Ramón Piñeiro (born 29 October 1991 in Barcelona) is a Spanish racing driver.

Ramón Piñeiro
NationalitySpain Spanish
Born (1991-10-29) 29 October 1991 (age 33)
Barcelona, Spain
FIA Formula Two Championship career
Debut season2010
Current team1
Racing licence FIA Gold
Car number15
Starts16
Wins3
Poles1
Fastest laps1
Best finish3rd in 2011
Previous series
2008-09
2009-10
Formula BMW Europe
Formula Palmer Audi

Career

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Formula BMW

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Piñeiro began his formula racing career in 2008 in Formula BMW Europe with Fortec Motorsport. He finished twentieth in standings, taking five points-scoring positions in sixteen races. For 2009, Piñeiro remained in the series, but switched to FMS International. He again changed team to Motaworld Racing after Coloni took full control of the FMS International from Valencia onwards.

Formula Palmer Audi

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After his FBMW campaign concluded in September, Piñeiro competed in the final two rounds of the Formula Palmer Audi championship at Silverstone and Snetterton. Piñeiro survived a big accident during the third of the Silverstone races. Running behind Kazim Vasiliauskas, Piñeiro picked up the slipstream from behind the Lithuanian driver's car. He clipped the rear wheel of the car after Vasiliauskas moved his car to defend into Stowe. Piñeiro was launched skywards, before landing and executing a barrel-roll before landing wheels up. He was unhurt.[1] He finished third in the final race at Snetterton, three seconds behind winner Felix Rosenqvist, after an early crash took many of his rivals.[2]

Personal life

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Piñeiro list his hobbies as all sports, fitness, music, while his favourite circuits are Valencia Street Circuit, Circuit de Monaco and Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. His favourite driver is Michael Schumacher.[3] He is currently studying automotive engineering with motorsport at the University of Hertfordshire, where he will continue his studies for another 10 years.

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2008 Formula BMW Europe Fortec Motorsport 16 0 2 1 0 37 20th
2009 Formula BMW Europe FMS International 10 0 0 0 0 38 19th
Motaworld Racing 6 0 0 0 0
Formula Palmer Audi Motorsport Vision 6 0 0 0 1 56 20th
2010 Formula Palmer Audi MotorSport Vision 20 4 1 2 11 320 3rd
European F3 Open Team West-Tec 2 0 0 0 0 0 22nd
European F3 Open - Copa de España Team West-Tec 2 0 0 0 0 8 10th
FIA Formula Two Championship MotorSport Vision 2 0 0 0 0 1 22nd
2011 FIA Formula Two Championship MotorSport Vision 16 3 2 1 7 185 3rd

Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results

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

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Points
2010 SIL
1
SIL
2
MAR
1
MAR
2
MON
1
MON
2
ZOL
1
ZOL
2
ALG
1
ALG
2
BRH
1
BRH
2
BRN
1
BRN
2
OSC
1
OSC
2
VAL
1

15
VAL
2

10
22nd 1
2011 SIL
1

5
SIL
2

11
MAG
1

5
MAG
2

9
SPA
1

7
SPA
2

12
NÜR
1

14
NÜR
2

10
BRH
1

2
BRH
2

1
RBR
1

1
RBR
2

1
MON
1

4
MON
2

2
CAT
1

3
CAT
2

2
3rd 185

References

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  1. ^ "See dramatic footage of crash involving Piñeiro and Vasiliauskas". Formula Palmer Audi. MotorSport Vision. 6 October 2009. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
  2. ^ "Plant clinches FPA title; Rosenqvist wins race". Formula Palmer Audi. MotorSport Vision. 18 October 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
  3. ^ "Ramon Pineiro". BMW Motorsport. BMW. Archived from the original on 4 September 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
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