Nazim Azman (born 17 August 2001) is a
Malaysian
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* Malaysian Malay, a dialect of Malay language spoken mainly in Malaysia
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racing driver who last competed in the 2023 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia. He previously competed in the
FIA Formula 3 Championship
The FIA Formula 3 Championship is a third-tier international single-seater racing championship and organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The championship launched in 2019 as a feeder series for the FIA Formula 1 ...
with
Hitech Grand Prix
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. He is a race winner in
BRDC Formula 3 and the
Euroformula Open Championship
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.
Junior career
Karting career
Azman began karting competitively in 2012. That year he won the Rotax Max Challenge Malaysia in the MicroMax category and would finish third in the Rotax Max Challenge Asia. He moved into European competitions in 2013, achieving a third-place finish in the ROK Cup International Final in Italy, beating the likes of future
Indy Lights
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driver
Antonio Serravalle
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. Azman raced in karts until 2015.
Formula 4
2016
Azman began single-seaters in 2016, competing in two rounds during the
2016-17 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship as a guest driver.
2017
For his main 2017 campaign, he competed in the
F4 Spanish Championship with
MP Motorsport
MP Motorsport (previously Marcel Peters Motorsport) is a Dutch auto racing team currently competing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship. The team has also participated in Auto GP, Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 Northern Europea ...
from round 2 onwards.
He took a high finish of fifth place twice and ended 11th in the standings. He also raced with MP during the final round of the
SMP F4 Championship. His other one-off 2017 campaigns included the
Formula Masters China and the
Blancpain GT Series Asia.
During late September, Azman participated in the
2017-18 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship, and ended 13th.
He also participated in three rounds during the
2017-18 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship, taking his first two single-seater wins on his way to fourth in the overall standings.
2018
For 2018,
Jenzer Motorsport
Jenzer Motorsport is an auto racing team based in Switzerland. Founded in 1993 by Andreas Jenzer the team is currently competing in FIA Formula 3, Italian F4 and F4 Spanish and has had a number of drivers who would turn out to be successful i ...
signed Azman to compete in the
2018 Italian F4 Championship.
He scored six points finishes, achieving a high of seventh for 17th in the overall classification. He also had another full-time campaign in the
F4 Spanish Championship, driving for
Drivex School
Drivex is an auto racing team and school based in Spain. The team was founded by Pedro de la Rosa and Miguel Ángel de Castro in 2005 as a racing school. The racing team is run by Miguel Ángel de Castro.
History
Single-seaters
Since 2009, Dri ...
.
After scoring two third places during the opening round, he switched to
MP Motorsport
MP Motorsport (previously Marcel Peters Motorsport) is a Dutch auto racing team currently competing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship. The team has also participated in Auto GP, Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 Northern Europea ...
, and two more podiums saw him took the championship lead following the conclusion of the second weekend. Azman scored four more podiums for the rest of the year and wounded up fourth in the standings.
BRDC British Formula 3
In 2019 Azman moved to the
BRDC British F3 championship with Chris Dittmann Racing. He had a slow first half of the season, but took his first win during the third round at
Brands Hatch
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. Azman took another win during the final round, placing 11th overall.
2020
Azman remained in BRDC Formula 3 in
2020
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but switched to
Carlin alongside American racing driver
Kaylen Frederick and Brazilian Guilherme Peixoto. He began the season with two wins in three races, before taking his first win during the third round at
Brands Hatch
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. Towards the end of the season, Azman scored another win. Other than his two wins, Azman scored six more podiums and ended the standings in fifth position overall.
Euroformula Open Championship

In 2021 Azman moved into the
Euroformula Open Championship
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, partnering former British F3 rival
Louis Foster and
Filip Kaminiarz at
CryptoTower Racing. He started his season in positive fashion, scoring his first podium in the series with a second-placed finish in the second race at the
Algarve International Circuit
The Algarve International Circuit ( pt, Autódromo Internacional do Algarve), commonly referred to as Portimão Circuit, is a race circuit located in Portimão, Algarve region, Portugal. The development includes a karting track, off-road tra ...
