Récardo Bruins Choi
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Récardo Bruins Choi is a Dutch
-Korean professional racecar driver.
near Emmen, where he started to drive mini go-kart
s at the age of 5. After his first learning years, practicing the basics of racing, he made the step to the karting competition races and drove his first races in the mini class for children from 8 to 12 years of age. This ended very well and in his first seasons of racing Bruins earned numerous of titles and prizes.
. Proving to be a quick learner, the Korean driver showed his speed by achieving podium finishes and promising results in his Formula Three debut season.
In 2007, Choi continued his career in another season of German Formula Three Championship, getting 2 pole positions, 2 wins and several podium finishes. He finished 4th in the overall standings.
In 2008 he was going to focus on getting a seat in the GP2 Series
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Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
-Korean professional racecar driver.
Youth
Born as Choi Myung-Gil, he was adopted by a Dutch family and arrived in the Netherlands at 4 months of age. He grew up as Récardo Bruins in the village of ZwartemeerZwartemeer
Zwartemeer is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe. Zwartemeer has an altitude of 18 meters and a population of 3,130 .-External links:*...
near Emmen, where he started to drive mini go-kart
Go-kart
thumb|A [[Kart racing|racing kart]] at the [[Commission Internationale de Karting|CIK-FIA]] European Championship 2008A go-kart is a small four-wheeled vehicle...
s at the age of 5. After his first learning years, practicing the basics of racing, he made the step to the karting competition races and drove his first races in the mini class for children from 8 to 12 years of age. This ended very well and in his first seasons of racing Bruins earned numerous of titles and prizes.
Career
After this he made the step to the junior class in which he also raced on international circuits. In his second year he received the title of national champion and later that year he stepped up to Intercontinental A class, the highest karting class in the Netherlands at the time. Proving to be quick, Bruins in his first year was already a competitor for the national title but due to a mechanic failure he eventually finished second in the championship and had to wait a year to win the title of national champion. After his major successes in his karting career, Bruins made the switch to formula racing in 2004. At the most important race of the season, the Marlboro masters, Bruins proved his worth by scoring a pole position, the official track record and a podium finish. After this success more podium finishes followed and at the end of the season Bruins managed a third place in the overall ranking of the Dutch Formula Renault 2.0 series. In 2006 Récardo stepped up to Formula Three racing, in the much faster and highly competitive German Formula Three ChampionshipGerman Formula Three Championship
The German Formula Three Championship – currently titled the ATS Formel 3 Cup – is Germany's national Formula Three series. In the hierarchy of motor racing formulae, Formula Three is placed between national Formula Renault and championships such as GP2...
. Proving to be a quick learner, the Korean driver showed his speed by achieving podium finishes and promising results in his Formula Three debut season.
In 2007, Choi continued his career in another season of German Formula Three Championship, getting 2 pole positions, 2 wins and several podium finishes. He finished 4th in the overall standings.
In 2008 he was going to focus on getting a seat in the GP2 Series
GP2 Series
The GP2 Series, GP2 for short, is a form of open wheel motor racing introduced in 2005 following the discontinuation of the long-term Formula One feeder series, Formula 3000. The format was conceived by Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore, while Ecclestone also has the rights to the name GP1...
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Racing record
| Season | Series | Team Name | Races | Poles | Wins | Points | Final Placing |
| 2004 | Formula Renault 2000 Netherlands | Orange Motorsports | 20 | 0 | 0 | - | 10th |
| 2005 | Formula Renault 2000 Netherlands | Van Amersfoort Racing Van Amersfoort Racing Van Amersfoort Racing is an auto racing team based in The Netherlands.... |
20 | 1 | 0 | - | 3rd |
| 2006 | ATS Formel 3 German Formula Three Championship The German Formula Three Championship – currently titled the ATS Formel 3 Cup – is Germany's national Formula Three series. In the hierarchy of motor racing formulae, Formula Three is placed between national Formula Renault and championships such as GP2... |
Van Amersfoort Racing Van Amersfoort Racing Van Amersfoort Racing is an auto racing team based in The Netherlands.... |
18 | 0 | 0 | - | 7th |
| 2007 | ATS Formel 3 German Formula Three Championship The German Formula Three Championship – currently titled the ATS Formel 3 Cup – is Germany's national Formula Three series. In the hierarchy of motor racing formulae, Formula Three is placed between national Formula Renault and championships such as GP2... |
Van Amersfoort Racing Van Amersfoort Racing Van Amersfoort Racing is an auto racing team based in The Netherlands.... |
18 | 2 | 2 | 95 | 4th |
External links
- Official web page
- Career statistics at Driver Database