Retired

Jerome d’Ambrosio

Belgian

  • Etterbeek, Belgium Place of Birth
  • 27 December 1985 Date of Birth
  • 2011 Australian Grand Prix F1 Debut
  • Lotus F1 Current/Last Team

Belgian driver Jerome d’Ambrosio joined Virgin’s race team for the 2011 season after participating in several practice sessions with them at the end of 2010. His journey to F1 began with Renault’s driver development programme, making his start in circuit racing with Renault. In 2003, he won the Belgian Formula Renault 1600 championship.

NationalityBelgian
BornJérôme d’Ambrosio
27 December 1985
Etterbeek, Belgium

Following a season in the F3000 Euroseries, d’Ambrosio claimed the inaugural Formula Master championship title in 2007. This success propelled him into GP2 and GP2 Asia, where he spent three seasons driving for DAMS. After finishing 11th and 9th overall in his first two seasons, he secured his first win in the sprint race at Monaco in 2010.

Midway through that season, he was temporarily replaced by Romain Grosjean at the German round but returned to complete the year. He also made four Friday practice appearances for Virgin in F1, alongside participating in the post-season young drivers’ test for both Virgin and Renault, which led to his promotion to Virgin’s race team for 2011.

Virgin Racing

D’Ambrosio faced a challenging debut season in F1 with Virgin Racing. He drove a highly uncompetitive car and partnered with the more experienced Timo Glock. Though he occasionally outqualified Glock, he typically finished behind him. A notable low point was during the 2011 Hungarian Grand Prix, where he spun in a damp pit lane but avoided a collision.

Towards the end of the season, he showed improvement, particularly in Japan and Brazil. However, his efforts were not enough to secure his seat for the following year, and he was replaced by Charles Pic for the 2012 season.

Lotus F1

In 2012, d’Ambrosio joined Lotus F1 as their third driver. He got a chance to race at the 2012 Italian Grand Prix when Romain Grosjean was banned, filling in for him for that race.

After his stint in F1, d’Ambrosio transitioned to Formula E, where he spent six seasons racing for Dragon and Mahindra. He achieved three race wins during his time in the series. Post-racing, d’Ambrosio took on a role at Mercedes, contributing to their junior driver programme. In 2024, he moved to Ferrari, continuing his career in motorsport development.

Jerome d’Ambrosio Formula One World Championship career

F1 Career2011–2012
TeamsVirgin RacingLotus F1
Entries20 (20 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry2011 Australian Grand Prix
Last entry2012 Italian Grand Prix

Jerome d’Ambrosio Teammates

4 TeammatesInvolvementFirst YearLast Year
Timo Glock2320102011
Lucas di Grassi42010
Robert Wickens12011
Kimi Räikkönen12012

Formula One Record

YearEntrantTeamWDC PointsWDC Pos.Report
Youth Career
2004, 2010Renault Driver Development
Senior Career
2010Renault F1 TeamRenaultTest driver
Virgin RacingVirgin-Cosworth
2011Marussia Virgin RacingVirgin-Cosworth024thReport
2012Lotus F1 TeamLotusRenaultTest driver
022ndReport
2013Lotus F1 TeamLotusRenaultTest driver

Complete Formula One Results

YearEntrantChassisEngine1234567891011121314151617181920WDCPoints
2010Virgin RacingVirgin VR-01Cosworth CA2010 2.4 V8BHRAUSMALCHNESPMONTURCANEURGBRGERHUNBELITASIN TDJPN TDKOR TDBRA TDABU
2011Marussia Virgin RacingVirgin MVR-02Cosworth CA2011 2.4 V8AUS 14MAL RetCHN 20TUR 20ESP 20MON 15CAN 14EUR 22GBR 17GER 18HUN 19BEL 17ITA RetSIN 18JPN 21KOR 20IND 16ABU RetBRA 1924th0
2012Lotus F1 TeamLotus E20Renault RS27-2012 2.4 V8AUSMALCHNBHRESPMONCANEURGBRGERHUNBELITA 13SINJPNKORINDABUUSABRA23rd0

Sources

  1. Wikipedia.com
  2. fandom.com
  3. statsf1.com
  4. racefans.net

Teammates

Driver Nationality Current/Last Team F1 Debut Status
German Marussia F1 2004 Canadian Grand Prix Retired
Finnish Alfa Romeo 2001 Australian Grand Prix F1 Legend

Teams

Team Nationality Debut Season Status
Virgin Racing British, Russian 2010 Historic
Lotus F1 British 2012 Historic