Fairuz Fauzy

Mohamed Fairuz Fauzy
Fauzy driving for Fortec Motorsport at the Silverstone round of the 2008 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season
NationalityMalaysia Malaysian
Born (1982-10-24) October 24, 1982 (age 41)
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
GP2 Series career
Debut season2005
Current teamSuper Nova Racing
Car no.16
Former teamsDAMS
Starts62
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish18th in 2011
Previous series
2008, 2011
2007–08, 2008–09
2007–09
2005–06
2002–2004
2001
2000
GP2 Asia Series
A1 Grand Prix

FRenault 3.5 Series
A1 Grand Prix
British Formula Three
Formula Renault 2.0 UK
British Formula Ford

Mohamed Fairuz Fauzy (born October 24, 1982 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) is a race car driver.

Early career

Fauzy started competing in karting in 1994. In 1999, he moved to British Formula Ford. He moved to British Formula Renault in 2000, and to British Formula Three in 2002.

He moved to the GP2 Series for 2005 and 2006. He did not score any point in GP2. Fauzy raced in the A1 Grand Prix series for Team Malaysia. He then raced in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in 2007.[1]

Fauzy returned to GP2 in 2008, driving for the Super Nova team in the GP2 Asia Series. In 2009, he raced in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series for Mofaz Racing. He finish in second place in the championship standings.

Formula One

Fauzy during first practice at the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix.

Fauzy was one of Spyker F1's test and reserve drivers for 2007,[2] He was announced as the third driver for Lotus for the 2010 season.[3]

Fauzy drove in the first free practice sessions at the Malaysian Grand Prix,[4] the British Grand Prix,[5] the German Grand Prix and the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

At the end of the 2010 season, Fauzy left Lotus Racing.[6] He joined Renault as a test driver for the 2011 season.[7]

Other racing

Fauzy returned to full-time racing in 2011.[6] He has re-signed for Super Nova Racing to drive in the 2011 GP2 Series season and 2011 GP2 Asia Series season.[8]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Pos.
2005 GP2 Series DAMS 23 0 0 0 0 0 24th
2005–06 A1 Grand Prix A1 Team Malaysia 4 0 0 0 0 8 5th
2006 GP2 Series Super Nova Racing 21 0 0 0 0 0 25th
2007 Formula One Spyker F1 Test driver
2007–08 A1 Grand Prix A1 Team Malaysia 6 0 0 0 0 7 15th
2008 GP2 Asia Series Super Nova Racing 10 1 0 1 3 24 4th
2008–09 A1 Grand Prix A1 Team Malaysia 12 1 1 1 3 43 6th
2009 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Mofaz Racing 17 1 1 1 5 98 2nd
2010 Formula One Lotus Racing Test driver
2011 GP2 Series Super Nova Racing 6 0 0 0 0 3* 14th*
GP2 Asia Series Super Nova Racing 4 0 0 0 0 1* 14th*

Team standings * Season in progress

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
2005-06 A1 Team Malaysia GBRSPR
13
GBRFEA
GERSPR
GERFEA
PORSPR
8
PORFEA
Ret
AUSSPR
AUSFEA
MYSSPR
8
MYSFEA
UAESPR
UAEFEA
RSASPR
RSAFEA
IDNSPR
IDNFEA
MEXSPR
MEXFEA
USASPR
USAFEA
CHNSPR
CHNFEA
5th 74
2007-08 NEDSPR
NEDFEA
CZESPR
CZEFEA
MYSSPR
MYSFEA
ZHUSPR
ZHUFEA
NZLSPR
NZLFEA
AUSSPR
20
AUSFEA
17
RSASPR
9
RSAFEA
5
MEXSPR
MEXFEA
SHASPR
SHAFEA
GBRSPR
13
GBRSPR
Ret
15th 25
2008-09 NEDSPR
1
NEDFEA
2
CHNSPR
13
CHNFEA
5
MYSSPR
15
MYSFEA
10
NZLSPR
8
NZLFEA
10
RSASPR
9
RSAFEA
NC
PORSPR
8
PORFEA
3
GBRSPR
GBRSPR
6th 43

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 22 23 DC Points
2005 DAMS SMR
FEA

