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Nicholas Latifi info & statistics

Name	Nicholas Latifi
Country	Canada
Place of Birth	Montreal
Date of Birth	Jun 29th 1995 - 25 years old
First Race	2020 Austrian Grand Prix
Last Race	2020 Eifel Grand Prix
Best Qualifying	14th - 2020 Eifel Grand Prix
Best Result	11th - (2 times)

Nicholas Latifi races car number 40 for Williams

Nicholas Latifi F1 Stats
Race Starts	11
Race Wins	0
Pole Positions	0
Fastest Laps	0
Podiums	0
Points Finishes	0
Retirements	1 (9,1%)
Total Points	0
Total Laps	587

Biography

Nicholas Latifi Biography

Nicholas Latifi is the only rookie of the 2020 F1 season.

Born in the 29th of June of 1995, Latifi is a Canadian driver who is expected to make his Formula 1 debut in the 2020 Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne for Williams.

As almost every racing drivers do, Latifi started his motorsport life with karting. He competed in that discipline between 2009 and 2012. He won the Florida Winter Tour in the Rotax DD2 category in 2012 and in the same year he made his debut in Europe in the Italian Formula 3 Championship.

He won one race in the 2012 Italian Formula 3 and achieved three other podiums, which gave him seventh place in the standings. In 2013, he moved to the FIA Formula 3 European Championship, where he could not find any type of success in 30 races with Carlin.

He competed with Carlin in the British Formula 3 in 2013 too and achieved a couple of Pole Positions and a podium. Latifi also competed in the 2013 Masters of Formula 3 with Carlin and finished seventh. Apart from his European experience, Latifi took part in New Zealand’s Toyota Racing Series with Giles Motorsport in 2013 and finished ninth.

Nicholas Latifi (CDN) Williams Racing FW42 Test and Development Driver.
Canadian Grand Prix, Friday 7th June 2019. Montreal, Canada.

In 2014, the Canadian driver drove again in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship, this time for Prema, and again had a difficult year with just one podium and finished tenth. He participated in various series in 2014, including his debut in the GP2 Series and the Macau Grand Prix.

He had another year without many highlights in 2015 when he moved to the Formula Renault 3.5. In 33 races throughout the Formula Renault 3.5, the GP2 Series and the Porsche Carrera Cup GB he only achieved one Fastest Lap and a podium.

Since 2016, his duties were divided into the GP2 Series/FIA Formula 2 and a role as a Formula 1 Test Driver for Renault, Force India, Racing Point and Williams. In 2017, he achieved his first Formula 2 victory with DAMS, eight other podiums helped him finish fifth in the championship.

The 2018 Formula 2 season was again a tough one for Latifi. Although he won one race and finished on the podium on two other occasions, he only finished ninth in the overall standings.

In 2019 he had the best season of his driving career, probably based off of his experience. In 22 races in the Formula 2 Championship, Latifi won four times, achieved four Fastest Laps and climbed up to a podium spot eight times. He scored 214 points and finished second in the standings, his best result during his formulae career at any level.

Latifi targeting 'Super Licence' for 2020

Nicholas Latifi, Williams Racing FW42

His eleven appearances in practice sessions as a test driver in Formula 1 —six of them with Williams during the 2019 Formula 1 season—, and the huge financial backing that his father Michael provides for him, has helped Latifi land a seat for Williams in the 2020 season, as the team announced on the 28th of November.

While the financial package he would bring to the Williams table can certainly be talked about as a big part of why he will be competing in F1 in the upcoming season, he showed good racing ability in 2019.

There is a lot of talk about Williams' decision of signing Latifi was only considering the financial side and not the racing aspect. However, pairing George Russell —the Formula 2 champion in 2018—, and the Formula 2 runner-up from last year in Latifi seems like a good lineup on paper.

Helmets

Nicholas Latifi Helmets

Cars

Nicholas Latifi F1 Cars

Seasons

Nicholas Latifi Final Championship Results

2020
20th

Nicholas Latifi F1 Seasons Summary

Year	Team	Engine	GP	1st	2nd	3rd	Pod	Pole	Laps	FL	Avg Pts	Points
2020	Williams	Mercedes	11	0	0	0	0	0	587	0	0.00	0

Races

Nicholas Latifi F1 GP Race Classifications

11th	2 Times
14th	1 Time
15th	1 Time
16th	2 Times
17th	1 Time
18th	1 Time
19th	2 Times
DNF	1 Time

Nicholas Latifi F1 GP Race Results

	Year	Race	N^o	Team	Engine	Grid	Pos	Retired
11	2020	2020 Eifel Grand Prix result	6	Williams	Mercedes	14	14
10	2020	2020 Russian Grand Prix result	6	Williams	Mercedes	20	16
9	2020	2020 Tuscan Grand Prix result	6	Williams	Mercedes	19	DNF	Crashed
8	2020	2020 Italian Grand Prix result	6	Williams	Mercedes	20	11
7	2020	2020 Belgian Grand Prix result	6	Williams	Mercedes	19	16
6	2020	2020 Spanish Grand Prix result	6	Williams	Mercedes	19	18
5	2020	2020 70th Anniversary GP result	6	Williams	Mercedes	18	19
4	2020	2020 British Grand Prix result	6	Williams	Mercedes	18	15
3	2020	2020 Hungarian Grand Prix result	6	Williams	Mercedes	15	19
2	2020	2020 Styrian Grand Prix result	6	Williams	Mercedes	18	17
1	2020	2020 Austrian Grand Prix result	6	Williams	Mercedes	20	11