Happy birthday Anthoine Hubert who would have turned 26 today. The Frenchman tragically lost his life three years ago after being critically injured when he was involved in a serious crash on the second lap of the feature race of the 2019 Spa-Francorchamps FIA Formula 2 round.
Here is a run through of a career cut short for this extremely talented driver.
Formula Renault
In 2013, Hubert moved up t single-seater racing, joining the French F4 Championship. He went on to win the series on his first attempt, finishing the season with eleven wins and two further podium finishes.
He then graduated to competing in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 finishing fifteenth overall, with six point-scoring finishes throughout the season. He also participated in Formula Renault 2.0 Alps as guest driver.
For 2015 Hubert remained in the Eurocup and with Tech 1. He finished fifth in the championship with wins at Silverstone and Le Mans and another five podiums to his name. He also contested in the Alps series where he won four of the six races that he started, and finished second in other two races.
Formula 3 European Championship
In February 2016, it was confirmed that Hubert would make his debut in the racing with Van Amersfoort Racing. He took his first Formula 3 win in the second race at Norisring. Hubert ended up eighth in the standings, three positions behind teammate Callum Illott, but a long way ahead of his other two teammates
GP3
In November 2016, Hubert participated in F3 post-season testing with ART Grand Prix. In February 2017, he was recruited by ART to compete in the championship. He remained with them in 2018.. Despite only scoring two victories, two less than teammate Nikita Mazepin, the Frenchman won the title through his consistency, showcased by him finishing on the podium in eleven out of the 18 races. This led to him gaining reputation with Formula 1 teams such as Renault.
Formula 2 Championship
In November 2018, Hubert participated in the F2 post-season test at Abu Dhabi with MP Motorsport. A few months later he joined F2 full-time racing with BWT Arden, partnering fellow GP3 graduate Tatiana Calderon. He took two wins in the first half of his debut season, at Monte Carlo and at his home race in France. The second and final win was in his home country, a race he started from pole position and finished ahead of Juan Manuel Correa. He scored points in seven further races that season and was seventh in the standings before the round at Spa-Franchorchamps.
Formula One
In May 2018, Hubert became an affiliated driver with the Renault Sport Academy. In 2019, Hubert received full backing from the Academy.
