Brando Badoer | |
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Nationality | Italian |
Born | Montebelluna, Italy | 15 September 2006
Related to | Luca Badoer (father) |
Formula Regional European Championship career | |
Debut season | 2024 |
Current team | Van Amersfoort Racing |
Car number | 15 |
Starts | 12 (12 entries) |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 6 |
Poles | 1 |
Fastest laps | 2 |
Best finish | TBD in 2024 |
Previous series | |
2024 2023 2022–2023 2022 2022 | FR Middle East Championship Euro 4 Championship Italian F4 Championship ADAC Formula 4 Formula 4 UAE |
Brando Badoer (born 15 September 2006) is an Italian racing driver currently competing for Van Amersfoort Racing in the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship. He previously competed in Italian F4 in 2022 and 2023. [1]
He is the son of former Formula One driver Luca Badoer.
In September 2022, Badoer was chosen in a scouting camp conducted by the Ferrari Driver Academy. [2]
Badoer made his single-seater debut in the 2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship with AKM Motorsport. [3] He failed to score any points and placed 28th in the standings.
For his main campaign, Badoer would race in the Italian F4 Championship with Van Amersfoort Racing. [4] He had a difficult first half of the season, failing to score points but broke through with a fifth place in Spielberg, and score a few more points that season to end 16th in the standings. [5] The Italian also competed as a guest driver in ADAC Formula 4 in two rounds. [6]
Badoer raced in the 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship with Pinnacle VAR during pre-season. [7] He took his maiden single-seater podium with third at the Dubai Autodrome. [8] Despite not being present in two of five rounds of the championship, Badoer was sixth in the overall standings.
Badoer remained with Van Amersfoort Racing in Italian F4. [9] His season would be much more improved that the year before, starting out with a second place in Imola. [10] He scored four more podiums throughout the season with consistent points finishes, including a pole position in Monza. [11] This placed him sixth in the championship standings. [12]
During pre-season, Badoer would compete in the 2024 Formula Regional Middle East Championship with PHM AIX Racing. [13] He achieved three podiums, putting him tenth in the standings.
Badoer would move up to the Formula Regional European Championship, continuing with Van Amersfoort Racing. [14]
In October 2023, Badoer was made an optioned driver of the McLaren Driver Development Programme for the duration of one year. [15] [16] [17]
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2022 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | AKM Motorsport | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28th |
Italian F4 Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16th | |
ADAC Formula 4 Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
2023 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Pinnacle VAR | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 6th |
Italian F4 Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing | 21 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 165 | 6th | |
Euro 4 Championship | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 88.5 | 6th | ||
2024 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | PHM AIX Racing | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 10th |
Formula Regional European Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 133* | 3rd* |
* Season still in progress.
† As Badoer was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
(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 | Pos | Points |
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2022 | AKM Motorsport | YMC1 1 Ret | YMC1 2 23† | YMC1 3 17 | YMC1 4 23 | DUB1 1 20 | DUB1 2 Ret | DUB1 3 25 | DUB1 4 12 | DUB2 1 25 | DUB2 2 14 | DUB2 3 15 | DUB2 4 25 | DUB3 1 13 | DUB3 2 14 | DUB3 3 14 | DUB3 4 16 | YMC2 1 | YMC2 2 | YMC2 3 | YMC2 4 | 28th | 0 |
2023 | Pinnacle VAR | DUB1 1 5 | DUB1 2 5 | DUB1 3 6 | KMT1 1 | KMT1 2 | KMT1 3 | KMT2 1 | KMT2 2 | KMT2 3 | DUB2 1 3 | DUB2 2 13 | DUB2 3 8 | YMC 1 4 | YMC 2 Ret | YMC 3 5 | 6th | 69 |
(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 | DC | Points |
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2022 | Van Amersfoort Racing | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | SPA 3 | HOC 1 9 | HOC 2 7 | HOC 3 10 | ZAN 1 18 | ZAN 2 16 | ZAN 3 11 | NÜR1 1 | NÜR1 2 | NÜR1 3 | LAU 1 | LAU 2 | LAU 3 | NÜR2 1 | NÜR2 2 | NÜR2 3 | NC† | 0 |
† As Badoer was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
(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 |
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2022 | Van Amersfoort Racing | IMO 1 Ret | IMO 2 32† | IMO 3 20 | MIS 1 13 | MIS 2 13 | MIS 3 14 | SPA 1 11 | SPA 2 20 | SPA 3 11 | VLL 1 21 | VLL 2 Ret | VLL 3 13 | RBR 1 5 | RBR 2 10 | RBR 3 | RBR 4 21 | MNZ 1 Ret | MNZ 2 13 | MNZ 3 C | MUG 1 10 | MUG 2 13 | MUG 3 9 | 16th | 14 |
2023 | Van Amersfoort Racing | IMO 1 2 | IMO 2 | IMO 3 4 | IMO 4 27† | MIS 1 5 | MIS 2 8 | MIS 3 Ret | SPA 1 3 | SPA 2 Ret | SPA 3 4 | MNZ 1 2 | MNZ 2 3 | MNZ 3 Ret | LEC 1 7 | LEC 2 Ret | LEC 3 4 | MUG 1 7 | MUG 2 32† | MUG 3 6 | VLL 1 8 | VLL 2 3 | VLL 3 5 | 6th | 165 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
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2023 | Van Amersfoort Racing | MUG 1 9 | MUG 2 DNS | MUG 3 10 | MNZ 1 13 | MNZ 2 3 | MNZ 3 2 | CAT 1 6 | CAT 2 8 | CAT 3 2 | 6th | 88.5 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
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2024 | PHM AIX Racing | YMC1 1 Ret | YMC1 2 21 | YMC1 3 11 | YMC2 1 11 | YMC2 2 8 | YMC2 3 9 | DUB1 1 7 | DUB1 2 3 | DUB1 3 3 | YMC3 1 Ret | YMC3 2 15 | YMC3 3 7 | DUB2 1 5 | DUB2 2 25 | DUB2 3 2 | 10th | 76 |
(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 |
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2024 | Van Amersfoort Racing | HOC 1 4 | HOC 2 5 | SPA 1 8 | SPA 2 10 | ZAN 1 10 | ZAN 2 2 | HUN 1 2 | HUN 2 2 | MUG 1 2 | MUG 2 2 | LEC 1 3 | LEC 2 Ret | IMO 1 6 | IMO 2 11 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | 3rd* | 141* |
* Season still in progress.
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