| Robert Kubica | ||
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| File:Robert Kubica.png | ||
| Driver Details | ||
| Nationality |  Polish
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| P.o.B. | Kraków, Poland
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| D.o.B. | 7 December 1984 | |
| Début |  2020 Spa Race 1
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| Best Finish | N/A | |
| DTM Career | ||
| Entries | 0 (0 Starts) | |
| Wins | 0 | |
| Poles | 0 | |
| F.L.s | 0 | |
| Points | 0 | |
| Current Season | ||
| Team |  BMW Team ART Orlen
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| Car | BMW M4 Turbo DTM | |
| Number | Standings | Points |
| 88 | – | ' |
Robert Józef Kubica (born 7 December 1984 in Kraków, Poland) is a Polish racing driver, who competes in the 2020 DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship for BMW Team ART Orlen.[1] A former Formula One race winner, Kubica signed up to join the DTM for the 2020 season, having completed tests in 2013 and 2019.[2]
Background[]
Kubica's career began in karting in 1998, before the Polish racer entered his first car racing championship in 2001, joining the Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup.[3] After a quiet rookie campaign, Kubica returned to the Eurocup, while also competing in the Italian Formula Renault Championship, in which he would finish as runner-up.[3] He would also make an appearance in the Brazilian version of the Championship, before graduating to Formula 3 for 2003.[3]
Rapid Rise: 2003 - 2005[]
Kubica entered the British F3 Championship at the start of 2003, although he would switch to the Formula 3 Euro Series midway through the season, finishing with a single win and twelfth in the Championship.[3] The Euro Series hence became Kubica's main programme in 2004, finishing seventh, before claiming an impressive second on his debut at the Macau Grand Prix.[3] For 2005 Kubica signed up to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series, which he duly won, while also spending the season as a test/reserve driver for the Renault Formula One team.[3]
Poland's Protagonist: 2006 - 2011[]
For 2006 Kubica was signed by BMW to act as their test/reserve driver in Formula One, before making his F1 debut towards the end of the season to become Poland's first F1 pilot.[3] An impressive podium in only his third F1 race left Kubica in sixteenth in the Championship, and prompted BMW to sign the Polish racer to a full race seat in 2007.[3] The Polish racer impressed in his full rookie season despite a huge accident in the Canadian Grand Prix, finishing sixth in the Championship to earn himself a renewal for 2008.[3]
The 2008 season saw Kubica emerge as a potential Champion, as he claimed an impressive victory in Canada en-route to fourth in the Championship.[3] In 2009 Kubica was listed as one of the favourites for the Championship, although BMW's planned withdrawal combined with a huge regulation shift meant that Kubica only claimed a single podium finish.[3] As a result Kubica would transfer to the Renault F1 team for 2010, and duly bounced back to eighth in the Championship with three podium finishes.[3]
Kubica was set to compete in the 2011 F1 season, although on 6 February 2011 he would endure a life-threatening crash in the Ronde di Andora rally in Italy.[3] Several major surgeries would be required to save Kubica's life, with multiple fractures to his legs and arms, as well as a partial amputation to his right forearm.[3] As a result, Kubica's F1 and wider racing career was deemed to be over, with the Polish racer beginning his rehabilitation process on 24 Apil 2011.[3]
It was later revealed that Kubica had signed a deal to drive for Scuderia Ferrari in 2012, although he was unable to race at all in either 2011 nor 2012.[3]
Rallying and Recuperation: 2013 - 2016[]
After completing a test for Mercedes in a DTM car at the start of 2013, which allowed Kubica to evaluate the amount of movement and control in his right hand, the Polish racer signed up to compete in the new World Rally Championship-2.[3] He duly claimed five victories en-route to the Championship, and would also make his debut in the full World Rally Championship.[3] For 2014 Kubica selected the WRC as his main programme, although he would only score minor points throughout the season.[3]
2015 would again see Kubica compete in the WRC, improving to twelfth in the Championship despite running as a privateer.[3] 2016 saw Kubica wind down his racing programmes, with just single appearances in the WRC and Renault Sport Trophy as he again began to evaluate a potential return to Formula One.[3]
Renewed Dreams: 2017 - 2019[]
For 2017 Kubica would make several testing appearances for Renault F1, with his first run in a "current" F1 car for six years coming in July 2017.[3] He later tested for Williams towards the end of the season, and would subsequently emerge as a contender for a 2018 race seat after driver transfers elsewhere.[3] However, Kubica would ultimately be signed as a test/reserve driver by Williams for the 2018 season, after "no issues" were found in relation to his injuries.[3]
After a year of running in reserve for Williams, which included several FP1 appearances, Kubica secured a full race seat for the 2019 season, partnering Mercedes youth George Russell.[3] Ultimately, however, Kubica would not have a competitive return to F1, with his pace restricted by an uncompetitive car, although he would score a single point in a tumultuous German Grand Prix.[3] As a result, Kubica and Williams would announce their separation at the end of the season, with the Polish racer instead signing as a reserve driver for Alfa Romeo Racing for 2020.[3]
DTM History[]
Kubica first tested a DMSB Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship car ahead of the 2013 season for Mercedes, as he evaluated how much control he had in his right hand after his horrific rally accident in 2011.[4] After moving away to compete in rallying and eventually return to Formula One, Kubica would test a DTM car for a second time at the 2019 Rookie Test for BMW, before being announced as a driver for them for the 2020 Season.[1] The Polish racer was placed in the returning ART Grand Prix squad as their only driver, with main sponsor Orlen signing as ART's title sponsor.[1]
Full DTM Record[]
Robert Kubica's full results from his 0 starts in the DTM are outlined in a series of tables below.
