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Robert Kubica F1 stats & info
| Name | Robert Kubica |
| Country |  Poland |
| Height | 1.84 meter / 6 feet |
| Place of Birth | Krakau |
| Date of Birth | Dec 7th 1984 - 40 years old |
| Season Entries | 7 |
| Car Number | 88 |
| First Race | 2006 Hungarian F1 GP |
| Last Race | 2021 Italian F1 GP |
| First Pole | 2008 Bahrain F1 GP |
| Last Pole | 2008 Bahrain F1 GP |
| First Win | 2008 Canadian F1 GP |
| Last Win | 2008 Canadian F1 GP |
| F1 Teams History | BMW Sauber (2006-2009) Renault (2010) Williams (2019) Alfa Romeo (2021) |
Robert Kubica F1 Stats | |
| Grand Prix Entries | 96 |
| Grand Prix Starts | 96 |
| Total Points | 265.00 |
| Avg. Points per GP | 2.76 |
| Grand Prix Wins | 1 (1,0%) |
| Pole Positions | 1 (1,0%) |
| Front Row Starts | 4 (4,2%) |
| Avg. GP Grid | 10.2 |
| GP Podiums | 11 (11,5%) |
| GP Fastest Laps | 1 (1,0%) |
| GP Points Finish | 45 (46,9%) |
| Avg. GP Position | 9.7 |
| GP Retirements | 14 (14,6%) |
| GP DNF's | 12 (12,5%) |
| Total GP Laps | 5.324 |
Biography
Robert Kubica Biography
Robert Kubica
Robert Kubica is the only Polish driver in F1 history. On our Polish F1 Drivers & Statistics Overview you can check that out for each driver.
After a successful career in karting, winning multiple karting titles in Poland, the International Italian Junior Karting Championship twice, the Monaco Kart Cup twice and solid performances in the World Championship, he made the move to Junior Formulas.
His junior formula career started under the wings of Renault. From 2001 to 2005, Kubica competed in many championships. In the Formula Renault 2000, he lost the title in 2002 against Argentinian José María López, after winning four out of 10 races. He competed in the 2003 Formula 3 Euro Series and won one race and faced many drivers who eventually made it into F1: Nico Rosberg, Markus Winkelhock, Christian Klien, Timo Glock, Robert Doornbos, and Lucas di Grassi.
Robert Kubica's 1st podium 2006 Italy F1 GP
He had different tenures in the British Formula 3 Championship and had another season in the Formula 3 Euro Series with less success. He competed in three editions of the Macau Grand Prix between 2003 and 2005, achieving one Pole Position and the second place in 2005. Also, he drove in the Masters of Formula 3 race in 2003.
He won the Formula Renault 3.5 Series title in 2005 after dominating the season with four wins and 11 podiums in 17 races. In the 1st of December of 2005, he participated in his first F1 test with the Renault F1 team and drove Fernando Alonso's 2005 championship-winning car in Barcelona.
In 2006 he was named BMW Sauber test driver and he made his debut at the Hungarian Grand Prix after the team declared Jacques Villeneuve unfit to race. The Polish impressed in his first race, but his 7th place did not count as he was disqualified. In only his third race, he finished on the podium behind Michael Schumacher and Kimi Raikkonen at Monza.
Robert Kubica crash at Canada 2007 F1 GP
He kept his place at BMW Sauber for 2007 alongside Nick Heidfeld. After scoring points in three of the first five races, he had one of the heaviest crashes in Formula 1 history in Canada. Luckily for him, he escaped without any major injuries and only missed the following race, the US Grand Prix at Indianapolis. A young Sebastian Vettel took Kubica's place for the race in the USA. Kubica recovered and scored points in eight of the final ten races of 2007 and finished sixth in the championship.
In 2008 he had his best year and mounted a title challenge against the Ferraris of Raikkonen and Felipe Massa and the McLaren of Lewis Hamilton. He returned to the location of his terrible crash in 2007 and took advantage of an eventful race to take his first and so far only win in F1, which gave him a brief lead in the WDC.
