Marcus Amand (born 5 February 2006) is a Finnish-born

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racing driver who most recently competed in the

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for

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. He previously raced in

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and

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and is the 2019 European Karting Champion.

Early life

Amand and his twin sister were born in

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, Finland, to a Finnish mother and a French father.

Career

Karting

Amand won multiple national karting titles in France, including two Mini Kart titles in 2015. In 2017 he won the Mini MAX category of the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals. That year he also won the Cadet category of the Rotax Max Challenge France. In 2019 he beat

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to the OKJ title in the

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Formula 4

In 2021 Amand made his single-seater debut in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship with

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. He also joined the team for some selected rounds of the

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. In the ADAC Championship he finished 12th overall and third in the rookie standings. In 2022 he joined

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to compete in the full

and some rounds of the ADAC Formula 4 Championship. In the Italian Championship he took a single podium at the

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and finished the season in ninth. In the ADAC Championship he also took a single podium at the

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Formula Regional

In 2023 Amand stepped up to the

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with

. In the penultimate round at

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he took his maiden pole position. He finished the race in second place, behind

, taking his maiden rookie win of the season. At the end of the season Amand placed 18th in the drivers' standings.

Formula One

In February 2023 it was announced that Amand would join the

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along with

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Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary

^* Season still in progress.

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

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

Complete Italian F4 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 Porsche Carrera Cup France results

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

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Amand, Marcus 2006 births Living people French racing drivers Finnish racing drivers Karting World Championship drivers ADAC Formula 4 drivers Italian F4 Championship drivers Formula Regional European Championship drivers R-ace GP drivers US Racing drivers ART Grand Prix drivers Sauber Motorsport drivers Sportspeople from Oulu Finnish twins Finnish people of French descent French twins French people of Finnish descent Porsche Carrera Cup France drivers 21st-century French sportsmen