Adrian Sutil, born on 11 January, 1983, in Starnberg, West Germany, is a German former F1 driver who raced between 2007 and 2014.
| Nationality | German |
|---|---|
| Born | Adrian Sutil 11 January 1983 Starnberg, West Germany |
Sutil’s F1 career started in 2007 with Spyker, and he remained with the team through its transition to Force India. Prior to his Formula One debut, Sutil was praised by Lewis Hamilton, a future world champion and his former Formula Three teammate, who acknowledged Sutil’s significant influence during their time together. “He’s a really good driver who taught me a lot when we were together.”
In 2009, Sutil achieved a notable front-row start at the 2009 Italian Grand Prix, where he finished fourth, and went on to enjoy two impressive seasons in 2010 and 2011. However, his career faced a setback in 2012 following an incident in a Shanghai nightclub involving Lotus F1 director Eric Lux, which led to a conviction for grievous bodily harm and a suspended prison sentence, sidelining him for the season. Nico Hülkenberg replaced him at Force India during this period.
In 2013, with Hülkenberg moving to Sauber, Sutil returned to Force India and led the 2013 Australian Grand Prix in his comeback race. At the season’s end, Sutil and Hülkenberg traded places, but Sutil struggled with Sauber’s underperforming C33 car in 2014, failing to earn any points. Despite claiming to have a contract for 2015, Sauber chose to replace him. Subsequently, Sutil joined Williams as a reserve driver but left after one season, announcing his departure from the team in 2016.
Adrian Sutil Formula One World Championship career
| F1 Career | 2007–2011, 2013–2014 |
|---|---|
| Teams | Spyker, Force India, Sauber |
| Car number | 99 |
| Entries | 128 (128 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 124 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| First entry | 2007 Australian Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
Adrian Sutil Teammates
| 13 Teammates | Involvement | First Year | Last Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiago Monteiro | 3 | 2006 | |
| Christijan Albers | 12 | 2006 | 2007 |
| Markus Winkelhock | 1 | 2007 | |
| Sakon Yamamoto | 7 | 2007 | |
| Giancarlo Fisichella | 30 | 2008 | 2009 |
| Vitantonio Liuzzi | 24 | 2009 | 2010 |
| Paul de Resta | 46 | 2010 | 2013 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 14 | 2011 | |
| James Calado | 5 | 2013 | |
| Esteban Gutierrez | 19 | 2014 | |
| Giedo van der Garde | 7 | 2014 | |
| Sergey Sirotkin | 1 | 2014 | |
| Adderly Fong | 1 | 2014 |
Formula One Record
| Year | Entrant | Team | Pts | WDC Pos. | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | MF1 Racing | Midland-Toyota | Test Driver | ||
| 2007 | Etihad Aldar Spyker F1 Team | Spyker-Ferrari | 1 | 19th | Report |
| 2008 | Force India F1 Team | Force India-Mercedes | 0 | 20th | Report |
| 2009 | Force India F1 Team | Force India-Mercedes | 5 | 17th | Report |
| 2010 | Force India F1 Team | Force India-Mercedes | 47 | 11th | Report |
| 2011 | Force India F1 Team | Force India-Mercedes | 42 | 9th | Report |
| 2012: Did Not Compete | |||||
| 2013 | Sahara Force India F1 Team | Force India-Mercedes | 29 | 13th | Report |
| 2014 | Sauber F1 Team | Sauber-Ferrari | 0 | 18th | Report |
| 2015 | Williams Martini Racing | Williams-Mercedes | Reserve Driver | ||
Complete Formula One Results
Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Midland F1 Racing | Midland M16 | Toyota RVX-06 2.4 V8 | BHR | MAL | AUS | SMR | EUR td | ESP | MON | GBR | CAN | USA | FRA td | GER | HUN | TUR | ITA | – | – | ||||
| Spyker MF1 Racing | Spyker M16 | CHN | JPN td | BRA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Etihad Aldar Spyker F1 Team | Spyker F8-VII | Ferrari 056H 2.4 V8 | AUS 17 | MAL Ret | BHR 15 | ESP 13 | MON Ret | CAN Ret | USA 14 | FRA 17 | GBR Ret | EUR Ret | HUN 17 | TUR 21† | 19th | 1 | |||||||
| Spyker F8-VIIB | ITA 19 | BEL 14 | JPN 8 | CHN Ret | BRA Ret | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Force India F1 Team | Force India VJM01 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | AUS Ret | MAL Ret | BHR 19 | ESP Ret | TUR 16 | MON Ret | CAN Ret | FRA 19 | GBR Ret | GER 15 | HUN Ret | EUR Ret | BEL 13 | ITA 19 | SIN Ret | JPN Ret | CHN Ret | BRA 16 | 20th | 0 | |
| 2009 | Force India F1 Team | Force India VJM02 | Mercedes FO 108W 2.4 V8 | AUS 9 | MAL 17 | CHN 17† | BHR 16 | ESP Ret | MON 14 | TUR 17 | GBR 17 | GER 15 | HUN Ret | EUR 10 | BEL 11 | ITA 4 | SIN Ret | JPN 13 | BRA Ret | ABU 17 | 17th | 5 | ||
| 2010 | Force India F1 Team | Force India VJM03 | Mercedes FO 108X 2.4 V8 | BHR 12 | AUS Ret | MAL 5 | CHN 11 | ESP 7 | MON 8 | TUR 9 | CAN 10 | EUR 6 | GBR 8 | GER 17 | HUN Ret | BEL 5 | ITA 16 | SIN 9 | JPN Ret | KOR Ret | BRA 12 | ABU 13 | 11th | 47 |
| 2011 | Force India F1 Team | Force India VJM04 | Mercedes FO 108Y 2.4 V8 | AUS 9 | MAL 11 | CHN 15 | TUR 13 | ESP 13 | MON 7 | CAN Ret | EUR 9 | GBR 11 | GER 6 | HUN 14 | BEL 7 | ITA Ret | SIN 8 | JPN 11 | 9th | 42 | ||||
| Sahara Force India F1 Team | KOR 11 | IND 9 | ABU 8 | BRA 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Sahara Force India F1 Team | Force India VJM06 | Mercedes FO 108F 2.4 V8 | AUS 7 | MAL Ret | CHN Ret | BHR 13 | ESP 13 | MON 5 | CAN 10 | GBR 7 | GER 13 | HUN Ret | BEL 9 | ITA 16† | SIN 10 | KOR 20† | JPN 14 | IND 9 | ABU 10 | USA Ret | BRA 13 | 13th | 29 |
| 2014 | Sauber F1 Team | Sauber C33 | Ferrari 059/3 1.6 V6 t | AUS 11 | MAL Ret | BHR Ret | CHN Ret | ESP 17 | MON Ret | CAN 13 | AUT 13 | GBR 13 | GER Ret | HUN 11 | BEL 14 | ITA 15 | SIN Ret | JPN 21† | RUS 16 | USA Ret | BRA 16 | ABU 16 | 18th | 0 |
td – Test Driver
† Driver failed to finish the race, but was classified as they had completed >90% of the race distance.
Sources: Wikipedia.com, statsf1.com and fandom.com
