Enaam Ahmed

Enaam Ahmed (Urdu: انعام احمد; born 4 February 2000) is a Pakistani and British racing driver.[3][4] He currently competes in the 2023 Indy NXT driving for Cape Motorsports.[5] Ahmed previously competed in the 2022 Indy Pro 2000 Championship driving for Juncos Hollinger Racing and previously drove for RP Motorsport in the 2021 season.[6]

Enaam Ahmed
NationalityPakistan Pakistani (2022–present)
United Kingdom British (until 2022)[a]
Born (2000-02-04) 4 February 2000 (age 24)
London, United Kingdom
Indy NXT career
Debut season2023
Current teamCape Motorsports
Racing licence FIA Gold
Car number47
Starts7
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish4 in 2023
Previous series
202122
2020
2019
2019
2018
2017
201617
2016
2015
2015
Indy Pro 2000 Championship
FIA F3 Championship
Japanese F3 Championship
Euroformula Open Championship
FIA F3 European Championship
Toyota Racing Series
BRDC British F3 Championship
BRDC British F3 Autumn Trophy
MSA Formula
SMP F4 Championship
Championship titles
2017
2016
BRDC British F3 Championship
BRDC British F3 Autumn Trophy

Racing career

Karting

In 2014 won the Karting World Championship[7]

British F4

In 2015, Ahmed made his debut in MSA Formula for Arden where he finished eighth overall, winning one race and the Rookie Cup in his first year racing cars. He also made occasional appearances in the SMP F4 Championship where he enjoyed even more success, picking up five wins and two poles.

For 2016, it was announced that Ahmed would be driving for Douglas Motorsport[8] in the British Formula Three Championship. He finished fifth overall.

Toyota Racing Series

Ahmed began 2017 taking part in the Toyota Racing Series with Giles Motorsport alongside Red Bull Juniors Luis Leeds and Richard Verschoor.[9]

BRDC Formula 3 Championship

In January 2017, it was announced Ahmed would switch to Carlin for a second season of British F3.[10]Ahmed made BRDC British Formula 3 Championship history by taking all three wins in the opening round of the season at Oulton Park. He also recorded three fastest laps across the three races to leave the weekend as championship leader with a perfect score of 95 points.

He went on to make it four wins from four races by taking victory in the opening race at Rockingham Speedway, before a further two wins at the next round at Snetterton Circuit saw Ahmed surpass the total number of wins achieved by a driver throughout the entirety of the 2016 campaign (5). Although Ahmed finished off the top step of the podium for the first time during a weekend in 2017 at Silverstone, two podium finishes allowed Ahmed to extend his lead in the championship standings.

Ahmed claimed his first pole of the 2017 season in a qualifying session at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, before going on to record his seventh and eighth wins of the season. A further second place finish stretched the Carlin driver's lead at the top of the drivers' standings to 82 points over nearest rival Toby Sowery.

At the next round at Brands Hatch, Enaam went on to take his second successive pole position, before sealing a lights-to-flag victory in the opening race. He recovered from eighth to finish on the podium in third place in the reverse grid race and recorded another lights-to-flag win – his 10th of the season – in the final race of the weekend.

Ahmed sealed the 2017 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship title at the penultimate round of the season at Snetterton, having claimed a further two victories to take his tally up to 12 – matching triple F1 world champion Ayrton Senna's total of wins from his own title-winning campaign in 1983. As a result, the Carlin driver became the series' youngest-ever champion at just 17 years old.

At the season finale at Donington Park, Ahmed won the 24th and final race of the season – his 13th victory of the campaign – to surpass the total number of wins Ayrton Senna achieved in 1983 (12). He ended the year on 654 points, 164 clear of his nearest rival.

European Formula 3 Championship

Ahmed competing at the Norisring during the 2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship.

In December 2017, it was confirmed Ahmed would contest the 2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship with Silverstone-based Hitech GP, where he claimed two wins to finish ninth in the championship.

