1. Frederik Vesti was the inaugural champion of the Formula Regional European Championship and a FIA Formula 3 race winner where he came fourth in 2020 and 2021.
75 Facts About Frederik Vesti
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Frederik Vesti currently holds the record for the most wins and the most points scored in Formula 3.
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Frederik Vesti starting karting competitively in 2012, at the age of 10.
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Frederik Vesti went on to win many Danish karting competitions, including the Danish championship in 2014 for the KFJ category.
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Frederik Vesti raced in the 2015 edition of the Karting World Championship, where he ended 69th.
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Frederik Vesti started his career at the age of fourteen in Danish Formula Ford, in which he managed to finish fourth in the championship.
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In 2017, Frederik Vesti competed in the German and Danish Formula 4 Championships.
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Frederik Vesti took another podium en route to finishing seventh in the standings.
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Frederik Vesti made a one-off appearance in the Formula 4 United States Championship during the final round.
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Frederik Vesti eventually ended fourth in the standings, collecting six other podiums along with his two wins.
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Frederik Vesti claimed two wins in the three races, which placed him tenth in the championship.
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Frederik Vesti participated in the final round of the European Formula 3 Championship.
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Frederik Vesti made his debut in the Macau Grand Prix, where he finished 15th.
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Prema Powerteam signed Frederik Vesti to compete in the inaugural Formula Regional European Championship.
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Frederik Vesti dominated the championship, claiming 13 victories, with six of them being achieved back-to-back, and a total of 20 podium finishes.
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Frederik Vesti won the championship with 467 points, 131 in front of Ferrari Academy driver and teammate Enzo Fittipaldi.
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Frederik Vesti tested for Prema Racing during the 2019 post-season test.
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At the start of January 2020, Frederik Vesti was announced to continue driving for Prema, progressing to the FIA Formula 3 Championship, partnering with Formula Renault Eurocup champion Oscar Piastri and American driver Logan Sargeant.
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Frederik Vesti controlled the race and won perfectly, despite it being cut short due to treacherous weather conditions.
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Frederik Vesti had a torrid Budapest round; he was caught up in a collision during Race 1 after qualifying fourth.
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Frederik Vesti scored fourth in qualifying for the second Silverstone round, and finished the races in fourth and eighth.
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Frederik Vesti had another weekend to forget in Barcelona, qualifying poorly in 15th.
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Frederik Vesti barely progressed up the field in Race 1 before retiring with a mechanical issue on lap 9.
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However, starting fifth in Race 2, Frederik Vesti worked his way to second place, taking his first podium since the second round.
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Frederik Vesti made a brilliant charge in Race 1, overtaking Theo Pourchaire on the third last lap and claiming his second win overall whilst helping Prema become the teams' champions.
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Frederik Vesti battled with Hughes in the dying laps but managed to defend and secure his third win.
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Frederik Vesti took his first podium of the season with a third place, gaining two places on the penultimate lap after Dennis Hauger and Matteo Nannini collided.
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In Race 3, Frederik Vesti had a slow start to the race, but recovered to finish seventh.
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Frederik Vesti had an underwhelming Race 1 and Race 2, taking only one point from the latter race.
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Frederik Vesti was passed by Hauger at the start of Race 3, and later struggled in the wet, losing positions to finish sixth.
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In Race 1, Frederik Vesti stalled at the start but managed to progress to 13th, later being promoted to seventh due to multiple penalties.
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Frederik Vesti had a quiet Spa-Francorchamps round, taking fourth and two sixth places.
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In Race 2, at which point he was mathematically out of the running for the title, Frederik Vesti returned to the podium in third place.
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Frederik Vesti finished second in the final race of the season at Sochi after passing Clement Novalak late on.
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Frederik Vesti thus overhauled Victor Martins to repeat his previous year's championship finish of fourth place, claiming one pole and a win each, and four more podiums.
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Frederik Vesti got his first taste of Formula 2 machinery when he participated in the post-season test in 2021 with ART Grand Prix alongside former F3 title rival Theo Pourchaire.
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On 21 January 2022, ART Grand Prix announced that Frederik Vesti would join the team for the 2022 season alongside Pourchaire.
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Frederik Vesti started his season poorly, failing to score points during the first two rounds, compounded by poor qualifying.
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Frederik Vesti finished seventh in the sprint race and ended up holding his position during the feature race, thus scoring his maiden podium in the category.
