Gustav Malja
Gustav Malja | |
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Nationality | Swedish |
Born | Malmö,Sweden | 4 November 1995
FIA Formula 2 Championshipcareer | |
Debut season | 2017 |
Car number | 4 |
Former teams | Racing Engineering |
Starts | 22 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 1 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 13th in2017 |
Previous series | |
2015-16 2015 2015 2013–2014 2013–2014 2012 2011–2012 | GP2 Series World Series Formula V8 3.5 FIA European F3 Championship Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC FR2.0BARC Winter Series ADAC Formel Masters |
Awards | |
2010, 2015 2011, 2012 | Ronnie PetersonMemorial Award Rydell Special Award |
Gustav Koch Malja[1](born 4 November 1995) is a formerSwedishracing driver.
Career
[edit]Karting
[edit]Born inMalmö,Sweden,Malja began hiskartingcareer in Formula Micro in 2006, winning theGunnar NilssonMemorial trophy the following year.[2]By 2009 he had progressed up to theKF3category, where he won the Swedish Championship andGothenburgGrand Prix.[3]In his final year of karting in 2010, Malja finished 22nd in the European KF3 Championship and fifth in theJunior Monaco Kart Cup.[4]
ADAC Formel Masters
[edit]In 2011, Malja graduated tosingle-seaters,racing in theADAC Formel Masterschampionship inGermany,despite being just 15 years of age.[5]Driving for Neuhauser Racing, he took a single podium position atAssento finish thirteenth in the standings.[6]He continued with the team for a second season in 2012, taking three race wins and a further thirteen podium places to finish runner–up to championMarvin Kirchhöfer.[7]
Formula Renault 2.0
[edit]For 2013, Malja stepped up toFormula Renault,racing in theEurocup Formula Renault 2.0andFormula Renault 2.0 NECchampionships with Josef Kaufmann Racing.[8]In the NEC championship, he contested eight races, taking podium places at theNürburgringandMostto finish fifteenth in the standings.[9]In the Eurocup he finished twentieth in the championship, taking a single points–position atPaul Ricard.[10]
Malja remained with Josef Kaufmann Racing in both championships for a second season in 2014.[11]He finished fifth in the NEC championship, taking race victories atHockenheim[12]and the Nürburgring[13]and two further podium positions.[14]In the Eurocup, he scored points on eight occasions to finish twelfth in the championship.[15]
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
[edit]Malja stepped up to theFormula Renault 3.5 Seriesin 2015 and raced forBritishteamStrakka Racing.[16]
Formula Three
[edit]In May 2015, Malja took part in thePau roundof theFIA European Formula 3 Championship,racing forEuroInternationalin the car originally intended for Marvin Kirchhöfer before he left the team prior to the start of the season.[17]He retired from the opening race of the event before finishing 25th in the remaining two races.
GP2/Formula 2
[edit]Malja contested in theSparound of the2015 seasonwithTridentand the final two rounds withRapax.In2016,Malja joined the GP2 series campaign full-time for Rapax, finished on the podium twice and finished thirteenth overall.
For the2017 F2 season,Malja switched toRacing Engineering.[18]He finished third in the Monaco sprint race.
Formula 1
[edit]Malja participated in the second 2017 Formula 1 in-season test at the Hungaroring during 1–2 August, following the Hungarian GP weekend. Malja drove a Sauber C36-Ferrari for the Sauber F1 Team during the first test day. He completed 108 laps. His best lap was 1.21.503, set during aerodynamic and mechanical development runs.[19]
Racing record
[edit]Career summary
[edit]Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | ADAC Formel Masters | Neuhauser Racing | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 13th |
2012 | ADAC Formel Masters | Neuhauser Racing | 23 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 307 | 2nd |
Formula Renault BARC Winter Series | MGR Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
2013 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20th |
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 98 | 15th | ||
2014 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 193 | 5th |
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 12th | ||
2015 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Strakka Racing | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 9th |
FIA Formula 3 European Championship | EuroInternational | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42nd | |
GP2 Series | Trident | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25th | |
Rapax | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2016 | GP2 Series | Rapax | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 13th |
2017 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | Racing Engineering | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 13th |
Formula One | Sauber F1 Team | Test driver | |||||||
2018 | Porsche Supercup | Team Project 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 14th |
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Team Deutsche Post by Project 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 11th | |
2019 | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Förch Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.5 | 14th |
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
[edit](key) (Races inboldindicate pole position) (Races initalicsindicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Strakka Racing | ALC 1 10 |
