Pål Varhaug | |
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Nationality | Norwegian |
Born |
Stavanger, Norway |
26 January 1991
GP3 Series career | |
Current team | Jenzer Motorsport |
Car no. | 20 |
Starts | 52 |
Wins | 1 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 13th in 2010 |
Previous series | |
2012, 14 2011-13 2011 2009 2008 2007–08 2007 2007 |
Auto GP GP2 Series GP2 Asia Series International Formula Master Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Italian Formula Renault 2.0 Swiss Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC |
Championship titles | |
2008 | Italian Formula Renault 2.0 |
Pål Varhaug (born 26 January 1991 in Stavanger) is a professional racing driver from Norway.
Varhaug began his motorsport career in karting back in 2005, finishing fifth in the Norwegian Championship ICA Junior category. He also finished fourth in the Viking Trophy ICA Junior class. The following year he won the Norwegian Championship ICA Junior title.
Varhaug moved up to single–seaters in 2007, competing in the Swiss Formula Renault 2.0 championship for Jenzer Motorsport. Over the course of the season he took seven podium places, including four race wins, to finish as runner-up in the championship. He also took part in selected races in both the Italian Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 NEC championships.
Varhaug continued with Jenzer Motorsport in the category for 2008, racing full seasons in both the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Italian Formula Renault 2.0 series. He finished fifteenth in the Eurocup standings, with his best race result being a fifth place in the second event at Estoril. In the Italian series, he finished in the points in all fourteen races and took three races wins to comfortably win the title.
At the end of the season, Varhaug took part in Formula Renault 3.5 Series testing at Paul Ricard with the Italian Prema Powerteam, completing over one hundred laps in the process.