Gustav Malja

Gustav Malja
Nationality Sweden Swedish
Born (1995-11-04) 4 November 1995
Malmö, Sweden
GP2 Series career
Debut season 2016
Current team Rapax
Car no. 11
Former teams Trident Racing
Starts 27
Wins 0
Poles 0
Fastest laps 0
Best finish 13th in 2016
Previous series
2015
2013–2014
2013–2014
2012
2011–2012		 FIA European F3 Championship
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
FR2.0 BARC Winter Series
ADAC Formel Masters Formula Renault 3.5 Series
Awards
2010, 2015
2011, 2012		 Ronnie Peterson Memorial Award
Rydell Special Award

Gustav Malja (born 4 November 1995) is a Swedish racing driver.

Career

Karting

Born in Malmö, Sweden, Malja began his karting career in Formula Micro in 2006, winning the Gunnar Nilsson Memorial trophy the following year.[1] By 2009 he had progressed up to the KF3 category, where he won the Swedish Championship and Gothenburg Grand Prix.[2] In his final year of karting in 2010, Malja finished 22nd in the European KF3 Championship and fifth in the Junior Monaco Kart Cup.[3]

ADAC Formel Masters

In 2011, Malja graduated to single-seaters, racing in the ADAC Formel Masters championship in Germany, despite being just 15 years of age.[4] Driving for Neuhauser Racing, he took a single podium position at Assen to finish thirteenth in the standings.[5] 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.[6]

Formula Renault 2.0

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.[7] In the NEC championship, he contested eight races, taking podium places at the Nürburgring and Most to finish fifteenth in the standings.[8] In the Eurocup he finished twentieth in the championship, taking a single points–position at Paul Ricard.[9]

Malja remained with Josef Kaufmann Racing in both championships for a second season in 2014.[10] He finished fifth in the NEC championship, taking race victories at Hockenheim[11] and the Nürburgring[12] and two further podium positions.[13] In the Eurocup, he scored points on eight occasions to finish twelfth in the championship.[14]

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

Malja stepped up to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in 2015 and raced for British team Strakka Racing.[15]

Formula Three

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.[16] He retired from the opening race of the event before finishing 25th in the remaining two races.

GP2

In 2016, Malja joined the GP2 series campaign for Rapax

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
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 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Josef Kaufmann Racing 8 0 0 0 2 98 15th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 14 0 0 0 0 4 20th
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 European Formula 3 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

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
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 European Formula 3 Championship results

(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
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

(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
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

References

  1. ↑ "Gunnar Nilsson Memorial – Formula Micro 2007 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Gustav Malja". gustavmalja.com. Gustav Malja. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Monaco Kart Cup – KF3 2010 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Neuhauser Racing's fifth season". adac-formel-masters.de. ADAC Formel Masters. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "ADAC Formel Masters 2011 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "ADAC Formel Masters 2012 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  7. ↑ "Gustav Malja signs with Josef Kaufmann Racing for Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup campaign". news.driverdb.com. Driver Database News. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2013 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 2013 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  10. ↑ Allen, Peter (12 February 2014). "Malja sticks with Josef Kaufmann for dual FR2.0 campaign". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  11. ↑ Gruz, David (14 June 2014). "Malja converts pole to victory in first Hockenheim race". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  12. ↑ Gruz, David (20 September 2014). "Malja wins NEC race two at the Nurburgring". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  13. ↑ "Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2014 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  14. ↑ "Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 2014 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ "FR3.5 racer Gustav Malja joins European F3 field for Pau". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.

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