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Roberto Merhi
Born (1991-03-22) March 22, 1991 (age 35)
Castellón de la Plana, Spain
OccupationRacing driver
Years active2007–present
Known forFormula One driver for Manor Marussia (2015), Formula 3 Euro Series champion (2011), competing in Super GT GT300 category

Roberto Merhi Muntan (born 22 March 1991) is a professional Spanish racing driver currently competing in the GT300 category of Super GT representing LeMans. During the season, he took part in 14 Grands Prix.

Merhi's career includes participation in Formula E with the Mahindra team and racing in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series for Pons. He secured the championship title in the Formula 3 Euro Series while driving for Prema. In , he competed in the FIA Formula 2 Championship driving for both MP and Campos. Since 2019, Merhi has concentrated on sportscar competitions, finishing third in the 2019–20 Asian Le Mans Series.

Career

Merhi was born in Castellón de la Plana, Spain, to parents of Brazilian nationality with Lebanese heritage.

Formula Renault

In 2007, Merhi primarily raced in the Italian Formula Renault and also participated in the Formula Renault Eurocup, achieving fourth place and eighteenth place respectively. The following year, he finished as runner-up in the West European Series and secured fourth position in the Eurocup, alongside competing in five rounds of the Spanish Formula Three Championship.

Formula Three

Merhi progressed to full-time competition in Formula Three during 2009 with Manor Motorsport in the Formula 3 Euro Series, ending the season seventh overall with four podium finishes. In 2010, driving for Mücke Motorsport, he improved his standing to fifth place overall, earning four podiums including his maiden victory at Hockenheim. The 2011 season saw Merhi join Prema Powerteam, where he claimed the championship by achieving twenty top-three finishes, which included eleven race wins.

2012

On 3 April 2012, Mercedes reinstated its Junior Team initiative, selecting Merhi alongside reigning Formula Renault 3.5 Series champion Robert Wickens and DTM competitor Christian Vietoris for participation in the 2012 DTM season. Seven-time F1 World Champion Michael Schumacher acted as their mentor. Merhi competed with Persson Motorsport as one of two Spaniards on the DTM grid but did not manage to score points throughout that year.

2013

In his sophomore DTM season, Merhi transferred to HWA Team, securing a seventh-place finish at the Norisring and two tenth-place results. His best achievement came with a second-place finish in the final race of the campaign, concluding the season fifteenth in the overall standings.

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

Merhi entered the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in 2014 driving for Zeta Corse, where he finished third in the championship rankings. He switched to Pons Racing for the 2015 season, starting at Aragon but paused his campaign to focus on commitments with Marussia F1 during Monaco. After resuming competition, he was disqualified and received a two-race ban following an incident causing a collision in Austria and subsequently did not return to this series.

2017

In 2017, Merhi took over from Stefano Coletti at Campos Racing beginning at the Barcelona round and also competed at Spa, Monza, and Yas Marina circuits with Rapax Team.

2018

Merhi secured a full-time seat in the 2018 Formula 2 championship driving for MP Motorsport. He departed the team prior to the Belgian round, with GP3 competitor Dorian Boccolacci taking over his position. Subsequently, Merhi joined Campos Racing for the last two rounds, stepping in for Roy Nissany.

2022

In 2022, Merhi made a comeback to Formula 2 at the Austrian round with Campos Racing, filling in for the injured Ralph Boschung. Although he retired from the sprint race, he delivered a remarkable performance by finishing third in the feature race after starting from 21st on the grid. Remaining in the seat due to Boschung's continued absence, Merhi competed at Le Castellet but retired from both races and also took part in the Budapest event.

S5000 Tasman Series

During 2021, Merhi raced in the Australian single-seater S5000 Tasman Series representing Team BRM. He achieved three podium finishes, including one victory, ultimately securing second place in the championship.

Super GT

In 2022, Merhi entered Super GT competition with Team LeMans, piloting an Audi R8 LMS GT3 alongside teammates Yoshiaki Katayama and Shintaro Kawabata. His debut occurred at the series’ second round held at Fuji Speedway.

Super Formula Lights

Merhi confirmed his participation in the final round of the 2022 Super Formula Lights series at Okayama International Circuit in September 2022.

Caterham (2014)

Merhi's initial involvement in Formula One came with Caterham F1 during practice sessions for the 2014 Italian Grand Prix. He was under consideration for a race seat to replace Kamui Kobayashi but had yet to obtain an FIA Super Licence at that time.