2010 Renault R30 driven by Robert Kubica
His championship hopes disappeared after the Chinese Grand Prix, with only one race to go. Ultimately, he finished in fourth place in the standings. In 2009 he had a tough year and scored only one podium, a second place in the 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix. On the 7th of October, Kubica completed his racing circle as he was announced as a Renault driver for 2010.
The 2010 campaign was good by the Polish driver, scoring three podiums and finishing eight times in the top 5, which was great compared to his teammate's —Vitaly Petrov— zero podiums and only one top 5 finish. For the 2011 season, he was set to continue racing with the Renault squad, but a horrific crash on the 6th of February of 2011 during the Ronde di Andora rally injured him badly and he wasn't fit to drive in the 2011 season.
The wreck of Kubica rally car that he crashed with and got injured very bad in 2011
He underwent multiple surgeries by many doctors and recovered, even though he sustained a major injury on his right arm. He kept his seat at Renault despite his inability to drive, but he missed the 2012 season too, a year he was supposed to drive with Ferrari alongside Alonso, according to Kubica himself.
His motorsport activities resumed on the 9th of September of 2012 in the Ronde Gomitolo Di Lana. He participated in the European Rally Championship, the WRC-2 and WRC between 2013 and 2016, winning the WRC-2 title in 2013 but without big success in the WRC.
His return to F1 occurred in the 6th of June of 2017, when he completed a test with Renault at the wheel of the Lotus E20, the car driven to victory by Raikkonen at Abu Dhabi in the 2012 campaign. Then, he completed in the 2nd of August another test with Renault at the Hungaroring, after the 2017 Hungarian Grand Prix, and finished fourth with 142 laps completed.
Robert Kubica (POL) Williams Racing FW42.
Hungarian Grand Prix, Sunday 4th August 2019. Budapest, Hungary.
After several tests with Williams, he became a clear contender for a seat for the 2018 season, but on the 16th of January of 2018, he was confirmed as Williams reserve driver. He participated in three FP1 sessions and finished in last place twice, and he was faster than Lance Stroll in the 2018 Spanish GP FP1 session.
On the 22nd of November of 2018, Williams confirmed Kubica was going to be part of their new drivers' lineup for 2019. His teammate would be George Russell, the reigning F2 champion.
The 12 races before the summer break were really difficult for Kubica, as he was being constantly out-qualified by his rookie teammate and falling behind in races. The Williams FW42 was clearly the worst car of the grid in the first half of 2019. However, despite his struggles, Kubica finished ahead of Russell and scored a point in the 2019 German Grand Prix, which was his first point-scoring finish since the 2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
After the summer break, the struggle continued for Williams. On the 19th of September, during the Pre-race Press Conference of the 2019 Singapore Grand Prix, Kubica announced his departure from Williams at the end of the year. He was not clear about his next move, but said that he wanted to stay in F1, although "not at any cost".
He left the sport after the last race of the year at Abu Dhabi. His teammate finished with a 21-0 advantage during qualifying but the Polish race-winner finished ahead in the standing thanks to the point he scored at Hockenheim.
In 2020 Kubica moved from Williams to Alfa Romeo and took his long term sponsor Orlen with him to be their official reserver driver. He only did some practice sessions in the Alfa during this first covid affected season.
Kubica kept the role of reserve driver the next year and even had to drive two GP's when Kimi Raikkonen had to stay home because he was infected with COVID-19. He drove the Dutch and Italian GP.
Helmets
Robert Kubica Helmets
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- 2019 Robert Kubica helmet
Cars
Robert Kubica F1 Cars
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- Robert Kubica (POL) Williams Racing FW42. Formula One Testing, Day 4, Thursday 21st February 2019. Barcelona, Spain.
