# Zoël Amberg

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

## Career
### Karting

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, whilst in the Swiss Formula Renault 2.0 championship he finished fifth overall after scoring points in all but one of the 12 races. 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.

### 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.

### 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. 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.

### Formula Three

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

### 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. 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. He will be joined by Formula Three graduate Yann Cunha.

## 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 |
| 2009 | Swiss Formula Renault 2.0 | Jenzer Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 150 | 5th |
| 2009 | Formula Renault 2.0 WEC | Jenzer Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21st |
| 2010 | Formula Renault 2.0 MEC | Jenzer Motorsport | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 243 | 1st |
| 2010 | Formula Abarth | Jenzer Motorsport | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 7th |
| 2011 | GP3 Series | ATECH CRS GP | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28th |
| 2011 | 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 |
| 2015 | 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 |