Marussia (2015)

On 9 March 2015, it was announced that Roberto Merhi would compete for Manor Marussia alongside Will Stevens during the season. However, technical difficulties prevented Marussia from participating in the Australian Grand Prix. Merhi made his official Formula One race debut at the 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix, finishing 15th despite not meeting the 107% qualifying time threshold; stewards granted him permission to start. Throughout subsequent races, Merhi typically finished behind teammate Stevens except at the 2015 Monaco Grand Prix, where he placed 16th ahead of Stevens. At the 2015 Canadian Grand Prix, Merhi qualified 16th due to penalties affecting other drivers but retired on lap 56 with a drive-shaft failure—marking his first retirement from a race he started—while still ranking ahead of Stevens in the Drivers' Championship standings. He secured a 14th-place finish at the 2015 Austrian Grand Prix. Alexander Rossi replaced Merhi for five of the final seven races of 2015; Merhi returned only for Russia and Abu Dhabi before transitioning to Formula E in 2017 and then returning to Formula 2 in 2018.

Development driver (2019–2020)

Merhi revealed in 2019 that he was serving as a development driver for an unnamed Formula One team due to contractual limitations. He maintained this role through 2020, contributing to technical development efforts away from public view.

Formula E

Although announced in April 2017 as joining the fourth season, Merhi did not finalize a contract with any team.

He made a return to Formula E activities in April 2023 by taking part in the rookies' driver test held at Berlin with Mahindra Racing.

2022-23 season

In May 2023, Merhi stepped in to replace Oliver Rowland for the 2023 Jakarta ePrix after Rowland's departure. Initially signed for a three-race stint, Merhi ultimately completed the rest of the season with Mahindra. However, he was not offered a contract for the 2023–24 campaign.

Career summary

... (remaining table rows unchanged for brevity) ...
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2006 Formula Renault 2.0 Italy Winter Series It Loox Racing 4 0 0 0 3 92 4th
Spanish Formula 3 Championship Porfesa Competición 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2007 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Jenzer Motorsport 14 0 0 0 0 16 18th
Formula Renault 2.0 Italy 14 1 0 0 2 232 4th
Formula Renault 2.0 Italy Winter Series BVM Minardi 2 0 0 0 1 38 10th
Spanish Formula 3 Championship Novo 2 0 0 0 0 4 17th
2008 Formula Renault 2.0 WEC Epsilon Euskadi 15 3 5 6 13 184 2nd

† Guest driver, not eligible for points.
* Season in progress.

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Italia results

(key)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Points
2007 Jenzer Motorsport VAL1
1

5
VAL1
2

14
VAL2
1

10
VAL2
2

5
SPA
1

1
SPA
2

5
VAL
1

8
VAL
2

5
MIS
1

4
get MIS
2

4
get MUG
1

Ret
get MUG
2

DSQ
get MNZ
1

2
get MNZ
2

5
4th 232


Full Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Results

(key)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final Position Points
2007 Jenzer Motorsport ZOL
1

13
ZOL
2

10
NÜR
1

Ret
NÜR
2

5
HUN
1

21
HUN
2

15
DON
1

16
DON
2

Ret
MAG < br >1 < br >16 MAG < br >2 < br >9 EST < br >1 < br >9 EST < br >2 < br >28 CAT < br >1 < br >11 CAT < br >2 < br >6 18th 16
2008 Epsilon Euskadi SPA < br >1 < br >7 SPA < br >2 < br >Ret SIL < br >1 < br >3 SIL < br >2 < br >5 HUN < br >1 < br >3 HUN < br >2 < br >6 style = " background : #FFFFBF ; " NÜR < br >1 < br >1 NÜR < br >2 < br >2 style = " background : #FFFFBF ; " LMS < br >1 < br >1 LMS < br >2 < br >3 EST < br >1 < br >2 EST < br >2 < br >7 CAT < br >1 < br >8

  |-   |}


Full Formula Renault 2.0 WEC Results

(key)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final Position Total Points
2008 Epsilon Euskadi NOG
1

3rd
NOG
2

2nd
DIJ
1

2nd
DIJ
2

2nd
VAL
1

2nd
VAL
2

4th
LEM
3rd
EST
1

3rd
EST
2

1st
SPA
1

1st
SPA
2

2nd
MAG
1

1st
MAG
2

3rd
CAT
1

3rd
CAT
2

3rd
2nd overall 184 points

Detailed Formula 3 Euro Series results

(key)

