# Johnny Cecotto Jr.

Johnny Amadeus Cecotto, more commonly known as Johnny Cecotto Jr. (born 9 September 1989 in Augsburg, West Germany) is a former racing driver. He races with a Venezuelan license but holds both German and Venezuelan nationality. He is the son of former racing driver and motorcycle world champion Johnny Cecotto.

## Career
### Early career

He began his racing career in kart racing, then progressing to open wheel single seater racing. He competed in Formula BMW ADAC in 2005. In 2006 he raced in the German Formula Three Championship, taking one victory, and also in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup. In 2007, he raced in the International Formula Master series, finishing eighth with three podiums. He returned to the German F3 Championship, finishing in third with two victories.
In 2009 he raced in the Formula Three Euroseries for the HBR Motorsport team, before the team missed races at Brands Hatch. He then signed a deal to compete in the GP2 Series, partnering Michael Herck at David Price Racing.

### GP2

He joined up with Trident Racing for the 2009–10 GP2 Asia Series season, but was replaced by Dani Clos after the first round. He returned to Trident for the 2010 Main Series and scored his first championship points at Monaco, but was replaced by Edoardo Piscopo after sixteen races.
Cecotto moved to Super Nova Racing for the 2011 GP2 Asia Series season alongside Fairuz Fauzy, and finished fifteenth in the drivers' championship. For the main series season, he switched to the Ocean Racing Technology team and was partnered with Kevin Mirocha and later Brendon Hartley, finishing 24th in the championship.
He switched to the Addax team for the 2012 season, alongside Josef Král. After a difficult start to the season, he suddenly hit form at Monaco, taking his first pole position and race victory in the category. He also won the feature race at Hockenheim after his decision to start with dry tyres on a wet but drying track paid off. Despite also posting seven retirements, the season was comfortably Cecotto's best in the series, finishing ninth in the championship as a result.
In 2013 lacked the pace he had shown in the previous year and struggled with no podiums. However he was once again quick in Monaco taking pole for the feature race, but he caused a first corner multi-car pile-up leaving him out of the race and banned from the following day's sprint race for causing the collision. Despite this he had his most consistent GP2 season with 10 points finishes ending with 41 points. He returned to Trident for 2014, he scored two victories and three further podium finishes but struggled in the latter stages, he would go on to finish a career-best 5th in the championship.

### Formula One

Cecotto was confirmed as one of the Force India team drivers to participate in the young driver test held in Yas Marina Circuit, after the 2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
In 2012, Cecotto took part in the young driver test again, this time with Toro Rosso.

### Formula V8 3.5 Series

In 2016 Cecotto moved to the Formula V8 3.5 Series with RP Motorsport. He won his first race of the season at the Hungaroring. However, after the round at Spa-Francorchamps he split with his team and was left without a ride.

## Racing record
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team Name | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2005 | Formula BMW ADAC | Lauderbach Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22nd |
| 2005 | Formula BMW ADAC | Mamerow Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22nd |
| 2005 | Formula Junior 1600 Italia | Kiwi ESP | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 12th |
| 2005 | Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Winter Series | Kiwi ESP | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7th |
| 2006 | German Formula 3 Championship | Ombra Racing | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 11th |
| 2006 | German Formula 3 Championship | Target Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11th |
| 2006 | Euroseries 3000 | Coloni Rookies Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17th |
| 2006 | Italian Formula 3000 | Coloni Rookies Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16th |
| 2006 | Formula Renault 2.0 Italia | Kiwi ESP | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2006 | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | Koiranen bros. Motorsport | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 17th |
| 2007 | International Formula Master | Ombra Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 8th |
| 2007 | Euroseries 3000 | ELK Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20th |
| 2007 | Italian Formula 3000 | ELK Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13th |
| 2007 | British Formula 3 Championship | Räikkönen Robertson Racing | 0† | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0† | NC† |
| 2008 | German Formula 3 Championship | HS Technik | 16 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 99 | 3rd |
| 2009 | Formula 3 Euro Series | HBR Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26th |
| 2009 | GP2 Series | DPR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30th |
| 2009–10 | GP2 Asia Series | Trident Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17th |
| 2010 | GP2 Series | Trident Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23rd |
| 2011 | GP2 Series | Ocean Racing Technology | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24th |
| 2011 | GP2 Asia Series | Super Nova Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15th |
| 2012 | GP2 Series | Barwa Addax Team | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 104 | 9th |
| 2013 | GP2 Series | Arden International | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 16th |
| 2014 | GP2 Series | Trident | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 140 | 5th |
| 2015 | Auto GP | Virtuosi UK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8th‡ |
| 2015 | GP2 Series | Hilmer Motorsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28th |
| 2015 | GP2 Series | Carlin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28th |
| 2015 | GP2 Series | Trident | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28th |
| 2016 | Formula V8 3.5 Series | RP Motorsport | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 14th |
| 2016 | GP2 Series | Rapax | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18th |
| 2017 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | Rapax | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16th |
† As Cecotto was a guest driver at Brands Hatch and was thus ineligible for points, but he did not start in both races. ‡ Position when season was cancelled. * Season still in progress.

### Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 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 | DC | Points |
| 2006 | Koiranen bros. Motorsport | OSC 1 | OSC 2 | SPA 1 4 | SPA 2 3 | NÜR 1 6 | NÜR 2 8 | ZAN 1 8 | ZAN 2 Ret | OSC 1 7 | OSC 2 Ret | ASS 1 | ASS 2 | AND 1 | AND 2 | SAL 1 | SAL 2 | 17th | 92 |

### Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
| 2009 | HBR Motorsport | Dallara F308/052 | Mercedes | HOC 1 21 | HOC 2 Ret | LAU 1 16 | LAU 2 Ret | NOR 1 17 | NOR 2 Ret | ZAN 1 15 | ZAN 2 20 | OSC 1 17 | OSC 2 19 | NÜR 1 16 | NÜR 2 11 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | DIJ 1 | DIJ 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | 26th | 0 |

### Complete GP2 Series/FIA Formula 2 Championship 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 |
| 2009 | DPR | CAT FEA | CAT SPR | MON FEA | MON SPR | IST FEA | IST SPR | SIL FEA | SIL SPR | NÜR FEA | NÜR SPR | HUN FEA | HUN SPR | VAL FEA | VAL SPR | SPA FEA | SPA SPR | MNZ FEA 18† | MNZ SPR 16† | ALG FEA DNS | ALG SPR 18 | | | | | 30th | 0 |
| 2010 | Trident Racing | CAT FEA Ret | CAT SPR 17 | MON FEA 9 | MON SPR 4 | IST FEA 12 | IST SPR 12 | VAL FEA Ret | VAL SPR 14 | SIL FEA 18 | SIL SPR 23 | HOC FEA 13 | HOC SPR Ret | HUN FEA Ret | HUN SPR 13 | SPA FEA 10 | SPA SPR Ret | MNZ FEA | MNZ SPR | YMC FEA | YMC SPR | | | | | 23rd | 3 |
| 2011 | Ocean Racing Technology | IST FEA Ret | IST SPR 13 | CAT FEA 14 | CAT SPR 13 | MON FEA Ret | MON SPR 17 | VAL FEA 14 | VAL SPR 17 | SIL FEA 12 | SIL SPR Ret | NÜR FEA 10 | NÜR SPR Ret | HUN FEA Ret | HUN SPR Ret | SPA FEA 11 | SPA SPR 8 | MNZ FEA 17 | MNZ SPR 15 | | | | | | | 24th | 0 |
| 2012 | Barwa Addax Team | SEP FEA Ret | SEP SPR 22 | BHR1 FEA Ret | BHR1 SPR 22† | BHR2 FEA 9 | BHR2 SPR Ret | CAT FEA 18 | CAT SPR 13 | MON FEA 1 | MON SPR Ret | VAL FEA DSQ | VAL SPR Ret | SIL FEA 2 | SIL SPR 18† | HOC FEA 1 | HOC SPR 6 | HUN FEA Ret | HUN SPR Ret | SPA FEA 17 | SPA SPR Ret | MNZ FEA 2 | MNZ SPR 5 | MRN FEA Ret | MRN SPR 9 | 9th | 104 |
| 2013 | Arden International | SEP FEA 12 | SEP SPR 5 | BHR FEA 10 | BHR SPR 12 | CAT FEA 8 | CAT SPR 5 | MON FEA Ret | MON SPR EX | SIL FEA 17 | SIL SPR Ret | NÜR FEA 10 | NÜR SPR 5 | HUN FEA 21 | HUN SPR Ret | SPA FEA 14 | SPA SPR 7 | MNZ FEA 12 | MNZ SPR 8 | MRN FEA 14 | MRN SPR 6 | YMC FEA 8 | YMC SPR Ret | | | 16th | 41 |
