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Tereza Bábíčková (born 26 March 2003) is a Czech racing driver. She made her debut in W Series in 2022.
| Tereza Bábíčková | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Czech |
| Born | 26 March 2003 Vracov, Czech Republic |
| W Series career | |
| Debut season | 2022 |
| Current team | Puma W Series Team |
| Car number | 63 |
| Starts | 3 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 13th in 2022 |
Biography
editEarly life and karting
editBábíčková was born on 26 March 2003 in Vracov, Czech Republic. From the age of three, she competed in gymnastics.[1] Bábíčková began karting from the age of six, initially only on weekends with the encouragement of her parents in order to allow her to learn to drive; she subsequently took up karting full-time instead of gymnastics.[1] Bábíčková attended school at the prestigious Open Gate School in Prague, although she did not complete her studies, instead choosing to focus on her developing karting career.[1] She has two sisters (Eliška and Petra Bábíčková) and one brother (Zdeněk Bábíček), all three of whom also compete in karting.[2]
Her family operate Bábíček Vacenovský, a winery in the Moravia region of Czechia.[3]
Junior formulae
editFrom 31 January 2022 to 4 February 2022, Bábíčková competed in a W Series test in Arizona, United States along with 14 other prospective drivers to gain admission into the W Series – a Formula Regional championship solely for women.[4] She then progressed to the official pre-season test in Barcelona on 2–4 March along with 11 other potential drivers and 9 automatic qualifiers from the previous W Series season.[5] On 22 March 2022, Bábíčková was confirmed to compete in the 2022 W Series season, joining the Puma commercial entrant alongside Emma Kimiläinen.[6] The only driver in the history of W Series to have no car racing experience prior to their début, the Czech made her first starts in Miami; where she finished 13th in the first race following a slew of penalties for her competitors, followed by a 16th-place finish in the second race having required a pit-stop for a broken front wing. Over the subsequent four races in Europe, Bábíčková managed a best race finish of 12th at Silverstone.[7]
In September 2022, Bábíčková was entered in a fourth G4 Racing car in the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship event at the Red Bull Ring.[8] Under a safety car start in the first race of the weekend, she collided with team-mate Gillian Henrion whilst avoiding a spun car and suffered a spinal injury. Bábíčková was withdrawn from the remainder of the event as well as the following W Series round in Singapore and a prospective FIA Formula 3 Championship test, and has not raced since despite making a full recovery.[9]
Racing record
editRacing career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | W Series | Puma W Series Team | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18th |
| Formula Regional European Championship | G4 Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
† As she was a guest driver, Bábíčková was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress
Complete W 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Puma W Series Team | MIA1 13 |
MIA2 16 |
BCN 17 |
SIL 12 |
LEC 14 |
BUD 15 |
SGP | 18th | 0 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Tereza Babickova W Series profile". W Series. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "Tereza Babickova driver profile". Driver Database. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "Historie vinařství" (in Czech). Bábíček Vacenovský. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "W Series' first 2022 test to take place in USA using F4 cars". Formula Scout. 2022-01-13. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ^ "Belen Garcia tops W Series' Barcelona test, three more drivers confirmed". Formula Scout. 2022-03-04. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ^ "2022 Driver Line-Up Revealed". W Series. 2022-03-22. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ^ "The "always confident" karter ready to make her mark in W Series". Formula Scout. 2 May 2022.
- ^ "W Series' Tereza Babickova to debut in FREC at Red Bull Ring". Formula Scout. 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Tereza Babickova to miss W Series Singapore round, FIA F3 test". Racers - Behind the Helmet. 13 September 2022.
External links
edit- Tereza Bábíčková career summary at DriverDB.com
- Profile at W Series