Anu Võsu
Anu Võsu (b. 17th February 1996 in Pärnu, Estonia) is an Estonian-Finnish racing driver, racing under an Estonian license. She made her Reject Motorsport debut for Nurminen Racing Engineering in the inaugural season of F1 Rejects Development Series. Her earlier career includes two seasons in the Finnish Formula Ford series, during which she did enough to impress Nurminen Racing Engineering.
In January 2016, The Sun revealed that she is the illegitimate daughter of Nathan Nurmester.
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F1RDS
2015
In the non-championship Winter Cup, Võsu managed to score points in two out of the three races but was never a contender for winning it.
Võsu's debut in the new series couldn't have been worse, as she retired early on with a transmission failure. The first race in San Marino was much better, as she came in home second, clinching NRE's 1-2 finish. However, she failed to score for the next three races, before another podium at the second French race. She was then well off the pace in Czech Republic and was replaced by Tommi Hämäläinen, who had just joined Niko Nurminen's management portfolio. She was called back for the last two rounds of the season as Hämäläinen had struggled as well and it was felt that he needed to prepare for his F3RWRS drive next season. However, Võsu still struggled, being 23rd in the first Dutch race. Her form improved for the season finale, where she finished 5th. This was enough to allow her to keep the drive for the next season.
2016
After her 2015 team mate Tõnu Pykälistö had moved on to F3RWRS, Võsu was paired with German rookie Florian Grünewald for her second and final season in F1RDS as she was fast reaching the age limit of the series. She started the season with a huge surprise by winning the non-championship Winter Cup after being victorius at the last race of the Cup in Long Beach. At the first weekend of the regular season in Spain, she scored points in both starts with 3rd and 9th place finishes. She continued her points streak in Britain with a 2nd in the first start. A 4th in the second start promoted her to second in the championship standings, just three points adrift of the then-current leader Naas Botha. However, her points streak was cut at the next round in Italy, where she struggled all weekend, only managing a 20th place finish. The disappointing form continued in Austria where she finished a mere 17th. In Turkey, motivated by having a new team mate in the form of Thomas Butler, she finished 5th and 3rd which put her first in the WDC. In France she finally won her first race in the series, leading her team mate to a 1-2 finish from pole position. The second start had less to write home about, as she was just outside of the points in 11th. A puncture while leading ended her race in Germany - her first retirement of the season.
Complete Results
F1RDS Winter Cup Results
| Year | Team | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Nurminen Racing Engineering | Opel-Spiess 2.0L L4DOHC | SUZ 5 |
MOT 8 |
FUJ 23 |
10th | 11 | |||
| 2016 | Nurminen Racing Engineering | VW-Cosworth 2.0L V6 | SN1 2 |
SN2 13 |
LS1 5 |
LS2 10 |
LB1 5 |
LB2 1 |
1st | 50 |
F1 Rejects Development Series
| Year | Team | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Nurminen Racing Engineering | Opel-Spiess 2.0L L4DOHC | AUS Ret |
SM1 2 |
SM2 19 |
MON 19 |
FR1 18 |
FR2 3 |
CZ1 22 |
CZ2 23 |
GB1 |
GB2 |
GER |
BEL |
ITA |
NE1 23 |
NE2 5 |
18th | 34 | |||||
| 2016 | Nurminen Racing Engineering | VW-Cosworth 2.0L V6 | SP1 3 |
SP2 9 |
UK1 2 |
UK2 4 |
ITA 20 |
AUT 17 |
TU1 5 |
TU2 3 |
FR1 1 |
FR2 11 |
GER Ret |
NED |
EN1 |
EN2 |
BE1 |
BE2 |
CZ1 |
CZ2 |
JP1 |
JP1 |
1st* | 77* |
*Season in progress
