Axel Gnos

Axel Gnos (born 30 April 2003) is a Swiss-French racing driver of Vietnamese descent, who drives for G4 Racing in the Formula Regional European Championship.

Axel Gnos
Gnos at the Red Bull Ring in 2021
Nationality	Swiss
Born	(2003-04-30) 30 April 2003 (age 21) Lausanne, Switzerland
Formula Regional European Championship career
Debut season	2021
Current team	G4 Racing
Racing licence	FIA Silver
Car number	7
Starts	29 (34 entries)
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	28th in 2021
Previous series
2020 2018-2020 2019 2019	Toyota Racing Series Italian F4 Championship F4 Spanish Championship ADAC Formula 4

Career

Lower formulae

Gnos made his car racing debut in the 2018 Italian F4 Championship with AS Motorsport, where he raced in two rounds.^[1] In 2019 he drove in both the Italian and Spanish F4 championships, for Jenzer Motorsport and G4 Racing respectively.^[2][3] He had a successful campaign in the Spanish series, where he finished on the podium twice and ended his season sixth in the drivers' standings.

In 2020 Gnos once again competed in the Italian F4 Championship with G4 Racing, where he placed 23rd in the championship, having scored six points.

Toyota Racing Series

The Swiss driver raced in the Toyota Racing Series for Kiwi Motorsport at the start of the 2020 season.^[4] He scored 15 points and finished 18th in the standings, last of all full-time drivers.

Formula Regional European Championship

In February 2021 it was announced that Gnos would be competing in the Formula Regional European Championship with G4 Racing.^[5] His season would ultimately prove to be fruitless, with Gnos scoring a best finish of 14th at Barcelona and finishing 28th in the standings.

For the 2022 season, the Swiss driver remained with his father's team, G4, this time partnering Matías Zagazeta and Owen Tangavelou.^[6] Following a challenging campaign, during which the Swiss driver missed a round following a crash at Spa-Francorchamps,^[7] Gnos confirmed that he would be leaving the team and the series after the end of the season, which he ended in 31st place.^[8]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Team	Position
2014	Championnat de France — Minime		18th
2015	Challenge Rotax Max France — Cadet		14th
2016	IAME International Open — X30 Junior	Kids To Win	23rd
	National Series Karting — Nationale		62nd
Sources:[9]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2018	Italian F4 Championship	AS Motorsport	6	0	0	0	0	0	38th
2019	ADAC Formula 4 Championship	Jenzer Motorsport	6	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Italian F4 Championship		20	0	0	0	0	4	23rd
	F4 Spanish Championship	G4 Racing	21	0	0	3	2	98	6th
2020	Italian F4 Championship	G4 Racing	20	0	0	0	0	6	23rd
	Toyota Racing Series	Kiwi Motorsport	15	0	0	0	0	60	18th
2021	Formula Regional European Championship	G4 Racing	19	0	0	0	0	0	28th
2022	Formula Regional European Championship	G4 Racing	14	0	0	0	0	0	31st
2023	Italian GT Sprint Championship - GT3 Pro-Am	Nova Race	8	0	0	0	3	78	4th
	Ultimate Cup Series - Proto P3	Team Virage	1	1	0	0	1	25	14th
2024	Ultimate Cup Series - Proto P3	Team Virage	4	2	0	0	3	*	1st*
	Le Mans Cup - LMP3	Bretton Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0*	NC*
		Graff	1	0	0	0	0
	Império Endurance Brasil - P1	Foresti Sports	2	1	0	0	1	*	*

* Season still in progress.

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	Pos	Points
2018	AS Motorsport	ADR 1	ADR 2	ADR 3	LEC 1 25	LEC 2 27	LEC 3 30	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	MNZ 3	MIS 1	MIS 2	MIS 3	IMO 1 22	IMO 2 24	IMO 3 16	VLL 1	VLL 2	VLL 3	MUG 1	MUG 2	MUG 3		38th	0
2019	Jenzer Motorsport	VLL 1 9	VLL 2 22	VLL 3 16	MIS 1 24	MIS 2 22	MIS 3 C	HUN 1 23	HUN 2 25	HUN 3 DNS	RBR 1 18	RBR 2 16	RBR 3 13	IMO 1 22	IMO 2 13	IMO 3 20	IMO 4 10	MUG 1 10	MUG 2 11	MUG 3 27	MNZ 1 19	MNZ 2 Ret	MNZ 3 13	23rd	4
2020	G4 Racing	MIS 1 13	MIS 2 13	MIS 3 12	IMO1 1 Ret	IMO1 2 13	IMO1 3 9	RBR 1 Ret	RBR 2 17	RBR 3 11	MUG 1 25	MUG 2 8	MUG 3 13	MNZ 1 Ret	MNZ 2 DNS	MNZ 3 Ret	IMO2 1 Ret	IMO2 2 Ret	IMO2 3 24	VLL 1 21	VLL 2 C	VLL 3 12		23rd	6

