Jüri Vips
Jüri Vips (born 10 August 2000) is an Estonian racing driver, 2017 ADAC Formula 4 champion and member of the Red Bull Junior Team.[1]
Jüri Vips | |
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Tallinn, Estonia | 10 August 2000
Super Formula Championship career | |
Debut season | 2019 |
Current team | Team Mugen |
Car number | 15 |
Starts | 1 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 23rd in 2019 |
Previous series | |
2019 2017–18 2016–17 2016–17 2016–17 | FIA Formula 3 FIA European F3 Italian F4 Championship ADAC Formula 4 MRF Challenge |
Championship titles | |
2017 | ADAC Formula 4 |
Career
Karting
Vips was born in Tallinn, and began competing professionally on the karting scene in 2011, claiming major titles in his native Estonia and becoming the Rotax Max Challenge world champion in 2014.[2]
Lower formula
In 2016, Vips made his single-seater debut in the Italian F4 and ADAC Formula 4 championships with Prema Powerteam, where he claimed a victory and took the title of Italian F4 rookie champion in 2016.[3][4]
In 2017, Vips continued with Prema in both championships, claiming the ADAC Formula 4 title ahead of teammate Marcus Armstrong.[5][6]
Formula 3
In September 2017, Vips tested the machinery with Prema.[7] In October, he made his debut in the 2017 European Championship season finale at Hockenheim.[8]
For the 2018 season, Vips drove for German team Motopark, claiming four wins and taking fourth in the driver's championship.[9]
In October 2018, Vips was linked to a place in the Red Bull Junior Team.[10] He was confirmed with the program the following month prior to the Macau Grand Prix.[1]
In December 2018, it was confirmed Vips would stay on for the new FIA Formula 3 Championship, joining Hitech GP, for 2019.[11] Vips had a relatively successful campaign with two feature race wins and one sprint race win. Despite some inconsistent results, Vips managed to finish fourth in the overall driver's championship.[12]
It was announced that Vips would continue with Hitech GP for the 2019 Macau Grand Prix. Vips took pole position for the qualification race after the second qualifying session on Friday, setting the new lap record in the process.[13] He then managed to convert the pole position into victory in the qualifying race, allowing him to start on pole for Sunday's race.[14] Despite a near-flawless weekend up to that point, Vips was unable to convert the pole to victory in the all-important Sunday race. Vips lead in the early part of the race, however, due to crashes from Leonardo Pulcini and Ferdinand Habsburg, Vips' lead was eradicated as the safety car was called out. After the race resumed, Richard Verschoor managed to overtake Vips at Lisboa. Vips ended the race in second only 0.792 seconds off the lead.[15]
In June 2020, it was announced Vips will take part in Formula Regional European Championship 2020 season racing for Finnish team KIC Motorsport.[16]
Super Formula
In October 2019, it was announced that Vips would replace Patricio O'Ward at Team Mugen for the final round of the 2019 Super Formula Championship.[17] He qualified 19th out of the 20 cars but performed admirably during the race. At the pitstops, however, the 19-year old stalled the car losing around half a minute while he stood still in the pits. He finished the race in 18th.[18]
Vips re-joined Team Mugen in a winter test at Suzuka in December 2019, sparking rumours about a full-time drive for 2020. Vips finished third overall during the test.[19] In January 2020, it was confirmed that Vips would drive for Team Mugen in the 2020 Super Formula Championship alongside Tomoki Nojiri.[20][21] Start of the Super Formula 2020 season was postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic.
Racing record
Career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2016 | ADAC Formula 4 Championship | Prema Powerteam | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 138 | 6th |
Italian F4 Championship | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 140 | 5th | ||
2016–17 | MRF Challenge Formula 2000 | MRF Racing | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 135 | 6th |
2017 | ADAC Formula 4 Championship | Prema Powerteam | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 245.5 | 1st |
Italian F4 Championship | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 114 | NC† | ||
FIA Formula 3 European Championship | Motopark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC‡ | |
2018 | FIA Formula 3 European Championship | 30 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 284 | 4th | |
Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 19th | ||
2019 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Hitech Grand Prix | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 141 | 4th |
Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 2nd | ||
Super Formula | Team Mugen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd | |
2020 | Formula Regional European Championship | KIC Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20* | 7th* |
Super Formula | Team Mugen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD | |
* Season still in progress.
