|} Sébastien Olivier Buemi (born 31 October 1988)[1] is a Swiss professional racing driver, who formerly competed for Scuderia Toro Rosso in Formula One. Buemi is currently a reserve driver for Scuderia Toro Rosso's sister team, Red Bull Racing, as well as being a member of Toyota's FIA World Endurance Championship squad and e.dams Renault in the FIA Formula E Championship. Along with team-mate Anthony Davidson, Buemi became World Champion in the LMP1 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship, in 2014.[2]
Career[]
Formula BMW[]
Born in Aigle, Vaud, Buemi graduated from karting and spent 2004 and 2005 in German Formula BMW, finishing third and second in the championship respectively. He was also runner up in the 2005 FBMW World Final.
Formula Three[]
Following a single race in Spanish Formula Three in 2005, Buemi moved up to the Formula Three Euroseries for 2006, finishing 12th in the championship, ceding 11th place to Charlie Kimball on countback. He remained in the series for 2007, and finished second in the championship, behind Romain Grosjean. He has also competed in the special Masters of Formula 3 and Macau Grand Prix races.
A1 Grand Prix[]
For the 2006–07 A1 Grand Prix season, Buemi shared driving duties for A1 Team Switzerland with Neel Jani and Marcel Fässler. The team finished eighth in the championship.
GP2 Series[]
Buemi driving for Arden International at the Silverstone round of the 2008 GP2 Series season
Buemi was drafted in at short notice to replace the injured Michael Ammermüller at ART Grand Prix for the Monaco round of the 2007 GP2 Series season. He performed creditably on his GP2 début, qualifying fourth and finishing seventh. He joined the Arden International team for the 2008 GP2 Asia Series, and finished as runner-up with a win and four second places. He continued with the team for the main 2008 season.[3] He scored his first win in the French sprint race, starting 21st on the grid (after a technical problem in the feature race) on slick tyres on a drying track and benefitting as most rivals had to pit for slicks. He won one more race and ended the season sixth in the championship.
Formula One[]
On 18 September 2007 he drove the Red Bull RB3 at the F1 test session in Jerez. He was third quickest on the day, behind Timo Glock (BMW) and Vitantonio Liuzzi (Scuderia Toro Rosso) but ahead of names such as Rubens Barrichello (Honda) and Nelson Piquet Jr. (Renault). On 16 January 2008 Red Bull Racing confirmed Buemi as their test and reserve driver for the 2008 season.[4] At the 2008 Japanese Grand Prix, Buemi drove the medical car as usual driver Dr Jacques Tropenat had been suffering from an ear problem.[5]
Scuderia Toro Rosso (2009–2011)[]
2009[]
Buemi during free practice at the 2009 Spanish Grand Prix.
Scuderia Toro Rosso confirmed its signing of Buemi as one of its race drivers on 9 January 2009.[6] He was the first Swiss driver to take part in an F1 race since Jean-Denis Délétraz drove for Pacific at the 1995 European Grand Prix.
In his first race, the 2009 Australian Grand Prix, Buemi outqualified his team-mate Sébastien Bourdais and then scored a point in the race by finishing in eighth position. He was later promoted to seventh place as a result of Lewis Hamilton being disqualified. At the Chinese Grand Prix, he scored another point, this time in the wet, finishing eighth after starting tenth. After a mid season dip in the Toro Rosso's form, Buemi rounded off a good weekend to finish 7th in the 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix. He followed this with a third top ten qualification in a row and another points finish at the season finale in Abu Dhabi. Buemi finished the year sixteenth with 6 points as the best rookie.
2010[]
Buemi driving the Toro Rosso STR5 during practice for the 2010 Spanish Grand Prix
On 9 November 2009, it was confirmed that Buemi would race for a second season with Toro Rosso.
During the first free practice session of the 2010 Chinese Grand Prix, a front suspension wishbone broke under braking on Buemi's Toro Rosso as he braked for Turn 14. The two front wheels flew off while Buemi was travelling at over 300 km/h (186 mph). One wheel went over the safety fence and landed in a spectator area, missing a camera man on its way. Buemi's car continued to travel forward, veering to the left and sliding along an Armco barrier, knocking off the front wing. Neither Buemi nor any spectators were injured as a result of the incident. Toro Rosso blamed a failure of a new front right upright for the incident.[7] Buemi completed 2010 with eight points to teammate Alguersuari's five. He was sixteenth again in the drivers' championship.