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
2019	G4 Racing	NAV 1 12	NAV 2 10	NAV 3 4	LEC 1 Ret	LEC 2 12	LEC 3 8	ARA 1 6	ARA 2 5	ARA 3 7	CRT 1 9	CRT 2 9	CRT 3 11	JER 1 6	JER 2 6	JER 3 3	ALG 1 Ret	ALG 2 6	ALG 3 3	CAT 1 5	CAT 2 6	CAT 3 9	6th	105

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
2020	Kiwi Motorsport	HIG 1 15	HIG 2 16	HIG 3 11	TER 1 14	TER 2 17	TER 3 15	HMP 1 15	HMP 2 Ret	HMP 3 Ret	PUK 1 15	PUK 2 16	PUK 3 16	MAN 1 14	MAN 2 17	MAN 3 14	18th	60

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	G4 Racing	IMO 1 17	IMO 2 15	CAT 1 20	CAT 2 14	MCO 1 19	MCO 2 DNQ	LEC 1 Ret	LEC 2 25	ZAN 1 28	ZAN 2 25	SPA 1 20	SPA 2 23	RBR 1 27	RBR 2 24	VAL 1 27	VAL 2 20	MUG 1 26	MUG 2 19	MNZ 1 29	MNZ 2 21	28th	0
2022	G4 Racing	MNZ 1 Ret	MNZ 2 WD	IMO 1 18	IMO 2 29	MCO 1 DNQ	MCO 2 24	LEC 1 28	LEC 2 24	ZAN 1 25	ZAN 2 30	HUN 1 29	HUN 2 22	SPA 1 WD	SPA 1 WD	RBR 1	RBR 2	CAT 1 29	CAT 2 28	MUG 1 26	MUG 2 32	31st	0

Complete Italian GT Championship Sprint results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	DC	Points
2023	Nova Race	Honda NSX GT3 Evo22	Pro-Am	MIS 1 6	MIS 2 11	MNZ 1 9	MNZ 2 7	MUG 1 7	MUG 2 Ret	IMO 1 5	IMO 2 9	4th	78

^* Season still in progress.

Complete Ultimate Cup Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	1	2	3	4	5	6	Rank	Points
2023	Team Virage	LMP3	Ligier JS P320	LEC1	NAV	HOC	EST	MAG	LEC2 1	14th	25
2024	Team Virage	LMP3	Ligier JS P320	LEC1 10	ALG 1	HOC 1	MUG	MAG	LEC2	1st*	60*

^* Season still in progress.

References

1. "Admitted List" (PDF). acisport.it. ACI Sport Italia. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
2. Allen, Peter (21 February 2019). "Antonelli Motorsport returns to Italian F4 with kart stars Rosso and Ferrari". FormulaScout. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
3. ""Yes, it's real. I will be doing a double championship in 2019, Italy with Jenzer Motorsport and Spain with G4 Racing"". 28 March 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
4. "Rencontre avec Axel Gnos, 16 ans". ch-fr.motorsport.com (in French). 16 October 2019. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
5. "G4 Racing takes over Bhaitech's Formula Regional Europe entry". Formula Scout. 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
6. Hensby, Paul (2022-03-14). "G4 Racing Confirms Axel Gnos to Finalise 2022 Formula Regional Europe Line-up". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
7. Fasano, Emanuele (2022-08-31). "Gillian Henrion to replace injured Axel Gnos at Red Bull Ring". Formula Regional by Alpine (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-10-24.
8. "Axel Gnos on Instagram: "🔻2022 SEASON FINALE🔻". Instagram. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
9. kartcom (2014-05-30). "Gnos Axel". Kartcom. Retrieved 2022-07-17.

External links

• Axel Gnos career summary at DriverDB.com