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Pål Varhaug
NationalityNorway Norwegian
Born (1991-01-26) 26 January 1991 (age 33)
Stavanger, Norway
GP3 Series career
Current teamJenzer Motorsport
Car number20
Starts52
Wins1
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish13th in 2010
Previous series
2007
2007
20072008
2008
2009
2011
201113
2012, 14
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
Swiss Formula Renault 2.0
Italian Formula Renault 2.0
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
International Formula Master
GP2 Asia Series
GP2 Series
Auto GP
Championship titles
2008Italian Formula Renault 2.0

Pål Varhaug (born 26 January 1991 in Stavanger) is a former racing driver from Norway.

Career

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Karting

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Varhaug began his motorsport career in karting in 2005, finishing fifth in the Norwegian Championship ICA Junior category. He also finished fourth in the Viking Trophy ICA Junior class. The following year he won the Norwegian Championship ICA Junior title.

Formula Renault 2.0

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Varhaug moved up to single–seaters in 2007, competing in the Swiss Formula Renault 2.0 championship for Jenzer Motorsport. Over the course of the season he took seven podium places, including four race wins, to finish as runner-up in the championship. He also took part in selected races in both the Italian Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 NEC championships.

Varhaug continued with Jenzer Motorsport in the category for 2008, racing full seasons in both the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Italian Formula Renault 2.0 series. He finished fifteenth in the Eurocup standings, with his best race result being a fifth place in the second event at Estoril.[1] In the Italian series, he finished in the points in all fourteen races and took three races wins to comfortably win the title.[2]

At the end of the season, Varhaug took part in Formula Renault 3.5 Series testing at Paul Ricard with the Italian Prema Powerteam, completing over one hundred laps in the process.

International Formula Master

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For 2009, Varhaug moved up to the International Formula Master series, once again staying with Jenzer Motorsport.[3] He finished in fifth place in the standings, and was the runner–up in the rookie classification behind Alexander Rossi. He achieved five podium places and a pole position at Brno.

GP3 Series

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Varhaug graduated to the new GP3 Series with Jenzer Motorsport in 2010.[4] After qualifying on the front row of the grid for the opening race of the season in Barcelona, Varhaug became the first–ever GP3 race winner, finishing ahead of both Robert Wickens and Esteban Gutiérrez.[5] He failed to score another point after his win and eventually finished 13th in the standings.[6]

Varhaug originally finished in third place in the feature race at Spa–Francorchamps, but was later demoted to 15th after overtaking the safety car.[7] He also posted the fastest lap in the final race of the season in Monza, but was not rewarded with a championship point because he failed to finish inside the race's top ten positions.

GP2 Series

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Varhaug graduated to the GP2 Series for 2011, driving alongside Romain Grosjean in the DAMS team. He finished thirteenth in the Asia series, which along his team-mate's overall victory, allowed DAMS to win the teams' championship. Whilst Grosjean also won the main series championship, Varhuag did not score any points and was classified 23rd overall.

Auto GP World Series

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After losing his GP2 drive at DAMS, Varhaug moved to the Auto GP World Series with the Virtuosi UK team.[8]

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2007 Swiss Formula Renault 2.0 Jenzer Motorsport 12 4 3 1 7 232 2nd
Italian Formula Renault 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 49th
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2 0 0 0 0 16 39th
2008 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Jenzer Motorsport 14 0 0 0 0 17 14th
Italian Formula Renault 2.0 12 3 3 1 6 330 1st
2009 International Formula Master Jenzer Motorsport 16 0 1 0 5 49 5th
2010 GP3 Series Jenzer Motorsport 16 1 0 0 1 10 13th
2011 GP2 Series DAMS 18 0 0 0 0 0 23rd
GP2 Asia Series 4 0 0 0 0 1 13th
2012 Auto GP World Series Virtuosi UK 14 3 0 1 8 183 2nd
2013 GP2 Series Hilmer Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 0 31st
2014 GP3 Series Jenzer Motorsport 18 0 0 0 0 12 17th
Auto GP Virtuosi UK 2 0 0 0 1 24 15th
2015 GP3 Series Jenzer Motorsport 18 0 0 0 0 5 19th

