Ivan Domingues

Ivan Domingues
Domingues in 2024
Nationality	Portuguese
Born	(2006-05-05) 5 May 2006 (age 19) Leiria, Portugal
FIA Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season	2025
Current team	Van Amersfoort Racing
Car number	22
Starts	17
Wins	1
Podiums	1
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	TBD in 2025
Previous series
2023–2024 2023 2022–2023 2022	FR European Championship Euro 4 Championship Italian F4 Championship Formula 4 UAE Championship

Ivan Franco Domingues (born 5 May 2006) is a Portuguese racing driver who competes in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for Van Amersfoort Racing.

Domingues most recently competed in the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship with the team. By winning the 2025 Barcelona Formula 3 sprint race, Domingues became the first Portuguese driver ever to win an FIA Formula 3 race.

Career

Formula 4

2022

Domingues at the Red Bull Ring during the 2022 Italian F4 Championship

At the start of 2022 Domingues made his single-seater debut with Xcel Motorsport in the Formula 4 UAE Championship. ^[1] Following two point-less rounds Domingues scored his first points in the second Dubai Autodrome round. In the fourth round the Portuguese driver achieved his maiden pole position in car racing after a disappointing session just minutes prior. ^[2] He went on to finish third and took another podium in the season finale at Yas Marina. Domingues finished 16th in the standings, just nine points behind his experienced teammate Jamie Day. ^[3]

Following that campaign he was announced to be joining Maya Weug at Iron Lynx in Italian F4. ^{[4] [5]} Domingues scored a pole position in wet conditions during the opening event at Imola. ^[6] He finished 15th in the standings, with 21 points. ^[7]

2023

Domingues during the 2023 Italian F4 Championship at the Mugello Circuit

He remained in the series for the 2023 season, switching to Van Amersfoort Racing. ^[8] Domingues scored only one podium that year, being the third race in Imola. ^[9] He achieved multiple points finishes later in the season and placed 11th in the standings, with 56 points. ^[10]

Formula Regional

2023

Domingues progressed to the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship for the final two rounds with Van Amersfoort Racing, competing as a guest driver. ^[11]

2024

Domingues driving at the Hungaroring during the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship

Domingues continued in FRECA on a full-time basis in 2024, remaining with Van Amersfoort Racing. ^[12] He experienced a strong opening round, securing fifth and a debut podium in the Hockenheim opener. ^[13] Domingues had a scoreless second round, but was able to notch up consistent points finishes throughout the season, even securing another third placed podium at Mugello. ^[14] Domingues wrapped his season tenth in the standings, with 78 points, behind teammates Pedro Clerot and Brando Badoer.

FIA Formula 3 Championship

Domingues driving the Dallara F3 2025 during the 2025 Spielberg Formula 3 round

Domingues moved up to FIA Formula 3 for 2025, continuing his relationship with Van Amersfoort Racing. ^[15] The campaign began with three qualifying results of 23rd or worse, compounded by collisions with Joshua Dufek and James Wharton in the races at Bahrain, a spin at Tosa during the Imola sprint race, and a retirement after being hit by Brad Benavides in the Imola feature. ^{[16] [17] [18] [19]} Domingues qualified 17th in Monaco but was eliminated in a lap 1 collision during the sprint race. ^{[20] [21]} He finished 20th on in the feature race. For the race in Spain, Domingues qualified a season-best seventh, meaning he started the sprint from sixth. A chaotic start which eliminated multiple frontrunners allowed Domingues to take the lead on the opening lap, one that he would keep until the end to take his first single-seater victory on his 95th attempt. ^{[22] [23]}

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Team	Position
2015	Taça de Portugal de Karting — Cadetes		6th
2016	Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini		54th
2017	WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini	DPK Racing	NC
	South Garda Winter Cup — Mini ROK		NC
	WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini	DPK Racing	NC
	WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini	CROC PROMOTION	29th
2018	IAME Winter Cup — X30 Mini	Dinamica Paralela	7th
	WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini	CROCPROMOTION	31st
	WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini		44th
	WSK Open Cup — 60 Mini	Mad-Croc Karting	20th
2019	South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ	Mec Kart Manufacturing	75th
	WSK Super Master Series — OKJ		48th
	WSK Euro Series — OKJ		67th
	CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ		72nd
	Campeonato de Portugal de Karting — Junior		2nd
	IAME International Final — X30 Junior		NC
	WSK Open Cup — OKJ	Lennox Racing Team Srl	61st
	SKUSA SuperNationals — X30 Junior		NC
2020	South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ	Leclerc By Lennox Racing	74th
	WSK Super Master Series — OKJ		45th
	CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ		45th
	WSK Euro Series — OKJ		34th
	CIK-FIA Academy Trophy	Domingues, Manuel Rosa	20th
	ROK Cup International Final — Junior ROK		4th
	Champions of the Future — OKJ		14th
	CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ	Leclerc By Lennox Racing	56th
	International IAME Games — X30 Junior		35th
2021	WSK Champions Cup — OK	Leclerc By Lennox Racing	NC
	WSK Super Master Series — OK		34th
	WSK Euro Series — OK	DPK Racing	30th
	CIK-FIA European Championship — OK		34th
	Champions of the Future — OK		32nd
	CIK-FIA World Championship — OK	DPK Racing	46th
Sources: [24] [25]

Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results

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

Year	Team	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	DC	Points
2019	Mec Kart Manufacturing Srl	OKJ	ANG QH 60	ANG R DNQ	GEN QH 70	GEN R DNQ	KRI QH 68	KRI R DNQ	LEM QH 57	LEM R DNQ	72nd	0
2020	Leclerc by Lennox Racing	OKJ	ZUE QH 32	ZUE R 29	SAR QH 48	SAR R DNQ	WAC QH 64	WAC R DNQ			45th	0
2021	DPK Racing	OK	GEN QH 24	GEN R 33	AUB QH 42	AUB R DNQ	SAR QH 36	SAR R 19	ZUE QH 51	ZUE R DNQ	34th	0

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2022	Formula 4 UAE Championship	Xcel Motorsport	20	0	1	0	2	39	16th
	Italian F4 Championship	Iron Lynx	19	0	1	0	0	21	15th
2023	Italian F4 Championship	Van Amersfoort Racing	17	0	0	0	1	56	11th
	Euro 4 Championship		6	0	0	0	0	28	11th
	Formula Regional European Championship		4	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2024	Formula Regional European Championship	Van Amersfoort Racing	20	0	0	0	2	78	10th
2025	FIA Formula 3 Championship	Van Amersfoort Racing	17	1	0	0	1	18*	19th*

† As Domingues was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points or be classified in the championship.
* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results

(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
2022	Xcel Motorsport	YMC1 1 17	YMC1 2 12	YMC1 3 12	YMC1 4 11	DUB1 1 22	DUB1 2 20	DUB1 3 13	DUB1 4 20	DUB2 1 9	DUB2 2 25	DUB2 3 13	DUB2 4 10	DUB3 1 7	DUB3 2 17	DUB3 3 3	DUB3 4 Ret	YMC2 1 26	YMC2 2 11	YMC2 3 3	YMC2 4 Ret	16th	39

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

(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
2022	Iron Lynx	IMO 1 9	IMO 2 7	IMO 3 27†	MIS 1 22	MIS 2 8	MIS 3 11	SPA 1 12	SPA 2 8	SPA 3 12	VLL 1 12	VLL 2 12	VLL 3 10	RBR 1 Ret	RBR 2 8	RBR 3	RBR 4 20	MNZ 1 36†	MNZ 2 WD	MNZ 3 C	MUG 1 18	MUG 2 16	MUG 3 Ret	15th	21
2023	Van Amersfoort Racing	IMO 1	IMO 2 4	IMO 3 3	IMO 4 24	MIS 1 23	MIS 2 5	MIS 3 7	SPA 1 20	SPA 2 11	SPA 3 DNS	MNZ 1 16	MNZ 2 Ret	MNZ 3 29†	LEC 1 6	LEC 2 30	LEC 3 23	MUG 1 10	MUG 2 19	MUG 3 8	VLL 1	VLL 2	VLL 3	11th	56

Complete Euro 4 Championship results

(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
2023	Van Amersfoort Racing	MUG 1 11	MUG 2 23	MUG 3 4	MNZ 1 6	MNZ 2 13	MNZ 3 6	CAT 1	CAT 2	CAT 3	11th	28

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

(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	Van Amersfoort Racing	IMO 1	IMO 2	CAT 1	CAT 2	HUN 1	HUN 2	SPA 1	SPA 2	MUG 1	MUG 2	LEC 1	LEC 2	RBR 1	RBR 2	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	ZAN 1 22	ZAN 2 20	HOC 1 Ret	HOC 2 16	NC†	0
2024	Van Amersfoort Racing	HOC 1 5	HOC 2 3	SPA 1 17	SPA 2 27	ZAN 1 7	ZAN 2 7	HUN 1 10	HUN 2 17	MUG 1 3	MUG 2 7	LEC 1 4	LEC 2 8	IMO 1 Ret	IMO 2 16	RBR 1 19	RBR 2 10	CAT 1 10	CAT 2 10	MNZ 1 13	MNZ 2 15	10th	78

† As Domingues was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points or be classified in the championship.

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

(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	16	17	18	19	20	DC	Points
2025	Van Amersfoort Racing	MEL SPR 21	MEL FEA 19	BHR SPR Ret	BHR FEA 19	IMO SPR 25	IMO FEA Ret	MON SPR Ret	MON FEA 20	CAT SPR 1	CAT FEA 6	RBR SPR Ret	RBR FEA 21	SIL SPR 17	SIL FEA 11	SPA SPR 29	SPA FEA C	HUN SPR 24	HUN FEA 24	MNZ SPR	MNZ FEA	19th*	18*

* Season still in progress.

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External links

• Ivan Domingues career summary at DriverDB.com