Year Team Engine Manufacturer 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 Final Standing Accumulated Points
2009 Manor Motorsport Mercedes-Benz HOC
1

2nd
HOC
2

10th
LAU
1

6th
LAU
2

2nd
NOR
1

5th
NOR
2

8th

7th place

42 points

Mücke Motorsport Mercedes-Benz LEC
1

LEC
2

HOC
1

HOC
2

5th place 56 points

|- | 2011

!nowrap | Prema Powerteam
!nowrap | Mercedes-Benz
|style="background:#DFFFDF"| LEC
1

|style="background:#FFFFBF"| LEC
2

|style="background:#DFDFDF"| LEC
3

!colspan=7| !Champion (1st) !406 points

|}


Full GP3 Series outcomes

(key) (Fastest laps are shown in italics)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final Position Points
2010 ATECH CRS GP CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
IST
FEA
IST
SPR
VAL
FEA

3
VAL
SPR

2
SIL
FEA

Ret
SIL
SPR

19
HOC
FEA

16
HOC
SPR

Ret
HUN
FEA

Ret
HUN
SPR

22
SPA
FEA

2
SPA
SPR

22
MNZ
FEA

6
MNZ
SPR

4
6th 26

Full Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters outcomes

(key) (Fastest laps denoted in italics)

Year Team Name Vehicle 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final Standing Points Earned
2012 Persson Motorsport DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé HOC
18
LAU
16
BRH
17
SPL
12
NOR
13
NÜR
Ret
ZAN
11
OSC
14
VAL
Ret
HOC
15
NC 0
2013 HWA Team DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupé HOC
10
BRH
16
SPL
20
LAU
10
NOR
7
MSC
14
NÜR
19
OSC
14
ZAN
Ret
HOC
2
15th 26


Full Formula Renault 3.5 Series Results

(legend) (Races shown in bold denote pole position; those in italics represent fastest lap)

Season Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final Position Total Points
2014 Zeta Corse MNZ
1

2
MNZ
2

9
ALC
1

6
ALC
2

6
MON
1

9
SPA
1

Ret
SPA
2

13
MSC
1

4
MSC
2

1
NÜR
1

2
NÜR
2

1
HUN
1

1
HUN
2

2
LEC
1

5
LEC
2

4
JER
1

Ret
JER
2

Ret
3rd 183
2015 Pons Racing ALC
1

Ret
ALC
2

9
SPA
1

Ret
SPA
2

Ret
HUN
1

2
HUN
2

7
RBR
1

DSQ
RBR
2

EX
SIL
1
SIL
2
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
BUG
1
BUG
2
JER
1
JER
2
14th 26


Full Formula One Results

(key) (Races shown in bold denote pole position; races in italics represent fastest lap)

Year Team Car Power Unit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Championship Position Points Scored
2014 Caterham F1 Team Caterham CT05 Renault in Formula One Energy F1-2014 1.6 V6 Turbo
style="background:#F1F8FF"| 2014 Italian Grand Prix 
TD
style="background:#F1F8FF"| 2014 Japanese Grand Prix 
TD
style="background:#F1F8FF"| 2014 Russian Grand Prix 
TD

–

–

Template:F1 {{{1}}} |Marussia F1 Team {{{1}}} |Marussia MR03B {{{1}}} |Ferrari 059/3 V6 Turbo

 Did Not Participate  
style="background:#CFCFFF"|15 
style="background:#CFCFFF"|16 
style="background:#CFCFFF"|17 
style="background:#CFCFFF"|18 
style="background:#CFCFFF"|16 
style="background:#EFCFFF"|Retired 
style="background:#CFCFFF"|14 
style="background:#CFCFFF"|12 
style="background:#CFCFFF"|15 
style="background:#CFCFFF"|15 
style="background:#CFCFFF"|16 
style="background:#CFCFFF"|13 
style="background:#CFCFFF"|19 
19th place 0 points

