Charles Pic

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Charles Maurice Marcel Pic (Script error: No such module "IPA".; born 15 February 1990) is a French former racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from Template:Ifnumber to Template:Ifnumber.

Born and raised in Montélimar, Drôme, Pic began karting aged 13 with help from his godfather Éric Bernard, a former Formula One driver. Graduating to junior formulae in 2006, Pic achieved top-three championship finishes in several Formula Renault categories before progressing to the GP2 Series in 2010. After achieving several wins across two seasons in GP2, Pic signed for Marussia in Template:Ifnumber to partner Timo Glock, making his Formula One debut at the Template:F1GP. After Marussia failed to score points all season with the MR01, Pic moved to Caterham for Template:Ifnumber. Another point-less campaign followed for Pic, who was released by Caterham at the end of the season, becoming a reserve driver for Lotus. Pic moved to Formula E for its inaugural 2014–15 season, finishing fourth in the season-opening Beijing ePrix for Andretti but being replaced by Matthew Brabham the following round. He competed for China Racing at four further ePrix, including a points finish in Monaco, but retired after the Berlin ePrix.

Upon his retirement from motor racing, Pic moved into business and asset management. Since 2022, Pic has maintained full ownership of French racing team DAMS, who have competed in FIA Formula 2.

Early career

Karting and Formula Renault

Born in Montélimar, France, Pic entered karting at a late age of 13 years. With the help of his godfather Éric Bernard, Pic achieved "strong results" in Italian and French championships.[1]

In 2006, Pic made his Formula Renault debut, racing for La Filière. He finished the season as third and also became the rookie champion.[1]

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

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Pic competing at the Silverstone round of the 2008 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season

For 2008 Pic moved to Tech 1 Racing to contest the Formula Renault 3.5 Series.[2] He was partnered by Julien Jousse and finished sixth in the points thanks to two wins at Circuit de Monaco – having dominated the entire weekend with pole position and fastest lap – and at Le Mans. He remained with Tech 1 for the following season and won twice more, at Silverstone and the Nürburgring, which helped him to finish third in the final standings. In 2009 he was also a member of the Renault Driver Development Programme.[3]

GP2 Series

At the end of 2009 Pic switched to the 2009–10 GP2 Asia Series season with Arden International, and remained with the team into the 2010 GP2 Series season.[4] Pic won on debut with the British outfit during the Asia Series' season-opener at Bahrain, before repeating the feat in the main series at the start of 2010 at Circuit de Catalunya.[5] He eventually finished 10th in the drivers' standings.[6]

For 2011 Pic moved to the Barwa Addax squad alongside future Formula 1 team-mate Giedo van der Garde.[7] Despite failing to score any points in the preceding Asia Series campaign, he hit back with a second career GP2 win at Catalunya where he led home Van der Garde for an Addax one-two finish. Another victory, this time on the streets of Monaco, helped move him up to third place in the drivers' championship. The two points he then scored for taking pole position at Valencia briefly moved Pic into the championship lead but, after retiring from both races and dropping back in the standings as a result, he eventually finished the season fourth overall, three points clear of Van der Garde.[6]

Formula One

In November 2011 Pic made his debut at the wheel of a Formula One car, driving for Marussia Virgin Racing at the young driver test held at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi.[8] He was due to drive for a day and-a-half of the test, but the Virgin team decided to give him a further half-day of running after he encountered engine problems on the second day of the test.[9]

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Pic at the 2012 US Grand Prix

During the test, several news sources reported that Pic had agreed a deal to race with the team in the 2012 season.[10][11]

Marussia (2012)

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Pic driving for Marussia at the 2012 Canadian Grand Prix

After the conclusion of the 2011 Brazilian Grand Prix it was confirmed that Pic would indeed partner Timo Glock at the renamed Marussia F1 in 2012.[12] It was also confirmed that Pic would be mentored by ex-F1 driver and fellow countryman Olivier Panis.[13] It was reported at the 2012 Hungarian Grand Prix that a feud was brewing between Pic and his team-mate after Pic blocked Glock during qualifying.[14] He made his debut in the Australian Grand Prix finishing 15th.[15] He however, retired in three consecutive races in Bahrain Grand Prix, Spanish Grand Prix and Monaco Grand Prix.[16][17][18] In the next race, the Canadian Grand Prix, Pic finished 20th.[19] In the British Grand Prix, Pic was given a five place grid penalty for changing his gearbox.[20] In the season Pic was overtaken 70 times, which is a F1 record.[21] Stefano Modena's Brabham, the previous record holder, was overtaken no fewer than 68 times in 1989.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Caterham (2013)

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Pic driving for Caterham at the 2013 Malaysian Grand Prix

In November 2012 it was announced that Pic had signed a multi-year contract at the Renault-powered Caterham squad, with former GP2 team-mate and F1 rookie Giedo van der Garde later confirmed alongside him.

