Richard Gonda

Richard Gonda (born 14 March 1994, in Banská Bystrica) is a professional racing driver from Slovakia.

Richard Gonda
Nationality	Slovak
Born	14 March 1994 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
Auto GP career
Debut season	2014
Current team	Virtuosi UK
Car number	6
Starts	2
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	22nd in 2014
Previous series
2013 2012 2010–12 2010–11 2010	European F3 Open - Copa FIA Formula Two Championship Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 CEZ Championship E2-2000
Championship titles
2013	European F3 Open - Copa

Career

Karting

Gonda began karting in 2003 and raced primarily in his native Slovakia for the majority of his career, working his way up from the junior ranks with the seven national titles.[1]

CEZ Championship E2-2000 and Formula Renault

In 2010, Gonda graduated to single-seaters, racing in the Central European Zone Championship E2-2000 series. He finished sixth with 37 points.[2] He also completed in three rounds of the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup FR-2000 Class with Sophidea team and in Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 round at Silverstone Circuit with Krenek Motorsport.

Gonda expanded his Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 campaign in 2011, staying with Krenek Motorsport. He finished all but one races, without scoring a point.[3] He also contested in three rounds of the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC series.[4] And continued in the NEC series in the next year.

FIA Formula Two Championship

In 2012, Gonda graduated into the FIA Formula Two Championship.[5]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2010	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC	Sophidea	10	0	0	0	0	107	11th
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	Krenek Motorsport	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Central European Zone Championship E2-2000		?	?	?	?	?	37	6th
2011	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	Krenek Motorsport	14	0	0	0	0	0	39th
	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC		7	0	0	0	0	18	40th
2012	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC	Krenek Motorsport	4	0	0	0	0	15	38th
	FIA Formula Two Championship	Motorsport Vision	2	0	0	0	0	4	16th
2013	European F3 Open	Drivex School	16	0	0	0	0	10	18th
	European F3 Open - Copa Class		16	7	0	0	11	100	1st
2014	Formula Acceleration 1	Acceleration Team Slovakia	10	0	0	0	3	94	3rd
	Auto GP	Virtuosi UK	4	0	0	0	0	0	22nd
2015	Renault Sport Trophy - Prestige Class	ART Junior Team	9	3	6	4	5	123	2nd
	Renault Sport Endurance Trophy		6	2	2	1	5	95	2nd
2016	GP3 Series	Jenzer Motorsport	6	0	0	0	0	0	25th
2017	Porsche Carrera Cup Germany	Zele Racing	6	0	0	0	0	6	26th
	International GT Open	Senkyr Motorsport	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2018	International GT Open	Senkyr Motorsport	4	0	0	0	1	34	13th
2019	International GT Open	Senkyr Motorsport	6	0	0	0	1	33	11th

^† As Gonda was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

Complete Auto GP 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	Pos	Points
2014	Virtuosi UK	MAR 1 11†	MAR 2 Ret	LEC 1 WD	LEC 2 WD	HUN 1	HUN 2	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	IMO 1	IMO 2	RBR 1	RBR 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	EST 1	EST 2	22nd	0

Complete GP3 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	Pos	Pts
2016	Jenzer Motorsport	CAT FEA 13	CAT SPR 17	RBR FEA 19	RBR SPR Ret	SIL FEA	SIL SPR	HUN FEA 13	HUN SPR 15	HOC FEA	HOC SPR	SPA FEA	SPA SPR	MNZ FEA	MNZ SPR	SEP FEA	SEP SPR	YMC FEA	YMC SPR	25th	0

References

1. "Personálie" (in Slovak). Richard Gonda. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
2. "Central European Zone Championship E2-2000 2010". Driver Database. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
3. "Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 2011". Driver Database. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
4. "Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2011". Driver Database. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
5. "Richard Gonda joins F2 field at Hungaroring". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.

External links

• Official website
• Richard Gonda career summary at DriverDB.com