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FELIX ROSENQVISTTAKING A SUSTAINABLE VIEW ON MOTORSPORT
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A multiple title winner and frontrunner in everychampionship he ever contested, Sweden’s FelixRosenqvist is one of the most exciting up-and-comingtalents in international motorsport.
The 2013 campaign saw Rosenqvist engulfed in adramatic two-way scrap for the prestigious FIA F3European Championship title, eventually finishingsecond to Ferrari-backed Italian Raffaele Marciello. Healso made history by winning the blue-riband Mastersof Formula 3 event – Europe’s most important F3race – for a second time.
Felix Rosenqvist is backed by the official Mercedes-Benz young driver development programme. Followinghis 2013 achievements, he was ranked among theworld’s top 50 drivers – all categories. Rosenqvistwas the only Swede included on the list.
In November 2014, Rosenqvist became the firstSwede in 22 years to claim victory in the end-of-season F3 world finale in Macau, China, having alsowon on the streets of Pau (France) earlier in the year.
In 2015, he goes all out for FIA F3 EuropeanChampionship glory with multiple champions PremaPowerteam.
AGE23
LIVESMalmö/Värnamo (Sweden)
HOBBIESSports, music, movies
CHAMPIONSHIP / TEAMFIA F3 European Championship / Prema Powerteam
CLUBRoyal Swedish Automobile Club (KAK)
FAVOURITE CIRCUITMacau (Guia Street Circuit)
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”A laid-back dude outside the car but with an indomitable spirit and spectacular driving style in it. Add to that fantastic racecraft, and hereyou have a driver who would pretty soon become a Formula 1 fan favourite.”
- AUTOSPORT, December 2013
“This guy is just brilliant – dead cool, very talented, very confident. I get blown away by how good he is.”
- Peter Windsor, F1 Racing & The Racer’s Edge
FELIX ROSENQVIST INTERNATIONAL VOICES
“An absolute talent. He’s got the potential to achieve great things and to reach the highest echelons of this sport.”
- Damon Hill, 1996 F1 World Champion
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At the end of the campaign, he once again underlined his status as one ofthe fastest F3 drivers on the globe by finishing a close second in theMacau Grand Prix, becoming the first Swede in over ten years to take tothe podium in the legendary street race.
In 2013, the restructured FIA Formula 3 European Championship gatheredall the leading F3 teams and drivers under one umbrella, with Rosenqvistagain racing for Mücke Motorsport and finishing second overall with tenwins and 18 podiums from 30 races.
He also equalled the record previously held by current F1 star ValtteriBottas as he claimed an unchallenged second Masters of Formula 3triumph.
In November 2014, Rosenqvist became the first Swede in 22 years toclaim victory in the end-of-season F3 world finale in Macau, having alsowon on the streets of Pau (France) earlier in the year.
Felix Rosenqvist is part of the Swedish national motor racing team andsupported by the Mercedes-Benz young driver development programme.
Rosenqvist currently holds the all-time F3 lap record at Hockenheim,Norisring, Zandvoort, the Red Bull Ring and Valencia’s Circuit RicardoTormo.
In 2015, he goes all out for FIA F3 European Championship glory withmultiple champions Prema Powerteam.
FELIX ROSENQVIST THE JOURNEY SO FAR
Felix Rosenqvist, 23, lives in the city of Värnamo in his native Sweden.
Felix began his career in karting, finishing second in the NordicChampionship in 2005 and competing successfully on the internationalstage until 2007 when he stepped up into single-seater racing and AsianFormula Renault. After finishing fourth overall and ending his debutseason as rookie of the year, Rosenqvist stayed on in the Far East andwon 10 out of 15 races to claim the 2008 Formula Asia 2.0 title.
In 2009, he returned to Sweden and won both the North European Zoneand Swedish Formula Renault championships. At the end of the year, hedid two one-offs - resulting in a SEAT Leon Supercopa podium on histouring car debut in France as well as two victories and a new laprecord at the Formula Palmer Audi finale at Snetterton, Great Britain.
2010 saw Rosenqvist make the transition to Formula 3 with an assaulton the German championship, winning two races and finishing on thepodium eight times before ending the season on a high by coming homeninth on his debut in the prestigious Macau Grand Prix in China.
