Sten Pentus
Sten Pentus (born 3 November 1981 in Tallinn) is an Estonian racing driver.[1]
| Sten Pentus | |
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 Sten Pentus at the Brands Hatch round of the 2014 Blancpain Sprint Series season. | |
| Nationality | Estonian |
| Born | 3 November 1981 Tallinn (Estonia) |
| Blancpain Sprint series career | |
| Debut season | 2014 |
| Current team | Bhaitech |
| Car number | 61 |
| Starts | 12 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 25th in 2014 |
| Previous series | |
| 2012 2008–2011 2010 2008 2007 2007 2006 2006 2004 2002 2000–01 2000 | Auto GP World Series Formula Renault 3.5 Series Toyota Racing Series Formula Renault UK Formula Renault BARC FRenault BARC W. Series Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Formula BMW ADAC Finnish Touring Cars Formula 4 Estonia Formula Baltic |
| Championship titles | |
| 2000–01 2000 | Formula 4 Estonia Formula Baltic |
He is a former Estonian Formula 4 Champion, and a previous winner of the Formula Baltic championship in a Reynard 903.
At the end of the 2008 season, Pentus tested for GP2 Series teams DPR and Racing Engineering with respectable results considering his previous racing experience. In November, he tested with Fortec Motorsport in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series test in Valencia and again impressed, comparing favourably with F3 graduates Edoardo Mortara and Jaime Alguersuari during the two days. Fortec would later sign Pentus for the 2009 season on January 30, 2009.[2] He scored his first points in the series when he finished second in the feature race at the Circuit de Catalunya, having started nineteenth. This earned Pentus a bonus point for the most places gained in the race. He achieved that again in the feature race at Spa, qualifying 19th and finishing 11th. He went on to finish sixteenth in the overall standings and finished sixth in the rookie championship overall standings.
Pentus stayed with Fortec to compete in the 2010 Formula Renault 3.5 Series.[3] Pentus took his first win in the series, winning the second race at the season-opening round of the season at Ciudad del Motor de Aragón and second win in Hungaroring. He finished the 2010 season in 4th place overall. Pentus joined EPIC Racing team for the 2011 season, and eventually finished the disappointing season 24th.
In 2014 Sten Pentus switched from single-seaters to GT racing, competing in the Blancpain Sprint series with the Bhaitech team in a McLaren MP4-12C GT3.[4]
Racing record
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Comtec Racing | MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
MON 1 |
SIL 1 |
SIL 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
BUG 1 |
BUG 2 |
EST 1 |
EST 2 |
CAT 1 14 |
CAT 2 17 |
31st | 0 |
| 2009 | Mofaz Racing | CAT 1 18 |
CAT 2 2 |
SPA 1 18 |
SPA 2 11 |
MON 1 11 |
HUN 1 18 |
HUN 2 15 |
SIL 1 14 |
SIL 2 7 |
BUG 1 14 |
BUG 2 13 |
ALG 1 9 |
ALG 2 14 |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 12 |
ALC 1 Ret |
ALC 2 10 |
16th | 23 |
| 2010 | Fortec Motorsport | ALC 1 Ret |
ALC 2 1 |
SPA 1 2 |
SPA 2 13 |
MON 1 6 |
BRN 1 6 |
BRN 2 Ret |
MAG 1 7 |
MAG 2 8 |
HUN 1 3 |
HUN 2 1 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 6 |
SIL 1 15 |
SIL 2 7 |
CAT 1 13 |
CAT 2 Ret |
4th | 78 |
| 2011 | EPIC Racing | ALC 1 10 |
ALC 2 11 |
SPA 1 Ret |
SPA 2 14 |
MNZ 1 16 |
MNZ 2 Ret |
MON 1 12 |
NÜR 1 19 |
NÜR 2 10 |
HUN 1 14 |
HUN 2 Ret |
SIL 1 6 |
SIL 2 10 |
LEC 1 22 |
LEC 2 Ret |
CAT 1 14 |
CAT 2 13 |
24th | 11 |
Personal
His sister Keit Pentus-Rosimannus is a politician.
References
- "Driver data". worldseriesbyrenault.com. 2010-01-04. Archived from the original on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
- "Pentus pens deal with Fortec". crash.net. 2009-01-30. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
- "Fortec retains Pentus". crash.net. 2010-03-04. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
Richard Dutton's team has confirmed that Estonian Sten Pentus will remain on board for a second season.
- "Blancpain driver database". blancpain-gt-series.com.
External links
- Official website
- Sten Pentus career summary at DriverDB.com
- Official World Series by Renault webpage