Japanese F3

The following year, Ahmed moved to Japan to contest the Japanese Formula 3 championship with ThreeBond Racing but switched to B-MAX Racing with Motopark prior to the start of the season.[11][12] There he claimed two wins at Fuji and Sugo to finish third in the championship behind teammate Sacha Fenestraz and TOM'S driver Ritomo Miyata.

FIA Formula 3 Championship

Later that year, Ahmed partook in the FIA Formula 3 post-season test with Prema Powerteam.[13] He ended up signing for Carlin Buzz Racing to partner Clément Novalak and Cameron Das in the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship. On 30 July, after 6 races, Carlin announced that Ahmed and his sponsors had departed from the team, being replaced by Ben Barnicoat.

Indy Pro 2000

2021

On 2 April 2021 Ahmed announced that he would move to the United States to compete in the Indy Pro 2000 championship with RP Motorsport.[14] It was initially announced as a part-time deal as it was unsure whether or not Ahmed would contest the full season due to sponsorship issues. Due to a lack of budget, Ahmed was no longer able to compete in the following races of the championship.[15] However, it was announced on 29 September that Ahmed would compete in the final two races of the 2021 season with Juncos Hollinger Racing, replacing Manuel Sulaimán.[6]

2022

On 11 February 2022 Ahmed signed to compete in the full 2022 Indy Pro 2000 Championship season with Juncos Hollinger Racing.[16]

Indy NXT

Ahmed moved up to the Indy NXT for 2023, teaming up with Cape Motorsports. He is partnered with Jagger Jones.[5]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2015MSA Formula ChampionshipArden International3010041768th
SMP F4 ChampionshipKoiranen GP1552070NC†
2016BRDC British Formula 3 ChampionshipDouglas Motorsport2310053495th
BRDC British Formula 3 Autumn TrophyCarlin32203991st
Euroformula Open ChampionshipDAV Racing800004911th
2017BRDC British Formula 3 ChampionshipCarlin2413813185751st
Toyota Racing SeriesGiles Motorsport1510125866th
2018FIA Formula 3 European ChampionshipHitech Bullfrog GP3022141749th
Macau Grand Prix10000N/ADNF
2019Japanese Formula 3 ChampionshipB-Max Racing with Motopark202118633rd
Euroformula Open ChampionshipMotopark200123715th
Macau Grand PrixCampos Racing10000N/A22nd
Kyalami 9 Hours - ProR-Motorsport10000N/A13th
2020FIA Formula 3 ChampionshipCarlin Buzz Racing60000032nd
2021Indy Pro 2000 ChampionshipRP Motorsport USA7001013812th
Juncos Hollinger Racing20001
2022Indy Pro 2000 ChampionshipJuncos Hollinger Racing1800053383rd
2023Indy NXTCape Motorsports7000015018th

† As Ahmed was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

* Season still in progress.

Complete MSA Formula results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
2015Arden InternationalBHI
1

9
BHI
2

Ret
BHI
3

7
DON
1

11
DON
2

19
DON
3

8
THR
1

8
THR
2

7
THR
3

10
OUL
1

15
OUL
2

20
OUL
3

11
CRO
1

9
CRO
2

8
CRO
3

11
SNE
1

6
SNE
2

7
SNE
3

7
KNO
1

2
KNO
2

5
KNO
3

4
ROC
1

4
ROC
2

6
ROC
3

13
SIL
1

11
SIL
2

11
SIL
3

3
BHGP
1

4
BHGP
2

1
BHGP
3

3
8th176

Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
2016Douglas MotorsportSNE1
1

3
SNE1
2

2
SNE1
3

1
BRH
1

Ret
BRH
2

17
BRH
3

14
ROC
1

6
ROC
2

19
ROC
3

5
OUL
1

8
OUL
2

2
OUL
3

4
SIL
1

5
SIL
2

5
SIL
3

C
SPA
1

4
SPA
2

4
SPA
3

19
SNE2
1

Ret
SNE2
2

17
SNE2
3

4
DON
1

6
DON
2

6
DON
3

2
5th349
2017CarlinOUL
1

1
OUL
2

1
OUL
3

1
ROC
1

1
ROC
2

8
ROC
3

8
SNE1
1

1
SNE1
2

6
SNE1
3

1
SIL
1

2
SIL
2

5
SIL
3

3
SPA
1

2
SPA
2

1
SPA
3

1
BRH
1

1
BRH
2

3
BRH
3

1
SNE2
1

1
SNE2
2

5
SNE2
3

1
DON
1

2
DON
2

6
DON
3

1
1st575

Complete Toyota Racing Series results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415DCPoints
2017Giles MotorsportRUA
1

