Ameya Vaidyanathan

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Ameya Vaidyanathan
Euroformula Open-Team Carlin Motorsport (2).jpg
NationalityFlag of India.svg  Indian
Born (1996-07-29) 29 July 1996 (age 28)
Pune, Maharashtra, India
FIA Formula 3 European Championship
Years active 20172018
Teams Carlin Motorsport
Starts39
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishNC in 2018
Previous series
2015
2015
2015
2016
20162017
2017
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
MSA Formula
BRDC Formula 4 Championship
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship
Euroformula Open Championship
Toyota Racing Series

Ameya Vaidyanathan (born 29 July 1996 in Pune) is a racing driver from India. He last competed in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship for B-Max Racing with Motopark. [1]

Contents

He is best known for his involvement in a serious crash at a Formula 3 meeting at the Norisring in 2018 involving Daniel Ticktum. [2] [3]

Racing Record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2015 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC MGR Motorsport200001036th
MSA Formula Championship Joe Tandy Racing 2100001522nd
BRDC Formula 4 Championship Hillspeed 24000321712th
BRDC Formula 4 Autumn Trophy 40000408th
2016 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Carlin 1500019522nd
Euroformula Open Championship 1400002615th
2017 Toyota Racing Series MTEC Motorsport15000035816th
Euroformula Open Championship Carlin 1611151694th
FIA Formula 3 European Championship 90000022nd
2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship 290000023rd
2019 Japanese Formula 3 Championship B-Max Racing with Motopark 200000013th

Complete BRDC Formula 4/Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
2015 Hillspeed OUL
1

16
OUL
2

Ret
OUL
3

12
ROC
1

2
ROC
2

17
ROC
3

Ret
SIL
1

13
SIL
2

16
SIL
3

14
SNE1
1

12
SNE1
2

9
SNE1
3

16
BRH1
1

Ret
BRH1
2

12
BRH1
3

14
SNE2
1

16
SNE2
2

Ret
SNE2
3

9
DON
1

3
DON
2

3
DON
3

7
BRH2
1

11
BRH2
2

13
BRH2
3

9
12th217
2016 Carlin SNE1
1

15
SNE1
2

18
SNE1
3

10
BRH1
1

Ret
BRH1
2

14
BRH1
3

Ret
ROC
1

7
ROC
2

2
ROC
3

Ret
OUL
1

Ret
OUL
2

20
OUL
3

18
SIL
1
SIL
2
SIL
3
SPA
1
SPA
2
SPA
3
SNE2
1

12
SNE2
2

11
SNE2
3

14
BRH2
1
BRH2
2
BRH2
3
22nd95

Complete MSA Formula Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
2015 Joe Tandy Racing BHI
1
BHI
2
BHI
3
DON
1

17
DON
2

14
DON
3

11
THR
1

Ret
THR
2

17
THR
3

15
OUL
1

20
OUL
2

DNS
OUL
3

Ret
CRO
1

12
CRO
2

Ret
CRO
3

17
SNE
1

19
SNE
2

Ret
SNE
3

18
KNO
1
KNO
2
KNO
3
ROC
1

15
ROC
2

10
ROC
3

16
SIL
1
SIL
2
SIL
3
BHGP
1

Ret
BHGP
2

16
BHGP
3

15
22nd15

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam12345678910111213141516DCPoints
2015 MGR Motorsport MNZ
1
MNZ
2
SIL
1
SIL
2
RBR
1
RBR
2
RBR
3
SPA
1
SPA
2
ASS
1
ASS
2
NÜR
1

16
NÜR
2

16
HOC
1
HOC
2
HOC
3
36th10

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam12345678910111213141516DCPoints
2016 Carlin EST
1

15
EST
2

12
SPA
1

15
SPA
2

12
LEC
1

13
LEC
2

DNS
SIL
1

DNS
SIL
2

11
RBR
1

9
RBR
2

7
MNZ
1

17
MNZ
2

14
JER
1

10
JER
2

9
CAT
1

6
CAT
2

Ret
15th26
2017 Carlin EST
1

2
EST
2

10
SPA
1

1
SPA
2

4
LEC
1

3
LEC
2

4
HUN
1

Ret
HUN
2

6
SIL
1

4
SIL
2

8
MNZ
1

5
MNZ
2

Ret
JER
1

4
JER
2

19
CAT
1

2
CAT
2

3
4th169

Complete Toyota Racing Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam123456789101112131415DCPoints
2017 MTEC Motorsport RUA
1

13
RUA
2

14
RUA
3

Ret
TER
1

15
TER
2

11
TER
3

19
HMP
1

6
HMP
2

5
HMP
3

Ret
TAU
1

12
TAU
2

17
TAU
3

14
MAN
1

14
MAN
2

14
MAN
3

11
16th358

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantEngine123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
2017 Carlin Volkswagen SIL
1
SIL
2
SIL
3
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
MNZ
3
PAU
1
PAU
2
PAU
3
HUN
1
HUN
2
HUN
3
NOR
1
NOR
2
NOR
3
SPA
1

16
SPA
2

14
SPA
3

15
ZAN
1

13
ZAN
2

17
ZAN
3

18
NÜR
1

19
NÜR
2

21
NÜR
3

18
RBR
1
RBR
2
RBR
3
HOC
1
HOC
2
HOC
3
19th1
2018 Carlin Volkswagen PAU
1

Ret
PAU
2

16
PAU
3

16
HUN
1

19
HUN
2

17
HUN
3

18
NOR
1

17
NOR
2

DSQ
NOR
3

EX
ZAN
1

22
ZAN
2

Ret
ZAN
3

20
SPA
1

12
SPA
2

16
SPA
3

22
SIL
1

17
SIL
2

21
SIL
3

18
MIS
1

20
MIS
2

20
MIS
3

16
NÜR
1

14
NÜR
2

17
NÜR
3

Ret
RBR
1

19
RBR
2

15
RBR
3

22
HOC
1

20
HOC
2

18
HOC
3

17
23rd0

Complete Japanese Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrant1234567891011121314151617181920PosPoints
2019 B-Max Racing
with Motopark
SUZ
1

Ret
SUZ
2

11
AUT
1

9
AUT
2

10
AUT
3

9
OKA
1

8
OKA
2

12
OKA
3

8
SUG
1

9
SUG
2

8
FUJ
1

9
FUJ
2

8
SUG
1

10
SUG
2

11
SUG
3

11
MOT
1

8
MOT
2

10
MOT
3

12
OKA
1

9
OKA
2

8
13th0

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