Óscar Tunjo
| Óscar Tunjo | |
|---|---|
 Tunjo in 2012. | |
| Nationality |
 Colombian |
| Born |
5 January 1996 Cali, Colombia |
| GP3 Series career | |
| Debut season | 2015 |
| Current team | Jenzer Motorsport |
| Car no. | 20 |
| Former teams | Trident |
| Starts | 11 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 15th in 2015 |
| Previous series | |
| 2014 2011–13 2011, 13 2012 2010 |
Formula Renault 3.5 Series Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Formula BMW Pacific |
Óscar Andrés Tunjo (born 5 January 1996) is a Colombian racing driver.
Career
Karting
Born in Cali, Tunjo began his racing career in karting at the age of five in Colombian championships, collecting titles in various classes. In 2007 he moved to Europe, and competed in local karting series.
Formula BMW
Tunjo made his début in single-seaters in 2010 at the age of fourteen, taking part in the Formula BMW Pacific series for Meritus. He finished the season as runner-up to Richard Bradley with one win at the Singapore Grand Prix-support round, while also scoring another four podiums.[1]
Formula Renault
Tunjo returned to Europe in 2011, competing for Josef Kaufmann Racing in both the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC, the latter on a part-time basis.[2] He closed out the top ten in the Eurocup driver standings – including a podium at the Hungaroring – while in the NEC he had one podium at the Nürburgring.
Tunjo switched to Tech 1 Racing in 2012, competing in both the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps and the Eurocup Formula Renault series.[3] He finished fourth in the Alps series with two wins, and seventh in the Eurocup with a win at Barcelona.
Tunjo returned to Josef Kaufmann Racing for the 2013 season, competing in the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC and the Eurocup Formula Renault series.[4] He improved to sixth place in the Eurocup standings and had a win at Spa in the NEC series.
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
Tunjo scheduled to make his Formula Three debut in the FIA European Formula Three Championship in 2014, racing for Signature.[5] But when Signature withdrew from the championship he signed a contract with Pons Racing to compete in Formula Renault 3.5 Series in both 2014 and 2015.[6]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Formula BMW Pacific | Meritus | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 141 | 2nd |
| 2011 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 10th |
| Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 23rd | ||
| 2012 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Tech 1 Racing | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 7th |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 97 | 4th | ||
| 2013 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 99 | 6th |
| Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 118 | 13th | ||
| 2014 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Pons Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 22nd |
| 2015 | GP3 Series | Trident | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15th |
| 2016 | GP3 Series | Jenzer Motorsport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 16th |
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Pons Racing | MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
ALC 1 |
ALC 2 |
MON 1 |
SPA 1 Ret |
SPA 2 15 |
MSC 1 10 |
MSC 2 17 |
NÜR 1 8 |
NÜR 2 Ret |
HUN 1 12 |
HUN 2 Ret |
LEC 1 18 |
LEC 2 15 |
JER 1 Ret |
JER 2 7 |
22nd | 11 |
Complete GP3 Series results
(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Trident | CAT FEA 16 |
CAT SPR 11 |
RBR FEA 9 |
RBR SPR 1 |
SIL FEA 11 |
SIL SPR 10 |
HUN FEA |
HUN SPR |
SPA FEA |
SPA SPR |
MNZ FEA |
MNZ SPR |
SOC FEA |
SOC SPR |
BHR FEA |
BHR SPR |
YMC FEA |
YMC SPR |
15th | 17 |
| 2016 | Jenzer Motorsport | CAT FEA 8 |
CAT SPR 2 |
RBR FEA 14 |
RBR SPR 13 |
SIL FEA |
SIL SPR |
HUN FEA |
HUN SPR |
HOC FEA |
HOC SPR |
SPA FEA 15 |
SPA SPR DNS |
MNZ FEA |
MNZ SPR |
SEP FEA |
SEP SPR |
YMC FEA |
YMC SPR |
16th | 18 |
References
- ↑ "Formula BMW Pacific 2010". Driver Database. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ↑ "Eurocup — The Colombian Oscar Tunjo to the agreement with the team Josef Kaufmann Racing". stopandgo.tv. Stop & Go. 10 December 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ↑ "Oscar Andres Tunjo and Roman Mavlanov join Tech 1 Racing". World Series by Renault. Renault Sport. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ↑ "Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup". Josef Kaufmann Racing. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ↑ Allen, Peter (19 February 2014). "Tunjo confirmed with Signature for FIA F3 step". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ↑ Allen, Peter (8 May 2014). "Oscar Tunjo joins Pons in Formula Renault 3.5 from Spa". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
External links
- Official website
- Óscar Tunjo career summary at DriverDB.com