8
RUA
2

12
RUA
3

2
TER
1

5
TER
2

Ret
TER
3

8
HMP
1

5
HMP
2

1
HMP
3

9
TAU
1

7
TAU
2

7
TAU
3

11
MAN
1

6
MAN
2

Ret
MAN
3

6
6th586

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

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

YearEntrantEngine123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
2018Hitech Bullfrog GPMercedesPAU
1

6
PAU
2

5
PAU
3

2‡
HUN
1

7
HUN
2

1
HUN
3

1
NOR
1

14
NOR
2

15
NOR
3

8
ZAN
1

16
ZAN
2

Ret
ZAN
3

10
SPA
1

19
SPA
2

5
SPA
3

6
SIL
1

3
SIL
2

4
SIL
3

4
MIS
1

21
MIS
2

6
MIS
3

10
NÜR
1

4
NÜR
2

Ret
NÜR
3

9
RBR
1

22
RBR
2

11
RBR
3

18
HOC
1

9
HOC
2

Ret
HOC
3

8
9th174

Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

YearTeamCarQualifyingQuali RaceMain race
2018 Hitech Bullfrog GPDallara F31717th15thDNF
2019 Campos RacingDallara F3 201920thDNF22nd

Complete Japanese Formula 3 Championship results

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

YearEntrant1234567891011121314151617181920PosPoints
2019B-Max Racing with
Motopark
SUZ
1

3
SUZ
2

2
AUT
1

3
AUT
2

3
AUT
3

Ret
OKA
1

10
OKA
2

7
OKA
3

Ret
SUG
1

6
SUG
2

3
FUJ
1

1
FUJ
2

2
SUG
1

4
SUG
2

1
SUG
3

4
MOT
1

Ret
MOT
2

13
MOT
3

11
OKA
1

Ret
OKA
2

7
3rd63

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

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

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718DCPoints
2020Carlin Buzz RacingRBR
FEA

23
RBR
SPR

24
RBR
FEA

19
RBR
SPR

15
HUN
FEA

14
HUN
SPR

21
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
SIL
FEA

SIL
SPR

CAT
FEA

CAT
SPR

SPA
FEA

SPA
SPR

MNZ
FEA

MNZ
SPR

MUG
FEA

MUG
SPR

32nd0

American open-wheel racing results

Indy Pro 2000 Championship

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

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718DCPoints
2021RP MotorsportALA
1

5
ALA
2

9
STP
1

7
STP
2

9
IMS
1

13
IMS
2

5
IMS
3

4
LOR
Wth
12th138
Juncos Hollinger RacingROA
1

ROA
2

MOH
1

MOH
2

GMP
NJM
1

NJM
2

NJM
3

MOH
1

8
MOH
2

2
2022Juncos Hollinger RacingSTP
1

2
STP
2

13
ALA
1

3
ALA
2

4
IMS
1

5
IMS
2

15
IMS
3

5
IRP
4
ROA
1

3
ROA
2

4
MOH
1

6
MOH
2

4
TOR
1

2
TOR
2

7
GMP
7
POR
1

3
POR
2

4
POR
3

4
3rd338

Indy NXT

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints
2023Cape MotorsportsSTP
19
BAR
4
IMS
10
DET
5
DET
10
RDA
17
MDO
8
IOWNSHIMSGMPPORLAGLAG18th150

Notes

References

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Ben Barnicoat
(BRDC Formula 4)
BRDC British Formula 3 Autumn Trophy
champion

2016
Succeeded by
None
(Series ended)
Preceded by BRDC British Formula 3 Championship
champion

2017
Succeeded by
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Autosport Awards
British Club Driver of the Year

2017
Succeeded by
None