For 2011, Rosenqvist progressed into Formula 3 Euro Series with Germanoutfit Mücke Motorsport, racking up ten podiums and one win. 2011 alsosaw Felix become the first Swede ever to win the tradition-steepedMasters of Formula 3 event at Zandvoort – a feat he would later repeatin emphatic fashion in 2013, winning comfortably from pole position andthrowing in the fastest lap of the race.
In 2012, Rosenqvist dovetailed a second season of Formula 3 Euro Seriesracing with an attack on the revived FIA European F3 Championship, inwhich he finished third overall – winning four out of the final six races.
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2014 MACAU GRAND PRIX | VictoryQualifying: 1st Qualification Race: 1st
FIA F3 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPVictory and fastest lap in the Grand Prix de Pau (France)
FORMULA ACCELERATION 1 (FA1)4 races, 2 wins, 3 podiums, 1 pole position, 2 fastest laps
2013 FIA F3 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP | 2ndMücke Motorsport / Mercedes
RTL GP MASTERS OF FORMULA 3Victory, fastest lap, pole position
2012 FIA EUROPEAN F3 CHAMPIONSHIP | 3rdMücke Motorsport / Mercedes
FORMULA 3 EURO SERIES | 4thMücke Motorsport / Mercedes
MACAU GRAND PRIX | 2nd
2011 FORMULA 3 EURO SERIES | 5thMücke Motorsport / Mercedes
RTL GP MASTERS OF FORMULA 3Victory (first Swede in history), fastest lap
2010 ATS FORMULA 3 CUP (F3 GERMANY) | 5thPerformance Racing
2009 FORMULA RENAULT 2.0 SWEDEN / NEZ | ChampionTeam BS Motorsport
FORMULA PALMER AUDI | One-off (Snetterton finale)3 races, 2 wins, new lap record
2008 FORMULA ASIA 2.0 | ChampionMarch3 Racing
2007 ASIAN FORMULA RENAULT | Rookie of the yearMarch3 Racing
2004-2006 KARTING2006: Victory, Peugeot Super Kart (ICA), Denmark2005: 2nd overall, Nordic Championship (ICA Junior)
FELIX ROSENQVIST CV
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2014 BILSPORT AWARDS”Junior Racing Driver of the Year”
ROYAL MEDALLIONPresented by HRH king Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden for Macau Grand Prix victory
2013 BILSPORT AWARDS”Junior Racing Driver of the Year””Exceptional international success”
AUTOSPORT TOP 50Selected as one of the world’s top 50 drivers, all categories, by respected British motorsport magazine AUTOSPORT
2012 RONNIE PETERSON MEMORIAL FOUNDATIONPrincipal recipient
SWEDISH MOTORSPORT FEDERATION”Exceptional international success”
VÄRNAMO NYHETER AWARDSAthlete of the Year
ROYAL MEDALLIONPresented by HRH king Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden for Macau Grand Prix podium
2011 BILSPORT AWARDS”Junior Racing Driver of the Year”
RONNIE PETERSON MEMORIAL FOUNDATIONPrincipal recipient
2010 JOINS THE SWEDISH NATIONAL MOTOR RACING TEAM
2009 RYDELL SPECIAL AWARDMotivation: ”Double champion who has combined speed withversatility to prove himself ready for a new challenge in international single-seater racing.”
2008 RYDELL SPECIAL AWARDMotivation: ”A young driver who has dominated hischampionship and, in doing so, has set up a bright outlook for a future career in international motorsport.”
RONNIE PETERSON MEMORIAL FOUNDATIONPrincipal recipient
FELIX ROSENQVIST AWARDS & PRIZES
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LAP RECORDS FORMULA 3
Felix Rosenqvist currently holds the all-time Formula 3 lap records at the following circuits:
Hockenheim GermanyNorisring GermanyRed Bull Ring AustriaZandvoort The NetherlandsValencia Spain
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MACAU GRAND PRIX, CHINA 2014
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FELIX ROSENQVIST PRESS CLIPPINGS
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EXPRESSENS SVERIGELISTA 2012
FELIX ROSENQVIST PRESS CLIPPINGS
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The FIA Formula 3 European Championship is one of the world’s mostcompetitive junior single-seater series, and the pinnacle of F3 racing.