17
SMR
SPR

12
ESP
FEA

12
ESP
SPR

7
MON
FEA

Ret
EUR
FEA

14
EUR
SPR

10
FRA
FEA

14
FRA
SPR

10
GBR
FEA

Ret
GBR
SPR

Ret
GER
FEA

Ret
GER
SPR

16
HUN
FEA

Ret
HUN
SPR

13
TUR
FEA

Ret
TUR
SPR

15
ITA
FEA

14
ITA
SPR

11
BEL
FEA

13
BEL
SPR

15
BHR
FEA

11
BHR
SPR

10
24th 0
2006 Super Nova Racing VALFEA
15
VALSPR
10
SMR
FEA

Ret
SMR
SPR

15
EUR
FEA

19
EUR
SPR

9
ESP
FEA

Ret
ESP
SPR

14
MON
FEA

10
GBR
FEA

12
GBR
SPR

7
FRA
FEA

Ret
FRA
SPR

15
GER
FEA

22
GER
SPR

10
HUN
FEA

16
HUN
SPR

Ret
TUR
FEA

Ret
TUR
SPR

Ret
ITA
FEA

14
ITA
SPR

10
24th 0
2011 Super Nova Racing TUR
FEA

12
TUR
SPR

5
ESP
FEA

14
ESP
SPR

6
MON
FEA

15
MON
SPR

10
VAL
FEA

VAL
SPR

GBR
FEA

GBR
SPR

GER
FEA

GER
SPR

HUN
FEA

HUN
SPR

BEL
FEA

BEL
SPR

ITA
FEA

ITA
SPR

14th* 3*

* Season in progress

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 Super Nova International UAE1FEA
8
UAE1SPR
2
INDFEA
8
INDSPR
1
MAL
FEA

2
MAL
SPR

6
BHR
FEA

Ret
BHR
SPR

Ret
UAE2FEA
11
UAE2SPR
6
4th 24
2011 Super Nova Racing ABUFEA
Ret
ABUSPR
15
ITAFEA
8
ITASPR
Ret
14th* 1*

* Season in progress

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pos Points
2007 Cram Competition MNZ
FEA

12
MNZ
SPR

10
NÜR
FEA

Ret
NÜR
SPR

22
MON
FEA

Ret
HUN
FEA

2
HUN
SPR

Ret
SPA
FEA

2
SPA
SPR

Ret
DON
FEA

Ret
DON
SPR

10
MAG
FEA

Ret
MAG
SPR

Ret
ESTFEA
8
ESTSPR
3
CAT
FEA

12
CAT
SPR

8
11th 51
2008 Fortec Motorsport MNZ
SPR

MNZ
FEA

SPA
SPR

SPA
FEA

MON
FEA

3
SIL
SPR

Ret
SIL
FEA

15
HUN
SPR

12
HUN
FEA

14
NÜR
SPR

DSQ
NÜR
FEA

Ret
BUGSPR
13
BUGFEA
19
ESTSPR
12
ESTFEA
20
CAT
SPR

Ret
CAT
FEA

6
18th 17
2009 Mofaz Fortec Motorsport CAT
SPR

8
CAT
FEA

7
SPA
SPR

15
SPA
FEA

15
MON
FEA

15
HUN
SPR

1
HUN
FEA

7
SIL
SPR

2
SIL
FEA

4
BUGSPR
7
BUGFEA
4
ALGSPR
8
ALGFEA
20
NÜR
SPR

2
NÜR
FEA

3
ALC
SPR

6
ALC
FEA

2
2nd 98

Complete Formula One results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

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
2010 Lotus Racing Lotus T127 Cosworth CA2010 2.4 L V8 BHR
 
AUS
 
MAL
TD
CHN
 
ESP
 
MON
 
TUR
 
CAN
 
EUR
 
GBR
TD
GER
TD
HUN
 
BEL
 
ITA
 
SIN
TD
JPN
 
KOR
 
BRA
 
ABU
TD

References

  1. "Fauzy to combine racing, testing". crash.net. 2007-02-05. Archived from the original on 2007-02-09. Retrieved 2007-02-28.
  2. "Spyker announces four test drivers". GPUpdate.net. 2007-02-01. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
  3. "Fauzy 'honoured' by Lotus opportunity". mayniaga.com. 2009-12-14. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  4. Elizalde, Pablo (2010-04-01). "Fauzy gets Friday drive for Malaysia". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
  5. "British Grand Prix practice results". BBC News. 2010-02-24.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Fauzy released by Lotus". autosport.com. 2010-12-12. Retrieved 2011-01-04.
  7. "Fauzy joins Renault in test role". BBC News. 2011-01-18.
  8. "Fauzy signs for Super Nova". gp2series.com. GP2 Motorsport Ltd. 2011-01-24. Archived from the original on 2011-05-18. Retrieved 2011-05-07.

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