| Stats |
Date of Birth: 13 March 1989
Home Town: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Marital Status: Single
Nationality: Canadian
Fitness: Long distance running, Jogging, Biking |
2008 A1GP Team Canada
2nd place in feature race (Taupo,
New Zealand)
3rd place in sprint race (Easter Creek, Australia)
1st place in sprint race (Durban, South Africa)
2nd place in sprint race (shanghai, China)
Pole position for sprint race (Durban, South Africa)
Pole position for feature race (Mexico City, Mexico)
Youngest ever A1GP pole winner
A1 Team Canada’s all-time high point’s scorer
2007 Champ Car Atlantic
Third Overall points
1 win, 1 pole, 4 podiums
Recipient of the BBS Rising Star Award
A1GP Team Canada
Third place in his series debut (Sepang, Malaysia)
2006 Formula BMW USA
Series Champion
3 wins, 3 poles, 7 podiums
Selected as member of Red Bull Junior Team
Recipient of Formula BMW Junior Scholorship
2005 Formula BMW USA
Third Overall points
2 wins, 1 pole, 5 podiums
Race of Champions, Paris - Winner, Formula BMW
Formula BMW World Finals (sixth)
Recipient of Most Sportsman Like Driver Award
Recipient of Formula BMW Junior Scholorship
2005 Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship
ICC Champion
2004 Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship
Second Overall – Rotax Senior
2003 Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship
80 CC Junior Champion
Canadian National Karting Championship
80 CC Junior Champion |
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| Robert's Bio |
 Since
launching himself into the world of open-wheel racing in 2005
at just sixteen years of age, Robert has enjoyed much success
with his dedication, perseverance and focus earning him both
recognition and admiration.
Awarded a Junior Scholarship from BMW, Robert entered the Formula BMW USA
Championship in 2005 and with his team, put in some outstanding races scoring
four podiums including two wins over fourteen races. Over the course of
the Championship Robert finished in the top ten in all of his races. That
year Robert won the Formula BMW segment of the Race of Champions in Paris,
France and later attend the Formula BMW World Final in Bahrain. Starting
at the back of the pack for each heat in the World Final, Robert passed
an unprecedented 62 cars over the races and finals in his bid to win the
championship. After starting the final race 27th, Robert came away from
the World Final 6th having secured the support of Red Bull along the way.
As a Red Bull Junior Team driver in 2006, Robert went on to win the Formula
BMW USA Championship with an impressive seven podium results imcluding
two race wins. Robert also competed successfully in select races with the
Red Bull Junior Team in Europe during this time.
2007 saw Robert at the wheel of the Red Bull-Forsythe Racing Champ Car
Atlantic. Robert started the season imposingly with a pole and podium (P2)
in his very first race in the series. Another podium at the next race and
two more in the season, including a win in Portland and Robert was on his
way to finish third overall in the series championship. Robert amassed
eight top-five results and never finished outside the top ten over the
twelve race series.
In the fall of 2007, Robert again travelled to Europe to compete in the
World Series by Renault. Over two events, Robert scored points in two races
with top-ten results. Robert embarks on the full series in 2008 with Carlin
Motorsport and Red Bull.
The winter of 2007 brought some new challenges and excitement for Robert.
First off he was selected by Red Bull Racing to perform demonstrations
in the Red Bull Formula One race car in Mexico and Singapore in front of
tens-of-thousands of race fans. This also provided the opportunity to work
in the team’s Formula One simulators at their factory in Milton-Keynes,
UK.
Next, after a series of sessions as the designated rookie with A1 Team
Canada in the A1GP World Series, Robert made the move up to contest as
the team’s primary driver. He impressed both the media and his competitors
with his skill and determination and took five podium results in just seven
races including a pole and win in South Africa. Robert then made his name
as rain master in Australia when he stormed from fifteenth on the grid
to finish P3 ... on slick tires on a rain-soaked circuit.
Robert is now focusing his efforts on the 2008 World Series by Renault
and is looking forward to the opportunities for 2009 and beyond. |
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