Sandy Stuvik

Sandy Stuvik
Nationality	Thai
Born	11 April 1995 Phuket, Thailand
GP3 Series career
Debut season	2015
Current team	Trident
Car no.	8
Former teams	Status Grand Prix
Starts	36
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	17th in 2015
Previous series
2013-2014 2011–12 2011 2010	Euroformula Open Championship Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Asian Formula Renault Challenge
Championship titles
2014 2010 2010	Euroformula Open Championship Asian Formula Renault Challenge FR2.0 Asia Winter Cup

Sandy Nicholas Stuvik (born 11 April 1995), also referred to as Sandy Kraokaew Stuvik, is a Thai-Norwegian racing driver.

Career

Karting

Born in Phuket, Stuvik began karting in 2002 in the local karting championships.^[1] He progressed to the Rotax Max Junior category by 2008, continuing to compete in local karting championships.

Formula Renault

In 2010, Stuvik moved into open-wheel racing, competing in the Asian Formula Renault Challenge with the Asia Racing Team. He finished every race of the season on the podium, including four wins, and clinched the championship title.^[2] He also won the series' Winter Cup.^[3]

Stuvik moved to Europe in 2011, joining KEO Racing for Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0.^[4] He finished 28th, without scoring a point.^[5] He also competed in two rounds of the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup.^[6]

For the next year Stuvik concentrated on the Northern European Cup. He had fourteen point-scoring finishes in twenty races on his way to fourteenth position in the series standings.^[7]

Euroformula Open

Stuvik graduated to the European F3 Open Championship, with RP Motorsport, in 2013.^[8] He finished every race of the season in the top five. He battled with Ed Jones for the title, but due to dropped points he finished as runner-up.^[9]

Stuvik remained in the series, now renamed as the Euroformula Open Championship, with RP Motorsport.^[10] He dominated the championship, winning ten out of fourteen races, and clinched the championship with a round to spare.

GP3 Series

In 2015, Stuvik will move up to GP3 with Status Grand Prix.

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2010	Asian Formula Renault Challenge	Asia Racing Team	12	4	2	4	12	286	1st
	Asian Formula Renault Winter Cup		2	1	2	2	0	50	1st
2011	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	KEO Racing	8	0	0	0	0	0	28th
		Interwetten.com Racing Team	6	0	0	0	0
	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC	KEO Racing	5	0	0	0	0	39	27th
2012	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC	Interwetten.com Racing Team	20	0	0	0	0	140	14th
2013	European F3 Open	RP Motorsport	16	3	3	3	10	247	2nd
2014	Euroformula Open	RP Motorsport	16	11	10	5	12	332	1st
	Spanish Formula Three		6	4	4	2	4	118	1st
2015	GP3 Series	Status Grand Prix	18	0	0	0	0	7	17th
2016	GP3 Series	Trident	18	0	0	0	0	9	18th

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	Points
2015	Status Grand Prix	CAT FEA 18	CAT SPR 17	RBR FEA 7	RBR SPR Ret	SIL FEA 20	SIL SPR 20	HUN FEA 22	HUN SPR 14	SPA FEA Ret	SPA SPR 17	MNZ FEA 11	MNZ SPR 8	SOC FEA 16	SOC SPR 17	BHR FEA 13	BHR SPR Ret	YMC FEA 17	YMC SPR 16	17th	7
2016	Trident	CAT FEA 18	CAT SPR 15	RBR FEA 10	RBR SPR 8	SIL FEA 7	SIL SPR 10	HUN FEA 18	HUN SPR 18	HOC FEA Ret	HOC SPR 12	SPA FEA Ret	SPA SPR 17†	MNZ FEA 12	MNZ SPR 15	SEP FEA 10	SEP SPR 20	YMC FEA 15	YMC SPR 18	18th	9

^† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

References

1. "Biography". sandystuvik.com. Sandy Stuvik. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
2. "Formula Renault Asian Challenge 2010 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
3. "Formula Renault 2.0 Asia — Winter Cup 2010 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
4. "Championship winning European Team signs up Thai driver "Sandy Nicholas Stuvik"". sandystuvik.com. Sandy Stuvik. 24 February 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
5. "Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 2011 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
6. "Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2011 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
7. "Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2012 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
8. "Sandy Stuvik en European F3 Open" [Sandy Stuvik in European F3 Open]. AUTOhebdo.fr (in French). Groupe Michel Hommell. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
9. David, Gruz (28 September 2014). "2013 European F3 Open season review". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
10. "Sandy Stuvik, confirmed for second season at RP Motorsport". Euroformula Open Championship. GT Sport. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.

External links

• Official website
• Sandy Stuvik career summary at DriverDB.com