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Clément Novalak

Clément Novalak (French pronunciation: [kle.mɑ̃ nɔ.va.lak]; born 23 December 2000) is a French-Swiss racing driver who is currently set to compete in the 2024 European Le Mans Series for Inter Europol Competition, having most recently competed in the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2022 and 2023 for MP Motorsport and Trident, respectively.

Clément Novalak
Novalak in 2022
Nationality French
Born (2000-12-23) 23 December 2000 (age 23)
Avignon, France
FIA Formula 2 Championship career
Debut season2021
Racing licence FIA Gold
Car number21
Former teamsMP Motorsport, Trident
Starts46 (46 entries)
Wins1
Podiums2
Poles0
Fastest laps1
Best finish14th in 2022
Previous series
20212023
20202021
20182019

2018
2018
2018
FIA Formula 2 Championship
FIA Formula 3
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship
Formula Renault NEC
Formula Renault Eurocup
Toyota Racing Series
Championship titles
2019BRDC British Formula 3 Championship

He previously raced in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for Carlin and Trident, whom he finished third in the standings with in 2021, and won the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship with Carlin in 2019.

Junior racing career edit

Karting edit

Novalak started karting in France when he was 10 years old. He won a couple of championships, his first of which was in 2015 at the WSK Super Master Series. He competed all around Europe including France, Sweden, Italy and the UK. In 2014, Novalak received backing from former karting champion and Hitech Grand Prix founder Oliver Oakes.[1]

Toyota Racing Series edit

In 2018, Novalak made his single-seater debut in the championship with Giles Motorsport.[2] Claiming two wins at Teretonga and Hampton Downs saw him end the season fifth and as top rookie.[3][4]

Formula Renault Eurocup edit

 
Novalak racing in the 2018 Formula Renault Eurocup

Following his performance in the Toyota Racing Series, Novalak was signed to Josef Kaufmann Racing for the 2018 season.[5]

British Formula 3 edit

Novalak's first season in British F3 was in 2018 with Carlin. The first race of the season he took pole at Oulton Park, however he would retire from the race. Novalak competed in 4 of the 8 rounds in that season with the best finish being 4th, he finished the season in 18th with 120 points, only two points behind the swede Arvin Esmaeili who had a full-time drive.

In 2019 Novalak got a full-time drive with Carlin. He got two poles and two wins, in the second race of the final round of the season himself and championship rival Johnathan Hoggard collided meaning they both finished at the bottom end of the points. Hoggard finished 15th whereas Novalak finished 12th which gave him 4 points, enough to win him the title despite Hoggard winning the final race.

FIA Formula 3 Championship edit

2020 edit

Following his British F3 title win, Novalak joined Carlin for the second and third days of the post-season test at Valencia.[6][7] In February 2020, Novalak was named as part of Carlin's lineup for the 2020 season,[8] which includes him, Cameron Das and Enaam Ahmed. He scored his first podium in Austria.

2021 edit

 
Novalak driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2021 Spielberg Formula 3 round

In the post-season test at Catalunya, Novalak joined the Trident outfit and set the fastest time of the second day's morning session.[9][10] He ended up signing with the team for the 2021 season, driving alongside Jack Doohan and David Schumacher.[11] At the first round in Barcelona, Novalak scored his first podium of the year in Sprint Race 1, finishing second, and would add to his points tally in the remaining two races of the weekend.[12] More points came in all three races at his home circuit, Le Castellet, despite which Novalak commented that consistency was "not good enough" for a title battle.[13] Bad luck befell him in the third event at the Red Bull Ring, where the Frenchman collided with Matteo Nannini whilst battling for the lead in the closing stages of the first sprint race.[14] Another crash, this time caused by Arthur Leclerc, forced Novalak out of the feature race, meaning that he wouldn't score points that round.[15]

At the next two rounds in Budapest and Spa, Novalak scored points in all six races, even managing to set the fastest lap in Sprint Race 2 in the latter event.[16] This would be followed up by a double podium at Zandvoort, with Novalak profiting from a collision between his teammate Schumacher and Victor Martins to take second on Sunday.[17][18] At the season finale in Sochi, Novalak was embroiled in a battle for the lead with teammate Doohan, as the Australian ignored his team's instructions to let Novalak past, which meant that Doohan won the race, whilst Novalak had to settle for third, having been overtaken by Frederik Vesti near the end of the race.[19] Despite this, Novalak, who ended up third in the drivers' championship, had helped Trident to take the teams' title.[20]

FIA Formula 2 Championship edit

2021 edit

During November 2021, MP Motorsport announced that Novalak would replace Lirim Zendeli for the final 2 races of the 2021 season and contest the full season with them in 2022.[21] His best finish ended up being 14th, which he achieved in three separate races.

