Amaury Cordeel
| Amaury Cordeel | |
|---|---|
 Cordeel driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2021 Spielberg Formula 3 round. | |
| Nationality |  Belgian |
| Born | 9 July 2002 Temse, Belgium |
| FIA Formula 3 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2021 |
| Current team | Campos Racing |
| Car number | 22 |
| Starts | 20 (21 entries) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 23rd in 2021 |
| Previous series | |
| 2020 2019-2020 2019-2020 2018 2018 2018 2017 | Toyota Racing Series Formula Renault Eurocup F3 Asian Championship F4 Spanish Championship Italian F4 Championship ADAC Formula 4 French F4 Championship |
Amaury Cordeel (born 9 July 2002) is a Belgian racing driver currently set to compete in the 2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Campos Racing. He has previously raced in the Formula Renault Eurocup, Toyota Racing Series and F3 Asian Championship, as well as French, ADAC, Italian, UAE, Spanish and SMP F4. He was the 2018 Spanish F4 champion.
Career[]
Lower formulae[]
Cordeel raced in various types on F4 and made his single seater debut in the 2017 French F4 Championship finishing 16th in the standings with 6 points. In 2018 he raced in the 2018 SMP F4 Championship finishing 8th in the standings with 2 wins and 4 podiums overall. That year he also raced in the 2018 ADAC Formula 4 Championship with ADAC Berlin- Brandenburg e.V. He finished the championship in 23rd with no points to his name but he only competed in 9 races. He then raced in the 2018 Italian F4 Championship with Mucke Motorsport he finished the season 31st in the standings with yet again 0 point finishes however he only competed in 9 races. Before the real season got underway Cordeel raced in the 17-18 UAE F4 Championship with Dragon Motopark F4. He finished the season with a race win and 3 podiums. Cordeel's final campaign that year was in 2018 Spanish F4 Championship with MP Motorsport. Cordeel took 4 wins on the way to winning the championship with 208 points.[1] In this extremely tight season he took the 3rd most wins but was the most consistent driver of the 3 championship contenders.
Formula Renault Eurocup[]
Cordeel made his debut in the Formula Renault Eurocup in 2019 with MP Motorsport.[2] He finished 15th in the standings 27 points and a best finish of 7th at the race at Paul Ricard. In 2020 he stayed in the Eurocup and moved to FA Racing he yet again finished 15th in the standings with a best result of 6th at Monza.[3]
F3 Asian Championship[]
In 2019 Amaury raced in the 2019 F3 Asian Winter Series with Pinnacle Motorsport.[4] He finished the winter series 10th with a best result of 4th at the Chang International Circuit. He scored a total of 22 points and he didn't compete in the final round.
FIA Formula 3 Championship[]
Cordeel was announced to race in the 2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Campos Racing.[5] At the penultimate round of the season the Belgian qualified in twelfth position, leading to him starting from pole in race one. Cordeel attributed his strong qualifying to him having finally gotten to grips with the tyre degradation.[6] He was unable to use his advantage, as he was involved in a first-lap incident with Aleksandr Smolyar.
Personal life[]
Cordeel was born on 9 July 2002 in Temse, near Sint-Niklaas, Belgium. His family runs Belgian construction company Cordeel Group NV since 1934.[7][8] His older brother Ghislain is also a racing driver who competed in the Formula Renault Eurocup.[9]
Cordeel caused a social media stir in March 2021 when he posted a video speeding on a Flemish motorway to his TikTok account. He later apologised, claiming it was not him driving the car.[10]
Racing record[]
Racing career summary[]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | French F4 Championship | FFSA Academy | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16th |
| 2017–18 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Dragon Motopark F4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 120 | 8th |
| 2018 | Italian F4 Championship | BWT Mücke Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31st |
| Alma Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| ADAC Formula 4 Championship | ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd | |
| SMP F4 Championship | MP Motorsport | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 107 | 8th | |
