Marcus Armstrong

Marcus Armstrong
Nationality New Zealand New Zealander
Born (2000-07-29) 29 July 2000
Christchurch, New Zealand
FIA Formula 3 European Championship career
Debut season 2018
Current team Prema Theodore Racing
Car no. 8
Starts 27
Wins 1
Poles 3
Fastest laps 3
Previous series
2017–18
2017
2016
2016
2016		 Toyota Racing Series
ADAC Formula 4
Italian F4 Championship
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
BRDC British Formula 3 Autumn Trophy
Championship titles
2017 Italian F4 Championship

Marcus Armstrong (born 29 July 2000), is a New Zealand motor racing driver currently competing in the ADAC Formula 4 and the Italian F4 Championship driving for Prema Powerteam under the Italian flag.

Career

Born in Christchurch, Armstrong began karting in 2010, winning major titles from 2011 onwards. While still karting, Armstrong graduated to single seaters in 2014 in the 2014–15 season of New Zealand Formula Ford Championship.

In 2016, Armstrong once again diversified his karting with stints in BRDC British Formula 3 and the two Formula Renault 2.0 series.

In November 2016, Armstrong was among five drivers invited to join the Ferrari Driver Academy and was confirmed as a member the following month.[1][2] That same month, he was confirmed to race in the 2017 Toyota Racing Series with M2 Competition, where he took three wins and finished fourth overall.[3]

In February 2017, it was announced Armstrong would race in both the ADAC F4 and Italian F4 championships with Prema Powerteam.[4] Claiming seven wins across both series, Armstrong finished runner-up in ADAC F4 and as 2017 Italian F4 champion.[5]

For 2018, Armstrong returned to the Toyota Racing Series and continued his collaboration with Prema, graduating to the FIA Formula 3 European Championship, alongside fellow Ferrari juniors Robert Shwartzman and Guanyu Zhou.[6][7]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F. Laps Podiums Points Position
2013–14 Toyota Finance 86 Championship Neale Motorsport 7 0 0 0 0 316 8th
2014–15 Toyota Finance 86 Championship Neale Motorsport 8 3 2 1 5 482 7th
New Zealand Formula Ford Championship N/A 3 1 1 0 2 0 NC†
2015–16 Toyota Finance 86 Championship Neale Motorsport Auckland City Toyota 3 0 0 1 2 150 17th
2016 BRDC British Formula 3 Autumn Trophy Double R Racing 3 0 0 1 0 0 NC†
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 R-ace GP 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2 0 0 0 0 23 24th
2017 Italian F4 Championship Prema Powerteam 21 4 6 0 13 283 1st
ADAC Formula 4 Championship 21 3 2 1 11 241 2nd
Toyota Racing Series M2 Competition 15 3 1 0 8 792 4th
2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Prema Theodore Racing 27 1 3 3 10 260 3rd*
Toyota Racing Series M2 Competition 15 2 1 1 10 901 3rd

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

Complete FIA European Formula 3 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
2018 Prema Theodore Racing Mercedes PAU
1
5		 PAU
2
3		 PAU
3
Ret		 HUN
1
Ret		 HUN
2
2		 HUN
3
Ret		 NOR
1
1		 NOR
2
2		 NOR
3
3		 ZAN
1
4		 ZAN
2
2		 ZAN
3
16		 SPA
1
Ret		 SPA
2
6		 SPA
3
3		 SIL
1
6		 SIL
2
5		 SIL
3
Ret		 MIS
1
2		 MIS
2
13		 MIS
3
Ret		 NÜR
1
6		 NÜR
2
4		 NÜR
3
5		 RBR
1
4		 RBR
2
2		 RBR
3
5		 HOC
1
Ret		 HOC
2
Ret		 HOC
3
Ret		 5th 260

* Season still in progress.

References

  1. ↑ "Ferrari evaluates five young drivers, including Enzo Fittipaldi". 10 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Armstrong, Fittipaldi join Ferrari Driver Academy". 23 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Marcus Armstrong to contest Toyota Racing Series with M2". 25 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  4. ↑ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (20 February 2017). "Ferrari duo Fittipaldi and Armstrong get Prema F4 seats". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Ferrari junior Armstrong becomes Italian F4 champion". Motorsport.com. October 21, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Marcus Armstrong confirms bid for Toyota Racing Series title". November 9, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  7. ↑ Simmons, Marcus (December 8, 2017). "Ferrari protege Marcus Armstrong joins Prema for Euro F3 debut". Autosport. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Marcos Siebert		 Italian F4 Championship
Champion
2017		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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