Jules Bianchi was the youngest member of a dynasty of French racing drivers, and one of the most promising stars of the international Formula One circuit.
Background
Jules Bianchi was born on the 3rd of August, 1989 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. Bianchi died from injuries on the 17th of July, 2015, which he has got in Suzuka accident. His grandfather was a GT World Champion, and his grandfather’s brother participated in some Formula One races in the 1960s.
Career
He was racing by the age of five. At 13, he was signed up by Maranello Karting, showing great skill and decisiveness in his driving at this young age. He moved on in 2007 and raced in French Formula Renault 2.0, winning five times and finishing the season as champion. Bianchi joined the Formula Three European Championship and finished third in the 2008 season. In 2009, with eight wins, he won the title with a race to spare and went on to win the final round at Hockenheim. At the end of 2009, he represented Ferrari at the young drivers’ test in Jerez and graduated from the Ferrari academy.
By 2010, Bianchi was a star of the GP2 Series and was lying fourth in the championship when he was badly injured at the Hungaroring circuit in Hungary, although he recovered from a broken vertebra in time to take part in the subsequent round.
In November 2010, he was named by Ferrari as its test and reserve driver for the 2011 Formula One season. A year later, he was loaned to the Force India team as test and reserve driver, but the following year lost out to the more experienced Sutil in the contest for a place in the team’s front rank of drivers. The decision was judged harsh on Bianchi, whom The Daily Telegraph described as an exciting young driver and who had registered the third best overall time during testing at Jerez, despite completing only 50 laps on the final day. Later in 2013, however, he made his full debut in Formula One with Marussia (now known as Manor Marussia), replacing Luiz Razia.
Bianchi finished ninth in the Monaco Grand Prix in May 2014, earning Marussia its first world championship points. .
Views
Quotations:
"Obviously we are always driving to be quick, but it's not only to beat your teammate but also to improve the car and beat the other teams in the paddock.'"
Jules praising his team in 2014:
“I couldn’t have wished for a more supportive environment in which to make my F1 debut and from the very beginning I have always felt completely at home with the team. We started the season very well and while the challenge has increased as the season has developed, we have learned important lessons together that will place us in a much stronger position next year when there are a lot of changes for the sport and the team to get used to.”
Personality
Height: 1,79 m
Weight: 68 kg
Quotes from others about the person
Luca Di Montezemolo said: "This boy was born with us, and we thought of him as our driver of the future... he would have been perfect for the coming years."