| 2014 | Trident | BHR FEA 21 | BHR SPR 14 | CAT FEA 1 | CAT SPR 6 | MON FEA 4 | MON SPR 4 | RBR FEA 6 | RBR SPR 1 | SIL FEA 6 | SIL SPR 3 | HOC FEA 7 | HOC SPR Ret | HUN FEA Ret | HUN SPR Ret | SPA FEA 3 | SPA SPR 2 | MNZ FEA 10 | MNZ SPR Ret | SOC FEA 19 | SOC SPR 23† | YMC FEA 6 | YMC SPR 6 | | | 5th | 140 |
| 2015 | Hilmer Motorsport | BHR FEA | BHR SPR | CAT FEA 21 | CAT SPR Ret | MON FEA 20 | MON SPR Ret | RBR FEA | RBR SPR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28th | 0 |
| 2015 | Carlin | | | | | | | | | SIL FEA 13 | SIL SPR 25 | HUN FEA | HUN SPR | SPA FEA | SPA SPR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28th | 0 |
| 2015 | Trident | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MNZ FEA 18 | MNZ SPR 13 | SOC FEA 13 | SOC SPR 22† | BHR FEA | BHR SPR | YMC FEA | YMC SPR | | | | 28th | 0 |
| 2016 | Rapax | CAT FEA | CAT SPR | MON FEA | MON SPR | BAK FEA | BAK SPR | RBR FEA | RBR SPR | SIL FEA | SIL SPR | HUN FEA | HUN SPR | HOC FEA | HOC SPR | SPA FEA | SPA SPR | MNZ FEA | MNZ SPR | SEP FEA 13 | SEP SPR 9 | YMC FEA 7 | YMC SPR 2 | | | 18th | 18 |
| 2017 | Rapax | BHR FEA 15 | BHR SPR 9 | CAT FEA 17 | CAT SPR 10 | MON FEA 8 | MON SPR 2 | BAK FEA Ret | BAK SPR 14 | RBR FEA | RBR SPR | SIL FEA | SIL SPR | HUN FEA | HUN SPR | SPA FEA | SPA SPR | MNZ FEA | MNZ SPR | JER FEA | JER SPR | YMC FEA | YMC SPR | | | 16th | 16 |
$^†$ Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

#### 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 | Trident Racing | YMC1 FEA 7 | YMC1 SPR 6 | YMC2 FEA | YMC2 SPR | BHR1 FEA | BHR1 SPR | BHR2 FEA | BHR2 SPR | 17th | 3 |
| 2011 | Super Nova Racing | YMC FEA 15 | YMC SPR 7 | IMO FEA 16 | IMO SPR 19 | | | | | 15th | 0 |

### Complete Auto GP results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pos | Points |
| 2015 | Virtuosi UK | HUN 1 5 | HUN 2 3 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | 8th‡ | 22‡ |
$^‡$ Position when season was cancelled.

### Complete Formula V8 3.5 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos. | Points |
| 2016 | RP Motorsport | ALC 1 9 | ALC 2 6 | HUN 1 1 | HUN 2 6 | SPA 1 12† | SPA 2 Ret | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | JER 1 | JER 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | 14th | 42 |
$^†$ Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.