Ralph Boschung

Ralph Boschung (born 23 September 1997) is a Swiss racing driver who is set to compete in the 2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship for Campos Racing.[2] He previously competed in Formula 2 from 2017 to 2020, for Campos Racing, MP Motorsport and Trident.[3]

Ralph Boschung
Ralph Boschung in Monza, 2017
Nationality Swiss
Born (1997-09-23) 23 September 1997
Monthey, Switzerland
FIA Formula 2 Championship career
Debut season2017
Current teamCampos Racing
Car number20
Former teamsTrident, MP Motorsport
Starts54
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles2[lower-alpha 1]
Fastest laps0
Best finish18th in 2018
Previous series
2015-16
2012
201314
GP3 Series
Formula BMW
ADAC Formel Masters

Career

Formula BMW Talent Cup

In 2012, Boschung competed in open-wheel racing, in Formula BMW Talent Cup. He ended the season 5th.

ADAC Formel Masters

In 2013, Boschung competed in ADAC Formel Masters from Team KUG Motorsport and ended the season 7th. In 2014, he moved to Lotus and ended the season 7th.

GP3 Series

In 2015, Boschung debuted in the GP3 Series with Jenzer Motorsport, finishing 11th in the championship and finishing on the podium in the sprint race at Silverstone.

For the 2016 season, Boschung switched to Koiranen GP. He won the sprint race at the Red Bull Ring and finished 11th in the standings, helping Koiranen to finish 5th in the team championship.

FIA Formula 2

In March 2017 Boschung signed for Campos Racing to compete in the inaugural FIA Formula 2 Championship,[4] initially partnering Stefano Coletti and later Roberto Merhi, Robert Vișoiu and Álex Palou. Boschung parted ways with Campos before the final round at Yas Marina and was replaced by Lando Norris.[5][6] Boschung scored 11 points and finished 19th in the championship, with a best finish of seventh place at the Red Bull Ring.

After appearing at the 2017 post-season test with MP Motorsport, Boschung signed with the team for the 2018 season alongside Roberto Merhi and later Dorian Boccolacci.[7] Boschung suffered a number of retirements during his campaign, including five consecutively, and again failed to finish the season after leaving MP Motorsport due to budgetary reasons.[8] He was replaced by Niko Kari for the rounds at Sochi and Abu Dhabi.[9] Boschung scored 17 points and placed 18th in the championship, with two seventh places being his best results.

Boschung raced for Trident in 2019 alongside Giuliano Alesi.[8] His season was again plagued by funding problems, and he was replaced with Ryan Tveter and Dorian Boccolacci for the rounds in Austria and Britain respectively.[10][11] Boschung returned to Trident at the Hungaroring round.[12] At the Spa-Francorchamps feature race, Boschung was involved in an accident which resulted in the death of Anthoine Hubert and serious injuries for Juan Manuel Correa. The car of teammate Alesi, who was also involved in the accident, was impounded by the Belgian authorities and the team was forced to field only one car for the next round at Monza. Boschung was stood down to allow Alesi to compete.[13] Boschung again lost his seat prior to the final round in Abu Dhabi and was replaced by Christian Lundgaard.[14] Trident finished last in the teams' championship, with Boschung scoring three points and placing 19th in the drivers' championship. His best finish was ninth place at the Monaco feature race.

Trident fielded a new driver lineup for the 2020 season and Boschung left the series. However, in December 2020 it was announced that Boschung would return to Campos Racing to compete in the 2021 Formula 2 Championship.[15] This return was brought forward to the final round of 2020 by a series of driver moves caused by Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton's positive coronavirus test. Hamilton was replaced for the Formula One Sakhir Grand Prix by Williams driver George Russell, who was in turn replaced by Campos Formula 2 driver Jack Aitken, allowing Boschung to return to Formula 2 at the second Bahrain round.[16]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2012 Formula BMW Talent Cup N/A 3 4 2 3 1 37 4th
2013 ADAC Formel Masters Team KUG Motorsport 24 1 0 4 6 122 7th
2014 ADAC Formel Masters Lotus 24 0 0 6 8 160 7th
2015 GP3 Series Jenzer Motorsport 18 0 0 0 1 28 11th
2016 GP3 Series Koiranen GP 12 1 0 1 1 48 11th
2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship Campos Racing 20 0 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 0 11 19th
2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship MP Motorsport 20 0 1[lower-alpha 2] 0 0 17 18th
2019 FIA Formula 2 Championship Trident 14 0 0 0 0 3 19th
2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship Campos Racing 2 * 25th*
2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship Campos Racing

Motorsports career results

Complete GP3 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 Pos Points
2015 Jenzer Motorsport CAT
FEA

Ret
CAT
SPR

14
RBR
FEA

8
RBR
SPR

8
SIL
FEA

8
SIL
SPR

3
HUN
FEA

13
HUN
SPR

8
SPA
FEA

9
SPA
SPR

8
MNZ
FEA

9
MNZ
SPR

7
SOC
FEA

11
SOC
SPR

DNS
BHR
FEA

10
BHR
SPR

9
YMC
FEA

12
YMC
SPR

11
11th 28
2016 Koiranen GP CAT
FEA

10
CAT
SPR

10
RBR
FEA

4
RBR
SPR

1
SIL
FEA

6
SIL
SPR

12
HUN
FEA

5
HUN
SPR

22
HOC
FEA

15
HOC
SPR

Ret
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA

18
MNZ
SPR

9
SEP
FEA
SEP
SPR
YMC
FEA
YMC
SPR
11th 48

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points
2017 Campos Racing BHR
FEA

