Charles Pic | |
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 Pic in 2013 | |
| Born | (1990-02-15)15 February 1990 (age 35) Montélimar, Drôme, France |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |  French |
| Active years | 2012–2013 |
| Teams | Marussia,Caterham |
| Entries | 39 (39 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 2012 Australian Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 2013 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| Previous series | |
| 2010–2011 2009–2011 2008–2009 2007 2007 2006 | GP2 Series GP2 Asia Series Formula Renault 3.5 Formula Renault Eurocup French Formula Renault French FRenault Campus |
Charles Pic (French pronunciation:[ʃɑʁlˈpik]; born 15 February 1990) is a French formerracing driver andmotorsport executive, who competed inFormula One from2012 to2013.
Born and raised inMontélimar, Drôme, Pic begankarting aged 13 with help from his godfatherÉric Bernard, a former Formula One driver. Graduating tojunior formulae in 2006, Pic achieved top-three championship finishes in severalFormula Renault categories before progressing to theGP2 Series in2010. After achieving several wins across two seasons in GP2, Pic signed forMarussia in2012 to partnerTimo Glock, making his Formula One debut at theAustralian Grand Prix. After Marussia failed to score points all season with theMR01, Pic moved toCaterham for2013. Another point-less campaign followed for Pic, who was released by Caterham at the end of the season, becoming a reserve driver forLotus. Pic moved toFormula E for its inaugural2014–15 season, finishing fourth in the season-openingBeijing ePrix forAndretti but being replaced byMatthew Brabham the following round. He competed forChina Racing at four further ePrix, including a points finish inMonaco, but retired after theBerlin ePrix.
Upon his retirement from motor racing, Pic moved into business and asset management. Since 2022, Pic has maintained full ownership of French racing teamDAMS, who have competed inFIA Formula 2.
Born inMontélimar,France, Pic enteredkarting at a late age of 13 years. With the help of his godfatherÉric Bernard, Pic achieved "strong results" in Italian and French championships.[1]
In 2006, Pic made his Formula Renault debut, racing forLa Filière. He finished the season as third and also became the rookie champion.[1]
For 2008 Pic moved toTech 1 Racing to contest theFormula Renault 3.5 Series.[2] He was partnered byJulien Jousse and finished sixth in the points thanks to two wins atCircuit de Monaco – having dominated the entire weekend with pole position and fastest lap – and atLe Mans. He remained with Tech 1 for the following season and won twice more, atSilverstone and theNürburgring, which helped him to finish third in the final standings. In 2009 he was also a member of theRenault Driver Development Programme.[3]
At the end of 2009 Pic switched to the2009–10 GP2 Asia Series season withArden International, and remained with the team into the2010 GP2 Series season.[4] Pic won on debut with the British outfit during the Asia Series' season-opener atBahrain, before repeating the feat in the main series at the start of 2010 atCircuit de Catalunya.[5] He eventually finished 10th in the drivers' standings.[6]
For 2011 Pic moved to theBarwa Addax squad alongside future Formula 1 team-mateGiedo van der Garde.[7] Despite failing to score any points in the precedingAsia Series campaign, he hit back with a second careerGP2 win atCatalunya where he led home Van der Garde for an Addax one-two finish. Another victory, this time on the streets ofMonaco, helped move him up to third place in the drivers' championship. The two points he then scored for taking pole position atValencia briefly moved Pic into the championship lead but, after retiring from both races and dropping back in the standings as a result, he eventually finished the season fourth overall, three points clear of Van der Garde.[6]
In November 2011 Pic made his debut at the wheel of aFormula One car, driving forMarussia Virgin Racing at the young driver test held atYas Marina Circuit inAbu Dhabi.[8] He was due to drive for a day and-a-half of the test, but the Virgin team decided to give him a further half-day of running after he encountered engine problems on the second day of the test.[9]
During the test, several news sources reported that Pic had agreed a deal to race with the team in the2012 season.[10][11]
After the conclusion of the2011 Brazilian Grand Prix it was confirmed that Pic would indeed partnerTimo Glock at the renamedMarussia F1 in 2012.[12] It was also confirmed that Pic would be mentored by ex-F1 driver and fellow countrymanOlivier Panis.[13] It was reported at the2012 Hungarian Grand Prix that a feud was brewing between Pic and his team-mate after Pic blocked Glock during qualifying.[14] He made his debut in theAustralian Grand Prix finishing 15th.[15] He however, retired in three consecutive races inBahrain Grand Prix,Spanish Grand Prix andMonaco Grand Prix.[16][17][18] In the next race, theCanadian Grand Prix, Pic finished 20th.[19] In theBritish Grand Prix, Pic was given a five place grid penalty for changing his gearbox.[20] In the season Pic was overtaken 70 times, which is a F1 record.[21]Stefano Modena's Brabham, the previous record holder, was overtaken no fewer than 68 times in 1989.[citation needed]
In November 2012 it was announced that Pic had signed a multi-year contract at the Renault-poweredCaterham squad, with former GP2 team-mate and F1 rookieGiedo van der Garde later confirmed alongside him.
