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{{short description|Finnish-French racing driver (born 2006)}}
{{Short description|Finnish-French racing driver (born 2006)}}


{{Infobox racing driver|name=Marcus Amand|image=Marcus Amand 2022.jpg|caption=Amand in 2022|nationality={{flagicon|FRA}} French<br>{{flagicon|FIN}} Finnish<br>''via double nationality''|birth_date={{Birth date and age|2006|02|05|df=y}}|birth_place=[[Oulu]], Finland|retired=|related to=|current series=[[Italian F4 Championship]]|first year=[[2021 Italian F4 Championship|2021]]|current team=[[US Racing]]|car number=52|former teams=[[R-ace GP]]|starts=26 (27 entries)|wins=0|podiums=1|poles=0|fastest laps=0|best finish=9th|year=[[2022 Italian F4 Championship|2022]]|prev series=[[ADAC Formula 4]]|prev series years=[[2021 ADAC Formula 4 Championship|2021]]-[[2022 ADAC Formula 4 Championship|2022]]|titles=|title years=|awards=|award years=}}
{{Infobox racing driver|name=Marcus Amand|image=Marcus Amand 2022.jpg|caption=Amand in 2022|nationality={{flagicon|FRA}} French<br>{{flagicon|FIN}} Finnish<br>''via dual nationality''|birth_date={{Birth date and age|2006|02|05|df=y}}|birth_place=[[Oulu]], Finland|retired=|related to=|current series=[[Formula Regional European Championship]]|first year=[[2023 Formula Regional European Championship|2023]]|current team=[[ART Grand Prix]]|car number=25|former teams=|starts=35|wins=0|podiums=4|poles=2|fastest laps=0|best finish=TBA|year=[[2023 Formula Regional European Championship|2023]]|prev series=[[Italian F4 Championship]]<br>[[ADAC Formula 4]]|prev series years=[[2021 Italian F4 Championship|2021]]-[[2022 Italian F4 Championship|2022]]<br>[[2021 ADAC Formula 4 Championship|2021]]-[[2022 ADAC Formula 4 Championship|2022]]|titles=|title years=|awards=|award years=}}


'''Marcus Amand''' (born 5 February 2006) is a [[Finland|Finnish-born]] [[French people|French]] racing driver currently competing in the [[2022 Italian F4 Championship|Italian F4 Championship]] for [[US Racing]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Studenkov |first=Alexander |date=2022-07-01 |title=F4 prospect Amand on his mental struggles: ‘it was so bad I wanted to stop racing’ |url=https://f1feederseries.com/2022/07/01/f4-prospect-amand-on-his-mental-struggles-it-was-so-bad-i-wanted-to-stop-racing/ |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=F1 Feeder Series |language=en}}</ref>
'''Marcus Amand''' (born 5 February 2006) is a [[Finland|Finnish-born]] [[French people|French]] racing driver who most recently competed in the [[2023 Formula Regional European Championship]] for [[ART Grand Prix]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Allen |first=Peter |date=2023-02-03 |title=ART completes FRegional Europe trio with F4 graduate Marcus Amand |url=https://formulascout.com/art-completes-fregional-europe-trio-with-f4-graduate-marcus-amand/103387 |website=Formula Scout|language=en}}</ref> He previously raced in [[Italian F4 Championship|Italian F4]] and [[ADAC Formula 4|ADAC F4]] and is the 2019 [[CIK-FIA Karting European Championship|European Karting]] Champion.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Studenkov |first=Alexander |date=2022-07-01 |title=F4 prospect Amand on his mental struggles: ‘it was so bad I wanted to stop racing’ |url=https://f1feederseries.com/2022/07/01/f4-prospect-amand-on-his-mental-struggles-it-was-so-bad-i-wanted-to-stop-racing/ |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=F1 Feeder Series |language=en}}</ref>


