Ugo Ugochukwu
American racing driver (born 2007) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American racing driver (born 2007) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ugo Ugochukwu Orlandi (born April 23, 2007) is an American racing driver. He currently competes in the Formula Regional European Championship with Prema Racing. He previously finished third in the F4 British Championship racing for Carlin and was runner-up in the 2023 Italian F4 Championship for Prema.[1][2]
| Ugo Ugochukwu | |
|---|---|
Ugo Ugochukwu (2024) | |
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | April 23, 2007 New York City, New York, United States |
| Formula Regional European Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2024 |
| Current team | Prema Racing |
| Car number | 3 |
| Starts | 2 (2 entries) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | TBD in 2024 |
| Previous series | |
| 2023 2023 2022–2023 2022 2022 | Euro 4 Championship Formula 4 UAE Championship Italian F4 ChampionshipF4 British Championship ADAC Formula 4 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2023 | Euro 4 Championship |
He is a member of the McLaren Driver Development Programme.[3]
Ugochukwu began his karting career in America, winning the Micro ROK Cup USA in 2014 and the Florida Winter Tour in 2015 before moving to Italy to compete in European championships.[4][5][6][7] He went on to win the X30 Mini category of the IAME International Open in 2017 and the Junior ROK category of the Challenge of the Americas in 2018.[4][8] In 2020 he took victory in the FIA OK-Junior European Karting Championship.[3][9]
.jpg)
In 2021 Ugochukwu took part in an F4 testing program with Motopark, including tracks like Estoril and Oschersleben.[10][11] In 2022 he progressed onto the junior formula ladder, driving for Carlin in British F4 alongside Williams junior Oliver Gray and New Zealander Louis Sharp.[12] On the day of his first weekend, when Ugochukwu turned 15 which allowed him to be eligible to race in Formula 4, the American took his first pole position.[13] He would be unable to convert it into a victory, taking third place along with the fastest lap in race 1 at Donington Park. In the remainder of the season Ugochukwu took two race wins at Brands Hatch and Knockhill to finish third in the championship behind Alex Dunne and Oliver Gray and also became Rookie Cup champion.[6][14]
In August Ugochukwu joined Prema Racing to race in some of the remaining rounds of the Italian F4 Championship and ADAC Formula 4 Championship, where he achieved multiple podium finishes.[6][14][15]
.jpg)
He remained with Prema for 2023 competing in the Formula 4 UAE Championship and Italian F4 Championship.[14] In the UAE championship he took five wins en route to third in the standings.[16] In the Italian championship he became vice-champion after fighting Kacper Sztuka for the title until the final round at Vallelunga Circuit.[17][18] In 2023 Ugochukwu also became the first champion of the new Euro 4 Championship.[19]
.jpg)
In 2024 Ugochukwu will remain with Prema Racing to compete in the Formula Regional European Championship.[20]
Ugochukwu took part in post-season testing of the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Rodin Carlin.[21] He will also compete in the non-championship Macau Grand Prix with Trident.[22][23]
In October 2024, Ugochukwu was announced to be stepping up to FIA Formula 3, whilst continuing his relationship with Prema Racing.[24]
Following his victory in the FIA OK-Junior European Karting Championship with the Sauber Karting Team in 2020, Ugochukwu signed a long-term deal with the McLaren Driver Development Programme in 2021 to facilitate his transition from junior motorsport to professional racing driver.[3][6][9]
In May 2024, McLaren Formula E Team announced that Ugochukwu and Grégoire Saucy will drive for the team at the official rookie test at the Berlin ePrix.[25]
Ugochukwu is the son of Nigerian model Oluchi Onweagba and Italian fashion designer Luca Orlandi.[7][26][27]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | SKUSA Pro Tour — TaG Cadet | 12th | |
| SKUSA SuperNationals — TaG Cadet | Team Koene USA | 34th | |
| Florida Winter Tour — Rotax Micro Max | 1st | ||
| 2016 | WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | Orlandi, Luca | NC |
| WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | Energy Corse | 28th | |
| WSK Night Edition — 60 Mini | 27th | ||
| Italian Championship — 60 Mini | 6th | ||
| ROK Cup Italy Area Nord — Mini ROK | 56th | ||
| ROK Cup International Final — Mini ROK | Energy Corse | 12th | |
| SKUSA SuperNationals — Mini Swift | 18th | ||
| WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini | Energy Corse | 32nd | |
| 2017 | WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | ASD Giugliano Kart | 22nd |
| WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | 7th | ||
| IAME International Open — X30 Mini | 1st | ||
| IAME Euro Series — X30 Mini | 10th | ||
| Italian Championship — 60 Mini | 2nd | ||
| IAME International Final — X30 Mini | 15th | ||
| 2018 | Florida Winter Tour — Junior ROK | 2nd | |
