 1998, and during the following seven years he achieved notable success, winning the Czech Republic ICA Junior title in 2003 and the Czech ICA 100 Championship the following year, as well as numerous other titles.
In 2005, Král made his Formula Racing debut, finishing third in the Czech Formula 1400 series.
In 2006, Král made the step up to Formula BMW, competing in the German ADAC series. Driving for Micánek Motorsport, he scored forty points during the year to be classified in twelfth place. At the end of the year, Král switched to Josef Kaufmann Racing to contest the Formula BMW World Final, held in Valencia. He originally finished as runner-up to team-mate Christian Vietoris, but was subsequently disqualified from the race.
Král continued in Formula BMW for 2007, this time switching to the UK series with Räikkönen Robertson Racing. He scored a total of thirteen podium places in eighteen races, including six wins, to finish as runner-up to Swede Marcus Ericsson. He also took part in two Formula BMW ADAC races, taking a single podium position.
Král once again took part in the end-of-season Formula BMW World Final in Valencia, this time driving for Mücke Motorsport. Again, he finished second on the road behind team-mate Philipp Eng, but was disqualified for a technical infringement.
In February 2008, Král made his debut for A1 Team Czech Republic in the South African round of the 2007–08 A1 Grand Prix season. After qualifying towards the back of the grid for both races, he finished eighteenth in the sprint race before retiring from the feature event.