Zoël Amberg

Zoël Amberg (born 25 September 1992 in Stans) is a professional racing driver from Switzerland.

Zoël Amberg
Amberg in 2012.
NationalitySwiss
Born (1992-09-25) 25 September 1992
Stans (Switzerland)
Formula Renault 3.5 Series career
Debut season2012
Current teamAVF
Car number20
Former teamsPons Racing
Starts51
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps1
Best finish11th in 2014
Previous series
2011
2011
2010
2009–10
2009
2009		European F3 Open Championship
GP3 Series
Formula Abarth
Formula Renault 2.0 MEC
Italian Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 WEC
Championship titles
2010Formula Renault 2.0 MEC

Career

Karting
Zoël Amberg in Motorland 2014

Amberg began karting in 2004 and raced primarily in his native Switzerland for the majority of his career, working his way up from the junior ranks to progress through to the KF3 and KF2 categories by 2008, when he became a works driver for the Birel Motorsport team.

Formula Renault 2.0

In 2009, Amberg graduated to single–seaters, racing in both the Italian Formula Renault 2.0 and Swiss Formula Renault 2.0 championships for Jenzer Motorsport. Two race victories at the final round of the season in Imola saw him finish fourth in the Italian series,[1] whilst in the Swiss Formula Renault 2.0 championship he finished fifth overall after scoring points in all but one of the 12 races.[2] During the year he also contested a single round of the Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup at Barcelona.

Amberg remained in Swiss Formula Renault 2.0 for a second season in 2010, when the series became known as the Formula Renault 2.0 Middle European Championship. He won the title in dominant fashion, finishing on the podium in all ten races he competed in, winning six of them.[3]

Formula Abarth

Also in 2010, Amberg contested a full season in the newly launched Formula Abarth series in Italy. He took a single victory at the opening round of the season in Misano and a further eight points–scoring positions to finish seventh in the championship.[4]

GP3 Series

In October 2010, Amberg made his debut in a GP3 Series car, taking part in the two post–season tests at Estoril and Jerez with Jenzer Motorsport, and in March 2011 it was announced that he had signed to race for ATECH CRS GP in the 2011 season, joining British Formula Renault 2.0 graduates Marlon Stöckinger and Nick Yelloly.[5] He failed to score a point in the sixteen races he entered, taking a best race result of tenth at the sprint race in Barcelona.[6]

Formula Three

In October 2011, Amberg joined De Villota Motorsport to contest the final three rounds of the European F3 Open season.[7] Despite only taking part in six races, he finished eighth in the championship,[8] taking four podium positions including a win at the final round in Barcelona.[9]

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

In October 2010, Amberg made his debut at the wheel of a Formula Renault 3.5 Series car, testing for new team BVM–Target at Motorland Aragón.[10] After testing extensively for Pons Racing during the latter part of 2011, it was confirmed in December 2011 that Amberg had signed a two–year contract with the team, beginning with the 2012 season.[11] He will be joined by Formula Three graduate Yann Cunha.[12]

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2009 Italian Formula Renault 2.0 Jenzer Motorsport 14 2 2 0 2 228 4th
Swiss Formula Renault 2.0 12 0 0 0 1 150 5th
Formula Renault 2.0 WEC 2 0 0 0 0 0 21st
2010 Formula Renault 2.0 MEC Jenzer Motorsport 10 6 2 1 10 243 1st
Formula Abarth 14 1 0 0 1 58 7th
2011 GP3 Series ATECH CRS GP 16 0 0 0 0 0 28th
European F3 Open De Villota Motorsport 6 1 0 0 4 50 8th
2012 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Pons Racing 17 0 0 0 0 1 26th
2013 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Pons Racing 17 0 0 0 0 8 24th
2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series AVF 17 0 0 0 1 66 11th
2015 GP2 Series Daiko Team Lazarus 6 0 0 0 0 0 29th
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Team SARD Morand 2 0 0 0 1 18 17th

