Alfonso Celis Jr.

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Alfonso Celis Jr.
GP3 - Status - Alfonso Celis Jr.jpg
Celis Jr. in 2014
Nationality Flag of Mexico.svg Mexican
BornAlfonso Celis Enecoiz [1]
(1996-09-18) 18 September 1996 (age 27)
Mexico City, Mexico
GP3 Series career
Debut season 2014
Car number4
Former teams Status Grand Prix, ART Grand Prix
Starts35
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish12th in 2015
Previous series
2014–2015
2013–2014
2013
2012
2011		 Formula Renault 3.5 Series
European Formula 3
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
Formula BMW Talent Cup
Turismos de Velocidad 1800cc
Championship titles
2011Turismos de Velocidad 1800cc

Alfonso Celis Enecoiz, known as Alfonso Celis Jr., (born 18 September 1996) is a Mexican former racing driver.

Contents

Career

Karting

Born in Mexico City, Celis entered karting in 2009 and raced until 2012 in the local Mexican karting championships. [1]

Early career

In 2011 Celis made his début in single-seaters, taking part in the LATAM Challenge Series with Megaracing. He finished sixteenth with three top ten finishes in five races. [2]

For 2012, he decided to move in Europe and switch to the Formula BMW Talent Cup. He finished eighth in the grand finale at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben with a podium in the third race of the weekend.

Formula Renault

Celis signed with Fortec Motorsports for the 2013 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC season. [3] He had eleven point-scoring finishes, including podium in the closing race of the season at Zandvoort, finishing fourteenth in the series standings. [4]

Formula Three

During the 2013, Celis with Fortec had one-off entries to British Formula 3 and FIA European Formula 3 championships at Nürburgring and Zandvoort respectively. [5]

GP3 Series

In 2014, Celis graduated to the GP3 Series with Status Grand Prix, joining Nick Yelloly and Richie Stanaway in the team. [6] He will switch to ART Grand Prix for the 2015 season.

Formula One

Celis testing for Force India in 2017. Alfonso Celis 2017 Catalonia test (27 Feb-2 Mar) Day 3 1.jpg
Celis testing for Force India in 2017.

Celis was signed as a development and free practice driver by the Force India team in Formula One for the 2016 season. [7] He made his first appearance during free practice at the Bahrain Grand Prix. [8]

He made his second appearance on 1 March 2017 on Day 3 of testing at Circuit de Catalunya. [9]

Indy Lights

Celis signed with Juncos Racing to compete in Indy Lights in 2018. [10]

IndyCar

Celis made his IndyCar debut for Juncos Racing at Road America, finishing 20th. He was later called up again to drive at Portland where he finished 17th.

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesFLapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2011Campeonato Turismos de Velocidad 1800ccNova / AST Racing757172911st
LATAM Challenge Series Megaracing50000616th
Super Copa Telcel AT Motorsports1200019649th
24 Hours of Barcelona - Class A3TAstra Racing 110000N/A10th
2012 Formula BMW Talent Cup N/A30001246th
2013 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Fortec Motorsports 17000110914th
British Formula 3 International Series 300001511th
FIA Formula 3 European Championship 30000034th
Pau Formula Renault 2.0 Trophy 10000N/ANC
2014 GP3 Series Status Grand Prix 180000221st
FIA Formula 3 European Championship Fortec Motorsports 30000029th
Formula Renault 3.5 Series Tech 1 Racing 20000027th
2015 GP3 Series ART Grand Prix 1600012412th
Formula Renault 3.5 Series AVF 1700201716th
Toyota Racing Series Giles Motorsport13000032917th
2016 Formula V8 3.5 Series AVF 1800015511th
Formula One Sahara Force India F1 Team Test driver
2017 World Series Formula V8 3.5 Fortec Motorsports 1811272043rd
Formula One Sahara Force India F1 Team Test driver
2018 Indy Lights Juncos Racing 200002711th
IndyCar Series 200002336th

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results

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

YearEntrant1234567891011121314151617PosPoints
2013 Fortec Competition HOC
1
Ret		 HOC
2
Ret		 HOC
3
24		 NÜR
1
12		 NÜR
2
13		 SIL
1
5		 SIL
2
7		 SPA
1
20		 SPA
2
13		 ASS
1
12		 ASS
2
11		 MST
1
22		 MST
2
15		 MST
3
21		 ZAN
1
13		 ZAN
2
3		 ZAN
3
C		14th109

