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Andy Soucek

{{short description|Austrian-Spanish racing driver (born 1985)}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Andy Soucek

| image = Andy Soucek.JPG

| image_size = 180px

| caption = Soucek in 2012

| nationality = {{flagicon|ESP}} Spanish
{{flagicon|AUT}} Austrian
via dual nationality

| full_name = Andy Christian Soucek

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1985|6|14}}

| birth_place = Madrid, Spain

| racing licence = 12px FIA Platinum

| current series =

| current team =

| prev series = FIA Formula Two
Superleague Formula
GP2 Asia Series
GP2 Series
Spanish F3 Championship

| prev series years = 2009
2008
2008
2006-08
2002-05

| titles = Spanish F3
FIA Formula Two

| title years = 2005
2009

| awards =

| award years =

}}

Andy Christian Soucek ({{langx|cs|Andy Christian Souček}}; born 14 June 1985) is a Spanish-Austrian professional racing driver.

Career

Soucek was born in Madrid, Spain. His father is an Austrian of Czech descent and his mother is French.{{cite web|url=https://www.rtve.es/deportes/20100326/andy-soucek-este-negocio-sin-dinero-padrinos-no-hay-nada-hacer/325511.shtml|title=Andy Soucek: "En este negocio, sin dinero o padrinos no hay nada que hacer"|website=RTVE|language=es-ES|date=26 March 2010|access-date=2 August 2021}} He holds dual Austrian and Spanish nationality, although he was born in Spain and has spent all his life there.{{cite web|url=https://www.publico.es/deportes/espanol-andy-soucek-reserva-f1.html|title=El español Andy Soucek, reserva de la F1|website=Público|language=es-ES|date=23 February 2010|access-date=2 August 2021}} He races under the Spanish flag because he "feels Spanish".Autosport magazine, August 24, 2006 (p.50)

=Karting=

Soucek's career started in professional karting events during 1997, although he would not make a formula debut until his Portuguese Formula Ford drive of 2001. In 2002 he continued with karting whilst driving in Spanish Formula Three. In 2003 he ended his karting commitments, moving to the EV team.

=Formula Three=

He remained with EV during 2004 but would also drive two races for the GTA team. 2005 would be his key year, though, with Soucek's move to the Llusia team paying off after he won the title.

=GP2 Series=

File:Andy Soucek 2008 GP2 Silverstone.jpg at the Silverstone round of the 2008 GP2 Series season.]]

After being in contention for the 2006 Championship in the World Series by Renault, Soucek signed to race in the GP2 Series for 2007 with the DPR team. He remained with DPR for the first round of the 2008 GP2 Asia Series, but was dropped after signing for rival team FMS International for the premier 2008 championship. Surprisingly, with only five days to the 2008 championship start, FMS International terminated Soucek's contract unilaterally, replacing him with fellow Spaniard Roldán Rodríguez [http://www.crash.net/motorsport/gp2/news/162301-0/soucek_replaced_at_fmsi.html]. This left Soucek without time to find a new team in time for the season start. A legal dispute resulted between Soucek and FMS International.{{Cite web |title=Gericht gibt Soucek Recht |url=https://www.motorsport-total.com/gp2/news/gericht-gibt-soucek-recht-08042509 |access-date=2024-08-12 |website=Motorsport-Total.com |language=de}}

However, he returned to race in the series after one round of the championship as a replacement for the injured Christian Bakkerud in the Super Nova team.{{cite news|title =Soucek replaces injured Bakkerud|publisher =autosport.com|url =http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/67175|date =2008-05-06|access-date =2008-05-06}} After two races with Super Nova, Soucek then returned to the DPR team where he replaced Giacomo Ricci, himself substituting for the injured Michael Herck.{{cite news|title =Soucek to stand in for Herck at DPR|publisher =autosport.com|url =http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/67569|date =2008-05-19|access-date =2008-05-23}} and scoring his first championship point. Following his stint with DPR, Soucek returned once more to Super Nova as a permanent replacement for Bakkerud.{{cite news|title =Soucek secures Super Nova drive|publisher =autosport.com|url =http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/68386|date =2008-06-17|access-date =2008-06-17}} He achieved one podium (at Hungaroring) and several more point finishes and ended the season tied with Roldán Rodríguez as best Spaniard.

=Superleague Formula and Formula Two=

Andy Soucek also represented the Brazilian side Corinthians (managed by EuroInternational group) in the 1st race of the 2008 Superleague Formula season, as Corinthians main driver Antônio Pizzonia was unable to participate, because of his schedule in Stock Car Brasil.