The 2014 grid was made up of 30 drivers from throughout 17 differentcountries, pitching some of the fastest youngsters on the globe againsteach other on 11 weekends of exhilarating racing. A host of prominent carmanufacturers - including Mercedes, Volkswagen and Renault - view theFIA Formula 3 European Championship as an ideal proving ground for road-relevant technology, making the race for the title a hotly-contested clashbetween some of motoring’s main actors.
Accentuating its importance for drivers on the road to Formula 1, a widerange of official talent schemes (Red Bull, Ferrari, Lotus and Mercedes toname a few) regularly place their most promising prospects in the FIAFormula 3 European Championship to allow them to hone their skills.
The vast majority of today’s F1 greats have passed through the F3 rankson their way to stardom. The list over previous F3 runners include – but isfar from limited to – the likes of Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg, JensonButton, Kevin Magnussen, Nico Hulkenberg and Sebastian Vettel.
Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher, Mika Häkkinen and Ronnie Peterson areothers to have enjoyed victorious spells in Formula 3.
The approximate duration of FIA Formula 3 European Championship races is30 minutes – with all of them being broadcast LIVE on TV and the internet.Several rounds are part of the DTM (www.dtm.de) support package.
FIA F3 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP MEET THE STARS OF TOMORROW - TODAY
www.fiaf3europe.com
2015 CALENDAR
10-12 April Silverstone (UK)1-3 May Hockenheim (Germany)15-17 May Pau (France)29-31 May Monza (Italy)19-21 June Spa (Belgium)26-28 June Norisring (Germany)10-12 July Zandvoort (the Netherlands)31 July-2 August Red Bull Ring (Austria)28-30 August Moscow Raceway (Russia) 25-27 Sept. Nürburgring (Germanya)16-18 October Hockenheim (Germany)
SPECTATORS2014 stats
On-site average58 900
Peak126 000(Norisring)
THE CAREER LADDER: WHAT’S NEXT FOR FELIX?
The above illustration provides a rough picture of thecurrent-day career structure in international motorsport.
To this day, Felix has attained necessary success at eachlevel up to and including Formula 3 / GP3.
The FIA Formula 3 European Championship slots in among themost esteemed series on the junior single-seater ladder; onlyGP2 and World Series by Renault enjoying superior status.Both categories act as direct stepping-stones to the verytop echelons of the sport – including Formula 1.
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COMPETING WITH THE BEST FELIX VS. THE F1 RUNNERS
Throughout his years in single-seater racing, Felix has gone up against – and beaten – several of the driverscurrently employed in Formula 1.
Two of them, 2014 rookie sensations Kevin Magnussen and Daniil Kvyat, shot spectacularly into the F1limelight thanks to a set of exceptional debuts at last year’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix. Magnussenfinished second on his arrival onto motorsport’s ultimate arena, while Kvyat shocked the establishment as hebecame the youngest points-scorer in F1 history.
Below is a compilation of facts and stats charting Felix’s battles with some of the Grand Prix superstars:
VALTTERI BOTTAS (Finland)Williams-Mercedes
Best F1 result: 2nd (twice in 2014)
Bottas vs. FelixMacau 2010-2011
KEVIN MAGNUSSEN (Denmark)McLaren-Honda third driver
Best F1 result: 2nd (2014 Australian GP)
Magnussen vs. FelixATS F3 Cup 2010, Macau 2011,Masters of F3 2011
Results comparison: Masters of F3 2011
1: Felix Rosenqvist, 25 laps2: Marco Wittmann, +5.182s3: Kevin Magnussen, +23.934s
DANIIL KVYAT (Russia)Scuderia Toro Rosso-Renault
Best F1 result: 9th (three times in 2014)
Kvyat vs. FelixFIA Formula 3 European Championship 2013
Results comparison: overall 2013 campaign
Number of times racing each other: 21Felix beat Kvyat: 18 timesKvyat beat Felix: 3 timesPercentage: 86 % (Felix) / 14 % (Kvyat)
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RTL GP MASTERS OF FORMULA 3 2013
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BRANDS HATCH (UK) 2013
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GRAND PRIX DE PAU (FRANCE) 2014
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CONTACT
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