Filip Ugran

Karting

Ugran made his motorsport debut in karting in 2016, where he remained active until 2018. He took part in championships such as the WSK Super Master Series, WSK Final Cup and the CIK-FIA International Super Cup. He also raced in the 2016 edition of the CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy, where he finished 38th.^[3]

Lower formulae

FIA Formula 3 Championship

2021

For the 2021 season, Ugran remained with Jenzer Motorsport but progressed to the FIA Formula 3 Championship, where he partnered Calan Williams.^[16] At the first round in Barcelona, the Romanian found himself fighting for positions in the lower midfield,^[17] and issues with tyre management in France as well as troubles with track limits at Spielberg left Ugran bottom of the standings after the opening third of the season, with the best race result of 21st place.^[18][19] Ugran managed to achieve a then-best finish of 19th in race two in Budapest and Spa-Francorchamps, allowing Ugran to move off the bottom of the table.^[20][21] At the penultimate round in Zandvoort, Ugran qualified a season-best 21st and finished 15th in race one, bettering his previous best finishing position by four places.^[22] In the second race, Ugran managed to end up in 12th at the checkered flag but was demoted to 24th after the race stewards found him guilty of a collision with Jonny Edgar.^[23] Ugran did not score points in the final weekend at Sochi.^[24] Ugran finished 31st in the drivers' standings, the second-lowest of all full-timers.^[25]

2022

Ugran drove for Jenzer Motorsport, Charouz Racing System and Van Amersfoort Racing during 2021 post-season testing.^[26][27][28] However, he was not selected for any team and left the series.

Ugran returned to Formula 3 for the Silverstone round of the championship, replacing Alexander Smolyar, who could not race in the United Kingdom due to Visa issues.^[29] He finished his races 23rd and 18th, before handing his seat back to Smolyar for the Spielberg round.^[30] Ugran ended the year 36th in the standings.^[31]

Euroformula Open Championship

Ugran moved to the Euroformula Open Championship in 2022, signing for Van Amersfoort Racing.^[32] Ugran did manage one podium during the season, where he placed third in the Paul Ricard round.^[33] However, after four rounds into the season, Van Amersfoort Racing left Euroformula Open with immediate effect, leaving Ugran without a seat.^[34] This left him to end ninth in the standings.^[35]

2022: Endurance debut

After being left without a drive after the 2022 Euroformula Open Championship, Ugran joined the 2022 European Le Mans Series with Algarve Pro Racing alongside Bent Viscaal for the remaining two rounds of the campaign.^[36] Ugran ended both rounds in eighth and fifth place.^{[citation needed]}

2023: First FIA WEC season

Ugran's 2023 campaign would be in the FIA World Endurance Championship with Prema Racing in the LMP2 category, driving alongside Bent Viscaal and Andrea Caldarelli.^[37] The season began without much promise at the 1000 Miles of Sebring, where early contact left them eighth at the chequered flag.^[38] The second round in Portimão was better, as Ugran contributed to a recovery drive for fifth place.^[39] Ugran had his best finish in Spa-Francorchamps, making a great start en route to fourth place, although Caldarelli was passed on older tyres while running in third.^[40] He had a complicated race during his Le Mans debut, getting stuck in a runoff area and later being hit from behind which caused damage and a lengthy thirty-minute repair in the pits. They eventually brought it home to finish tenth.^[41] After ninth and eighth in Monza and 2023 6 Hours of Fuji respectively, a successful stint by Viscaal in Bahrain meant Ugran would get another fourth place finish.^[42] Ugran finished his rookie season of WEC in tenth overall, with 57 points.^[43]

2024: Switch to United

For the 2024 season, Ugran moved to United Autosports, partnering Ben Hanley and Marino Sato in the European Le Mans Series.^[44] He started the season with his first endurance racing podium with third place at the 4 Hours of Barcelona.^[45] This was followed by a fifth place the next round for the 4 Hours of Le Castellet.^[46] However, the No. 22 car's results' dipped after that, as they were only able to score points two more times with a ninth and tenth place. Ugran finished the campaign tenth in the standings with 29 points.^[47]

2025: International GT Open debut

In 2025, Ugran raced exclusively in the International GT Open with Oregon Team alongside Robin Rogalski in the No. 19 car.^[48]

Karting career summary

Complete CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy results

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

Racing career summary

^† As Ugran was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
^* Season still in progress.

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

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

^† As Ugran 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)

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

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

^† As Ugran was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

^† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

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

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

More information Year, Team ...

Year	Team	Co-drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class pos.
2023	Prema Racing	Juan Manuel Correa Bent Viscaal	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	310	34th	16th

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Complete International GT Open results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

^* Season still in progress.