. At the third round at
Spa-Francorchamps
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Azman would have his best weekend of the season, finishing on the rostrum in all three races of the event, and the Malaysian followed that up by scoring another pair of podiums in the following round. Two rounds later at the
Hungaroring
The Hungaroring is a motorsport racetrack in Mogyoród, Pest County, Hungary where the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix is held. In 1986, it became the location of the first Formula One Grand Prix behind the Iron Curtain. Bernie Ecclestone ...
, Azman would claim his only win and last podium of the series. He continued to take good points and eventually ended fourth in the standings.
FIA Formula 3 Championship
Azman partook in the post-season test of the
FIA Formula 3 Championship
The FIA Formula 3 Championship is a third-tier international single-seater racing championship and organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The championship launched in 2019 as a feeder series for the FIA Formula 1 ...
in Valencia, driving for Swiss outfit
Jenzer Motorsport
Jenzer Motorsport is an auto racing team based in Switzerland. Founded in 1993 by Andreas Jenzer the team is currently competing in FIA Formula 3, Italian F4 and F4 Spanish and has had a number of drivers who would turn out to be successful i ...
and Charouz Racing System. Just before the pre-season test in
Bahrain
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, Azman announced that he would join
Hitech Grand Prix
Hitech Grand Prix (formerly known as Hitech Racing) is a British motor racing team. It was founded in 2002 by Dennis Rushen and David Hayle. The team started racing in the British Formula 3 Championship in 2003. The team also competed in the So ...
for the
2022
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campaign, partnering with
Red Bull Junior Team
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member
Isack Hadjar
Isack Alexandre Hadjar (born 28 September 2004) is a French-Algerian racing driver who most recently competed in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for Hitech Grand Prix. He was the 2021 Formula Regional European rookie champion and is a member o ...
and
2020 British Formula 3 champion
Kaylen Frederick. In doing so, Azman became the first
Malaysian
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* Something from or related to Malaysia, a country in Southeast Asia
* Malaysian Malay, a dialect of Malay language spoken mainly in Malaysia
* Malaysian people, people who are identified with the country of Malaysia regar ...
driver to participate in the
FIA Formula 3 Championship
The FIA Formula 3 Championship is a third-tier international single-seater racing championship and organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The championship launched in 2019 as a feeder series for the FIA Formula 1 ...
. Azman would be outpaced by Hadjar and Frederick throughout the season, and even had tough moments such as being in a collision with
Rafael Villagómez in
Silverstone
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. Azman ended the season with 0 points in 32nd, having had a best finish of 16th thrice.
Endurance racing career
2023 season
Azman left Formula 3 at the end of 2022 and moved to
endurance racing for 2023. He first partook in the Sepang 12 Hours in March, in which he placed third overall alongside Reid Harker and Adrian D'Silva. He is also competing in the 2023 Porsche Carrera Asia with Sime Darby Racing Team.
Personal life
Azman grew up in
Kuala Lumpur
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, Malaysia, but during his racing career he has been living in
London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...
.
Karting record
Karting career summary
* * Azman entered for selected races only
Racing record
Racing career summary
† As Azman was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points notwithstanding finishing first in the GT4 category.
Complete Formula 4 South East Asia Championship results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
† As Azman was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete Formula Masters China results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Blancpain GT Series Asia results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
† As Azman was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete SMP F4 Championship results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete MRF Challenge Formula 2000 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 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Euroformula Open Championship results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
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)
Complete Sepang 12 Hours results
Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Asia results
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
References
External links
* {{DriverDB driver, nazim-azman
Living people
2001 births
Malaysian racing drivers
Euroformula Open Championship drivers
Carlin racing drivers
MP Motorsport drivers
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship drivers
SMP F4 Championship drivers
Spanish F4 Championship drivers
Formula Masters China drivers
MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship drivers
Italian F4 Championship drivers
FIA Formula 3 Championship drivers
Jenzer Motorsport drivers
Drivex drivers
Motopark Academy drivers
Hitech Grand Prix drivers
Team Meritus drivers
Eurasia Motorsport drivers
Chris Dittmann Racing drivers
21st-century Malaysian people
South East Asian F4 Championship drivers
Sportspeople from Kuala Lumpur