2022 edit

 
Novalak driving the Dallara F2 2018 during the 2022 Spielberg Formula 2 round.

For the 2022 season, Novalak would be partnered by Felipe Drugovich. The Frenchman started his season out slowly, having to wait until the round at Imola for his first points in the category.[22] More points would follow in Barcelona, where Novalak took fifth place in the feature race, although this would be his final top-ten finish for the subsequent four rounds. After the summer break, Novalak scored his only podium of the year, finishing second in the sprint race at Zandvoort.[23] He ended his season 14th in the drivers' standings, helping MP to win the teams' title.[24]

2023 edit

 
Novalak driving for Trident during the 2023 Spielberg Formula 2 round.

Shortly before the 2022 post-season test, Novalak was announced to be reuniting with Trident for the 2023 season. Partnering him would be Czech rookie Roman Staněk.[25]

The opening three rounds yielded little success, as Novalak continued to struggle in qualifying, leaving him with a best finish of eleventh at Melbourne.[26] Chaos near the end of the Baku sprint race enabled the Frenchman to score his first points, which he described as a relief, whilst also stating that it had been "a weekend of what could have been" due to his starting spot of 19th.[27] Top ten finishes eluded Novalak during the subsequent rounds, although the round in Austria brought a highlight: despite qualifying in 20th, a decision to start on dry tyres benefited Novalak, who was able to gain a heap of positions on a drying track, leading him on to finish third.[28] However, post-race inspections found that the car's rear tyre pressures were below the legal limit, forcing the race officials to disqualify Novalak.[29][30]

Three further events without points followed, including a mistake at Budapest, where Novalak lost control under breaking during Saturday's sprint race and collided into Ralph Boschung, earning himself a five-place grid penalty.[31] In Zandvoort, Novalak ended up with a starting spot of 13th after bringing the qualifying session to an early end, having hit the barrier on the exit of turn three.[32] On Sunday, the seas parted for the French driver, who found himself in the lead, having stopped shortly before a safety car intervention. He would hold off Zane Maloney for the remainder of the contest, creating a gap before taking his maiden win in Formula 2.[33][34]

Novalak left Trident prior to the season finale at Yas Marina and was replace by Formula 3 graduate Paul Aron.[35]

Formula One edit

In 2017, Novalak partook in an assessment with the Ferrari Driver Academy.[2]

Endurance racing career edit

In November 2023, Novalak participated in the WEC rookie test at the Bahrain International Circuit, testing an LMP2 car with Inter Europol Competition.[36]

2024 edit

The following month, he was announced to be contesting the full European Le Mans Series season with the team for 2024, as well as making his endurance racing debut for Inter Europol at the 24 Hours of Daytona in January 2024.[37][38]

Personal life edit

Novalak was born in the French city of Avignon to a French father and Swiss mother. He moved to Montreux in Switzerland as a child and again to Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom in his teens. He claimed in a 2020 interview that, similar to Bertrand Gachot, "...I would probably consider myself European nowadays."[39] In 2021, he raced under a French license as he stated that his "origins are French" and despite him "[not having] lived there a lot [he] was born there and each time [he] took a train or a plane in France, [he felt] at home."[40]

Novalak's father, who had introduced him to motorsport, died in 2017, as a result of which the Frenchman added his father's birthday to his helmet in Roman numerals.[41]

Karting record edit

Karting career summary edit

Season Series Team Position
2011 Championnat Regional Rhone-Alpes — Minime 13th
Bridgestone Cup — Minime 23rd
French Championship — Minime 64th
2012 Trophée Oscar Petit — Minime 2nd
Championnat Regional PACAC — Minime 10th
Championnat Regional Rhone-Alpes — Minime 5th
Bridgestone Cup — Minime 9th
Trophée Kart Mag — Minime 1st
French Championship — Minime 9th
Regional Series — Minime 7th
2013 Rotax Winter Cup — Rotax Junior 30th
Trophée Oscar Petit — Nationale 10th
Rotax Euro Challenge — Rotax Junior 62nd
Challenge Rotax Max France — Cadet 14th
Coupe de France — Cadet 8th
2014 South Garda Winter Cup — KFJ Kosmic Racing Departement 16th
WSK Champions CupKFJ 44th
WSK Super Master SeriesKFJ 33rd
CIK-FIA European ChampionshipKFJ 39th
CIK-FIA World ChampionshipKFJ 33rd
WSK Final CupKFJ 29th
2015 WSK Champions CupKFJ Tony Kart Racing Team 8th
South Garda Winter Cup — KFJ 5th
WSK Super Master SeriesKFJ 1st
CIK-FIA European ChampionshipKFJ 5th
CIK-FIA World ChampionshipKFJ 2nd
WSK Final CupKFJ 33rd
SKUSA SuperNationals — Junior Team Koene USA 40th
2016 WSK Champions CupOK Tony Kart Racing Team 31st
South Garda Winter Cup — OK 26th
WSK Super Master SeriesOK 6th
CIK-FIA European ChampionshipOK 8th
German Karting ChampionshipOK 4th
WSK Final CupOK 6th
CIK-FIA World ChampionshipOK 15th
Kartmasters Grand Prix — OK 2nd
2017 WSK Champions CupOK Tony Kart Racing Team 4th
South Garda Winter Cup — OK 7th
WSK Super Master SeriesOK 1st
CIK-FIA European ChampionshipOK 12th
CIK-FIA World ChampionshipOK 20th
Swedish Karting ChampionshipOK Ward Racing 3rd