Complete GP3 Series 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 DC Points
2011 ATECH CRS GP IST
FEA
12		 IST
SPR
14		 CAT
FEA
16		 CAT
SPR
10		 VAL
FEA
11		 VAL
SPR
18		 SIL
FEA
Ret		 SIL
SPR
16		 NÜR
FEA
21		 NÜR
SPR
20		 HUN
FEA
15		 HUN
SPR
16		 SPA
FEA
Ret		 SPA
SPR
12		 MNZ
FEA
Ret		 MNZ
SPR
Ret		 28th 0

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series 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 Pos Points
2012 Pons Racing ALC
1
10		 ALC
2
16		 MON
1
14		 SPA
1
18		 SPA
2
Ret		 NÜR
1
16		 NÜR
2
18		 MSC
1
15		 MSC
2
13		 SIL
1
Ret		 SIL
2
Ret		 HUN
1
13		 HUN
2
16		 LEC
1
18		 LEC
2
Ret		 CAT
1
24		 CAT
2
22		 26th 1
2013 Pons Racing MNZ
1
12		 MNZ
2
20		 ALC
1
17		 ALC
2
19		 MON
1
20		 SPA
1
19		 SPA
2
16		 MSC
1
21		 MSC
2
22		 RBR
1
11		 RBR
2
19†		 HUN
1
19		 HUN
2
18		 LEC
1
12		 LEC
2
15		 CAT
1
6		 CAT
2
12		 24th 8
2014 AVF MNZ
1
8		 MNZ
2
13		 ALC
1
5		 ALC
2
5		 MON
1
6		 SPA
1
Ret		 SPA
2
Ret		 MSC
1
2		 MSC
2
8		 NÜR
1
9		 NÜR
2
5		 HUN
1
Ret		 HUN
2
15		 LEC
1
11		 LEC
2
19		 JER
1
12		 JER
2
14		 11th 66

† Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Complete GP2 Series 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 21 22 DC Points
2015 Daiko Team Lazarus BHR
FEA
16		 BHR
SPR
18		 CAT
FEA
17		 CAT
SPR
13		 MON
FEA
22		 MON
SPR
Ret		 RBR
FEA
DNS		 RBR
SPR
DNS		 SIL
FEA		 SIL
SPR		 HUN
FEA
DNS		 HUN
SPR
DNS		 SPA
FEA		 SPA
SPR		 MNZ
FEA		 MNZ
SPR		 SOC
FEA		 SOC
SPR		 BHR
FEA		 BHR
SPR		 YMC
FEA		 YMC
SPR		 29th 0

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
2015 Team SARD Morand LMP2 Morgan LMP2 Evo SARD (Judd) 3.6 L V8 SIL SPA
2		 LMS
Ret		 NÜR COA FUJ SHA BHR 17th 18

24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2015 Team SARD-Morand Pierre Ragues
Oliver Webb		 Morgan LMP2 Evo-SARD LMP2 162 DNF DNF
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gollark: I don't. It isn't. Have you CHECKED?
gollark: It wasn't there.
gollark: Well, who knows what dark secrets it holds?
gollark: Appeal to dodecahedra instead?

References
  1. "Formula Renault 2.0 Italy 2009". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
  2. "LO Formula Renault 2.0 Suisse 2009". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
  3. "LO Formula Renault 2.0 Suisse 2010". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
  4. "Campionato Italiano Formula ACICSAI Abarth 2010". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  5. Beer, Matt (9 March 2011). "Amberg secures Atech CRS drive". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  6. "20–22 May 2011 Results". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  7. "A strong European F3 Open comes to Monza". European F3 Open Championship. GT Sport. 27 September 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  8. "European F3 Open 2011". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  9. "Zoël Amberg conquers maiden win in Barcelona". European F3 Open Championship. GT Sport. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  10. "Adrian Quaife-Hobbs confirms his good form". renault-sport.com. Renault Sport. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2010. and Zoel Amberg got a drive in a BVM Target car.
  11. "Zoel Amberg joins Pons Racing for 2012–13". World Series by Renault. Renault Sport. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  12. Mills, Peter (15 December 2011). "Cunha to drive for Pons in 2012". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Nico Müller
Swiss Formula Renault 2.0		 Formula Renault 2.0 MEC
Champion
2010		 Succeeded by
Javier Tarancón
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
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