| Clément Novalak | ||
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| File:Clement Novalak.png | ||
| Driver Details | ||
| Nationality |  French/Swiss
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| P.o.B. | Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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| D.o.B. | 23 December 2000 | |
| Début |  2021 Jeddah Sprint Race 1
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| Best Finish | 28th (2021) | |
| Formula Two Career | ||
| Entries | 22 (22 Starts) | |
| Wins | 0 | |
| Poles | 0 | |
| FLs | 0 | |
| Podiums | 0 | |
| Points | 0 | |
| Current Season | ||
| Team |  MP Motorsport
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| Number | Standings | Points |
| 12 | 14th | 40 |
Clément Novalak (born 23 December 2000 in Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France) is a Franco-Swiss racing driver, who competes in the 2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship with MP Motorsport.[1] The 2019 BRDC British Formula 3 Champion, Novalak would test for both Trident and UNI-Virtuosi at the 2020 Post-Season Test in hope of securing a seat for the 2021 F2 Championship, before signing up to complete a sophomore season in the FIA Formula 3 Championship.[2]
Yet, towards the end of the 2021 season Novalak would get the chance to compete in F2, when MP Motorsport offered him a seat in the #12 car in place of Lirim Zendeli.[3] The French pilot went on to claim a trio of fourteenth place finishes in his six race cameo, ending the season in 28th in the Championship.[4]
Novalak would secure a full season seat with MP Motorsport for the 2022 campaign, partnering Felipe Drugovich for his rookie season.[1]
Notably, Novalak would race under a British licence until the 2021 season, when the Franco-Swiss racer opted to compete under a French licence instead.[5]
Background[]
Novalak began his career in karting at the age of ten, winning multiple championships until graduating to single-seaters in 2018, after undergoing an assessment to join the Ferrari Driver Academy.[6][7] That season would see Novalak open his year with a run to fifth in the Toyota Racing Series, before completing a full season in the Formula Renault Eurocup.[6] The Franco-Swiss racer, competing under a British race licence, would ultimately fail to score in the Eurocup, although did find more success in the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship.[6]
F3 Familiarity: 2019 - 2021[]
For 2019 Novalak made the British F3 Championship his sole focus for the season, which duly saw the British registered runner claim the title with two wins.[6] For 2020 Novalak earned a promotion to the FIA Formula 3 Championship with his British F3 employers Carlin, and would go on to claim two podium finishes en-route to twelfth in the championship.[6] The Franco-Swiss racer would go on to secure a sophomore campaign in FIA F3 for 2021, albeit after switching allegiances for the season.[6]
Formula 2 History[]
Novalak was selected by Trident to test one of their cars at the 2020 Bahrain Post-Season Test, completing the first two days before Bent Viscaal took over the car.[2] The Franco-Swiss racer would also get to complete the final day of the Test with UNI-Virtuosi, and would ultimately set the eleventh fastest time of the test.[8]
Clement Cameo: 2021[]
Despite missing out on a seat in F2 for 2021, Novalak would get to complete a full campaign in FIA Formula 3, ending the season in third.[3] Yet, ahead of the double-headed finale to end the 2021 season, Novalak was approached by MP Motorsport to compete in Jeddah, replacing Lirim Zendeli after the German racer hit budget issues.[3]
MP Major: 2022[]
After his six race cameo Novalak was signed for a full F2 season in 2022 with MP Motorsport, partnering Felipe Drugovich.[1]
Post Formula 2 Career[]
Full Formula 2 Record[]
Shown below are a series of tables outlining Clément Novalak's career in Formula 2 in statistical form.
Formula 2 Entries[]
The list below includes all of the teams and cars, as well as overall finishing positions for Clément Novalak during their F2 career:
| Clément Novalak's Overall Formula 2 Record | ||||||
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| Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Pos. | Pts. | Livery |
| 2020 |  Trident[2] UNI-Virtuosi[2]
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0 | Dallara F2 2018 | Test Driver | ||
| 2021 | MP Motorsport[3]
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12 | Dallara F2 2018 | 28th | 0 | File:NOV 21 Livery.png |
| 2022 | MP Motorsport[1]
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12 | Dallara F2 2018 | 14th | 40 | 
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Career Results[]
Below is a table showing Clément Novalak's full Formula 2 record.
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| Year | Rounds | Pos. | Pts. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | |||
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| 18th | Ret | 11th | 14th | 19th | 4th | 14th | 5th | Ret | Ret | 14th | Ret | 13th | 13th | 15th | 17th | 20th | 12th | 17th | 9th | 2nd | Ret | Ret | 8th | 14th | 12th | |||
| Results Key | ||||
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| Symbol | Meaning | Symbol | Meaning | |
| 1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | |
| 2nd | Second | DSQ | Disqualified | |
| 3rd | Third | DNS | Did Not Start | |
| 7th | Points Finish | 16th | Non-Points Finish | |
| NC | Not Classified | CAN | Race Cancelled | |
| INJ | Driver Injured | ABD | Race Abandoned | |
| Bold | Pole Position | Italics | Fastest Lap | |
References[]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedCNov22A - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 'FIA Formula 2 action continues in Bahrain post-season test', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 07/12/2020), https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/19QGwdUzRwowFnEl8c2sA3/fia-formula-2-action-continues-in-bahrain-post-season-test?fbclid=IwAR0JCUGpk776-_nHZFDK2Tkxzvec_kDkcAJaDOtZwJ3_bkosUZ6BE36xxoY, (Accessed 07/12/2020)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Cite error: Invalid
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedYas21R3 - ↑ 'Clément Novalak signe avec Trident', autohebdo.fr, (Auto Hebdo, 12/02/2021), https://www.autohebdo.fr/monoplace/fia-f3/actualites/clement-novalak-signe-avec-trident-215872.html, (Accessed 29/03/2021)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 'Clement Novalak', driverdb.com, (Driver Database, 2021), https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/clement-novalak/, (Accessed 29/03/2021)
- ↑ Peter Allen', formulascout.com, (Formula Scout, 17/10/2017), https://formulascout.com/karter-clement-novalak-to-contest-2018-toyota-racing-series/38446, (Accessed 29/03/2021)
- ↑ 'Deletraz tops final day of post-season testing in Sakhir', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 10/12/2020), https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/7jAZYxSHXoOkuVCT8GrVfF/deletraz-tops-final-day-of-post-season-testing-in-sakhir, (Accessed 10/12/2020)