Ameya Vaidyanathan

Ameya Vaidyanathan
Nationality Indian
Born (1996-07-29) 29 July 1996 (age 28)
Pune, Maharashtra, India
FIA Formula 3 European Championship
Years active2017–2018
TeamsCarlin Motorsport
Starts39
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishNC in 2018
Previous series
2015
2015
2015
2016
2016–2017
2017		Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
MSA Formula
BRDC Formula 4 Championship
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship
Euroformula Open Championship
Toyota Racing Series

Ameya Vaidyanathan (born 29 July 1996 in Pune) is a racing driver from India. He last competed in the Japanese Formula 3 Championship for B-Max Racing with Motopark.[1]

He is best known for his involvement in a serious crash at a Formula 3 meeting at the Norisring in 2018 involving Daniel Ticktum.[2][3]

Racing Record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2015 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC MGR Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 10 36th
MSA Formula Championship Joe Tandy Racing 21 0 0 0 0 15 22nd
BRDC Formula 4 Championship Hillspeed 24 0 0 0 3 217 12th
BRDC Formula 4 Autumn Trophy 4 0 0 0 0 40 8th
2016 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Carlin 15 0 0 0 1 95 22nd
Euroformula Open Championship 14 0 0 0 0 26 15th
2017 Toyota Racing Series MTEC Motorsport 15 0 0 0 0 358 16th
Euroformula Open Championship Carlin 16 1 1 1 5 169 4th
FIA Formula 3 European Championship 9 0 0 0 0 0 22nd
2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship 29 0 0 0 0 0 23rd
2019 Japanese Formula 3 Championship B-Max Racing with Motopark 20 0 0 0 0 0 13th

Complete BRDC Formula 4/Formula 3 Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points
2015 Hillspeed OUL
1
16 		OUL
2
Ret 		OUL
3
12 		ROC
1
2 		ROC
2
17 		ROC
3
Ret 		SIL
1
13 		SIL
2
16 		SIL
3
14 		SNE1
1
12 		SNE1
2
9 		SNE1
3
16 		BRH1
1
Ret 		BRH1
2
12 		BRH1
3
14 		SNE2
1
16 		SNE2
2
Ret 		SNE2
3
9 		DON
1
3 		DON
2
3 		DON
3
7 		BRH2
1
11 		BRH2
2
13 		BRH2
3
9 		12th 217
2016 Carlin SNE1
1
15 		SNE1
2
18 		SNE1
3
10 		BRH1
1
Ret 		BRH1
2
14 		BRH1
3
Ret 		ROC
1
7 		ROC
2
2 		ROC
3
Ret 		OUL
1
Ret 		OUL
2
20 		OUL
3
18 		SIL
1 		SIL
2 		SIL
3 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		SPA
3 		SNE2
1
12 		SNE2
2
11 		SNE2
3
14 		BRH2
1 		BRH2
2 		BRH2
3 		22nd 95

Complete MSA Formula Championship results

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

Year Team 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
2015 Joe Tandy Racing BHI
1 		BHI
2 		BHI
3 		DON
1
17 		DON
2
14 		DON
3
11 		THR
1
Ret 		THR
2
17 		THR
3
15 		OUL
1
20 		OUL
2
DNS 		OUL
3
Ret 		CRO
1
12 		CRO
2
Ret 		CRO
3
17 		SNE
1
19 		SNE
2
Ret 		SNE
3
18 		KNO
1 		KNO
2 		KNO
3 		ROC
1
15 		ROC
2
10 		ROC
3
16 		SIL
1 		SIL
2 		SIL
3 		BHGP
1
Ret 		BHGP
2
16 		BHGP
3
15 		22nd 15

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points
2015 MGR Motorsport MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		SIL
1 		SIL
2 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		RBR
3 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		ASS
1 		ASS
2 		NÜR
1
16 		NÜR
2
16 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		HOC
3 		36th 10

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points
2016 Carlin EST
1
15 		EST
2
12 		SPA
1
15 		SPA
2
12 		LEC
1
13 		LEC
2
DNS 		SIL
1
DNS 		SIL
2
11 		RBR
1
9 		RBR
2
7 		MNZ
1
17 		MNZ
2
14 		JER
1
10 		JER
2
9 		CAT
1
6 		CAT
2
Ret 		15th 26
2017 Carlin EST
1
2 		EST
2
10 		SPA
1
1 		SPA
2
4 		LEC
1
3 		LEC
2
4 		HUN
1
Ret 		HUN
2
6 		SIL
1
4 		SIL
2
8 		MNZ
1
5 		MNZ
2
Ret 		JER
1
4 		JER
2
19 		CAT
1
2 		CAT
2
3 		4th 169

Complete Toyota Racing Series results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2017 MTEC Motorsport RUA
1
13 		RUA
2
14 		RUA
3
Ret 		TER
1
15 		TER
2
11 		TER
3
19 		HMP
1
6 		HMP
2
5 		HMP
3
Ret 		TAU
1
12 		TAU
2
17 		TAU
3
14 		MAN
1
14 		MAN
2
14 		MAN
3
11 		16th 358

Complete FIA Formula 3 European 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
2017 Carlin Volkswagen SIL
1 		SIL
2 		SIL
3 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		MNZ
3 		PAU
1 		PAU
2 		PAU
3 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		HUN
3 		NOR
1 		NOR
2 		NOR
3 		SPA
1
16 		SPA
2
14 		SPA
3
15 		ZAN
1
13 		ZAN
2
17 		ZAN
3
18 		NÜR
1
19 		NÜR
2
21 		NÜR
3
18 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		RBR
3 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		HOC
3 		19th 1
2018 Carlin Volkswagen PAU
1
Ret 		PAU
2
16 		PAU
3
16 		HUN
1
19 		HUN
2
17 		HUN
3
18 		NOR
1
17 		NOR
2
DSQ 		NOR
3
EX 		ZAN
1
22 		ZAN
2
Ret 		ZAN
3
20 		SPA
1
12 		SPA
2
16 		SPA
3
22 		SIL
1
17 		SIL
2
21 		SIL
3
18 		MIS
1
20 		MIS
2
20 		MIS
3
16 		NÜR
1
14 		NÜR
2
17 		NÜR
3
Ret 		RBR
1
19 		RBR
2
15 		RBR
3
22 		HOC
1
20 		HOC
2
18 		HOC
3
17 		23rd 0

Complete Japanese Formula 3 Championship results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos Points
2019 B-Max Racing
with Motopark 		SUZ
1
Ret 		SUZ
2
11 		AUT
1
9 		AUT
2
10 		AUT
3
9 		OKA
1
8 		OKA
2
12 		OKA
3
8 		SUG
1
9 		SUG
2
8 		FUJ
1
9 		FUJ
2
8 		SUG
1
10 		SUG
2
11 		SUG
3
11 		MOT
1
8 		MOT
2
10 		MOT
3
12 		OKA
1
9 		OKA
2
8 		13th 0

References

  1. ^ Dinakaran, Vaishali (4 June 2019). "Indian racers abroad and their plans for the 2019 season of motorsport". Overdrive. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  2. ^ "FIA to assess if Vaidyanathan is up to F3 "standard"". Motorsport.com. 25 June 2018.
  3. ^ "FIA Formula 3 2018 - Norisring Race 2: Huge start crash between Ticktum and Vaidyanathan". "Sportify Channel" on YouTube. 27 December 2018.