Racing record edit

Racing career summary edit

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2018 Formula Renault Eurocup Josef Kaufmann Racing 17 0 0 0 0 0 23rd
Formula Renault NEC 6 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Carlin 11 0 1 0 0 120 18th
Toyota Racing Series Giles Motorsport 15 2 1 3 4 711 5th
2019 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Carlin 24 2 2 1 8 505 1st
2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship Carlin Buzz Racing 18 0 0 2 2 45 12th
2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship Trident 20 0 0 2 4 147 3rd
FIA Formula 2 Championship MP Motorsport 6 0 0 0 0 0 28th
2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship MP Motorsport 28 0 0 1 1 40 14th
2023 FIA Formula 2 Championship Trident 24 1 0 2 1 28 17th
2024 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Inter Europol Competition
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Inter Europol by PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports

As Novalak was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Toyota Racing Series results edit

(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 DC Points
2018 Giles Motorsport RUA
1

4
RUA
2

10
RUA
3

6
TER
1

4
TER
2

5
TER
3

1
HMP
1

5
HMP
2

1
HMP
3

9
TAU
1

10
TAU
2

10
TAU
3

Ret
MAN
1

3
MAN
2

2
MAN
3

6
5th 711

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results edit

(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 18 19 20 Pos Points
2018 Josef Kaufmann Racing LEC
1

15
LEC
2

Ret
MNZ
1

16
MNZ
2

Ret
SIL
1

12
SIL
2

Ret
MON
1

25
MON
2

22
RBR
1

Ret
RBR
2

DNS
SPA
1
SPA
2
HUN
1

18
HUN
2

22
NÜR
1

14
NÜR
2

16
HOC
1

11
HOC
2

22
CAT
1

Ret
CAT
2

13
23rd 0

Complete Formula Renault Northern European Cup results edit

(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 DC Points
2018 Josef Kaufmann Racing PAU
1
PAU
2
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
SPA
1
SPA
2
HUN
1

18
HUN
2

22
NÜR
1

14
NÜR
2

16
HOC
1

11
HOC
2

22
NC† 0

As Novalak was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results edit

(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 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Pos Points
2018 Carlin OUL
1

Ret
OUL
2

710
OUL
3

4
ROC
1

Ret
ROC
2

96
ROC
3

DSQ
SNE
1
SNE
2
SNE
3
SIL
1

4
SIL
2

113
SIL
3

6
SPA
1
SPA
2
SPA
3
BRH
1
BRH
2
BRH
3
DON
1
DON
2
DON
3
SIL
1

13
SIL
2

4
SIL
3

C
18th 120
2019 Carlin OUL
1

1
OUL
2

67
OUL
3

2
SNE
1

2
SNE
2

69
SNE
3

2
SIL1
1

1
SIL1
2

99
SIL1
3

6
DON1
1

4
DON1
2

47
DON1
3

4
SPA
1

4
SPA
2

105
SPA
3

2
BRH
1

3
BRH
2

95
BRH
3

4
SIL2
1

7
SIL2
2

36
SIL2
3

4
DON2
1

4
DON2
2

12
DON2
3

6
1st 505

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results edit

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position points; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points
2020 Carlin Buzz Racing RBR
FEA

10
RBR
SPR

3
RBR
FEA

29
RBR
SPR

25
HUN
FEA

9
HUN
SPR

12
SIL
FEA

8
SIL
SPR

2
SIL
FEA

12
SIL
SPR

9
CAT
FEA

4
CAT
SPR

11
SPA
FEA

NC
SPA
SPR

15
MNZ
FEA

13
MNZ
SPR

Ret
MUG
FEA

24
MUG
SPR

14
12th 45
2021 Trident CAT
1

2
CAT
2

4
CAT
3

6
LEC
1

5
LEC
2

6
LEC
3

5
RBR
1

Ret
RBR
2

13
RBR
3

Ret
HUN
1

4
HUN
2

8
HUN
3

5
SPA
1

7
SPA
2

5
SPA
3

5
ZAN
1

11
ZAN
2

2
ZAN
3

2
SOC
1

4
SOC
2

C
SOC
3

3
3rd 147

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results edit

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 DC Points
2021 MP Motorsport BHR
SP1
BHR
SP2
BHR
FEA
MCO
SP1
MCO
SP2
MCO
FEA
BAK
SP1
BAK
SP2
BAK
FEA
SIL
SP1
SIL
SP2
SIL
FEA
MNZ
SP1
MNZ
SP2
MNZ
FEA
SOC
SP1
SOC
SP2
SOC
FEA
JED
SP1

