Formula 1 Driver Details

Timo Glock

Data and Statistics

Date of Birth	March 15, 1982	Championships	6 (0 Won)
Place of Birth	Lindeenfesl, DEU	Grand Prix	94 (1 Won)
Nationality	DEU	Podiums	3
Weight/Height	64 kg / 169 cm	Poles	1
First GP	June 14, 2004	Fastest Laps	1
Last GP	November 25, 2012	Highest Position	2 (x2)
Constructors	Jordan, Toyota, Virgin Racing, Marussia	Highest Pole	2 (x2)

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Points

Year/Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	PtsPos
2012 Marussia	AUS 01420	MYS 01720	CHN 01920	BHR 01923	ESP 01821	MCO 01419	CAN 0RET21	EUR 0DNS0	GBR 01820	DEU 02222	HUN 02122	BEL 01520	ITA 1719	SGP 01220	JPN 01618	KOR 01820	IND 02021	ARE 01421	USA 01919	BRA 01621	020
2011 Virgin Racing	AUS 0RET21	MYS 01621	CHN 02122	TUR 0RET21	ESP 01920	MCO 0RET20	CAN 01622	EUR 02121	GBR 01620	DEU 01719	HUN 01720	BEL 01819	ITA 01521	SGP 0DNF21	JPN 02021	KOR 01821	IND 0DNF24	ARE 01919	BRA 0RET24		025
2010 Virgin Racing	BHR 0RET19	AUS 0RET23	MYS 0RET16	CHN 0RET19	ESP 01822	MCO 0RET20	TUR 01821	CAN 0RET21	EUR 01922	GBR 01819	DEU 01823	HUN 01618	BEL 01820	ITA 01724	SGP 0RET18	JPN 01422	KOR 0RET19	BRA 02017	ARE 0RET21		025
2009 Toyota	AUS 5419	MYS 333	CHN 2719	BHR 272	ESP 0106	MCO 01019	TUR 1813	GBR 098	DEU 0920	HUN 3613	EUR 01413	BEL 0107	ITA 01116	SGP 826							2410
2008 Toyota	AUS 0RET18	MYS 0RET10	BHR 0913	ESP 01114	TUR 01315	MCO 01210	CAN 5411	FRA 0118	GBR 01212	DEU 0RET11	HUN 825	EUR 2713	BEL 0913	ITA 0119	SGP 547	JPN 0RET8	CHN 2712	BRA 3610			2510
2004 Jordan-Ford								CAN 2716								CHN 01516	JPN 01517	BRA 01517			219

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Driver Bio

Timo Glock was born in Lindenfels, Germany in 1982 and debuted in Formula 1 in 2004. Like virtually all professional drivers of cars, the German started his career in Karting at the not so tender age of 15.

His next step was for the renowned Formula BMW and in 2002 he went to the always competitive German Formula 3, where he finished third, leading all rookies in points. Glock then continued his ascent in the Formula 3 Euroseries, collecting three wins and showing enough tenacity to earn a spot in Formula 1 as test driver for the Jordanteam.

His debut was triggered by the contractual dispute between Jordan and its driver Giorgio Pantano, who was put aside for the Canadian GP and Glock was called as a replacement.

Timo got his first F1 points in the race, and part of that achievement had to do with the disqualification of the Williams and Toyota cars (after the race), which promoted the German four places to 7th. It turned out that the Italian driver came back; only to then leave with three races pending in the calendar, giving another chance to Timo who finished in 15th place in all three of them.

Seeing himself without a seat in Formula 1, in 2005 Glock went to the US to participate in the Champ Car World Series, but his real breakthrough came when he joined the GP2 Series in 2006, becoming the category champion the very next season.

His achievement in GP2 earned him a three-year contract with Toyota, where he was going to share racing duties with Jarno Trulli. Although his 2008 season start was not very encouraging due to two consecutive retirements, he was later able to redeem himself with his 4th place in Canada. The best finish of his career was a fantastic 2nd place (he did it twice) in the Hungarian Grand Prix, in which he started from fifth on the grid. Glock got another 4th place (Singapore) and earned points in two other GPs, giving him a total of 25 points, a respectable figure.

Toyota’s car for the 2009 season was more competitive than the previous one, and Glock did his best to shine. A fourth place in the initial GP at Melbourne, followed by a third in China raised the team’s expectations. Even though the German was able to secure points afterward and intermittently through the lower tier of point finishes, Toyota did not evolve within the season and the momentum dissipated. Nevertheless Glock scored a well-deserved second place in Singapore, which was followed by retirement due to a heavy accident in the Grand Prix of Japan that sidelined him from the tracks, missing the last two races of the season.

The German intended to continue working with Toyota, but the global financial crisis pushed the Japanese team to withdraw from the Formula 1 racing, leaving the German with no seat for 2010. After months of uncertainty, Glock signed with newcomer Virgin, but the team’s first ill-fated car made the championship as one to forget.

Virgin’s situation didn’t change much for the 2011 season, and often have to struggle not be worst team in each race along with the Hispania Racing cars. By 2012, the team looks better, partly because of the technological agreement reached with McLaren, and partly because being acquired by the Russian company Marussia, which provides financial strength and the sense that of a long term plan is the objective.

Alfonso Duro / Gustavo A Roche

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