Complete GP3 Series results

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(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 DC Points
2010 Jenzer Motorsport CAT
FEA

1
CAT
SPR

Ret
IST
FEA

15
IST
SPR

18
VAL
FEA

11
VAL
SPR

8
SIL
FEA

14
SIL
SPR

9
HOC
FEA

12
HOC
SPR

Ret
HUN
FEA

17
HUN
SPR

23
SPA
FEA

15
SPA
SPR

17
MNZ
FEA

14
MNZ
SPR

19
13th 10
2014 Jenzer Motorsport CAT
FEA

12
CAT
SPR

Ret
RBR
FEA

13
RBR
SPR

9
SIL
FEA

11
SIL
SPR

Ret
HOC
FEA

19
HOC
SPR

Ret
HUN
FEA

21
HUN
SPR

14
SPA
FEA

5
SPA
SPR

8
MNZ
FEA

Ret
MNZ
SPR

11
SOC
FEA

10
SOC
SPR

Ret
YMC
FEA

14
YMC
SPR

9
17th 12
2015 Jenzer Motorsport CAT
FEA

21
CAT
SPR

18
RBR
FEA

11
RBR
SPR

Ret
SIL
FEA

16
SIL
SPR

19
HUN
FEA

9
HUN
SPR

7
SPA
FEA

Ret
SPA
SPR

10
MNZ
FEA

Ret
MNZ
SPR

14
SOC
FEA

Ret
SOC
SPR

14
BHR
FEA

Ret
BHR
SPR

Ret
YMC
FEA

11
YMC
SPR

8
19th 5

Complete GP2 Series results

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(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
2011 DAMS IST
FEA

18
IST
SPR

21
CAT
FEA

15
CAT
SPR

8
MON
FEA

Ret
MON
SPR

21
VAL
FEA

13
VAL
SPR

10
SIL
FEA

16
SIL
SPR

23
NÜR
FEA

Ret
NÜR
SPR

17
HUN
FEA

13
HUN
SPR

Ret
SPA
FEA

13
SPA
SPR

18
MNZ
FEA

11
MNZ
SPR

10
23rd 0
2013 Hilmer Motorsport SEP
FEA

15
SEP
SPR

19
BHR
FEA

Ret
BHR
SPR

21
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
MON
FEA
MON
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
HOC
FEA
HOC
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
MRN
FEA
MRN
SPR
YMC
FEA
YMC
SPR
31st 0

Complete GP2 Asia Series results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 DC Points
2011 DAMS YMC
FEA

Ret
YMC
SPR

20
IMO
FEA

14
IMO
SPR

6
13th 1

Complete Auto GP World Series results

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(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 Pos Points
2012 Virtuosi UK MNZ
1

2
MNZ
2

1
VAL
1

3
VAL
2

8
MAR
1

3
MAR
2

7
HUN
1

5
HUN
2

1
ALG
1

2
ALG
2

Ret
CUR
1

2
CUR
2

5
SON
1

1
SON
2

5
2nd 183
2014 Virtuosi UK MAR
1
MAR
2
LEC
1
LEC
2
HUN
1
HUN
2
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
IMO
1

4
IMO
2

3
RBR
1
RBR
2
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
EST
1
EST
2
15th 24

References

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  1. ^ "2008 Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup". speedsport-magazine.com. Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
  2. ^ "Formula Renault 2.0 Italy 2008". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
  3. ^ "Pal Varhaug debutta con il team Jenzer". italiaracing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. 2009-02-05. Archived from the original on 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
  4. ^ "Jenzer Motorsport confirm GP3 drivers". gp3series.com. GP3 Series. 2010-02-08. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
  5. ^ "Varhaug storms to victory in Barcelona". gp3series.com. GP3 Series. 2010-05-08. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
  6. ^ "GP3 Series 2010". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
  7. ^ "Lost third place". palvarhaug.com. Pål Varhaug Racing. 2010-08-29. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
  8. ^ Rubino, Jacopo (5 March 2012). "Pal Varhaug nel primo round di Monza con il team Virtuosi UK" [Pal Varhaug in first round at Monza for team Virtuosi UK]. stopandgo.tv (in Italian). Stop&Go. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Italian Formula Renault 2.0
Champion

2008
Succeeded by