Robert Kubica

Robert Józef Kubica (born 7 December 1984 in Krakow)[1] is a Polish racing driver.

Robert Kubica
Robert Kubica at the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix
Born (1984-12-07) 7 December 1984
Formula One World Championship career
NationalityPolish
Entries76
Championships0
Wins1
Podiums12
Career points273
Pole positions1
Fastest laps1
First entry2006 Hungarian Grand Prix
First win2008 Canadian Grand Prix
Last win2008 Canadian Grand Prix
Last entry2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
2010 position8th (136 points)

On 1 December 2005, Kubica got to test in Formula One for the Renault F1 Team. After the test, he was hired by the BMW Sauber F1 team as the test and reserve driver for the 2006 F1 season.

Robert Kubica got the chance to race in the Hungarian Grand Prix replacing the departing Jacques Villeneuve for the remainder of the 2006 season. On 10 September 2006 he drove to an impressive third place and became the first Polish driver on the podium in Formula 1. This led to Kubica getting a full-time drive for the BMW outfit in 2007.

In 2008 Kubica has good season. He took the first pole position for BMW Sauber. At the Canadian Grand Prix Kubica won after a long fight with teammate Nick Heidfeld. It was first win in the race for BMW.

After BMW announced they were leaving Formula 1 in 2009, Kubica joined the French team Renault F1.

2011

On February 6, 2011, Kubica was in a bad crash while competing in a rally race. He was driving a Škoda Auto in the Ronde di Andora. His car ran off the road and crashed at high speed into a wall. He was removed from the car, and air-lifted to hospital by helicopter. His co-driver, Jacub Gerber, was unhurt. Gerber was able to get out of the wrecked car.[2]

Kubica's condition was reported to be serious. Reports say that he has several fractures to his right arm, leg and hand. It was reported that his hand was crushed.[2] Doctors are trying repair the damage to his hand.[3]

On February 6, Kubica had seven hours of surgery to repair his injures. Lotus Renault GP has reported that he is doing better and his recovery encouraging. He was able to talk to his doctors and family. Kubica "is ready to fight for his comeback." He will need several more surgeries to repair the damage. He will also need to stay in the hospital for about three weeks.[4]

Renault announced that Nick Heidfeld will replace Kubica starting at the test in Barcelona.[5] Eleven weeks after his accident, Kubica was released from the hospital. He plans a short rest at his home before starting the rehabilitation treatment. He is optimistic about his progress.[6]

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2001 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup RC Motorsport 10 0 1 0 1 46 14th
Formula Renault 2000 Italy 5 0 0 1 1 27 13th
2002 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup RC Motorsport 8 0 1 0 2 80 7th
Formula Renault 2000 Italy 10 4 3 5 6 188 2nd
Formula Renault 2000 Brazil RS2 1 1 1 1 1 N/A NC↑
2003 Formula Three Euroseries Prema Powerteam 13 1 0 3 2 31 12th
British Formula Three 2 0 0 0 0 N/A NC↑
Masters of Formula Three 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 33rd
Macau Grand Prix Target Racing[7] 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
F3 Korea Super Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th
2004 Formula Three Euroseries Mücke Motorsport 20 h 0 0 3 53 7th
Macau Grand Prix Manor Motorsport 1 0 1 1 1 N/A 2nd
2005 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Epsilon Euskadi 17 4 3 1 11 154 1st
Macau Grand Prix Carlin Motorsport 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd
2006 Formula One BMW Sauber F1 Team 6 0 0 0 1 6 16th
2007 Formula One BMW Sauber F1 Team 16 0 0 0 0 39 6th
2008 Formula One BMW Sauber F1 Team 18 1 1 0 7 75 4th
2009 Formula One BMW Sauber F1 Team 17 0 0 0 1 17 14th
2010 Formula One Renault F1 Team 19 0 0 1 3 136 8th

* Season in progress.
↑ As Kubica was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Points
2001 RC Motorsport MOZ
Ret		 BRN
Ret		 MAG
15		 SIL
21		 ZOL
Ret		 HUN
6		 SPI
Ret		 NÜR
12		 JAR
6		 EST
2		 14th 46
2002 RC Motorsport MAG
2		 SIL
4		 JAR
13		 AND
3		 OSC
10		 SPA
Ret		 IMO
27		 DON
 EST
4		 7th 80

Complete Formula Three Euroseries results

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

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2003 Prema Powerteam Dallara F303/022 Spiess-Opel HOC1
1		 HOC1
2		 ADR
1		 ADR
2		 PAU
1		 PAU
2		 NOR
1
1		 NOR
2
2		 LMS
1
27		 LMS
2
7		 NÜR
1
9		 NÜR
2
6		 A1R
1
11		 A1R
2
Ret		 ZAN
1
7		 ZAN
2
24		 HOC2
1
24		 HOC2
2
10		 MAG
1
4		 MAG
2
8		 12th 31
2004 Mücke Motorsport Dallara F302/032 HWA-Mercedes HOC1
1
6		 HOC1
2
7		 EST
1
9		 EST
2
23		 ADR
1
17		 ADR
1
Ret		 PAU
1
3		 PAU
2
2		 NOR
1
19		 NOR
1
4		 MAG
1
9		 MAG
2
5		 NÜR
1
5		 NÜR
2
2		 ZAN
1
8		 ZAN
2
5		 BRN
1
10		 BRN
2
8		 HOC2
1
4		 HOC2
2
7		 7th 53

