Brando Badoer
Italian racing driver (born 2006)
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Brando Badoer (born 15 September 2006) is an Italian racing driver who competes in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for Rodin Motorsport, having driven for Prema in 2025.
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Italian| Brando Badoer | |
|---|---|
Badoer in 2024 | |
| Born | 15 September 2006 Montebelluna, Veneto, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Relatives | Luca Badoer (father) |
| FIA Formula 3 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2025 |
| Current team | Rodin Motorsport |
| Car number | 18 |
| Former teams | Prema Racing |
| Starts | 21 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 25th in 2025 |
| Previous series | |
| 2024 2024–2025 2023 2022–2023 2022 2022 | FR European FR Middle East Euro 4 Italian F4 ADAC Formula 4 F4 UAE |
Badoer is the son of former Formula One driver Luca Badoer. He competed for PHM Racing in the 2025 Formula Regional Middle East Championship, in which he finished fourth, and for Van Amersfoort Racing in the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship, in which he finished fifth. He previously competed in Italian F4 in 2022 and 2023.[1]
Badoer was part of the McLaren Driver Development Programme from 2024 to 2025.
Personal life
Born on 15 September 2006 in Montebelluna, Italy, Badoer is the son of former Formula 1 and Ferrari test driver Luca Badoer. He grew up deeply immersed in motorsport, which sparked his early passion for racing.[2] After his karting foundation, he drew attention from the Ferrari Driver Academy and was invited to their ACI summer scouting camp, where he trained alongside Andrea Kimi Antonelli.[2]
Badoer is in his final year of high school and manages his studies alongside racing commitments. Outside of racing, he has an interest in the stock market and follows financial topics. He also trains in high-performance KZ karts between race events.[3]
Career
Karting
Badoer began competing in WSK events in 2017 with Baby Race.[4] In 2018, he stayed in 60 Mini but switched teams to Parolin, finishing second in the WSK Open Cup, third in the WSK Champions Cup, and fourth in the WSK Final Cup.[5][6][7] For 2019 and 2020, he competed in OK-Junior, finishing third overall in the 2020 WSK Super Master Series and second in the WSK Euro Series the same year.[8][9] He then spent 2021 in the OK and KZ2 classes, but struggled to produce the same results, a highlight being an OK-class podium in the opening round of the WSK Euro Series.[10]
Formula 4
2022
Badoer made his single-seater debut in the 2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship with AKM Motorsport.[11] He failed to score any points and placed 28th in the standings.
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For his main campaign, Badoer would race in the Italian F4 Championship with Van Amersfoort Racing.[12] He had a difficult first half of the season, failing to score points but broke through with a fifth place in Spielberg, and score a few more points that season to end 16th in the standings.[13] He also competed as a guest driver in ADAC Formula 4 in two rounds.[14]
In September 2022, Badoer was chosen to participate in a scouting camp conducted by the Ferrari Driver Academy.[15]
2023
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Badoer raced in the 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship with Pinnacle VAR during pre-season.[16] He took his maiden single-seater podium with third at the Dubai Autodrome.[17] Despite not being present in two of five rounds of the championship, Badoer was sixth in the overall standings.
Badoer remained with Van Amersfoort Racing in Italian F4.[18] His season would be much more improved that the year before, starting out with a second place in Imola.[19] He scored four more podiums throughout the season with consistent points finishes, including a pole position in Monza.[20] This placed him sixth in the championship standings.[21]
Badoer also competed with Van Amersfoort Racing in the inaugural Euro 4 Championship.[22] He took three podiums over the nine races, once again finishing sixth in the overall standings.[23]
Formula Regional
2024
During pre-season, Badoer would compete in the 2024 Formula Regional Middle East Championship with PHM AIX Racing.[24] He achieved three podiums, putting him tenth in the standings.
Badoer would move up to the Formula Regional European Championship, continuing with Van Amersfoort Racing.[25] Badoer had a strong start to his campaign with fourth and fifth place in the Hockenheim opener,[26] and soon took his first podium with second place in Zandvoort.[27] This was a start of five consecutive second places, which included a maiden pole position in Mugello.[28][29] In the remaining four rounds, Badoer collected only one more podium in Austria, and failed to score in the last three races.[30] Despite placing as the highest winless driver in the standings, Badoer managed to finish fifth in the championship with six podiums and 174 points.
2025
In preparation for his 2025 Formula 3 campaign, Badoer returned to the Formula Regional Middle East Championship with PHM Racing.[31] He took his maiden Formula Regional victory in the second of the Yas Marina rounds, winning the reverse-grid race two.[32] With three further podiums, he finished fourth in the overall standings.[33]
FIA Formula 3
2025
In October 2024, Badoer was announced to be competing for Prema Racing in the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship alongside Noel León and Ugo Ugochukwu.[34] The beginning of the season was difficult, with Badoer failing to score in the first two rounds.[35] Overall, he had a dismal season, scoring only thirteen points and placing twenty-fifth in the standings.