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Frederik Vesti had a point-less weekend in Monaco, as another poor qualifying was caused by a red flag brought out by a rival.
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Frederik Vesti stalled at the start of the feature race, but due to many rivals being involved in incidents, he stayed clean to secure seventh place.
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Frederik Vesti scored his first pole position of the season at the Red Bull Ring, vanquishing his previous qualifying struggles.
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Frederik Vesti finished 12th in the sprint race, as a track limit penalty deprived him of points.
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Frederik Vesti fitted wet tyres on a drying track and the strategy failed to work, which resulted in him falling down to 14th by the end of the race.
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In Budapest, Frederik Vesti ended the sprint race fifth and made an overtaking masterclass on the alternate strategy during the later part of the race, although an early penalty costed him a podium.
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In Monza, Frederik Vesti started on reverse pole for the sprint race by qualifying tenth.
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Frederik Vesti failed to score points during the Yas Marina finale.
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Frederik Vesti ended up ninth in the championship with 117 points, helping ART to third in the teams' standings whilst scoring one win, one pole, and five podiums.
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Frederik Vesti had a disappointing qualifying in Melbourne with 13th, but fought back in the sprint race for eighth position.
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Frederik Vesti started on the slower tyres for the feature race, and it paid off during a late safety car, which saw the Dane wind up in fourth.
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Frederik Vesti ended the sprint race outside the points, but led in a lights-to-flag victory during the feature race and claimed the championship lead by five points.
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Frederik Vesti extended his lead in the standings to eleven points.
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Frederik Vesti narrowly missed points with ninth on Saturday, but took the lead from polesitter Martins in the feature race.
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Frederik Vesti would hold the net race lead by a commanding distance, but a late safety car dented his hopes, as Verschoor and Iwasa on the alternate strategy pitted for fresher tyres.
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Frederik Vesti was then hit from behind by Roy Nissany at the safety car restart, which caused the Dane to crash into Roman Stanek ahead, damaging his suspension and causing him to retire.
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Frederik Vesti fought back and passed Hadjar and Verschoor before overtaking Fittipaldi with three laps to go to take his sixth win on the season.
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Frederik Vesti charged back up the order, and despite a late last lap collision with Zane Maloney that saw his car launched into the air and nearly into the barriers, he finished in third place.
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Frederik Vesti finished second in the championship, securing 6 wins, 10 podiums, 1 pole position, and 3 fastest laps.
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Frederik Vesti helped Prema to second place in the teams championship, 31 points behind champions ART Grand Prix.
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In January 2024, it was announced that Frederik Vesti would be making his sports car racing debut in the European Le Mans Series for the 2024 season, racing in the LMP2 class alongside Alejandro Garcia and Ferdinand Habsburg.
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Frederik Vesti competed in his first 24 Hours of Le Mans that year with Cool Racing alongside Matt Bell and Naveen Rao.
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Frederik Vesti raced in the 24 Hours of Spa, but retired after 276 laps due to floor damage.
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For 2025, Frederik Vesti signed with Whelen Cadillac Racing to compete in the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship, alongside Earl Bamber and Jack Aitken.
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On 19 January 2021, Frederik Vesti was announced as a Mercedes Junior Team driver.
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Frederik Vesti drove for Mercedes during the 2022 Abu Dhabi young driver test at the Yas Marina Circuit.
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Frederik Vesti took part in his first free practice session at the 2023 Mexico City Grand Prix.
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Frederik Vesti drove 26 laps and was classified in 19th place.
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Frederik Vesti again drove for Mercedes during FP1 at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
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Frederik Vesti drove for the team during the young drivers' test, setting the third fastest time.
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Frederik Vesti was even under consideration of a seat at Williams for 2024, but they ultimately decided to stick with Logan Sargeant.
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Frederik Vesti was promoted by Mercedes to serve as their reserve driver for 2024, sharing his role with Mick Schumacher.
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Frederik Vesti drove the Mercedes W15 for the first time that year during the Yas Marina young drivers' test during the morning session, where he finished in 21st place overall.
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Frederik Vesti continued as the Mercedes reserve driver alongside Valtteri Bottas for the 2025 season.
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Frederik Vesti then took part in his first free practice session of the year at the Bahrain Grand Prix, setting the eighteenth fastest time.
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In May 2024, Frederik Vesti sampled a Formula E car for the first time at the Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit during the Berlin rookie test, where he drives for Mahindra Racing.