Sébastien Buemi

Formula 1 driver

Vital statistics for Sébastien Buemi
Nationality	CHE
Birthplace	Aigle, Vaud, Switzerland
Born	31 October 1988
Age	34
F1 debut	Australian Grand Prix, 2009

Sébastien Buemi participated in Formula One for three seasons with the Toro Rosso team, until 2011. For the following year, he was signed as reserve driver for Red Bull, whilst also joining Toyota for their Le Mans and sportscar endeavours. He also participated in the fledgling Formula E series, finishing second in the first season.

F1 biography

Buemi was signed as Toro Rosso's test and reserve driver in the 2008 season, and got a small taste of the weekend's action by being asked to drive the medical car when the regular driver was unwell. He was promoted to the race seat at Toro Rosso in 2009, and completed three full seasons for the team, with his best result two seventh places.

When Toro Rosso ditched both their drivers to start afresh in 2012, Buemi was signed to the senior Red Bull team as a reserve driver, but turned most of his attention to finding a seat in another series, joining Toyota and their sportscar squad. Buemi remained as a test driver for Red Bull until the end of 2015, whilst also participating in the Formula E series. He won the Formula E championship with the Renault e.Dams team during the 2015/16 season.

Filed under Formula 1 drivers

Date	Title
01/12/2017	A beginners guide to FanBoost
23/11/2017	Who are they, anyway - Formula 1 to Formula E
05/03/2014	Take five - Fresh Friday faces
27/01/2014	The Formula E drivers' club gets a jolt
23/12/2011	Daniel's Day Out - A season review with a silent 'i'
14/12/2011	The Toro Rosso tangle
09/11/2011	Abu Dhabi 2011 - Race information
19/10/2011	Fantastic four - F1's remaining championship battle
21/09/2011	Singapore 2011 - Race information
24/08/2011	Belgium 2011 - Race information

Date	Title
15/10/2012	Vettel strikes critical blow
06/09/2012	Bouncing back from a broken heart
09/08/2012	Lock Glock in Two Smoking Barrels

Related news

Date	Title
05/01/2012	Buemi slots into third driver role at Red Bull
14/12/2011	Toro Rosso announce Ricciardo and Vergne for 2012
13/11/2011	Hamilton wins in Abu Dhabi, as Vettel spins out
30/10/2011	Vettel utterly dominates inaugural Indian Grand Prix
15/10/2011	Lewis Hamilton halts Red Bull's pole position domination in Korea
09/10/2011	Button wins the Japanese Grand Prix, as Vettel takes the championship
23/09/2011	Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel head Singapore practice
09/09/2011	Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel lead Free Practice in Monza
12/08/2011	Teams and drivers think positive for the rest of the 2011 season
30/07/2011	Sebastian Vettel takes pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix

Related photographs

Date	Title
08/01/2014	Join the club
01/12/2013	Night fever
02/02/2010	No bull For Buemi
22/01/2010	Dashing through the snow
18/12/2009	An expensive place to race
16/10/2009	The lesser spotted Seb
27/08/2009	Silver lining
10/06/2009	Searching for speed
17/05/2009	Three's a crowd
15/05/2009	Racing underground

Mentions during live coverage

Date	Update
03/12/2017	The usual suspects were missing in action once more, with Sebastién Buemi hitting the wall and finishing 20th, whilst Di Grassi was a little further up in 12th but he still missed out on the fight for pole position.

Rankings gains and losses

Date	Reason	Points
27/09/2011	+2 for taking part in the Toro Rosso indoor skydiving trip, but looking a bit less excited than his teammate.	+2
20/09/2011	+2 for taking the Red Bull karting demo to Switzerland. +2 for some wakeboarding fun.	+4
09/08/2011	+3 for holidaying like he's a kid in Florida. I approve.	+3
26/07/2011	+1 for having a clothing line. Who knew??	+1
19/07/2011	+2 for putting on a great show for the fans at the Russia demos.	+2
10/05/2011	+2 for taking part in a road safety campaign.	+2
12/04/2011	+2 for another cute set of Malaysia soundbites - including "I lost the engine cover!"	+2
04/04/2011	+1 for a shiny new website.	+1
08/03/2011	+3 for being lovely in the Get Well Soon Kubica video.	+3
20/10/2010	+2 for a positive review of the Codemasters game.	+2