Marcus Amand (born 5 February 2006) is a Finnish-born French racing driver who most recently competed in the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship for ART Grand Prix.[1] He previously raced in Italian F4 and ADAC F4 and is the 2019 European Karting Champion.[2]
| Marcus Amand | |
|---|---|
 Amand in 2022 | |
| Nationality |  French Finnishvia dual nationality |
| Born | 5 February 2006 Oulu, Finland |
| Formula Regional European Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | ART Grand Prix |
| Car number | 25 |
| Starts | 35 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 4 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | TBA in 2023 |
| Previous series | |
| 2021-2022 2021-2022 | Italian F4 Championship ADAC Formula 4 |
Early life
editAmand and his twin sister were born in Oulu, Finland, to a Finnish mother and a French father.[3]
Career
editKarting
editAmand won multiple national karting titles in France, including two Mini Kart titles in 2015.[4] In 2017 he won the Mini MAX category of the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals.[4][5] That year he also won the Cadet category of the Rotax Max Challenge France.[6] In 2019 he beat Andrea Kimi Antonelli to the OKJ title in the CIK-FIA Karting European Championship.[7][8][9]
Formula 4
editIn 2021 Amand made his single-seater debut in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship with R-ace GP.[10] He also joined the team for some selected rounds of the Italian F4 Championship. In the ADAC Championship he finished 12th overall and third in the rookie standings.[11]
In 2022 he joined US Racing to compete in the full Italian F4 Championship and some rounds of the ADAC Formula 4 Championship.[11] In the Italian Championship he took a single podium at the Misano World Circuit and finished the season in ninth.[12] In the ADAC Championship he also took a single podium at the Hockenheimring.[12]
Formula Regional
editIn 2023 Amand stepped up to the Formula Regional European Championship with ART Grand Prix.[1][5] In the penultimate round at Circuit Zandvoort he took his maiden pole position.[13][14][15] He finished the race in second place, behind Andrea Kimi Antonelli, taking his maiden rookie win of the season.[16] At the end of the season Amand placed 18th in the drivers' standings.
Formula One
editIn February 2023 it was announced that Amand would join the Sauber Academy along with Léna Bühler.[17][18]
Karting record
editKarting career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Championnat Regional Centre — Mini Kart | 3rd | |
| Coupe de France — Mini Kart | 15th | ||
| Challenge Rotax Max France — Mini Kart | 3rd | ||
| 2014 | Stars of Karting — Mini Kart | 6th | |
| Challenge Rotax Max France — Mini Kart | 1st | ||
| 2015 | Trophée Interclub — Mini Kart | 1st | |
| Trophée Oscar Petit — Mini Kart | 2nd | ||
| Coupe de France — Mini Kart | 1st | ||
| Championnat de France — Minime | 8th | ||
| 2016 | National Series Karting — Minime | 2nd | |
| Championnat de France — Minime | 12th | ||
| Coupe de France — Minime | 7th | ||
| Challenge Rotax Max France — Minime | 2nd | ||
| 2017 | WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | VDK | NC |
| WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | 35th | ||
| Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini | 8th | ||
| National Series Karting — Cadet | 1st | ||
| Challenge Rotax Max France — Cadet | 1st | ||
| Coupe de France — Cadet | 34th | ||
| Championnat de France — Cadet | 3rd | ||
| Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Mini MAX | Amand, Marc | 1st | |
| 2018 | WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | TB Racing Team | NC |
| South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ | KR Motorsport | 27th | |
| WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | 24th | ||
| WSK Open Cup — OKJ | 6th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | 27th | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ | 6th | ||
| WSK Final Cup — OKJ | 4th | ||
| Challenge Rotax Max France — Nationale | 1st | ||
| Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Junior | Amand Racing | 28th | |
| 2019 | WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | KR Motorsport | 8th |
| South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ | NC | ||
| WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | 6th | ||
| WSK Euro Series — OKJ | 34th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | 1st | ||
| Coupe de France — OKJ | 8th | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ | VDK Racing | NC | |
| WSK Open Cup — OKJ | 6th | ||
| WSK Final Cup — OKJ | NC | ||
| 2020 | WSK Champions Cup — OK | VDK Racing | 13th |
| WSK Super Master Series — OK | 42nd | ||
| Champions of the Future — OK | 5th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OK | 9th | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OK | NC | ||
| WSK Open Cup — OK | 2nd | ||
| Sources:[19][20] | |||
Racing record
editRacing career summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | ADAC Formula 4 Championship | R-ace GP | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 12th |
| Italian F4 Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40th | ||
| 2022 | Italian F4 Championship | US Racing | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 9th |
| ADAC Formula 4 Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 12th | ||
| 2023 | Formula Regional European Championship | ART Grand Prix | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 18th |
| 2024 | Porsche Carrera Cup France | Schumacher CLRT | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 151 | 4th |
* Season still in progress.
Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | R-ace GP | RBR 1 DSQ |
RBR 2 Ret |
RBR 3 Ret |
ZAN 1 16 |
ZAN 2 Ret |
ZAN 3 13 |
HOC1 1 8 |
HOC1 2 10 |
HOC1 3 9 |
SAC 1 Ret |
SAC 2 6 |
SAC 3 8 |
HOC2 1 Ret |
HOC2 2 9 |
HOC2 3 8 |
NÜR 1 9 |
NÜR 2 8 |
NÜR 3 7 |
12th | 37 |
| 2022 | US Racing | SPA 1 5 |
SPA 2 8 |
SPA 3 6 |
HOC 1 DNS |
HOC 2 7 |
HOC 3 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
ZAN 3 |
NÜR1 1 |
NÜR1 2 |
NÜR1 3 |
LAU 1 |
LAU 2 |
LAU 3 |
NÜR2 1 |
NÜR2 2 |
NÜR2 3 |
12th | 48 |
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | R-ace GP | LEC 1 22 |
LEC 2 14 |
LEC 3 23 |
MIS 1 21 |
MIS 2 19 |
MIS 3 20 |
VLL 1 |
VLL 2 |
VLL 3 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
IMO 3 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
MUG 3 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
40th | 0 | |
| 2022 | US Racing | IMO 1 8 |
IMO 2 4 |
IMO 3 8 |
MIS 1 8 |
MIS 2 5 |
MIS 3 3 |
SPA 1 5 |
SPA 2 9 |
SPA 3 7 |
VLL 1 6 |
VLL 2 6 |
VLL 3 Ret |
RBR 1 Ret |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 9 |
RBR 4 10 |
MNZ 1 12 |
MNZ 2 8 |
MNZ 3 C |
MUG 1 8 |
MUG 2 36† |
MUG 3 11 |
9th | 94 |
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ART Grand Prix | IMO 1 18 |
IMO 2 8 |
CAT 1 22 |
CAT 2 20 |
HUN 1 29 |
HUN 2 21 |
SPA 1 21 |
SPA 2 18 |
MUG 1 19 |
MUG 2 11 |
LEC 1 16 |
LEC 2 15 |
RBR 1 24 |
RBR 2 Ret |
MNZ 1 13 |
MNZ 2 9 |
ZAN 1 13 |
ZAN 2 2 |
HOC 1 16 |
HOC 2 Ret |
18th | 26 |
Complete Porsche Carrera Cup France results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Schumacher CLRT | CAT 1 8 |
CAT 2 8 |
LEC 1 3 |
LEC 2 8 |
SPA 1 7 |
SPA 2 5 |
DIJ 1 |
DIJ 2 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
ALG 1 |
ALG 2 |
6th* | 62* |
*Season still in progress.
References
edit- ^ a b Allen, Peter (2023-02-03). "ART completes FRegional Europe trio with F4 graduate Marcus Amand". Formula Scout.
- ^ Studenkov, Alexander (2022-07-01). "F4 prospect Amand on his mental struggles: 'it was so bad I wanted to stop racing'". F1 Feeder Series. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
- ^ Knuuttila, Mikko (21 July 2019). "Ranskalais-suomalainen Marcus, 13, voitti kartingin EM-kultaa! Kimi Räikköseltä nimensä saanut kuski hopealla". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ a b Schemyte, Christel. "Kart :Marcus Amand s'illustre à la finale Rotax au Portugal". Racing Forever (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ a b "Marcus Amand completes 2023 FRECA line-up". ART Grand Prix. 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ "Marcus Amand gagne le Challenge Rotax à Laval, direction la Grande Finale au Brésil". France Racing (in French). 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2019-12-10). "The top karting stars of 2019". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ Kartcom (2020-05-28). "Entretien avec Marcus Amand". Kartcom (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ S, P. (2019-07-30). "The European Junior title for VDK Racing with Marcus Amand!". Polski Karting (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2021-01-11). "Marcus Amand steps up to cars in ADAC F4 with R-ace GP". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ a b Allen, Peter (2022-03-03). "Marcus Amand joins US Racing to race in Italian F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ a b Allen, Peter (2023-02-03). "ART completes FRegional Europe trio with F4 graduate Marcus Amand". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ Fasano, Emanuele (2023-10-15). "Marcus Amand gets his first pole position in the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine at Zandvoort". Formula Regional by Alpine (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ Gascoigne, Roger (2023-10-15). "Amand takes FREC pole in weather lottery at Zandvoort". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ Forbes, Gonzalo (2023-10-15). "Zandvoort – Q2 : La pluie chamboule tout, Marcus Amand en pole position". AutoHebdo (in French). Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ Gascoigne, Roger (2023-10-15). "Antonelli clinches FREC title in style with dominant victory at Zandvoort". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2023-02-17). "Sauber adds Lena Buhler and Marcus Amand to its F1 junior team". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ "Sauber Academy present 'very promising' line-up of drivers for 2023". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- ^ "Marcus Amand | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
- ^ kartcom (2013-03-28). "Amand Marcus". Kartcom. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
External links
edit- Marcus Amand career summary at DriverDB.com