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| car number    = 92
 
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| former teams  = [[RonDen Racing Engineering]]
 
| former teams  = [[RonDen Racing Engineering]]
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| last race    = 2015 F3RWRS Round of Germany
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| last race    = 2015 F3RWRS Spa SuperPrix
 
| best finish  = 31st (2014)
 
| best finish  = 31st (2014)
 
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'''Ragnar Larsen''' is a 20 year old Swedish professional racing driver, who is currently test driver for [[Ilmor Winton Racing]] in [[Rejects of LFS]].
 
'''Ragnar Larsen''' is a 20 year old Swedish professional racing driver, who is currently test driver for [[Ilmor Winton Racing]] in [[Rejects of LFS]].
  
==History==
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==Early career==
 
Ragnar Larsen started his single-seater career in Scandinavian Formula Ford, winning the title in 2013. He started 2014 in World Series by Renault 2.0, and had already signed a contract to race for [[Virgin Inter Corse]] in 2015. However, when said team went bankrupt, they were bought by [[Scuderia Alitalia]], and Larsen was retained as part of their [[Scuderia Alitalia Giovanile Squadra|young driver programme]].  
 
Ragnar Larsen started his single-seater career in Scandinavian Formula Ford, winning the title in 2013. He started 2014 in World Series by Renault 2.0, and had already signed a contract to race for [[Virgin Inter Corse]] in 2015. However, when said team went bankrupt, they were bought by [[Scuderia Alitalia]], and Larsen was retained as part of their [[Scuderia Alitalia Giovanile Squadra|young driver programme]].  
  
He was intended to drive for the team in [[F3RWRS]], However, with [[Alessandro Lucarelli]] and [[Gianluigi Pazzini]] already taking both seats, he was instead sent out on loan to [[RonDen Racing Engineering]]'s junior team, The Team Formerly known as Lotus Developement With Group Lotus Professional and Team Lotus Bakeries featuring Scuderia Alitalia Together with Octan Driver Academy By RonDen Racing Engineering Vs The Cillit Bang Gang Simply Known As Lotus.
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==F3RWRS==
  
Results were not good however - the team had not produced a good car and it was desperately slow, often failing to make the cut for Races 2 and 3. A 5th place in China was his only points and Top 10 result all season.
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He was intended to drive for the team in [[F3RWRS]], However, with [[Alessandro Lucarelli]] and [[Gianluigi Pazzini]] already taking both seats, he was instead sent out on loan to [[RonDen Racing Engineering]]'s junior team, The Team Formerly known as Lotus Developement With Group Lotus Professional and Team Lotus Bakeries featuring Scuderia Alitalia Together with Octan Driver Academy By RonDen Racing Engineering Vs The Cillit Bang Gang Simply Known As Lotus. Results were not good however - the team had not produced a good car and it was desperately slow, often failing to make the cut for Races 2 and 3. A 5th place in China was his only points and Top 10 result all season.
  
At the same time he also competed in [[Rejects of LFS]] for [[Parma Corse]] - however, he was comprehensively beaten by his senior team-mate [[Carsten Jancker]], who outscored him at a ratio of 4:1. While Jancker was promoted to F3RWRS with [[Hydook Racing|Aegon Hydook Junior Racing]] for his efforts, Larsen was released by Scuderia Alitalia, and left without a drive for 2015.
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Just before the 2015 F3RWRS Round of Germany, [[Takagi Racing Enterprises]] failed to nominate a replacement to [[Hendra Naufal]] in time. This gave [[Nurminen Racing Engineering]] an entry to the race, and Niko Nurminen drafted Larsen into the second car in an agreement which also saw him moving under Nurminen's management. In his debut for the team he was the best of all drivers managed by Nurminen, with 19th place after having started 28th. The second race brought further improvement with a 16th place finish after starting 31st. At Spa he was involved in a very serious collision, but managed to limp to the pits for repairs and eventually finished 29th.
  
