Enaam Ahmed
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BRDC British F3 Autumn Trophy |
Enaam Ahmed (
Racing career
Karting
In 2014 won the Karting World Championship[7]
British F4
In 2015, Ahmed made his debut in MSA Formula for Arden where he finished eighth overall, winning one race and the Rookie Cup in his first year racing cars. He also made occasional appearances in the SMP F4 Championship where he enjoyed even more success, picking up five wins and two poles.
For 2016, it was announced that Ahmed would be driving for Douglas Motorsport[8] in the British Formula Three Championship. He finished fifth overall.
Toyota Racing Series
Ahmed began 2017 taking part in the Toyota Racing Series with Giles Motorsport alongside Red Bull Juniors Luis Leeds and Richard Verschoor.[9]
BRDC Formula 3 Championship
In January 2017, it was announced Ahmed would switch to
He went on to make it four wins from four races by taking victory in the opening race at Rockingham Speedway, before a further two wins at the next round at Snetterton Circuit saw Ahmed surpass the total number of wins achieved by a driver throughout the entirety of the 2016 campaign (5). Although Ahmed finished off the top step of the podium for the first time during a weekend in 2017 at Silverstone, two podium finishes allowed Ahmed to extend his lead in the championship standings.
Ahmed claimed his first pole of the 2017 season in a qualifying session at
At the next round at Brands Hatch, Enaam went on to take his second successive pole position, before sealing a lights-to-flag victory in the opening race. He recovered from eighth to finish on the podium in third place in the reverse grid race and recorded another lights-to-flag win – his 10th of the season – in the final race of the weekend.
Ahmed sealed the
At the season finale at Donington Park, Ahmed won the 24th and final race of the season – his 13th victory of the campaign – to surpass the total number of wins Ayrton Senna achieved in 1983 (12). He ended the year on 654 points, 164 clear of his nearest rival.
European Formula 3 Championship
In December 2017, it was confirmed Ahmed would contest the
Japanese F3
The following year, Ahmed moved to Japan to contest the Japanese Formula 3 championship with ThreeBond Racing but switched to B-MAX Racing with Motopark prior to the start of the season.[11][12] There he claimed two wins at Fuji and Sugo to finish third in the championship behind teammate Sacha Fenestraz and TOM'S driver Ritomo Miyata.
FIA Formula 3 Championship
Later that year, Ahmed partook in the FIA Formula 3 post-season test with
Indy Pro 2000
2021
On 2 April 2021 Ahmed announced that he would move to the United States to compete in the
2022
On 11 February 2022 Ahmed signed to compete in the full 2022 Indy Pro 2000 Championship season with Juncos Hollinger Racing.[16]
Indy NXT
Ahmed moved up to the Indy NXT for 2023, teaming up with Cape Motorsports. He is partnered with Jagger Jones.[5]
Racing record
Career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | MSA Formula Championship
|
Arden International | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 176 | 8th |
SMP F4 Championship | Koiranen GP
|
15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | NC† | |
2016 | BRDC British Formula 3 Championship | Douglas Motorsport | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 349 | 5th |
BRDC British Formula 3 Autumn Trophy | Carlin
|
3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 99 | 1st | |
Euroformula Open Championship
|
DAV Racing | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 11th | |
2017 | BRDC British Formula 3 Championship | Carlin
|
24 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 575 | 1st |
Toyota Racing Series | Giles Motorsport | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 586 | 6th | |
