Facundo "Facu" Regalia (born 23 November 1991 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine racing driver. He competed in his first two Formula BMW seasons under a Spanish racing licence.

Facu Regalia
NationalityArgentina Argentine
Born (1991-11-23) 23 November 1991 (age 32)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
GP2 Series career
Debut season2014
Current teamHilmer Motorsport
Car number12
Starts8
Championships0
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish31st in 2014
Previous series
201213
2012
2012
2011
200810
2009
GP3 Series
Auto GP World Series
European F3 Open
Italian Formula Three
Formula BMW Europe
Formula BMW Pacific

Career

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Karting

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Regalia began karting in 2006 and raced primarily in Spain for the majority of his career.[1]

Formula BMW

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Regalia began his formula racing career in 2008 in the newly created Formula BMW Europe with EuroInternational. He finished sixteenth overall in the championship, with nine point-scoring finishes and 60 points.[2]

Regalia remained in the series for the following season but switched to Josef Kaufmann Racing. He improved to eighth in standings, taking thirteen points-scoring positions in sixteen races. In 2010, Regalia completed his third season, joining Eifelland Racing. He finished eighth in the championship for the second successive season, achieving his first podium at Zandvoort.[3]

Formula Three

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2011 saw Regalia move to the Italian Formula Three Championship, competing for Arco Motorsport.[4] He finished tenth in the championship with two podiums at Imola and Vallelunga.[5] Also in 2011, he joined Mücke Motorsport to compete in Formula 3 Euro Series in the finale at Hockenheim.[6] He had two finishes on the tenth position and retired in the last race of the week-end.

In 2012 Regalia switched to the European F3 Open Championship, joining Campos Racing.[7]

Auto GP World Series

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As well as his European F3 Open commitments, Regalia also participates in the Auto GP World Series with Campos Racing.[7]

GP3 Series

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Regalia made his GP3 Series debut, in the fourth round of the 2012 season at Silverstone. He replaced Jakub Klášterka at Jenzer Motorsport.[8] In 2013, Regalia competed with ART Grand Prix with whom he finished runner-up to Daniil Kvyat.

GP2 Series

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In 2014, Regalia graduated to GP2 with Hilmer Motorsport. After just four rounds where he failed to score a point, Regalia left the team and the series.[9]

Formula 3.5

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Regalia signed with Zeta Course for the 2015 season.[10] However, the team withdrew from the sport due to lack of funding. Regalia attempted to enter the sport with Comtec Racing,[11] but terminated his contract after three days with the team, leaving him without a drive.[12]

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2008 Formula BMW Europe EuroInternational 15 0 0 0 0 60 16th
Formula BMW World Final Josef Kaufmann Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 10th
2009 Formula BMW Europe Josef Kaufmann Racing 16 0 0 0 0 148 8th
Formula BMW Pacific EuroInternational 3 2 2 2 2 N/A NC†
2010 Formula BMW Europe Eifelland Racing 16 0 0 0 1 148 8th
2011 Italian Formula 3 Championship Arco Motorsport 14 0 1 2 2 55 10th
Formula 3 Euro Series Mücke Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 N/A NC†
2012 Auto GP World Series Campos Racing 10 0 0 0 2 68 7th
European F3 Open Championship 16 3 3 2 6 186 4th
GP3 Series Jenzer Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 25th
Atech CRS Grand Prix 2 0 0 0 0
2013 GP3 Series ART Grand Prix 16 1 1 2 6 138 2nd
2014 GP2 Series Hilmer Motorsport 8 0 0 0 0 0 31st
2015 Auto GP FMS Racing 4 1 1 2 3 68 2nd‡
FIA European Formula 3 Championship EuroInternational 0 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24H Series - 997 MSG Motorsport
2016 24H Series - 991 MSG Motorsport
2020 Formula Regional European Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 3 0 0 0 0 N/A NC†

As Regalia was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Position when the season was cancelled.

Complete Auto GP World Series results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Points
2012 Campos Racing MNZ
1

4
MNZ
2

9
VAL
1

7
VAL
2

2
MAR
1

Ret
MAR
2

10
HUN
1

3
HUN
2

10
ALG
1

6
ALG
2

5
CUR
1
CUR
2
SON
1
SON
2
7th 68
2015 FMS Racing HUN
1

1
HUN
2

6
SIL
1

2
SIL
2

2
2nd‡ 68‡

Position when season was cancelled.

Complete GP3 Series results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 D.C. Points
2012 Jenzer Motorsport CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
MON
FEA
MON
SPR
VAL
FEA
VAL
SPR
SIL
FEA

14
SIL
SPR

12
HOC
FEA
HOC
SPR
27th 0
Atech CRS Grand Prix HUN
FEA

18
HUN
SPR

18
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
2013 ART Grand Prix CAT
FEA

24†
CAT
SPR

14
VAL
FEA

2
VAL
SPR

7
SIL
FEA

3
SIL
SPR

5
NÜR
FEA

1
NÜR
SPR

Ret
HUN
FEA

6
HUN
SPR

4
SPA
FEA

3
SPA
SPR

3
MNZ
FEA

3
MNZ
SPR

4
YMC
FEA

15
YMC
SPR

16
2nd 138

Complete GP2 Series results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points
2014 Hilmer Motorsport BHR
FEA

Ret
BHR
SPR

20
CAT
FEA

Ret
CAT
SPR

17
MON
FEA

Ret
MON
SPR

21
RBR
FEA

Ret
RBR
SPR

24
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
HOC
FEA
HOC
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
SOC
FEA
SOC
SPR
YMC
FEA
YMC
SPR
31st 0

References

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  1. ^ "Biography". facuregalia.com.com. Facu Regalia. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Formula BMW Europe 2008". Driver Database. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Formula BMW Europe 2010". Driver Database. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  4. ^ Mancini, Antonio (2 March 2011). "Facundo Regalia ha firmato con il Team Ghinzani" [Facundo Regalia has signed with Team Ghinzani]. stopandgo.tv (in Italian). Stop&Go. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
  5. ^ "Campionato Italiano Formula 3 2011". Driver Database. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Wittmann, Juncadella and Melker to battle it out for second place". Formula 3 Euro Series. ITR e.V. 20 October 2011. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  7. ^ a b Hornsby, Tom (4 January 2012). "Regalia joins Campos for F3 Open assault". motorstv.com. Motors TV. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  8. ^ "Facu Regalia (ARG) joins us for Silverstone". jenzermotorsport.ch. Jenzer Motorsport. 30 June 2012. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  9. ^ "Force India affiliated driver Facu Regalia leaves Hilmer GP2 team". Autosport. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  10. ^ "Facu Regalia joins World Series by Renault field in 2015". 27 February 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  11. ^ "Regalia switches to Comtec for FR3.5 opener". 21 April 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  12. ^ "Regalia ends Comtec agreement after 3 days". 24 April 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
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