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Frédéric Vervisch is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Flemish province West Flanders...

) is a Belgian

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

racing driver who currently races for Luxembourg in the Superleague Formula

Superleague Formula

Superleague Formula is an open wheel single seater motor racing formula, which started in 2008, at Donington Park in the United Kingdom. The league introduced team sponsorship by association football clubs. It goes by the saying 'The Beautiful Race: Football at 300 km/h'. By 2011 the link with...

Early career

A winner of numerous karting championships, Vervisch moved to auto racing

Auto racing

Auto racing is a motorsport involving the racing of cars for competition. It is one of the world's most watched televised sports.-The beginning of racing:...

in 2003 making a single start in the Formula Three French Cup and immediately won upon his debut. Following that initial success, he participated in the entire 2004 Formula Three French Cup championship and finished runner-up.

Formula Renault

In 2005 Vervisch moved to the Formula Renault 3.5 series

World Series by Renault

The World Series by Renault, formerly the World Series by Nissan from 1998 to 2004, is a motor racing series. The series consists of the flagship Formula Renault 3.5 Series , the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and the Eurocup Mégane Trophy...

, participating with GD Racing in 4 rounds with a best result of 12th in Zolder

Zolder

The Circuit Zolder, also known as Circuit Terlaemen, is an undulating motorsport race track in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium.Built in 1963, Zolder hosted the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix on 10 separate occasions in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as the 1980 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix. The F1 circus...

in a race won by Robert Kubica

Robert Kubica

Robert Józef Kubica is the first Polish racing driver to compete in Formula One. Between 2006 and 2009 he drove for the BMW Sauber F1 team, promoted from test driver to race driver during 2006...

. The season ended after round 4 in Le Mans

Circuit de la Sarthe

The Circuit des 24 Heures, also known as Circuit de la Sarthe, located near Le Mans, France, is a semi-permanent race course most famous as the venue for the 24 Hours of Le Mans auto race. The track uses local roads that remain open to the public most of the year...

when it became clear that his sponsor Kizz-Me was not fulfilling its financial obligations, a fraud that the same company committed again against a WRC

World Rally Championship

The World Rally Championship is a rallying series organised by the FIA, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer. The driver's world championship and manufacturer's world championship are separate championships, but based on the same point system. The series currently consists of 13...

driver and his team in 2006.

In 2006 the 19-year old Vervisch took a step back and competed full-time in Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup

Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup

The Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup is a Formula Renault 2.0 championship held on Northern Europe...

with SL Formula Racing, finishing 9th in points and scoring a season-best 5th place at the Anderstorp

Scandinavian Raceway

The Scandinavian Raceway is a race circuit in Anderstorp , Sweden.The track was built on marshlands in 1968 and became an extremely popular venue in the 1970s, just as Swede Ronnie Peterson was at the height of his career...

round.

Formula Three

In 2007

2007 German Formula Three season

The 2007 ATS F3 cup season was the 5th German F3 Cup season. It commenced on April 28, 2007 and ended on September 30 after eighteen races. The title was won by Carlo van Dam in penultimate Sachsenring round.-Teams and drivers:-Calendar:-Results:...

Vervisch graduated to F3

Formula Three

Formula Three, also called Formula 3 or F3, is a class of open-wheel formula racing. The various championships held in Europe, Australia, South America and Asia form an important step for many prospective Formula One drivers...

and raced with JB Motorsport in the German F3 Championship

German Formula Three Championship

The German Formula Three Championship – currently titled the ATS Formel 3 Cup – is Germany's national Formula Three series. In the hierarchy of motor racing formulae, Formula Three is placed between national Formula Renault and championships such as GP2...

. He made a remarkable debut and finished runner-up to Carlo van Dam

Carlo van Dam

-Formula Renault:A veteran of karting, and a former member of the Renault Driver Development programme, van Dam stepped up into single-seaters in 2004, competing mainly in the Dutch Formula Renault series. In his debut season, he achieved three pole positions and three fastest laps, on his way to...

with 4 race wins and 11 podium finishes.