| Challenge of the Americas — Junior ROK | 1st | ||
| Italian Championship — ROK Junior | 2nd | ||
| Italian Championship — X30 Junior | 10th | ||
| 2019 | WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | Ricky Flynn Motorsport | 9th |
| WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | 17th | ||
| Coupe de France — OKJ | 3rd | ||
| WSK Euro Series — OKJ | Ricky Flynn Motorsport | 4th | |
| Italian Championship — OKJ | 5th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | Ricky Flynn Motorsport | 8th | |
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ | 30th | ||
| WSK Open Cup — OKJ | 4th | ||
| WSK Final Cup — OKJ | 4th | ||
| 2020 | WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | Ricky Flynn Motorsport | 25th |
| South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ | 32nd | ||
| WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | 5th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | KR Motorsport | 1st | |
| WSK Euro Series — OKJ | Sauber Karting Team | 9th | |
| Champions of the Future — OKJ | 2nd | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ | 8th | ||
| WSK Open Cup — OKJ | 33rd | ||
| 2021 | WSK Champions Cup — OK | Sauber ORLEN Karting Team | 6th |
| WSK Super Master Series — OK | 11th | ||
| WSK Euro Series — OK | KR Motorsport | 2nd | |
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OK | 7th | ||
| WSK Open Cup — OK | 7th | ||
| Champions of the Future — OK | 13th | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OK | 4th | ||
| Sources:[28][29] | |||
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Ricky Flynn Motorsport | OKJ | ANG QH 4 |
ANG R 5 |
GEN QH 45 |
GEN R DNQ |
KRI QH 35 |
KRI R DNQ |
LEM QH 7 |
LEM R 3 |
8th | 38 |
| 2020 | KR Motorsport | OKJ | ZUE QH 13 |
ZUE R 2 |
1st | 65 | ||||||
| Sauber Karting Team | SAR QH 1 |
SAR R 1 |
WAC QH 1 |
WAC R (2) |
||||||||
| 2021 | KR Motorsport | OK | GEN QH 13 |
GEN R 10 |
AUB QH 7 |
AUB R 7 |
SAR QH 10 |
SAR R 8 |
ZUE QH 22 |
ZUE R 35 |
7th | 28 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | F4 British Championship | Carlin | 30 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 290 | 3rd |
| ADAC Formula 4 Championship | Prema Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | NC† | |
| Italian F4 Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 84 | 10th | ||
| 2023 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Prema Racing | 15 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 185 | 3rd |
| Italian F4 Championship | 21 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 280 | 2nd | ||
| Euro 4 Championship | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 193 | 1st | ||
| Macau Grand Prix | Trident | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 15th | |
| 2024 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 105 | 7th |
| Formula Regional European Championship | Prema Racing | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43* | 14th* | |
| GB3 Championship | Rodin Motorsport | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 185 | 13th | |
| 2025 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Prema Racing | * | * | |||||
| Sources:[30] | |||||||||
* Season still in progress. † Driver participated as a guest driver and was thus ineligible to score points.
(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Carlin | DON 1 3 |
DON 2 91 |
DON 3 5 |
BHI 1 4 |
BHI 2 43 |
BHI 3 1 |
THR1 1 2 |
THR1 2 63 |
THR1 3 2 |
OUL 1 Ret |
OUL 2 31 |
OUL 3 10 |
CRO 1 2 |
CRO 2 13† |
CRO 3 13† |
KNO 1 11 |
KNO 2 8 |
KNO 3 1 |
SNE 1 15 |
SNE 2 22 |
SNE 3 6 |
THR2 1 2 |
THR2 2 9 |
THR2 3 2 |
SIL 1 Ret |
SIL 2 23 |
SIL 3 6 |
BHGP 1 4 |
BHGP 2 5 |
BHGP 3 6 |
3rd | 290 |
(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Prema Racing | IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
IMO 3 |
MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
MIS 3 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
VLL 1 |
VLL 2 |
VLL 3 |
RBR 1 3 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 2 |
RBR 4 3 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
MUG 1 6 |
MUG 2 5 |
MUG 3 2 |
10th | 84 |
| 2023 | Prema Racing | IMO 1 |
IMO 2 1 |
IMO 3 DNS |
IMO 4 3 |
MIS 1 6 |
MIS 2 3 |
MIS 3 2 |
SPA 1 4 |
SPA 2 7 |
SPA 3 1 |
MNZ 1 25† |
MNZ 2 2 |
MNZ 3 8 |
LEC 1 2 |
LEC 2 3 |
LEC 3 5 |
MUG 1 2 |
MUG 2 2 |
MUG 3 2 |
VLL 1 1 |
VLL 2 4 |
VLL 3 2 |
2nd | 280 |
| Sources:[31][32] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
*Season still in progress. † Ugochukwu finished 1st on track, but received three post-race penalties - one ten-second penalty for dangerous driving, and two five-second penalties for overtaking off-track.[33]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |  Trident Motorsport |
Dallara F3 2019 | 9th | DNF | 15th |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Prema Racing | BHR SPR |
BHR FEA |
MEL SPR |
MEL FEA |
IMO SPR |
IMO FEA |
MON SPR |
MON FEA |
CAT SPR |
CAT FEA |
RBR SPR |
RBR FEA |
SIL SPR |
SIL FEA |
SPA SPR |
SPA FEA |
HUN SPR |
HUN FEA |
MNZ SPR |
MNZ FEA |
TBD | TBD |
* Season still in progress.
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