14
JED
SP2

Ret
JED
FEA

19
YMC
SP1

17
YMC
SP2

14
YMC
FEA

14
28th 0
2022 MP Motorsport BHR
SPR

18
BHR
FEA

Ret
JED
SPR

11
JED
FEA

14
IMO
SPR

19
IMO
FEA

4
CAT
SPR

14
CAT
FEA

5
MCO
SPR

Ret
MCO
FEA

Ret
BAK
SPR

14
BAK
FEA

Ret
SIL
SPR

13
SIL
FEA

13
RBR
SPR

15
RBR
FEA

17
LEC
SPR

17
LEC
FEA

8
HUN
SPR

20
HUN
FEA

12
SPA
SPR

17
SPA
FEA

9
ZAN
SPR

2
ZAN
FEA

Ret
MNZ
SPR

Ret
MNZ
FEA

8
YMC
SPR

14
YMC
FEA

12
14th 40
2023 Trident BHR
SPR

16
BHR
FEA

13
JED
SPR

15
JED
FEA

16
MEL
SPR

11
MEL
FEA

11
BAK
SPR

7
BAK
FEA

16
MCO
SPR

17
MCO
FEA

17
CAT
SPR

11
CAT
FEA

21
RBR
SPR

DSQ
RBR
FEA

13
SIL
SPR

17
SIL
FEA

12
HUN
SPR

Ret
HUN
FEA

Ret
SPA
SPR

17
SPA
FEA

13
ZAN
SPR

8
ZAN
FEA

1
MNZ
SPR

10
MNZ
FEA

Ret
YMC
SPR
YMC
FEA
17th 28

Complete European Le Mans Series results edit

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

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2024 Inter Europol Competition LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA MUG ALG

* Season still in progress.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results edit

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points
2024 Inter Europol by PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA DET WGL ELK IMS ATL

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External links edit

  • Official website
  • Clément Novalak career summary at DriverDB.com
Sporting positions
Preceded by BRDC British Formula 3 Championship
Champion

