Robert Kubica

Robert Kubica, a Polish F1 driver, had several stints in F1. He made his debut in the 2006 season and secured his maiden win during the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix. His most recent appearance in Formula One was at the 2021 Italian Grand Prix.

Nationality	Polish
Born	Robert Józef Kubica 7 December 1984 Kraków, Poland

Kubica is known for being the first Polish driver to compete in and win a Formula One race. His Formula One journey began with the BMW Sauber F1 team, where he filled the role of a test driver before being promoted to a full-time seat for the 2006 season. In a career highlight, he claimed his first and only Formula 1 win at the Canadian Grand Prix in June 2008. During that season, he even led the championship at one point, ultimately finishing fourth overall—his best career position.

In 2010, Kubica joined the Renault team and planned to continue with them in 2011. At the same time, he had also signed a pre-contract with Ferrari to join them for the 2012 season. It was a move that came to a tragic end when he suffered a horrific rally crash during the winter break on 6 February 2011, before the F1 season began. The life-altering accident at the Ronde di Andora Rally resulted in his right forearm being partially severed. Despite this setback, he remained determined to return to Formula 1, a feeling he expressed in an interview from his hospital bed with the Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport. However, his road to recovery was challenging, and initially, he believed a return to Formula One was nearly impossible due to his injury. Nevertheless, his persistence led to test drives with Renault and Williams, and he kept the possibility of a Formula 1 comeback alive.

Kubica made a remarkable return to racing in September 2012, winning a minor rally in Italy. His comeback at the event earned him recognition as one of “The Men of the Year 2012” by Top Gear magazine. In 2013, he shifted to rally driving full-time, racing in the European and World Rally-2 Championships with Citroën. He clinched the inaugural WRC-2 title and, in 2014, moved to the full-time WRC championship, driving a Ford Fiesta RS WRC prepared by M-Sport.

In 2018, Kubica took on the role of reserve driver for Williams, and in 2019, he returned to the F1 grid with a full-time seat for the team. However, after the 2019 season, it was clear Kubica had found it hard to transition to the sport after his injury and was sadly dropped by the team. He moved to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters in 2019 while maintaining his connection to Formula One as a reserve and test driver for Alfa Romeo. He took part in various practice sessions and even replaced Kimi Räikkönen in the Dutch and Italian Grand Prix in 2021.

In 2022, Robert Kubica continued as a reserve and test driver for Alfa Romeo and throughout the season, he took part in free practice sessions for several Grand Prix events, including the Spanish, French, Hungarian, and Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekends.

In 2024, he competed for the Ferrari AF Corse team in the FIA World Endurance Championship, finally moving to a Ferrari-powered car. His career has seen further wins outside of F1, including winning the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship in the LMP2 class with Team WRT.

Robert Kubica Formula One World Championship career

F1 Career	2006–2010, 2019, 2021
Teams	Sauber, Renault, Williams, Alfa Romeo
Entries	99 (99 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	1
Podiums	12
Career points	274
Pole positions	1
Fastest laps	1
First entry	2006 Hungarian Grand Prix
First win	2008 Canadian Grand Prix
Last win	2008 Canadian Grand Prix
Last entry	2021 Italian Grand Prix

Robert Kubica Teammates

12 Teammates	Involvement	First Year	Last Year
Nick Heidfeld	69	2006	2009
Jacques Villeneuve	12	2006
Sebastian Vettel	7	2006	2007
Vitaly Petrov	19	2010
Sergey Sirotkin	3	2018
Lance Stroll	3	2018
George Russell	21	2019
Nicholas Latifi	6	2019
Antonio Giovinazzi	10	2020	2021
Kimi Raikkonen	9	2020	2021
Valtteri Bottas	4	2022
Zhou Guanyu	4	2022

Race Wins

Win Number	Grand Prix
1	2008 Canadian Grand Prix

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
2006	BMW Sauber F1 Team	BMW Sauber F1.06	BMW P86 2.4 V8	BHR TD	MAL TD	AUS TD	SMR TD	EUR TD	ESP TD	MON TD	GBR TD	CAN TD	USA TD	FRA TD	GER TD	HUN DSQ	TUR 12	ITA 3	CHN 13	JPN 9	BRA 9					16th	6
2007	BMW Sauber F1 Team	BMW Sauber F1.07	BMW P86/7 2.4 V8	AUS Ret	MAL 18	BHR 6	ESP 4	MON 5	CAN Ret	USA	FRA 4	GBR 4	EUR 7	HUN 5	TUR 8	ITA 5	BEL 9	JPN 7	CHN Ret	BRA 5						6th	39
2008	BMW Sauber F1 Team	BMW Sauber F1.08	BMW P86/8 2.4 V8	AUS Ret	MAL 2	BHR 3	ESP 4	TUR 4	MON 2	CAN 1	FRA 5	GBR Ret	GER 7	HUN 8	EUR 3	BEL 6	ITA 3	SIN 11	JPN 2	CHN 6	BRA 11					4th	75
2009	BMW Sauber F1 Team	BMW Sauber F1.09	BMW P86/9 2.4 V8	AUS 14 †	MAL Ret	CHN 13	BHR 18	ESP 11	MON Ret	TUR 7	GBR 13	GER 14	HUN 13	EUR 8	BEL 4	ITA Ret	SIN 8	JPN 9	BRA 2	ABU 10						14th	17
2010	Renault F1 Team	Renault R30	Renault RS27-2010 2.4 V8	BHR 11	AUS 2	MAL 4	CHN 5	ESP 8	MON 3	TUR 6	CAN 7	EUR 5	GBR Ret	GER 7	HUN Ret	BEL 3	ITA 8	SIN 7	JPN Ret	KOR 5	BRA 9	ABU 5				8th	136
2018	Williams Martini Racing	Williams FW41	Mercedes M09 EQ Power+ 1.6 V6 t	AUS	BHR	CHN	AZE	ESP TD	MON	CAN	FRA	AUT TD	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	SIN	RUS	JPN	USA	MEX	BRA	ABU TD		–	–
2019	ROKiT Williams Racing	Williams FW42	Mercedes M10 EQ Power+ 1.6 V6 t	AUS 17	BHR 16	CHN 17	AZE 16	ESP 18	MON 18	CAN 18	FRA 18	AUT 20	GBR 15	GER 10	HUN 19	BEL 17	ITA 17	SIN 16	RUS Ret	JPN 17	MEX 18	USA Ret	BRA 16	ABU 19		19th	1
2020	Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN	Alfa Romeo Racing C39	Ferrari 065 1.6 V6 t	AUT	STY TD	HUN TD	GBR	70A TD	ESP	BEL	ITA	TUS	RUS	EIF	POR	EMI	TUR	BHR TD	SKH	ABU TD						–	–
2021	Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN	Alfa Romeo Racing C41	Ferrari 065/6 1.6 V6 t	BHR	EMI	POR	ESP TD	MON	AZE	FRA	STY TD	AUT	GBR	HUN TD	BEL	NED 15	ITA 14	RUS	TUR	USA	MXC	SAP	QAT	SAU	ABU	20th	0
2022	Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen	Alfa Romeo C42	Ferrari 066/7 1.6 V6 t	BHR	SAU	AUS	EMI	MIA	ESP TD	MON	AZE	CAN	GBR	AUT	FRA TD	HUN TD	BEL	NED	ITA	SIN	JPN	USA	MXC	SAP	ABU TD	–	–

Sources: Wikipedia.com and statsf1.com