2018 | FIA Formula 3 European Championship | Hitech Bullfrog GP
|
30 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 174 | 9th |
Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | ||
2019 | Japanese Formula 3 Championship | B-Max Racing with Motopark | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 63 | 3rd |
Euroformula Open Championship | Motopark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 15th | |
Macau Grand Prix | Campos Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 22nd | |
Kyalami 9 Hours - Pro | R-Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 13th | |
2020 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Carlin Buzz Racing
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32nd |
2021 | Indy Pro 2000 Championship | RP Motorsport USA | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 138 | 12th |
Juncos Hollinger Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
2022 | Indy Pro 2000 Championship | Juncos Hollinger Racing | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 338 | 3rd |
2023 | Indy NXT | Cape Motorsports | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 18th |
† As Ahmed was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete MSA Formula 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 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Arden International | BHI 1 9 |
BHI 2 Ret |
BHI 3 7 |
DON 1 11 |
DON 2 19 |
DON 3 8 |
THR 1 8 |
THR 2 7 |
THR 3 10 |
OUL 1 15 |
OUL 2 20 |
OUL 3 11 |
CRO 1 9 |
CRO 2 8 |
CRO 3 11 |
SNE 1 6 |
SNE 2 7 |
SNE 3 7 |
KNO 1 2 |
KNO 2 5 |
KNO 3 4 |
ROC 1 4 |
ROC 2 6 |
ROC 3 13 |
SIL 1 11 |
SIL 2 11 |
SIL 3 3 |
BHGP 1 4 |
BHGP 2 1 |
BHGP 3 3 |
8th | 176 |
Complete BRDC British Formula 3 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 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Douglas Motorsport | SNE1 1 3 |
SNE1 2 2 |
SNE1 3 1 |
BRH 1 Ret |
BRH 2 17 |
BRH 3 14 |
ROC 1 6 |
ROC 2 19 |
ROC 3 5 |
OUL 1 8 |
OUL 2 2 |
OUL 3 4 |
SIL 1 5 |
SIL 2 5 |
SIL 3 C |
SPA 1 4 |
SPA 2 4 |
SPA 3 19 |
SNE2 1 Ret |
SNE2 2 17 |
SNE2 3 4 |
DON 1 6 |
DON 2 6 |
DON 3 2 |
5th | 349 |
2017 | Carlin
|
OUL 1 1 |
OUL 2 1 |
OUL 3 1 |
ROC 1 1 |
ROC 2 8 |
ROC 3 8 |
SNE1 1 1 |
SNE1 2 6 |
SNE1 3 1 |
SIL 1 2 |
SIL 2 5 |
SIL 3 3 |
SPA 1 2 |
SPA 2 1 |
SPA 3 1 |
BRH 1 1 |
BRH 2 3 |
BRH 3 1 |
SNE2 1 1 |
SNE2 2 5 |
SNE2 3 1 |
DON 1 2 |
DON 2 6 |
DON 3 1 |
1st | 575 |
Complete Toyota Racing 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 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Giles Motorsport | RUA 1 8 |
RUA 2 12 |
RUA 3 2 |
TER 1 5 |
TER 2 Ret |
TER 3 8 |
HMP 1 5 |
HMP 2 1 |
HMP 3 9 |
TAU 1 7 |
TAU 2 7 |
TAU 3 11 |
MAN 1 6 |
MAN 2 Ret |
MAN 3 6 |
6th | 586 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Hitech Bullfrog GP
|
Mercedes | PAU 1 6 |
PAU 2 5 |
PAU 3 2‡ |
HUN 1 7 |
HUN 2 1 |
HUN 3 1 |
NOR 1 14 |
NOR 2 15 |
NOR 3 8 |
ZAN 1 16 |
ZAN 2 Ret |
ZAN 3 10 |
SPA 1 19 |
SPA 2 5 |
SPA 3 6 |
SIL 1 3 |
SIL 2 4 |
SIL 3 4 |
MIS 1 21 |
MIS 2 6 |
MIS 3 10 |
NÜR 1 4 |
NÜR 2 Ret |
NÜR 3 9 |
RBR 1 22 |
RBR 2 11 |
RBR 3 18 |
HOC 1 9 |
HOC 2 Ret |
HOC 3 8 |
9th | 174 |
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
Complete Macau Grand Prix results
Year | Team | Car | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main race |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Hitech Bullfrog GP
|
Dallara F317 | 17th | 15th | DNF |
2019 | Campos Racing | Dallara F3 2019 | 20th | DNF | 22nd |
Complete Japanese Formula 3 Championship 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 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | B-Max Racing with Motopark
|
SUZ 1 3 |
SUZ 2 2 |
AUT 1 3 |
AUT 2 3 |
AUT 3 Ret |
OKA 1 10 |
OKA 2 7 |
OKA 3 Ret |
SUG 1 6 |