Pic made his Caterham debut at the 2013 Australian Grand Prix, finishing in 16th place, then finished 14th in Malaysia where he narrowly lost out to the Marussia of Jules Bianchi.

His season began to gather pace in Bahrain where Pic comfortably beat both Marussia cars and a Sauber, before a major upgrade to his Caterham at the Spanish Grand Prix established Pic as the quickest of the younger teams' drivers. He would continue this trend throughout the European portion of the season, scoring 15th-place finishes at Silverstone and the Hungaroring while displaying pace close to that of the established midfield runners.

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Pic testing for Lotus in 2014

Pic would equal his season-best result at the Korean Grand Prix, taking the chequered flag in 14th spot and within striking distance of Williams drivers Pastor Maldonado and Valtteri Bottas. However, as the campaign reached its final stretch the Frenchman suffered a succession of difficult races in India, Abu Dhabi and the United States, where balance issues prevented him from extracting the full potential of his car.

Pic recovered well at the season-closing Brazilian Grand Prix, where he qualified over half a second clear of team-mate van der Garde and well clear of the Marussias. However his race ended early when a suspension failure forced him into retirement on lap 58.

On 21 January 2014, Caterham's Team Principal Cyril Abiteboul confirmed that Pic would not be driving for Caterham in 2014:

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Lotus (2014)

After being dropped by Caterham, Pic signed for Lotus F1 as their official reserve driver. This was announced at the car launch in Bahrain on 20 February 2014.[22]

Formula E

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Pic competing at the 2015 Berlin ePrix

Pic participated in the 2014–15 Formula E season, the inaugural season of the championship. He competed in the first round in Beijing for Andretti Autosport and finished in fourth position. Despite this points-scoring result, Pic was replaced prior to the second round by Matthew Brabham. Pic returned to Formula E for the fifth round of the championship in Miami driving for China Racing. He replaced Ho-Pin Tung at the team.[23]

Post-motorsport

In 2015, Pic moved into a management role at French logistics company Charles André Group, of which he is now Managing Director of the Assets Department.[24][25]

In 2022, Pic acquired full control of the French racing team DAMS.[26][27]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2006 Formula Renault Campus France La Filière 13 1 2 ? 8 162 3rd
2007 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 SG Formula 14 1 2 1 6 88 3rd
French Formula Renault 2.0 13 0 1 0 4 69 4th
2008 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Tech 1 Racing 17 2 1 2 4 69 6th
2009 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Tech 1 Racing 16 2 2 3 3 94 3rd
2009–10 GP2 Asia Series Arden International 8 1 1 0 2 18 5th
2010 GP2 Series Arden International 20 1 1 0 2 28 10th
2011 GP2 Asia Series Barwa Addax Team 4 0 0 0 0 0 18th
GP2 Series 18 2 3 0 5 52 4th
2012 Formula One Marussia F1 Team 20 0 0 0 0 0 21st
2013 Formula One Caterham F1 Team 19 0 0 0 0 0 20th
2014 Formula One Lotus F1 Team Test driver
2014–15 Formula E Andretti Autosport 1 0 0 0 0 16 18th
China Racing 4 0 0 0 0
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Complete Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 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 Pos Points
2007 SG Formula NOG
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Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 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 Pos Points
2007 SG Formula ZOL
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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 Tech 1 Racing MNZ
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2009 Tech 1 Racing CAT
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Complete GP2 Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2010 Arden International CAT
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2011 Barwa Addax Team IST
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Complete GP2 Asia Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points
2009–10 Arden International YMC1
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2011 Barwa Addax Team YMC
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Complete Formula One results

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Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 WDC Points
Template:Ifnumber Marussia F1 Team Marussia MR01 Cosworth CA2012 2.4 V8 AUS
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MAL
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CHN
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BHR
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ESP
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MON
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ITA
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SIN
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JPN
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KOR
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IND
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ABU
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BRA
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Template:Ifnumber Caterham F1 Team Caterham CT03 Renault RS27-2013 2.4 V8 AUS
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MAL
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CHN
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ESP
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MON
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ITA
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SIN
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KOR
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JPN
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IND
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Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Complete Formula E results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Chassis Powertrain 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos Points
2014–15 Andretti Autosport Spark SRT01-e SRT01-e BEI
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China Racing / NEXTEV TCR MIA
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MCO
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