Comprehensive FIA World Endurance Championship Results

Year Team Name Category Vehicle Model Engine Type Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8 Round 9 Final Standing Total Points
2016 Manor LMP2 Class Oreca 05 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 Silverstone
6th
Spa-Francorchamps
3rd
Le Mans
Retired
Nürburgring
Retired
Mexico City Circuit of the Americas
Retired
Fuji
7th
Shanghai Bahrain
7th
Ranked 14th Accumulated 35 points
2017 CEFC Manor TRS Racing LMP2 Category Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 Silverstone Spa-Francorchamps Le Mans Nürburgring
9th
Mexico City Circuit of the Americas Fuji Shanghai Bahrain Positioned at 29th place Earned 2 points
2019–20 Eurasia Motorsport Team LMP2 Division Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 V8, 4.2 L Silverstone Fuji Shanghai Bahrain, Eight-Hours Circuit of the Americas, Six-Hours Spa-Francorchamps
8th place
24 Hours of Le Mans
14th place
Bahrain, Eight-Hours Not Classified† Zero† points earned

Full 24 Hours of Le Mans Results

Year Team Co-Drivers Vehicle Category Completed Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2016 Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Manor Template:Country data THATemplate:Namespace detect showall Tor Graves
Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Matt Rao
Oreca 05-Nissan LMP2 283 DNF DNF
2020 Template:Country data PHLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Eurasia Motorsport Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Nick Foster
Template:Country data JPNTemplate:Namespace detect showall Nobuya Yamanaka
Ligier JS P217- Gibson LMP2 351 18th 14th
2021 Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall G-Drive Racing Template:Country data ANGTemplate:Namespace detect showall Rui Andrade
United States John Falb
Aurus 01- Gibson LMP2
Pro-Am
108 DNF DNF

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship Outcomes

(key) (Races listed in bold denote pole position) (Races shown in italics represent points earned for fastest lap among the top ten finishers)

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 24 25 26 27 28 Final Position Points Scored
Template:F2 Campos Racing BHR
FEA
BHR
SPR
CAT
FEA

19†
CAT
SPR

12
MON
FEA
MON
SPR
BAK
FEA
BAK
SPR
RBR
FEA
RBR
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
18th 16
Rapax SPA
FEA

7
SPA
SPR

6
MNZ
FEA

11
MNZ
SPR

5
JER
FEA
JER
SPR
YMC
FEA

16
YMC
SPR

10
Template:F2 MP Motorsport "BHR
FEA"

"DNS"
"BHR
SPR"

"11"
"BAK
FEA"

"8"
"BAK
SPR"

"7"
"CAT
FEA"

"13"
"CAT
SPR"

"Ret"
"MON
FEA"

"3"
"MON
SPR"

"7"
"LEC
FEA"

"DSQ"
"LEC
SPR"

"15"
"RBR
FEA"

"4"
"RBR
SPR"

"16"
"SIL
FEA"

"11"
"SIL
SPR"

"9"
"HUN
FEA"

"11"
"HUN
SPR"

"5"
(blank) (blank) (blank) (blank) (blank) (blank) (blank) (blank) 12th 61
''Campos Vexatec Racing'' ' colspan=20 ' ''SOC
FEA
' < br > ''9''
''SOC < br > SPR ' < br > ''6'' ''YMC < br > FEA ' < br > ''8'' ''YMC < br > SPR ' < br > ''3'' ' colspan=4 '
''2022'' ''Campos Racing'' ''BHR < br > SPR'' ''BHR < br > FEA'' ''JED < br > SPR'' ''JED < br > FEA'' ''IMO < br > SPR'' ''IMO < br > FEA'' ''CAT < br > SPR'' ''CAT < br > FEA'' ''MCO < br > SPR'' ''MCO < br > FEA'' ''BAK < br > SPR'' ''BAK < br > FEA'' ''SIL < br > SPR'' ''SIL < br > FEA'' 'style="background:#CFCFFF"' '[[2022 Spielberg Formula 2 round#Sprint_race RBR< br > SPR]]' '< br > \19†\' '[[2022 Spielberg Formula 2 round#Feature_race RBR< br > FEA]]' '< br > '\3\ '[[2022 Le Castellet Formula 2 round#Sprint_race LEC< br > SPR]]' '< br > '\Ret\ '[[2022 Le Castellet Formula 2 round#Feature_race LEC< br > FEA]]' '< br > '\Ret\ '[[2022 Budapest Formula 2 round#Sprint_race HUN< br > SPR]]' '< br > '\14\ '[[2022 Budapest Formula 2 round#Feature_race HUN< br > FEA]]' '< br > '\21†\ '[[2022 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round#Sprint_race SPA< br > SPR]]' '[[2022 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round#Feature_race SPA< br > FEA]]' '[[2022 Zandvoort Formula 2 round#Sprint_race ZAN< br > SPR]]' '[[2022 Zandvoort Formula 2 round#Feature_race ZAN< br > FEA]]' '[[2022 Monza Formula 2 round#Sprint_race MNZ< br > SPR]]' '[[2022 Monza Formula 2 round#Feature_race MNZ< br > FEA]]' '[[2022 Yas Island Formula 2 round#Sprint_race YMC< br > SPR]]' '[[2020 Yas Island Formula 22round Feature race YMC< br > FEA ]]' '20th' '15'

† The driver did not complete the race but was classified, having covered over ninety percent of the total distance.

