Michael Herck | |
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Michael Herck at the 2011 Nürburgring World series by Renault round
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Nationality | Romanian |
Born |
Bucharest (Romania) |
4 August 1988
Previous series | |
2008-2011 2008–2011 2007, 2009 2006–07 2005 2005 2005 2005 2004 2004 2004 2003 |
GP2 Series GP2 Asia Series Formula Renault 3.5 Series Formula 3 Euro Series Austrian Formula Three British Formula 3 German Formula Three Formula Renault 2.0 Italia FR1600 Belgium Formula Junior 1600 Spain Formula Renault Monza FRenault Monza W. Series |
Championship titles | |
2005 2004 2004 |
Austrian F3 Formula Junior 1600 Spain Formula Renault Monza |
Michael Herck (born 4 August 1988 in Bucharest, Romania) is a retiredBelgian-Romanian racing driver.
Herck was adopted at the age of one and a half years by millionaire André Herck, a Belgian citizen born in Bucharest. Herck grew up in Monaco, and began his racing career in karting in France.
After karting, Herck moved to the Formula Renault Monza Winter Series in 2003 and competed in the full series the next year. He won the 2004 championship with five wins and 375 points. He also competed in the Belgian and Spanish 1.6-litre series in 2004, winning the latter championship.
In 2007 he drove in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series for the Comtec Racing team, but failed to score any points.
Herck moved to Formula Three for 2005, winning the Austrian championship. He also made selected appearances in that year's British and German championships. In 2006 he competed in the Formula 3 Euro Series with backing from compatriot Bas Leinders, scoring twelve points to finish fifteenth in the championship.
Herck competed in the first eight races of the inaugural GP2 Asia Series in 2008 for the FMS International team before breaking his wrist in an accident, missing the last round of the season.
He was scheduled to drive in the main GP2 Series for 2008 as well, but was initially replaced by Giacomo Ricci in the David Price Racing team until his wrist healed. After two rounds of the championship, Ricci was dropped in favour of Andy Soucek as Herck continued to recover. He finally made his GP2 début at Magny-Cours. He continued with DPR for the 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series season, and also the 2009 GP2 Series season. At the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Herck finished sixth on the road during the feature race. However, his first GP2 points were stripped from him due to irregularities with his DPR machine. His first points eventually came during the 2009–10 GP2 Asia Series, finishing seventh in the feature race of the second Abu Dhabi round. After overtaking Max Chilton at the start of the sprint race, Herck was heading to his first podium and victory in the series, but Davide Valsecchi passed him just before the race's conclusion. Herck ultimately finished thirteenth in the championship standings.