2019
Succeeded by

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Clement Novalak French pronunciation kle mɑ nɔ va lak born 23 December 2000 is a French Swiss racing driver who is currently set to compete in the 2024 European Le Mans Series for Inter Europol Competition having most recently competed in the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2022 and 2023 for MP Motorsport and Trident respectively Clement NovalakNovalak in 2022NationalityFrenchBorn 2000 12 23 23 December 2000 age 23 Avignon FranceFIA Formula 2 Championship careerDebut season2021Racing licenceFIA GoldCar number21Former teamsMP Motorsport TridentStarts46 46 entries Wins1Podiums2Poles0Fastest laps1Best finish14th in 2022Previous series2021 20232020 20212018 2019201820182018FIA Formula 2 ChampionshipFIA Formula 3BRDC British Formula 3 ChampionshipFormula Renault NECFormula Renault EurocupToyota Racing SeriesChampionship titles2019BRDC British Formula 3 ChampionshipHe previously raced in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for Carlin and Trident whom he finished third in the standings with in 2021 and won the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship with Carlin in 2019 Contents 1 Junior racing career 1 1 Karting 1 2 Toyota Racing Series 1 3 Formula Renault Eurocup 1 4 British Formula 3 1 5 FIA Formula 3 Championship 1 5 1 2020 1 5 2 2021 1 6 FIA Formula 2 Championship 1 6 1 2021 1 6 2 2022 1 6 3 2023 1 7 Formula One 2 Endurance racing career 2 1 2024 3 Personal life 4 Karting record 4 1 Karting career summary 5 Racing record 5 1 Racing career summary 5 2 Complete Toyota Racing Series results 5 3 Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results 5 4 Complete Formula Renault Northern European Cup results 5 5 Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results 5 6 Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results 5 7 Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results 5 8 Complete European Le Mans Series results 5 9 Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results 6 References 7 External linksJunior racing career editKarting edit Novalak started karting in France when he was 10 years old He won a couple of championships his first of which was in 2015 at the WSK Super Master Series He competed all around Europe including France Sweden Italy and the UK In 2014 Novalak received backing from former karting champion and Hitech Grand Prix founder Oliver Oakes 1 Toyota Racing Series edit In 2018 Novalak made his single seater debut in the championship with Giles Motorsport 2 Claiming two wins at Teretonga and Hampton Downs saw him end the season fifth and as top rookie 3 4 Formula Renault Eurocup edit nbsp Novalak racing in the 2018 Formula Renault EurocupFollowing his performance in the Toyota Racing Series Novalak was signed to Josef Kaufmann Racing for the 2018 season 5 British Formula 3 edit Novalak s first season in British F3 was in 2018 with Carlin The first race of the season he took pole at Oulton Park however he would retire from the race Novalak competed in 4 of the 8 rounds in that season with the best finish being 4th he finished the season in 18th with 120 points only two points behind the swede Arvin Esmaeili who had a full time drive In 2019 Novalak got a full time drive with Carlin He got two poles and two wins in the second race of the final round of the season himself and championship rival Johnathan Hoggard collided meaning they both finished at the bottom end of the points Hoggard finished 15th whereas Novalak finished 12th which gave him 4 points enough to win him the title despite Hoggard winning the final race FIA Formula 3 Championship edit 2020 edit Following his British F3 title win Novalak joined Carlin for the second and third days of the post season test at Valencia 6 7 In February 2020 Novalak was named as part of Carlin s lineup for the 2020 season 8 which includes him Cameron Das and Enaam Ahmed He scored his first podium in Austria 2021 edit nbsp Novalak driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2021 Spielberg Formula 3 roundIn the post season test at Catalunya Novalak joined the Trident outfit and set the fastest time of the second day s morning session 9 10 He ended up signing with the team for the 2021 season driving alongside Jack Doohan and David Schumacher 11 At the first round in Barcelona Novalak scored his first podium of the year in Sprint Race 1 finishing second and would add to his points tally in the remaining two races of the weekend 12 More points came in all three races at his home circuit Le Castellet despite which Novalak commented that consistency was not good enough for a title battle 13 Bad luck befell him in the third event at the Red Bull Ring where the Frenchman collided with Matteo Nannini whilst battling for the lead in the closing stages of the first sprint race 14 Another crash this time caused by Arthur Leclerc forced Novalak out of the feature race meaning that he wouldn t score points that round 15 At the next two rounds in Budapest and Spa Novalak scored points in all six races even managing to set the fastest lap in Sprint Race 2 in the latter event 16 This would be followed up by a double podium at Zandvoort with Novalak profiting from a collision between his teammate Schumacher and Victor Martins to take second on Sunday 17 18 At the season