ALC 2 20 |
MON 1 Ret |
SPA 1 8 |
SPA 2 14 |
HUN 1 10 |
HUN 2 3 |
RBR 1 7 |
RBR 2 7 |
SIL 1 6 |
SIL 2 8 |
NÜR 1 8 |
NÜR 2 2 |
BUG 1 11 |
BUG 2 9 |
JER 1 11 |
JER 2 5 |
9th | 79 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results
[edit](key) (Races inboldindicate pole position) (Races initalicsindicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | EuroInternational | Mercedes | SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
SIL 3 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
HOC 3 |
PAU 1 Ret |
PAU 2 25 |
PAU 3 25 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
NOR 1 |
NOR 2 |
NOR 3 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
ZAN 3 |
ALG 1 |
ALG 2 |
ALG 3 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
NÜR 3 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
HOC 3 |
42nd | 0 |
Complete GP2 Series results
[edit](key) (Races inboldindicate pole position) (Races initalicsindicate 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Trident | BHR FEA |
BHR SPR |
CAT FEA |
CAT SPR |
MON FEA |
MON SPR |
RBR FEA |
RBR SPR |
SIL FEA |
SIL SPR |
HUN FEA |
HUN SPR |
SPA FEA 10 |
SPA SPR 18 |
MNZ FEA |
MNZ SPR |
SOC FEA |
SOC SPR |
25th | 1 | ||||
Rapax | BHR FEA 16 |
BHR SPR 13 |
YMC FEA 16 |
YMC SPR C | |||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Rapax | CAT FEA 9 |
CAT SPR 10 |
MON FEA 14 |
MON SPR 12 |
BAK FEA 10 |
BAK SPR Ret |
RBR FEA 13 |
RBR SPR 16 |
SIL FEA 22 |
SIL SPR 19 |
HUN FEA 13 |
HUN SPR 14 |
HOC FEA 6 |
HOC SPR 8 |
SPA FEA 8 |
SPA SPR 2 |
MNZ FEA 3 |
MNZ SPR 7 |
SEP FEA 9 |
SEP SPR 5 |
YMC FEA Ret |
YMC SPR 14 |
13th | 53 |
Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results
[edit](key) (Races inboldindicate pole position) (Races initalicsindicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Racing Engineering | BHR FEA 18 |
BHR SPR 13 |
CAT FEA 7 |
CAT SPR 6 |
MON FEA 6 |
MON SPR 3 |
BAK FEA 11 |
BAK SPR 13 |
RBR FEA 12 |
RBR SPR 15 |
SIL FEA 14 |
SIL SPR 9 |
HUN FEA 13 |
HUN SPR NC |
SPA FEA 4 |
SPA SPR 11 |
MNZ FEA 8 |
MNZ SPR 18 |
JER FEA 14 |
JER SPR 18 |
YMC FEA 11 |
YMC SPR 17 |
13th | 44 |
Complete Porsche Supercup results
[edit](key) (Races inboldindicate pole position) (Races initalicsindicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Team Project 1 | CAT 15 |
MON 13 |
RBR 13 |
SIL 17 |
HOC 11 |
HUN 15 |
SPA 16 |
MNZ 26† |
MEX 9 |
MEX 18 |
14th | 26 |
†Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
References
[edit]- ^"Gustav Malja".hitta.se.Retrieved22 May2024.
- ^"Gunnar Nilsson Memorial – Formula Micro 2007 standings".driverdb.com.Driver Database.Retrieved1 February2015.
- ^"Gustav Malja".gustavmalja.com.Gustav Malja.Retrieved1 February2015.
- ^"Monaco Kart Cup – KF3 2010 standings".driverdb.com.Driver Database.Retrieved1 February2015.
- ^"Neuhauser Racing's fifth season".adac-formel-masters.de.ADAC Formel Masters.28 February 2012.Retrieved1 February2015.
- ^"ADAC Formel Masters 2011 standings".driverdb.com.Driver Database.Retrieved1 February2015.
- ^"ADAC Formel Masters 2012 standings".driverdb.com.Driver Database.Retrieved1 February2015.
- ^"Gustav Malja signs with Josef Kaufmann Racing for Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup campaign".news.driverdb.com.Driver Database News. 19 December 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 26 June 2015.Retrieved1 February2015.
- ^"Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2013 standings".driverdb.com.Driver Database.Retrieved1 February2015.
- ^"Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 2013 standings".driverdb.com.Driver Database.Retrieved1 February2015.
- ^Allen, Peter (12 February 2014)."Malja sticks with Josef Kaufmann for dual FR2.0 campaign".paddockscout.com.Paddock Scout.Retrieved1 February2015.
- ^Gruz, David (14 June 2014)."Malja converts pole to victory in first Hockenheim race".paddockscout.com.Paddock Scout.Retrieved1 February2015.
- ^Gruz, David (20 September 2014)."Malja wins NEC race two at the Nurburgring".paddockscout.com.Paddock Scout.Retrieved1 February2015.
- ^"Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2014 standings".driverdb.com.Driver Database.Retrieved1 February2015.
- ^"Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 2014 standings".driverdb.com.Driver Database.Retrieved1 February2015.
- ^Allen, Peter (28 January 2015)."Gustav Malja joins Strakka for step up to Formula Renault 3.5".paddockscout.com.Paddock Scout.Retrieved1 February2015.
- ^"FR3.5 racer Gustav Malja joins European F3 field for Pau".Autosport.Haymarket Publications.11 May 2015.Retrieved2 July2015.
- ^"Gustav Malja to join Racing Engineering in 2017".December 9, 2016.RetrievedDecember 9,2016.
- ^"Lens and Frame".
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Gustav Maljacareer summary at DriverDB.com
- Gustav MaljaonTwitter
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Malmö
- Swedish racing drivers
- ADAC Formel Masters drivers
- Formula Renault BARC drivers
- Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers
- Formula Renault Eurocup drivers
- World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers
- FIA Formula 3 European Championship drivers
- GP2 Series drivers
- FIA Formula 2 Championship drivers
- Porsche Supercup drivers
- Neuhauser Racing drivers
- Josef Kaufmann Racing drivers
- Strakka Racing drivers
- EuroInternational drivers
- Trident Racing drivers
- Rapax Team drivers
- Racing Engineering drivers
- Porsche Carrera Cup Germany drivers