Robert Kubica
| Robert Kubica | |
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Robert Kubica at the 2014 Rallye Deutschland
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| Nationality |
 Polish |
| Born |
7 December 1984 Kraków, Poland |
| Championship titles | |
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2005 2013 |
World Series by Renault World Rally Championship-2 |
| Awards | |
| 2008 2008 2013 |
Lorenzo Bandini Trophy Polish Sportspersonality of the Year FIA Personality of the Year |
| World Rally Championship record | |
| Active years | 2013–present |
| Teams | M-Sport World Rally Team, Abu Dhabi Citroën Total WRT |
| Rallies | 33 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Rally wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Stage wins | 14 |
| Total points | 43 |
| First rally | 2013 Rally de Portugal |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Teams | BMW Sauber, Renault |
| Entries | 76 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 12 |
| Career points | 273 |
| Pole positions | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| First entry | 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix |
| First win | 2008 Canadian Grand Prix |
| Last win | 2008 Canadian Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
Robert Józef Kubica (Polish pronunciation: [ˈrɔbɛrt kuˈbit͡sa]; born 7 December 1984) is a Polish current rally and former Formula 1 racing driver. He became the first Polish driver to compete in Formula One. Between 2006 and 2009 he drove for the BMW Sauber F1 team, promoted from test driver to race driver during 2006. In June 2008, Kubica took his maiden F1 victory in the Canadian Grand Prix, becoming the first Polish driver to win an F1 race.
On 6 February 2011, Kubica was seriously injured in a crash at the Ronde di Andora rally, in which his right forearm was partially severed. He was taking part in the rally for personal enjoyment. Kubica told Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport in a bedside interview that he could feel the fingers in his right hand and was determined to make a swift return to Formula One in 2011. Since his return to good health, however, he has stated that a return to Formula One would be "nearly impossible" because of his injury.
Kubica returned to racing in September 2012, winning a minor rally in Italy. Kubica was named one of "The Men of the Year 2012" by Top Gear magazine for his return to auto racing. In 2013, he drove for Citroën in the European and World Rally-2 Championships. He went on to win the inaugural WRC-2 title, and moved to the WRC championship full-time in 2014, driving a Ford Fiesta RS WRC prepared by M-Sport.
Kubica developed his love for all kinds of cars at the young age of four when he spotted a small off-road vehicle, powered by a 4 bhp (3.0 kW) petrol engine. After long talks with his parents, his father, Artur, bought him the car and young Kubica spent long hours driving around plastic bottles. When he got older it became apparent that he needed better equipment, so his father bought him a go-kart. However, Kubica was too young to start racing in the Polish Karting Championship as he was under the age of ten. When he entered the championship, he won six titles in three years. After his third season, Kubica decided to switch to a more competitive series in Italy. In 1998 Kubica became the first foreigner to win the International Italian Junior Karting Championship.
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