File:Superleague formula demonstration.jpg prototype car at Donington Park in 2008.]]

From the second race on, Soucek signed for Atlético Madrid to drive their car for the remainder of the 2008 Superleague Formula season. {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080921192117/http://www.superleagueformula.com/superleague/News-Media/News-archive/Atletico-de-Madrid-set-to-battle-in-Superleague-Formula]}}

In 2009, Soucek raced in the newly revived FIA Formula Two Championship, driving car number 22.{{cite news

|url=http://www.formulatwo.com/news/soucek-signs-up-for-formula-two.aspx

|title=Spanish ace signs up for Formula Two

|publisher=FIA Formula Two Championship

|date=2009-01-16

|access-date=2009-01-16

|archive-date=2009-02-20

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220125159/http://www.formulatwo.com/news/soucek-signs-up-for-formula-two.aspx

|url-status=dead

}} Soucek clinched the title with three races to spare. As part of his prize for winning the championship, he tested for the Williams Formula One team on 1 December, setting the fastest time of the day.{{cite news|last=O'Leary|first=Jamie|title=Soucek tops Jerez test for Williams|publisher=Haymarket Publications|work=autosport.com|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80386|date=2009-12-01|access-date=2009-12-01}}

=Formula One testing=

Soucek was confident of landing a Williams reserve drive in {{F1|2010}}. However Williams signed Valtteri Bottas as their official reserve and test driver. Soucek instead signed as a test driver for Virgin Racing, joining Luiz Razia in that role.{{cite news|title=Virgin Racing announces Andy Soucek as test driver for 2010 season|url=http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2010/2/10460.html|work=formula1.com|publisher=Formula One Administration|date=2010-02-23|access-date=2010-02-23}} In August, Soucek left Virgin, stating that the team had broken their contract by not giving him any testing opportunities.{{cite news|title=Soucek to quit Virgin over breach of contract|publisher=ESPN|work=en.espnf1.com|url=http://en.espnf1.com/virgin/motorsport/story/25753.html|date=2010-08-10|access-date=2010-08-11}} In September 2010 he returned to Superleague Formula, racing for Galatasaray.{{cite news|title=Jani to make Superleague debut|first=Matt|last=Beer| url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/86697 | work=Autosport | date=2010-09-15}}

=Sportscar racing=

Subsequently, Soucek switched to racing GTs, making his debut in the final round of the 2012 Blancpain Endurance Series season at the Circuito de Navarra for Boutsen-Ginion Racing, and joining ART Grand Prix to race a McLaren MP4-12C for the 2013 Blancpain Endurance season.{{cite web |url=http://sportscarracingnews.com/2013/03/07/blancpain-endurance-series-andy-soucek-signs-for-art-gp/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529052507/http://sportscarracingnews.com/2013/03/07/blancpain-endurance-series-andy-soucek-signs-for-art-gp/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=May 29, 2014 |title=Blancpain Endurance Series, Soucek signs for ART GP|date=7 March 2013 |website=sportscarracingnews.com |access-date=28 May 2014}}

He co-founded Integrated Racing Performance,{{cite web |url=http://www.integratedracingperformance.com/irc.com/irp_about_us.html |title=Irp_about us |website=www.integratedracingperformance.com |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126120914/http://www.integratedracingperformance.com/irc.com/irp_about_us.html |archive-date=26 January 2013 |url-status=dead}} a racing driver consultancy company, with Derrick Vopelka and Jorge Gil in 2011.{{Cite web|url=http://es-es.facebook.com/pages/IRP-Integrated-Racing-Performance/282608828441651|title=Iniciar sesión en Facebook}}

Racing record

=Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results=

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! DC

! Points

2006

! nowrap| Interwetten.com

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ZOL
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ZOL
2
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MON
1
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| IST
1
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IST
2
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MIS
1
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MIS
2
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SPA
1
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SPA
2
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NÜR
1
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| NÜR
2
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON
1
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DON
2
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LMS
1
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LMS
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAT
1
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAT
2
{{small|NC}}

! 4th

! 101

=Complete GP2 Series results=

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Entrant

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! DC

! Points

2007

! DPR

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|BHR
FEA
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|BHR
SPR
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|CAT
FEA
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|CAT
SPR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|MON
FEA
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|MAG
FEA
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|MAG
SPR
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|SIL
FEA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|SIL
SPR
{{small|20}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|NÜR
FEA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|NÜR
SPR
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|HUN
FEA
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|HUN
SPR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|IST
FEA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|IST
SPR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MNZ
FEA
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|MNZ
SPR
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SPA
FEA
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|SPA
SPR
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|VAL
FEA
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|VAL
SPR
{{small|3}}

