Hadjar
Date of birth | 28 September 2004 |
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Place of birth | Paris, France |
Age | 20 |
Nationality | France |
Career start | 2012 |
Disciplines | Formula 2 |
"I was always interested in cars but not particularly the racing, because of the movie “cars”. My grandparents and parents are mainly doctors or physicists so they have nothing to do with motorsport but my dad always watched F1, that’s it really. When I grew up I wanted to do go-karts as I started watching F1 at the age of 6 so my parents bought me one when I was 7! This love for racing just came by myself."
"My first race in karts was September 2012 and I won. My first car race was in the French F4 championship, April 2019."
"My parents are the people who helped me the most during my career by far, as they gave me everything to succeed from the early stages to now, by finding sponsors and people who could help in our project. I basically owe them everything."
"My ambition is to be F1 champion, my racing heroes are Ayrton Senna and Lewis Hamilton. When I am not racing I like judo and catching up with friends, and I have enjoyed learning English at school, that’s where I get my best grades!"
"One of my favourite races was in French F4 in 2020, I started the race from 14th on the grid and made my way up to 2nd. It was at the Paul Ricard circuit, where it’s not so easy to overtake but went up to 4th after a few laps with crazy overtakes, took the fastest lap and overtook for second in the late stages of the race."
"In 2021 I won in Monaco in FRECA (Formula Regional European Championship). For the first time in the season, I dominated. I had a great start and started pulling away after 2 laps setting fastest laps almost every single lap to create a gap of 6 seconds just before the Safety Car. Had a great restart and pulled another gap of 7 seconds, I just had so much fun as I had the Monte-Carlo streets just for me during 30min! It’s mainly because of this race that I got to sign with Red Bull."
"I also enjoy other tracks. I think that everyone knows that the esses of Suzuka is one of if not the best section of corners in the world, mainly because of its flow. But my favourite corner is Degner 1 which is a 90-degree high-speed corner where any mistake leads to the wall. I feel like it's the only track where all the corners are enjoyable to send the car in."
"Of course I love racing, it is mainly the fact that I get to compete against the best in the world that fires me up. Extracting the absolute maximum of the car or coming back from desperate situations is the best feeling a driver can have."
"2022 was by far my best racing season in my small career, learnt so many things throughout the year."
"I didn’t expect to be fighting for the championship until the very last race, but the hard work we’ve put in got rewarded from the first races. Then after taking the championship lead, the second half of the season was not ideal with mistakes from our side (Spa and Monza) that cost us the championship…"
"But what I remember was that we were always rapid and on a pace side we were the most consistent."
"I loved every second working with Hitech whether it was in Asia or F3 and I can’t wait to keep working and winning with them this season in F2!" he concluded, looking forward to the 2023 season.
2023 featured some impressive performances but it wasn’t easy going. "It was the toughest season of my career by far, the most frustrating too. I have shown good pace but never got the deserved results."
"I was not there when the car was rapid but sometimes I would do a great job but we would lack too much pace to fight ahead. In the end, I am just grateful to still be part of the Junior Team and have another chance!"
"I think I improved a lot throughout the season especially on maximising the result when the car is not at its best. Took me some time, but looking at the second half, my qualifying performances were much more consistent."
"The short winter break left him supper keen on 2024. Hyped to get back behind the wheel really soon ! The team is working flat out and is fully committed to win, so the only goal is to fight ahead every weekend. It would be amazing to win the championship with Campos, that’s the target obviously!"
- 2024
- FIA F2 Feature Race Spa 1stSpa, Belgium
- FIA F2 Feature Race Silverstone 1stSilverstone, England
- FIA F2 Feature Race Imola 1stImola, Italy
- FIA F2 Feature Race Melbourne 1stMelbourne, Australia
- 2023
- 14th FIA Formula 2 Championship (Overall)
- 1st Formula 2 Dutch GPZandvoort, NetherlandsSprint Race - rained off - no points
- 3rd Formula 2 Austrian GPRed Bull Ring, AustriaSprint Race
- 5th Formula 2 Abu Dhabi GPYas Marina, UAESprint Race
- 2022
- 4th FIA F34 wins
- 3rd F3 Asia Formula Regional Championship2 wins
- 2021
- 5th Overall Formula Regional European ChampionshipEuropeThe Frenchman scored his first points, along with his first rookie win, at the first round in Imola. He then proceeded to score his first podium in Barcelona and achieved his first Formula Regional victory in Monaco. At that same weekend Hadjar finished second in race two.
- 2020
- 11th Formula 4 UAE Championship OverallUAERacing only on 2 of the 5 race weekends
- 3rd French F4 Championship Overall13 Podium Finishes with 3 Race Victories (all at Paul Ricard)
- 2019
- Winner of the Winfield Trophy 2019
- Vice-Champion of France Junior
- 2018
- 3rd CIK-FIA category OK junior Overall - Swedish Cup
- 22nd CIK-FIA category OK junior Overall - World Championship
- 2017
- 9th IAME Int. Open (X30J)
- 7th in the 3rd Round of the CIKLe MansFIA European Championship at (OKJ)
- 2 Podiums French Junior Championship (OKJ)
- 2016
- 1st in the Sens TrophyFFSA CADET Category
- 2nd in Soucy Manche 2 of the IDF leagueFranceFFSA CADET Category
- 2nd at the KartMag TrophyVarennes, FranceFFSA CADET Category
- 2nd in the Coupe de FranceLaval, FranceFFSA CADET Category
- 2nd at NSK 3Varennes, FranceFFSA CADET Category
- 2nd in the Rotax France ChallengeAunay-les-Bois, FranceFFSA CADET Category
- 1st at the Kart FestivalBelmont, FranceFFSA CADET Category
- 2015
- 2nd in the Sens TrophyFFSA CADET Category
- 7th French ChampionshipAunay-les-Bois, FranceFFSA CADET Category