Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi

Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi
Nandhavud in 2024
Nationality	Thai
Born	(2006-06-07) 7 June 2006 (age 18) Bangkok, Thailand
Formula Regional European Championship career
Debut season	2024
Current team	Trident
Years active	2024–2025
Car number	29
Former teams	KIC Motorsport
Starts	20
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	26th in 2024
Previous series
2023 2023 2022–2023 2022–2023 2022	Euro 4 Championship Formula 4 CEZ Championship Italian F4 Championship Formula 4 UAE Championship ADAC Formula 4 Championship

Nandhavud "Jem" Bhirombhakdi (Thai : นันทวุฒิ ภิรมย์ภักดี (เจม); born 7 June 2006) is a Thai racing driver who most recently competed in the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship with KIC Motorsport. ^[1] He is set to compete in the 2025 edition of the Formula Regional European Championship with Trident. ^[2]

Family

Nandhavud is a son of Voravud and Nandhamalee Bhirombhakdi. His father, a fourth-generation member of the Bhirombhakdi family, is an executive in the family's Boon Rawd Brewery group and racing driver. His mother, a granddaughter of Prince Chakraband Pensiri  [ th ], heads Cavallino Motors, the sole distributor of Ferrari in Thailand. ^[3]

Nandhavud was introduced to driving simulators around the age of six by his father. ^[4] He attended Bangkok Patana School. ^[5]

Career

Karting

Nandhavud's short karting career in Europe saw him compete in the likes of the WSK Super Master Series and the South Garda Winter Cup. ^{[6] [7]}

Formula 4

2022

Nandhavud made his Formula 4 debut in the 2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship, driving for UAE-based squad Xcel Motorsport. ^[8] His season there saw him have a best race result of 15th, as he finished 34th in the standings, failing to score a point.^{[ citation needed ]} Nandhavud's main campaign was the 2022 ADAC Formula 4 Championship season. Driving for Jenzer Motorsport, he had much more success. He secured a best result of 6th at the Lausitzring, as he finished 14th in the standings on 38 points. ^{[9] [10]} He also appeared in the Italian F4 Championship with Jenzer.

2023

After another disappointing season of preparation in the 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship, Nandhavud was announced to be joining PHM Racing for the 2023 Italian F4 Championship. ^[11] He topped a test with the team in pre-season. ^[12] Nandhavud showed more improvement among a more competitive grid, with two best results of 8th enough to secure him 21st in the championship, despite missing the final round. ^[13] He also made appearances in the 2023 Formula 4 CEZ Championship, where he made the podium in the first race at the Red Bull Ring, and the 2023 Euro 4 Championship. ^[14]

Formula Regional

2024

In early 2024, KIC Motorsport announced that Nandhavud would be driving one of their cars in the upcoming Formula Regional European Championship. ^[15] Unlike any of his teammates, Nandhavud contested the full season in the championship. He made a good impression at the historically poor team, finishing a respectable 26th in the standings with a best result of 12th, however scoring no points. ^{[16] [17]}

2025

In December, it was announced that Nandhavud would be lining up in the championship with Trident, joining fellow sophomore drivers Liu Ruiqi and Matteo De Palo at the team. ^{[2] [18]}

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Team	Position
2019	South Garda Winter Cup — Mini ROK	Ward Racing	31st
	ROK Cup Superfinal — Mini ROK		31st
	WSK Open Cup — OKJ		59th
2020	South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ	Ward Racing	69th
	WSK Super Master Series — OKJ		55th
Sources: [19] [20]

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	0	0	0	0	34th
	ADAC Formula 4 Championship	Jenzer Motorsport	15	0	0	0	0	38	14th
	Italian F4 Championship		8	0	0	0	0	0	41st
2023	Formula 4 UAE Championship	PHM Racing	6	0	0	0	0	0	31st
	Italian F4 Championship		18	0	0	0	0	8	21st
	Formula 4 CEZ Championship		2	0	0	0	1	24	14th
	Euro 4 Championship		6	0	0	0	0	0	21st
2024	Formula Regional European Championship	KIC Motorsport	20	0	0	0	0	0	26th
2025	Formula Regional European Championship	Trident

^* 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 20	YMC1 2 22	YMC1 3 21	YMC1 4 17	DUB1 1 19	DUB1 2 23	DUB1 3 20	DUB1 4 26	DUB2 1 28†	DUB2 2 19	DUB2 3 24	DUB2 4 Ret	DUB3 1 Ret	DUB3 2 22	DUB3 3 20	DUB3 4 Ret	YMC2 1 18	YMC2 2 15	YMC2 3 22	YMC2 4 16	34th	0
2023	PHM Racing	DUB1 1	DUB1 2	DUB1 3	KMT1 1	KMT1 2	KMT1 3	KMT2 1	KMT2 2	KMT2 3	DUB2 1 22	DUB2 2 17	DUB2 3 34	YMC 1 14	YMC 2 16	YMC 3 Ret						31st	0

Complete ADAC Formula 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	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	DC	Points
2022	Jenzer Motorsport	SPA 1 15	SPA 2 15	SPA 3 11	HOC 1	HOC 2	HOC 3	ZAN 1 16	ZAN 2 Ret	ZAN 3 Ret	NÜR1 1 11	NÜR1 2 9	NÜR1 3 11	LAU 1 9	LAU 2 7	LAU 3 6	NÜR2 1 7	NÜR2 2 8	NÜR2 3 10	14th	38

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	Jenzer Motorsport	IMO 1	IMO 2	IMO 3	MIS 1	MIS 2	MIS 3	SPA 1 19	SPA 2 17	SPA 3 26	VLL 1	VLL 2	VLL 3	RBR 1	RBR 2	RBR 3	RBR 4	MNZ 1 15	MNZ 2 36†	MNZ 3 C	MUG 1 Ret	MUG 2 30	MUG 3 20	41st	0
2023	PHM Racing	IMO 1	IMO 2 18	IMO 3 8	IMO 4 29†	MIS 1 13	MIS 2 16	MIS 3 18	SPA 1 19	SPA 2 25	SPA 3 12	MNZ 1 12	MNZ 2 15	MNZ 3 28	LEC 1 13	LEC 2 8	LEC 3 13	MUG 1 Ret	MUG 2 16	MUG 3 Ret	VLL 1	VLL 2	VLL 3	21st	8

Complete Formula 4 CEZ 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	DC	Points
2023	PHM Racing	HUN 1	HUN 2	RBR 1 2	RBR 2 7	SVK 1	SVK 2	MOS 1	MOS 2	MOS 3	BRN 1	BRN 2	BAL 1	BAL 2	BAL 3	14th	24

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	PHM Racing	MUG 1 13	MUG 2 19	MUG 3 13	MNZ 1 Ret	MNZ 2 20	MNZ 3 11	CAT 1	CAT 2	CAT 3	21st	0

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
2024	KIC Motorsport	HOC 1 27	HOC 2 21	SPA 1 26	SPA 2 Ret	ZAN 1 26	ZAN 2 25	HUN 1 25	HUN 2 26	MUG 1 14	MUG 2 Ret	LEC 1 Ret	LEC 2 Ret	IMO 1 12	IMO 2 12	RBR 1 Ret	RBR 2 Ret	CAT 1 23	CAT 2 27	MNZ 1 12	MNZ 2 19	26th	0

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External links

• Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi career summary at DriverDB.com