12
BHR
SPR

Ret
CAT
FEA

12
CAT
SPR

17
MON
FEA

12
MON
SPR

Ret
BAK
FEA

8
BAK
SPR

8
RBR
FEA

7
RBR
SPR

Ret
SIL
FEA

11
SIL
SPR

Ret
HUN
FEA

11
HUN
SPR

16
SPA
FEA

13
SPA
SPR

13
MNZ
FEA

15
MNZ
SPR

13
JER
FEA

Ret
JER
SPR

19†
YMC
FEA
YMC
SPR
19th 11
2018 MP Motorsport BHR
FEA

10
BHR
SPR

7
BAK
FEA

7
BAK
SPR

8
CAT
FEA

Ret
CAT
SPR

Ret
MON
FEA

Ret
MON
SPR

Ret
LEC
FEA

Ret
LEC
SPR

16
RBR
FEA

Ret
RBR
SPR

15
SIL
FEA

9
SIL
SPR

8
HUN
FEA

18
HUN
SPR

Ret
SPA
FEA

Ret
SPA
SPR

12
MNZ
FEA

8
MNZ
SPR

Ret
SOC
FEA
SOC
SPR
YMC
FEA
YMC
SPR
18th 17
2019 Trident BHR
FEA

11
BHR
SPR

14
BAK
FEA

12
BAK
SPR

Ret
CAT
FEA

10
CAT
SPR

10
MON
FEA

9
MON
SPR

Ret
LEC
FEA

Ret
LEC
SPR

15
RBR
FEA
RBR
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
HUN
FEA

18†
HUN
SPR

18
SPA
FEA

C
SPA
SPR

C
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
SOC
FEA

14
SOC
SPR

12
YMC
FEA
YMC
SPR
19th 3
2020 Campos Racing RBR
FEA

RBR
SPR

RBR
FEA

RBR
SPR

HUN
FEA

HUN
SPR

SIL
FEA

SIL
SPR

SIL
FEA

SIL
SPR

CAT
FEA

CAT
SPR

SPA
FEA

SPA
SPR

MNZ
FEA

MNZ
SPR

MUG
FEA

MUG
SPR

SOC
FEA

SOC
SPR

BHR
FEA

BHR
SPR

BHR
FEA

14
BHR
SPR

Ret
25th 0
2021 Campos Racing BHR
SP1
BHR
SP2
BHR
FEA
MCO
SP1
MCO
SP2
MCO
FEA
BAK
SP1
BAK
SP2
BAK
FEA
SIL
SP1
SIL
SP2
SIL
FEA
MNZ
SP1
MNZ
SP2
MNZ
FEA
SOC
SP1
SOC
SP2
SOC
FEA
JED
SP1
JED
SP2
JED
FEA
YMC
SP1
YMC
SP2
YMC
FEA

Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Notes

  1. 0 poles achieved during qualifying, and 2 poles given as a result of the reverse grid in the sprint race.[1]
  2. Pole given as a result of the reverse grid in the sprint race.[17]

References

  1. "Formula 2 poles". results.motorsportstats.com. Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  2. Wood, Elliot (1 December 2020). "Ralph Boschung to make F2 return with Campos in 2021". Formula Scout. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  3. "Ralph Boschung fastest on day two at Estoril". autosport.com. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  4. "Ralph Boschung joins Campos Racing for 2017 FIA Formula 2 season". FIA Formula 2 Championship. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  5. Allen, Peter (3 November 2017). "Ralph Boschung vacates Campos F2 seat before Abu Dhabi". formulascout.com. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  6. Allen, Peter (12 November 2017). "Lando Norris to make Formula 2 debut in Abu Dhabi with Campos". formulascout.com. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  7. Suttill, Josh (5 March 2018). "Ralph Boschung switches to MP Motorsport for second F2 campaign". formulascout.com. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  8. Waring, Bethonie (11 March 2019). "Ralph Boschung back in Formula 2 with Trident". formulascout.com. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  9. Allen, Peter (25 September 2018). "Niko Kari steps up to F2 for final two rounds of 2018 with MP Motorsport". formulascout.com. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  10. Wood, Elliot (27 June 2019). "Trident hands Ryan Tveter F2 debut, replaces cash-strapped Ralph Boschung". formulascout.com. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  11. Allen, Peter (10 July 2019). "Dorian Boccolacci back in F2 for Silverstone with Trident". formulascout.com. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  12. Wood, Elliot (31 July 2020). "Ralph Boschung makes F2 return, Giorgio Carrara back in FIA F3". formulascout.com. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  13. Larkam, Lewis (4 September 2019). "Trident to run one car at Monza due to Hubert crash investigation". crash.net. Crash Media Group. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  14. Wood, Elliot (20 November 2019). "Christian Lundgaard to make F2 debut with Trident at Abu Dhabi". formulascout.com. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  15. Wood, Elliot (1 December 2020). "Ralph Boschung to make F2 return with Campos in 2021". formulascout.com. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  16. Boxall-Legge, Jake (3 December 2020). "Boschung to replace Williams F1-bound Aitken at Campos for Bahrain F2 finale". autosport.com. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  17. "Formula 2 poles". results.motorsportstats.com. Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
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