Williams F1

Between the ages of seven and 15, Pastor secured eight karting titles in Venezuela. In 2003 he moved to Europe for his first full season in single-seaters, which saw him finish seventh in the Italian Formula Renault Series. The following year he became the series champion with eight wins and he gained his first taste of Formula One machinery with Minardi.

In 2005 Pastor contested just four races in Italy’s Formula 3000 championship. It was still enough to be ranked ninth overall and he also did nine events in the Spanish World Series by Renault series, with a best result of seventh.
Pastor finished third in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in ’06 with three wins and six podiums, and he graduated to GP2 the following year. Following a win at Monaco in ’07, he sustained a broken collarbone in a training accident and he was sidelined for the rest of the season.

In 2008 he returned to GP2, where he remained until the end of 2010. He racked up 10 wins, 13 podiums, a Best Rookie Award and a title win along the way.
Pastor made his F1 debut when he joined Williams F1 for the 2011 season. He scored his first world champion point at the Belgian Grand Prix and he finished 19th in the Drivers’ Championship. He is retained by Williams F1 for the 2012 season.


•    Nationality: Venezuelan
•    Born: 9th March 1985
•    Job description: Race Driver
•    Height: 1.73m
•    Weight: 66kg


Career Highlights
2011                 First point in debut F1 season
2010                 GP2 championship, series champion: 6 wins
2009                 GP2 championship, 6th overall: 2 wins
2008                 GP2 championship, 5th overall: 1 win, 5 podiums, 2 poles
2007                 GP2 championship, 11th overall: 1 win, 2 podiums, 1 pole
2006                 Formula Renault 3.5 Series, 3rd overall: 3 wins, 6 podiums, 5 poles
2005                 Italian F3000 championship, 9th overall: 1 win (from 4 starts)
2004                 Italian Formula Renault 2.0 Series, series champion: 8 wins, 6 poles
                           European Formula Renault V.6 Series, 8th overall: 2 wins
                           First F1 test with Minardi F1
2003                  Italian Formula Renault 2.0 Series, 7th overall: 3 podiums, 1 pole
2000                  Formula Renault Winter Series, series champion
1999 – 2002     Karting: Italian & European championships
1993 – 1999     Karting: Winner of 4 regional & 3 national Venezuelan championships