SUG 2 3 |
FUJ 1 1 |
FUJ 2 2 |
SUG 1 4 |
SUG 2 1 |
SUG 3 4 |
MOT 1 Ret |
MOT 2 13 |
MOT 3 11 |
OKA 1 Ret |
OKA 2 7 |
3rd | 63 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship 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 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | Carlin Buzz Racing
|
RBR FEA 23 |
RBR SPR 24 |
RBR FEA 19 |
RBR SPR 15 |
HUN FEA 14 |
HUN SPR 21 |
SIL FEA |
SIL SPR |
SIL FEA |
SIL SPR |
CAT FEA |
CAT SPR |
SPA FEA |
SPA SPR |
MNZ FEA |
MNZ SPR |
MUG FEA |
MUG SPR |
32nd | 0 |
American open-wheel racing results
Indy Pro 2000 Championship
(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 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | RP Motorsport | ALA 1 5 |
ALA 2 9 |
STP 1 7 |
STP 2 9 |
IMS 1 13 |
IMS 2 5 |
IMS 3 4 |
LOR Wth |
12th | 138 | ||||||||||
Juncos Hollinger Racing | ROA 1 |
ROA 2 |
MOH 1 |
MOH 2 |
GMP |
NJM 1 |
NJM 2 |
NJM 3 |
MOH 1 8 |
MOH 2 2 | |||||||||||
2022 | Juncos Hollinger Racing | STP 1 2 |
STP 2 13 |
ALA 1 3 |
ALA 2 4 |
IMS 1 5 |
IMS 2 15 |
IMS 3 5 |
IRP 4 |
ROA 1 3 |
ROA 2 4 |
MOH 1 6 |
MOH 2 4 |
TOR 1 2 |
TOR 2 7 |
GMP 7 |
POR 1 3 |
POR 2 4 |
POR 3 4 |
3rd | 338 |
Indy NXT
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023
|
Cape Motorsports | STP 19 |
BAR 4 |
IMS 10 |
DET 5 |
DET 10 |
RDA 17 |
MDO 8 |
IOW | NSH
|
IMS | GMP
|
POR | LAG
|
LAG
|
18th | 150 |
Notes
References
- ^ Tahir, Nabil (21 August 2022). "The fearless formula racer". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ "Performance packed Pakistani driver grabs top racing podium". Geo News. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ "British Pakistani rising motorsport star meets the High Commissioner". High Commission of Pakistan, London. 9 August 2017. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "'It's the most undiverse sport in the world.' Meet Enaam Ahmed, the up-and-coming Muslim driver who broke Ayrton Senna's F3 record". The Times. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ a b Wood, Ida (27 February 2023). "Enaam Ahmed secures move up to Indy Nxt with Cape Motorsports". Formula Scout. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ a b Brittle, Cian (29 September 2021). "Ahmed handed Indy Pro 2000 lifeline at Juncos for season finale". Formula Scout. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Enaam Ahmed: The karting world champion tipped to become the next Lewis Hamilton". Sky Sports. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ "BRDC F4 News – DOUGLAS MOTORSPORT SIGNS ENAAM AHMED". British Formula Three Championship. 2 March 2016. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Trio of Kiwis to battle strong international line-up in TRS". 19 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ "Ahmed back with Carlin for British F3 2017 assault". 11 January 2017. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (1 March 2019). "Enaam Ahmed swaps Europe for Japanese F3 with ThreeBond". FormulaScout. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ Simmons, Marcus (29 March 2019). "Enaam Ahmed switches to Motopark in Japanese F3 reshuffle". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ Benyon, Jack (18 October 2019). "F3 champion Prema names post-season test line-up". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2 April 2021). "RP Motorsport signs Enaam Ahmed for Indy Pro 2000". Formula Scout. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ Wood, Ida (31 May 2021). "The driver Meyer Shank Racing is lining up to be its next Indy 500 victor". Formula Scout. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ Allen, Peter (11 February 2022). "Enaam Ahmed gets Juncos Indy Pro 2000 drive for 2022". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Enaam Ahmed career summary at DriverDB.com