Complete GP3 Series results

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

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718PosPoints
2014 Status Grand Prix CAT
FEA
18		 CAT
SPR
Ret		 RBR
FEA
Ret		 RBR
SPR
19		 SIL
FEA
16		 SIL
SPR
10		 HOC
FEA
Ret		 HOC
SPR
23†		 HUN
FEA
16		 HUN
SPR
22		 SPA
FEA
12		 SPA
SPR
15		 MNZ
FEA
16		 MNZ
SPR
Ret		 SOC
FEA
16		 SOC
SPR
7		 YMC
FEA
16		 YMC
SPR
Ret		21st2
2015 ART Grand Prix CAT
FEA
10		 CAT
SPR
10		 RBR
FEA
15		 RBR
SPR
Ret		 SIL
FEA
14		 SIL
SPR
11		 HUN
FEA
18		 HUN
SPR
15		 SPA
FEA
6		 SPA
SPR
3		 MNZ
FEA 		MNZ
SPR 		SOC
FEA
13		 SOC
SPR
12		 BHR
FEA
8		 BHR
SPR
8		 YMC
FEA
Ret		 YMC
SPR
19		12th24

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete World Series Formula V8 3.5 results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718PosPoints
2014 Tech 1 Racing MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		ALC
1 		ALC
2 		MON
1 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		MSC
1 		MSC
2 		NÜR
1
16		 NÜR
2
12		 HUN
1 		HUN
2 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		JER
1 		JER
2 		27th0
2015 AVF ALC
1
Ret		 ALC
2
8		 MON
1
Ret		 SPA
1
13		 SPA
2
11		 HUN
1
14		 HUN
2
16		 RBR
1
Ret		 RBR
2
12		 SIL
1
13†		 SIL
2
12		 NÜR
1
10		 NÜR
2
4		 BUG
1
Ret		 BUG
2
16		 JER
1
15		 JER
2
Ret		16th17
2016 AVF ALC
1
6		 ALC
2
8		 HUN
1
Ret		 HUN
2
Ret		 SPA
1
10		 SPA
2
3		 LEC
1
11		 LEC
2
8		 SIL
1
Ret		 SIL
2
11		 RBR
1
4		 RBR
2
7		 MNZ
1
9		 MNZ
2
10		 JER
1
Ret		 JER
2
9		 CAT
1
Ret		 CAT
2
13		11th55
2017 Fortec Motorsports SIL
1
3		 SIL
2
6		 SPA
1
1		 SPA
2
3		 MNZ
1
4		 MNZ
2
Ret		 JER
1
6		 JER
2
4		 ALC
1
3		 ALC
2
2		 NÜR
1
2		 NÜR
2
8		 MEX
1
5		 MEX
2
2		 COA
1
8		 COA
2
5		 BHR
1
6		 BHR
2
8		3rd204

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete Toyota Racing Series results

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

YearTeam12345678910111213141516DCPoints
2015 Giles Motorsport RUA
1
8		 RUA
2
7		 RUA
3
8		 TER
1
DNS		 TER
2
Ret		 TER
3
DNS		 HMP
1
Ret		 HMP
2
10		 HMP
3
12		 TAU
1
10		 TAU
2
Ret		 TAU
3
18		 TAU
4
10		 MAN
1
17		 MAN
2
15		 MAN
3
13		17th329

Complete Formula One participations

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

YearEntrantChassisEngine123456789101112131415161718192021WDCPoints
2016 Sahara Force India F1 Team Force India VJM09 Mercedes PU106C Hybrid 1.6 V6 t AUS BHR
TD		 CHN RUS
TD		 ESP MON CAN EUR AUT
TD		 GBR HUN GER BEL ITA
TD		 SIN MAL JPN USA
TD		 MEX BRA ABU
TD		––
2017 Sahara Force India F1 Team Force India VJM10 Mercedes M08 EQ Power+ 1.6 V6 t AUS CHN BHR RUS ESP MON CAN AZE AUT
TD		 GBR HUN
TD		 BEL ITA SIN MAL JPN USA MEX
TD		 BRA ABU ––

American open-wheel racing results

Indy Lights

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617RankPoints
2018 Juncos Racing STP STP ALA
7		 ALA
8		 IMS IMS INDY RDA RDA IOW TOR TOR MDO MDO GTW POR POR 11th27

IndyCar Series

(key)

YearTeamChassisNo.Engine1234567891011121314151617RankPointsRef
2018 Juncos Racing Dallara DW12 32 Chevrolet STP PHX LBH ALA IMS INDY DET DET TXS RDA
20		 IOW TOR MDO POC GTW POR
17		 SNM 36th23 [11]

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References

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  2. ↑ "LATAM Challenge Series F2000 powered by Volkswagen 2011 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Celis Jr. rumbo a Europa" [Celis Jr. bound to Europe] (in Spanish). Open Racing.ru. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2013 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  5. ↑ Simmons, Marcus (14 August 2013). "Alfonso Celis to make British F3 debut at the Nurburgring". Autosport . Haymarket . Retrieved 14 August 2013.
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