Sten Pentus
Sten Pentus | |
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| Born | November 3, 1981 Tallinn, Estonia |
| Occupation | Racing driver |
| Years active | 2000–2017 |
| Known for | Estonian Formula 4 champion, Formula Baltic champion, Formula Renault 3.5 Series competitor |
Sten Pentus (born 3 November 1981 in Tallinn) is an Estonian professional racing driver, notable for clinching the Estonian Formula 4 title and also securing the Formula Baltic championship behind the wheel of a Reynard 903.
Towards the close of 2008, Pentus participated in test sessions with GP2 Series squads DPR and Racing Engineering, delivering encouraging performances. In November of the same year, he took part in testing for Fortec Motorsport in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series at Valencia, where he competed strongly against former F3 drivers Edoardo Mortara and Jaime Alguersuari. This led to Fortec signing him for the 2009 campaign. During that season, Pentus earned his initial points by finishing second at the Circuit de Catalunya, having started nineteenth and gaining an extra point for the most positions gained. He replicated this feat at Spa, advancing from nineteenth to eleventh place, ultimately concluding the season ranked sixteenth overall and sixth among rookies.
Pentus continued with Fortec in the 2010 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season, achieving his maiden victories at Aragón and Hungaroring, which helped him finish fourth in the championship standings. In 2011, he switched to EPIC Racing, but his performance declined, ending the season twenty-fourth in the rankings.
In 2014, Pentus transitioned into GT racing by joining the Bhaitech team for the 2014 Blancpain Sprint Series season, piloting a McLaren MP4-12C GT3.
Racing career summary
2016 Finnish Xtreme BMW Cup EST 1 Racing 2 17 4 ? ? 5 197 4th 2017 24H TCC Endurance Series - SP3 / GT4 EST 1 Racing 1 0 0 0 1 26 ?Full Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Results
(key) (Races shown in bold denote pole position; those in italics signify fastest lap)
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Baltic Formula 4 | ??? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 280 | 1st |
| Formula Baltic | ??? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1st | |
| 2001 | Baltic Formula 4 | ??? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1st |
| Baltic Touring Car Championship - Super 1600 | ??? | 5 | 1 | ? | ? | 4 | 94 | 2nd | |
| 2002 | Formula Baltic | ??? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 125 | 2nd |
| Baltic Touring Car Championship - B2000 | Saksa Auto AMK | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 7th | |
| Sport 2000 Tour | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ||
| 2003 | Formula Baltic | ??? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 78 | 4th |
| 2004 | Formula BMW ADAC | KUG-DeWalt Racing | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18th |
| 2005 | Formula Baltic | ??? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 60 | 10th |
| 2006 | 2006 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | SG Formula | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30th |
| 2006 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup | MDR Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 30th | |
| 2007 | |||||||||
Formula Renault BARC Winter Cup |
Falcon Motorsport |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 4th | |
Formula Renault BARC |
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 11th | ||
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2008 | |||||||||
2008 Formula Renault 3.5 Series |
Red Devil Energy Drink Comtec Racing |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31st | |
2008 Formula Renault UK season |
CR Scuderia Formula Renault |
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 18th | |
| 2009 |
2009 Formula Renault 3.5 Series |
Mofaz Racing |
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 16th |
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2010 | |||||||||
2010 Toyota Racing Series |
Giles Motorsport |
12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 660 | 4th | |
2010 Formula Renault 3.5 Series |
Fortec Motorsport |
17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 78 | 4th | |
| 2011 |
2011 Formula Renault 3.5 Series |
EPIC Racing |
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 24th |
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2012 | |||||||||
2012 Auto GP World Series season | |||||||||
Virtuosi Racing UK |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Zele Racing |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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2014 |
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2014 GT Sprint Series - Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup - Overall |
- | -14 | - | - | - | - | -4 | -24th |
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final Position | Points Scored |
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| 2006 | MDR Motorsport | OSC 1 |
OSC 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
OSC 1 13 |
OSC 2 11 |
ASS 1 |
ASS 2 |
AND 1 |
AND 2 |
SAL 1 |
SAL 2 |
30th | 18 |
Full Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Results
(key) (Races in bold represent pole position; races in italics mark fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final Rank | Points Earned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | SG Formula | ZOL 1 27 |
ZOL 2 11 |
IST 1 25 |
IST 2 22 |
min MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
DON 1 |
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series Results
(key) (Pole positions are shown in bold; fastest laps appear in italics)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final Standing | Total Points |
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| 2008 | Red Devil Comtec Racing | MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
MON 1 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
BUG 1 |
BUG 2 |
EST 1 |
EST 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
31st | 0 |
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Full Auto GP World Series Results
(Legend)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final Position | Points |
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| 2012 | Virtuosi UK | MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
VAL 1 10 |
VAL 2 10 |
MAR 1 |
MAR 2 |
15th | 14 | ||||||||
| Zele Racing | HUN 1 9 |
HUN 2 4 |
ALG 1 14† |
ALG 2 Ret |
CUR 1 |
CUR 2 |
SON 1 |
SON 2 |
Personal Life
His sister, Keit Pentus-Rosimannus, is active in politics.
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- 1981 births
- Living people
- Racing drivers from Tallinn
- Estonian racing drivers
- British Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
- Formula Renault BARC drivers
- Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers
- Formula Renault Eurocup drivers
- Formula BMW ADAC drivers
- Toyota Racing Series drivers
- World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers
- Auto GP drivers
- Comtec Racing drivers
- Fortec Motorsport drivers
- EPIC Racing drivers
- Virtuosi Racing drivers
- Bhaitech drivers
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