Age, Biography, and Wiki
Robert Mikhailovich Shwartzman is a talented racing driver born on September 16, 1999, in Tel Aviv, Israel. He is of Russian and Israeli descent and has made significant strides in the motorsport world. Shwartzman began his career in junior formula series, eventually winning the 2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship with PREMA Racing. His prowess in racing has led him to compete in the IndyCar Series, driving for PREMA Racing.
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Shwartzman joined Prema Racing for the 2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship, partnering Mick Schumacher. The season was planned to begin in March, but was postponed until July due to COVID-19 pandemic. On 18 April 2020, Shwartzman's father died of COVID-19 aged 52. On his rookie season of F2, Shwartzman expected his season as "toughest season of my life" mainly due to his father's death. Shwartzman qualified eighth on the opening race at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. He made a good start, moving up to fifth and later taking advantage for a mechanical issue for Guanyu Zhou and a mistake from Schumacher. This led him to take a podium finish on his Formula 2 debut, taking 3rd place in the feature race. Shwartzman finished in fourth, two places higher than where he started due to retirements from Giuliano Alesi and former Formula 3 teammate Marcus Armstrong. Shwartzman took his first Formula 2 victory at the feature race of the second Red Bull Ring round, having started eighth. He took the lead from Zhou with nine laps to go. Over the cool-down lap, Shwartzman dedicated the victory to his late father. After the race, Shwartzman described that the red flag "saved" him at the start of the race. However, in the sprint race, his fortunes were reversed by spinning out on the first lap on his own and retiring.
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Net Worth
Robert Shwartzman's net worth is not publicly disclosed. However, his involvement with prestigious racing teams like PREMA Racing and his roles as a test and reserve driver for Ferrari and Sauber suggest a promising financial trajectory.
Career Highlights
- 2019 FIA Formula 3 Champion: Shwartzman won the championship with PREMA Racing, showcasing his dominance in the junior formula series.
- Formula 2: He competed in Formula 2, also with PREMA Racing, where he achieved multiple wins and podiums.
- IndyCar Series: Shwartzman made his IndyCar debut in 2025, competing in the series with PREMA Racing.
- Test and Reserve Driver: He has served as a test and reserve driver for Ferrari and Sauber from 2022-2024.
Shwartzman began karting in 2004 at the age of four. Throughout a seven-year career of karting professionally, he claimed karting titles across Europe (predominantly in Italy).
At Monza, he qualified third, and despite a five-place grid penalty, was able to win his third race of the year. In the sprint, he took eight place by a margin of 0.067 seconds over Christian Lundgaard and to take the final point. Shwartzman took the pole position ahead of his home race at Sochi, but he couldn't save his race lead and finished second behind Armstrong. However, Shwartzman's point advantage on Daruvala was enough for him to clinch the championship title.
The next feature race at the Hungaroring saw Shwartzman qualify in 11th position. He left the first turn of the first lap five places ahead in sixth. He had a tire strategy different from the front-runners and had better tyre management. He was in a different world after his pit stop, overtaking Luca Ghiotto and Callum Ilott at the end of lap 29, and taking the lead from Schumacher just a lap later. Eventually, he won the race with a 15-second gap. In doing so, Shwartzman took the championship lead. In the sprint race, Shwartzman finished in fourth, passing a few drivers in the race. In Silverstone, Shwartzman qualified a lowly 18th. He struggled for pace in both the feature and sprint races, finishing 14th and 13th respectively. The second Silverstone weekend would prove to be a little better, with Shwartzman qualifying in 11th. He ended the feature race in eighth, passing Dan Ticktum for the reverse-grid position with five laps to go. Shwartzman led the race for the majority of the sprint race, until with thiree laps to go, Schumacher tried to pass him, but smashed into his front-right tyre, damaging Shwartzman's front wing. They were overtaken by Yuki Tsunoda who went on to win the race. Shwartzman was soon swarmed by the field, and in the end finished 13th. His result saw him lose the championship lead. Shwartzman back in top form again in Barcelona, qualifying second and taking the lead from Ilott into the first corner. On lap 8, however, the British driver would reclaim it back. Shwartzman survived a dramatic late safety car restart to finish in second place, only losing out to a timely pitstop from Nobuharu Matsushita. During the sprint race, Shwartzman was hit with massive tyre degradation and only managed 13th.
