Robert Kubica

Robert Kubica is the first Polish driver to participate in Formula One racing. A former test driver for the BMW Sauber team, Kubica was promoted to the position of racing driver in 2006 when he replaced Jacques Villeneuve. After a disappointing season in 2009, Kubica will be looking to break back into the top five of the Drivers Championship in 2010.

Nationality: Polish
Date of Birth: 7/12/1984
Team: Renault
World Championship Titles: 0
First Race: 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix
First Win: 2008 Canadian Grand Prix
Car Number: 5
2009 Championship Position: 14th

While Robert Kubica displayed a passion for racing from an early age, his career in racing only began at the age of 10, when he started participating in Polish Kart racing, winning 3 titles during his first 6 years in the sport.

Kubica’s professional career began in 2000 when he took on a position as a test driver in the Formula 2000 series. Kubica achieved promising results in Formula 2000 before moving to the Formula 3 Euro-Series, winning his first Championship title in this series in 2005.

In 2006 Robert Kubica was appointed as a test driver for the Sauber team. He performed well in testing, and made his debut as a racing driver at the German Grand Prix after Jacques Villenueve withdrew due to ill health. Kubica was impressive in his first Grand Prix, and was confirmed as Villeneuve’s replacement, when he resigned from the team several weeks later.

Since joining BMW Sauber, Robert Kubica has been a consistent performer, regularly finishing in the points but only rarely reaching the podium. In the 2008 season he achieved his maiden Grand Prix win in the Canadian Grand Prix. The remainder of the 2008 season saw Kubica continue to achieve good results, and the Pole was still a long-shot contender for the title towards the end of the season.

Kubica eventually finished the 2008 Formula One season in 4th place, having achieved podium finishes in seven races. 2009 proved to be a much less successful season for the Pole. Kubica failed to reach the podium once for Sauber, and only scored points in three races, finishing the year a disappoining 14th in the Drivers Championship.