Gustav Malja
Gustav Malja | |
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![]() Malja receiving the Rydell Special Award for the 2012 season. | |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Malmö, Sweden | 4 November 1995
FIA Formula 2 Championship career | |
Debut season | 2017 |
Car number | 4 |
Former teams | Racing Engineering |
Starts | 22 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 1 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 13th in 2017 |
Previous series | |
2015-16 2015 2015 2013–2014 2013–2014 2012 2011–2012 | GP2 Series World Series Formula V8 3.5 FIA European F3 Championship Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC FR2.0 BARC Winter Series ADAC Formel Masters |
Awards | |
2010, 2015 2011, 2012 | Ronnie Peterson Memorial Award Rydell Special Award |
Gustav Koch Malja[1] (born 4 November 1995) is a Swedish racing driver.
Career
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Karting
[edit]Born in Malmö, Sweden, Malja began his karting career in Formula Micro in 2006, winning the Gunnar Nilsson Memorial trophy the following year.[2] By 2009 he had progressed up to the KF3 category, where he won the Swedish Championship and Gothenburg Grand Prix.[3] In his final year of karting in 2010, Malja finished 22nd in the European KF3 Championship and fifth in the Junior Monaco Kart Cup.[4]
ADAC Formel Masters
[edit]In 2011, Malja graduated to single-seaters, racing in the ADAC Formel Masters championship in Germany, despite being just 15 years of age.[5] Driving for Neuhauser Racing, he took a single podium position at Assen to finish thirteenth in the standings.[6] He continued with the team for a second season in 2012, taking three race wins and a further thirteen podium places to finish runner–up to champion Marvin Kirchhöfer.[7]
Formula Renault 2.0
[edit]For 2013, Malja stepped up to Formula Renault, racing in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 NEC championships with Josef Kaufmann Racing.[8] In the NEC championship, he contested eight races, taking podium places at the Nürburgring and Most to finish fifteenth in the standings.[9] In the Eurocup he finished twentieth in the championship, taking a single points–position at Paul Ricard.[10]
Malja remained with Josef Kaufmann Racing in both championships for a second season in 2014.[11] He finished fifth in the NEC championship, taking race victories at Hockenheim[12] and the Nürburgring[13] and two further podium positions.[14] In the Eurocup, he scored points on eight occasions to finish twelfth in the championship.[15]
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
[edit]Malja stepped up to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in 2015 and raced for British team Strakka Racing.[16]
Formula Three
[edit]In May 2015, Malja took part in the Pau round of the FIA European Formula 3 Championship, racing for EuroInternational in the car originally intended for Marvin Kirchhöfer before he left the team prior to the start of the season.[17] He retired from the opening race of the event before finishing 25th in the remaining two races.
GP2/Formula 2
[edit]Malja contested in the Spa round of the 2015 season with Trident and the final two rounds with Rapax. In 2016, Malja joined the GP2 series campaign full-time for Rapax, finished on the podium twice and finished thirteenth overall.
For the 2017 F2 season, Malja switched to Racing Engineering.[18] He finished third in the Monaco sprint race.