! 16th

! 15

rowspan=2| 2008

! nowrap| Super Nova Racing

|CAT
FEA

|CAT
SPR

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|IST
FEA
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|IST
SPR
{{small|Ret}}

|

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|MAG
FEA
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MAG
SPR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|SIL
FEA
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|SIL
SPR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|HOC
FEA
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|HOC
SPR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|HUN
FEA
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|HUN
SPR
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|VAL
FEA
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|VAL
SPR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SPA
FEA
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|SPA
SPR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|MNZ
FEA
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|MNZ
SPR
{{small|18}}

|

!rowspan=2|14th

!rowspan=2|14

DPR

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|MON
FEA
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MON
SPR
{{small|6}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

=Superleague Formula record=

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Team

! Operator

!colspan=2|1

!colspan=2|2

!colspan=2|3

!colspan=2|4

!colspan=2|5

!colspan=2|6

! Position

! Points

rowspan=4|2008

!rowspan=2 nowrap|SC Corinthians

!rowspan=4 nowrap|EuroInternational

!colspan=2| DON

!colspan=2|

!colspan=2|

!colspan=2|

!colspan=2|

!colspan=2|

!rowspan=2| 9th

!rowspan=2| 264

style="background:#efcfff;"| 11

|style="background:#efcfff;"| 12

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

rowspan=2 nowrap| Atlético Madrid

!colspan=2|

!colspan=2| NÜR

!colspan=2| ZOL

!colspan=2| EST

!colspan=2| VAL

!colspan=2| JER

!rowspan=2| 18th

!rowspan=2| 132

|

|style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 9

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 13

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6

|style="background:#efcfff;"| 17

|style="background:#efcfff;"| 16

|style="background:#efcfff;"| 12

|style="background:#efcfff;"| 16

|style="background:#efcfff;"| 18

=Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results=

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! DC

! Points

2009

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|VAL
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|VAL
2
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|BRN
1
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|BRN
2
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|SPA
1
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|SPA
2
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|BRH
1
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|BRH
2
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|DON
1
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|DON
2
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|OSC
1
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|OSC
2
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|IMO
1
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|IMO
2
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|CAT
1
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|CAT
2
{{small|1}}

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

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|115

=Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results=

class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"
Year

! Team

! Car

! Class

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! Pos.

! Points

2014

! nowrap| Beechdean AMR

! nowrap| Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3

! Pro

| NOG
QR

| NOG
CR

| BRH
QR

| BRH
CR

| ZAN
QR

| ZAN
CR

| SVK
QR

| SVK
CR

| ALG
QR

| ALG
CR

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ZOL
QR
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ZOL
CR
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BAK
QR
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| BAK
CR
{{small|2}}

! 9th

! 36

2016

! nowrap| Bentley Team M-Sport

! nowrap| Bentley Continental GT3

! Pro

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MIS
QR
{{small|1}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MIS
CR
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
QR
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRH
CR
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR
QR
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NÜR
CR
{{small|32}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN
QR
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HUN
CR
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAT
QR
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"| CAT
CR
{{small|2}}

|

|

|

|

! 8th

! 47

2017

! nowrap| Bentley Team M-Sport

! nowrap| Bentley Continental GT3

! Pro

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIS
QR
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#FFFFFF;"| MIS
CR
{{small|DNS}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
QR
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRH
CR
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ZOL
QR
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ZOL
CR
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HUN
QR
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN
CR
{{small|25}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NÜR
QR
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NÜR
CR
{{small|15}}

|

|

|

|

! 25th

! 4

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

{{commons}}

  • [http://www.andysoucek.com/ Personal web site] In Spanish (clicking "Palmarés" key, there's a pdf CV also in English and German)

{{s-start}}

{{s-sports}}

{{succession box|title=Spanish Formula Three champion|before=Borja García|after=Ricardo Risatti|years=2005}}

{{succession box|title=FIA Formula Two champion|before=Mike Thackwell
(1984 European Formula Two)|after=Dean Stoneman|years=2009}}

{{s-end}}

{{Superleague Formula Galatasaray S.K.}}

{{FIA GT1 teams}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Soucek, Andy}}

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