Robert Kubica

**Robert Józef Kubica** (born 7 December 1984 in Krakow) is a Polish racing driver

On 1 December 2005, Kubica got to test in Formula One for the Renault F1 Team. After the test, he was hired by the BMW Sauber F1 team as the test and reserve driver for the 2006 F1 season.

Robert Kubica got the chance to race in the Hungarian Grand Prix replacing the departing Jacques Villeneuve for the remainder of the 2006 season. On 10 September 2006 he drove to an impressive third place and became the first Polish driver on the podium in Formula 1. This led to Kubica getting a full-time drive for the BMW outfit in 2007.

In 2008 Kubica has a good season. He took the first pole position for BMW Sauber. At the Canadian Grand Prix Kubica won after a long fight with teammate Nick Heidfeld. It was first win in the race for BMW.

After BMW announced they were leaving Formula 1 in 2009, Kubica joined the French team Renault F1.

## 2011 rallying accident

On February 6, 2011, Kubica was in a bad crash while competing in a rally race. He was driving a Škoda Auto in the Ronde di Andora. His car ran off the road and crashed at high speed into a wall. He was removed from the car, and air-lifted to hospital by helicopter. His co-driver, Jacub Gerber, was unhurt. Gerber was able to get out of the wrecked car.

Kubica's condition was reported to be serious. Reports say that he has several fractures to his right arm, leg and hand. It was reported that his hand was crushed. Doctors are trying repair the damage to his hand.

On February 6, Kubica had seven hours of surgery to repair his injures. Lotus Renault GP has reported that he is doing better and his recovery encouraging. He was able to talk to his doctors and family. Kubica "is ready to fight for his comeback." He will need several more surgeries to repair the damage. He will also need to stay in the hospital for about three weeks.

Renault announced that Nick Heidfeld will replace Kubica starting at the test in Barcelona. Eleven weeks after his accident, Kubica was released from the hospital. He plans a short rest at his home before starting the rehabilitation treatment. He is optimistic about his progress.

### Career summary

|Season|Series|Team|Races|Wins|Poles|F/Laps|Podiums|Points|Position|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align=left|Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup|rowspan=2 align=left|RC Motorsport|10|0|1|0|1|46|14th||
|align=left|Formula Renault 2000 Italy|5|0|0|1|1|27|13th||||
|align=left|Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup|rowspan=2 align=left|RC Motorsport|8|0|1|0|2|80|7th||
|align=left|Formula Renault 2000 Italy|10|4|3|5|6|188|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|**2nd**|||
|align=left|Formula Renault 2000 Brazil|align=left|RS2|1|1|1|1|1|N/A|NC||
|align=left|Formula Three Euroseries|rowspan=3 align=left|Prema Powerteam|13|1|0|3|2|31|12th||
|align=left|British Formula Three|2|0|0|0|0|N/A|NC||||
|align=left|Masters of Formula Three|1|0|0|0|0|N/A|33rd||||
|align=left|Macau Grand Prix|rowspan=2 align=left|Target Racing|1|0|0|0|0|N/A|NC||
|align=left|F3 Korea Super Prix|1|0|0|0|0|N/A|6th||||
|align=left|Formula Three Euroseries|align=left|Mücke Motorsport|20|h|0|0|3|53|7th||
|align=left|Macau Grand Prix|align=left|Manor Motorsport|1|0|1|1|1|N/A|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|**2nd**|
|align=left|Formula Renault 3.5 Series|align=left|Epsilon Euskadi|17|4|3|1|11|154|bgcolor="#FBFFBF"|**1st**|
|align=left|Macau Grand Prix|align=left|Carlin Motorsport|1|0|0|0|1|N/A|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|**2nd**|
|align=left|Formula One|align=left|BMW Sauber F1 Team|6|0|0|0|1|6|16th||
|align=left|Formula One|align=left|BMW Sauber F1 Team|16|0|0|0|0|39|6th||
|align=left|Formula One|align=left|BMW Sauber F1 Team|18|1|1|0|7|75|4th||
|align=left|Formula One|align=left|BMW Sauber F1 Team|17|0|0|0|1|17|14th||
|align=left|Formula One|align=left|Renault F1 Team|19|0|0|1|3|136|8th||
 Season in progress.

As Kubica was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

### Complete Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
|Year|Entrant|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|10|DC|Points|||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2001||||||||||||||||||||
|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|MOZ <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|BRN <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|MAG <small>15</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|SIL <small>21</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|ZOL <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|HUN <small>6</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|**SPI** <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|NÜR <small>12</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|JAR <small>6</small>|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|EST <small>2</small>|
|2002||||||||||||||||||||
|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|**MAG** <small>2</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|SIL <small>4</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|JAR <small>13</small>|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|AND <small>3</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|OSC <small>10</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|SPA <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|IMO <small>27</small>|DON <small></small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|EST <small>4</small>||||

### Complete Formula Three Euroseries 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|||||||||||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2003||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|HOC1 1|HOC1 2|ADR 1|ADR 2|PAU 1|PAU 2|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|NOR 1 <small>1</small>|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|_NOR 2_ <small>2</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|LMS 1 <small>27</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|_LMS 2_ <small>7</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|NÜR 1 <small>9</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|NÜR 2 <small>6</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|_A1R 1_ <small>11</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|A1R 2 <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|ZAN 1 <small>7</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|ZAN 2 <small>24</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|HOC2 1 <small>24</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|HOC2 2 <small>10</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|MAG 1 <small>4</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|MAG 2 <small>8</small>|||||||
|2004||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|HOC1 1 <small>6</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|HOC1 2 <small>7</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|EST 1 <small>9</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|EST 2 <small>23</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|ADR 1 <small>17</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|ADR 1 <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|PAU 1 <small>3</small>|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|PAU 2 <small>2</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|NOR 1 <small>19</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|NOR 1 <small>4</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|MAG 1 <small>9</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|MAG 2 <small>5</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|NÜR 1 <small>5</small>|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|NÜR 2 <small>2</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|ZAN 1 <small>8</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|ZAN 2 <small>5</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|BRN 1 <small>10</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|BRN 2 <small>8</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|HOC2 1 <small>4</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|HOC2 2 <small>7</small>|

