Timo Glock

Timo Glock (born 18 March 1982 in Lindenfels, Hesse, West Germany) is a German racing driver and former FIA GP2 Series Champion, having won the Series in 2007. A Formula One racer before he joined GP2, Glock would compete in two seasons of GP2 en-route to his title, before returning to F1 in 2008.

Glock made his GP2 debut at the start of the 2006 season, joining BCN Competición at the start of the season. However, it would only be after a mid-season swap to iSport International that Glock began showing his real potential, with the German racer claiming two victories en-route to fourth in the Championship.

Retained by iSport for 2007, Glock opened the season in very strong fashion, claiming five podiums on the bounce including a race win. After a run of retirements, Glock would bounce back to dominate the second half of the season, with four further wins leaving him as the Champion on 88 points.

Glock duly returned to F1 for 2008, joining Toyota for two seasons, before spending a further three at Virgin Racing/Marussia. After losing his F1 seat at the end of 2012, Glock moved into the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, becoming a factory driver for BMW in the series.

Background
After starting his career in karting at the age of fifteen, Glock moved into car racing in 2000, taking part in the BMW ADAC Formula Junior Cup. After claiming that crown Glock progressed to the full Formula BMW ADAC series for 2001, and would again impress by claiming that title. Remaining in his native Germany for 2002, Glock entered the German Formula 3 Championship, which would see him claim third behind Gary Paffett and Kosuke Matsuura.

Rapid Promotions: 2003 - 2005
The 2003 season saw Glock move up into the Formula 3 Euro Series, in a field that featured Olivier Pla, Alexandre Prémat, Nico Rosberg and Adam Carroll. The German racer duly finished fifth in that series, before deciding to take a seat in the Porsche Supercup for 2004. However, after just one race in the Porsche based support series, Glock was given a shock Formula One debut, joining Jordan in place of Giorgio Pantano.

Glock ultimately made four appearances in F1 in 2004, claiming points on his debut en-route to nineteenth in the Championship. Unfortunately for the German racer, however, those results were not enough for him to earn a seat in F1 for 2005, prompting him to look to America for his short-term prospects. Glock duly settled on the Champ Car World Series for his 2005 exploits, claiming a single podium en-route to eighth in the championship.

Post GP2 Series Career
Having claimed the 2007 GP2 title in front of numerous Formula One team bosses, Glock landed a full season seat with the Toyota Racing for 2008, and would go on to play a pivotal role in the outcome of the 2008 Championship. A second season with Toyota followed, before Glock secured a seat at the new Virgin Racing team after Toyota withdrew from F1. Glock would subsequently spend three pointless seasons with the struggling Virgin outfit, resulting in him ending his F1 career at the end of 2012.

BMW offered Glock some refuge in 2013, with the German marque adding the German racer to their Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters roster for the season. A single win saw Glock get a full factory BMW contract for 2014 onward, with Glock becoming a familiar face within the DTM through to the end of the 2020 season.

Full GP2 Series Record
Shown below are a series of tables outlining 's career in the GP2 Series in statistical form.

GP2 Series Entries
The list below includes all of the teams and cars, as well as overall finishing positions for during their GP2 career:

Career Results
Below is a table showing 's full GP2 Series record.