Robert Kubica became the first Polish driver to win a Grand Prix in Formula 1 and has been successful in other forms of motorsport, so here’s everything you need to know about him.
Kubica enjoyed a successful junior career, winning the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in 2005 before finishing second at the Macau Grand Prix.
He made his Formula 1 debut in 2006 with BMW Sauber after Jacques Villeneuve left the sport after 12 rounds, going on to score a podium finish at Monza.
The Pole has also raced in the World Endurance Championship, including at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and was very competitive in the LMP2 class.
Robert Kubica won the LMP2 WEC class in 2023
Kubica made his WEC debut in 2021 after ending the second part of his Formula 1 career as a full-time race driver and racing in the DTM for a year in 2020.
He finished eighth in the LMP2 class twice at the Bahrain International Circuit for High Class Racing, which served as good preparation for a WEC campaign the following season.
The Pole switched to the Italian team PREMA for 2022 and was very consistent across the season, finishing all six of the rounds.
Kubica’s first full year in WEC kicked off with a drive to fourth place at the 1000 Miles of Sebring alongside his teammates Louis Deletraz and Lorenzo Colombo.
Good form continued next time out at Spa-Francorchamps, with a drive to P7 in the final round before the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Round three of the season yielded the highlight of the campaign, driving to second place in France as the No. 9 car continued to battle at the front in the ultra-competitive LMP2 class.
Kubica and his teammates built on their success at Le Mans, finishing the next three races beginning with a sixth place at Monza – the venue of the Pole’s first F1 podium.
The season finished with another sixth place at Fuji Speedway in Japan and P8 at the season finale in Bahrain.
After a competitive season, 2023 was a superb year for Kubica alongside Deletraz and Rui Andrade with Team WRT.
The No. 41 car took three of the seven wins available that season in a dominant campaign that led the trio to the title in the LMP2 class.
Kubica and his teammates began with a fourth place at Sebring and the first podium of the season arriving at the Algarve International Circuit in Portimao.
After two rounds of building momentum, they drove to victory at the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium, ahead of Le Mans.
The Team WRT car missed out on victory in France, having to settle for second place behind the No. 34 Inter Europol Competition entry.
Third place at Monza followed before two consecutive victories in Asia, taking the win in Japan and Bahrain to finish the season.
Robert Kubica won the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix
The 2008 Formula 1 season proved to be a classic with the title being decided in Lewis Hamilton’s favour on the last lap of the last race in Brazil, the home of title-rival Felipe Massa.
Along the way, there were many superb races, including the Canadian Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve.
Kubica arrived in Canada after a very competitive opening six rounds, taking third place in Bahrain and second at the Monaco Grand Prix.
The Pole mastered the Canadian Grand Prix track in qualifying, putting his BMW Sauber on the front row of the grid, the same venue where he had a huge crash approaching the hairpin in 2007.
He remained in second in the opening laps as Hamilton controlled the opening stages with Kubica resisting the challenge from Kimi Raikkonen at the start.
The Ferrari driver put Kubica under more pressure before the Safety Car was deployed less than 20 laps into the race.
Hamilton then clattered into Raikkonen in the pit lane while the race was neutralised, a comical incident that forced them both to retire.
Kubica benefitted, effectively taking the lead of the race after making his opening pit stop. He sat behind nine cars that had yet to pit as the face of the race had changed.
The Pole went on to win in Canada ahead of his teammate Nick Heldfeld and British driver David Coulthard, who rounded out the podium.
Formula 1’s newest race winner led the world championship standings after the race in Montreal before the series headed to Magny-Cours in France.
Kubica stayed in F1 for two more seasons before suffering a rallying accident in 2011, halting his career. He did, however, make a miraculous return to F1 in 2019 with the struggling Williams team alongside George Russell and scored the team’s only point of the year.
So, with that in mind, Full Oversteer looks at everything you need to know about Kubica…
How old is Robert Kubica? Where was he born?
Kubica is 39 years old and was born on December 7, 1984 in Krakow, Poland.
Robert Kubica’s net worth
Kubica’s net worth is reported to be $85 million or £66.6 million.
How tall is Robert Kubica? What is his height in feet?
Kubica’s height is 1.84m, which measures 6’0.
Robert Kubica’s WEC career stats
As of the end of the 2024 WEC season, Kubica has claimed race wins in multiple classes and is also an LMP2 class champion.
WEC titles: 1 (2023 LMP2)
WEC race entries: 23
WEC Hypercar wins: 1
WEC LMP2 class wins: 3
WEC Hypercar podiums: 1
WEC LMP2 class podiums: 7