Gustav Koch Malja[1] (born 4 November 1995) is a former Swedish racing driver.
| Gustav Malja | |
|---|---|
 Malja receiving the Rydell Special Award for the 2012 season. | |
| Nationality |  Swedish |
| Born | 4 November 1995 Malmö, Sweden |
| FIA Formula 2 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2017 |
| Car number | 4 |
| Former teams | Racing Engineering |
| Starts | 22 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 13th in 2017 |
| Previous series | |
| 2015-16 2015 2015 2013–2014 2013–2014 2012 2011–2012 | GP2 Series World Series Formula V8 3.5 FIA European F3 Championship Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC FR2.0 BARC Winter Series ADAC Formel Masters |
| Awards | |
| 2010, 2015 2011, 2012 | Ronnie Peterson Memorial Award Rydell Special Award |
Career
editKarting
editBorn in Malmö, Sweden, Malja began his karting career in Formula Micro in 2006, winning the Gunnar Nilsson Memorial trophy the following year.[2] By 2009 he had progressed up to the KF3 category, where he won the Swedish Championship and Gothenburg Grand Prix.[3] In his final year of karting in 2010, Malja finished 22nd in the European KF3 Championship and fifth in the Junior Monaco Kart Cup.[4]
ADAC Formel Masters
editIn 2011, Malja graduated to single-seaters, racing in the ADAC Formel Masters championship in Germany, despite being just 15 years of age.[5] Driving for Neuhauser Racing, he took a single podium position at Assen to finish thirteenth in the standings.[6] He continued with the team for a second season in 2012, taking three race wins and a further thirteen podium places to finish runner–up to champion Marvin Kirchhöfer.[7]
Formula Renault 2.0
editFor 2013, Malja stepped up to Formula Renault, racing in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 NEC championships with Josef Kaufmann Racing.[8] In the NEC championship, he contested eight races, taking podium places at the Nürburgring and Most to finish fifteenth in the standings.[9] In the Eurocup he finished twentieth in the championship, taking a single points–position at Paul Ricard.[10]
Malja remained with Josef Kaufmann Racing in both championships for a second season in 2014.[11] He finished fifth in the NEC championship, taking race victories at Hockenheim[12] and the Nürburgring[13] and two further podium positions.[14] In the Eurocup, he scored points on eight occasions to finish twelfth in the championship.[15]
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
editMalja stepped up to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in 2015 and raced for British team Strakka Racing.[16]
Formula Three
editIn May 2015, Malja took part in the Pau round of the FIA European Formula 3 Championship, racing for EuroInternational in the car originally intended for Marvin Kirchhöfer before he left the team prior to the start of the season.[17] He retired from the opening race of the event before finishing 25th in the remaining two races.
GP2/Formula 2
editMalja contested in the Spa round of the 2015 season with Trident and the final two rounds with Rapax. In 2016, Malja joined the GP2 series campaign full-time for Rapax, finished on the podium twice and finished thirteenth overall.
For the 2017 F2 season, Malja switched to Racing Engineering.[18] He finished third in the Monaco sprint race.
