Roman Shane de Beer (born 6 October 1994) is a former South African racing driver.
| Roman de Beer | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  South African |
| Born | 6 October 1994 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| GP3 Series career | |
| Debut season | 2014 |
| Current team | Trident |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 24 |
| Starts | 10 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 18th in 2014 |
| Previous series | |
| 2012 2010–11 | Italian Formula Three Formula Abarth |
Career
editKarting
editBorn in Johannesburg, de Beer began karting in 1999 and raced primarily in his native South Africa for the majority of his karting career, working his way up from the junior ranks to progress through to the Rotax Max category by 2010, and ultimately, winning the ROK Cup International Final.[1][2]
Formula Abarth
editIn 2010, de Beer graduated to single–seaters, moving into the newly launched Formula Abarth series in Italy, with Scuderia Victoria World. He scored podiums at Imola, Varano and Vallelunga and finished the season ninth.[3][4] De Beer stayed in Formula Abarth for a second season in 2011 with the same team, when the series was split into two distinct sub-championships – European and Italian championships.[5] But after three rounds he ended his racing season with a podium at Misano. He finished the season eleventh in the Italian championship standings.[6]
Italian Formula Three
editIn 2012 De Beer continued his collaboration with Scuderia Victoria into the Italian Formula Three Championship.[7] He finished the season twelfth in the Italian championship standings.
GP3 Series
editAfter missing the 2013 racing season, de Beer then drove for the Trident team in the GP3 Series in 2014.[8]
Racing record
editCareer summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Formula Abarth | Scuderia Victoria | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 9th |
| 2011 | Formula Abarth Italian Series | Victoria World | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 11th |
| Formula Abarth European Series | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 16th | ||
| 2012 | Italian Formula Three European Series | Scuderia Victoria | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| Italian Formula Three Italian Series | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 12th | ||
| 2014 | GP3 Series | Trident | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18th |
† – As de Beer was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete GP3 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 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Trident | CAT FEA Ret |
CAT SPR DSQ |
RBR FEA 12 |
RBR SPR 4 |
SIL FEA 17 |
SIL SPR 16 |
HOC FEA 21 |
HOC SPR 17 |
HUN FEA 15 |
HUN SPR 12 |
SPA FEA |
SPA SPR |
MNZ FEA |
MNZ SPR |
SOC FEA |
SOC SPR |
YMC FEA |
YMC SPR |
18th | 8 |
References
edit- ^ "Portfolio" (PDF). romandebeerracing.com. Roman de Beer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ "ROK Cup International Final — Junior ROK 2009". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ "C.I. F.ACI-CSAI Abarth – Classifica Gara 1" (PDF). ACI Sport Italia (in Italian). Formula Abarth. 4 July 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "Campionato Italiano Formula ACICSAI Abarth 2010". Driver Database. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ "Vallelunga entry list" (PDF). ACI Sport. Automobile Club d'Italia. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ^ "Campionato Italiano Formula ACICSAI Abarth 2011". Driver Database. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ Borgo, Marco (14 February 2012). "Scuderia Victoria presente con Roman De Beer" [Scuderia Victoria presents Roman de Beer]. stopandgo.tv (in Italian). Stop&Go. Retrieved 14 February 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Rowe, James (12 January 2014). "Roman de Beer gains full time drive". thegp3blog.com. The GP3 Blog. Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
External links
edit- Official website
- Roman de Beer career summary at DriverDB.com