Nicholas Latifi F1 Profile & Career Stats

Nicholas Latifi Biography

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

Born on the 29th of June of 1995, Latifi is a Canadian driver who made his Formula 1 debut in the 2020 Austrian Grand Prix 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.

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 was 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 seemed like a good lineup on paper.

In the 2020 season, Latifi finished 11th in his first race at Austria, and he went on to finish more times closer to the points than his teammate George Russell, even if the British driver outqualified him easily.

Nicholas Latifi (CDN) Williams Racing FW44.
Belgian Grand Prix, Friday 26th August 2022. Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium.

In his second Formula 1 season, Latifi was better than the previous year, and often finished close to his teammate George Russell in qualifying and in some races. Moreover, his first Formula 1 points came in the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix, when he finished seventh, a spot ahead of Russell.

Moreover, he was awarded points in the farcical 2021 Belgian Grand Prix, after qualifying ninth.

Latifi was decisive in the fight for the 2021 title, as his crash in the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix brought out a late Safety Car that enabled situations that solved the championship in Max Verstappen's favor, over Lewis Hamilton.

On 23 September 2022, Williams announced that Latifi would not continue with the team for the 2023 campaign after the Canadian drove for them for three F1 years.

Latifi finished in the points for the third and last time of his career in the 2022 Japanese Grand Prix, when he finished ninth in a wet race.

Latifi's final Formula 1 race to date was the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, retiring with mechanical issues in his car.

Nicholas Latifi Helmets

Nicholas Latifi Championship Results

Nicholas Latifi F1 Seasons Summary

Year	Team	Engine	GP	1st	2nd	3rd	Pod	Pole	Laps	FL	Avg Pts	Points
2022	Williams	Mercedes	22	0	0	0	0	0	1156	0	0.09	2
2021	Williams	Mercedes	22	0	0	0	0	0	1191	0	0.32	7
2020	Williams	Mercedes	17	0	0	0	0	0	916	0	0.00	0

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