==Early life==
He is the 2019 [[CIK-FIA Karting European Championship|European Karting]] Champion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marcus Amand Official Website |url=https://marcusamandracing.com/ |access-date=2022-06-10 |language=en-US}}</ref>
Amand and his twin sister were born in [[Oulu]], Finland, to a Finnish mother and a French father.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.is.fi/formula1/art-2000006180223.html |title=Ranskalais-suomalainen Marcus, 13, voitti kartingin EM-kultaa! Kimi Räikköseltä nimensä saanut kuski hopealla |last=Knuuttila |first=Mikko |date=21 July 2019 |website=[[Ilta-Sanomat]] |language=fi |access-date=12 November 2023}}</ref>

==Career==
===Karting===
Amand won multiple national karting titles in France, including two Mini Kart titles in 2015.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Schemyte |first=Christel |title=Kart :Marcus Amand s'illustre à la finale Rotax au Portugal |url=https://www.racingforever.com/Kart-Marcus-Amand-s-illustre-a-la-finale-Rotax-au-Portugal_a1923.html |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=Racing Forever |language=fr}}</ref> In 2017 he won the Mini MAX category of the [[Rotax Max Challenge|Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2023-02-03 |title=Marcus Amand completes 2023 FRECA line-up |url=https://www.art-grandprix.com/en/marcus-amand-completes-2023-freca-line-up/ |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=ART Grand Prix |language=en-US}}</ref> That year he also won the Cadet category of the Rotax Max Challenge France.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-09-20 |title=Marcus Amand gagne le Challenge Rotax à Laval, direction la Grande Finale au Brésil |url=https://franceracing.fr/other/marcus-amand-gagne-le-challenge-rotax-a-laval-direction-la-grande-finale-au-bresil/ |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=France Racing |language=fr-FR}}</ref> In 2019 he beat [[Andrea Kimi Antonelli]] to the [[OKJ (karting)|OKJ]] title in the [[CIK-FIA Karting European Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Ida |date=2019-12-10 |title=The top karting stars of 2019 |url=https://formulascout.com/the-top-karting-stars-of-2019/57332 |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=Formula Scout |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kartcom |date=2020-05-28 |title=Entretien avec Marcus Amand |url=https://www.kartcom.com/de/news/2020/05/28/entretien-avec-marcus-amand/ |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=Kartcom |language=de-DE}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=S |first=P. |date=2019-07-30 |title=The European Junior title for VDK Racing with Marcus Amand! |url=https://polskikarting.pl/2019/07/30/the-european-junior-title-for-vdk-racing-with-marcus-amand/ |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=Polski Karting |language=pl-PL}}</ref>
[[File:F4 Italy 2022 Nr. 52 (1).jpg|thumb|Amand at the [[Red Bull Ring]] in 2022]]

===Formula 4===
In 2021 Amand made his single-seater debut in the [[2021 ADAC Formula 4 Championship|ADAC Formula 4 Championship]] with [[R-ace GP]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Ida |date=2021-01-11 |title=Marcus Amand steps up to cars in ADAC F4 with R-ace GP |url=https://formulascout.com/marcus-amand-steps-up-to-cars-in-adac-f4-with-r-ace-gp/73843 |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=Formula Scout |language=en-US}}</ref> He also joined the team for some selected rounds of the [[2021 Italian F4 Championship|Italian F4 Championship]]. In the ADAC Championship he finished 12th overall and third in the rookie standings.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Allen |first=Peter |date=2022-03-03 |title=Marcus Amand joins US Racing to race in Italian F4 |url=https://formulascout.com/marcus-amand-joins-us-racing-to-race-in-italian-f4/90248 |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=Formula Scout |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2022 he joined [[US Racing]] to compete in the full [[2022 Italian F4 Championship|Italian F4 Championship]] and some rounds of the [[2022 ADAC Formula 4 Championship|ADAC Formula 4 Championship]].<ref name=":3" /> In the Italian Championship he took a single podium at the [[Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli|Misano World Circuit]] and finished the season in ninth.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Allen |first=Peter |date=2023-02-03 |title=ART completes FRegional Europe trio with F4 graduate Marcus Amand |url=https://formulascout.com/art-completes-fregional-europe-trio-with-f4-graduate-marcus-amand/103387 |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=Formula Scout |language=en-US}}</ref> In the ADAC Championship he also took a single podium at the [[Hockenheimring]].<ref name=":4" />
[[File:FREC 2023 Spielberg Nr. 25 (2) Amand.jpg|thumb|Amand at the [[Red Bull Ring]] in 2023]]

