Miloš Pavlović (racing driver)

 

Pavlović was born in Belgrade. His career began in 1991 in go-karts, winning two national titles the following year. He went in 1993 to Italy, where in his first season, Miloš became regional champion of Italy and reached second place in the Winter Cup. He became vice-champion of Europe in Portugal (Braga), and he came third in the World Championship in Italy (Ugento), and was named Yugoslav Driver of the Year.

In 1996, Pavlović became the youngest-ever winner of the Karting World Cup, winning the "Ayrton Senna Trophy”, and was awarded in 2003 a prize for his contribution to the development of the sport by the governing body of karting, the CIK.

During 1997, he tested in various formulas and completed the Jim Russell Racing Drivers School in Formula Vauxhall in England, winning at Donington Park.

In 1998, Pavlović competed in the Formula Vauxhall Junior Championship. However, lack of finance meant that he took part in 12 out of the 16 races in the season, and finished in 10th. Staying in the championship for 1999, he achieved two pole positions, two wins and three podium finishes. His gearbox failed at Thruxton, leaving him fourth in the standings at seasons' end.

 

He moved up to British Formula Three in 2000, debuting with new team RC Motorsport. He finished 11th in the standings with two top-five finishes, and moved back to Italy having struggled to find funding for 2002. Despite this, he found a drive at Target Racing in Italian Formula Three, and won five races on his way to the title, and becoming the first driver from any of the former Yugoslav states to gain an FIA Super License.

 

Pavlović competed in the World Series Lights championship in 2003, driving for Epsilon by Graff, finishing third. He won the title at his second attempt with Italian team Vergani Racing having won seven out of sixteen races, and moved on to the main series. Finishing 17th and 11th in his first two seasons, he managed two wins with Draco Racing to finish third in the championship.

 

Pavlović competed in GP2 for 2008 with BCN Competicion, but was dropped after three rounds in favour of Brazilian Carlos Iaconelli.

For 2009, Pavlović moved into the reborn FIA Formula Two Championship. Pavlović finished in ninth place overall despite retiring from a third of the races.

Pavlović debuted in the FIA GT1 World Championship in 2011, driving for Belgian Racing alongside Czech Martin Matzke. The team scored two 12th places in Abu Dhabi and 11th place at Zolder before he was replaced with Frenchman Antoine Leclerc. He returned with Sunred Engineering in 2012, with a best result of 9th in Portugal.

 

In 2014, Pavlović joined the Italian racing team Bonaldi Motorsport in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo series. Sharing a drive with Edoardo Piscopo, Pavlović won both the Pro Division of the European and World Championships, becoming the first duo to win the title. He competed in the Pro-Am class of the European Division in 2015, winning at Circuit Paul Ricard.

In 2016, Pavlović joined the Bonaldi team's ADAC GT Masters assault. Driving with Patrick Kujala,^[1] the entry scored a total of seven points with three points-paying finishes.

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

* Season still in progress.

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