Sacha Fenestraz

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Sacha Fenestraz
File:Sacha Fenestraz at Fuji Speedway 2022.jpg
Sacha Fenestraz during Nissan Motorsport Festival 2022 in Fuji Speedway.
Nationality France French
Argentina Argentine[lower-alpha 1]
Born (1999-07-28) 28 July 1999 (age 24)
Annecy, France[3]
Formula E career
Debut season 2021–22
Current team Nissan Formula E Team
Car no. 23
Former teams Dragon / Penske Autosport
Starts 9
Championships 0
Wins 0
Poles 1
Fastest laps 0
Best finish 24th in 2021–22
Finished last season 24th (0 pts)
Previous series
2020–22
2019–22
2019
2018
2017–18
2016–17
2016–17
2015		 Super Formula Championship
Super GT
Japanese F3 Championship
GP3 Series
FIA European F3
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
French F4 Championship
Championship titles
2019
2017
2015		 Japanese F3 Championship
Formula Renault Eurocup
French F4 Junior Champion

Sacha Fenestraz Jules (born 28 July 1999) is a French-Argentine racing driver who is currently racing in Formula E[4] with Nissan Formula E Team. He is the 2017 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 champion.

Early career

Karting

Born in France to Argentine and French parents, but raised in Córdoba, Argentina,[5] Fenestraz began karting in 2006 at the age of seven, partaking in events across France and Argentina.

Formula 4

In 2015, Fenestraz graduated to single-seaters. He partook in the French F4 Championship, where he claimed three victories and eleven junior victories. As a result, he finished as Junior F4 champion and vice-champion in the overall standings.

Formula Renault 2.0

File:Formula Renault 2.0-Sacha Fenestraz (2).jpg
Fenestraz driving in Formula Renault in 2016

In 2016, Fenestraz switched to Formula Renault 2.0 with Tech 1 Racing. He claimed his first pole position at the Monaco round, following the exclusion of former pole sitter Lando Norris,[6] and subsequently took his first victory in the race. He followed that up with a second pole and victory at the final race at Estoril to finish fifth in the overall standings. He also claimed a victory and finished fifth in the Northern European Cup.

After testing with them in the post-season test at Estoril, Fenestraz signed with team champions Josef Kaufmann Racing for 2017.[7] Fenestraz won the championship with a race to spare.[4] He won seven races and had finished another eleven races on the podium position. After he became a champion he was included into the Renault Sport Academy.[8]

FIA European Formula 3 Championship

File:2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship, Norisring (29083957998).jpg
Sacha Fenestraz during the FIA Formula 3 round at Norisring in 2018.

In September 2017, Fenestraz joined Carlin for the eighth round at the Nürburgring.[9] In 2018, he contested with the team full-time.[10] He scored his first podium and victory of the season during the second race in Pau. He started this race from pole position and also managed to set the fastest lap of the race, but could only manage eleventh in the championship.[11] At the Macau Grand Prix, Fenestraz came away with third in the race.[12]

GP3 Series

Fenestraz partook in the final two rounds of the 2018 GP3 Series with Arden International.[13]

Japanese Formula 3

After losing his backing from Renault, Fenestraz moved to Japan to contest the Japanese Formula 3 Championship with B-Max Racing with Motopark.[14][15] Fighting throughout the season with TOM'S racer Ritomo Miyata, Fenestraz claimed eight wins and secured the title at Motegi with a round to spare, thus becoming the first rookie driver to win the title since Nick Cassidy in 2015.[16]

Super Formula

In 2020, Fenestraz moved up to Super Formula with Kondō Racing.[17] He continued to compete with Kondo Racing, but could only drive in the last three rounds given that Fenestraz had been unable to enter Japan because the government had closed its borders due to the pandemic. Fenestraz continued racing with the same team, but this time he had his best season in Super Formula, where he clinched his maiden win in Sportsland SUGO, and adding a couple of podiums to his name.

Super GT

In addition to his 2019 Japanese Formula 3 campaign, Fenestraz also partook in the GT300 class of the Super GT championship with Kondō Racing, finishing sixth overall.[15] The following year, Fenestraz graduated to the GT500 class with Lexus rebranded Toyota Gazoo Racing replacing Kazuki Nakajima at TGR TOM'S au and partnering Yuhi Sekiguchi.[18] Four podiums to his name alongside Sekiguchi placed 4th in the standings. Fenestraz stayed with the same team, but nmove to the KeePer car pairing up with Ryo Hirakawa. Unfortunately he was denied entry to Japan for long time due to border restriction caused by the pandemic. He raced in the fifth round of the series, and by end of season clinched 1 podium. He continues to compete same team, but with new teammate of Ritomo Miyata. In that season, Fenestraz and Miyata clinched their GT500 maiden win in Fuji Speedway.