DTM Entries[]
The list below includes all of the teams and cars, as well as overall finishing positions for Robert Kubica during their DTM career:
| Robert Kubica's Overall DTM Record | ||||||
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| Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Pos. | Pts. | Livery |
| 2020 | BMW Team ART Orlen[1]
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88 | BMW M4 Turbo DTM | 
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Career Results[]
Below is a table showing Robert Kubica's full DTM record.
| Robert Kubica's DTM Championship Record | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Rounds | Pos. | Pts. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |||
| 2020 | 
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16th | 0 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |||
| Results Key | ||||
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| Symbol | Meaning | Symbol | Meaning | |
| 1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | |
| 2nd | Second | DSQ | Disqualified | |
| 3rd | Third | DNS | Did Not Start | |
| 7th | Points Scorer | NC | Not Classified | |
| Italics | Fastest Lap | CAN | Race Cancelled | |
| 16th | Non-points finish | † | Non-Championship Race | |
| Bold | Pole Position | 3 | Points for Qualifying | |
References[]
Images and Videos:
References:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 'KUBICA CONFIRMED AS BMW DRIVER FOR 2020', dtm.com, (ITR e.V., 13/02/2020), https://www.dtm.com/en/news/kubica-confirmed-as-BMW-driver-for-2020, (Accessed 28/05/2020)
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedRT19A - ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 'Robert Kubica', driverdb.com, (Driver Database, 2020), https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/robert-kubica/, (Accessed 28/05/2020)
- ↑ 'DTM: MERCEDES-BENZ CONFIRMS ROBERT KUBICA'S TEST', auto123.com, (Auto 123.com, 2013), https://www.auto123.com/en/news/dtm-mercedes-benz-confirms-robert-kubicas-test/35481/, (Accessed 28/05/2020)
| 2020 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Championship |
|---|
| Manufacturers/Tyres |
| Audi • BMW • Hankook |
| Car/engine |
| Audi RS5 Turbo DTM • RC8 TFSI 2.0l I4t • BMW M4 Turbo DTM • P48 2.0l I4t |
| Teams |
| Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline • Audi Sport Team Phoenix • Audi Sport Team Rosberg • Audi Sport Team WRT • BMW Team ART Orlen • BMW Team RBM • BMW Team RMG • BMW Team RMR |
| Drivers |
| 4 Robin Frijns • 10 Harrison Newey • 11 Marco Wittmann • 13 Fabio Scherer • 16 Timo Glock • 19 Benoît Tréluyer • 22 Lucas Auer • 25 Philipp Eng • 27 Jonathan Aberdein • 28 Loïc Duval • 31 Sheldon van der Linde • 33 René Rast • 51 Nico Müller • 53 Jamie Green • 62 Ferdinand von Habsburg • 88 Robert Kubica • 99 Mike Rockenfeller • Ed Jones |
| Races |
| Spa 1 • Spa 2 • Lausitz 1 • Lausitz 2 • Lausitzring 1 • Lausitzring 2 • Assen 1 • Assen 2 • Nürburg 1 • Nürburg 2 • Nürburgring 1 • Nürburgring 2 • Zolder I Race 1 • Zolder I Race 2 • Zolder II Race 1 • Zolder II Race 2 • Hockenheim 1 • Hockenheim 2 |
| Tests |
| 2020 Nürburgring Test |
| Related Content |
| 2019 DTM Season • 2021 DTM Season • DTM Trophy • Porsche Carrera Cup Germany |
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