That winter, lured by the F1

Formula One

Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...

test with Force India

Force India

Sahara Force India Formula One Team, the trading name of Force India Formula One Team Limited, is a Formula One racing team based in Silverstone, United Kingdom which currently holds an Indian licence. The team was formed in October 2007 when a consortium led by Indian businessman Vijay Mallya and...

as prize for the champion, Vervisch participated with Team Goddard in the Asian F3 Championship

Asian Formula Three Championship

The Asian Formula Three Championship was a single-seater racing series based in South East Asia. It is one of a number of national and international Formula Three championships that form part of an established "career ladder" below Formula One. It was sanctioned by the Automobile Association of the...

with only one goal: winning the championship. He did so while scoring an overwhelming 11 race wins on circuits such as Sepang

Sepang International Circuit

The Sepang International Circuit is a racing circuit in Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia. It is located near Kuala Lumpur International Airport, approximately 60 km south of the capital city Kuala Lumpur. It is the venue used for the Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix, A1 Grand Prix as well as the...

and Zhuhai

Zhuhai International Circuit

Zhuhai International Circuit is located at Jin Ding town in Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China.Motorsport started in Zhuhai when it hosted a race on its street circuit in 1993, racing continued until 1996 when the motor racing circuit was constructed and became China’s...

. However, due to changes in F1

Formula One

testing rules, the F1

Formula One

test drive with Force India

Force India

could not take place.

In 2008

2008 German Formula Three season

The 2008 ATS F3 Cup season was the 6th German F3 Cup season. It commenced on May 24, 2008 and ended on October 12 after eighteen rounds. The title was won by Frédéric Vervisch.-Teams and drivers:* Guest drivers in italics.-Calendar:...

Vervisch returned to the German F3 Championship

German Formula Three Championship

, this time with Swiss Racing Team

Swiss Racing Team

Swiss Racing Team is an auto racing team based in Inwil, Lucerne, Switzerland. Formed by Othmar Welti and Erich Kolb in 2000, Swiss Racing Team initially competed in the German Formula Three Championship before also joining the Formula Three Euroseries from 2003 to 2004. Frédéric Vervisch won the...

. Again, the goal was clear and simple: winning the championship. Halfway the season Vervisch switched to Jo Zeller Racing

Jo Zeller

Jo Zeller is a Swiss racing driver. He has raced in such series as Austria Formula 3 Cup and is a twelve-time Swiss Formula Three champion...

and eventually clinched the title by winning 5 of the 6 remaining races, which brought his total season tally to 7 race wins.

In 2010

2010 Italian Formula Three season

The 2010 Italian Formula Three season was the 46th Italian Formula Three Championship season. The season began on 24 April at Misano and ended on 24 October at Monza after 16 races held at eight meetings....

Vervisch decided to go back to Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

and race with RC Motorsport

RC Motorsport

RC Motorsport is an auto racing team based in Italy....

in the Italian F3 Championship

Italian Formula Three Championship

The Italian Formula Three Championship is the Formula Three racing competition in Italy.-History:Formula Three has traditionally been regarded as the first major stepping stone for F1 hopefuls - it is typically the first point in a driver's career at which most drivers in the series are aiming at...

. He scored a season-best 3rd place finish at Imola

Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari

The Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari is an auto racing circuit near the Italian town of Imola, east of Bologna and east of the Ferrari factory in Maranello....

but left the championship at the next round in Mugello

Mugello Circuit

Mugello Circuit is a race track in the Mugello region of Italy near Florence. Its length is . It has 15 turns and a long straight.Grand Prix motorcycle racing host an annual event here . Also, the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters hold an annual event. The track is property of Scuderia Ferrari which...

after having suffered 2 engine failures before even the start of the first race, and the subsequent team decision to withdraw from the race.