Formula E

In February 2020, Fenestraz was named as one of Panasonic Jaguar Racing's entrants into the rookie test in Marrakesh.[19] In the test, Fenestraz set the fourth fastest time of the morning session and finish tenth overall in the afternoon session and overall classification.[20][21] The following year, Fenestraz was named as Jaguar's reserve driver for the 2021 season opener at Riyadh.[22]

Dragon / Penske Autosport (2022)

2021–22 season

In August 2022, Fenestraz made his Formula E debut in the second Seoul ePrix, replacing Antonio Giovinazzi who suffered a hand injury in the previous race.[23]

Nissan Formula E Team (2023–)

2022–23 season

Fenestraz entered into Formula E on a full-time basis for the 2023 season, partnering Norman Nato at Nissan.[24] The year began promisingly, with the Frenchman getting into the knockout stage of qualifying for the season-opening Mexico City ePrix, although he would fall back during the race.[25] At the next event in Diriyah, Fenestraz scored his first points in the series with an eighth place in the second race, which he stated he was "pleased" about.[26] The French driver qualified in fourth for the Hyderabad ePrix two weeks later, but would miss out on a chance at points after becoming stuck between the two Jaguar Racing cars, which had crashed just in front of Fenestraz.[27] During the following round in Cape Town, Fenestraz took his maiden pole position in the series, beating Maximilian Günther in the final stage and setting the fastest ever Formula E lap in the process.[28][29] During the race however, Fenestraz fell down to third before being collided into by Nick Cassidy on the final lap, hitting the barriers which would result in a 14th-placed finish.[30][31] At the Monaco ePrix, Fenastraz initially took pole position but was later demoted to second position for exceeding his power limit in his final run.[32]

Personal life

Fenestraz shared a flat in Guildford with fellow racing driver Lando Norris.[33]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2015 French F4 Championship Auto Sport Academy 21 3 2 2 10 253 2nd
2016 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Tech 1 Racing 15 2 2 1 3 119.5 5th
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 15 1 1 0 2 207 5th
2017 Formula Renault Eurocup Josef Kaufmann Racing 23 7 9 5 17 367.5 1st
Formula Renault NEC 4 2 2 2 4 108 6th
FIA Formula 3 European Championship Carlin 3 0 0 0 0 1 20th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 7th
2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship 30 1 2 1 3 121 11th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd
GP3 Series Arden International 4 0 0 0 0 0 24th
2019 Japanese Formula 3 Championship B-Max Racing with Motopark 20 8 5 8 18 162 1st
Super GT - GT300 Kondō Racing 8 0 1 0 1 46 6th
2019–20 Formula E Panasonic Jaguar Racing Test driver
2020 Super GT TGR Team au TOM'S 8 0 0 0 4 56 4th
Super Formula Kondō Racing 7 0 0 0 1 19 13th
2020–21 Formula E Jaguar Racing Reserve driver
2021 Super GT TGR Team KeePer TOM'S 3 0 0 0 1 18 17th
Super Formula Kondō Racing 2 0 0 0 0 4 17th
Michelin Pilot Challenge TGR Riley Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 260 44th
Súper TC 2000 TGR YPF Infinia 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2021–22 Formula E Dragon / Penske Autosport 1 0 0 0 0 0 24th
Jaguar TCS Racing Reserve driver
2022 Super Formula Kondō Racing 10 1 0 0 4 89 2nd
Super GT TGR Team KeePer TOM'S 8 1 0 1 2 43 6th
2022–23 Formula E Nissan Formula E Team 6 0 0 0 0 7* 18th*

† As Fenestraz was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete French F4 Championship results

(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 19 20 21 Pos Points
2015 LÉD
1
8		 LÉD
2
1		 LÉD
3
8		 LMS
1
2		 LMS
2
4		 LMS
3
8		 PAU
1
1		 PAU
2
Ret		 PAU
3
1		 HUN
1
3		 HUN
2
9		 HUN
3
3		 MAG
1
2		 MAG
2
Ret		 MAG
3
4		 NAV
1
5		 NAV
2
3		 NAV
3
8		 LEC
1
2		 LEC
2
5		 LEC
3
3		 2nd 253

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Pos Points
2016 Tech 1 Racing ALC
1
Ret		 ALC
2
14		 ALC
3
15		 MON
1
1		 MNZ
1
4		 MNZ
2
3		 MNZ
1
8		 RBR
1
13		 RBR
2
10		 LEC
1
6		 LEC
2
5		 SPA
1
4		 SPA
2
4		 EST
1
7		 EST
2
1		 5th 119.5
2017 Josef Kaufmann Racing MNZ
1
2		 MNZ
2
2		 SIL
1
5		 SIL
2
Ret		 PAU
1
6		 PAU
2
2		 MON
1
2		 MON
2
1		 HUN
1
2		 HUN
2
3		 HUN
3
8		 NÜR
1
3		 NÜR
2
1		 RBR
1
2		 RBR
2
1		 LEC
1
Ret		 LEC
2
1		 SPA
1
1		 SPA
2
3		 SPA
3
1		 CAT
1
4		 CAT
2
2		 CAT
3
1		 1st 367.5