Full Asian Le Mans Series Results

(key) (Races shown in bold represent pole positions; results in italics denote fastest laps)

Year Team Category Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 Final Position Points
2019-20 Eurasia Motorsport LMP2 Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SHA
2
BEN
2
SEP
2
CHA
5
3rd 65

Full European Le Mans Series Results

(key) (Pole positions are indicated by bold text; fastest laps are shown in italics)

Year Team Category Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Final Standing Points Accumulated
2021 G-Drive Racing LMP2 Aurus 01 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT RBR
3
LEC
10
MNZ
6
SPA ALG 14th 26

Complete S5000 Results

Year Championship Team Name Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Overall Position Total Points
2021 Tasman Series Team BRM SMP
R1

5
SMP
R2

1
SMP
R3

3
BAT
R4

4
BAT
R5

2
BAT
R6

5
2nd 143

|- ! rowspan=2 |2023 ! rowspan=2 | Australian Championship !nowrap |Garry Rogers Motorsport | style="background:#dfffdf"| SYM
R1

| style="background:#ffdf9f"| SYM
R2

| style="background:#dfffdf"| SYM
R3

| | | | | | | | | | | ! rowspan=2 |14th ! rowspan=2 |63 |- !nowrap |88Racing / Team BRM | colspan=15 | |} * Season ongoing.

Super Formula Lights Full Results

(key) (Entries in bold denote pole positions) (Entries in italics denote fastest laps)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final Position Points Scored
2022 B-Max Racing Team FUJ
1
FUJ
2
FUJ
3
SUZ
1
SUZ
2
SUZ
3
AUT
1
AUT
2
AUT
3
SUG
1
SUG
2
SUG
3
MOT
1
MOT
2
MOT
3
OKA
1

9
OKA
2

Ret
OKA
3

9
14th 0

Super GT Complete Results

(key) (Entries in bold signify pole position) (Entries in italics signify fastest lap)

Year Team Name Vehicle Category Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8 Round 9 Championship Standing Total Points
2022 Team LeMans Audi R8 LMS Evo II GT300 OKA FUJ
14
SUZ
18
FUJ
16
SUZ
5
SUG
16
AUT
20
MOT
13
26th 6
2023 Team LeMans Audi R8 LMS Evo II GT300 OKA
21
FUJ
7
SUZ
WD
FUJ
3
SUZ
Ret
SUG
3
AUT
15
MOT
3
9th 37
Year Team Car Model Class Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 4 Race 5 Race 6 Race 7 Race 8

Championship Position

Points Total

2024

Team LeMans

Ferrari 296 GT3

GT300

style="background:#DFFFDF;" |OKA
10

style="background:#CFCFFF;" |FUJ
13

style="background:#FFDF9F;" |SUZ
3

style="background:#DFFFDF;" |FUJ
9

style="background:#EFCFFF;" |SUG
Ret

style="background:#DFFFDF;" |AUT
8

style="background:#DFFFDF;" |MOT
9

style="background:#DFFFDF;" |SUZ
5

10th

28

2025

Velorex

Ferrari 296 GT3

GT300

style="background:#000000; color:white" |OKA
DSQ

style="background:#FFFFBF;" |FUJ
1

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"13"

style="background:#DFFFDF;" |"FUJ"]]
"15"

style="background:#EFCFFF;" |"FUJ"]]
(Ret)

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8th*

28.5*

(Number) The driver did not participate in this sprint event; points were credited based on teammate's performance. * Current season still in progress.

Full Formula E Results

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

Season Team Car Model Power Unit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final Standing Total Points
2022–23 Mahindra Racing Formula E Gen3 Mahindra M9Electro MEX DRH DRH HYD CAP SAP BER BER MCO JAK
18
JAK
17
POR
Ret
RME
12
RME
Ret
LDN
15
LDN
20
23rd 0