Atlantic Championship

In 2009

2009 Atlantic Championship season

The 2009 IMSA Cooper Tires Atlantic Championship season was the thirty-sixth Atlantic Championship season. It was the first full season of the Championship under the sanctioning of the International Motor Sports Association...

after having won the 2008

2008 German Formula Three season

German F3

German Formula Three Championship

title, Vervisch moved to the United States where he competed in the Atlantic Championship for Genoa Racing. He finished 4th in the championship standings with four podium finishes and grabbed the Rookie of the Year title.

Superleague Formula

On 4–5 September 2010

2010 Superleague Formula season

The 2010 Superleague Formula season was the third Superleague Formula championship. The series was rebranded "Superleague Formula by Sonangol", due to a two-year deal that began in the previous season...

, Vervisch made his debut in Superleague Formula

Superleague Formula

after receiving an invitation by Atech

Atech Grand Prix

Atech Grand Prix is a British motor racing team.It was formed in 2007 as Hitech Junior Team by David Hayle, who had sold his successful British Formula Three team Hitech Racing to Austrian businessman Walter Grubmuller, Sr....

-Reid

Reid Motorsport

Reid Motorsport is a British racing team operated by Anthony Reid, the former team truckie of Ultimate Motorsport. The team was founded in 2009 and it only ever competed in the now defunct Superleague Formula race series. It was created when Ultimate left the Superleague Formula series, with Reid...

to drive the Liverpool FC

Liverpool F.C. (Superleague Formula team)

Liverpool F.C. Superleague Formula team is the racing team of Liverpool F.C., a football team that competes in England in the Premier League. The Liverpool F.C...

car at the Adria

2010 Adria Superleague Formula round

The 2010 Adria Superleague Formula round was a Superleague Formula round held on September 5, 2010, at the Adria International Raceway circuit, Adria, Italy. It was Superleague Formula's first visit to the circuit after visits in previous years to Italy's Vallelunga and Monza circuits...

round. His debut didn't go unnoticed as he overtook former F1

Formula One

driver Robert Doornbos

Robert Doornbos

Robert Michael Doornbos is a Dutch racing driver. He has been test and third driver for the Jordan and Red Bull Racing Formula One teams, as well as driving for Minardi and Red Bull Racing in 2005 and 2006. Doornbos then drove for Minardi Team USA in the 2007 and final season of the Champ Car...

and team mate Yelmer Buurman

Yelmer Buurman

Yelmer Evert Frans Buurman is a Dutch racing driver.-Formula König:Buurman drove in the German-based Formula König championship in 2002, finishing twentieth in the season standings.-Formula Renault:...

in bold fashion on his way to securing a slot in the Superleague Formula

Superleague Formula

Super Final. Vervisch continued his successful series debut at the next round in Portimão

2010 Portimão Superleague Formula round

The 2010 Portimão Superleague Formula round was a Superleague Formula round held on September 19, 2010, at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve circuit, Portimão, Portugal. It was Superleague Formula's first visit to the circuit after visits in previous years to the country's Estoril circuit...

where he was crowned the overall weekend winner in the Super Final. He took his pace to the inaugural Superleague Formula

Superleague Formula

China

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rounds in Ordos

2010 Ordos Superleague Formula round

The 2010 Ordos Superleague Formula round was a Superleague Formula round held on October 3, 2010, at the newly-built Ordos International Circuit circuit, Ordos City, China. It was Superleague Formula's first visit to China, and is followed the week after by a round through the streets of Beijing...

where he first suffered an engine failure in race 1 but then recovered with a victory in race 2 and in the streets of Beijing

2010 Beijing Superleague Formula round

The 2010 Beijing Superleague Formula round was a Superleague Formula round held on October 10, 2010, at the Beijing International Street Circuit, Beijing, China. It was Superleague Formula's second visit to China, after previously visiting the Ordos International Circuit the week before. It was...

where Vervisch scored a double podium finish - in race 1 and then the overall 3rd spot for the weekend. At the final round of the Superleague Formula

Superleague Formula

season in Navarra

2010 Navarra Superleague Formula round

The 2010 Navarra Superleague Formula round was a Superleague Formula round held on October 24, 2010, at the Circuito de Navarra circuit, Los Arcos, Spain. It was Superleague Formula's first visit to the newly-built circuit and the second round of the 2010 season to be held in Spain, after the...

