Canadian-born Nicholas Latifi raced in Formula One over three seasons for Williams between 2020 and 2022.
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | Nicholas Daniel Latifi 29 June 1995 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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Born on 29 June 1995, Latifi’s Formula One journey began with his debut in the 2020 Austrian Grand Prix. There, he began a three-season journey with the Williams team, securing nine championship points.
Before his stint with Williams, Nicholas Latifi served as a test and reserve driver for several Formula One teams, including Renault, Force India, and Williams.
Latifi’s career achievements before Formula One included a second-place finish in the 2019 Formula 2 Championship while racing for DAMS. This rewarded Latifi with a drive in the following 2020 F1 season for Williams.
After the 2022 season, Latifi left the Williams team, ending a three-season stint, and was succeeded by F2 graduate Logan Sargeant marking the end of his F1 career.
His most notable race, not for the most obvious reasons, came at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. On lap 53, a crash at turn 14 while fighting for position with Haas‘ Mick Schumacher brought out the safety car. Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton led most of the race and appeared on course to win what would have been a record eighth World Drivers’ Championship, having taken the lead at the start of the race at turn 1 on the first lap. However, Verstappen was the eventual winner, overtaking Hamilton on the final lap after a controversial restart behind the safety car in the race’s last moments. Max Verstappen won the championship by eight points, and race director Michael Massi was eventually replaced after investigations concluded that the race officials had misapplied the regulations due to human error.
Nicholas Latifi Formula One World Championship career
| F1 Career | 2020–2022 |
|---|---|
| Teams | Williams |
| Car number | 6 |
| Entries | 61 (61 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 9 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 2020 Austrian Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix |
Nicholas Latifi Teammates
| 9 Teammates | Involvement | First Year | Last Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergio Perez | 5 | 2018 | |
| Esteban Ocon | 5 | 2018 | |
| George Russell | 44 | 2019 | 2021 |
| Robert Kubica | 6 | 2019 | |
| Jack Aitken | 3 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Roy Nissany | 6 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Alexander Albon | 22 | 2022 | |
| Nyck de Vries | 2 | 2022 | |
| Logan Sargeant | 4 | 2022 |
Complete Formula One Results
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Sahara Force India F1 Team | Force India VJM11 | Mercedes F1 M09 EQ Power+ 1.6 V6 t | AUS | BHR | CHN | AZE | ESP | MON | CAN TD | FRA | AUT | GBR | GER TD | HUN | – | – | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Racing Point Force India F1 Team | Force India VJM11 | Mercedes F1 M09 EQ Power+ 1.6 V6 t | BEL | ITA | SIN | RUS TD | JPN | USA TD ** | MEX TD | BRA TD | ABU | – | – | |||||||||||||
| 2019 | ROKiT Williams Racing | Williams FW42 | Mercedes F1 M10 EQ Power+ 1.6 V6 t | AUS | BHR | CHN | AZE | ESP | MON | CAN TD | FRA TD | AUT | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL TD | ITA | SIN | RUS | JPN | MEX TD | USA TD | BRA TD | ABU | – | – | |
| 2020 | Williams Racing | Williams FW43 | Mercedes F1 M11 EQ Performance 1.6 V6 t | AUT 11 | STY 17 | HUN 19 | GBR 15 | 70A 19 | ESP 18 | BEL 16 | ITA 11 | TUS Ret | RUS 16 | EIF 14 | POR 18 | EMI 11 | TUR Ret | BHR 14 | SKH Ret | ABU 17 | 21st | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | Williams Racing | Williams FW43B | Mercedes F1 M12 E Performance 1.6 V6 t | BHR 18† | EMI Ret | POR 18 | ESP 16 | MON 15 | AZE 16 | FRA 18 | STY 17 | AUT 16 | GBR 14 | HUN 7 | BEL 9 ‡ | NED 16 | ITA 11 | RUS 19† | TUR 17 | USA 15 | MXC 17 | SAP 16 | QAT Ret | SAU 12 | ABU 19† | 17th | 7 |
| 2022 | Williams Racing | Williams FW44 | Mercedes F1 M13 E Performance V6 t | BHR 16 | SAU Ret | AUS 16 | EMI 16 | MIA 14 | ESP 16 | MON 15 | AZE 15 | CAN 16 | GBR 12 | AUT Ret | FRA Ret | HUN 18 | BEL 18 | NED 18 | ITA 15 | SIN Ret | JPN 9 | USA 17 | MXC 18 | SAP 16 | ABU 19† | 20th | 2 |
** Latifi was entered as third driver, but this was reversed ahead of the session.
† Did not finish the Grand Prix but was classified, as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
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