Formula 1
editMalja participated in the second 2017 Formula 1 in-season test at the Hungaroring during 1–2 August, following the Hungarian GP weekend. Malja drove a Sauber C36-Ferrari for the Sauber F1 Team during the first test day. He completed 108 laps. His best lap was 1.21.503, set during aerodynamic and mechanical development runs.[19]
Racing record
editCareer summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | ADAC Formel Masters | Neuhauser Racing | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 13th |
| 2012 | ADAC Formel Masters | Neuhauser Racing | 23 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 307 | 2nd |
| Formula Renault BARC Winter Series | MGR Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2013 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20th |
| Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 98 | 15th | ||
| 2014 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 193 | 5th |
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 12th | ||
| 2015 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Strakka Racing | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 9th |
| FIA Formula 3 European Championship | EuroInternational | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42nd | |
| GP2 Series | Trident | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25th | |
| Rapax | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | GP2 Series | Rapax | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 13th |
| 2017 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | Racing Engineering | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 13th |
| Formula One | Sauber F1 Team | Test driver | |||||||
| 2018 | Porsche Supercup | Team Project 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 14th |
| Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Team Deutsche Post by Project 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 11th | |
| 2019 | Porsche Carrera Cup Germany | Förch Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.5 | 14th |
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
edit(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Strakka Racing | ALC 1 10 |
ALC 2 20 |
MON 1 Ret |
SPA 1 8 |
SPA 2 14 |
HUN 1 10 |
HUN 2 3 |
RBR 1 7 |
RBR 2 7 |
SIL 1 6 |
SIL 2 8 |
NÜR 1 8 |
NÜR 2 2 |
BUG 1 11 |
BUG 2 9 |
JER 1 11 |
JER 2 5 |
9th | 79 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | EuroInternational | Mercedes | SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
SIL 3 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
HOC 3 |
PAU 1 Ret |
PAU 2 25 |
PAU 3 25 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
NOR 1 |
NOR 2 |
NOR 3 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
ZAN 3 |
ALG 1 |
ALG 2 |
ALG 3 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
NÜR 3 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
HOC 3 |
42nd | 0 |
Complete GP2 Series/FIA Formula 2 results
edit(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Trident | BHR FEA |
BHR SPR |
CAT FEA |
CAT SPR |
MON FEA |
MON SPR |
RBR FEA |
RBR SPR |
SIL FEA |
SIL SPR |
HUN FEA |
HUN SPR |
SPA FEA 10 |
SPA SPR 18 |
MNZ FEA |
MNZ SPR |
SOC FEA |
SOC SPR |
25th | 1 | ||||
| Rapax | BHR FEA 16 |
BHR SPR 13 |
YMC FEA 16 |
YMC SPR C | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Rapax | CAT FEA 9 |
CAT SPR 10 |
MON FEA 14 |
MON SPR 12 |
BAK FEA 10 |
BAK SPR Ret |
RBR FEA 13 |
RBR SPR 16 |
SIL FEA 22 |
SIL SPR 19 |
HUN FEA 13 |
HUN SPR 14 |
HOC FEA 6 |
HOC SPR 8 |
SPA FEA 8 |
SPA SPR 2 |
MNZ FEA 3 |
MNZ SPR 7 |
SEP FEA 9 |
SEP SPR 5 |
YMC FEA Ret |
YMC SPR 14 |
13th | 53 |
| 2017 | Racing Engineering | BHR FEA 18 |
BHR SPR 13 |
CAT FEA 7 |
CAT SPR 6 |
MON FEA 6 |
MON SPR 3 |
BAK FEA 11 |
BAK SPR 13 |
RBR FEA 12 |
RBR SPR 15 |
SIL FEA 14 |
SIL SPR 9 |
HUN FEA 13 |
HUN SPR NC |
SPA FEA 4 |
SPA SPR 11 |
MNZ FEA 8 |
MNZ SPR 18 |
JER FEA 14 |
JER SPR 18 |
YMC FEA 11 |
YMC SPR 17 |
13th | 44 |
Complete Porsche Supercup results
edit(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Team Project 1 | CAT 15 |
MON 13 |
RBR 13 |
SIL 17 |
HOC 11 |
HUN 15 |
SPA 16 |
MNZ 26† |
MEX 9 |
MEX 18 |
14th | 26 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
References
edit- ^ "Gustav Malja". hitta.se. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Gunnar Nilsson Memorial – Formula Micro 2007 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Gustav Malja". gustavmalja.com. Gustav Malja. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Monaco Kart Cup – KF3 2010 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Neuhauser Racing's fifth season". adac-formel-masters.de. ADAC Formel Masters. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "ADAC Formel Masters 2011 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "ADAC Formel Masters 2012 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Gustav Malja signs with Josef Kaufmann Racing for Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup campaign". news.driverdb.com. Driver Database News. 19 December 2012. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2013 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 2013 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ Allen, Peter (12 February 2014). "Malja sticks with Josef Kaufmann for dual FR2.0 campaign". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ Gruz, David (14 June 2014). "Malja converts pole to victory in first Hockenheim race". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ Gruz, David (20 September 2014). "Malja wins NEC race two at the Nurburgring". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2014 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 2014 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ Allen, Peter (28 January 2015). "Gustav Malja joins Strakka for step up to Formula Renault 3.5". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "FR3.5 racer Gustav Malja joins European F3 field for Pau". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "Gustav Malja to join Racing Engineering in 2017". December 9, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
- ^ "Lens and Frame".
External links
edit- Official website
- Gustav Malja career summary at DriverDB.com
- Gustav Malja on Twitter