Vervisch didn't reach the finish line due to mechanical failures in both races.

Career summary

Season	Series	Team Name	Races	Poles	Wins	Points	Position
2005	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	GD Racing	7	0	0	0	30th
2006	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC	SL Formula Racing	16	0	0	152	9th
2007	German F3 2007 German Formula Three season The 2007 ATS F3 cup season was the 5th German F3 Cup season. It commenced on April 28, 2007 and ended on September 30 after eighteen races. The title was won by Carlo van Dam in penultimate Sachsenring round.-Teams and drivers:-Calendar:-Results:...	JB Motorsport	18	1	4	127	2nd
2007-08	Asian F3 Asian Formula Three Championship The Asian Formula Three Championship was a single-seater racing series based in South East Asia. It is one of a number of national and international Formula Three championships that form part of an established "career ladder" below Formula One. It was sanctioned by the Automobile Association of the...	Team Goddard	18	10	11	322	1st
2008	German F3 2008 German Formula Three season The 2008 ATS F3 Cup season was the 6th German F3 Cup season. It commenced on May 24, 2008 and ended on October 12 after eighteen rounds. The title was won by Frédéric Vervisch.-Teams and drivers:* Guest drivers in italics.-Calendar:...	Swiss Racing Team Swiss Racing Team Swiss Racing Team is an auto racing team based in Inwil, Lucerne, Switzerland. Formed by Othmar Welti and Erich Kolb in 2000, Swiss Racing Team initially competed in the German Formula Three Championship before also joining the Formula Three Euroseries from 2003 to 2004. Frédéric Vervisch won the...	16	4	7	120	1st
2008		Jo Zeller Racing Jo Zeller Jo Zeller is a Swiss racing driver. He has raced in such series as Austria Formula 3 Cup and is a twelve-time Swiss Formula Three champion...	16	4	7	120	1st
2009	Atlantic Championship 2009 Atlantic Championship season The 2009 IMSA Cooper Tires Atlantic Championship season was the thirty-sixth Atlantic Championship season. It was the first full season of the Championship under the sanctioning of the International Motor Sports Association...	Genoa Racing	12	0	0	131	4th
2010	Italian F3 Italian Formula Three Championship The Italian Formula Three Championship is the Formula Three racing competition in Italy.-History:Formula Three has traditionally been regarded as the first major stepping stone for F1 hopefuls - it is typically the first point in a driver's career at which most drivers in the series are aiming at...	RC Motorsport RC Motorsport RC Motorsport is an auto racing team based in Italy....	7	0	0	20	14th
2010	Superleague Formula 2010 Superleague Formula season The 2010 Superleague Formula season was the third Superleague Formula championship. The series was rebranded "Superleague Formula by Sonangol", due to a two-year deal that began in the previous season...	Liverpool FC Liverpool F.C. (Superleague Formula team) Liverpool F.C. Superleague Formula team is the racing team of Liverpool F.C., a football team that competes in England in the Premier League. The Liverpool F.C...	12	0	2	439 †	10th †

† Team standings

Atlantic Championship results

(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
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|- valign="top"
!valign="middle"| Year
!valign="middle"| Team
! SEB
! MIL

Miller Motorsports Park

Miller Motorsports Park is an auto, motorcycle, bicycle and kart racing facility located in the unincorporated Erda area just outside Tooele, Utah.- The Track :...

! NJ1

New Jersey Motorsports Park

New Jersey Motorsports Park is a racing facility located in Millville, New Jersey. The park has two road courses and a high-performance karting facility. In the future, a tri-oval track and off-road course are to be built on the park's property. NJMP hosts amateur and professional automobile and...

