Background
He is the son of former Formula One and Le Mans 24 Hours driver Jean-Denis Délétraz.
He is the son of former Formula One and Le Mans 24 Hours driver Jean-Denis Délétraz.
Delétraz graduated to Formula Renault for 2013, racing in the Formula Renault 2.0 Nippon Electric Corporation championship with Josef Kaufmann Racing.
Karting
Delétraz began karting in his native Switzerland in 2008, winning the Vega Trofeo Super Mini class the following year. Third-place finishes followed in the KF3 Bridgestone Cup Switzerland and Vega Trofeo Junior categories in 2010 before winning the latter championship in 2011. Formula Bayerische Motoren Werke Talent Cup
Delétraz began his single-seater career in September 2012, racing in the Grand Final of the Formula Bayerische Motoren Werke Talent Cup season, held at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben in Germany.
He started each of the three races from Pole position, winning the second race of the event.
In the final race of the weekend, Delétraz collided with fellow Swiss driver Ralph Boschung with both drivers retiring from the race. He was subsequently excluded from the event following an incident in the pit lane after the race.
Formula Renault 2.0
He finished the season in 19th place in the championship, with a best race result of fifth coming in the second race of the Silverstone meeting. Delétraz continued with the team for a second FR2.0 Nippon Electric Corporation season in 2014.
After winning the opening race of the season at Monza, he took a further four podium positions to finish runner-up in the championship, sixteen points behind Fortec Motorsports Ben Barnicoat.
During the year, Delétraz also made his debut in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championship, taking part in the rounds at Spa-Francorchamps, Nürburgring and Paul Ricard as a guest driver. In 2015, Delétraz stayed with Josef Kaufmann Racing for a third season, racing a dual campaign in both Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 Nippon Electric Corporation. In April 2015, Delétraz was announced as one of the four drivers selected to join the Bayerische Motoren Werke Motorsport Junior Programme for 2015. As part of the initiative, he is due to contest three races of the Veranstaltergemeinschaft Langstreckenpokal Nürburgring series (VLN) for the manufacturer.
Formula Renault 3.5 Series/Formula V8 3.5
Delétraz will make his debut in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series at the fifth round of the 2015 season at the Red Bulletin Ring, driving for the returning Comtec Racing team
He will graduate to the series full time with Fortec in 2016. Formula One
Career summary
† As Delétraz was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position. Races in italics indicate fastest lap).
In February 2016, Deletraz was confirmed as a member of Renault"s young driver program