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

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

Year Entrant Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points
2017 Carlin Volkswagen SIL
1		 SIL
2		 SIL
3		 MNZ
1		 MNZ
2		 MNZ
3		 PAU
1		 PAU
2		 PAU
3		 HUN
1		 HUN
2		 HUN
3		 NOR
1		 NOR
2		 NOR
3		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 SPA
3		 ZAN
1		 ZAN
2		 ZAN
3		 NÜR
1
15		 NÜR
2
13		 NÜR
3
10		 RBR
1		 RBR
2		 RBR
3		 HOC
1		 HOC
2		 HOC
3		 20th 1
2018 Carlin Volkswagen PAU
1
4		 PAU
2
1		 PAU
3
20		 HUN
1
8		 HUN
2
9		 HUN
3
6		 NOR
1
Ret		 NOR
2
8		 NOR
3
Ret		 ZAN
1
17		 ZAN
2
12		 ZAN
3
18		 SPA
1
11		 SPA
2
7		 SPA
3
15		 SIL
1
2		 SIL
2
7		 SIL
3
2		 MIS
1
11		 MIS
2
8		 MIS
3
12		 NÜR
1
12		 NÜR
2
9		 NÜR
3
7		 RBR
1
11		 RBR
2
16†		 RBR
3
Ret		 HOC
1
7		 HOC
2
Ret		 HOC
3
Ret		 11th 121

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

Year Team Car Qualifying Quali Race Main race
2017 United Kingdom Carlin Dallara F317 11th 12th 7th
2018 United Kingdom Carlin Dallara F317 3rd 4th 3rd

Complete GP3 Series results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Points
2018 Arden International CAT
FEA		 CAT
SPR		 LEC
FEA		 LEC
SPR		 RBR
FEA		 RBR
SPR		 SIL
FEA		 SIL
SPR		 HUN
FEA		 HUN
SPR		 SPA
FEA		 SPA
SPR		 MNZ
FEA		 MNZ
SPR		 SOC
FEA
16		 SOC
SPR
13		 YMC
FEA
16		 YMC
SPR
15		 24th 0

Complete Japanese Formula 3 Championship results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos Points
2019 B-Max Racing with Motopark SUZ
1
1		 SUZ
2
14		 AUT
1
1		 AUT
2
1		 AUT
3
1		 OKA
1
1		 OKA
2
2		 OKA
3
2		 SUG
1
3		 SUG
2
2		 FUJ
1
7		 FUJ
2
1		 SUG
1
2		 SUG
2
2		 SUG
3
2		 MOT
1
1		 MOT
2
2		 MOT
3
1		 OKA
1
2		 OKA
2
2		 1st 162

Complete Super GT results

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points
2019 Kondō Racing Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 (2018) GT300 OKA
5‡		 FUJ
4		 SUZ
18		 CHA
2		 FUJ
7		 AUT
8		 SUG
5		 MOT
6		 6th 46
2020 Toyota Gazoo Racing Team au TOM'S Toyota GR Supra GT500 GT500 FUJ
2		 FUJ
2		 SUZ
3		 MOT
11		 FUJ
12		 SUZ
7		 MOT
13		 FUJ
3		 4th 56
2021 Toyota Gazoo Racing Team KeePer TOM'S Toyota GR Supra GT500 GT500 OKA FUJ SUZ MOT SUG AUT
9		 MOT
10		 FUJ
2		 17th 18
2022 Toyota Gazoo Racing Team KeePer TOM'S Toyota GR Supra GT500 GT500 OKA
11		 FUJ
14		 SUZ
3		 FUJ
1		 SUZ
8		 SUG
9		 AUT
9		 MOT
6		 6th 43

‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

Complete Super Formula results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Points
2020 Kondō Racing MOT
3		 OKA
Ret		 SUG
Ret		 AUT
Ret		 SUZ
10		 SUZ
Ret		 FUJ
8		 13th 19
2021 Kondō Racing FUJ SUZ AUT SUG MOT MOT
13		 SUZ
7		 17th 4
2022 Kondō Racing FUJ
3		 FUJ
20		 SUZ
4		 AUT
2		 SUG
1		 FUJ
Ret		 MOT
2		 MOT
6		 SUZ
16		 SUZ
4		 2nd 89

Complete Formula E results

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

Year Team Chassis Powertrain 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pos Points
2021–22 Dragon / Penske Autosport Spark SRT05e Penske EV-5 DRH DRH MEX RME RME MCO BER BER JAK MRK NYC NYC LDN LDN SEO SEO
16		 24th 0
2022–23 Nissan Formula E Team Formula E Gen3 Nissan e-4ORCE 04 MEX
15		 DRH
17		 DRH
8		 HYD
12		 CAP
14		 SAP
Ret		 BER
12		 BER
11		 MCO
4		 JAK JAK POR RME RME LDN LDN 14th* 19*

Notes

  1. ↑ Fenestraz has previously competed under a French racing licence through all his career. He is set to switch to an Argentine licence in 2023.[1][2]

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Formula Renault Eurocup
Champion
2017		 Succeeded by
Max Fewtrell
Preceded by Japanese Formula 3 Championship
Champion
2019		 Succeeded by
Ritomo Miyata
(Super Formula Lights)
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