| Ugo Ugochukwu Orlandi | ||
|---|---|---|
| File:Ugo Ugochukwu.png | ||
| Driver Details | ||
| Nationality |  American
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| Date of Birth | 23 April 2007 | |
| Experience | F4 British Championship Euro 4 Championship | |
| Formula E Career | ||
| Tests | 1 | |
| Début |  2024 Rookie Test
| |
| Teams |  NEOM McLaren Formula E Team
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Ugo Ugochukwu Orlandi (born 23 April 2007 in New York City, New York State, USA) is an American racing driver who served as a test driver for the NEOM McLaren Formula E Team in the 2023/24 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.[1] A McLaren Driver Development Programme driver and Euro 4 Championship Champion, Ugochukwu would make his FE testing debut at the 2024 Rookie Test, where he would set the seventeenth fastest time.[2]
Background[]
Ugochukwu began his career in karting in his native United States, although a move to Europe in his early teens saw Ugochukwu make a huge jump, winning the CIK-FIA Karting European Championship in 2020 amid other title charges in various series, and earned a spot in the McLaren Driver Development Programme.[3][4] In 2022 Ugochukwu would graduate to single-seaters at F4 level, entering the F4 British Championship where he would finish third after two wins, while also making several starts in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship and Italian F4 Championship.[3] For 2023 Ugochukwu would race in the Formula 4 UAE Championship, finishing third, Italian F4 and claim second, while also claiming the title in the Euro 4 Championship in what was an impressive campaign.[3]
A Future Pretender? 2024 - Present[]
For 2024 Ugochukwu would move into the Formula Regional European Championship, ending the season in eleventh, having started the season with a run to seventh in the sister Middle East series.[3] Ugochukwu woujld also race in the GB3 Championship and would win the Macau Grand Prix at his second attempt, earning him a move to the FIA Formula 3 Championship for 2025.[3]
Formula E History[]
Ugochukwu was able to get his first taste of an ABB FIA Formula E World Championship car through his connections as a McLaren supported driver, who offered him a seat at the 2024 Rookie Test with the NEOM McLaren Formula E Team.[1] Driving the #8 car of Sam Bird for the day, Ugochukwu would set the seventeenth fastest time of the day, just a couple of tenths slower than testing teammate Grégoire Saucy after a full day of running.[2]
Full Formula E Record[]
Shown below are a series of tables outlining Ugo Ugochukwu's career in Formula E in statistical form:
| Ugo Ugochukwu's Formula E Test Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Role |
| 2023/24 | NEOM McLaren Formula E Team[1]
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8 | Nissan e-4ORCE 04 | Test Driver |
References[]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Saucy and Ugochukwu set for Rookie Test outing with NEOM McLaren', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 03/05/2024), https://fiaformulae.com/en/news/497212, (Accessed 21/09/2024)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 'Shwartzman heads the way in morning session of Berlin Rookie Test', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 13/05/2024), https://fiaformulae.com/en/news/498534, (Accessed 13/05/2024)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 'Ugo Ugochukwu', driverdb.com, (The Race Media, 2025), https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/ugo-ugochukwu, (Accessed 13/03/2025)
- ↑ 'McLAREN Racing signs agreement with rising karting star Ugo Ugochukwu', mclaren.com, (McLaren Racing, 22/03/2021), https://www.mclaren.com/racing/team/mclaren-racing-signs-agreement-rising-karting-star-ugo-ugochukwu/, (Accessed 13/03/2025)