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Adrian Sutil was born on 11 January 1983 in Starnberg, Germany. He later raced in 128 Formula 1 Grands Prix for Spyker, Force India and Sauber.
Adrian Sutil was born on 11 January 1983 in Starnberg, Germany, and went on to build a solid Formula 1 career across seven seasons. Although he never reached the podium, he became a familiar name in the midfield and earned a reputation for raw speed, especially in qualifying and in wet conditions.
Adrian Sutil
- Races (starts):128
- Wins:0
- Podiums:0
- Pole positions:0
- Fastest laps:1
- Driver of the Day:0
- World titles:0
- Points (total):124
Data source: F1DB (GitHub)
Sutil entered Formula 1 with Spyker in 2007 after progressing through junior categories in Europe and Japan. When the team became Force India, he remained part of the project and played a visible role in its early development years. His best period came with Force India, where he regularly fought for points despite limited machinery and often extracted more from the car than results alone suggested.
Across 128 World Championship Grands Prix, Sutil drove for Spyker, Force India and Sauber. His career included several standout drives, among them strong performances at Monaco, Monza and Spa, where his speed and confidence were particularly clear. He scored points in multiple seasons and was widely regarded as a capable driver in cars that were rarely among the front-runners.
Sutil’s birthday marks the arrival of a driver who represented a specific type of Formula 1 competitor: quick, technically competent and consistently active in the sport’s fiercely contested midfield.
