Julián Leal Covelli | |
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Nationality | Colombian |
Born |
Bucaramanga (Colombia) |
11 May 1990
GP2 Series career | |
Debut season | 2011 |
Current team | Carlin |
Car no. | 4 |
Former teams |
Racing Engineering Trident Racing Rapax |
Starts | 102 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 1 |
Best finish | 10th in 2014 |
Previous series | |
2011 2009–2010 2007–08 2007–08 2006–07 |
GP2 Asia Series Formula Renault 3.5 Series Italian Formula 3000 Euroseries 3000 FR2.0 PanamGP |
Championship titles | |
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, although he has also competed with an Italian licence in the GP2 Series.
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.
The following season, Leal moved to Europe to compete in 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 2008, finishing sixth in the Euroseries after securing four podium places in fifteen races. In September of that year, he won the Italian Formula 3000 championship at Misano, beating both Fabio Onidi and Nicolas Prost to the title by a single point.
At the end of 2008, Leal took part in Formula Renault 3.5 Series testing at Paul Ricard and Valencia, driving for both Draco Racing and Prema Powerteam. In December 2008, it was announced that Leal had signed with Prema Powerteam for the 2009 season. 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.