===Formula Regional===
In 2023 Amand stepped up to the [[2023 Formula Regional European Championship|Formula Regional European Championship]] with [[ART Grand Prix]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /> In the penultimate round at [[Circuit Zandvoort]] he took his maiden pole position.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fasano |first=Emanuele |date=2023-10-15 |title=Marcus Amand gets his first pole position in the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine at Zandvoort |url=https://formularegionaleubyalpine.com/marcus-amand-gets-his-first-pole-position-in-the-formula-regional-european-championship-by-alpine-at-zandvoort/ |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=Formula Regional by Alpine |language=it-IT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gascoigne |first=Roger |date=2023-10-15 |title=Amand takes FREC pole in weather lottery at Zandvoort |url=https://formulascout.com/amand-takes-frec-pole-in-weather-lottery-at-zandvoort/112199 |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=Formula Scout |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Forbes |first=Gonzalo |date=2023-10-15 |title=Zandvoort – Q2 : La pluie chamboule tout, Marcus Amand en pole position |url=https://www.autohebdo.fr/actualites/monoplace/fr-alpine/zandvoort-q2-la-pluie-chamboule-tout-marcus-amand-en-pole-position.html |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=AutoHebdo |language=fr-FR}}</ref> He finished the race in second place, behind [[Andrea Kimi Antonelli]], taking his maiden rookie win of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gascoigne |first=Roger |date=2023-10-15 |title=Antonelli clinches FREC title in style with dominant victory at Zandvoort |url=https://formulascout.com/antonelli-clinches-frec-title-in-style-with-dominant-victory-at-zandvoort/112230 |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=Formula Scout |language=en-US}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Ida |date=2023-02-17 |title=Sauber adds Lena Buhler and Marcus Amand to its F1 junior team |url=https://formulascout.com/sauber-adds-lena-buhler-and-marcus-amand-to-its-f1-junior-team/103371 |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=Formula Scout |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sauber Academy present ‘very promising’ line-up of drivers for 2023 |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.sauber-academy-present-very-promising-line-up-of-drivers-for-2023.3eIJ3p8UkuWfBBrLa1a6bw.html |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=www.formula1.com |language=en}}</ref>


== Karting record ==
== Karting record ==
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|NC
|NC
|-
|-
| align="left" |WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini
| align="left" |[[WSK Super Master Series]] — 60 Mini
| align="left" |
| align="left" |
|35th
|35th
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| style="background:#FFDF9F;" |'''3rd'''
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" |'''3rd'''
|-
|-
| align="left" |Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Mini MAX
| align="left" |[[Rotax Max Challenge|Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals]] — Mini MAX
| align="left" |Amand, Marc
| align="left" |Amand, Marc
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |'''1st'''
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |'''1st'''
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|6th
|6th
|-
|-
| align="left" |WSK Final Cup — [[OKJ (karting)|OKJ]]
| align="left" |[[WSK Final Cup]] — [[OKJ (karting)|OKJ]]
|4th
|4th
|-
|-
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| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |'''1st'''
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |'''1st'''
|-
|-
| align="left" |Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Junior
| align="left" |[[Rotax Max Challenge|Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals]] — Junior
| align="left" |Amand Racing
| align="left" |Amand Racing
|28th
|28th
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|-
|-
| align="left" |WSK Open Cup — [[OK (karting)|OK]]
| align="left" |WSK Open Cup — [[OK (karting)|OK]]
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" |'''3rd'''
| style="background:#DFDFDF;" |'''2nd'''
|-
|-
! colspan="4" |Sources:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marcus Amand {{!}} Racing career profile {{!}} Driver Database |url=https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/marcus-amand/ |access-date=2022-06-20 |website=www.driverdb.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=kartcom |date=2013-03-28 |title=Amand Marcus |url=https://www.kartcom.com/en/pilot/amand-marcus/ |access-date=2022-06-20 |website=Kartcom |language=en-US}}</ref>
! colspan="4" |Sources:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marcus Amand {{!}} Racing career profile {{!}} Driver Database |url=https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/marcus-amand/ |access-date=2022-06-20 |website=www.driverdb.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=kartcom |date=2013-03-28 |title=Amand Marcus |url=https://www.kartcom.com/en/pilot/amand-marcus/ |access-date=2022-06-20 |website=Kartcom |language=en-US}}</ref>
|}
|}