finale in Sochi Novalak was embroiled in a battle for the lead with teammate Doohan as the Australian ignored his team s instructions to let Novalak past which meant that Doohan won the race whilst Novalak had to settle for third having been overtaken by Frederik Vesti near the end of the race 19 Despite this Novalak who ended up third in the drivers championship had helped Trident to take the teams title 20 FIA Formula 2 Championship edit 2021 edit During November 2021 MP Motorsport announced that Novalak would replace Lirim Zendeli for the final 2 races of the 2021 season and contest the full season with them in 2022 21 His best finish ended up being 14th which he achieved in three separate races 2022 edit nbsp Novalak driving the Dallara F2 2018 during the 2022 Spielberg Formula 2 round For the 2022 season Novalak would be partnered by Felipe Drugovich The Frenchman started his season out slowly having to wait until the round at Imola for his first points in the category 22 More points would follow in Barcelona where Novalak took fifth place in the feature race although this would be his final top ten finish for the subsequent four rounds After the summer break Novalak scored his only podium of the year finishing second in the sprint race at Zandvoort 23 He ended his season 14th in the drivers standings helping MP to win the teams title 24 2023 edit nbsp Novalak driving for Trident during the 2023 Spielberg Formula 2 round Shortly before the 2022 post season test Novalak was announced to be reuniting with Trident for the 2023 season Partnering him would be Czech rookie Roman Stanek 25 The opening three rounds yielded little success as Novalak continued to struggle in qualifying leaving him with a best finish of eleventh at Melbourne 26 Chaos near the end of the Baku sprint race enabled the Frenchman to score his first points which he described as a relief whilst also stating that it had been a weekend of what could have been due to his starting spot of 19th 27 Top ten finishes eluded Novalak during the subsequent rounds although the round in Austria brought a highlight despite qualifying in 20th a decision to start on dry tyres benefited Novalak who was able to gain a heap of positions on a drying track leading him on to finish third 28 However post race inspections found that the car s rear tyre pressures were below the legal limit forcing the race officials to disqualify Novalak 29 30 Three further events without points followed including a mistake at Budapest where Novalak lost control under breaking during Saturday s sprint race and collided into Ralph Boschung earning himself a five place grid penalty 31 In Zandvoort Novalak ended up with a starting spot of 13th after bringing the qualifying session to an early end having hit the barrier on the exit of turn three 32 On Sunday the seas parted for the French driver who found himself in the lead having stopped shortly before a safety car intervention He would hold off Zane Maloney for the remainder of the contest creating a gap before taking his maiden win in Formula 2 33 34 Novalak left Trident prior to the season finale at Yas Marina and was replace by Formula 3 graduate Paul Aron 35 Formula One edit In 2017 Novalak partook in an assessment with the Ferrari Driver Academy 2 Endurance racing career editIn November 2023 Novalak participated in the WEC rookie test at the Bahrain International Circuit testing an LMP2 car with Inter Europol Competition 36 2024 edit The following month he was announced to be contesting the full European Le Mans Series season with the team for 2024 as well as making his endurance racing debut for Inter Europol at the 24 Hours of Daytona in January 2024 37 38 Personal life editNovalak was born in the French city of Avignon to a French father and Swiss mother He moved to Montreux in Switzerland as a child and again to Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom in his teens He claimed in a 2020 interview that similar to Bertrand Gachot I would probably consider myself European nowadays 39 In 2021 he raced under a French license as he stated that his origins are French and despite him not having lived there a lot he was born there and each time he took a train or a plane in France he felt at home 40 Novalak s father who had introduced him to motorsport died in 2017 as a result of which the Frenchman added his father s birthday to his helmet in Roman numerals 41 Karting record editKarting career summary edit Season Series Team Position2011 Championnat Regional Rhone Alpes Minime 13thBridgestone Cup Minime 23rdFrench Championship Minime 64th2012 Trophee Oscar Petit Minime 2ndChampionnat Regional PACAC Minime 10thChampionnat Regional Rhone Alpes Minime 5thBridgestone Cup Minime 9thTrophee Kart Mag Minime 1stFrench Championship Minime 9thRegional Series Minime 7th2013 Rotax Winter Cup Rotax Junior 30thTrophee Oscar Petit Nationale 10thRotax Euro Challenge Rotax Junior 62ndChallenge Rotax Max France Cadet 14thCoupe de France Cadet 8th2014 South Garda Winter Cup KFJ Kosmic Racing Departement 16thWSK Champions Cup KFJ 44thWSK Super Master Series KFJ 33rdCIK FIA European Championship KFJ 39thCIK FIA World Championship KFJ 33rdWSK Final Cup KFJ 29th2015 WSK Champions Cup KFJ Tony Kart Racing Team 8thSouth Garda Winter Cup KFJ 5thWSK Super Master Series KFJ 1stCIK FIA European Championship KFJ 5thCIK