Óscar Andrés Tunjo (born 5 January 1996) is a Colombian racing driver.
Career
Karting Born in Cali, Tunjo began his racing career in karting at the age of five in Colombian championships, collecting titles in various classes. In 2007 he moved to Europe, and competed in local karting series.
Formula BMW Tunjo made his début in single-seaters in 2010 at the age of fourteen, taking part in the Formula BMW Pacific series for Meritus. He finished the season as runner-up to Richard Bradley with one win at the -support round, while also scoring another four podiums.
Formula Renault Tunjo returned to Europe in 2011, competing for Josef Kaufmann Racing in both the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC, the latter on a part-time basis. He closed out the top-ten in the Eurocup driver standings – including a podium at the Hungaroring – while in the NEC he had one podium at the Nürburgring.
Tunjo switched to Tech 1 Racing in 2012, competing in both the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps and the Eurocup Formula Renault series. He finished fourth in the Alps series with two wins, and seventh in the Eurocup with a win at Barcelona.
Tunjo returned to Josef Kaufmann Racing for the 2013 season, competing in the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC and the Eurocup Formula Renault series. He improved to sixth place in the Eurocup standings and had a win at Spa in the NEC series.
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
Tunjo scheduled to make his Formula Three debut in the FIA European Formula Three Championship in 2014, racing for Signature. But when Signature withdrew from the championship he signed a contract with Pons Racing to compete in Formula Renault 3.5 Series in both 2014 and 2015.
Racing record
Career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position 2010 Formula BMW Pacific Meritus151235141 2nd 2011 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Josef Kaufmann Racing1400015810th Formula Renault 2.0 NEC700016323rd 2012 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Tech 1 Racing141202737th Formula Renault 2.0 Alps102122974th 2013 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Josef Kaufmann Racing140002996th Formula Renault 2.0 NEC7131311813th 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Pons Racing1200001122nd 2015 GP3 Series Trident610011715th 2016 GP3 Series Jenzer Motorsport500111816th 2017 Special Tourenwagen Trophy Kornely Motorsport107479186 1st 2018 ADAC GT Masters Phoenix Racing140000933rd GT4 Central European Cup - Pro-Am211024312th 2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 1000006.519th Blancpain GT World Challenge Europe - Silver1105755th 2020 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Toksport WRT 700001418th GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver Cup1105694th 2021 GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup Toksport WRT1000002510th GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup - Silver Cup101206804th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 50000132nd GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Silver Cup0103586th Intercontinental GT Challenge10000220th 2022 European Le Mans Series - LMGTE Rinaldi Racing20000821st Prototype Cup Germany6000263.57th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Madpanda Motorsport100000NC IMSA Prototype Challenge Mühlner Motorsports America1000024031st 2023 European Le Mans Series - LMP3 WTM by Rinaldi Racing6110366 3rd Prototype Cup Germany JvO Racing by Downforce Motorsports21112 173 2nd Van Ommen Racing by DataLab102125 2024 European Le Mans Series - LMP3 WTM by Rinaldi Racing600103810th2025 IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge - LMP3 Gebhardt Motorsport7243421104th Le Mans Cup - LMP3700012211th Prototype Cup Germany Gebhardt Motorsport601311008thBadischer Motorsport Club210022026IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge - LMP3Gebhardt Motorsport14672134490 1stPrototype Cup EuropeGerman Motor Sports Team2000017*14th*
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 17 18 19 20 DC Points 2011 Josef Kaufmann RacingHOC1HOC2HOC3SPA1SPA2NÜR1NÜR2ASS1ASS2ASS3OSC1OSC2ZAN1ZAN2MST1MST2MST3MNZ1MNZ2MNZ3 23rd 63 2013 Josef Kaufmann RacingHOC1HOC2HOC3NÜR1NÜR2SIL1SIL2SPA1SPA2ASS1ASS2MST1MST2MST3ZAN1ZAN2ZAN3 13th 118
Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 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 DC Points 2011 Josef Kaufmann RacingALC1ALC2SPA1SPA2NÜR1NÜR2HUN1HUN2SIL1SIL2LEC1LEC2CAT1CAT2 10th 58 2012 Tech 1 RacingALC1ALC2SPA1SPA2NÜR1NÜR2MSC1MSC2HUN1HUN2LEC1LEC2CAT1CAT2 7th 73 2013 Josef Kaufmann RacingALC1ALC2SPA1SPA2MSC1MSC2RBR1RBR2HUN1HUN2LEC1LEC2CAT1CAT2 6th 99
Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series 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 Pos Points 2012 Tech 1 Racing MNZ1 MNZ2 PAU1 PAU2 IMO1 IMO2 SPA1 SPA2 RBR1 RBR2 MUG1 MUG2 CAT1 CAT2 4th 97
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series 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 Pos Points 2014 Pons Racing MNZ1 MNZ2 ALC1 ALC2 MON1 SPA1 SPA2 MSC1 MSC2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 JER1 JER2 22nd 11
Complete GP3 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 18 Pos Points 2015 Trident CATFEA CATSPR RBRFEA RBRSPR SILFEA SILSPR HUNFEA HUNSPR SPAFEA SPASPR MNZFEA MNZSPR SOCFEA SOCSPR BHRFEA BHRSPR YMCFEA YMCSPR 15th 17 2016 Jenzer Motorsport CATFEA CATSPR RBRFEA RBRSPR SILFEA SILSPR HUNFEA HUNSPR HOCFEA HOCSPR SPAFEA SPASPR MNZFEA MNZSPR SEPFEA SEPSPR YMCFEA YMCSPR 16th 18
Complete ADAC GT Masters results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Points 2018 Phoenix Racing Audi R8 LMS Evo OSC1 OSC2 MST1 MST2 RBR1 RBR2 NÜR1 NÜR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 SAC1 SAC2 HOC1 HOC2 33rd 9
Complete GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup results Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points 2019 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Silver BRH1 BRH2 MIS1 MIS2 ZAN1 ZAN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HUN1 HUN2 5th 75 2020 Toksport WRT Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Silver MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 4th 69 2021 Toksport WRT Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Silver MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 MIS1 MIS2 BRH1 BRH2 VAL1 VAL 2 4th 80
Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2022 Rinaldi Racing LMGTE Ferrari 488 GTE Evo Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 LEC IMO MNZ CAT SPA ALG 21st 8 2023 WTM by Rinaldi Racing LMP3 Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 CAT LEC ARA SPA ALG ALG 3rd 66 2024 WTM by Rinaldi Racing LMP3 Duqueine M30 - D08 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA MUG ALG 10th 38
Complete Le Mans Cup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rank Points 2025 Gebhardt Motorsport LMP3 Duqueine D09 CAT LEC LMS1 LMS2 SPA SIL ALG 11th 22 * Season still in progress.
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