Nicolás Ambiado
Nicolás Ambiado | |
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Ambiado in 2025 | |
| Born | Nicolás Felipe Ambiado Quiñones 4 November 2007 Talagante, Chile |
| Nationality | Chilean |
Nicolás Felipe Ambiado Quiñones (born 4 November 2007) is a Chilean racing driver currently competing for Kiwi Motorsports in the Formula Regional Americas Championship.
Career
Ambiado was born on 4 November 2007 and began karting at the age of six.[1][2] In his karting career, Ambiado most notably was the 2019 Rotax Max South America champion in the Mini class,[3] and was also voted as the best Chilean driver under 18 at the FIA Americas Awards.[4]
Ambiado made his single-seater debut in early 2023, racing in the Formula Inter series, in which he took two wins on his debut.[5] In the same year, Ambiado also made a one-off appearance in the Formula 4 United States Championship at NOLA for Scuderia Buell. In the three races, Ambiado scored a best result of 13th in race three.[6]
The following year, Ambiado stepped up to single-seaters full-time by joining Velox USA to race in Formula Regional Americas.[7] In his first round in the series at NOLA, Ambiado finished third on debut before taking tenth in race two and not starting race three.[8][9] In the following round at Road America, Ambiado scored his second podium of the season by finishing third,[10] before taking his third podium two rounds later at Mid-Ohio by finishing second in race two.[11] Ambiado then took his maiden win in single-seaters at New Jersey Motorsports Park and finished second in the other two races of the weekend.[12] After missing the round at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, Ambiado returned to the series for the finale at Circuit of the Americas,[13] where he secured fifth in points after finishing fourth in race two.[14]
Ambiado returned to the series for 2025, albeit switching to Kiwi Motorsports for his sophomore season,[15] with coaching from Roberto Moreno.[16] Starting off the season at NOLA, Ambiado took pole and won race three,[17] and left the round as the points leader after finishing second in the other two races.[18] Ambiado then lost the points lead at Road America, in which he took a lone podium in race two,[19] before taking his second win of the season in the following round at Indianapolis.[20] The following week at Mid-Ohio, Ambiado finished all three races on the podium, including his third win of the season in race two,[21] and then won race two of the following round at New Jersey Motorsports Park.[22] In the series' only trip abroad in Canada, Ambiado finished second in race two but wasn't able to re-take the points lead after finishing fourth in race two and suffering a turbo issue in race three.[23] At VIR, Ambiado battled mechanical issues yet again, but was able to retain second in points after finishing fourth in race one.[24]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Rotax Max Challenge Chile – Micro Max | 1st | |
| 2017 | Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals – Micro Max | Marco Ambiado Olivare | 14th |
| 2018 | Trofeo Andrea Margutti – 60 Mini | Avracing | 19th |
| WSK Open Cup – 60 Mini | Parolin Motorsport | NC | |
| ROK Cup International Final – Mini Rok | 14th | ||
| 2019 | Florida Winter Tour – Mini ROK | AM Engines | 24th |
| WSK Euro Series – 60 Mini | Avracing | 47th | |
| Trofeo Delle Industrie – 60 Mini | 6th | ||
| Rok Cup Superfinal – Mini Rok | 32nd | ||
| WSK Open Cup – 60 Mini | 39th | ||
| 2020 | Florida Winter Tour – Mini ROK | AM Engines | 20th |
| Karting European Championship – OK-J | Parolin Motorsport | 32nd | |
| 2021 | Karting Academy Trophy | Marco Ambiado | 19th |
| WSK Euro Series – OK-J | Parolin Motorsport | 112nd | |
| Champions of the Future – OK-J | 111st | ||
| Karting European Championship – OK-J | NC | ||
| 2024 | RMC South American Trophy – DD2 | 1st | |
| Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals – DD2 | Marco Ambiado | 63nd | |
| Sources:[25][26] | |||
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Formula 4 United States Championship | Scuderia Buell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37th |
| 2024 | Formula Regional Americas Championship | Velox USA | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 154 | 5th |
| 2025 | Formula Regional Americas Championship | Kiwi Motorsports | 19 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 250 | 2nd |
| Sources:[27][25] | |||||||||
Formula 4 United States Championship
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Scuderia Buell | NOL 1 Ret |
NOL 2 17 |
NOL 3 13 |
ROA 1 |
ROA 2 |
ROA 3 |
MOH 1 |
MOH 2 |
MOH 3 |
NJM 1 |
NJM 2 |
NJM 3 |
VIR 1 |
VIR 2 |
VIR 3 |
COA 1 |
COA 2 |
COA 3 |
37th | 0 |
Complete Formula Regional Americas Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Velox USA | NOL 1 3 |
NOL 2 10 |
NOL 3 DNS |
ROA 1 3 |
ROA 2 4 |
ROA 3 7 |
IMS 1 5 |
IMS 2 9 |
IMS 3 7 |
