Frederik Vesti

Frederik Vesti (born 13 January 2002) is a Danish racing driver[1][2] currently competing in the FIA Formula 3 Championship[3] for Prema alongside Oscar Piastri and Logan Sargeant. He is the inaugural champion of the Formula Regional European Championship.

Frederik Vesti
Nationality Danish
Born (2002-01-13) 13 January 2002
Langeland, Denmark
FIA Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season2020
Current teamPrema Racing
Car number2
Starts12 (12 entries)
Wins1
Podiums1
Poles1
Fastest laps1
Previous series
2019
2018
2017–18		Formula Regional European Championship
Italian F4 Championship
ADAC Formula 4
Championship titles
2019Formula Regional European Championship

Racing career

Lower formula

Vesti started his career in Danish Formula Ford. After finishing 4th in 2016 he moved on to compete full-time in both the German and Danish Formula 4 Championships. Despite missing two events of the Danish Championship the Danish driver managed to finish 2nd in his debut F4 season, helping his team Vesti Motorsport to win the team championship. In 2018 he would yet again compete in the German F4 Championship and make appearances in the 2018 Italian F4 Championship, where he won two out of the three races he competed in, and the European Formula 3 Championship.

Regional F3

Prema Powerteam signed Vesti to compete in the inaugural Regional European Championship. After 13 victories, with six of them being achieved back-to-back, and a total of 20 podium finishes Vesti won the championship in front of Ferrari Academy driver and teammate Enzo Fittipaldi. They, along with British driver Olli Caldwell helped Prema to win the team championship.

FIA Formula 3 Championship

Vesti will continue to drive for Prema in the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship, partnering Formula Renault Eurocup champion Oscar Piastri and American Logan Sargeant.

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2016 Formula Ford Denmark Vesti Höyer Motorsport[4] 20 2 0 1 8 254 4th
2017 Formula 4 ADAC Championship Van Amersfoort Racing[5] 21 1 0 2 3 113 7th
F4 Danish Championship Vesti Motorsport[6] 15 8 5 4 15 320 2nd
Formula 4 United States Championship Global Racing Group 2 0 0 0 0 1 29th
2018 Formula 4 ADAC Championship Van Amersfoort Racing[7] 21 2 1 3 8 211 4th
Italian F4 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing[8] 3 2 1 1 3 68 10th
FIA Formula 3 European Championship Van Amersfoort Racing[9] 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Macau Grand Prix Van Amersfoort Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 15th
2019 Formula Regional European Championship Prema Powerteam 24 13 10 9 20 467 1st
Macau Grand Prix SJM Prema Theodore Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 10th
2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship Prema Racing 12 1 1 1 1 70.5* 6th*

* Season still in progress.
As Vesti was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship 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 DC Points
2020 Prema Racing RBR1
FEA
4		 RBR1
SPR
6		 RBR2
FEA
1‡		 RBR2
SPR
8		 HUN
FEA
Ret		 HUN
SPR
Ret		 SIL1
FEA
5		 SIL1
SPR
4		 SIL2
FEA
4		 SIL2
SPR
8		 CAT
FEA
Ret		 CAT
SPR
21		 SPA
FEA
 SPA
SPR
 MNZ
FEA
 MNZ
SPR
 MUG
FEA
 MUG
SPR
 6th* 70.5*

‡ Half points were awarded, as less than 75% of the scheduled distance was completed.
* Season still in progress.

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References
  1. "Frederik Vesti". 2019-12-23. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  2. "Frederik Vesti". 2019-12-23. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  3. "Formula Regional champion Vesti gets Prema F3 seat". 2020-01-02. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  4. "Formula Ford Denmark 2016 standings | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  5. "ADAC Formel 4 Entry list Sachsenring 2019". 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  6. "Formel 4 - præsentation". 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  7. "Zendeli and Wishofer join Schumacher at US Racing for ADAC F4". 2018-03-26. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  8. "Elenco Verificati - Admitted List" (PDF). 2018-05-13. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  9. "VAN AMERSFOORT TO RUN GERMAN F4 STAR AT HOCKENHEIM". 2018-10-13. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Inaugural		 Formula Regional European Championship
Champion
2019		 Succeeded by
Incumbent


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