However, in a last minute deal, he was signed up by Ilmor Winton Racing as test and reserve driver for the [[2015 RoLFS season]]. Just before the 2015 F3RWRS Round of Germany, [[Takagi Racing Enterprises]] failed to nominate a replacement to [[Hendra Naufal]] in time. This gave [[Nurminen Racing Engineering]] an entry to the race, and Niko Nurminen drafted Larsen into the second car in an agreement which also saw him moving under Nurminen's management. In his debut for the team he was the best of all drivers managed by Nurminen, with 19th place after having started 28th. The second race brought further improvement with a 16th place finish after starting 31st.
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==Rejects of LFS==
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At the same time he also competed in [[Rejects of LFS]] for [[Parma Corse]] - however, he was comprehensively beaten by his senior team-mate [[Carsten Jancker]], who outscored him at a ratio of 4:1. While Jancker was promoted to F3RWRS with [[Hydook Racing|Aegon Hydook Junior Racing]] for his efforts, Larsen was released by Scuderia Alitalia, and left without a drive for 2015. However, in a last minute deal, he was signed up by Ilmor Winton Racing as test and reserve driver for the [[2015 RoLFS season]].  
  
 
==Results==
 
==Results==
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* '''*''' Season in progress
 
* '''*''' Season in progress
 
==Links==
 
[http://scuderiaalitalia.sportsontheweb.net/drivers/larsen.html Driver profile on Scuderia Alitalia official website]
 
  
 
[[Category:Drivers]]
 
[[Category:Drivers]]

Revision as of 07:51, 30 December 2012

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Ragnar Larsen

Ragnar Larsen is a 20 year old Swedish professional racing driver, who is currently test driver for Ilmor Winton Racing in Rejects of LFS.

Early career

Ragnar Larsen started his single-seater career in Scandinavian Formula Ford, winning the title in 2013. He started 2014 in World Series by Renault 2.0, and had already signed a contract to race for Virgin Inter Corse in 2015. However, when said team went bankrupt, they were bought by Scuderia Alitalia, and Larsen was retained as part of their young driver programme.

F3RWRS

He was intended to drive for the team in F3RWRS, However, with Alessandro Lucarelli and Gianluigi Pazzini already taking both seats, he was instead sent out on loan to RonDen Racing Engineering's junior team, The Team Formerly known as Lotus Developement With Group Lotus Professional and Team Lotus Bakeries featuring Scuderia Alitalia Together with Octan Driver Academy By RonDen Racing Engineering Vs The Cillit Bang Gang Simply Known As Lotus. Results were not good however - the team had not produced a good car and it was desperately slow, often failing to make the cut for Races 2 and 3. A 5th place in China was his only points and Top 10 result all season.

Just before the 2015 F3RWRS Round of Germany, Takagi Racing Enterprises failed to nominate a replacement to Hendra Naufal in time. This gave Nurminen Racing Engineering an entry to the race, and Niko Nurminen drafted Larsen into the second car in an agreement which also saw him moving under Nurminen's management. In his debut for the team he was the best of all drivers managed by Nurminen, with 19th place after having started 28th. The second race brought further improvement with a 16th place finish after starting 31st. At Spa he was involved in a very serious collision, but managed to limp to the pits for repairs and eventually finished 29th.

Rejects of LFS

At the same time he also competed in Rejects of LFS for Parma Corse - however, he was comprehensively beaten by his senior team-mate Carsten Jancker, who outscored him at a ratio of 4:1. While Jancker was promoted to F3RWRS with Aegon Hydook Junior Racing for his efforts, Larsen was released by Scuderia Alitalia, and left without a drive for 2015. However, in a last minute deal, he was signed up by Ilmor Winton Racing as test and reserve driver for the 2015 RoLFS season.

Results

F3RWRS

Year Team DC Pts
2014 RonDen Racing Engineering 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 31st 2
AUS USA GBR GER BEL CHN SUR
Ret DNS DNS 20 Ret DNS 26 5 17 17
2015 Nurminen Racing Engineering 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 N/A* 0*
AUS TUR MON USA GBR GER SPA ITA JPN SUR
19 16 29

Rejects of LFS

Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Pts
2014 Parma Corse Scaven S11B Lancia-Judd 3.0 V8 BLA
FEA
5
BLA
SPR
10
SOU
FEA
15
SOU
SPR
Ret
FER
FEA
8
FER
SPR
15
KYO
FEA
17
KYO
SPR
5
WES
FEA
6
WES
SPR
12
AST
FEA
9
AST
SPR
12
20th 3
  • * Season in progress