Felipe Drugovich is the 2018 Euroformula Open champion and the 2022 Formula 2 champion.
94 Facts About Felipe Drugovich
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Felipe Drugovich made his single-seaters debut in 2016, joining Neuhauser Racing in ADAC Formula 4.
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Felipe Drugovich achieved his first and only podium of the season in third place at the Zandvoort round.
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Felipe Drugovich ended the season finished fourth in the rookie standings and twelfth overall, with 79.5 points.
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Felipe Drugovich competed in the MRF Challenge, claiming his maiden single-seater victory in the second race of round two and finishing fourth overall.
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Felipe Drugovich stepped up to the FIA Formula 3 European Championship with Van Amersfoort Racing for the 2017 season finale at the Hockenheimring.
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Felipe Drugovich made his debut in the final round of the 2017 season as a guest driver with RP Motorsport, scoring a pole.
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Felipe Drugovich proceeded to dominate the championship finishing on the podium at all races, claiming a record fourteen wins and taking the title at Monza with two rounds to spare.
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In November 2018, Felipe Drugovich partook in the post-season test at Yas Marina with ART Grand Prix.
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Felipe Drugovich would go to set the 11th and 17th fastest times on Day 1 and Day 2 respectively.
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Felipe Drugovich was set for another points finish in race two, but suffered a puncture after contact with Robert Shwartzman while battling over third place, both ultimately retiring from the race.
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Felipe Drugovich scored eight points and finished the season in 16th place, scoring more points than both of his teammates combined.
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Felipe Drugovich impressed in his debut round of Formula 2 at the Red Bull Ring, qualifying 2nd behind Guanyu Zhou at the Red Bull Ring.
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Felipe Drugovich dropped to fourth on the opening lap, being overtaken by Callum Ilott and Mick Schumacher.
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Felipe Drugovich stayed clear of the pack, eventually winning the race, leading every lap.
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Felipe Drugovich had a poor weekend in the second Red Bull Ring round, qualifying 10th and finishing 13th in both the feature and sprint races.
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Felipe Drugovich attempted a tire strategy different from the front-runners.
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Felipe Drugovich had better tyre management and rapidly climbed up the order, eventually finishing fifth.
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Felipe Drugovich recorded his maiden pole position at the next race in Silverstone beating out Ilott.
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Felipe Drugovich was unable to convert it to a victory, slipping to seventh place.
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Felipe Drugovich lined up second for the sprint race, but was passed by Christian Lundgaard and Louis Deletraz on the first lap, eventually ending up in sixth.
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On lap 24, following a good pit stop strategy, Felipe Drugovich passed Robert Shwartzman for the net second place, but a lap later Giuliano Alesi brought out the safety car which would change the race.
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Felipe Drugovich pitted for fresher tyres, but was unable to recover the positions lost.
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Felipe Drugovich then stated that the victory "makes up for missed opportunity" in the feature race.
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On lap 4, while battling for seventh place, Felipe Drugovich collided with teammate Matsushita, the Japanese driver slamming into the barrier and retiring on the spot.
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Felipe Drugovich eventually finished the race in 20th, albeit last.
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However, after the race, Felipe Drugovich was disqualified for pitting on the last lap which violated the rules.
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Felipe Drugovich finished 16th after a poor start in the feature race and retired in the sprint race, after Roy Nissany hit him at the back while running just outside the top ten.
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Felipe Drugovich had a solid weekend at Mugello improving a place on the first lap of the feature race after qualifying 5th.
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Unfortunately, on the last lap, Deletraz snatched away the podium place from him, and so Felipe Drugovich was classified fourth.
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Felipe Drugovich was comfortably running in the top 8 for most of the sprint race, however he encountered a car issue.
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Felipe Drugovich was quickly overtaken during the later stages and finished 15th.
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Felipe Drugovich was hit from behind on lap 1 in the feature race, and with too much damage sustained, was unable to continue.
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Felipe Drugovich started eighth for the sprint race, which was where he finished.
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However, Nikita Mazepin was penalised for track limits while defending against Yuki Tsunoda and Felipe Drugovich, which promoted the Brazilian driver to third.
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Felipe Drugovich capped off the season with a point in eighth at the sprint race.
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Felipe Drugovich achieved a total of three wins, a pole and a fastest lap each, and four podiums.
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Felipe Drugovich joined Virtuosi Racing in 2021, alongside Chinese driver Guanyu Zhou.
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Felipe Drugovich topped free practice for the opening race at the Bahrain International Circuit.
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Felipe Drugovich would follow it up with an impressive third place in qualifying.
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Felipe Drugovich made up nine positions to fifth during the opening four laps of the second sprint.
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Felipe Drugovich was passed by Christian Lundgaard at the start of the race but halfway through the race, he was back in second as the Danish driver retired with an engine problem.
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Felipe Drugovich originally finished ninth but was demoted to 14th.
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Felipe Drugovich made up positions to seventh before the safety car was called out.
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Felipe Drugovich slowly was overtaken by quicker drivers and eventually finished tenth.
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Felipe Drugovich made up four positions to seventh on the opening lap, thanks to an incident.
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Felipe Drugovich made a comeback drive, overtaking Ralph Boschung during the later stages to finish fourth.
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Felipe Drugovich made up a place on a retirement from Roy Nissany on the opening lap of the first sprint.
