Pål Varhaug
Pål Varhaug | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 26, 1991 Stavanger, Norway |
| Occupation | Racing driver (retired) |
Pål Varhaug (born 26 January 1991 in Stavanger) is a retired racing driver hailing from Norway.
Karting
Varhaug initiated his motorsport journey in karting during 2005, achieving fifth place in the Norwegian Championship's ICA Junior category and securing fourth in the Viking Trophy ICA Junior division. The subsequent year, he claimed the Norwegian Championship title in the ICA Junior class.
Formula Renault 2.0
In 2007, Varhaug stepped up to single-seater racing by competing in the Swiss Formula Renault 2.0 series with Jenzer Motorsport. He earned seven podium finishes, including four victories, ultimately finishing as the championship’s runner-up. Additionally, he took part in select rounds of the Italian Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 NEC championships.
Continuing his collaboration with Jenzer Motorsport in 2008, Varhaug participated fully in both the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Italian Formula Renault 2.0 championships. In the Eurocup, he ended the season fifteenth, achieving a best result of fifth place at Estoril. Meanwhile, in Italy’s series, he consistently scored points across fourteen races and won three events, securing the championship title.
At the conclusion of that year, Varhaug completed over one hundred laps during a test for the Formula Renault 3.5 Series with Italian outfit Prema Powerteam at Circuit Paul Ricard.
International Formula Master
Varhaug progressed to compete in the International Formula Master series in 2009 with Jenzer Motorsport. He finished fifth overall and was second among rookies behind Alexander Rossi, achieving five podiums and a pole position at Brno.
GP3 Series
In 2010, Varhaug moved up to race in the inaugural GP3 Series season with Jenzer Motorsport. After qualifying on the front row at Barcelona, he became the first-ever winner of a GP3 race by finishing ahead of Robert Wickens and Esteban Gutiérrez. Despite this promising beginning, he did not score additional points throughout the season and concluded the year ranked 13th.
During the Spa-Francorchamps feature race, Varhaug initially crossed third but was penalized to fifteenth for overtaking under safety car conditions. He also set the fastest lap at Monza; however, no points were awarded as he finished outside the top ten.
Varhaug returned to GP3 competition in 2014 with Jenzer Motorsport and finished the season in 17th place overall.
GP2 Series
In 2011, Varhaug advanced to the GP2 Series, joining DAMS alongside teammate Romain Grosjean. He secured 13th position in the Asia series, contributing to DAMS winning the teams' championship while Grosjean claimed overall victory. Nevertheless, Varhaug did not score points during the main GP2 series, finishing 23rd.
Auto GP World Series
Following his departure from DAMS’ GP2 team, Varhaug signed with Virtuosi UK for the 2012 season of the Auto GP World Series, where he achieved significant results.
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Swiss Formula Renault 2.0 | Jenzer Motorsport | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 232 | 2nd |
| Italian Formula Renault 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49th | ||
| Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 39th | ||
| 2008 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Jenzer Motorsport | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14th |
| Italian Formula Renault 2.0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 330 | 1st | ||
| 2009 | International Formula Master | Jenzer Motorsport | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 49 | 5th |
| 2010 | GP3 Series | Jenzer Motorsport | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13th |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | GP2 Series | DAMS | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd |
| GP2 Asia Series | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13th | ||
| 2012 | Auto GP World Series | Virtuosi UK | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 183 | 2nd |
| 2013 | GP2 Series | Hilmer Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31st |
| rowspan=2 2014
|align=left 2014 GP3 Series season GP3 Series |align=left rowspan=2 Jenzer Motorsport 18 0 0 0 0 12 17th | |||||||||
| 2015
|align=left 2015 GP3 Series season GP3 Series |align=left Jenzer Motorsport 18 0 0 0 0 5 19th |
Full Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Results
(key) (Entries in bold denote pole position) (Entries in italics signify fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final Position | Points Scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Jenzer Motorsport | ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
OSC 1 |
OSC 2 |
ASS 1 |
ASS 2 |
ZOL 1 |
ZOL 2 |
NUR 1 |
NUR 2 |
OSC 3 |
OSC 4 |
SPA 1 13 |
SPA 2 13 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
39th | 16 |
Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Results
(key) (Entries in bold represent pole position; entries in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final Position | Points Accumulated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Jenzer Motorsport | SPA 1 14 |
SPA 2 7 |
SIL 1 13 |
SIL 2 12 |
HUN 1 8 |
HUN 2 12 |
NÜR 1 28 |
NÜR 2 20 |
LMS 1 14 |
LMS 2 20 |
EST 1 12 |
EST 2 5 |
CAT 1 13 |
CAT 2 < br > 7 |
15th | 17 |
Comprehensive GP3 Series Results
( key) (Bolded races show pole positions) (Italicized races indicate fastest laps)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final Ranking | Points Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Jenzer Motorsport | CAT < br > FEA < br > 1 | CAT < br > SPR < br > Ret | IST < br > FEA < br > 15 | IST < br > SPR < br > 18 | VAL < br > FEA < br > 11 | VAL < br > SPR < br > 8 | SIL < br > FEA < br > 14 | SIL < br > SPR < br > 9 | HOC < br > FEA < br > 12 | HOC < br > SPR < br > Ret | HUN < br > FEA < br > 17 | Hungaroring SPR Template:Small 23 |
... [Table continues with consistent formatting for later seasons] |
Full GP2 Series Results
(key) (Events shown in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics represent 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 | Final Position | Points Scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | DAMS | IST FEA 18 |
IST SPR 21 |
CAT FEA 15 |
CAT SPR 8 |
MON FEA Ret |
MON SPR 21 |
VAL FEA 13 |
VAL SPR 10 |
SIL FEA 16 |
SIL SPR 23 |
NÜR FEA Ret |
NÜR SPR 17 |
HUN FEA 13 |
HUN SPR Ret |
SPA FEA 13 |
SPA SPR 18 |
MNZ FEA 11 |
MNZ SPR 10 |
23rd | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | Hilmer Motorsport | SEP FEA 15 |
SEP SPR 19 |
BHR FEA Ret |
BHR SPR 21 |
31st | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Full GP2 Asia Series Results
(key) (Events in bold indicate pole position) (Events in italics signify fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final Position | Points Accumulated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | DAMS | YMC FEA Ret |
YMC SPR 20 |
IMO FEA 14 |
IMO SPR 6 |
13th | 1 |
Full Auto GP World Series Results
(legend) (Events shown in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics signify fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final Standing | Total Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Virtuosi UK | MNZ 1 2 |
MNZ 2 1 |
VAL 1 3 |
VAL 2 8 |
MAR 1 3 |
MAR 2 7 |
HUN 1 5 |
HUN 2 1 |
ALG 1 2 |
ALG 2 Ret |
CUR 1 2 |
CUR 2 5 |
SON 1 1 |
SON 2 5 |
2nd | 183 | |||
| 2014 | Virtuosi UK |
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15th |
24 |
External links
- http://palvarhaug.com/
- DriverDB profile
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Stavanger
- Norwegian racing drivers
- Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers
- Formula Renault 2.0 Alps drivers
- Italian Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
- Formula Renault Eurocup drivers
- International Formula Master drivers
- GP3 Series drivers
- GP2 Asia Series drivers
- GP2 Series drivers
- Auto GP drivers
- Jenzer Motorsport drivers
- DAMS drivers
- Virtuosi Racing drivers
- Hilmer Motorsport drivers