David Ostella (born October 8, 1991) is a Canadian racing driver from Maple, Ontario.
| David Ostella | |
|---|---|
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| Nationality |  Canadian |
| Born | October 8, 1991 |
| Ultra 94 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada by Michelin career | |
| Debut season | 2011 |
| Current team | SpeedMerchants Motorsports |
| Car number | 13 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2013 |
| Previous series | |
| 2011-2012 2009–2012 2008 | Indy Lights Star Mazda Championship Formula BMW Americas |
| Championship titles | |
| 2006 2013 | Ron Fellows Karting Championship Ultra 94 Porsche GT3 Cup Canada |
After racing in various American and Canadian karting series, Ostella made his professional racing debut in Formula BMW Americas in 2008 for Eurointernational, finishing 9th in points. In 2009 he moved to the Star Mazda Series with AIM Autosport and finished 13th in points with one podium finish. In 2010 he returned to the series with AIM and improved to 12th in points.[1] For 2011, he signed with Jensen MotorSport to race in the Firestone Indy Lights series. Ostella finished the championship 9th overall, accruing 287 points after contesting 13 of the 14 rounds.[2] Ostella finished a career best 4th for Jensen in the season opener on the streets of St. Petersberg. He signed with Team Moore Racing to return to Indy Lights in 2012.[3] Ostella improved to eighth in points and captured his first series podium, a runner-up finish in the season finale at Auto Club Speedway where he also recorded the fastest lap of the race.
In 2013, David Ostella was hired by PR1/Mathasian Motorsports to drive in the 2013 12 Hours of Sebring in an LMPC car. Ostella helped the team win the race in the PC class and finish 9th overall.[4]
David finished the 2013 season in the Ultra 94 IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Canada with SpeedMerchants Motorsports. Taking home two wins and nine podium finishes Ostella was able to clinch the top spot in the points standings in the Platinum Cup championship. As the points champion Ostella was given his own Porsche 911 to race around the streets of his native Toronto for one year.
Motorsports career results
editAmerican open–wheel racing
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Star Mazda Championship
edit| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | SEB ? |
VIR ? |
MMP ? |
NJ1 ? |
NJ2 ? |
WIS ? |
IOW ? |
ILL ? |
ILL ? |
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ATL ? |
LAG ? |
13th | 294 | |
| 2010 | AIM Autosport | SEB 13 |
STP 7 |
LAG 18 |
ORP 8 |
IOW 14 |
NJ1 22 |
NJ2 7 |
ACC 4 |
ACC 23 |
TRO 5 |
ROA 7 |
MOS 10 |
ATL | 12th | 306 |
Indy Lights Results
edit| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Jensen MotorSport | STP 4 |
ALA 13 |
LBH 9 |
INDY 8 |
MIL 7 |
IOW 9 |
TOR 13 |
EDM1 14 |
EDM2 8 |
TRO 7 |
NHM 6 |
BAL 15 |
KTY 12 |
LVS | 9th | 287 |
| 2012 | Team Moore Racing | STP 15 |
ALA 9 |
LBH 8 |
INDY 18 |
DET 13 |
MIL 4 |
IOW 5 |
TOR 7 |
EDM 10 |
TRO 6 |
BAL 4 |
FON 2 |
8th | 298 |
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Performance Tech | PC | Oreca FLM09 | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | DAY 3 |
SEB 10† |
LGA 8 |
KAN 9 |
WGL 4 |
IND 4 |
ELK 6 |
VIR 2 |
COA 10† |
ATL 10 |
11th | 198 |
| 2017 | PR1/Mathiasen Motorsports | P | Ligier JS P217 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY |
SEB |
LBH |
AUS |
BEL |
WGL |
MOS 8 |
ELK |
LGA |
PET |
34th | 23 |
† Ostella did not complete sufficient laps in order to score full points.
References
edit- ^ David Ostella – career detail, Driver Database, Retrieved 2010-12-06
- ^ Ostella to Firestone Indy Lights with Jensen team Archived 2010-12-02 at the Wayback Machine, AutoWeek, November 15, 2010, Retrieved 2010-12-06
- ^ Ostella Joins Team Moore in Firestone Indy Lights Series, David Ostella PR, January 2, 2012, Retrieved 2012-01-02
- ^ PC victory for Canadian David Ostella in Sebring 12 Hour race, motorsport.com, March 17, 2013, Retrieved 2013-03-17