Jérôme d'Ambrosio

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Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Nationality Flag of Belgium Belgian
Date of Birth December 27, 1985 (1985-12-27) (age 22)
2008 GP2 Asia Series
Debut season 2008
Current team DAMS
Car No. 9
Starts 6
Wins 0
Poles 0
Fastest laps 0
Championship titles
2003
2007
Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium
International Formula Master

Jérôme d'Ambrosio (born December 27, 1985) is a Belgian racing driver.

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[edit] Career

[edit] Formula Renault

D'Ambrosio won the Belgian Formula Renault (1.6 litre) championship in 2003, driving for former Formula One driver and compatriot Thierry Boutsen's team. For 2004, he moved into the two litre formulae, competing in the French series in 2004, the Italian series in 2005 and the Eurocup in both years. In 2006, he drove at the highest level in the Renault single-seater motorsport hierarchy, the World Series by Renault.

[edit] Formula König

D'Ambrosio also drove in the German-based Formula König championship in 2003, finishing fourth in the season standings.

[edit] Formula 3000

In 2005, D'Ambrosio had a single race outing in the Light class of the Italian Formula 3000 series, which led to a full season in the championship (renamed the Euroseries 3000) in 2006. Combined with several WSBR races, he finished fifth in the championship.

[edit] Sports car racing

In 2006, D'Ambrosio took part in a single race meeting of the FIA GT Championship, driving a Gillet Vertigo in the GT2 class.

[edit] Formula Master

For 2007, D'Ambrosio took part in the inaugural season of the International Formula Master series with the Cram Competition team. He won five races, scored 100 points and became the category's first champion.

[edit] GP2 Series

D'Ambrosio's car and helmet at the Turkish round of the 2008 GP2 Series season.
D'Ambrosio's car and helmet at the Turkish round of the 2008 GP2 Series season.

For 2008, D'Ambrosio is competing in both the GP2 Series and the new GP2 Asia Series for the DAMS team, alongside Kamui Kobayashi.

[edit] Racing record

[edit] Career summary

Season Series Team Name Races Poles Wins Points Final Placing
2003 Formula Renault 1.6 Belgium Thierry Boutsen Racing  ?  ?  ?  ? 1st
Formula König  ?  ?  ?  ? 240 4th
2004 Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 Graff Racing 14 0 0 156 4th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Graff Racing 7 0 0 28 16th
2005 Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Euronova Racing 17 1 1 199 4th
Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Winter Series Euronova Racing 2  ? 2 40 3rd
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Euronova Racing 6 0 0 22 15th
Italian Formula 3000 Light Euronova Racing 1 0 0 9 6th
2006 Euroseries 3000 Euronova Racing 10 0 0 39 5th
World Series by Renault Tech 1 Racing 7 0 0 0 NC
FIA GT Championship Gillet Vertigo Streiff (GT2) 1 0 0 0 NC
2007 International Formula Master Cram Competition 16 1 5 100 1st
2008 GP2 Series DAMS 6 0 0 0 21st*
GP2 Asia Series DAMS 10 0 0 12 11th

* Season in progress.

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