Pic made his Caterham debut at the2013 Australian Grand Prix, finishing in 16th place, then finished 14th inMalaysia where he narrowly lost out to the Marussia ofJules Bianchi.
His season began to gather pace inBahrain where Pic comfortably beat both Marussia cars and a Sauber, before a major upgrade to his Caterham at theSpanish Grand Prix established Pic as the quickest of the younger teams' drivers. He would continue this trend throughout the European portion of the season, scoring 15th-place finishes atSilverstone andthe Hungaroring while displaying pace close to that of the established midfield runners.
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Pic would equal his season-best result at theKorean Grand Prix, taking the chequered flag in 14th spot and within striking distance ofWilliams driversPastor Maldonado andValtteri Bottas. However, as the campaign reached its final stretch the Frenchman suffered a succession of difficult races inIndia,Abu Dhabi andthe United States, where balance issues prevented him from extracting the full potential of his car.
Pic recovered well at the season-closingBrazilian Grand Prix, where he qualified over half a second clear of team-mate van der Garde and well clear of the Marussias. However his race ended early when a suspension failure forced him into retirement on lap 58.
On 21 January 2014, Caterham's Team PrincipalCyril Abiteboul confirmed that Pic would not be driving for Caterham in 2014:
Unfortunately Charles won't be with us next season. It's a pity that the adventure between Caterham and Charles is ending. On a personal level I want to thank Charles for the work he achieved last year.
After being dropped by Caterham, Pic signed forLotus F1 as their official reserve driver. This was announced at the car launch in Bahrain on 20 February 2014.[22]
Pic participated in the2014–15 Formula E season, the inaugural season of the championship. He competed in the first round inBeijing forAndretti Autosport and finished in fourth position. Despite this points-scoring result, Pic was replaced prior to the second round byMatthew Brabham. Pic returned to Formula E for the fifth round of the championship inMiami driving forChina Racing. He replacedHo-Pin Tung at the team.[23]
In 2015, Pic moved into a management role at French logistics company Charles André Group, of which he is now Managing Director of the Assets Department.[24][25]
In 2022, Pic acquired full control of the French racing teamDAMS.[26][27]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Formula Renault CampusFrance | La Filière | 13 | 1 | 2 | ? | 8 | 162 | 3rd |
| 2007 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | SG Formula | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 88 | 3rd |
| French Formula Renault 2.0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 69 | 4th | ||
| 2008 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Tech 1 Racing | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 69 | 6th |
| 2009 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Tech 1 Racing | 16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 94 | 3rd |
| 2009–10 | GP2 Asia Series | Arden International | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 5th |
| 2010 | GP2 Series | Arden International | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 10th |
| 2011 | GP2 Asia Series | Barwa Addax Team | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18th |
| GP2 Series | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 4th | ||
| 2012 | Formula One | Marussia F1 Team | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21st |
| 2013 | Formula One | Caterham F1 Team | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20th |
| 2014 | Formula One | Lotus F1 Team | Test driver | ||||||