== Racing record ==
== Racing record ==


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! rowspan="2" |2022
! rowspan="2" |2022
| align="left" |[[2022 Italian F4 Championship|Italian F4 Championship]]
| align="left" |[[2022 Italian F4 Championship|Italian F4 Championship]]
| rowspan="2" align="left" |[[US Racing]]
| rowspan="2" align="left" |[[US Racing]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marcus Amand will compete in the Italian Formula Championship 2022 with US Racing |url=https://www/%2Eacisport%2Eit%2Fen%2FF4%2Fnews%2F2022%2F109398%2Fmarcus%2Damand%2Dwill%2Dcompete%2Din%2Dthe%2Ditalian%2Dformula%2Dchampionship%2D2022%2Dwith%2Dus%2Dracing%2FMixed |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=www}}</ref>
|20
|20
|0
|0
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|48
|48
|12th
|12th
|-
! 2023
| align="left" |[[2023 Formula Regional European Championship|Formula Regional European Championship]]
| align="left" |[[ART Grand Prix]]
|20
|0
|1
|0
|1
|26
|18th
|-
!2024
|align=left| [[2024 Porsche Carrera Cup France|Porsche Carrera Cup France]]
|align=left| Schumacher CLRT
|4
|0
|0
|0
|1
|41*
|6th*
|}
|}
<sup>*</sup> Season still in progress.
<sup>*</sup> Season still in progress.
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=== Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results ===
=== Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results ===
([[Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
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|[[2021 ADAC Formula 4 Championship|2021]]
|[[2021 ADAC Formula 4 Championship|2021]]
![[R-ace GP]]
!nowrap|[[R-ace GP]]
| style="background:#000000;color:white" |[[Red Bull Ring|<span style="color:white;">RBR<br />1</span>]]<br />{{small|DSQ}}
| style="background:#000000;color:white" |[[Red Bull Ring|<span style="color:white;">RBR<br />1</span>]]<br />{{small|DSQ}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |[[Red Bull Ring|RBR<br />2]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |[[Red Bull Ring|RBR<br />2]]<br />{{small|Ret}}
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|[[2022 ADAC Formula 4 Championship|2022]]
|[[2022 ADAC Formula 4 Championship|2022]]
![[US Racing]]
!nowrap|[[US Racing]]
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA<br />1]]<br />{{small|5}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA<br />1]]<br />{{small|5}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA<br />2]]<br />{{small|8}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |[[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA<br />2]]<br />{{small|8}}
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=== Complete Italian F4 Championship results ===
=== Complete Italian F4 Championship results ===
([[Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
([[Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
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|[[2021 Italian F4 Championship|2021]]
|[[2021 Italian F4 Championship|2021]]
![[R-ace GP]]
!nowrap|[[R-ace GP]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Circuit Paul Ricard|LEC<br />1]]<br />{{small|22}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Circuit Paul Ricard|LEC<br />1]]<br />{{small|22}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Circuit Paul Ricard|LEC<br />2]]<br />{{small|14}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |[[Circuit Paul Ricard|LEC<br />2]]<br />{{small|14}}
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! 9th
! 9th
! 94
! 94
|}

