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Jim Pla

Jim Pla

French racing driver (born 1992)

Jim Pla (born 6 October 1992 in Béziers) is a French racing driver.

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Career

Formula Renault Campus France

Pla began his formula racing career in the 2007 Formula Renault Campus France season. He finished sixth overall in the championship, with one win and 70.5 points.

Formula BMW

The following season, Pla competed in the Formula BMW Europe for DAMS. He finished seventeenth in standings, taking five points-scoring positions in sixteen races. For 2009, Pla remained in the series, staying with DAMS. He finished fifth behind Danish driver Michael Christensen in the championship with four wins in row at Valencia Street Circuit,[1][2] and Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.[3][4]

Formula Three

Pla competing at the second round of the 2010 Formula 3 Euro Series at Hockenheim.

2010 saw Pla move to the Formula 3 Euro Series, competing for multiple champions ART Grand Prix, joining Valtteri Bottas and Alexander Sims at the team.[5] He finished 10th in the championship with one win and four points finishes out of 18 races. For 2011, Pla was set to switch to the Signature Team.

GP3 Series

Pla made his debut in GP3 Series at Istanbul Park round replacing his fellow Formula Renault Campus rival Jean-Éric Vergne.[6]

Racing record

Career summary

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Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

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Personal life

He is of no relation to fellow French driver Olivier Pla. Pla list his hobbies as skiing, cinema, quad biking and soccer,[7] while his favourite circuit is Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, where he won twice during the 2009 Formula BMW Europe season.

References

  1. [1]
    "Formula BMW Europe Valencia Race 1" (PDF). bmw-motorsport.com. Formula BMW. 22 August 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2009.[permanent dead link]
  2. [2]
    "Formula BMW Europe Valencia Race 2" (PDF). bmw-motorsport.com. Formula BMW. 23 August 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2009.[permanent dead link]
  3. [3]
    "Formula BMW Europe Spa Race 1" (PDF). bmw-motorsport.com. Formula BMW. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2009.[permanent dead link]
  4. [4]
    "Formula BMW Europe Spa Race 2" (PDF). bmw-motorsport.com. Formula BMW. 30 August 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2009.[permanent dead link]
  5. [5]
    Costa, Massimo (13 November 2009). "Carlin e Manor via dal campionato". ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
  6. [6]
    "GP3 Series – Istanbul: Round 2 Preview". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 27 May 2010. Archived from the original on 31 May 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  7. [7]
    "Formula BMW Europe. 2009 Championship Guide" (PDF). bmw-motorsport.com. Formula BMW. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2009.
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