MOH 1 Ret |
MOH 2 2 |
NJM 1 2 |
NJM 2 1 |
NJM 3 2 |
MOS 1 |
MOS 2 |
MOS 3 |
COT 1 8 |
COT 2 4 |
5th | 154 | |||
| 2025 | Kiwi Motorsports | NOL 1 2 |
NOL 2 2 |
NOL 3 1 |
ROA 1 9 |
ROA 2 3 |
ROA 3 11 |
IMS 1 C |
IMS 2 4 |
IMS 3 1 |
MOH 1 2 |
MOH 2 1 |
MOH 3 3 |
NJM 1 5 |
NJM 2 1 |
NJM 3 C |
MOS 1 2 |
MOS 2 4 |
MOS 3 10 |
VIR 1 4 |
VIR 2 11† |
ALA 2 DNS |
ALA 2 3 |
2nd | 250 |
References
- ^ "La ruta de Nicolás Ambiado, el chileno de 17 años que acelera en Estados Unidos". eluniversal.com (in Spanish). 16 June 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "Nicolás Ambiado, el chileno que sigue la ruta de Colapinto hacia la Fórmula Uno". latercera.com (in Spanish). 14 December 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "Nico Ambiado, campeón Sudamericano de karting, se lanza a correr el Mundial CIK FIA 2020". 24horas.cl (in Spanish). 3 March 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "Dos apuntan a la F-1 y uno tiene solo 12 años: 5 promesas del deporte motor chileno que ya hacen carrera en el extranjero". emol.com (in Spanish). 27 June 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "What happened to Formula Inter? The untold story of Florida's short-lived F4 series". feederseries.net. 15 February 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "[Chilenos en el exterior] Nicolás Ambiado, el joven piloto que quiere conquistar Estados Unidos". racing5.cl (in Spanish). 1 February 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "FRegional Americas attracts 15 cars for round one, adds non-points event". formulascout.com. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "Gran debut de Nicolás Ambiado en EE.UU". centralweb.cl (in Spanish). 25 April 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "Joven piloto chileno Nicolás Ambiado tuvo un exitoso debut en Estados Unidos". cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). 26 April 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "Nicolás Ambiado se sube nuevamente al podio y escala en la clasificación general de la Fórmula Regional Américas de Estados Unidos". elcachapoal.cl (in Spanish). 22 May 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "Nicolás Ambiado logra un segundo lugar en la Fórmula Regional Américas". latercera.com (in Spanish). 24 June 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "Ambiado, Woods-Toth finish FR Americas weekend strong at NJMP". racer.com. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "Chileno Nicolás Ambiado cierra su gran 2024 en la Fórmula Regional Américas corriendo fecha en Austin". biobiochile.cl (in Spanish). 25 October 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "Sherlock and Ribeiro end FRegional Americas season with COTA wins". formulascout.com. 3 November 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "Formula Regional Americas: 2025 season guide". feederseries.net. 26 March 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "Nico Ambiado se integra al, actual campeón de la Fórmula Regional Américas, donde será entrenado por un ex F1". 24horas.cl (in Spanish). 20 March 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "Ambiado wins FR Americas Race 3 at NOLA". racer.com. 30 March 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "Nicolás Ambiado logró triple podio con victoria en la primera fecha de la Fórmula Regional Américas y queda líder del campeonato en EE.UU". eldiariosantiago.cl (in Spanish). 30 March 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "Sherlock gets a victory sweep in FRegional Americas at Road America". formulascout.com. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "Piloto chileno gana la tercera fecha de la Fórmula Regional Américas en Indianápolis". adnradio.cl (in Spanish). 16 June 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "Triple podio y victoria de Nicolás Ambiado en la 4ª fecha de la Fórmula Regional Américas, completando su mejor temporada en el reconocido campeonato norteamericano". g5noticias.cl (in Spanish). 22 June 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "Nicolás Ambiado gana en New Jersey y reaviva la disputa por el campeonato de la Fórmula Regional Américas". eldiariosantiago.cl (in Spanish). 3 August 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "Nico Ambiado sigue soñando con el título de la Formula Regional Americas". masmotorchile.com (in Spanish). 1 September 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "Nicolás Ambiado mantuvo sus opciones al título de la Fórmula Regional Américas". cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). 22 September 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Nicolás Ambiado | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ Kartcom. "Ambiado Nicolas". Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "Nicolas Ambiado Quinones Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
External links
- Nicolás Ambiado career summary at DriverDB.com