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Which racing circuit is your favourite?

	Alice Powell:
– Brands Hatch or Donington

	Mark Megens:
– Monaco

	Shahaan Engineer:
– Brands Hatch GP

	Raed Raffii:
– Bahrain

	Richie Stanaway:
– Nürburgring, Germany

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Most buzz

1.			Michael Schumacher
2.			Samuele Buttarelli
3.			Dmitry Suranovich
4.			Kevin Mirocha
5.			Márk Királykúti
6.			Carlos Sainz Jr.
7.			Beitske Visser
8.			Davide Valsecchi
9.			Danica Patrick
10.			Nicolaj Møller Madsen
11.			Ronan McKenzie
12.			Jukka Honkavuori
13.			Alice Powell
14.			Mark Webber
15.			Mick Schumacher
16.			Lewis Hamilton
17.			Earl Bamber
18.			Duarte Ferreira
19.			James Peace
20.			Richie Stanaway
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Paul Di Resta

Date of birth:	April 16, 1986 (26 y/o)
Place of birth:	Uphall
Races entered:	149
Wins:	17
Podiums:	44
Pole positions:	20
Fastest laps:	13
Race win percentage:	11.41%
(the above statistics are a summary of the data currently available on the Career details page.)

Racing driver relations:
Cousin of Marino Franchitti.
Cousin of Dario Franchitti.

Racing career highlights

DTM champion 2010.
Third in DTM 2009.
Second in DTM 2008.
European Formula 3 champion 2006.
Winner of the Masters of Formula 3 2006.
Third in Formula Renault 2.0 UK 2004.

Karting career highlights

Super 1 National JICA champion 2001.
Second in South Garda Winter Cup ICA Junior 2000.
Second in Super 1 National JICA Championship 2000.
Second in Monaco Kart Cup - ICA Junior 1999.
Third in Green Helmet Trophy Cadets 1999.

Racing career summary

The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the Career details. Seasons spanning over two years (for example 2009-10 championships) have their race results accounted for in the year the championship ends (2010 in the previous example).

2012	5 races.	0 wins.	0 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
2011	19 races.	0 wins.	0 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
2010	11 races.	3 wins.	7 podiums.	4 pole positions.	1 fastest race lap.
2009	10 races.	1 win.	3 podiums.	1 pole position.	2 fastest race laps.
2008	11 races.	2 wins.	7 podiums.	1 pole position.	4 fastest race laps.
2007	10 races.	0 wins.	4 podiums.	0 pole positions.	0 fastest race laps.
2006	22 races.	6 wins.	10 podiums.	5 pole positions.	1 fastest race lap.
2005	20 races.	0 wins.	1 podium.	3 pole positions.	2 fastest race laps.
2004	24 races.	4 wins.	10 podiums.	4 pole positions.	2 fastest race laps.
2003	17 races.	1 win.	2 podiums.	2 pole positions.	1 fastest race lap.
2002	Karting. Race statistics not covered by Driver Database.
2001	Karting. Race statistics not covered by Driver Database.
2000	Karting. Race statistics not covered by Driver Database.
1999	Karting. Race statistics not covered by Driver Database.

Paul Di Resta's profile page has been viewed 9788 times.

This profile page was last modified 2012-05-13 19:37:43 by Andreas Åberg
Modification: Formula 1 2012

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Who is your favourite 2012 GP2 Series driver?


	The current top five:
1.		Marcus Ericsson	191
2.		Rio Haryanto	44
3.		Giedo van der Garde	38
4.		Brendon Hartley	34
5.		Tom Dillmann	28

Top 2012 race winners

1.	Joe Ghanem	14
2.	Matthew Griffin	13
3.	Andre Heimgartner	11
4.	Matthew Higham	10
	Jonathan Allard	10
	John English	10
	Ashley Blewett	10
	Andrew Waite	10
9.	Warwick Mortimer	9
	Jan Magnussen	9
11.	Zac Kennedy	8
	Anthony Te Rito	8
	Viktor Shaitar	8
	James Winslow	8
	Spencer Pigot	8
	Tom Sharp	8
	Michael Lyons	8
	James McFadden	8
19.	Sammy Swindell	7
	Jason Johnson	7

This list also includes series that span over the new year (i.e. 2011-12 championships).

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