FIA World Championship KFJ 2ndWSK Final Cup KFJ 33rdSKUSA SuperNationals Junior Team Koene USA 40th2016 WSK Champions Cup OK Tony Kart Racing Team 31stSouth Garda Winter Cup OK 26thWSK Super Master Series OK 6thCIK FIA European Championship OK 8thGerman Karting Championship OK 4thWSK Final Cup OK 6thCIK FIA World Championship OK 15thKartmasters Grand Prix OK 2nd2017 WSK Champions Cup OK Tony Kart Racing Team 4thSouth Garda Winter Cup OK 7thWSK Super Master Series OK 1stCIK FIA European Championship OK 12thCIK FIA World Championship OK 20thSwedish Karting Championship OK Ward Racing 3rdRacing record editRacing career summary edit Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F Laps Podiums Points Position2018 Formula Renault Eurocup Josef Kaufmann Racing 17 0 0 0 0 0 23rdFormula Renault NEC 6 0 0 0 0 0 NC BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Carlin 11 0 1 0 0 120 18thToyota Racing Series Giles Motorsport 15 2 1 3 4 711 5th2019 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Carlin 24 2 2 1 8 505 1st2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship Carlin Buzz Racing 18 0 0 2 2 45 12th2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship Trident 20 0 0 2 4 147 3rdFIA Formula 2 Championship MP Motorsport 6 0 0 0 0 0 28th2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship MP Motorsport 28 0 0 1 1 40 14th2023 FIA Formula 2 Championship Trident 24 1 0 2 1 28 17th2024 European Le Mans Series LMP2 Inter Europol CompetitionIMSA SportsCar Championship LMP2 Inter Europol by PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports As Novalak was a guest driver he was ineligible for points Complete Toyota Racing Series results edit 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 DC Points2018 Giles Motorsport RUA14 RUA210 RUA36 TER14 TER25 TER31 HMP15 HMP21 HMP39 TAU110 TAU210 TAU3Ret MAN13 MAN22 MAN36 5th 711Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results edit 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 18 19 20 Pos Points2018 Josef Kaufmann Racing LEC115 LEC2Ret MNZ116 MNZ2Ret SIL112 SIL2Ret MON125 MON222 RBR1Ret RBR2DNS SPA1 SPA2 HUN118 HUN222 NUR114 NUR216 HOC111 HOC222 CAT1Ret CAT213 23rd 0Complete Formula Renault Northern European Cup results edit 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 DC Points2018 Josef Kaufmann Racing PAU1 PAU2 MNZ1 MNZ2 SPA1 SPA2 HUN118 HUN222 NUR114 NUR216 HOC111 HOC222 NC 0 As Novalak was a guest driver he was ineligible to score points Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results edit 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 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Pos Points2018 Carlin OUL1Ret OUL2710 OUL34 ROC1Ret ROC296 ROC3DSQ SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 SIL14 SIL2113 SIL36 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 DON1 DON2 DON3 SIL113 SIL24 SIL3C 18th 1202019 Carlin OUL11 OUL267 OUL32 SNE12 SNE269 SNE32 SIL111 SIL1299 SIL136 DON114 DON1247 DON134 SPA14 SPA2105 SPA32 BRH13 BRH295 BRH34 SIL217 SIL2236 SIL234 DON214 DON2212 DON236 1st 505Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results edit key Races in bold indicate pole position points races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points2020 Carlin Buzz Racing RBRFEA10 RBRSPR3 RBRFEA 29 RBRSPR 25 HUNFEA 9 HUNSPR 12 SILFEA 8 SILSPR 2 SILFEA 12 SILSPR 9 CATFEA 4 CATSPR 11 SPAFEA NC SPASPR 15 MNZFEA 13 MNZSPR Ret MUGFEA 24 MUGSPR 14 12th 452021 Trident CAT12 CAT24 CAT36 LEC15 LEC26 LEC35 RBR1Ret RBR213 RBR3Ret HUN14 HUN28 HUN35 SPA17 SPA25 SPA35 ZAN111 ZAN22 ZAN32 SOC14 SOC2C SOC33 3rd 147Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results edit key Races in bold indicate pole position Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 DC Points2021 MP Motorsport BHRSP1 BHRSP2 BHRFEA MCOSP1 MCOSP2 MCOFEA BAKSP1 BAKSP2 BAKFEA SILSP1 SILSP2 SILFEA MNZSP1 MNZSP2 MNZFEA SOCSP1 SOCSP2 SOCFEA JEDSP114 JEDSP2Ret JEDFEA19 YMCSP117 YMCSP214 YMCFEA14 28th 02022 MP Motorsport BHRSPR18 BHRFEARet JEDSPR11 JEDFEA14 IMOSPR19 IMOFEA4 CATSPR14 CATFEA5 MCOSPRRet MCOFEARet BAKSPR14 BAKFEARet SILSPR13 SILFEA13 RBRSPR15 RBRFEA17 LECSPR17 LECFEA8 HUNSPR20 HUNFEA12 SPASPR17 SPAFEA9 ZANSPR 2 ZANFEARet MNZSPRRet MNZFEA8 YMCSPR14 YMCFEA12 14th 402023 Trident BHRSPR16 BHRFEA13 JEDSPR15 JEDFEA16 MELSPR11 MELFEA11 BAKSPR7 BAKFEA16 MCOSPR17 MCOFEA17 CATSPR11 CATFEA21 RBRSPRDSQ RBRFEA13 SILSPR17 SILFEA12 HUNSPRRet HUNFEARet SPASPR17 SPAFEA13 ZANSPR8 ZANFEA1 MNZSPR10 MNZFEARet YMCSPR YMCFEA 17th 28Complete European Le Mans Series results edit key Races in bold indicate pole position results in italics indicate fastest lap Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points2024 Inter Europol Competition LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4 2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA MUG ALG Season still in progress Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results edit Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points2024 Inter Europol by PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4 2 L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA DET WGL ELK IMS ATLReferences edit CLEMENT NOVALAK RISING STAR May 18 2015 Retrieved February 25 2020 a b Allen Peter October 17 2017 Karter Clement Novalak to contest 2018 Toyota Racing Series FormulaScout Retrieved February 25 2020 