Josef Král
Introduction '''Josef Král''' (born 15 June 1990 in Dvůr Králové nad Labem) is a professional racing driver from the Czech Republic.
Career ===Karting & early career===Král began his motorsport career in karting back in 1998, and during the following seven years he achieved notable success, winning the Czech Republic ICA Junior title in 2003 and the Czech ICA 100 Championship the following year, as well as numerous other titles.In 2005, Král made his Formula Racing debut, finishing third in the Czech Formula 1400 series.===Formula BMW===In 2006, Král made the step up to Formula BMW, competing in the German ADAC series. Driving for Micánek Motorsport, he scored forty points during the year to be classified in twelfth place. At the end of the year, Král switched to Josef Kaufmann Racing to contest the Formula BMW World Final, held in Valencia. He originally finished as runner-up to team-mate Christian Vietoris, but was subsequently disqualified from the race.Král continued in Formula BMW for 2007, this time switching to the UK series with Räikkönen Robertson Racing. He scored a total of thirteen podium places in eighteen races, including six wins, to finish as runner-up to Swede Marcus Ericsson. He also took part in two Formula BMW ADAC races, taking a single podium position.Král once again took part in the end-of-season Formula BMW World Final in Valencia, this time driving for Mücke Motorsport. Again, he finished second on the road behind team-mate Philipp Eng, but was disqualified for a technical infringement.===A1 Grand Prix===In February 2008, Král made his debut for A1 Team Czech Republic in the South African round of the 2007–08 A1 Grand Prix season. After qualifying towards the back of the grid for both races, he finished eighteenth in the sprint race before retiring from the feature event.===International Formula Master===In 2008, Král joined Team JVA to contest the International Formula Master series. He finished the season in sixth place, taking three podium places, including a debut win at Oschersleben.He remained in the championship for 2009, this time switching to Italian team JD Motorsport. After taking podium places in Valencia, Brno and Brands Hatch, Král won his first race of the season at the Hungaroring, which acted as a support race for the 2009 Hungarian Grand Prix. He added another win at Oschersleben en route to third in the championship.===GP2 Series===In October 2009, Král made his debut in a GP2 car, testing for both Ocean Racing Technology and Piquet GP at Jerez in Spain. Later the same month, he signed with British team Super Nova Racing to contest the 2009–10 GP2 Asia Series. This relationship continued into the main series in 2010, when Král teamed up with his former Formula BMW rival Ericsson. During the sprint race at Valencia, Král's car was launched into the air after he collided with Rodolfo González, before landing heavily and hitting the tyre barriers. Král sustained two fractured vertebrae as a result, and was replaced by Luca Filippi until he recovered. After missing ten races, Král returned to action at the final round of the championship, where he scored his first series points.Král moved to the Arden International team for 2011, partnered by 2010 FIA Formula Two Championship runner-up Jolyon Palmer. He finished tenth in the Asia series. In the main series, he scored his first podium in the Monaco sprint race. Another podium finish at Spa-Francorchamps saw him improve to 15th place in the championship. He moved to reigning teams' champion, Addax, for the 2012 season, alongside Johnny Cecotto, but was replaced by Dani Clos after the first round of the championship. He then returned to the seat for the fourth round of the series. After a run of pointless weekends, he took his first series victory in the sprint race at Spa-Francorchamps, only to be dropped for the following round of the championship in favour of Jake Rosenzweig. He finished 17th in the championship.===Formula One===Král tested a Formula One car for the first time at the  season-ending "young drivers" test in Abu Dhabi, with Hispania Racing.Král revealed in June 2013 that he had a contract in place to race in the 2013 Formula One season with HRT F1 before the team went into administration and eventually closed.
Racing record ===Career summary===SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2005 Czech Formula 1400 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? '''3rd''' 2006 Formula BMW ADAC Micánek Motorsport 18 0 0 0 0 40 12th 2007 Formula BMW UK Räikkönen Robertson Racing 18 6 1 6 13 636 '''2nd''' Formula BMW ADAC ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg 2 0 0 0 1 56 25th 2007–08 A1 Grand Prix A1 Team Czech Republic 2 0 0 0 0 10 19th 2008 International Formula Master Team JVA 16 1 0 0 3 29 6th 2009 International Formula Master JD Motorsport 16 2 1 3 6 62 '''3rd''' 2009–10 GP2 Asia Series Super Nova Racing 8 0 0 0 1 8 11th 2010 GP2 Series Super Nova Racing 10 0 0 0 0 3 24th Formula One HRT F1 TeamTest driver 2011 GP2 Series Arden International 18 0 0 0 2 15 15th GP2 Asia Series 4 0 0 0 1 8 10th GP2 Final 2 0 0 0 0 0 16th 2012 GP2 Series Barwa Addax Team 16 1 0 0 1 27 17th 2013 Auto GP Zele Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 23rd 2016 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Scuderia Praha 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 13 30th 2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Bohemia Energy Racing with Scuderia Praha 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 7 23rd2023 Ferrari Challenge Finali Mondiali - Trofeo Pirelli (Pro)  Scuderia Praha===Complete GP2 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 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points 2010 Super Nova Racing CATFEA CATSPR MONFEA MONSPR ISTFEA ISTSPR VALFEA VALSPR SILFEA SILSPR HOCFEA HOCSPR HUNFEA HUNSPR SPAFEA SPASPR MNZFEA MNZSPR YMCFEA YMCSPR 24th 3 2011 Arden International ISTFEA ISTSPR CATFEA CATSPR MONFEA MONSPR VALFEA VALSPR SILFEA SILSPR NÜRFEA NÜRSPR HUNFEA HUNSPR SPAFEA SPASPR MNZFEA MNZSPR 15th 15 2012 Barwa Addax Team SEPFEA SEPSPR BHR1FEA BHR1SPR BHR2FEA BHR2SPR CATFEA CATSPR MONFEA MONSPR VALFEA VALSPR SILFEA SILSPR HOCFEA HOCSPR HUNFEA HUNSPR SPAFEA SPASPR MNZFEA MNZSPR MRNFEA MRNSPR 17th 27====Complete GP2 Asia 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 DC Points 2009–10 Super Nova Racing YMC1FEA YMC1SPR YMC2FEA YMC2SPR BHR1FEA BHR1SPR BHR2FEA BHR2SPR 11th 8 2011 Arden International YMCFEA YMCSPR IMOFEA IMOSPR 10th 8====Complete GP2 Final results====(key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 DC Points 2011 Arden International YMCFEA YMCSPR 16th 0
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