Introduction
Nicholas Latifi (born 29 June 1995) is a Canadian racing driver.
Career
Karting
He began his karting career in 2009 and competed until 2012.
Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge
He competed in the 2012 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge for Rehagen Racing driving a Ford Mustang GT.
Toyota Racing Series
He signed with Giles Motorsport team to compete in the 2013 Toyota Racing Series. He finished ninth overall.
Formula 3
He started his F3 career by competing in the Italian Formula Three in 2012 with BVM. He won his first F3 race in Vallelunga Circuit on 16 September 2012. He finished seventh in the final standings.
In 2013, he raced in several series including Masters of Formula 3, British Formula 3 Championship, and FIA European Formula Three Championship, all with Carlin Motorsport. He finished seventh in the 2013 Masters of Formula 3 race. On 25 July 2013, he claimed his first poles in his racing career in Spa.
Formula Renault 3.5
After running in selected rounds of the Formula Renault 3.5 series in 2014 for Tech 1 Racing, Latifi joined Arden International to race in the championship in 2015.
Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain
Latifi made an appearance in the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain in 2014, driving for Redline Racing at Rockingham Motor Speedway and scoring a fourth-place finish in the second of two rounds there.
Formula One
On 14 March 2016, Renault announced Latifi as their new test driver for the 2016 season.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Italian Formula Three | BVM | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 117 | 7th |
| Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge | Rehagen Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 84th | |
| 2013 | Toyota Racing Series | Giles Motorsport | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 503 | 9th |
| Masters of Formula 3 | Carlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7th | |
| British Formula 3 Championship | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 97 | 5th | ||
| FIA European Formula 3 Championship | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 15th | ||
| 2014 | FIA European Formula 3 Championship | Prema Powerteam | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 128 | 10th |
| Porsche Carrera Cup GB | Redline Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 23rd | |
| Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Tech 1 Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20th | |
| GP2 Series | Hilmer Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32nd | |
| 2015 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Arden Motorsport | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 11th |
| Porsche Carrera Cup GB | Samsung SUHD TV Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 11th | |
| GP2 Series | MP Motorsport | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27th | |
| 2016 | GP2 Series | DAMS | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 16th |
| 2017 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | DAMS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8th* |
† As Latifi was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete FIA European Formula 3 Championship results
(key)
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Carlin | Volkswagen | MNZ 1 15 |
MNZ 2 16 |
MNZ 3 Ret |
SIL 1 5 |
SIL 2 Ret |
SIL 3 10 |
HOC 1 23 |
HOC 2 22 |
HOC 3 15 |
BRH 1 Ret |
BRH 2 27 |
BRH 3 7 |
RBR 1 5 |
RBR 2 Ret |
RBR 3 7 |
NOR 1 Ret |
NOR 2 19 |
NOR 3 Ret |
NÜR 1 19 |
NÜR 2 17 |
NÜR 3 21 |
ZAN 1 8 |
ZAN 2 11 |
ZAN 3 Ret |
VAL 1 17 |
VAL 2 11 |
VAL 3 Ret |
HOC 1 12 |
HOC 2 13 |
HOC 3 Ret |
15th | 45 | |||
| 2014 | Prema Powerteam | Mercedes | SIL 1 6 |
SIL 2 2 |
SIL 3 4 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 6 |
HOC 3 Ret |
PAU 1 Ret |
PAU 2 17† |
PAU 3 Ret |
HUN 1 22 |
HUN 2 9 |
HUN 3 10 |
SPA 1 13 |
SPA 2 7 |
SPA 3 5 |
NOR 1 4 |
NOR 2 8 |
NOR 3 Ret |
MSC 1 7 |
MSC 2 8 |
MSC 3 17† |
RBR 1 Ret |
RBR 2 8 |
RBR 3 4 |
NÜR 1 13 |
NÜR 2 10 |
NÜR 3 Ret |
IMO 1 Ret |
IMO 2 6 |
IMO 3 4 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
HOC 3 |
10th | 128 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Tech 1 Racing | MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
ALC 1 |
ALC 2 |
MON 1 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
MSC 1 |
MSC 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
HUN 1 Ret |
HUN 2 18 |
LEC 1 16 |
LEC 2 9 |
JER 1 16 |
JER 2 2 |
20th | 20 |
| 2015 | Arden Motorsport | ALC 1 8 |
ALC 2 14 |
MON 1 Ret |
SPA 1 4 |
SPA 2 13 |
HUN 1 Ret |
HUN 2 17 |
RBR 1 4 |
RBR 2 Ret |
SIL 1 8 |
SIL 2 5 |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 Ret |
BUG 1 Ret |
BUG 2 7 |
JER 1 7 |
JER 2 10 |
11th | 55 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Hilmer Motorsport | BHR FEA |
BHR SPR |
CAT FEA |
CAT SPR |
MON FEA |
MON SPR |
RBR FEA |
RBR SPR |
SIL FEA |
SIL SPR |
HOC FEA |
HOC SPR |
HUN FEA |
HUN SPR |
SPA FEA |
SPA SPR |
MNZ FEA |
MNZ SPR |
SOC FEA |
SOC SPR |
YMC FEA 22 |
YMC SPR 17 |
32nd | 0 |
| 2015 | MP Motorsport | BHR FEA |
BHR SPR |
CAT FEA |
CAT SPR |
MON FEA |
MON SPR |
RBR FEA |
RBR SPR |
SIL FEA |
SIL SPR |
HUN FEA 15 |
HUN SPR 14 |
SPA FEA |
SPA SPR |
MNZ FEA |
MNZ SPR |
SOC FEA 18 |
SOC SPR 14 |
BHR FEA 15 |
BHR SPR 11 |
YMC FEA Ret |
YMC SPR C |
27th | 0 |
| 2016 | DAMS | CAT FEA 2 |
CAT SPR 7 |
MON FEA Ret |
MON SPR Ret |
BAK FEA Ret |
BAK SPR 13 |
RBR FEA 10 |
RBR SPR Ret |
SIL FEA 11 |
SIL SPR 10 |
HUN FEA 16 |
HUN SPR 12 |
HOC FEA 14 |
HOC SPR 17 |
SPA FEA 13 |
SPA SPR 9 |
MNZ FEA 16 |
MNZ SPR 15 |
SEP FEA 14 |
SEP SPR 10 |
YMC FEA 9 |
YMC SPR 12 |
16th | 23 |
Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | DAMS | BHR FEA 11 |
BHR FEA 4 |
CAT FEA |
CAT SPR |
MON FEA |
MON SPR |
BAK FEA |
BAK SPR |
RBR FEA |
RBR SPR |
SIL FEA |
SIL SPR |
HUN FEA |
HUN SPR |
SPA FEA |
SPA SPR |
MNZ FEA |
MNZ SPR |
JER FEA |
JER SPR |
YMC FEA |
YMC SPR |
8th* | 8* |
* Season still in progress.