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Felipe Drugovich finished sixth in the second sprint after pressuring Juri Vips in the closing stages.
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Felipe Drugovich then pitted for a new nose and dropped to 19th.
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Felipe Drugovich only made up three places during the second sprint to finish in 17th.
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Felipe Drugovich set the fastest time during practice at Sochi, and qualified 13th.
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Felipe Drugovich looked like he was going to finish in the top ten of sprint race 2, but he sustained damaged after Juri Vips tagged him from behind, dropping Felipe Drugovich to tenth at the flag with multiple penalties from other drivers applied.
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Felipe Drugovich made a good start on the first sprint, to pass Ticktum and improve to second on the opening lap.
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Felipe Drugovich pressurised Daruvala for most of the race; nearly taking the lead on lap 12, but as the race end drew closer, his challenge faded and Daruvala eventually won.
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Felipe Drugovich finished fifth in the second sprint, nearly overtaking Ticktum on the last lap.
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Felipe Drugovich re-joined MP Motorsport for 2022, this time partnering FIA Formula 3 graduate Clement Novalak.
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Felipe Drugovich set the fastest time of pre-season testing at the Bahrain International Circuit.
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Felipe Drugovich would follow it up by topping practice of the first round in Bahrain.
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Felipe Drugovich soon overtook Jake Hughes on the third lap to move up and finish fifth.
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Felipe Drugovich fell to 15th at the start of the feature race, and pitted early for softer tyres.
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Felipe Drugovich was promoted to second place behind Ayumu Iwasa who was yet to pit, but on lap 17 was overtaken by Theo Pourchaire.
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Felipe Drugovich was overtaken by a few more drivers on fresher tyres and he eventually finished sixth.
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Felipe Drugovich took his second pole position in the series and first of the season at Jeddah, having topped practice as well.
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Felipe Drugovich improved up the order in the sprint race to finish fourth on the road, but was promoted to third after Hughes was disqualified.
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Felipe Drugovich dominated the feature race winning by two seconds despite Richard Verschoor catching up to him during the last few laps.
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Felipe Drugovich then passed Ralph Boschung retiring and then on the final lap, passed Logan Sargeant to take fifth.
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Unfortunately, a safety car on lap 8 rather ruined it, and Felipe Drugovich was unable to pull away quickly from the other runners.
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Felipe Drugovich managed to pit under the safety car right at the end, and rescued a point finishing in 10th.
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However, since Pourchaire won the feature race, Felipe Drugovich lost the championship lead and fell to second place, trailing the Frenchman by two points.
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Felipe Drugovich was set to start in pole position for the sprint race, but was penalised three places for impeding another driver.
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In doing so, Felipe Drugovich became the first F2 driver to win all races in an F2 weekend, which according to him "really showed [their] potential".
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Felipe Drugovich finished in fifth during a chaotic sprint race, having dropped two positions at the start.
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Felipe Drugovich's result meant he moved 51 points clear of second-placed Pourchaire.
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Felipe Drugovich's race was relatively quiet until the final lap, where he passed Frederik Vesti to snatch fourth place.
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Felipe Drugovich was unable to progress much and despite a few penalties for others, he finished 11th overall in the race.
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Felipe Drugovich secured fourth place after making a late overtake on Doohan with four laps to go.
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Felipe Drugovich was jumped by Pourchaire at the start, and decided to pit early.
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Felipe Drugovich made an undercut on Armstrong but the New Zealander would repass him on lap 19.
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In Spa-Francorchamps, Felipe Drugovich took his third pole of the year.
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Felipe Drugovich retired early on the last lap after making contact with Amaury Cordeel, damaging his suspension.
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Felipe Drugovich had little pace, passing Cordeel late in the race to take seventh, later a post-race disqualification promoted Drugovich to sixth place.
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Felipe Drugovich battled Iwasa during the last laps but settled for second place.
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Felipe Drugovich ended the year as champion with 265 points, 101 ahead of nearest rival Pourchaire and claimed five wins, four poles and eleven podiums.
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On 12 September 2022, two days after winning the 2022 Formula 2 Championship, Felipe Drugovich was announced as the first member of the newly formed AMF1 Driver Development Programme, as well as joining Aston Martin's reserve driver roster.
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Felipe Drugovich had his first contact with a Formula One car testing the AMR21 at Silverstone at the beginning of November, thanks to which he met the necessary requirements to obtain the FIA Super Licence and drive in free practice at the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
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Felipe Drugovich took part in the post-season tests in Abu Dhabi, driving the Aston Martin.
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Felipe Drugovich drove the Aston Martin AMR23 during the first session of pre-season testing at Bahrain, after regular driver Lance Stroll suffered an injury in a bike accident.
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Shortly after leaving the pits for the first time, Felipe Drugovich had to stop his car on track at turn 4 due to an electrical fault, bringing out the red flags.
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Felipe Drugovich returned to the car in the morning session of the final day, and completed a combined total of 117 laps.
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Felipe Drugovich was chosen to race in the 2023 Race of Champions in Sweden.
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Felipe Drugovich was paired up with Thierry Neuville in the ROC Nations Cup, competing for the All-Star team.
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Felipe Drugovich has Eastern European, Austrian and Italian ancestry, as well as having dual Brazilian and Italian citizenship.
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Felipe Drugovich did not compete in the required number of rounds to be eligible for a championship position.