Carrell Benjamin January 24 2018 Former world kart champion Clement Novalak shapes as Toyota Racing Series threat Stuff Retrieved February 25 2020 Budge Dale January 28 2018 Motorsport Clement Novalak continues Toyota Racing Series surge The New Zealand Herald Retrieved February 25 2020 Wood Elliot February 21 2018 Clement Novalak to contest both Formula Renault Eurocup and British F3 FormulaScout Retrieved February 25 2020 Post season testing Day 2 Entry List October 20 2019 Archived from the original on November 11 2019 Retrieved February 25 2020 Post season testing Day 3 entry list October 21 2019 Archived from the original on October 22 2019 Retrieved February 25 2020 Novalak Ahmed and Das join Carlin Buzz Racing for 2020 February 24 2020 Archived from the original on February 24 2020 Retrieved February 25 2020 FIA Formula 3 returns to action for Barcelona post season test October 4 2020 Retrieved October 10 2020 Novalak ends Barcelona post season testing on top ahead of Doohan in Trident one two October 6 2020 Retrieved October 10 2020 Novalak switches to Trident for second season in F3 FIAFormula3 The Official F3 Website Retrieved 2022 11 23 2021 Round 1 post Race 1 press conference FIAFormula3 The Official F3 Website Retrieved 2022 11 23 Frustrated Novalak believes he picked moves at the wrong places as he bemoans missed opportunities in Round 2 FIAFormula3 The Official F3 Website Retrieved 2022 11 23 RACE 1 Hauger takes second F3 win from 12th in Spielberg after Nannini and Novalak crash from the lead FIAFormula3 The Official F3 Website Retrieved 2022 11 23 RACE 3 Vesti clinches dominant first win for ART Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring FIAFormula3 The Official F3 Website Retrieved 2022 11 23 Hopefully we ve destabilized PREMA Novalak says Trident have gained momentum in the Teams title fight FIAFormula3 The Official F3 Website Retrieved 2022 11 23 Novalak s Guest Column Zandvoort is one of the most spectacular racetracks I ve driven on FIAFormula3 The Official F3 Website Retrieved 2022 11 23 2021 Round 6 post Race 3 press conference FIAFormula3 The Official F3 Website Retrieved 2022 11 23 2021 Round 7 post Race 3 press conference FIAFormula3 The Official F3 Website Retrieved 2022 11 23 RACE 3 Trident clinch the Teams title as Doohan wins in Sochi FIAFormula3 The Official F3 Website Retrieved 2022 11 23 MP Motorsport announce Novalak for final two rounds of 2021 and full 2022 season FIA F2 The Official F2 Website Retrieved 2021 11 03 Novalak says first F2 points will bring a lot of confidence going forward FIA F2 The Official F2 Website Retrieved 2022 11 23 2022 Round 12 post Sprint Race press conference FIA F2 The Official F2 Website Retrieved 2022 11 23 Dorsman credits Drugovich and MP Motorsport s maturity for F2 Championship double FIA F2 The Official F2 Website Retrieved 2022 11 23 Clement Novalak reunites with Trident for 2023 F2 season FIA F2 The Official F2 Website 22 November 2022 Retrieved 23 November 2022 MotorSport Trident FIA F2 Championship Melbourne Feature Race Report Trident Motorsport in Italian Retrieved 2023 08 27 Baku City Circuit FIA Formula 2 Round 4 Clement Novalak Retrieved 2023 08 27 Red Bull Ring FIA Formula 2 Round 8 Clement Novalak Retrieved 2023 08 27 Novalak disqualified and three drivers penalised following Spielberg Sprint Race FIA F2 The Official F2 Website Retrieved 2023 08 27 Novalak We can build on Spielberg performance as Trident searches for consistency FIA F2 The Official F2 Website Retrieved 2023 08 27 Novalak handed grid penalty for Budapest Feature Race FIA F2 The Official F2 Website Retrieved 2023 08 27 QUALIFYING Crawford makes it count for maiden pole in dramatic Zandvoort session FIA F2 The Official F2 Website Retrieved 2023 08 27 FEATURE RACE Novalak wins drama filled Zandvoort race as Championship contenders hit trouble FIA F2 The Official F2 Website Retrieved 2023 08 27 Harper Aaron 2023 08 27 Novalak takes maiden F2 win as title challengers falter www insideF2 com Retrieved 2023 08 27 Wood Ida 20 November 2023 Paul Aron gets F2 debut by replacing Trident s Novalak in Abu Dhabi Formula Scout Retrieved 20 November 2023 Thukral Rachit 5 November 2023 Jota Porsche tops first Bahrain rookie test session as Rossi makes debut Motorsport com Retrieved 24 November 2023 Inter Europol Competition expands to three entries in the European Le Mans Series confirm driver lineup Inter Europol Competition 8 December 2023 Retrieved 3 January 2024 Inter Europol by PR1 Mathiasen Motorsport confirms driver lineup for the Rolex 24 at Daytona Inter Europol Competition 2024 01 03 Retrieved 2024 01 03 Why does Novalak a French Swiss racer drive under a British Licence FIA Formula 3 Championship 2 April 2020 Jeremy Satis 12 February 2021 Clement Novalak signe avec Trident in French Auto Hebdo Paying tribute to his dad the story behind Clement Novalak s helmet design FIA F2 The Official F2 Website 13 May 2022 Retrieved 23 November 2022 External links editOfficial website Clement Novalak career summary at DriverDB comSporting positionsPreceded byLinus Lundqvist BRDC British Formula 3 ChampionshipChampion2019 Succeeded byKaylen Frederick Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Clement Novalak amp oldid 1211427906, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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