Marcus Amand
| 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 |
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]
Early life
[edit]Amand and his twin sister were born in Oulu, Finland, to a Finnish mother and a French father.[3]
Career
[edit]Karting
[edit]Amand 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]
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Formula 4
[edit]In 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]
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Formula Regional
[edit]In 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
[edit]In February 2023 it was announced that Amand would join the Sauber Academy along with Léna Bühler.[17][18]
Karting record
[edit]Karting 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
[edit]Racing 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
- 2006 births
- Living people
- French racing drivers
- Finnish racing drivers
- Karting World Championship drivers
- ADAC Formula 4 drivers
- Italian F4 Championship drivers
- Formula Regional European Championship drivers
- R-ace GP drivers
- US Racing drivers
- ART Grand Prix drivers
- Sauber Motorsport drivers
- Sportspeople from Oulu
- Finnish twins
- Finnish people of French descent
- French twins
- French people of Finnish descent
- Porsche Carrera Cup France drivers