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- Robert Kubica driving the BMW Sauber F1.09 at Monaco (2009)
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- Robert Kubica driving the BMW Sauber F1.08 on Interlagos, Brazil (2008)
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- Robert Kubica Private Test Day. Valencia, Spain. 6th June 2017
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- 2010 Renault R30 driven by Robert Kubica
Seasons
Robert Kubica F1 Championship Season Results
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2019 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16th | 6th | 4th | 15th | 8th | 19th | 20th |
Robert Kubica F1 Seasons Summary
| Year | Team | Engine | GP | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Pod | Pole | Laps | FL | Avg Pts | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |
 Alfa Romeo | Ferrari | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2019 |
 Williams | Mercedes | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1179 | 0 | 0.05 | 1 |
| 2010 |
 Renault | Renault | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 996 | 1 | 7.16 | 136 |
| 2009 |
BMW Sauber | BMW | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 683 | 0 | 0.57 | 8 |
| 2008 |
BMW Sauber | BMW | 18 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1084 | 0 | 4.17 | 75 |
| 2007 |
BMW Sauber | BMW | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 901 | 0 | 2.44 | 39 |
| 2006 |
BMW Sauber | BMW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 358 | 0 | 1.00 | 6 |
Races
Robert Kubica F1 GP Race Classifications
| 1st | 1 Time |
| 2nd | 4 Times |
| 3rd | 6 Times |
| 4th | 7 Times |
| 5th | 9 Times |
| 6th | 4 Times |
| 7th | 7 Times |
| 8th | 5 Times |
| 9th | 4 Times |
| 10th | 2 Times |
| 11th | 4 Times |
| 12th | 1 Time |
| 13th | 4 Times |
| 14th | 3 Times |
| 15th | 2 Times |
| 16th | 4 Times |
| 17th | 5 Times |
| 18th | 7 Times |
| 19th | 2 Times |
| 20th | 1 Time |
| 23rd | 1 Time |
| DNF | 12 Times |
| DSQ | 1 Time |
Robert Kubica F1 GP Race Results
Podiums
Robert Kubica F1 Podium Finishes
| Year | Race | No | Team | Engine | Grid | Pos | Retired | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 2010 | 2010 Belgian F1 GP | 11 | Renault | Renault | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
| 10 | 2010 | 2010 Monaco F1 GP | 11 | Renault | Renault | 2 | 3 | 15 | |
| 9 | 2010 | 2010 Australian F1 GP | 11 | Renault | Renault | 9 | 2 | 18 | |
| 8 | 2008 | 2008 Japanese F1 GP | 4 | BMW Sauber | BMW | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
| 7 | 2008 | 2008 Italian F1 GP | 4 | BMW Sauber | BMW | 11 | 3 | 6 | |
| 6 | 2008 | 2008 European F1 GP | 4 | BMW Sauber | BMW | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 5 | 2008 | 2008 Canadian F1 GP | 4 | BMW Sauber | BMW | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| 4 | 2008 | 2008 Monaco F1 GP | 4 | BMW Sauber | BMW | 5 | 2 | 8 | |
| 3 | 2008 | 2008 Bahrain F1 GP | 4 | BMW Sauber | BMW | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2 | 2008 | 2008 Malaysian F1 GP | 4 | BMW Sauber | BMW | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1 | 2006 | 2006 Italian F1 GP | 17 | BMW Sauber | BMW | 6 | 3 | 6 |
Poles
Robert Kubica F1 Pole Positions
| Year | Race | No | Team | Engine | Grid | Pos | Retired | Pts | |
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| 1 | 2008 | 2008 Bahrain F1 GP | 4 | BMW Sauber | BMW | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Comparison
Robert Kubica Teammate Comparison
| Year | Team | Team Mate | Best Pos | Points | Wins | Poles | Pos | Quali | ||||||
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| 2006 | BMW Sauber | Nick Heidfeld | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 2007 | BMW Sauber | Nick Heidfeld | 4 | 2 | 39 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 12 |
| 2008 | BMW Sauber | Nick Heidfeld | 1 | 2 | 75 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 5 |
| 2009 | BMW Sauber | Nick Heidfeld | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
| 2010 | Renault | Vitaly Petrov | 2 | 5 | 136 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 2 |
| 2019 | Williams | George Russell | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 18 |
| 2021 | Alfa Romeo | Antonio Giovinazzi | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
News
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