Tio Ellinas
| Eftihios “Tio” Ellinas | |
|---|---|
Tio Ellinas as a Formula Ford driver in 2010.
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| Nationality |
 Cypriot
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| Born |
27 January 1992 Larnaca (Cyprus) |
| Formula Renault 3.5 Series career | |
| Debut season | 2015 |
| Current team | Strakka Racing |
| Car no. | 12 |
| Starts | 17 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 4th in 2015 |
| Previous series | |
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2014 2012-13 2011 2010 |
GP2 Series GP3 Series Formula Renault UK Formula Ford UK |
| Championship titles | |
| 2009 | Grand Prix Shootout |
| Awards | |
| 2010 | FF UK Rookie of the Year |
Eftihios “Tio” Ellinas (born 27 January 1992 in Larnaca, Cyprus) is a Cypriot race car driver. Ellinas began racing go-karts at the age of seven, and from 2003 - 2009 won 10 Kart racing championships in Cyprus, in 2005 winning the ROK Cup International Final. He was the winner of Grand Prix Shootout in the UK in 2009 competing against 50 other top young drivers from all over the world.
In 2010, he competed in the MSA Dunlop Formula Ford Championship of Great Britain racing with the JTR Team. He won three races and finished fourth in the championship, the highest placing for a novice driver since Jenson Button in 1998, earning him "Rookie Of The Year" honors.
In 2011, Ellinas raced in the UK Formula Renault 2.0 championship for the Atech Reid GP Team, finishing third overall. He joined Marussia Manor Racing for the 2012 GP3 Series season.
For 2013, he will test more than once for the Marussia F1 Team.
Ellinas' first taste of motorsport came when he was seven years old racing in karts. He competed in 131 races winning 101 of them with 20 further podium finishes. His championship positions are as follows:
Ellinas took part in the inaugural Grand Prix Shootout competition in the United Kingdom in 2009. He was assessed by the world-famous driving coach Rob Wilson in September 2009 as part of the competition. He then completed a number of sessions in a Double R Racing Formula BMW car at the Pembrey Circuit in Wales. In January 2010, Ellinas was announced as the first Grand Prix Shootout winner at the Autosport International exhibition. He had taken on fifty other karters and drivers with over 100 major racing titles between them, and in the end was the runaway winner.
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