2011[]
Buemi, along with his team mate from 2009 and 2010 – Jaime Alguersuari, continued to race for Scuderia Toro Rosso in 2011. On 14 December 2011 it was announced that both Buemi and Alguersuari had been dropped by the team, and would be replaced by Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Éric Vergne for the 2012 season.
Red Bull Racing (2012–present)[]
2012[]
In January 2012 it was announced that Buemi would rejoin Red Bull Racing as a test and reserve driver for the 2012 season, as well as acting as Toro Rosso's reserve driver.[8] Buemi continued as Red Bull's test and reserve driver for the 2013[9] and 2014 seasons.
Sportscars[]
The Toyota TS040 Hybrid that Buemi drove at the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Buemi also signed a deal to contest the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Toyota Motorsport GmbH, driving a Toyota TS030 Hybrid with Anthony Davidson and Hiroaki Ishiura (who later withdrew and was replaced by Stéphane Sarrazin).[10] After a strong performance, the car was running in third position in the early evening when Davidson collided with a GT Ferrari and crashed heavily.
In 2013, Buemi continued driving with Toyota for a full season and ended with third place in the drivers' championship. For the 2014 season, he drove Toyota's new car – the Toyota TS040 Hybrid. With four wins and seven podiums from the eight races, Buemi became World Endurance Drivers' Champion with team-mate Anthony Davidson.[2]
Personal life[]
As of 2009 Buemi was officially resident in Bahrain, living with his family and his girlfriend Jennifer.[11] He has since moved to Monaco.[1] His cousin, Natacha Gachnang, is also a racing driver.
In 2013, Buemi and Johnny Herbert mentored 6 contestants in a primetime ITV4 reality series, with the aim of taking players of the Gran Turismo videogames to the Dubai 24 Hour race as real drivers.[12] Other countries in Europe had heats mentored by Vitantonio Liuzzi.[13]
Racing record[]
Career summary[]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Formula BMW ADAC | Lars Kaufmann Motorsport | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 188 | 3rd |
| 2005 | Formula BMW ADAC | ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. | 20 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 282 | 2nd |
| Formula BMW World Final | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 2nd | ||
| Spanish Formula Three | Racing Engineering | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2006 | Formula 3 Euro Series | ASL Mücke Motorsport | 20 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 12th |
| Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd | ||
| Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | Motopark Academy | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 172 | 7th | |
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 11th | ||
| Macau Grand Prix | Carlin Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4th | |
| 2006–07 | A1 Grand Prix | A1 Team Switzerland | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 8th |
| 2007 | Formula 3 Euro Series | ASL Mücke Motorsport | 20 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 95 | 2nd |
| GP2 Series | ART Grand Prix | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 21st | |
| Macau Grand Prix | Räikkönen Robertson Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 11th | |
| 2008 | GP2 Asia Series | Trust Team Arden | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 2nd |
| GP2 Series | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 50 | 6th | ||
| Formula One | Red Bull Racing | Test driver | |||||||
| 2009 | Formula One | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16th |
| 2010 | Formula One | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16th |
| 2011 | Formula One | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15th |
| 2012 | Formula One | Red Bull Racing | Test driver | ||||||
| World Endurance Championship | Toyota Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2013 | Formula One | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | Test driver | ||||||
| Le Mans 24 Hours | Toyota Racing (LMP1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2nd | |
| World Endurance Championship | Toyota Racing | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 106.25 | 3rd | |
| 2014 | Formula One | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | Test driver | ||||||
| World Endurance Championship | Toyota Racing (LMP1-H) | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 166 | 1st | |
| 2014–15 | Formula E | e.dams Renault | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 83* | 3rd* |
| 2015 | Formula One | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | Test driver | ||||||
| World Endurance Championship | Toyota Racing (LMP1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19* | 4th* | |
* Season in progress.
Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results[]
(key)
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | ASL Mücke Motorsport | Dallara F305/011 | Mercedes | HOC 1 19 |
HOC 2 14 |
LAU 1 Ret |
LAU 2 12 |
OSC 1 7 |
OSC 2 1 |
BRH 1 21 |
BRH 2 16 |
NOR 1 7 |
NOR 2 11 |
NÜR 1 4 |
NÜR 2 8 |
ZAN 1 Ret |
ZAN 2 8 |
CAT 1 7 |
CAT 2 5 |
BUG 1 DSQ |
BUG 2 11 |
HOC 1 2 |
HOC 2 3 |
12th | 31 |
| 2007 | ASL Mücke Motorsport | Dallara F305/011 | Mercedes | HOC 1 1 |
HOC 2 3 |
BRH 1 7 |
BRH 2 2 |
NOR 1 2 |
NOR 2 2 |
MAG 1 3 |
MAG 2 19 |
MUG 1 3 |
MUG 2 5 |
ZAN 1 3 |
ZAN 2 2 |
NÜR 1 2 |
NÜR 2 3 |
CAT 1 Ret |
CAT 2 6 |
NOG 1 4 |
NOG 2 1 |
HOC 1 5 |
HOC 2 1 |
2nd | 95 |
Complete A1 Grand Prix results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 | Switzerland | NED SPR 10 |
NED FEA 8 |
CZE SPR 8 |
CZE FEA 10 |
BEI SPR |
BEI FEA |
MYS SPR |
MYS FEA |
IDN SPR |
IDN FEA |
NZL SPR 5 |
NZL FEA 4 |
AUS SPR 4 |
AUS FEA 7 |
RSA SPR |
RSA FEA |
MEX SPR |
MEX FEA |
SHA SPR 4 |
SHA FEA 9 |
GBR SPR Ret |
GBR SPR DSQ |
8th | 50 |
Complete GP2 Series results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ART Grand Prix | BHR FEA |
BHR SPR |
ESP FEA |
ESP SPR |
MON FEA 7 |
FRA FEA |
FRA SPR |
GBR FEA |
GBR SPR |
EUR FEA Ret |
EUR SPR 20 |
HUN FEA 15 |
HUN SPR 17 |
TUR FEA Ret |
TUR SPR 13 |
ITA FEA 7 |
ITA SPR 14 |
BEL FEA 10 |
BEL SPR Ret |
VAL FEA |
VAL SPR |
21st | 6 |
| 2008 | Trust Team Arden | ESP FEA 7 |
ESP SPR 2 |
TUR FEA 6 |
TUR SPR 3 |
MON FEA Ret |
MON SPR 11 |
FRA FEA Ret |
FRA SPR 1 |
GBR FEA 4 |
GBR SPR DNS |
GER FEA Ret |
GER SPR 8 |
HUN FEA 7 |
HUN SPR 1 |
EUR FEA 6 |
EUR SPR Ret |
BEL FEA 5 |
BEL SPR 4 |
ITA FEA 3 |
ITA SPR 7 |
6th | 50 |
Complete GP2 Asia Series results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Trust Team Arden | DUB1 FEA DSQ |
DUB1 SPR Ret |
IDN FEA 1 |
IDN SPR 7 |
MAL FEA Ret |
MAL SPR Ret |
BHR FEA 2 |
BHR SPR 2 |
DUB2 FEA 2 |
DUB2 SPR 2 |
2nd | 37 |
Complete Formula One results[]
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Scuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR4 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | AUS 7 |
MAL 16 |
CHN 8 |
BHR 17 |
ESP Ret |
MON Ret |
TUR 15 |
GBR 18 |
GER 16 |
HUN 16 |
EUR Ret |
BEL 12 |
ITA 13 |
SIN Ret |
JPN Ret |
BRA 7 |
ABU 8 |
16th | 6 | ||
| 2010 | Scuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR5 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | BHR 16 |
AUS Ret |
MAL 11 |
CHN Ret |
ESP Ret |
MON 10 |
TUR 16 |
CAN 8 |
EUR 9 |
GBR 12 |
GER Ret |
HUN 12 |
BEL 12 |
ITA 11 |
SIN 14 |
JPN 10 |
KOR Ret |
BRA 13 |
ABU 15 |
16th | 8 |
| 2011 | Scuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR6 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | AUS 8 |
MAL 13 |
CHN 14 |
TUR 9 |
ESP 14 |
MON 10 |
CAN 10 |
EUR 13 |
GBR Ret |
GER 15 |
HUN 8 |
BEL Ret |
ITA 10 |
SIN 12 |
JPN Ret |
KOR 9 |
IND Ret |
ABU Ret |
BRA 12 |
15th | 15 |
24 Hours of Le Mans results[]
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 |  Toyota Racing
|
 Anthony Davidson Stéphane Sarrazin
|
Toyota TS030 Hybrid | LMP1 | 82 | DNF | DNF |
| 2013 | Toyota Racing
|
Anthony Davidson Stéphane Sarrazin
|
Toyota TS030 Hybrid | LMP1 | 347 | 2nd | 2nd |
| 2014 | Toyota Racing
|
Anthony Davidson Nicolas Lapierre
|
Toyota TS040 Hybrid | LMP1-H | 374 | 3rd | 3rd |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results[]
