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 | |
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Ralph Boschung in Monza, 2017 | |
Nationality | Swiss |
Born | Monthey, Switzerland | 23 September 1997
FIA Formula 2 Championship career | |
Debut season | 2017 |
Current team | Campos Racing |
Car number | 20 |
Former teams | Trident, MP Motorsport |
Starts | 54 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Poles | 2[lower-alpha 1] |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 18th in 2018 |
Previous series | |
2015-16 2012 2013–14 | 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 |
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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 |
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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)
† Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.
Notes
References
- "Formula 2 poles". results.motorsportstats.com. Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- Wood, Elliot (1 December 2020). "Ralph Boschung to make F2 return with Campos in 2021". Formula Scout. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- "Ralph Boschung fastest on day two at Estoril". autosport.com. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- "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.
- Allen, Peter (3 November 2017). "Ralph Boschung vacates Campos F2 seat before Abu Dhabi". formulascout.com. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- Allen, Peter (12 November 2017). "Lando Norris to make Formula 2 debut in Abu Dhabi with Campos". formulascout.com. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- Suttill, Josh (5 March 2018). "Ralph Boschung switches to MP Motorsport for second F2 campaign". formulascout.com. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- Waring, Bethonie (11 March 2019). "Ralph Boschung back in Formula 2 with Trident". formulascout.com. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- 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.
- Wood, Elliot (27 June 2019). "Trident hands Ryan Tveter F2 debut, replaces cash-strapped Ralph Boschung". formulascout.com. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- Allen, Peter (10 July 2019). "Dorian Boccolacci back in F2 for Silverstone with Trident". formulascout.com. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- Wood, Elliot (31 July 2020). "Ralph Boschung makes F2 return, Giorgio Carrara back in FIA F3". formulascout.com. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- 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.
- Wood, Elliot (20 November 2019). "Christian Lundgaard to make F2 debut with Trident at Abu Dhabi". formulascout.com. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- Wood, Elliot (1 December 2020). "Ralph Boschung to make F2 return with Campos in 2021". formulascout.com. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- 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.
- "Formula 2 poles". results.motorsportstats.com. Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
External links
- Official website
- Ralph Boschung career summary at DriverDB.com