Victor Martins
FIA Formula 2 Championship, Art Grand Prix
Date of birth: 16 June 2001
Nationality: French
2022 Season (FIA Formula 3 Championship)
Wins: 2
Podiums: 6
Pole positions: 0
Fastest Laps: 1
Points: 139
Position: 1st
Instagram: victormartinsfr
Twitter: @VictorMartinsFR
“I’m ready to take another step in my career with the Alpine Academyin 2023. I’m very grateful to be racing with their support this season and it means a lot to have their trust. This is my fifth season in working with the Academy programme, and I am really looking forward to seeing what will happen this season. The support from the Academy has been hugely beneficial to me in developing myself both as a person and as a racing driver. Together we won the FIA Formula 3 Championship last year and I am ready to continue that success together in Formula 2 this year and, beyond that, into Formula 1. A big thank you to Alpine for their trust and for everyone who supports me for making it possible.”
Victor remains on the Alpine Academy after winning the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship in a nail-biting finale in Monza. Victor was triumphant by just five points courtesy of an impeccable season where he claimed two wins, six podiums and one fastest lap.
Victor returned to the Academy at the start of the 2021 season, having previously been on the programme between 2018 and 2019 after catching the eye during his French Formula 4 campaign in 2017 as a young rookie. His raw speed propelled him to a fifth-place finish in his maiden Formula Renault Eurocup effort before he narrowly missed out on the title to Oscar Piastri a year later. The Frenchman set his sights on winning the Eurocup title in 2020 with ART Grand Prix, which he achieved following his seven wins and seven podiums across the 20-race season, ensuring his return to the programme.
After an impressive post-season Formula 2 test In Abu Dhabi, Victor steps up to FIA Formula 2 with ART Grand Prix.
2022: 1st (Champion), FIA Formula 3 Championship
2021: 5th, FIA Formula 3 Championship
2020: 1st (Champion), Formula Renault Eurocup
2019: 2nd, Formula Renault Eurocup
2018: 5th (3rd Rookie), Formula Renault Eurocup
2017: 2nd (1st Rookie), French Formula 4