Kubica's standing in for injured JV in Hungary

By BMWSauberF1 Team
August 1 2006

A debut race for Robert Kubica, and the first ever start by a Pole in F1...a race all F1 fans in Poland will remember for many years to come!

 

 

           Test driver Kubica replaces Villeneuve in Budapest.   Munich/Hinwil, 1^st August 2006. The BMW Sauber F1 Team will take their place on the grid for the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest this coming weekend with a different driver line-up. After his accident at the German Grand Prix last weekend Canadian driver Jacques Villeneuve will not be racing. Test and reserve driver Robert Kubica will take his place. He will be the first Pole ever to contest a Formula One grand prix. BMW Motorsport Director Mario Theissen said: “Jacques has informed us that he is not ready to race after his Hockenheim accident. Robert has made an outstanding impression with the team so far, both in testing and on the Friday of the race weekends. Now we will see how he performs in a Formula One race. However, we have not yet made a decision on who will drive the car either in the remaining races of the season or next year.”   21-year-old Kubica is looking forward to the new challenge: “I had prepared myself for a whole year without actually competing in any races, so I’m even happier to get this opportunity. And I’m proud that the BMW Sauber F1 Team has such confidence in me. I’m determined not to let them down.”    

Biography. Robert Kubica (pronounced “KOO-beet-sah”) Date/place of birth: 7 December 1984/Krakow (POL) Nationality: Polish Residence: Krakow Website: www.kubica.pl Marital status: single Height: 1.84 m Weight: 73 kg Hobbies: bowling, computer games, indoor karting Favourite food: pasta Favourite drink: orange juice Favourite circuit:   Macau First race: Polish kart championship race in Poznan, 1995 First win: in first race Career highlights.   1995-1997 six titles in Polish kart championships (juniors) 1998 1^st place Italian Kart Championship (juniors) 2^nd place European Kart Championship (juniors) 1^st place Monaco Kart Cup 1999 1^st place Italian Kart Championship (juniors) 1^st place German Kart Championship (juniors) 1^st place Monaco Kart Cup winner of the Margutti Trophy 2000   4^th place European Kart Championship (Formula A) 4^th place World Kart Championship (Formula A) 2001   first races in Italian Formula Renault 2000 2002   2^nd place Italian Formula Renault 2000, four wins 2003   first races in the Formula 3 Euro Series, one win 1^st place Formula 3 Masters in Sardinia 2004   7^th place Formula 3 Euro Series 2^nd place Formula 3 Grand Prix Macau 2005   1^st place World Series by Renault, four wins 2^nd place Formula 3 Grand Prix Macau 2006   test and reserve driver for the BMW Sauber F1 Team