Johnny Amadeus Cecotto,[1] more commonly known as Johnny Cecotto Jr. (born 9 September 1989 in Augsburg, West Germany) is a former racing driver. He races with a Venezuelan license but holds both German and Venezuelan nationality. He is the son of former racing driver and motorcycle world champion Johnny Cecotto.
| Johnny Cecotto Jr. | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Nationality |  Venezuelan German |
| Born | 9 September 1989 Augsburg, West Germany |
| FIA Formula 2 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2017 |
| Car number | 19 |
| Former teams | Rapax |
| Starts | 8 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 16th in 2017 |
| Previous series | |
| 2009-16 2009–10–2011 2009 2007 2007 2006, 2008 2006 2006 2006–07 2006–07 2005 2005 2005 | GP2 Series GP2 Asia Series Formula 3 Euro Series International Formula Master British Formula 3 German Formula Three Formula Renault NEC Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Euroseries 3000 Italian Formula 3000 Formula BMW ADAC Formula Junior 1600 Italy FR2.0 Italia Winter Series |
Career
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Early career
editHe began his racing career in kart racing, then progressing to open wheel single seater racing. He competed in Formula BMW ADAC in 2005. In 2006 he raced in the German Formula Three Championship, taking one victory, and also in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup. In 2007, he raced in the International Formula Master series, finishing eighth with three podiums. He returned to the German F3 Championship, finishing in third with two victories.[2]
In 2009 he raced in the Formula Three Euroseries for the HBR Motorsport team,[3] before the team missed races at Brands Hatch. He then signed a deal to compete in the GP2 Series, partnering Michael Herck at David Price Racing.[1]
GP2
editHe joined up with Trident Racing for the 2009–10 GP2 Asia Series season,[4] but was replaced by Dani Clos after the first round. He returned to Trident for the 2010 Main Series and scored his first championship points at Monaco, but was replaced by Edoardo Piscopo after sixteen races.[5]
Cecotto moved to Super Nova Racing for the 2011 GP2 Asia Series season alongside Fairuz Fauzy, and finished fifteenth in the drivers' championship. For the main series season, he switched to the Ocean Racing Technology team and was partnered with Kevin Mirocha and later Brendon Hartley, finishing 24th in the championship.
He switched to the Addax team for the 2012 season, alongside Josef Král. After a difficult start to the season, he suddenly hit form at Monaco, taking his first pole position and race victory in the category.[6] He also won the feature race at Hockenheim after his decision to start with dry tyres on a wet but drying track paid off. Despite also posting seven retirements, the season was comfortably Cecotto's best in the series, finishing ninth in the championship as a result.
In 2013 lacked the pace he had shown in the previous year and struggled with no podiums. However he was once again quick in Monaco taking pole for the feature race, but he caused a first corner multi-car pile-up leaving him out of the race and banned from the following day's sprint race for causing the collision. Despite this he had his most consistent GP2 season with 10 points finishes ending with 41 points. He returned to Trident for 2014, he scored two victories and three further podium finishes but struggled in the latter stages, he would go on to finish a career-best 5th in the championship.
Formula One
editCecotto was confirmed as one of the Force India team drivers to participate in the young driver test held in Yas Marina Circuit, after the 2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.[7]
In 2012, Cecotto took part in the young driver test again, this time with Toro Rosso.[8]
Formula V8 3.5 Series
editIn 2016 Cecotto moved to the Formula V8 3.5 Series with RP Motorsport. He won his first race of the season at the Hungaroring. However, after the round at Spa-Francorchamps he split with his team and was left without a ride.[9]
Racing record
editCareer summary
edit† As Cecotto was a guest driver at Brands Hatch and was thus ineligible for points, but he did not start in both races.
‡ Position when season was cancelled.
* Season still in progress.
Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results
edit(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 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | HBR Motorsport | Dallara F308/052 | Mercedes | HOC 1 21 |
HOC 2 Ret |
LAU 1 16 |
LAU 2 Ret |
NOR 1 17 |
NOR 2 Ret |
ZAN 1 15 |
ZAN 2 20 |
OSC 1 17 |
OSC 2 19 |
NÜR 1 16 |
NÜR 2 11 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
DIJ 1 |
DIJ 2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
26th | 0 |
Complete GP2 Series/FIA Formula 2 Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete GP2 Asia Series results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Trident Racing | YMC1 FEA 7 |
YMC1 SPR 6 |
YMC2 FEA |
YMC2 SPR |
BHR1 FEA |
BHR1 SPR |
BHR2 FEA |
BHR2 SPR |
17th | 3 |
| 2011 | Super Nova Racing | YMC FEA 15 |
YMC SPR 7 |
IMO FEA 16 |
IMO SPR 19 |
15th | 0 |
Complete Auto GP results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Virtuosi UK | HUN 1 5 |
HUN 2 3 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
8th‡ | 22‡ |
‡ Position when season was cancelled.
Complete Formula V8 3.5 results
edit(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 | 18 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | RP Motorsport | ALC 1 9 |
ALC 2 6 |
HUN 1 1 |
HUN 2 6 |
SPA 1 12† |
SPA 2 Ret |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
JER 1 |
JER 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
14th | 42 |
† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
References
edit- ^ a b "Cecotto to debut with DPR". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 8 September 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
- ^ Allen, Peter (26 July 2012). "Here's Johnny: Johnny Cecotto Jr". Formula Scout. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "The HBR pairing: Mirocha and Cecotto". gpupdate.net. 24 February 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "Trident signs Kralev and Cecotto". gpupdate.net. GPUpdate. 21 October 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
- ^ Beer, Matt (8 September 2010). "Piscopo joins Trident for Monza". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ "Johnny Cecotto grabs maiden GP2 win in Monaco". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ "Force India Abu Dhabi Young Driver Test Tuesday Report". Force India (Press release). 15 November 2011. Archived from the original on 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024 – via Motorsport.com.
- ^ "Abu Dhabi Young Driver Test: Da Costa tops second day for Red Bull". Autosport. 7 November 2012. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Cecotto splits with Formula V8 3.5 outfit RP Motorsport". autosport.com. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
External links
edit- Official website
- Johnny Cecotto Jr. on Twitter
- Johnny Cecotto Jr. career summary at DriverDB.com
