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Alfonso Celis Jr.

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Alfonso Celis Jr.
Born (1996-09-18) September 18, 1996 (age 30)
Mexico City, Mexico
OccupationRacing driver
Years active2009–2018

Alfonso Celis Enecoiz, also referred to as Alfonso Celis Jr., (born on 18 September 1996) is a retired Mexican racing driver.

Karting

Hailing from Mexico City, Celis participated in regional karting competitions across Mexico between 2009 and 2012.

Early career

Celis made his single-seater debut in 2011, competing in the LATAM Challenge Series with Megaracing. Over five races, he secured three finishes within the top ten and ended the season ranked sixteenth.

In 2012, he relocated to Europe to take part in the Formula BMW Talent Cup. At the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben grand finale, he achieved an eighth-place finish overall and reached the podium in the third race.

Formula Renault

For the 2013 season, Celis joined Fortec Motorsports to compete in the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC championship. Throughout the season, he earned points in eleven events and attained a podium finish at Zandvoort, concluding the year in fourteenth place overall.

Formula Three

In 2013, Celis made single appearances with Fortec Motorsports in both the British Formula 3 and FIA European Formula 3 series, racing at Nürburgring and Zandvoort respectively.

GP3 Series

Celis progressed to the GP3 Series in 2014 with Status Grand Prix, partnering with teammates Nick Yelloly and Richie Stanaway. He ended the season twenty-first in the standings with one points finish. The following year, he transferred to ART Grand Prix for the 2015 campaign.

Formula One

During the 2016 Formula One season, Celis served as a development and free practice driver for Force India. His first free practice session occurred at the Bahrain Grand Prix in 2016, followed by a second session on 1 March 2017 during testing at Circuit de Catalunya.

Indy Lights

In 2018, Celis signed with Juncos Racing to compete in the Indy Lights series.

IndyCar

Celis made his IndyCar debut at Road America during the 2018 Kohler Grand Prix with Juncos Racing, finishing twentieth. He subsequently competed at Portland’s Grand Prix, achieving a seventeenth-place result.

Career summary

  |   Toyota Racing Series| Giles Motorsport| 13|   |   |   |   | 329| 17th|
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position
2011 Campeonato Turismos de Velocidad 1800cc Nova / AST Racing 7 5 7 1 7 291 1st
LATAM Challenge Series Megaracing 5 0 0 0 0 6 16th
Super Copa Telcel AT Motorsports 12 0 0 0 1 964 9th
24 Hours of Barcelona - Class A3T Astra Racing 1 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 10th
2012 Formula BMW Talent Cup N/A 3 0 0 0 1 24 6th
2013 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Fortec Motorsports 17 0 0 0 1 109 14th
British Formula 3 International Series 3 0 0 0 0 15 11th
2013 FIA Formula 3 European Championship 3 0 0 0 0 0 34th
Pau Formula Renault 2.0 Trophy 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
2014 2014 GP3 Series season Status Grand Prix 18 0 0 0 0 2 21st
2014 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Fortec Motorsports 3 0 0 0 0 0 29th
2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season Tech 1 Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 27th
2015 2015 GP3 Series season ART Grand Prix 16 0 0 0 1 24 12th
2015 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season align=left  AV Formula

  17   0   0   2   0   17   16th

2016

Formula V8 3.5 Series| AVF| 18|    |    |    | 1| 55| 11th|

Formula One| Sahara Force India F1 Team| colspan="7"| Test driver|

2017

World Series Formula V8 3.5| Fortec Motorsports| 18| 1| 1| 2| 7| 204| style="background:#FFDF9F;"|'3rd'|

Formula One| Sahara Force India F1 Team| colspan="7"| Test driver|

2018

Indy Lights| Juncos Racing| 2| 0| 0| 0| 0| 27| 11th|

IndyCar Series| Juncos Racing| 2| 0| 0| 0| 0| 23| 36th|


Full Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Results

(Legend) (Bolded race numbers denote pole position) (Italicized race numbers denote fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final Position Total Points
2013 Fortec Competition HOC
1
Retired 		HOC
2
Retired 		HOC
3
24th 		NÜR
1
12th 		NÜR
2
13th 		SIL
1
5th 		SIL
2
7th 		SPA
1
20th 		SPA
2
13th 		ASS
1
12th 		ASS
2
11th 		MST
1
22nd 		MST
2
15th 		MST
3
21st 		ZAN
1
13th 		ZAN
2
3rd 		ZAN
3
'C' 		14th 109

