Ugo Ugochukwu

Ugo Ugochukwu (born 23 April 2007) is an American go-kart racer. He is a member of the Sauber Junior Team and the current European Karting Champion in the OKJ-Class.[1]

Ugo Ugochukwu
Nationality American
BornApril 2007 (age 13)
Lagos, Nigeria
Current teamSauber Karting Team

Career

Karting

In 2015 Ugochukwu competed in the Florida Winter Tour in the Rotax Micro Max class, winning the series.[2] Following that the American moved to compete in Europe, racing in the 60 Mini category in, among others, the Italian Karting Championship, where he finished sixth.

The year after he remained in the Italian series, missing out on the title to Gabriele Minì.[3] Furthermore, the American finished seventh in the WSK Super Master Series.

In the Winter of 2018 Ugochukwu returned to the Florida Winter Tour, this time in the ROK Junior category, where he finished second.[4] That year the American also won the Challenge of the Americas and came runner-up in the Italian Karting Championship.

For 2019 he progressed to the OKJ karting class with Ricky Flynn Motorsport. Ugochukwu raced in a number of European championships, most notably the WSK Open Cup, where he finished fourth in the drivers' standings, and the FIA Karting European Championship, where the American archieved an eighth place with three race wins. He also made an appearance at the Karting World Championship, finishing 30th.

In 2020 won the European Karting Championship in the OKJ class for KR Motorsport.[5] He then made another appearance at the Karting World Championship with Sauber Karting Team.[6]

Formula One

In 2020 Ugochukwu was officially introduced as a member of the Sauber Junior Team.[7]

Personal life

Ugochukwu was born in Lagos, Nigeria, but raised in New York City.[8]

Racing record

Karting career summary
Season Series Team Class Races Wins Points Position
2015 Florida Winter Tour Team Koene USA Rotax Micro Max ? ? 513 1st
2016 Italian Championship Energy Corse 60 Mini ? ? 133 6th
WSK Final Cup 6 ? - 32nd
WSK Super Master Series 24 ? 21 28th
WSK Champions Cup 6 ? - NC
2017 Italian Championship Energy Corse 60 Mini ? ? 230 2nd
WSK Champions Cup 6 ? - 22nd
WSK Super Master Series 24 ? 152 7th
2018 Florida Winter Tour Fusion Motorsports ROK Junior ? ? 1891 2nd
Challenge of the Americas ? ? 594 1st
Italian Championship Energy Corse ? ? 146.5 2nd
2019 WSK Final Cup Ricky Flynn Motorsport OKJ 6 0 - 4th
WSK Open Cup 12 2 117 4th
FIA Karting European Championship 22 3 38 8th
FIA Karting World Championship 7 0 - 30th
WSK Euro Series 19 5 179 4th
WSK Champions Cup 6 0 - 9th
WSK Super Master Series 24 0 69 17th
2020 WSK Euro Series Ricky Flynn Motorsport OKJ 13 5 93 9th
WSK Super Master Series 24 7 243 5th
WSK Champions Cup 11 2 - 25th
FIA Karting European Championship KR Motorsport Srl ? ? 65 1st
FIA Karting World Championship Sauber Karting Team 7 0 - 8th

References
  1. "The top karting stars of 2020". 26 December 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  2. "Payton Durrant and Ugo Ugochukwu Back with Team Koene USA in 2016". 27 October 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  3. "American Driver Ugo Ugochukwu Joins Fusion Motorsports in 2018". 29 November 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  4. "AMERICAN DRIVER UGO UGOCHUKWU JOINS FUSION MOTORSPORTS IN 2018". 29 November 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  5. "FIA Karting European Championship – Junior: Ugochukwu crowned despite Lindblad's win in Germany". 13 September 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  6. "Five USA Drivers Set to Compete at 2020 FIA World Karting Championships". 3 November 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  7. "Ugo Ugochukwu". 4 April 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  8. "GoRotax.com Driver of the Month Presented by eKartingNews.com – October 2014 – Ugo Ugochukwu". 4 November 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
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