Brando Badoer (born 15 September 2006) is an

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racing driver currently competing in the

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for

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. Most recently, he competed for

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in the

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in which he finished fourth, and for

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in the

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in which he finished fifth. He previously competed in

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and

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. He is the son of former

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driver

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Career

Karting

Badoer began competing in WSK events in 2017 with Baby Race. In 2018, he stayed in 60 Mini but switched teams to Parolin, finishing second in the WSK Open Cup, third in the

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, and fourth in the

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. For 2019 and 2020, he competed in OK-Junior, finishing third overall in the 2020

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and second in the

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the same year. He then spent 2021 in the OK and KZ2 classes, but struggled to produce the same results, a highlight being an OK-class podium in the opening round of the WSK Euro Series.

Formula 4

2022

Badoer made his single-seater debut in the

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with AKM Motorsport. He failed to score any points and placed 28th in the standings. For his main campaign, Badoer would race in the

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with

. He had a difficult first half of the season, failing to score points but broke through with a fifth place in

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, and score a few more points that season to end 16th in the standings. The Italian also competed as a guest driver in

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in two rounds. In September 2022, Badoer was chosen to participate in a scouting camp conducted by the

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2023

Badoer raced in the

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with

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VAR during pre-season. He took his maiden single-seater podium with third at the

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. Despite not being present in two of five rounds of the championship, Badoer was sixth in the overall standings. Badoer remained with Van Amersfoort Racing in

. His season would be much more improved that the year before, starting out with a second place in

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. He scored four more podiums throughout the season with consistent points finishes, including a pole position in

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. This placed him sixth in the championship standings. Badoer also competed with Van Amersfoort Racing in the inaugural

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. He took three podiums over the nine races, once again finishing sixth in the overall standings.

Formula Regional

2024

During pre-season, Badoer would compete in the

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with PHM AIX Racing. He achieved three podiums, putting him tenth in the standings. Badoer would move up to the

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, continuing with

. Badoer had a strong start to his campaign with fourth and fifth place in the

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opener, and soon took his first podium with second place in

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. This was a start of five consecutive second places, which included a maiden pole position in

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. In the remaining four rounds, Badoer collected only one more podium in

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, and failed to score in the last three races. Despite placing as the highest winless driver in the standings, Badoer managed to finish fifth in the championship with six podiums and 174 points.

2025

In preparation for his 2025 Formula 3 campaign, Badoer returned to the

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with

. He took his maiden Formula Regional victory in the second of the Yas Marina rounds, winning the reverse-grid race two. With three further podiums, he finished fourth in the overall standings.

FIA Formula 3

In October 2024, Badoer was announced to be competing for

in the

alongside

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and

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. The beginning of the season was difficult, with Badoer failing to score in the first two rounds.

Formula One

In October 2023, Badoer was made an optioned driver of the

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for the duration of one year. This option was later exercised in October 2024 seeing him join the McLaren Driver Development Programme.

Racing record

Racing career summary

^* Season still in progress. ^† As Badoer was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results

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

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^† As Badoer was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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

Complete Euro 4 Championship results

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

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results

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

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) * Season still in progress.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Badoer, Brando 2006 births Living people Italian racing drivers Italian F4 Championship drivers ADAC Formula 4 drivers UAE F4 Championship drivers Formula Regional European Championship drivers Formula Regional Middle East Championship drivers Van Amersfoort Racing drivers Pinnacle Motorsport drivers PHM Racing drivers FIA Formula 3 Championship drivers Prema Powerteam drivers 21st-century Italian sportsmen