Zoël Amberg


Zoël Amberg is a former professional racing driver from Switzerland.
WWW zoelamberg.com

Career

Karting

Amberg began karting in 2004 and raced primarily in his native Switzerland for the majority of his career, working his way up from the junior ranks to progress through to the KF3 and KF2 categories by 2008, when he became a works driver for the Birel Motorsport team.

Formula Renault 2.0

In 2009, Amberg graduated to single–seaters, racing in both the Italian Formula Renault 2.0 and Swiss Formula Renault 2.0 championships for Jenzer Motorsport. Two race victories at the final round of the season in Imola saw him finish fourth in the Italian series, whilst in the Swiss Formula Renault 2.0 championship he finished fifth overall after scoring points in all but one of the twelve races. During the year, he also contested a single round of the Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup at Barcelona.
Amberg remained in Swiss Formula Renault 2.0 for a second season in 2010, when the series became known as the Formula Renault 2.0 Middle European Championship. He won the title in dominant fashion, finishing on the podium in all ten races he competed in, winning six of them.

Formula Abarth

Also in 2010, Amberg contested a full season in the newly launched Formula Abarth series in Italy. He took a single victory at the opening round of the season in Misano and a further eight points–scoring positions to finish seventh in the championship.

GP3 Series

In October 2010, Amberg made his debut in a GP3 Series car, taking part in the two post–season tests at Estoril and Jerez with Jenzer Motorsport, and in March 2011 it was announced that he had signed to race for ATECH CRS GP in the 2011 season, joining British Formula Renault 2.0 graduates Marlon Stöckinger and Nick Yelloly. He failed to score a point in the sixteen races he entered, taking a best race result of tenth at the sprint race in Barcelona.

Formula Three

In October 2011, Amberg joined De Villota Motorsport to contest the final three rounds of the European F3 Open season. Despite only taking part in six races, he finished eighth in the championship, taking four podium positions including a win at the final round in Barcelona.

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

In October 2010, Amberg made his debut at the wheel of a Formula Renault 3.5 Series car, testing for new team BVM–Target at Motorland Aragón. After testing extensively for Pons Racing during the latter part of 2011, it was confirmed in December 2011 that Amberg had signed a two–year contract with the team, beginning with the 2012 season. He will be joined by Formula Three graduate Yann Cunha.

Racing record

Complete GP3 Series results

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516DCPoints
2011ATECH CRS GPIST
FEA
12		IST
SPR
14		CAT
FEA
16		CAT
SPR
10		VAL
FEA
11		VAL
SPR
18		SIL
FEA
Ret		SIL
SPR
16		NÜR
FEA
21		NÜR
SPR
20		HUN
FEA
15		HUN
SPR
16		SPA
FEA
Ret		SPA
SPR
12		MNZ
FEA
Ret		MNZ
SPR
Ret		28th0

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617PosPoints
2012Pons RacingALC
1
10		ALC
2
16		MON
1
14		SPA
1
18		SPA
2
Ret		NÜR
1
16		NÜR
2
18		MSC
1
15		MSC
2
13		SIL
1
Ret		SIL
2
Ret		HUN
1
13		HUN
2
16		LEC
1
18		LEC
2
Ret		CAT
1
24		CAT
2
22		26th1
2013Pons RacingMNZ
1
12		MNZ
2
20		ALC
1
17		ALC
2
19		MON
1
20		SPA
1
19		SPA
2
16		MSC
1
21		MSC
2
22		RBR
1
11		RBR
2
19†		HUN
1
19		HUN
2
18		LEC
1
12		LEC
2
15		CAT
1
6		CAT
2
12		24th8
2014AVFMNZ
1
8		MNZ
2
13		ALC
1
5		ALC
2
5		MON
1
6		SPA
1
Ret		SPA
2
Ret		MSC
1
2		MSC
2
8		NÜR
1
9		NÜR
2
5		HUN
1
Ret		HUN
2
15		LEC
1
11		LEC
2
19		JER
1
12		JER
2
14		11th66

Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Complete GP2 Series results

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516171819202122DCPoints
2015Daiko Team LazarusBHR
FEA
16		BHR
SPR
18		CAT
FEA
17		CAT
SPR
13		MON
FEA
22		MON
SPR
Ret		RBR
FEA
DNS		RBR
SPR
DNS		SIL
FEA		SIL
SPR		HUN
FEA
DNS		HUN
SPR
DNS		SPA
FEA		SPA
SPR		MNZ
FEA		MNZ
SPR		SOC
FEA		SOC
SPR		BHR
FEA		BHR
SPR		YMC
FEA		YMC
SPR		29th0