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Zoël Amberg

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Zoël Amberg
Amberg in 2012.
Nationality  Swiss
Born (1992-09-25) 25 September 1992 (age 32)
Stans, Switzerland
Formula Renault 3.5 Series career
Debut season2012
Current teamAVF
Racing licence FIA Gold
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

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

Career

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Karting

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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]

Amberg at Hungary 2015

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

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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

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Career summary

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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

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(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

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(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

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(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

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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

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2015 Switzerland Team SARD-Morand France Pierre Ragues
United Kingdom Oliver Webb 		Morgan LMP2 Evo-SARD LMP2 162 DNF DNF

References

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  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. Archived from the original on 27 October 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. Archived from the original on 7 January 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  12. ^ Mills, Peter (15 December 2011). "Cunha to drive for Pons in 2012". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
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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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