# Léna Bühler

Léna Bühler (German pronunciation:; born 9 July 1997) is a Swiss racing driver who last competed in the Formula Regional European Championship for ART Grand Prix. She is the 2023 F1 Academy runner-up, as well as a full member of the Sauber Academy.

## Career
### Karting

Having competed in BMX at European level in her childhood, Bühler took up racing at the relatively late age of 17. She made her karting debut in the Swiss Karting Championship in 2017, where she finished 14th. She raced karts for the next two years, finishing fourth and third in the Swiss Championship in 2018 and 2019 respectively.

### Lower formulae

Bühler made her car racing debut in the 2020 F4 Spanish Championship with Drivex School. She starred in qualifying on occasion, most notably making the front row at the Circuito del Jarama, but could only manage a best race finish of 5th. She scored 23 points and finished the season 15th in the standings, as the tenth-highest rookie.

### Formula Regional
#### 2021

In February 2021 it was announced that Bühler would partner Hadrien David, Isack Hadjar and Zane Maloney at R-ace GP in the Formula Regional European Championship, as the first female entrant of the rebranded series. However, she injured her hand in a pre-season test and could not attend the opening round. After making her debut at the second round in Barcelona, Bühler endured a very difficult season, achieving a best finish of 20th and coming 38th in the standings, last of all the full-time drivers. She later admitted that she had struggled a lot physically as a result of the injury, stating that she "lacked a little strength, resistance over the duration of the races".

#### 2022

Bühler remained with the team for the 2022 season, where she was entered into the first six races but was only classified in round one at Monaco. She also raced part-time in the Formula Regional Asian Championship during the winter, with a best result of 12th at the final round in Abu Dhabi.

### F1 Academy

On 2 February 2023, Bühler was confirmed to be the first driver to compete in the newly launched all-female F1 Academy series, racing for ART Grand Prix in 2023. She also joined the Sauber Academy. She finished the season as the vice-champion, with 2 wins and 13 podiums.

### Return to Formula Regional

Bühler returned to the Formula Regional European Championship for 2024 with ART Grand Prix. She scored her best finish of 22nd in race 2 at Paul Ricard. On September 4, Bühler announced she would not be competing in the final four rounds of the season.

### Formula E

In November 2024, Bühler competed for Mahindra Racing in the 2024–25 Formula E pre-season women's test in Jarama. She was classified 5th in the test.

## Karting record
### Karting career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Position |
| 2017 | Schweizer Kart Meisterschaft — X30 Challenge | GS Karting | 14th |
| 2018 | IAME International Final — X30 Super | Spirit Racing | 22nd |
| 2018 | Schweizer Kart Meisterschaft — X30 Challenge | Spirit Racing | 4th |
| 2019 | IAME Series Benelux — X30 Senior | | 107th |
| 2019 | Schweizer Kart Meisterschaft — X30 Challenge | Spirit-Racing.ch | 3rd |
| 2019 | IAME Euro Series — X30 Senior | Spirit-Racing.ch | DNF |
| 2019 | IAME Winter Cup — X30 Senior | Spirit-Racing.ch | DNF |
| 2019 | South Garda Winter Cup — OK | | DNF |

## Racing record
### Racing career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2020 | F4 Spanish Championship | Drivex School | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 15th |
| 2021 | Formula Regional European Championship | R-ace GP | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38th |
| 2022 | Formula Regional Asian Championship | 3Y Technology by R-ace GP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29th |
| 2022 | Formula Regional European Championship | R-ace GP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39th |
| 2023 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | R2Race Cavicel | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33rd |
| 2023 | F1 Academy | ART Grand Prix | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 222 | 2nd |
| 2024 | Formula Regional European Championship | ART Grand Prix | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38th |
* Season still in progress.

### Complete F4 Spanish 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 | DC | Points |
| 2020 | Drivex School | NAV 1 12 | NAV 2 8 | NAV 3 8 | LEC 1 Ret | LEC 2 13 | LEC 3 17 | JER 1 Ret | JER 2 8 | JER 3 14 | CRT 1 18 | CRT 2 15 | CRT 3 16 | ARA 1 Ret | ARA 2 15 | ARA 3 5 | JAR 1 16† | JAR 2 DNS | JAR 3 Ret | CAT 1 10 | CAT 2 5 | CAT 3 12 | 15th | 23 |

### 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 |
| 2021 | R-ace GP | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | CAT 1 25 | CAT 2 27 | MCO 1 20 | MCO 2 DNQ | LEC 1 29 | LEC 2 30 | ZAN 1 24 | ZAN 2 30 | SPA 1 27 | SPA 2 27 | RBR 1 Ret | RBR 2 26 | VAL 1 30 | VAL 2 25 | MUG 1 29 | MUG 2 32 | MNZ 1 30 | MNZ 2 23 | 38th | 0 |
| 2022 | R-ace GP | MNZ 1 Ret | MNZ 2 Ret | IMO 1 WD | IMO 2 WD | MCO 1 26 | MCO 2 DNQ | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | MUG 1 | MUG 2 | 39th | 0 |
| 2024 | ART Grand Prix | HOC 1 26 | HOC 2 Ret | SPA 1 27 | SPA 2 25 | ZAN 1 27 | ZAN 2 26 | HUN 1 Ret | HUN 2 25 | MUG 1 Ret | MUG 2 28 | LEC 1 DNS | LEC 2 22 | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | 35th* | 0* |

### Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
| 2022 | 3Y Technology by R-ace GP | ABU 1 | ABU 2 | ABU 3 | DUB 1 | DUB 2 | DUB 3 | DUB 1 | DUB 2 | DUB 3 | DUB 1 26† | DUB 2 18 | DUB 3 15 | ABU 1 15 | ABU 2 12 | ABU 3 Ret | 29th | 0 |

### 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 | Pos | Points |
| 2023 | R2Race | DUB1 1 21 | DUB1 2 34 | DUB1 3 23 | KMT1 1 Ret | KMT1 2 Ret | KMT1 3 Ret | KMT2 1 24 | KMT2 2 31 | KMT2 3 16 | DUB2 1 16 | DUB2 2 15 | DUB2 3 32 | YMC 1 27 | YMC 2 17 | YMC 3 17 | 33rd | 0 |

### Complete F1 Academy 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 | DC | Points |
| 2023 | ART Grand Prix | RBR 1 Ret | RBR 2 2 | RBR 3 6 | CRT 1 3 | CRT 2 2 | CRT 3 4 | CAT 1 Ret | CAT 2 4 | CAT 3 1 | ZAN 1 2 | ZAN 2 3 | ZAN 3 3 | MON 1 2 | MON 2 1 | MON 3 10 | LEC 1 4 | LEC 2 2 | LEC 3 2 | USA 1 3 | USA 2 2 | USA 3 4 | 2nd | 222 |