Enaam Ahmed
Enaam Ahmed | |
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Nationality | British Pakistani via dual nationality |
Born | London, United Kingdom | 4 February 2000
Indy Pro 2000 Championship career | |
Debut season | 2021 |
Current team | Juncos Hollinger Racing |
Car number | 22 |
Former teams | RP Motorsport |
Starts | 9 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 1 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 1 |
Best finish | 12th in 2021 |
Previous series | |
2020 2019 2019 2018 2017 2016–17 2016 2015 2015 | FIA F3 Championship Japanese F3 Championship Euroformula Open Championship FIA F3 European Championship Toyota Racing Series BRDC British F3 Championship BRDC British F3 Autumn Trophy MSA Formula SMP F4 Championship |
Championship titles | |
2017 2016 | BRDC British F3 Championship BRDC British F3 Autumn Trophy |
Enaam Ahmed (born 4 February 2000) is a British racing driver of Pakistani descent.[1][2] Ahmed currently competes in the Indy Pro 2000 Championship with Juncos Hollinger Racing, having previously driven for RP Motorsport earlier in the 2021 season.[3] He previously raced in the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Carlin Motorsport.
Racing career[]
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[4] 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.[5]
BRDC Formula 3 Championship[]
In January 2017, it was announced Ahmed would switch to Carlin for a second season of British F3.[6] Ahmed made BRDC British Formula 3 Championship history by taking all three wins in the opening round of the season at Oulton Park. He also recorded three fastest laps across the three races to leave the weekend as championship leader with a perfect score of 95 points.
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 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, before going on to record his seventh and eighth wins of the season. A further second place finish stretched the Carlin driver's lead at the top of the drivers' standings to 82 points over nearest rival Toby Sowery.
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 2017 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship title at the penultimate round of the season at Snetterton, having claimed a further two victories to take his tally up to 12 – matching triple F1 world champion Ayrton Senna's total of wins from his own title-winning campaign in 1983. As a result, the Carlin driver became the series' youngest-ever champion at just 17 years old.
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 2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship with Silverstone-based Hitech GP, where he claimed two wins to finish ninth in the championship.
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.[7][8] 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 Prema Powerteam.[9] He ended up signing for Carlin Buzz Racing to partner Clément Novalak and Cameron Das in the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship. On July 30, after 6 races, Carlin announced that Ahmed and his sponsors had departed from the team, being replaced by Ben Barnicoat.
Indy Pro 2000[]
On April 2, 2021, Ahmed announced that he would move to the United States to compete in the Indy Pro 2000 championship with RP Motorsport.[10] It was initially announced as a part-time deal as it was unsure whether or not Ahmed would contest the full season due to sponsorship issues. Due to a lack of budget, Ahmed was no longer able to compete in the following races of the championship.[11] However, it was announced on September 29 that Ahmed would compete in the final two races of the 2021 season with Juncos Hollinger Racing, replacing Manuel Sulaimán.[3]
Racing record[]
Career summary[]
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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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 | 654 | 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 |
† 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 |
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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 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 |
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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 |
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2018 | Hitech Bullfrog GP | Dallara F317 | 17th | 15th | DNF |
2019 | Campos Racing | Dallara F3 2019 | 20th | DNF | 22nd |
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 |
Complete Indy Pro 2000 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | RP Motorsport | ALA 5 |
ALA 9 |
STP 7 |
STP 9 |
IMS 13 |
IMS 5 |
IMS 4 |
LOR Wth |
12th | 138 | ||||||||||
Juncos Hollinger Racing | ROA |
ROA |
MOH |
MOH |
GMP |
NJM |
NJM |
NJM |
MOH 8 |
MOH 2 |
References[]
- ^ "British Pakistani rising motorsport star meets the High Commissioner". High Commission of Pakistan, London. 9 August 2017. 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 Brittle, Cian (2021-09-29). "Ahmed handed Indy Pro 2000 lifeline at Juncos for season finale". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- ^ "BRDC F4 News – DOUGLAS MOTORSPORT SIGNS ENAAM AHMED". British Formula Three Championship. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Trio of Kiwis to battle strong international line-up in TRS". December 19, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ^ "Ahmed back with Carlin for British F3 2017 assault". January 11, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (March 1, 2019). "Enaam Ahmed swaps Europe for Japanese F3 with ThreeBond". FormulaScout. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
- ^ Simmons, Marcus (March 29, 2019). "Enaam Ahmed switches to Motopark in Japanese F3 reshuffle". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
- ^ Benyon, Jack (October 18, 2019). "F3 champion Prema names post-season test line-up". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2021-04-02). "RP Motorsport signs Enaam Ahmed for Indy Pro 2000". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2021-05-31). "The driver Meyer Shank Racing is lining up to be its next Indy 500 victor". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
External links[]
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- Official website
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- English racing drivers
- British people of Pakistani descent
- British sportspeople of Pakistani descent
- SMP F4 Championship drivers
- British F4 Championship drivers
- BRDC British Formula 3 Championship drivers
- Euroformula Open Championship drivers
- Toyota Racing Series drivers
- FIA Formula 3 Championship drivers
- Indy Pro 2000 Championship drivers
- Arden International drivers
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