At his home event at Sochi Autodrom, Shwartzman qualified seventh. However, a slow pit stop costed Shwartzman and soon slipping down to 11th. Shwartzman only finished 10th in a red-flagged sprint race, capping off another point-less weekend. Following the weekend, Shwartzman sat fifth in the standings, a distant 51 points off championship leader Schumacher. Shwartzman qualified 14th in the first of two rounds in Bahrain. He pushed his way up into fifth place, but fell to eighth after drivers on fresher and softer tyres overtook him. However, he did manage to get reverse pole. He converted it to a dominant win, leading every lap. Shwartzman qualified fourth at the second Sakhir round. He improved ahead to second on the first lap, passing both Carlin drivers. He eventually was passed by Tsunoda, and later in the race by Guanyu Zhou and Felipe Drugovich. He finished in fifth, but when Nikita Mazepin was penalised, he was moved to fourth position. Shwartzman placed 5th in the sprint race. Overall, Shwartzman ranked 4th in the standings with 177 points, but ultimately was beaten by teammate Schumacher who became champion. During the season, he collected six podiums, a fastest lap and four wins — the most wins of any driver during the season.
Shwartzman continued as one of the reserve drivers for Ferrari in 2024. He partook in his first free practice of the year at the for Kick Sauber, placing 16th in the session. Later that year, Shwartzman participated during the first free practice session at the with Kick Sauber, and finished 19th. During the session, he obtained a 5 position grid penalty, which can only be served if he competes in a race, for overtaking under double yellow flags. A month later, after signing with Prema Racing in IndyCar, Shwartzman announced that he had left Ferrari.
In May 2025, Shwartzman shocked the IndyCar field and qualified his Prema Racing car on the pole position for the 2025 Indianapolis 500, becoming the first rookie driver to do so since Teo Fabi in 1983. This was also Prema's first pole in IndyCar. However, he didn't finish the race after crashing in pit lane.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) † As Shwartzman was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) ‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers) ‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
Social Network
Shwartzman is active on social media platforms such as TikTok, Twitter, and Instagram, where he engages with fans and shares glimpses of his life as a racing driver. He is known for his media savviness and enjoys interacting with his followers.
At Silverstone Shwartzman qualified sixth. It looked like he would finish in the same position, but with 3 laps remaining he overtook Christian Lundgaard. Later, Pedro Piquet also overtook him. On Sunday, he finished second with the fastest lap, behind Hitech Grand Prix and race winner Leonardo Pulcini who took two victories in the 2018 GP3 Series – at Sochi and Abu Dhabi – all victories for the Italian were at the feature races. At the Hungaroring, it was the first weekend for the Russian driver to not score any podiums - he qualified fourth, but following a poor start, finished only in fifth. The following day, he was set to take third position, however retired following difficulties in tyre management and a collision with Felipe Drugovich. At Spa-Francorchamps Shwartzman qualified in fourth position, and overtook Jehan Daruvala and Marcus Armstrong to finish in second place. In the following sprint race, he finished third behind Yuki Tsunoda, and Marcus Armstrong.
Shwartzman was due to appear in the first practice session of the, driving for Haas. However, he did not appear on the entry list. He took part in the 2021 post-season young driver test with Haas and Ferrari.
Shwartzman was a test driver for Ferrari. He currently competes under the Israeli flag after the FIA banned drivers from competing under the Russian flag following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Shwartzman participated in two Free Practice 1 sessions for Ferrari in the 2022 season, one ahead of the, the other ahead of the. He also participated in a test with the Ferrari SF21 in September, at the Fiorano circuit together with Antonio Giovinazzi, in order to prepare them both for the free practice sessions in which they were to compete. At his first free practice outing, Shwartzman finished the session 16th, highest of the rookies but well down on his teammate who set the fastest time. He described his experience as "awesome and hard". In his second free practice, in Abu Dhabi, he was classified seventh. Shwartzman also participated in the 2022 post-season tests with Ferrari.
In 2023, Shwartzman was released from the Ferrari Driver Academy, but was promoted to serve as the Ferrari reserve for 2023. He took part in his first free practice session of 2023 at the for Ferrari. He took part in his second free practice session at Abu Dhabi, finishing eighth overall. Shwartzman also drove the SF-23 during the post-season tests with Ferrari, completing 123 laps.
Education
There is limited information available about Robert Shwartzman's educational background. He spent his early years in Italy and later focused on his racing career, which began at a young age.
He continued with Prema for the 2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship, this time partnering the reigning FIA Formula 3 champion, Oscar Piastri. Shwartzman endured a shaky start on the first round at Bahrain, qualifying 12th. He improved to fourth on the opening race in Bahrain. He retired in the second race, after making contact with Dan Ticktum. He finished seventh in the feature race. In Monaco, Shwartzman topped practice and qualified second. Shwartzman brushed the barrier on the first lap during the first sprint race, damaging his front wing and later retired. From last, Shwartzman rose to tenth courtesy of retirements to finish tenth. Shwartzman was on course to take second in the feature race before a slow pit stop caused him to lose positions to Piastri and Felipe Drugovich, ending the race in fourth.
In April 2023, he tested for DS Penske in Formula E in the Berlin rookie test. He then took part in the pre-season testing in Circuit Ricardo Tormo for the 2023–24 championship with the team. DS Penske again selected Shwartzman to partake in the 2024 Berlin rookie test with them, where he ended fastest overall.