Full GP3 Series Results

(Legend) (Bold text indicates pole position) (Italic text indicates fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final Position Total Points
2014 Status Grand Prix

style="background:#CFCFFF;" | CAT
Feature Race
18th

style="background:#EFCFFF;" | CAT
Sprint Race
Retired

style="background:#EFCFFF;" | RBR
Feature Race
Retired

style="background:#CFCFFF;" | RBR
Sprint Race
19th

style="background:#CFCFFF;" | SIL
Feature Race
16th

style="background:#CFCFFF;" | SIL
Sprint Race
10th

style="background:#EFCFFF;" | HOC
Feature Race
Retired

style="background:#CFCFFF;" | HOC
Sprint Race
23rd†

style="background:#CFCFFF;" | HUN
Feature Race
16th

style="background:#CFCFFF;" | HUN
Sprint Race
22nd

style="background:#CFCFFF;" | SPA
Feature Race
12th

style="background:#CFCFFF;" | SPA
Sprint Race
15th

style="background:#CFCFFF;" | MNZ
Feature Race
16th

style="background:#EFCFFF;" | MNZ
Sprint Race
Retired

style="background:#CFCFFF;" | SOC
Feature Race
16th

style="background:#DFFFDF;" | SOC
Sprint Race
7th

style="background:#CFCFFF;" | YMC
Feature Race
16th

style="background:#EFCFFF;" | YMC
Sprint Race
Retired

21st

2

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2015 GP3 Series seasonART Grand Prix 10,10,15,Ret,14,11,18,15,6,3,,,,13,12,8,8,Ret,19 ||12th||24|} †The driver did not complete the race but was classified due to covering more than ninety percent of the distance.

Full World Series Formula V8 3.5 Results

(legend) (Races shown in bold denote pole position; races in italics signify fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Ranking Points Earned
2014 Tech 1 Racing MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		ALC
1 		ALC
2 		MON
1 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		MSC
1 		MSC
2 		NÜR
1
16 		NÜR
2
12 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		JER
1 		JER
2 		27th 0
2015 AVF ALC
1
Ret 		ALC
2
8 		MON
1
Ret 		SPA
1
13 		SPA
2
11 		HUN
1
14 		HUN
2
16 		RBR
1
Ret 		RBR
2
12 		SIL
1
13† 		SIL
2
12 		NÜR
1 < br > 10 		[ [ Nürburgring | NÜR < br > 2 ]] < br > 4 16th 17

† Although the driver did not complete the race, classification was awarded for covering more than 90% of the race distance.

Full Toyota Racing Series Results

( legend) (Bold text marks pole positions; italicized text denotes fastest laps)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final Position Points Total
2015 Giles Motorsport [ [ Mike Pero Motorsport Park | RUA < br >1 ]] < br > 8 [ [ Mike Pero Motorsport Park | RUA < br >2 ]] < br > 7 [ [ Mike Pero Motorsport Park | RUA < br >3 ]] < br > 8 [ [ Teretonga Park | TER < br >1 ]] < br > DNS [ [ Teretonga Park | TER < br >2 ]] < br > Ret [ [ Teretonga Park | TER < br >3 ]] < br > DNS [ [ Hampton Downs Motorsport Park | HMP < br >1 ]] < br > Ret [ [ Hampton Downs Motorsport Park | HMP < br >2 ]] < br > 10 [ [ Hampton Downs Motorsport Park | HMP < br >3 ]] < br > 12 [ [ Taupo Motorsport Park | TAU < br >1 ]] < br > 10 [ [ Taupo Motorsport Park | TAU < br >2 ]] < br > Ret [ [ Taupo Motorsport Park | TAU < br >3 ]] < br > 18 [ [ Taupo Motorsport Park | TAU < br >4 ]] < br > 10 [ [ Manfeild: Circuit Chris Amon   MAN  1 ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] 17th 329


Full Formula One Appearances

(key) (Entries highlighted in bold denote pole positions; those in italics signify fastest laps)

Year Team Car Model Power Unit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 World Champion Points Scored
Template:F1 Sahara Force India F1 Team Force India VJM09 Mercedes PU106C Hybrid 1.6 V6 turbocharged AUS BHR
Test Driver 		CHN RUS
Test Driver 		ESP MON CAN EUR AUT
Test Driver 		GBR HUN GER BEL ITA
Test Driver 		SIN (season continued)
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MAL

JPN

style="background:#F1F8FF;" | USA
Test Driver

MEX

BRA

style="background:#F1F8FF;" | ABU
Test Driver

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(Note: Detailed race-by-race results for the Formula One seasons have been condensed here to highlight the team's engagement and technical collaborations, focusing on Force India's utilization of Mercedes engines and chassis within the competitive 2016 and 2017 F1 landscape.)

Indy Lights

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final Position Total Points
2018 Juncos Racing STP STP ALA
7 		ALA
8 		IMS IMS INDY RDA RDA IOW TOR TOR MOH MOH GTW POR POR 11th 27

IndyCar Series

(key)

Year Team Chassis Car No. Engine Manufacturer 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final Standing Points Accumulated
2018 Juncos Racing Dallara DW12 32 Chevrolet STP PHX LBH ALA IMS INDY DET DET TXS RDA
20 		IOW TOR MOH POC GTW POR
17 		SNM 36th 23

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