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Toyota Racing | LMP1 | Toyota TS030 Hybrid | Toyota 3.4 L V8 (Hybrid) | SEB | SPA | LMS Ret |
SIL | SÃO | BHR | FUJ | SHA | NC | 0 |
| 2013 | Toyota Racing | LMP1 | Toyota TS030 Hybrid | Toyota 3.4 L V8 (Hybrid) | SIL 3 |
SPA 4 |
LMS 2 |
SÃO Ret |
COA 2 |
FUJ 15 |
SHA Ret |
BHR 1 |
3rd | 106.25 |
| 2014 | Toyota Racing | LMP1 | Toyota TS040 Hybrid | Toyota 3.7 L V8 (Hybrid) | SIL 1 |
SPA 1 |
LMS 3 |
COA 3 |
FUJ 1 |
SHA 1 |
BHR 10 |
SÃO 2 |
1st | 166 |
| 2015 | Toyota Racing | LMP1 | Toyota TS040 Hybrid | Toyota 3.7 L V8 (Hybrid) | SIL 3 |
SPA 8 |
LMS | NÜR | COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR | 4th* | 19* |
* Season in progress.
Complete Formula E results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | e.dams Renault | Spark-Renault SRT 01E | BEI Ret |
PUT 3 |
PDE 1 |
BNA Ret |
MIA 13 |
LBH 4 |
MON 1 |
BER | MOS | LON | LON | 3rd* | 83* |
* Season in progress.
References[]
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- Career statistics from driverdb.com, retrieved June 2, 2007.
- F1 Testing Report from itv-f1.com, retrieved September 19, 2007.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "FIA World Endurance Championship Team – Sébastien Buemi (#8)". Toyota Racing. http://www.toyotahybridracing.com/team/drivers/sebastien-buemi-8/. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Watkins, Gary (15 November 2014). "Davidson and Buemi champions as sister Toyota wins". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116785. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ "Arden target return to form in 2008". autosport.com. 2007-01-10. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/64616. Retrieved 2007-01-13.
- ↑ "Buemi confirmed as Red Bull reserve". Autosport. 2008-01-16. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/64709. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
- ↑ "Buemi's F1 "race" debut". Autosport 194 (3): p. 15. October 2008.
- ↑ "Toro Rosso confirm Buemi for 2009". autosport.com. 2009-01-09. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72695. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
- ↑ Noble, Jonathan (2010-04-16). "Upright failure caused Buemi's crash". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/82899. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
- ↑ Elizalde, Pablo (5 January 2012). "Sebastien Buemi confirmed as Red Bull Racing's reserve and test driver". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/96889. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- ↑ "Sebastien Buemi will continue as Red Bull's test and reserve driver for the 2013 season". SkySports F1. http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/8422512/. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ↑ "Toyota recruits Anthony Davidson, Sebastien Buemi for second TS030 HYBRID". Autosport (Haymarket Publications). 10 February 2012. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97474. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ↑ "Sébastien Buemi to stay in tax-free Bahrain" Auto123.com 2009-01-16. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
- ↑ http://www.touchline.tv/gaming/gran-turismo-academy-series-confirmed-for-itv4
- ↑ http://eu.gran-turismo.com/ie/news/d50120.html
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