Marcus Amand

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Marcus Amand
Marcus Amand 2022.jpg
Amand in 2022
Nationality Flag of France.svg French
Flag of Finland.svg Finnish
via dual nationality
Born (2006-02-05) 5 February 2006 (age 18)
Oulu, Finland
Formula Regional European Championship career
Debut season 2023
Current team ART Grand Prix
Car number25
Starts35
Wins0
Podiums4
Poles2
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBA 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]

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Early life

Amand and his twin sister were born in Oulu, Finland, to a Finnish mother and a French father. [3]

Career

Karting

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]

Amand at the Red Bull Ring in 2022 F4 Italy 2022 Nr. 52 (1).jpg
Amand at the Red Bull Ring in 2022

Formula 4

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]

Amand at the Red Bull Ring in 2023 FREC 2023 Spielberg Nr. 25 (2) Amand.jpg
Amand at the Red Bull Ring in 2023

Formula Regional

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

In February 2023 it was announced that Amand would join the Sauber Academy along with Léna Bühler. [17] [18]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2013Championnat Regional Centre — Mini Kart3rd
Coupe de France — Mini Kart15th
Challenge Rotax Max France — Mini Kart3rd
2014Stars of Karting — Mini Kart6th
Challenge Rotax Max France — Mini Kart1st
2015Trophée Interclub — Mini Kart1st
Trophée Oscar Petit — Mini Kart2nd
Coupe de France — Mini Kart1st
Championnat de France — Minime8th
2016National Series Karting — Minime2nd
Championnat de France — Minime12th
Coupe de France — Minime7th
Challenge Rotax Max France — Minime2nd
2017 WSK Champions Cup — 60 MiniVDKNC
WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini35th
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini8th
National Series Karting — Cadet1st
Challenge Rotax Max France — Cadet1st
Coupe de France — Cadet34th
Championnat de France — Cadet3rd
Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Mini MAXAmand, Marc1st
2018 WSK Champions CupOKJ TB Racing TeamNC
South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ KR Motorsport27th
WSK Super Master SeriesOKJ 24th
WSK Open Cup — OKJ 6th
CIK-FIA European ChampionshipOKJ 27th
CIK-FIA World ChampionshipOKJ 6th
WSK Final CupOKJ 4th
Challenge Rotax Max France — Nationale1st
Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — JuniorAmand Racing28th
2019 WSK Champions CupOKJ KR Motorsport8th
South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ NC
WSK Super Master SeriesOKJ 6th
WSK Euro SeriesOKJ 34th
CIK-FIA European ChampionshipOKJ 1st
Coupe de France — OKJ 8th
CIK-FIA World ChampionshipOKJ VDK RacingNC
WSK Open Cup — OKJ 6th
WSK Final CupOKJ NC
2020 WSK Champions CupOK VDK Racing13th
WSK Super Master SeriesOK 42nd
Champions of the Future — OK 5th
CIK-FIA European ChampionshipOK 9th
CIK-FIA World ChampionshipOK NC
WSK Open Cup — OK 2nd
Sources: [19] [20]


Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2021 ADAC Formula 4 Championship R-ace GP 1800003712th
Italian F4 Championship 60000040th
2022 Italian F4 Championship US Racing 200001949th
ADAC Formula 4 Championship 500014812th
2023 Formula Regional European Championship ART Grand Prix 2001012618th
2024 Porsche Carrera Cup France Schumacher CLRT1200041514th

* Season still in progress.

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718PosPoints
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
12th37
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
12th48

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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

YearTeam12345678910111213141516171819202122DCPoints
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
40th0
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
9th94

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
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
18th26

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup France results

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

YearTeam123456789101112PosPoints
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.

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