Robert Shwartzman
Russian and Israeli racing driver
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| 2025 | Competed in IndyCar Series with Prema Racing, finishing 21st overall. |
| May 2025 | Shwartzman made history by qualifying on pole position for the Indianapolis 500, becoming the first rookie to achieve this since Teo Fabi in 1983. This was also Prema Racing's first pole in IndyCar. Despite the qualifying achievement, he did not finish the race after crashing in pit lane. |
| 2024 | Selected by DS Penske to participate in the Berlin rookie test, where he finished fastest overall. |
| 2024 | Began competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship for AF Corse, driving alongside Yifei Ye and Robert Kubica in the #83 car. |
| 2024 | At the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the #83 car led at the six-hour mark but was penalized after Robert Kubica's collision with Dries Vanthoor, ultimately retiring after 248 laps. |
| 2024 | Finished eighth in the 8 Hours of Bahrain, concluding the season ninth in the Hypercar standings with 57 points. |
| 2024 | Achieved victory in the Lone Star Le Mans race with the AF Corse team. |
| 2024 | Continued as a reserve driver for Ferrari, participating in free practice sessions for Kick Sauber. |
| 2024 | Concludes role as Ferrari's reserve driver. |
| November 5 2024 | Shwartzman was announced as a full-time driver for Prema Racing in IndyCar for the 2025 season, partnering with Callum Ilott. |
| 2023 | Participated in pre-season testing for the 2023–24 Formula E championship at Circuit Ricardo Tormo with DS Penske team. |
| 2023 | Shwartzman drove the Ferrari 499P Hypercar during the WEC rookie test in Bahrain, achieving the fastest overall time. |
| 2023 | Robert Shwartzman made his debut in sportscar racing, joining AF Corse in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, partnering with Nicklas Nielsen and Alessio Rovera. |
| 2023 | Released from the Ferrari Driver Academy but promoted to Ferrari reserve driver. |
| April 2023 | Robert Shwartzman tested for DS Penske in the Formula E Berlin rookie test. |
| January 2023 | Robert Shwartzman participated in an IndyCar test with Chip Ganassi Racing, marking his initial foray into the IndyCar series. |
| 2022 | Became a test driver for Scuderia Ferrari in Formula One. |
| 2022 | Participated in the post-season tests with Ferrari. |
| 2022 | Participated in two Free Practice 1 sessions for Ferrari, switching to compete under the Israeli flag due to the FIA ban on Russian flags following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| September 2022 | Conducted a test with the Ferrari SF21 at the Fiorano circuit alongside Antonio Giovinazzi to prepare for free practice sessions. |
| 2021 | Participated in the post-season young driver test with Haas and Ferrari. |
| 2021 | Begins serving as a reserve driver for Ferrari in Formula One. |
| 2021 | Competes in FIA Formula 2 Championship, finishing 2nd in the overall standings. |
| July 2021 | Won at Silverstone, describing the victory as 'redemption' after losing a previous win due to a collision. |
| June 2021 | Won his first race of the 2021 season in Baku, securing victory by five seconds. |
| 2020 | Robert Shwartzman's father, Mikhail Shwartzman, passed away. |
| 2020 | Competes in FIA Formula 2 Championship, finishing 4th in the overall standings. |
| July 2020 | Shwartzman made his Formula 2 debut with Prema Racing, finishing 3rd in his first feature race at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. |
| July 2020 | Won his first Formula 2 victory in the feature race at the second Red Bull Ring round, dedicating the win to his late father. |
| April 18 2020 | Shwartzman's father passed away from COVID-19 at the age of 52, profoundly affecting his rookie Formula 2 season. |
| 2019 | At the Red Bull Ring, Shwartzman qualified 12th due to technical issues. He finished fifth in the first race and third in the second race after a time penalty for causing a collision with Marcus Armstrong. |
| 2019 | At the Hungaroring, Shwartzman qualified fourth but failed to score podiums, finishing fifth in the first race and retiring in the second race. |
| 2019 | At Circuit Paul Ricard, Shwartzman qualified third, finished second in the first race behind teammate Jehan Daruvala, and won the sprint race from seventh on the grid. |
| 2019 | At Silverstone, Shwartzman qualified sixth and finished second in the feature race with the fastest lap, behind Leonardo Pulcini. |
| 2019 | At Monza, Shwartzman qualified third, won the feature race despite a five-place grid penalty, and finished eighth in the sprint race, taking the final championship point. |
| 2019 | At Spa-Francorchamps, Shwartzman qualified fourth, finished second in the feature race, and third in the sprint race behind Yuki Tsunoda and Marcus Armstrong. |
| 2019 | Becomes the FIA Formula 3 champion. |
| May 2019 | At the Barcelona race weekend, Shwartzman qualified on pole for the first race and was promoted to race winner after a time penalty to Christian Lundgaard. He finished fourth in the second race. |
| 2018 | Won his first European Formula 3 race in the third Spielberg race. |
| 2018 | Won the season finale race, outscoring Marcus Armstrong in the drivers' standings and claiming the rookie title. |
| 2018 | Shwartzman won the Denny Hulme Memorial Trophy in the Toyota Racing Series. |
| 2018 | Robert Shwartzman competed in the Toyota Racing Series for M2 Competition, achieving a remarkable performance by finishing all fifteen races in the top-five, which was unique among all drivers that season. |
| 2018 | Wins the Toyota Racing Series championship. |
| December 2017 | Confirmed to race for Prema in the 2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship. |
| September 2017 | Robert Shwartzman tested European Formula 3 machinery with Prema Powerteam and was subsequently included in the Ferrari Driver Academy. |
| 2015 | Achieved 3rd place in Italian F4 Championship with Mücke Motorsport, winning 2 races and securing 4 pole positions. Also competed in ADAC Formula 4 Championship, finishing 4th overall. |
| 2014 | Competed in Italian F4 Championship with Cram Motorsport, finishing 16th overall with 26 points. |
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