! NJ2

New Jersey Motorsports Park

! LRP

Lime Rock Park

Lime Rock Park is a natural-terrain motorsport road racing venue located in Lime Rock, Connecticut, United States, a hamlet in the village of Lakeville, Connecticut, in the state’s northwest corner...

! ACC1

Autobahn Country Club

Autobahn Country Club is a road racing complex located near Joliet, Illinois. The facility includes a configurable main track with a north track, a south track, a full track of , and a kart track....

! ACC2

Autobahn Country Club

Autobahn Country Club is a road racing complex located near Joliet, Illinois. The facility includes a configurable main track with a north track, a south track, a full track of , and a kart track....

! MID

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course

Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course auto racing facility located in Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio, United States, just outside of the village of Lexington...

! CTR

Circuit Trois-Rivières

The Circuit Trois-Rivières is a street circuit located in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada. The circuit has hosted American Le Mans Series, Grand-Am Rolex Series, Trans-Am series and Formula Atlantic races in the past...

! MOS
! ATL

Road Atlanta

Road Atlanta is a 2.54-mile road course located just north of Braselton, Georgia, USA. The facility is utilized for a wide variety of events, including professional and amateur sports car and motorcycle races, racing and driving schools, corporate programs and testing for motorsports teams...

! LAG

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca is a paved road racing track used for both auto racing and motorcycle racing, originally constructed in 1957 near both Salinas and Monterey, California, USA....

!valign="middle"| Position
!valign="middle"| Points
|-
! 2009

2009 Atlantic Championship season

|align="left"| Genoa Racing
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"| 2
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| 3
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| 7
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| 3
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| 6
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| 4
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| 4
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| 5
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| 9
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| 3
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| 6
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"| 3
|align="middle"| 4th †
|align="right"| 131
|}
† Vervisch finished the season as Rookie of the Year

Superleague Formula results

(Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
{|
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{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center"
!rowspan=2 valign=middle| Year
!rowspan=2 valign=middle| Team
!rowspan=2 valign=middle| Operator
!colspan=3| ADR

2010 Adria Superleague Formula round

!colspan=3| POR

2010 Portimão Superleague Formula round

!colspan=3| ORD

2010 Ordos Superleague Formula round

!colspan=3| BEI

2010 Beijing Superleague Formula round

!colspan=3| NAV

2010 Navarra Superleague Formula round

|-
!R1
!R2
!S
!R1
!R2
!S
!R1
!R2
!S
!R1
!R2
!S
!R1
!R2
!S
|- style="border-top:2px solid #aaaaaa"
! 2010

2010 Superleague Formula season

|align=left| Liverpool FC

Liverpool F.C. (Superleague Formula team)

Liverpool F.C. Superleague Formula team is the racing team of Liverpool F.C., a football team that competes in England in the Premier League. The Liverpool F.C...

|align=left| Atech

Atech Grand Prix

-Reid

Reid Motorsport

|bgcolor=#dfffdf| 7
|bgcolor=#dfffdf| 5
|bgcolor=#dfffdf| 6
|bgcolor=#dfffdf| 4
|bgcolor=#dfffdf| 6
|bgcolor=#ffffbf| 1
|bgcolor=#efcfff| Ret
|bgcolor=#ffffbf| 1
|bgcolor=#ffcfcf| X
|bgcolor=#ffdf9f| 3
|bgcolor=#cfcfff| 7
|bgcolor=#ffdf9f| C †
|bgcolor=#dfffdf| 16
|bgcolor=#efcfff| Ret
|bgcolor=#ffcfcf| X
|}
|valign="bottom"|

NOTE – R2 starts

with reverse grid

S = Super Final
|}
† The Super Final at the Beijing round was cancelled but Vervisch was classified as 3rd overall

External links

Frédéric Vervisch at Driver Database
Superleague Formula official website

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