# Marcus Amand

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. He previously raced in Italian F4 and ADAC F4 and is the 2019 European Karting Champion.

## Early life

Amand and his twin sister were born in Oulu, Finland, to a Finnish mother and a French father.

## Career
### Karting

Amand won multiple national karting titles in France, including two Mini Kart titles in 2015. In 2017 he won the Mini MAX category of the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals. That year he also won the Cadet category of the Rotax Max Challenge France. In 2019 he beat Andrea Kimi Antonelli to the OKJ title in the CIK-FIA Karting European Championship.

### Formula 4

In 2021 Amand made his single-seater debut in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship with R-ace GP. 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.
In 2022 he joined US Racing to compete in the full Italian F4 Championship and some rounds of the ADAC Formula 4 Championship. In the Italian Championship he took a single podium at the Misano World Circuit and finished the season in ninth. In the ADAC Championship he also took a single podium at the Hockenheimring.

### Formula Regional

In 2023 Amand stepped up to the Formula Regional European Championship with ART Grand Prix. In the penultimate round at Circuit Zandvoort he took his maiden pole position. He finished the race in second place, behind Andrea Kimi Antonelli, taking his maiden rookie win of the season. 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.

## Karting record
### Karting career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Position |
| 2013 | Championnat Regional Centre — Mini Kart | | 3rd |
| 2013 | Coupe de France — Mini Kart | | 15th |
| 2013 | Challenge Rotax Max France — Mini Kart | | 3rd |
| 2014 | Stars of Karting — Mini Kart | | 6th |
| 2014 | Challenge Rotax Max France — Mini Kart | | 1st |
| 2015 | Trophée Interclub — Mini Kart | | 1st |
| 2015 | Trophée Oscar Petit — Mini Kart | | 2nd |
| 2015 | Coupe de France — Mini Kart | | 1st |
| 2015 | Championnat de France — Minime | | 8th |
| 2016 | National Series Karting — Minime | | 2nd |
| 2016 | Championnat de France — Minime | | 12th |
| 2016 | Coupe de France — Minime | | 7th |
| 2016 | Challenge Rotax Max France — Minime | | 2nd |
| 2017 | WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | VDK | NC |
| 2017 | WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | | 35th |
| 2017 | Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini | | 8th |
| 2017 | National Series Karting — Cadet | | 1st |
| 2017 | Challenge Rotax Max France — Cadet | | 1st |
| 2017 | Coupe de France — Cadet | | 34th |
| 2017 | Championnat de France — Cadet | | 3rd |
| 2017 | Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Mini MAX | Amand, Marc | 1st |
| 2018 | WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | TB Racing Team | NC |
| 2018 | South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ | KR Motorsport | 27th |
| 2018 | WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | KR Motorsport | 24th |
| 2018 | WSK Open Cup — OKJ | KR Motorsport | 6th |
| 2018 | CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | KR Motorsport | 27th |
| 2018 | CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ | KR Motorsport | 6th |
| 2018 | WSK Final Cup — OKJ | KR Motorsport | 4th |
| 2018 | Challenge Rotax Max France — Nationale | | 1st |
| 2018 | Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Junior | Amand Racing | 28th |
| 2019 | WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | KR Motorsport | 8th |
| 2019 | South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ | KR Motorsport | NC |
| 2019 | WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | KR Motorsport | 6th |
| 2019 | WSK Euro Series — OKJ | KR Motorsport | 34th |
| 2019 | CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | KR Motorsport | 1st |
| 2019 | Coupe de France — OKJ | | 8th |
| 2019 | CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ | VDK Racing | NC |
| 2019 | WSK Open Cup — OKJ | VDK Racing | 6th |
| 2019 | WSK Final Cup — OKJ | VDK Racing | NC |
| 2020 | WSK Champions Cup — OK | VDK Racing | 13th |
| 2020 | WSK Super Master Series — OK | VDK Racing | 42nd |
| 2020 | Champions of the Future — OK | VDK Racing | 5th |
| 2020 | CIK-FIA European Championship — OK | VDK Racing | 9th |
| 2020 | CIK-FIA World Championship — OK | VDK Racing | NC |
| 2020 | WSK Open Cup — OK | VDK Racing | 2nd |
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## 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 |
| 2021 | Italian F4 Championship | R-ace GP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40th |
| 2022 | Italian F4 Championship | US Racing | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 9th |
| 2022 | ADAC Formula 4 Championship | US Racing | 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 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 151 | 4th |
| 2025 | Porsche Carrera Cup France | Schumacher CLRT | | | | | | | |
$^*$ 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 |

### Complete Porsche Carrera Cup France 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 | Pos | Points |
| 2024 | Schumacher CLRT | CAT 1 8 | CAT 2 8 | LEC 1 3 | LEC 2 8 | SPA 1 7 | SPA 2 5 | DIJ 1 | DIJ 2 | MUG 1 | MUG 2 | ALG 1 | ALG 2 | 6th* | 62* |
$^*$Season still in progress.