Jorge Cevallos

Jorge Cevallos
Nationality	Mexican
Born	Jorge Cevallos (1994-06-16) June 16, 1994 Tijuana, Mexico
Previous series
2012–2013 2016	Protyre Formula Renault Championship Pro Mazda Championship

Jorge Cevallos (born June 16, 1994) is a Mexican racing driver from Tijuana, Baja California who resides in San Diego, California. He is a part of the Escuderia Telmex program which is responsible for F1 drivers Sergio Pérez, and Esteban Gutiérrez.

Career

2008-2011 Karting

Cevallos started karting in 2008 in the SDKA (San Diego Karting Association) regional championship, taking 3rd place in HPV-2 Juniors in his rookie campaign. He then moved on to racing with Buddy Rice Karting where he took 4th in the IKF Grand Nationals in 2010 and was also selected to represent team Mexico in the Rotax World Finals in La Conca, Italy. 2011 his success continued with Buddy Rice Karting as he moved into the Senior Max Division where he took podiums in Rotax Challenge of the Americas, Panamerican Championships, and Gatorz Karting Cup.

2012-2013 Protyre Formula Renault UK

In 2012 Cevallos moved into the European Single Seater racing scene with a strong rookie campaign in the highly competitive Protyre Formula Renault Championship. Racing for Mtech-Lite, he led the way finishing ahead of his 3 team-mates to take 12th in the championship. His strongest point came at Thruxton qualifying 4th and finishing 6th, he would then match 6th place at croft after starting 12th.

In 2013 Jorge returned to Protyre Formula Renault with Mark Godwin Motorsport, the team which took Josh Webster to 2nd place in 2012. Immediately he showed his speed by taking a win at the opening round, and 4 podiums throughout the season. His remarkable consistency with 9 top 5 finished earned him 3rd place in the championship standings.

2014 Formula Renault 2.0

Cevallos competed in seven races in the 2014 Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup with Fortec Motorsports. He left the series after the Hockhenheim round. He finished 25th in points with a best finish of 10th in the second race at the Silverstone Circuit. He also competed in the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps round of the 2014 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps season as a guest driver, also with Fortec.

Cevallos did not race professionally in 2015 for medical reasons to heal from surgery to treat Ulcerative colitis, which he was diagnosed with in early 2014.

2016 Pro Mazda Championship

Cevallos returned to professional racing in the 2016 Pro Mazda Championship driving for CAPE Motorsports.

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2012	Protyre Formula Renault UK	Mtech-Lite	14	0	0	0	0	123	12th
2013	Protyre Formula Renault UK	MGR Motorsport	16	1	0	0	4	307	3rd
2014	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC	Fortec Motorsports	7	0	0	0	0	32	25th
	Formula Renault 2.0 Alps		2	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2016	Pro Mazda Championship	JDC Motorsports	4	0	0	0	0	79	10th
		Cape Motorsports Wayne Taylor Racing	2	0	0	0	0

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
2014	Fortec Motorsports	IMO 1	IMO 2	PAU 1	PAU 2	RBR 1	RBR 2	SPA 1 11	SPA 2 19	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	MUG 1 WD	MUG 2 WD	JER 1	JER 2	NC†	0

† As Cevallos was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points

Pro Mazda Championship

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Rank	Points
2016	JDC Motorsports	STP 7	STP 9	ALA 9	ALA 8	IMS	IMS	LOR	ROA	ROA								10th	79
	Cape Motorsports Wayne Taylor Racing										TOR 8	TOR 7	MOH	MOH	LAG	LAG	LAG

* Season still in progress

External links

• Official website
• Jorge Cevallos career summary at DriverDB.com