Robert Shwartzman | |
---|---|
Nationality |
![]() |
Born |
Saint Petersburg, Russia |
16 September 1999
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 career | |
Debut season | 2016 |
Current team | R-ace GP |
Car no. | 10 |
Former teams | Josef Kaufmann Racing |
Starts | 17 |
Wins | 1 |
Poles | 1 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 8th in 2016 |
Previous series | |
2016 2015 2014-15 |
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC ADAC Formula 4 Italian F4 Championship |
Robert Shwartzman (born 16 September 1999) is a Russian racing driver currently competing in Formula Renault 2.0.
Born in Saint Petersburg, Shwartzman began karting in 2004 at the age of five. Throughout a seven-year career of karting professionally, he claimed karting titles across Europe (predominantly in Italy).
In 2014, Shwartzman graduated to single-seaters, partaking in six races of the Italian F4 Championship with Cram Motorsport, finishing sixteenth overall.
The following year, Shwartzman partook in the championship full-time with Mücke Motorsport, claiming two wins and finishing third in the standings behind the Prema Powerteam duo of Ralf Aron and Guanyu Zhou. He also partook in the inaugural ADAC Formula 4 championship, finishing fourth in the standings.
In 2016, Shwartzman moved to Formula Renault 2.0 with reigning series champions Josef Kaufmann Racing after testing with the team at Motorland Aragon. He claimed two victories in the Northern European Cup and finished sixth in the standings. In the Eurocup, Shwartzman finished eighth.
For 2017, Shwartzman stayed in Formula Renault 2.0, but decided to switch to the R-ace GP team.
In November 2016, Shwartzman was listed among the drivers partaking in the post-season test at Yas Marina with Koiranen GP.
* Season still in progress.