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 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 DC Points
2005 Epsilon Euskadi ZOL
1
3		 ZOL
2
1		 MON
1
5		 VAL
1
2		 VAL
2
16		 LMS
1
3		 LMS
2
2		 BIL
1
1		 BIL
2
8		 OSC
1
1		 OSC
2
1		 DON
1
3		 DON
2
6		 EST
1
2		 EST
2
3		 MOZ
1
Ret		 MOZ
2
Ret		 1st 154

Complete Formula One results

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

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 WDC Points
2006 BMW Sauber F1 Team BMW Sauber F1.06 BMW P86 2.4 V8 BHR
TD		 MAL
TD		 AUS
TD		 SMR
TD		 EUR
TD		 ESP
TD		 MON
TD		 GBR
TD		 CAN
TD		 USA
TD		 FRA
TD		 GER
TD		 HUN
DSQ		 TUR
12		 ITA
3		 CHN
13		 JPN
9		 BRA
9		 16th 6
2007 BMW Sauber F1 Team BMW Sauber F1.07 BMW P86/7 2.4 V8 AUS
Ret		 MAL
18		 BHR
6		 ESP
4		 MON
5		 CAN
Ret		 USA FRA
4		 GBR
4		 EUR
7		 HUN
5		 TUR
8		 ITA
5		 BEL
9		 JPN
7		 CHN
Ret		 BRA
5		 6th 39
2008 BMW Sauber F1 Team BMW Sauber F1.08 BMW P86/8 2.4 V8 AUS
Ret		 MAL
2		 BHR
3		 ESP
4		 TUR
4		 MON
2		 CAN
1		 FRA
5		 GBR
Ret		 GER
7		 HUN
8		 EUR
3		 BEL
6		 ITA
3		 SIN
11		 JPN
2		 CHN
6		 BRA
11		 4th 75
2009 BMW Sauber F1 Team BMW Sauber F1.09 BMW P86/9 2.4 V8 AUS
14†		 MAL
Ret		 CHN
13		 BHR
18		 ESP
11		 MON
Ret		 TUR
7		 GBR
13		 GER
14		 HUN
13		 EUR
8		 BEL
4		 ITA
Ret		 SIN
8		 JPN
9		 BRA
2		 ABU
10		 14th 17
2010 Renault F1 Team Renault R30 Renault RS27-2010 2.4 V8 BHR
11		 AUS
2		 MAL
4		 CHN
5		 ESP
8		 MON
3		 TUR
6		 CAN
7		 EUR
5		 GBR
Ret		 GER
7		 HUN
Ret		 BEL
3		 ITA
8		 SIN
7		 JPN
Ret		 KOR
5		 BRA
9		 ABU
5		 8th 136
2018 Williams Martini Racing Williams FW41 Mercedes M09 EQ Power+ 1.6 V6 t AUS BHR CHN AZE ESP
TD		 MON CAN FRA AUT
TD		 GBR GER HUN BEL ITA SIN RUS JPN USA MEX BRA ABU
TD		 – –
2019 ROKiT Williams Racing Williams FW42 Mercedes M10 EQ Power+ 1.6 V6 t AUS
17		 BHR
16		 CHN
17		 AZE
16		 ESP
18		 MON
18		 CAN
18		 FRA
18		 AUT
20		 GBR
15		 GER
10		 HUN
19		 BEL
17		 ITA
17		 SIN
16		 RUS
Ret		 JPN
17		 MEX
18		 USA
Ret		 BRA
16		 ABU
19		 19th 1
2020 Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen Alfa Romeo Racing C39 Ferrari 065 1.6 V6 t AUT STY
TD		 HUN
TD		 GBR 70A
TD		 ESP BEL ITA TUS RUS EIF POR EMI TUR BHR
TD		 SKH ABU
TD		 – –
2021 Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen Alfa Romeo Racing C41 Ferrari 065/6 1.6 V6 t BHR EMI POR ESP
TD		 MON AZE FRA STY
TD		 AUT GBR HUN
TD		 BEL NED
15		 ITA
14		 RUS TUR USA MXC SAP QAT SAU ABU 20th* 0*

* Season still in progress.
† Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.

References
  1. "Robert Kubica". www.fakt.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  2. "F1 star suffers multiple fractures in crash" (NewsBank). Herald Sun. Melbourne, Australia: Herald and Weekly Times. 2011-02-07. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
  3. "Motor racing-Surgeons battling to save Kubica's hand - manager". Reuters. Milan. 2011-02-06. Archived from the original on 2011-02-08. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
  4. Hegarty, Peter-Joseph (2011-02-08). "Formula One Driver Kubica Faces More Surgery, Still Improving After Crash". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
  5. Elizalde, Pablo (2011-02-16). "Heidfeld confirmed at Renault". autosport.com. Haymarket. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
  6. "Recovering Kubica finally leaves hospital". itv.com. 2011-04-24. Archived from the original on 2011-04-27. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
  7. "2003 Macau Formula 3 Grand Prix Entry List". macau.grandprix.gov.mo. Macau Grand Prix. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-02-05.

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