| F4 Spanish Championship | 17 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 208 | 1st | ||
| 2019 | Formula Renault Eurocup | MP Motorsport | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 15th |
| F3 Asian Winter Series | Pinnacle Motorsport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 10th | |
| 2019–20 | F3 Asian Championship | MP Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2020 | Formula Renault Eurocup | FA Racing | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 15th |
| Toyota Racing Series | Kiwi Motorsport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2021 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Campos Racing | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd |
† As Cordeel was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete French F4 Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | NOG 1 Ret |
NOG 2 16 |
NOG 3 Ret |
MNZ 1 12 |
MNZ 2 Ret |
MNZ 3 9 |
PAU 1 Ret |
PAU 2 Ret |
PAU 3 13 |
SPA 1 15 |
SPA 2 11 |
SPA 3 13 |
MAG 1 14 |
MAG 2 15 |
MAG 3 15 |
CAT 1 16 |
CAT 2 13 |
CAT 3 14 |
LEC 1 15 |
LEC 2 Ret |
LEC 3 13 |
16th | 6 |
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | MP Motorsport | ARA 1 DSQ |
ARA 2 3 |
ARA 3 6 |
CRT 1 3 |
CRT 2 11† |
CRT 3 3 |
ALG 1 1 |
ALG 2 2 |
ALG 3 3 |
CAT 1 C |
CAT 2 2 |
JER 1 2 |
JER 2 2 |
JER 3 1 |
NAV 1 2 |
NAV 2 1 |
NAV 3 11 |
NAV 4 7 |
1st | 208 |
Complete Formula Renault Eurocup 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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | MP Motorsport | MNZ 1 17 |
MNZ 2 9 |
SIL 1 13 |
SIL 2 13 |
MON 1 Ret |
MON 2 13 |
LEC 1 Ret |
LEC 2 7 |
SPA 1 14 |
SPA 2 21 |
NÜR 1 8 |
NÜR 2 11 |
HUN 1 5 |
HUN 2 Ret |
CAT 1 12 |
CAT 2 13 |
HOC 1 15 |
HOC 2 8 |
YMC 1 9 |
YMC 2 9 |
15th | 27 |
| 2020 | FA Racing | MNZ 1 6 |
MNZ 2 Ret |
IMO 1 11 |
IMO 2 10 |
NÜR 1 9 |
NÜR 2 10 |
MAG 1 Ret |
MAG 2 9 |
ZAN 1 5 |
ZAN 2 DNS |
CAT 1 13 |
CAT 2 13 |
SPA 1 6‡ |
SPA 2 10 |
IMO 1 14 |
IMO 2 13 |
HOC 1 12 |
HOC 2 11 |
LEC 1 13 |
LEC 2 10 |
15th | 33 |
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results[]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Campos Racing | CAT 1 26 |
CAT 2 16 |
CAT 3 25 |
LEC 1 27 |
LEC 2 24 |
LEC 3 25 |
RBR 1 22 |
RBR 2 11 |
RBR 3 18 |
HUN 1 19 |
HUN 2 Ret |
HUN 3 26 |
SPA 1 17 |
SPA 2 Ret |
SPA 3 Ret |
ZAN 1 23 |
ZAN 2 Ret |
ZAN 3 12 |
SOC 1 21 |
SOC 2 C |
SOC 3 16 |
23rd | 0 |
References[]
- ^ Wood, Elliot (4 November 2018). "F4 round-up: Ojeda secures Australian title in New Zealand, Cordeel takes close triumph in Spain". Formula Scout. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ Allen, Peter (11 January 2019). "Spanish F4 champion Amaury Cordeel steps up to Eurocup with MP Motorsport". Formula Scout. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Manor Competition's line-up for racing return revealed". Formula Scout. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ Suttill, Josh (8 January 2019). "David Schumacher to race in Asian F3 Winter Series as part of three-car Pinnacle line-up". Formula Scout. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ Allen, Peter (4 February 2021). "Campos Racing signs Amaury Cordeel as first FIA F3 driver for 2021". Formula Scout. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Cordeel confident he's 'finally' gotten to grips with tyre degradation". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Beloftevolle F3-racer Amaury Cordeel is nieuwe ambassadeur kledingmerk Black and Gold". Made-in.be (in Dutch). 24 March 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Our history | Cordeel Group NV". Cordeel.eu. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Ghislain Cordeel - Racing career profile - Driver Database". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Belgische coureur scheurt met 300 kilometer per uur over snelweg en zet beelden op TikTok". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). 25 March 2021.
External links[]
- Amaury Cordeel career summary at DriverDB.com
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Belgian racing drivers
- French F4 Championship drivers
- Italian F4 Championship drivers
- ADAC Formula 4 drivers
- Formula Renault Eurocup drivers
- FIA Formula 3 Championship drivers
- Auto Sport Academy drivers
- Mücke Motorsport drivers
- MP Motorsport drivers
- Pinnacle Motorsport drivers
- FA Racing drivers
- Campos Racing drivers
- People from Temse