A winner of numerous karting championships, Vervisch moved to auto racing in 2003 making a single start in the Formula Three French Cup and immediately won upon his debut. Following that initial success, he participated in the entire 2004 Formula Three French Cup championship and finished runner-up.
Formula Renault
In 2005 Vervisch moved to the Formula Renault 3.5 series, participating with GD Racing in 4 rounds with a best result of 12th in Zolder in a race won by Robert Kubica. The season ended after round 4 in Le Mans when it became clear that his sponsor Kizz-Me was not fulfilling its financial obligations,[2] a fraud that the same company committed again against a WRC driver and his team in 2006.[3]
In 2006 the 19-year-old Vervisch took a step back and competed full-time in Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup with SL Formula Racing, finishing 9th in points and scoring a season-best 5th place at the Anderstorp round.
Formula Three
In 2007 Vervisch graduated to F3 and raced with JB Motorsport in the German F3 Championship. He made a remarkable debut and finished runner-up to Carlo van Dam with 4 race wins and 11 podium finishes.
That winter, lured by the F1 test with Force India as prize for the champion,[4] Vervisch participated with Team Goddard in the Asian F3 Championship with only one goal: winning the championship. He did so while scoring an overwhelming 11 race wins on circuits such as Sepang and Zhuhai.[5] However, due to changes in F1 testing rules, the F1 test drive with Force India could not take place.[6]
In 2008 Vervisch returned to the German F3 Championship, this time with Swiss Racing Team. Again, the goal was clear and simple: winning the championship. Halfway the season Vervisch switched to Jo Zeller Racing and eventually clinched the title by winning 5 of the 6 remaining races, which brought his total season tally to 7 race wins.[7]
In 2010 Vervisch decided to go back to Europe and race with RC Motorsport in the Italian F3 Championship.[8] He scored a season-best 3rd-place finish at Imola but left the championship at the next round in Mugello after having suffered 2 engine failures before even the start of the first race, and the subsequent team decision to withdraw from the race.[9]
Atlantic Championship
In 2009 after having won the 2008German F3 title, Vervisch moved to the United States where he competed in the Atlantic Championship for Genoa Racing.[10] He finished 4th in the championship standings with four podium finishes and grabbed the Rookie of the Year title.[11]
Superleague Formula
On 5 September 2010, Vervisch made his debut in Superleague Formula after receiving an invitation by Atech-Reid to drive the Liverpool FC car at the Adria round. In the race, he overtook his teammate Yelmer Buurman and Robert Doornbos, and secured a slot in the Super Final.[12] Vervisch continued his successful series debut at the next round in Portimão where he was crowned the overall weekend winner in the Super Final.[13][14] He took his pace to the inaugural Superleague Formula China rounds in Ordos where he first suffered an engine failure in race 1 but then recovered with a victory in race 2[15][16] and in the streets of Beijing where Vervisch scored a double podium finish – in race 1 and then the overall 3rd spot for the weekend.[17][18][19] At the final round of the Superleague Formula season in Navarra Vervisch didn't reach the finish line due to mechanical failures in both races.[20]
^ abKnapp Schilke, Nancy (11 October 2009). "Edwards takes the crown with MRLS victory"Archived 22 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine, last paragraph: "Vervisch already had notched the Rookie of the Year title earning one second place and three 3rd place finishes in 2009."
^superleagueformula.com (3 October 2010) "Liverpool score first win of 2010"
^Bradley, Charles (10 October 2010) "Spur's Dolby wins first Beijing race", 5th paragraph: "...while the star of the race was Liverpool's Frederic Vervisch, who stormed from 15th to third. His pass on Tristan Gommendy (Lyon) at the exit of the controversial final chicane, the layout of which almost caused a drivers' strike this morning following Andy Soucek's huge crash there in qualifying, was the move of the race."
^ absuperleagueformula.com (10 October 2010) "Parente wins chaotic second race as Super Final cancelled"[usurped], 3rd paragraph: "...with third going to Frederic Vervisch (Liverpool) who takes home €50,000, a just reward after two superb overtaking-filled performances from the Belgian."
