2012 Drivers
- Fernando Alonso
- Jenson Button
- Paul di Resta
- Timo Glock
- Romain Grosjean
- Lewis Hamilton
- Nico Hülkenberg
- Narain Karthikeyan
- Kamui Kobayashi
- Heikki Kovalainen
- Pastor Maldonado
- Felipe Massa
- Sergio Perez
- Vitaly Petrov
- Charles Pic
- Kimi Räikkönen
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Pedro de la Rosa
- Nico Rosberg
- Michael Schumacher
- Bruno Senna
- Jean-Éric Vergne
- Sebastian Vettel
- Mark Webber
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Sergio Perez
Mexico
- Full name Sergio Perez
- Birth date December 26, 1989
- Birthplace Guadalajara, Mexico
- Current age 22 years 59 days
- Current team Sauber
2011 World Championship
| # | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date | Car | Pos | Pts | Qual | FL |
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| 2 | Australia | Albert Park | March 27 | Sauber (C30) | dq | 13 | ||
| 3 | Malaysia | Sepang | April 10 | Sauber (C30) | ret | 16 | ||
| 4 | China | Shanghai | April 17 | Sauber (C30) | 17 | 12 | ||
| 5 | Turkey | Istanbul | May 8 | Sauber (C30) | 14 | 15 | ||
| 6 | Spain | Catalunya | May 22 | Sauber (C30) | 9 | 2 | 12 | |
| 7 | Monaco | Monaco | May 29 | Sauber (C30) | dns | - | ||
| 9 | Europe | Valencia | June 26 | Sauber (C30) | 11 | 16 | ||
| 10 | Great Britain | Silverstone | July 10 | Sauber (C30) | 7 | 6 | 12 | |
| 11 | Germany | Nürburgring | July 24 | Sauber (C30) | 11 | 15 | ||
| 12 | Hungary | Hungaroring | July 31 | Sauber (C30) | 15 | 10 | ||
| 13 | Belgium | Spa | August 28 | Sauber (C30) | ret | 9 | ||
| 14 | Italy | Monza | September 11 | Sauber (C30) | ret | 15 | ||
| 15 | Singapore | Singapore | September 25 | Sauber (C30) | 10 | 1 | 11 | |
| 16 | Japan | Suzuka | October 9 | Sauber (C30) | 8 | 4 | 17 | |
| 17 | Korea | KIC | October 16 | Sauber (C30) | 16 | 17 | ||
| 18 | India | Delhi | October 30 | Sauber (C30) | 10 | 1 | 20 | |
| 19 | Abu Dhabi | Yas Marina | November 13 | Sauber (C30) | 11 | 11 | ||
| 20 | Brazil | Interlagos | November 27 | Sauber (C30) | 13 | 17 |
World Championship Career
| Year | Car | Race | Start | Won | Pod | Class | Best | Pole | Front | Best | Lap | Hat | Pts | Pos | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Sauber | 18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Race | Circuit | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First race | Australian Grand Prix | Albert Park | March 27, 2011 | Race results |
| Last race | Brazilian Grand Prix | Interlagos | November 27, 2011 | Race results |
Profile
© Sutton Images
Sergio Perez graduated from karts at the tender age of 14 and was immediately brought under the wing of telecommunications giant Telmex, which sent him to the Skip Barber Racing School in the USA.
Telmex money then oiled his progression through the European junior formulas, seeing him race in Formula BMW, British Formula 3 and reach GP2 at just 18 years old. Despite wins along the way, he never took an overall title victory (although he did win the British F3 national series).
However, his talent started to shine through in the GP2 Asia Series and he became the youngest ever winner in the category with victory at the Bahrain sprint race. In his first European GP2 season he finished 12th after picking up a couple of podiums, but it was in 2010 when he really made a name for himself, taking four wins including the prestigious Monaco feature race.
His Telmex backing secured him a place in F1 for 2011 but a strong rookie season saw him resist the pay driver tag. A show of faith from Sauber came as early as the British Grand Prix in July where he was announced as part of an unchanged line-up alongside fellow GP2 graduate Kamui Kobayashi for a second season.
Strengths and Weaknesses
Undoubtedly fast but has yet to show the maturity and all-round ability to win a championship outright. If he were from Europe and not Mexico he would probably still be in the junior formulas.
Career High
Victory at the Monaco feature race in 2010. He took the lead at the start but after a safety car had to fend off title rival Pastor Maldonado.
Career Low
Crashing heavily during qualifying in Monaco having made it through to the top ten shootout, being hospitalised overnight and subsequently missing the race as well as the Canadian Grand prix two weeks later.
Quotes
"Competition. I love to compete - every single day. Not only in driving, also on the physical and mental side."
"Off track, I'm pretty wild to tell you the truth!"
Trivia
Perez is very superstitious and wears a number of lucky bracelets every time he races. One is from his grandmother.
Notes
Latest Articles
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Perez urges Sauber to develop (February 22, 2012)
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Hulkenberg quickest on productive day (February 22, 2012)
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Hulkenberg jumps to top of the times at Barcelona (February 22, 2012)
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Problems leave Sauber 'far from its best' - Perez (February 21, 2012)
- Vettel sets the pace in Barcelona (February 21, 2012)
Latest Photos
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February 22, 2012 
Sergio Perez leaves the Sauber pit box © Sutton Images |
February 22, 2012 
Sergio Perez attacks the final sector © Sutton Images |
February 21, 2012 
Sergio Perez talks to his engineer after Sauber discovered a problem with his car © Sutton Images |
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