Formula 1
[edit]Malja participated in the second 2017 Formula 1 in-season test at the Hungaroring during 1–2 August, following the Hungarian GP weekend. Malja drove a Sauber C36-Ferrari for the Sauber F1 Team during the first test day. He completed 108 laps. His best lap was 1.21.503, set during aerodynamic and mechanical development runs.[19]
Racing record
[edit]Career summary
[edit]Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2011 | ADAC Formel Masters | Neuhauser Racing | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 13th |
2012 | ADAC Formel Masters | Neuhauser Racing | 23 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 307 | 2nd |
Formula Renault BARC Winter Series | MGR Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
2013 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20th |
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 98 | 15th | ||
2014 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 193 | 5th |
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 12th | ||
2015 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Strakka Racing | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 9th |
FIA Formula 3 European Championship | EuroInternational | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42nd | |
GP2 Series | Trident | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25th | |
Rapax | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2016 | GP2 Series | Rapax | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 13th |
2017 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | Racing Engineering | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 13th |
Formula One | Sauber F1 Team | Test driver | |||||||
2018 | Porsche Supercup | Team Project 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 14th |
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Team Deutsche Post by Project 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 11th | |
2019 | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Förch Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.5 | 14th |
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos. | Points |
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2015 | Strakka Racing | ALC 1 10 | ALC 2 20 | MON 1 Ret | SPA 1 8 | SPA 2 14 | HUN 1 10 | HUN 2 3 | RBR 1 7 | RBR 2 7 | SIL 1 6 | SIL 2 8 | NÜR 1 8 | NÜR 2 2 | BUG 1 11 | BUG 2 9 | JER 1 11 | JER 2 5 | 9th | 79 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results
[edit](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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | DC | Points |
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2015 | EuroInternational | Mercedes | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | SIL 3 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | HOC 3 | PAU 1 Ret | PAU 2 25 | PAU 3 25 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | MNZ 3 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | SPA 3 | NOR 1 | NOR 2 | NOR 3 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | RBR 3 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | ZAN 3 | ALG 1 | ALG 2 | ALG 3 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | NÜR 3 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | HOC 3 | 42nd | 0 |
Complete GP2 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 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
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2015 | Trident | BHR FEA | BHR SPR | CAT FEA | CAT SPR | MON FEA | MON SPR | RBR FEA | RBR SPR | SIL FEA | SIL SPR | HUN FEA | HUN SPR | SPA FEA 10 | SPA SPR 18 | MNZ FEA | MNZ SPR | SOC FEA | SOC SPR | 25th | 1 | ||||
Rapax | BHR FEA 16 | BHR SPR 13 | YMC FEA 16 | YMC SPR C | |||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Rapax | CAT FEA 9 | CAT SPR 10 | MON FEA 14 | MON SPR 12 | BAK FEA 10 | BAK SPR Ret | RBR FEA 13 | RBR SPR 16 | SIL FEA 22 | SIL SPR 19 | HUN FEA 13 | HUN SPR 14 | HOC FEA 6 | HOC SPR 8 | SPA FEA 8 | SPA SPR 2 | MNZ FEA 3 | MNZ SPR 7 | SEP FEA 9 | SEP SPR 5 | YMC FEA Ret | YMC SPR 14 | 13th | 53 |
Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results
[edit](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 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
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2017 | Racing Engineering | BHR FEA 18 | BHR SPR 13 | CAT FEA 7 | CAT SPR 6 | MON FEA 6 | MON SPR 3 | BAK FEA 11 | BAK SPR 13 | RBR FEA 12 | RBR SPR 15 | SIL FEA 14 | SIL SPR 9 | HUN FEA 13 | HUN SPR NC | SPA FEA 4 | SPA SPR 11 | MNZ FEA 8 | MNZ SPR 18 | JER FEA 14 | JER SPR 18 | YMC FEA 11 | YMC SPR 17 | 13th | 44 |
Complete Porsche Supercup results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Points |
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2018 | Team Project 1 | CAT 15 | MON 13 | RBR 13 | SIL 17 | HOC 11 | HUN 15 | SPA 16 | MNZ 26† | MEX 9 | MEX 18 | 14th | 26 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
References
[edit]- ^ "Gustav Malja". hitta.se. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Gunnar Nilsson Memorial – Formula Micro 2007 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Gustav Malja". gustavmalja.com. Gustav Malja. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Monaco Kart Cup – KF3 2010 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Neuhauser Racing's fifth season". adac-formel-masters.de. ADAC Formel Masters. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "ADAC Formel Masters 2011 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "ADAC Formel Masters 2012 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Gustav Malja signs with Josef Kaufmann Racing for Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup campaign". news.driverdb.com. Driver Database News. 19 December 2012. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2013 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 2013 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ Allen, Peter (12 February 2014). "Malja sticks with Josef Kaufmann for dual FR2.0 campaign". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ Gruz, David (14 June 2014). "Malja converts pole to victory in first Hockenheim race". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ Gruz, David (20 September 2014). "Malja wins NEC race two at the Nurburgring". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2014 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 2014 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ Allen, Peter (28 January 2015). "Gustav Malja joins Strakka for step up to Formula Renault 3.5". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "FR3.5 racer Gustav Malja joins European F3 field for Pau". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "Gustav Malja to join Racing Engineering in 2017". December 9, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
- ^ "Lens and Frame".
External links
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- Official website
- Gustav Malja career summary at DriverDB.com
- Gustav Malja on X