### Complete Formula Renault 3.5 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|DC|Points||||||||||||||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2005||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|ZOL 1 <small>3</small>|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|_ZOL 2_ <small>1</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|MON 1 <small>5</small>|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|VAL 1 <small>2</small>|bgcolor="#CFCFFF"|VAL 2 <small>16</small>|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|LMS 1 <small>3</small>|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|**LMS 2** <small>2</small>|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|**BIL 1** <small>1</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|BIL 2 <small>8</small>|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|OSC 1 <small>1</small>|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|**OSC 2** <small>1</small>|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|DON 1 <small>3</small>|bgcolor="#DFFFDF"|DON 2 <small>6</small>|bgcolor="#DFDFDF"|EST 1 <small>2</small>|bgcolor="#FFDF9F"|EST 2 <small>3</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|MOZ 1 <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#EFCFFF"|MOZ 2 <small>Ret</small>|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|**1st**|bgcolor="#FFFFBF"|**154**|

### Complete Formula One 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|21|22|WDC|Points||||||||||||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="background-color:#F0F8FF"|BHR|style="background-color:#F0F8FF"|MAL|style="background-color:#F0F8FF"|AUS|style="background-color:#F0F8FF"|SMR|style="background-color:#F0F8FF"|EUR|style="background-color:#F0F8FF"|ESP|style="background-color:#F0F8FF"|MON|style="background-color:#F0F8FF"|GBR|style="background-color:#F0F8FF"|CAN|style="background-color:#F0F8FF"|USA|style="background-color:#F0F8FF"|FRA|style="background-color:#F0F8FF"|GER|style="background:#000000; color:white"|<span style="color:white;">HUN</span>|style="background-color:#CFCCFC"|TUR|style="background-color:#FFDF9F"|ITA|style="background-color:#CFCCFC"|CHN|style="background-color:#CFCCFC"|JPN|style="background-color:#CFCCFC"|BRA||||||||
|style="background-color:#EFCFFF"|AUS|style="background-color:#CFCFFF"|MAL|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"|BHR|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"|ESP|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"|MON|style="background-color:#EFCFFF"|CAN|USA|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"|FRA|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"|GBR|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"|EUR|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"|HUN|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"|TUR|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"|ITA|style="background-color:#CFCFFF"|BEL|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"|JPN|style="background-color:#EFCFFF"|CHN|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"|BRA|||||||||||
|style="background-color:#EFCFFF"|AUS|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"|MAL|style="background-color:#FFDF9F"|**BHR**|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"|ESP|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"|TUR|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"|MON|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"|CAN|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"|FRA|style="background-color:#EFCFFF"|GBR|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"|GER|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"|HUN|style="background-color:#FFDF9F"|EUR|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"|BEL|style="background-color:#FFDF9F"|ITA|style="background-color:#CFCFFF"|SIN|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"|JPN|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"|CHN|style="background-color:#CFCFFF"|BRA||||||||
|style="background-color:#CFCFFF"|AUS|style="background-color:#EFCFFF"|MAL|style="background-color:#CFCFFF"|CHN|style="background-color:#CFCFFF"|BHR|style="background-color:#CFCFFF"|ESP|style="background-color:#EFCFFF"|MON|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"|TUR|style="background-color:#CFCFFF"|GBR|style="background-color:#CFCFFF"|GER|style="background-color:#CFCFFF"|HUN|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"|EUR|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"|BEL|style="background-color:#EFCFFF"|ITA|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"|SIN|style="background-color:#CFCFFF"|JPN|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"|BRA|style="background-color:#CFCFFF"|ABU||||||||||
|style="background-color:#CFCFFF"|BHR|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"|AUS|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"|MAL|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"|CHN|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"|ESP|style="background-color:#FFDF9F"|MON|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"|TUR|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"|_CAN_|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"|EUR|style="background-color:#EFCFFF"|GBR|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"|GER|style="background-color:#EFCFFF"|HUN|style="background-color:#FFDF9F"|BEL|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"|ITA|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"|SIN|style="background-color:#EFCFFF"|JPN|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"|KOR|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"|BRA|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"|ABU||||||
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|AUT|style="background:#F1F8FF;"|STY|style="background:#F1F8FF;"|HUN|GBR|style="background:#F1F8FF"|70A|ESP|BEL|ITA|TUS|RUS|EIF|POR|EMI|TUR|style="background:#F1F8FF;"|BHR|SKH|style="background:#F1F8FF;"|ABU||||||||||||||||||||||
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<sup>*</sup> Season still in progress.

Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.

## Infobox (f1 driver)

- **name**: Robert Kubica
- **image**: Robert Kubica 2010 Malaysia.jpg
- **caption**: Robert Kubica at the  Malaysian Grand Prix
- **nationality**: Polish
- **races**: 99
- **championships**: 0
- **wins**: 1
- **podiums**: 12
- **points**: 274
- **poles**: 1
- **fastest laps**: 1
- **first race**: Hungarian Grand Prix
- **first win**: Canadian Grand Prix
- **last win**: Canadian Grand Prix
- **last race**: 2021 Formula One season, 2021 Italian Grand Prix
- **last season**: 2021
- **last position**: 20th (0 points)