† As Vips had not competed in the required number of rounds, he was ineligible for a championship position.
‡ As Vips was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate 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 | DC | Points |
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2017 | Motopark | Volkswagen | SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
SIL 3 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
PAU 1 |
PAU 2 |
PAU 3 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
HUN 3 |
NOR 1 |
NOR 2 |
NOR 3 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
ZAN 3 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
NÜR 3 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
HOC 1 21 |
HOC 2 12 |
HOC 3 12 |
NC† | 0† |
2018 | Motopark | Volkswagen | PAU 1 10 |
PAU 2 17 |
PAU 3 12 |
HUN 1 6 |
HUN 2 18 |
HUN 3 4 |
NOR 1 7 |
NOR 2 1 |
NOR 3 2 |
ZAN 1 6 |
ZAN 2 8 |
ZAN 3 15 |
SPA 1 6 |
SPA 2 Ret |
SPA 3 4 |
SIL 1 4 |
SIL 2 2 |
SIL 3 1 |
MIS 1 5 |
MIS 2 1 |
MIS 3 2 |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 15 |
NÜR 3 6 |
RBR 1 6 |
RBR 2 4 |
RBR 3 8 |
HOC 1 3 |
HOC 2 1 |
HOC 3 9 |
4th | 284 |
† As Vips was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate 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 | DC | Points |
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2019 | Hitech Grand Prix | CAT FEA 6 |
CAT SPR 2 |
LEC FEA 4 |
LEC SPR 17 |
RBR FEA 1 |
RBR SPR 6 |
SIL FEA 1 |
SIL SPR 15 |
HUN FEA 4 |
HUN SPR 4 |
SPA FEA 5 |
SPA SPR 21 |
MNZ FEA Ret |
MNZ SPR 11 |
SOC FEA 8 |
SOC SPR 1 |
4th | 141 |
Complete Super Formula Results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | DC | Points |
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2019 | Team Mugen | SUZ | AUT | SUG | FUJ | MOT | OKA | SUZ 18 |
23rd | 0 |
References
- Allen, Peter (November 12, 2018). "Juri Vips joins Red Bull Junior Team ahead of Macau Grand Prix". FormulaScout. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- "Juri Vips wins the final in Junior Max". November 29, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- "Prema signs Juri Vips in Formula 4". January 12, 2016. Archived from the original on September 25, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- "Rookie Champion Vips Rounds Out Season with Win". October 30, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
- "Juri Vips continues in F4 with Prema for 2017". December 20, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- "Vips claims ADAC F4 title with third behind Armstrong as Petrov wins finale". December 20, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- Simmons, Marcus (September 21, 2017). "Russian Formula Renault Eurocup star tipped for F3 after Prema test". Autosport. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- Simmons, Marcus (11 October 2017). "German F4 champion Vips makes F3 debut". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- Allen, Peter (20 February 2018). "ADAC F4 champion Juri Vips seals 2018 F3 seat with Motopark". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- Simmons, Marcus (October 19, 2018). "European F3 standout Juri Vips set to join Red Bull F1 junior team". Autosport. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
- "THE RED BULL JUNIOR TEAM AND THE HONDA FORMULA DREAM PROJECT". December 5, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- "Vips ends 2019 with lights-to-flag victory in Sochi". FIA Formula 3. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- "Record-breaking Vips secures qualifying race pole in FIA F3 World Cup". FIA Formula 3. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- "Vips leads from lights-to-flag in Macau Qualifying Race". FIA Formula 3. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- Benyon, Jack. "Macau GP: Verschoor beats Vips in thrilling duel". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- "Juri Vips to race in Formula Regional Europe with KIC". 28 June 2020.
- Thukral, Rachit. "Vips replaces O'Ward for Super Formula finale". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- Thukral, Rachit; Klein, Jamie. "Vips laments "stupid" stall on Super Formula debut". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- "2019 Official Test & Rookie Driver Test". Super Formula. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- Smith, Luke. "Red Bull places Juri Vips in Super Formula for 2020". Crash.net. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- Wood, Elliot. "Red Bull junior Juri Vips confirms full-time Super Formula move". Formula Scout. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
External links
- Jüri Vips career summary at DriverDB.com
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Joseph Mawson |
ADAC Formula 4 Championship Champion 2017 |
Succeeded by Lirim Zendeli |