Ivan Domingues
Ivan Franco Domingues is a Portuguese racing driver who last competed in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for Van Amersfoort Racing.
Domingues most recently competed in the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship with the team. By winning the 2025 Barcelona Formula 3 sprint race, Domingues became the first Portuguese driver ever to win an FIA Formula 3 race.
Early and personal life
Ivan Franco Domingues was born on 5 May 2006 in Leiria, Portugal. His father runs an auto spares parts business in Portugal.Career
Karting
Domingues began karting at the age of eight. He raced in national competitions at a young age and also won the Portuguese Cup in three successive seasons. Despite his success at home, he would struggle to stay competitive as he made the move to European karting.Formula 4
2022
At the start of 2022, Domingues made his single-seater debut with Xcel Motorsport in the Formula 4 UAE Championship. Following two point-less rounds Domingues scored his first points in the second Dubai Autodrome round. In the fourth round the Portuguese driver achieved his maiden pole position in car racing after a disappointing session just minutes prior. He went on to finish third and took another podium in the season finale at Yas Marina. Domingues finished 16th in the standings, just nine points behind his experienced teammate Jamie Day.Following that campaign, Domingues was announced to be joining Maya Weug at Iron Lynx in Italian F4. Domingues scored a pole position in wet conditions during the opening event at Imola. He finished 15th in the standings, with 21 points.
2023
Domingues remained in the series for the 2023 season, switching to Van Amersfoort Racing. He scored only one podium that year, being the third race in Imola. He achieved multiple points finishes later in the season and placed 11th in the standings, with 56 points.Formula Regional
2023
Domingues progressed to the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship for the final two rounds with Van Amersfoort Racing, competing as a guest driver.2024
Domingues continued in FRECA on a full-time basis in 2024, remaining with Van Amersfoort Racing. He experienced a strong opening round, securing fifth and a debut podium in the Hockenheim opener. Domingues had a scoreless second round, but was able to notch up consistent points finishes throughout the season, even securing another third placed podium at Mugello. Domingues wrapped his season tenth in the standings, with 78 points, behind teammates Pedro Clerot and Brando Badoer.FIA Formula 3 Championship
Domingues moved up to FIA Formula 3 for 2025, continuing his relationship with Van Amersfoort Racing. The campaign began with three qualifying results of 23rd or worse, compounded by collisions with Joshua Dufek and James Wharton in the races at Bahrain, a spin at Tosa during the Imola sprint race, and a retirement after being hit by Brad Benavides in the Imola feature. Domingues qualified 17th in Monaco but was eliminated in a lap 1 collision during the sprint race. His breakthrough came in Spain, where Domingues qualified a season-best seventh, meaning he started the sprint from sixth. A chaotic start which eliminated multiple frontrunners allowed Domingues to take the lead on the opening lap, one that he would keep until the end to take his first single-seater victory on his 95th attempt. The next day, he backed his success with sixth in the feature race. Thereafter, he failed to score points throughout the rest of the season, meaning Domingues finished 19th in the standings with 18 points; placing behind teammates Santiago Ramos and Théophile Naël. He was expected to remain with the team for, but he was not retained following a string of retirements towards the end of the season.USF Pro 2000 Championship
In October 2025, Domingues took part in a USF Pro 2000 test with Pabst Racing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.Karting record
Karting career summary
Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results
Racing record
Racing career summary
† As Domingues was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points or be classified in the championship.Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
| 2022 | Xcel Motorsport | YMC1 1 17 | YMC1 2 12 | YMC1 3 12 | YMC1 4 11 | DUB1 1 22 | DUB1 2 20 | DUB1 3 13 | DUB1 4 20 | DUB2 1 9 | DUB2 2 25 | DUB2 3 13 | DUB2 4 10 | DUB3 1 7 | DUB3 2 17 | DUB3 3 3 | DUB3 4 Ret | YMC2 1 26 | YMC2 2 11 | YMC2 3 3 | YMC2 4 Ret | 16th | 39 |
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
| 2022 | Iron Lynx | IMO 1 9 | IMO 2 7 | IMO 3 27† | MIS 1 22 | MIS 2 8 | MIS 3 11 | SPA 1 12 | SPA 2 8 | SPA 3 12 | VLL 1 12 | VLL 2 12 | VLL 3 10 | RBR 1 Ret | RBR 2 8 | RBR 3 | RBR 4 20 | MNZ 1 36† | MNZ 2 WD | MNZ 3 C | MUG 1 18 | MUG 2 16 | MUG 3 Ret | 15th | 21 |
| 2023 | Van Amersfoort Racing | IMO 1 | IMO 2 4 | IMO 3 3 | IMO 4 24 | MIS 1 23 | MIS 2 5 | MIS 3 7 | SPA 1 20 | SPA 2 11 | SPA 3 DNS | MNZ 1 16 | MNZ 2 Ret | MNZ 3 29† | LEC 1 6 | LEC 2 30 | LEC 3 23 | MUG 1 10 | MUG 2 19 | MUG 3 8 | VLL 1 | VLL 2 | VLL 3 | 11th | 56 |
Complete Euro 4 Championship results
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
| 2023 | Van Amersfoort Racing | MUG 1 11 | MUG 2 23 | MUG 3 4 | MNZ 1 6 | MNZ 2 13 | MNZ 3 6 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | CAT 3 | 11th | 28 |
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
| 2023 | Van Amersfoort Racing | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | MUG 1 | MUG 2 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | ZAN 1 22 | ZAN 2 20 | HOC 1 Ret | HOC 2 16 | NC† | 0 |
| 2024 | Van Amersfoort Racing | HOC 1 5 | HOC 2 3 | SPA 1 17 | SPA 2 27 | ZAN 1 7 | ZAN 2 7 | HUN 1 10 | HUN 2 17 | MUG 1 3 | MUG 2 7 | LEC 1 4 | LEC 2 8 | IMO 1 Ret | IMO 2 16 | RBR 1 19 | RBR 2 10 | CAT 1 10 | CAT 2 10 | MNZ 1 13 | MNZ 2 15 | 10th | 78 |
† As Domingues was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points or be classified in the championship.
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
| 2025 | Van Amersfoort Racing | MEL SPR 21 | MEL FEA 19 | BHR SPR Ret | BHR FEA 19 | IMO SPR 25 | IMO FEA Ret | MON SPR Ret | MON FEA 20 | CAT SPR 1 | CAT FEA 6 | RBR SPR Ret | RBR FEA 21 | SIL SPR 17 | SIL FEA 11 | SPA SPR 29 | SPA FEA C | HUN SPR 24 | HUN FEA 24 | MNZ SPR Ret | MNZ FEA Ret | 19th | 18 |