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Giedo Van der Garde was born on April 25th in Rhenen, Netherlands and has been associated with many different racing series since the early 2000's. He signed with "Van Amersfoort" in 2000 to make his Formula Renault debut. After spending a few years competing in Formula 3 and Formula Renault 3.5, where he finished as Champion, he then signed on to the GP2 series where he finished 7th in the Championship. In 2011 he raced in the GP2 Asia Series with a team called "Barwa Addax" - His team-mate was Charles Pic.
The start to his F1 Career really started in 2012 when he was announced as a Reserve Driver for Caterham. With a handful of good practice sessions completed for the team throughout the season, Caterham gave him a main seat in 2013, where he partnered his former GP2 team-mate, Pic. He impressed with a P15 qualifying spot for the team and his best race finish of the season was 14th, in the Hungarian Grand Prix.
While Caterham was impressed, the team opted not to sign Giedo or Pic for the 2014 season. However, Sauber then announced that they'd signed Giedo as their main reserve/test driver. He has already completed 3 FP1 sessions for the team, including in: Bahrain, China and Spain.
While Sauber won't talk about whether or not he will he a main driver in 2015, one thing is for sure, he has impressed the whole team, including a proud Monisha Kaltenborn. Giedo does hold a lot of talent when it comes to racing and there's no doubt that teams will be eager to sign him for next year.
In addition to racing, he also enjoys cycling. He also expressed his happiness after recently marrying his girlfriend of 10 years.
You can check out his official Facebook Page here: www.facebook.com/giedovandergarde
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Article Written By: Amy Hawk.
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