2026
Badoer switched to Rodin Motorsport for his sophomore season of Formula 3 in 2026.[36]
Formula One
In October 2023, Badoer was made an optioned driver of the McLaren Driver Development Programme for the duration of one year.[37][38][39] This option was later exercised in October 2024 seeing him join the McLaren Driver Development Programme.[40] However, he left the programme after just a year in November 2025.[41]
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | AKM Motorsport | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28th |
| Italian F4 Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16th | |
| ADAC Formula 4 Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| 2023 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Pinnacle VAR | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 6th |
| Italian F4 Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing | 21 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 165 | 6th | |
| Euro 4 Championship | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 88.5 | 6th | ||
| 2024 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | PHM AIX Racing | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 10th |
| Formula Regional European Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing | 20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 174 | 5th | |
| 2025 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | PHM Racing | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 156 | 4th |
| FIA Formula 3 Championship | Prema Racing | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 25th | |
| 2026 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Rodin Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9th* |
* Season still in progress.
† As Badoer was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
Complete Formula 4 UAE 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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | AKM Motorsport | YMC1 1 Ret |
YMC1 2 23† |
YMC1 3 17 |
YMC1 4 23 |
DUB1 1 20 |
DUB1 2 Ret |
DUB1 3 25 |
DUB1 4 12 |
DUB2 1 25 |
DUB2 2 14 |
DUB2 3 15 |
DUB2 4 25 |
DUB3 1 13 |
DUB3 2 14 |
DUB3 3 14 |
DUB3 4 16 |
YMC2 1 |
YMC2 2 |
YMC2 3 |
YMC2 4 |
28th | 0 |
| 2023 | Pinnacle VAR | DUB1 1 5 |
DUB1 2 5 |
DUB1 3 6 |
KMT1 1 |
KMT1 2 |
KMT1 3 |
KMT2 1 |
KMT2 2 |
KMT2 3 |
DUB2 1 3 |
DUB2 2 13 |
DUB2 3 8 |
YMC 1 4 |
YMC 2 Ret |
YMC 3 5 |
6th | 69 | |||||
Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† As Badoer was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete Italian F4 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Van Amersfoort Racing | IMO 1 Ret |
IMO 2 32† |
IMO 3 20 |
MIS 1 13 |
MIS 2 13 |
MIS 3 14 |
SPA 1 11 |
SPA 2 20 |
SPA 3 11 |
VLL 1 21 |
VLL 2 Ret |
VLL 3 13 |
RBR 1 5 |
RBR 2 10 |
RBR 3 |
RBR 4 21 |
MNZ 1 Ret |
MNZ 2 13 |
MNZ 3 C |
MUG 1 10 |
MUG 2 13 |
MUG 3 9 |
16th | 14 |
| 2023 | Van Amersfoort Racing | IMO 1 2 |
IMO 2 |
IMO 3 4 |
IMO 4 27† |
MIS 1 5 |
MIS 2 8 |
MIS 3 Ret |
SPA 1 3 |
SPA 2 Ret |
SPA 3 4 |
MNZ 1 2 |
MNZ 2 3 |
MNZ 3 Ret |
LEC 1 7 |
LEC 2 Ret |
LEC 3 4 |
MUG 1 7 |
MUG 2 32† |
MUG 3 6 |
VLL 1 8 |
VLL 2 3 |
VLL 3 5 |
6th | 165 |
Complete Euro 4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula Regional Middle East 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | PHM AIX Racing | YMC1 1 Ret |
YMC1 2 21 |
YMC1 3 11 |
YMC2 1 11 |
YMC2 2 8 |
YMC2 3 9 |
DUB1 1 7 |
DUB1 2 3 |
DUB1 3 3 |
YMC3 1 Ret |
YMC3 2 15 |
YMC3 3 7 |
DUB2 1 5 |
DUB2 2 25 |
DUB2 3 2 |
10th | 76 |
| 2025 | PHM Racing | YMC1 1 4 |
YMC1 2 5 |
YMC1 3 6 |
YMC2 1 10 |
YMC2 2 1 |
YMC2 3 2 |
DUB 1 2 |
DUB 2 9 |
DUB 3 7 |
YMC3 1 6 |
YMC3 2 3 |
YMC3 3 14 |
LUS 1 14 |
LUS 2 13 |
LUS 3 11 |
4th | 156 |
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete FIA 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Prema Racing | MEL SPR 19 |
MEL FEA 26 |
BHR SPR 22 |
BHR FEA 21 |
IMO SPR 16 |
IMO FEA 19 |
MON SPR 20 |
MON FEA Ret |
CAT SPR 17 |
CAT FEA Ret |
RBR SPR 23 |
RBR FEA Ret |
SIL SPR Ret |
SIL FEA 12 |
SPA SPR 9 |
SPA FEA C |
HUN SPR 6 |
HUN FEA 7 |
MNZ SPR 27 |
MNZ FEA 14 |
25th | 13 |
| 2026 | Rodin Motorsport | MEL SPR 3 |
MEL FEA 16 |
MON SPR |
MON FEA |
CAT SPR |
CAT FEA |
RBR SPR |
RBR FEA |
SIL SPR |
SIL FEA |
SPA SPR |
SPA FEA |
HUN SPR |
HUN FEA |
MNZ SPR |
MNZ FEA |
MAD SPR |
MAD FEA |
9th* | 3* | ||
* Season still in progress.