=== Complete Formula Regional European Championship results ===
([[Template:Motorsport driver results legend|key]]) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
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! Team
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
! 15
! 16
! 17
! 18
! 19
! 20
! DC
! Points
|-
| [[2023 Formula Regional European Championship|2023]]
! [[ART Grand Prix]]
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | [[Imola Circuit|IMO<br>1]]<br>{{small|18}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | [[Imola Circuit|IMO<br>2]]<br>{{small|8}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | [[Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya|CAT<br>1]]<br>{{small|22}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | [[Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya|CAT<br>2]]<br>{{small|20}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | [[Hungaroring|HUN<br>1]]<br>{{small|29}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | [[Hungaroring|HUN<br>2]]<br>{{small|21}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA<br>1]]<br>{{small|21}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA<br>2]]<br>{{small|18}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | [[Mugello Circuit|MUG<br>1]]<br>{{small|19}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | [[Mugello Circuit|MUG<br>2]]<br>{{small|11}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | [[Circuit Paul Ricard|LEC<br>1]]<br>{{small|16}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | [[Circuit Paul Ricard|LEC<br>2]]<br>{{small|15}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | [[Red Bull Ring|RBR<br>1]]<br>{{small|24}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [[Red Bull Ring|RBR<br>2]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | [[Monza Circuit|MNZ<br>1]]<br>{{small|13}}
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | [[Monza Circuit|MNZ<br>2]]<br>{{small|9}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | [[Circuit Zandvoort|ZAN<br>1]]<br>{{small|13}}
| style="background:#DFDFDF;" | '''[[Circuit Zandvoort|ZAN<br>2]]'''<br>{{small|2}}
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" | [[Hockenheimring|HOC<br>1]]<br>{{small|16}}
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | [[Hockenheimring|HOC<br>2]]<br>{{small|Ret}}
! 18th
! 26
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Revision as of 17:25, 16 June 2024

Marcus Amand
Amand in 2022
NationalityFrance French
Finland Finnish
via dual nationality
Born (2006-02-05) 5 February 2006 (age 18)
Oulu, Finland
Formula Regional European Championship career
Debut season2023
Current teamART 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]

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

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

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

Season Series Team Position
2013 Championnat Regional Centre — Mini Kart 3rd
Coupe de France — Mini Kart 15th
Challenge Rotax Max France — Mini Kart 3rd
2014 Stars of Karting — Mini Kart 6th
Challenge Rotax Max France — Mini Kart 1st
2015 Trophée Interclub — Mini Kart 1st
Trophée Oscar Petit — Mini Kart 2nd
Coupe de France — Mini Kart 1st
Championnat de France — Minime 8th
2016 National Series Karting — Minime 2nd
Championnat de France — Minime 12th
Coupe de France — Minime 7th
Challenge Rotax Max France — Minime 2nd
2017 WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini VDK NC
WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini 35th
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini 8th
National Series Karting — Cadet 1st
Challenge Rotax Max France — Cadet 1st
Coupe de France — Cadet 34th
Championnat de France — Cadet 3rd
Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Mini MAX Amand, Marc 1st
2018 WSK Champions Cup — OKJ TB Racing Team NC
South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ KR Motorsport 27th
WSK Super Master Series — OKJ 24th
WSK Open Cup — OKJ 6th
CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ 27th
CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ 6th
WSK Final Cup — OKJ 4th
Challenge Rotax Max France — Nationale 1st
Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Junior Amand Racing 28th
2019 WSK Champions Cup — OKJ KR Motorsport 8th
South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ NC
WSK Super Master Series — OKJ 6th
WSK Euro Series — OKJ 34th
CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ 1st
Coupe de France — OKJ 8th
CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ VDK Racing NC
WSK Open Cup — OKJ 6th
WSK Final Cup — OKJ NC
2020 WSK Champions Cup — OK VDK Racing 13th
WSK Super Master Series — OK 42nd
Champions of the Future — OK 5th
CIK-FIA European Championship — OK 9th
CIK-FIA World Championship — OK NC
WSK Open Cup — OK 2nd
Sources:[19][20]


Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2021 ADAC Formula 4 Championship R-ace GP 18 0 0 0 0 37 12th
Italian F4 Championship 6 0 0 0 0 0 40th
2022 Italian F4 Championship US Racing 20 0 0 0 1 94 9th
ADAC Formula 4 Championship 5 0 0 0 1 48 12th
2023 Formula Regional European Championship ART Grand Prix 20 0 1 0 1 26 18th
2024 Porsche Carrera Cup France Schumacher CLRT 4 0 0 0 1 41* 6th*

* Season still in progress.

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 Pos Points
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 		12th 37
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 		12th 48

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
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 		40th 0
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 		9th 94

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 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 		18th 26

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