| 2014–15 | Formula E | Andretti Autosport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18th |
| China Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos | Points |
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| 2007 | SG Formula | NOG 1 9 | NOG 2 4 | LED 1 Ret | LED 2 5 | DIJ 1 Ret | DIJ 2 2 | VIE 1 Ret | VIE 2 Ret | MAG1 Ret | MAG2 1 3 | MAG2 2 2 | CAT 1 3 | CAT 2 4 | 4th | 69 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | SG Formula | ZOL 1 10 | ZOL 2 28 | NÜR 1 2 | NÜR 2 1 | HUN 1 6 | HUN 2 Ret | DON 1 10 | DON 2 Ret | MAG 1 2 | MAG 2 10 | EST 1 2 | EST 2 8 | CAT 1 3 | CAT 2 3 | 3rd | 88 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Tech 1 Racing | MNZ 1 9 | MNZ 2 3 | SPA 1 Ret | SPA 2 12 | MON 1 1 | SIL 1 15 | SIL 2 13 | HUN 1 18 | HUN 2 9 | NÜR 1 Ret | NÜR 2 12 | LEM 1 1 | LEM 2 6 | EST 1 Ret | EST 2 2 | CAT 1 8 | CAT 2 8 | 6th | 69 |
| 2009 | Tech 1 Racing | CAT 1 DNS | CAT 2 6 | SPA 1 4 | SPA 2 Ret | MON 1 9 | HUN 1 11 | HUN 2 8 | SIL 1 7 | SIL 2 1 | LEM 1 6 | LEM 2 Ret | ALG 1 4 | ALG 2 2 | NÜR 1 6 | NÜR 2 1 | ALC 1 13 | ALC 2 11 | 3rd | 94 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics 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 | DC | Points |
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| 2010 | Arden International | CAT FEA 1 | CAT SPR 7 | MON FEA 11 | MON SPR 7 | IST FEA Ret | IST SPR DNS | VAL FEA 6 | VAL SPR 5 | SIL FEA 10 | SIL SPR 8 | HOC FEA 3 | HOC SPR 17 | HUN FEA 11 | HUN SPR 9 | SPA FEA 4 | SPA SPR Ret | MNZ FEA 11 | MNZ SPR 8 | YMC FEA 20 | YMC SPR 11 | 10th | 28 |
| 2011 | Barwa Addax Team | IST FEA 7 | IST SPR 4 | CAT FEA 1 | CAT SPR 19 | MON FEA 8 | MON SPR 1 | VAL FEA Ret | VAL SPR Ret | SIL FEA 11 | SIL SPR 10 | NÜR FEA 2 | NÜR SPR DSQ | HUN FEA 2 | HUN SPR 13 | SPA FEA Ret | SPA SPR 19 | MNZ FEA 2 | MNZ SPR Ret | 4th | 52 | ||
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Arden International | YMC1 FEA Ret | YMC1 SPR 15 | YMC2 FEA 10 | YMC2 SPR 8 | BHR1 FEA 5 | BHR1 SPR 1 | BHR2 FEA 3 | BHR2 SPR 19 | 5th | 18 |
| 2011 | Barwa Addax Team | YMC FEA 9 | YMC SPR 21 | IMO FEA 21 | IMO SPR 11 | 18th | 0 | ||||
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| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | WDC | Points |
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| 2012 | Marussia F1 Team | MarussiaMR01 | Cosworth CA2012 2.4V8 | AUS 15† | MAL 20 | CHN 20 | BHR Ret | ESP Ret | MON Ret | CAN 20 | EUR 15 | GBR 19 | GER 20 | HUN 20 | BEL 16 | ITA 16 | SIN 16 | JPN Ret | KOR 19 | IND 19 | ABU Ret | USA 20 | BRA 12 | 21st | 0 |
| 2013 | Caterham F1 Team | CaterhamCT03 | Renault RS27-2013 2.4V8 | AUS 16 | MAL 14 | CHN 16 | BHR 17 | ESP 17 | MON Ret | CAN 18 | GBR 15 | GER 17 | HUN 15 | BEL Ret | ITA 17 | SIN 19 | KOR 14 | JPN 18 | IND Ret | ABU 19 | USA 20 | BRA Ret | 20th | 0 | |
| 2014 | Lotus F1 Team | LotusE22 | Renault Energy F1-2014 1.6V6t | AUS | MAL | BHR | CHN | ESP | MON | CAN | AUT | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA TD | SIN | JPN | RUS | USA | BRA | ABU | – | – | |
† Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Chassis | Powertrain | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Points |
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| 2014–15 | Andretti Autosport | SparkSRT01-e | SRT01-e | BEI 4 | PUT | PDE | BUE | 18th | 16 | |||||||
| China Racing / NEXTEV TCR | MIA 17 | LBH 16 | MCO 8 | BER 15 | MSC | LDN | LDN | |||||||||
and an unscheduled engine change cost him more time. As a result, Virgin have decided to give Pic a further stint in the MVR-02 on Thursday morning.
Brazil could also be the final race forJérôme d'Ambrosio, with Virgin Racing expected to announce Charles Pic alongside Timo Glock for next season.
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