Gabriel Bortoleto has been introduced as the newest rookie set to make the step as much as Method 1 in 2025, with the Brazilian having signed to race alongside the skilled Nico Hulkenberg at Sauber.
Nevertheless, earlier than his F1 journey begins, Bortoleto might be targeted on attempting to assert the 2024 F2 championship. The 20-year-old at present leads the standings on 169.5 factors, giving him a bonus of simply 4.5 factors over nearest challenger Isack Hadjar forward of the ultimate two rounds of the season.
If he wins the title, Bortoleto would observe within the footsteps of Charles Leclerc, George Russell and Oscar Piastri in having clinched each the Method 2 and Method 3 championships in his debut seasons in each sequence. However how does the longer term Sauber driver’s profession in these classes examine to these well-known names? We’ve delved into the numbers to seek out out…
Charles Leclerc
Method 3 champion in 2016 (18 races): Three wins (16.7%) / Eight podiums (44.4%) / 4 pole positions (22.2%) / 202 factors
Method 2 champion in 2017 (22 races): Seven wins (31.8%) / 10 podiums (45.5%) / Eight pole positions (36.4%) / 282 factors
Leclerc was the primary of our line-up to seal the Method 3 championship – then often called GP3 – in his debut outing again in 2016. Racing for the ART Grand Prix staff, the Monegasque received the opening race of the season in Barcelona earlier than taking an extra two victories en path to the title, which he claimed with a 25-point benefit over staff mate Alex Albon.
For the next marketing campaign Leclerc progressed to Method 2 with Prema Racing and a extra dominant efficiency adopted, with the teen racking up seven wins in addition to a formidable eight pole positions, which supplies him the best win and pole-scoring proportion in F2 from our checklist of drivers.
After successful the title with three races to spare, the Ferrari-backed Leclerc earned himself a promotion to F1 with Sauber in 2018 earlier than changing Kimi Raikkonen on the Scuderia in 2019, the place he has continued so as to add additional accolades to his title.
