18 Facts About Kevin Korjus

Kevin Korjus was born on 9 January 1993 and is an Estonian racing driver.

Kevin Korjus was born in Tallinn, the son of former sidecarcross racer Aivar Korjus.

Kevin Korjus made his pan-European karting debut in 2006, competing in the Rotax Max Euro Challenge for the AGS Racing team.

Kevin Korjus finished sixth overall in the championship standings, 25 points behind the champion Jack Hawksworth.

Kevin Korjus did however finish runner-up by two points to Mats van den Brand in the Euro Challenge.

In 2008, Kevin Korjus competed in the Junior classes in the pan-European championship, but progressed to the Senior class in his local championships.

Kevin Korjus continued with the team into the 2009 season, but moved into the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup.

Kevin Korjus finished all bar one race as he finished fifth in the championship; his best result being a second-place finish at Most.

Kevin Korjus stepped up to the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championship for its 2010 season, and moved to the Koiranen Bros.

Kevin Korjus is the youngest person to win a Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season.

Kevin Korjus was signed to drive for Formula Renault 3.5 Series team Tech 1 Racing in late 2010.

Kevin Korjus began the 2012 season with Tech 1, where he was partnered with series debutant Jules Bianchi.

Kevin Korjus endured a difficult season, with a string of early retirements and mechanical problems that affected his qualifying performances, though he recovered to finish on the podium in the second race at the Moscow Raceway.

However, with three rounds left in the season, Kevin Korjus left Tech-1 and joined the Lotus-backed Charouz Racing System team, and his place at Tech 1 was taken by GP3 series runner-up Daniel Abt.

Kevin Korjus left the Formula Renault 3.5 Series at the end of the 2012 season, moving to the GP3 Series for 2013, racing for Koiranen GP.

Kevin Korjus finished the season seventh overall, recording four podiums, and finished in the points in 11 of the season's 16 races.

Kevin Korjus had his first outing in a Formula One car at the Abu Dhabi young driver test on November 16,2011, driving a Renault R31.

Kevin Korjus served as Lotus F1's testing and reserve driver at the 2012 Italian Grand Prix.