Jérôme d'Ambrosio (; born 27 December 1985) is a Belgian former

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and

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executive, who competed in

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from to . Since October 2024, d'Ambrosio has served as deputy team principal of

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in Formula One, as well as the head of the

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. Born and raised in

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, d'Ambrosio began competitive

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aged 13, winning the

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three years later. Graduating to

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in 2003, d'Ambrosio won his first title in Belgian Formula Renault that year. After four seasons in

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, he progressed to

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, winning the championship in its inaugural

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season. D'Ambrosio moved up to the

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with

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, achieving several podiums across three seasons, amongst finishing runner-up to

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in the

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. D'Ambrosio has previously driven for Marussia Virgin Racing, as well as

Lotus F1 Lotus F1 Team was a British Formula One racing team. The team competed under the Lotus name from until , following the renaming of the former Renault in Formula One, Renault team based at Enstone in Oxfordshire. The Lotus F1 Team was majority ...

, in the

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and

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s. From 2014 to 2020, he competed in Formula E driving for

Dragon Racing DS Penske (formerly Dragon Racing) is an auto racing team that is involved in many areas of motorsport. The team is based in the United States, but once competed under a French license. DS Penske was founded in 2007 as Dragon Racing by Americans ...

and

Mahindra Racing Mahindra Racing is a motor racing team based in Banbury, England, competing with an Indian racing license. It is part of the Mahindra Group. The team is currently competing in the electric FIA Formula E Championship and has been since the inaugu ...

. D’Ambrosio achieved three victories in the series, winning the

2015 Berlin ePrix The 2015 Berlin ePrix, formally known as the 2015 DHL Berlin ePrix, was a Formula E motor race that took place on 23 May 2015 on the purpose-built Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit in Berlin. It was the eighth round of the 2014–15 Formula E s ...

2016 Mexico City ePrix The 2016 Mexico City ePrix was a Formula E motor race held on 12 March 2016 at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico. It was the fifth championship race of the 2015–16 Formula E season, the single-seater, electrically powe ...

, and 2019 Marrakesh ePrix. He was formerly the Team Principal of Venturi Racing in

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Early life and career

Jérôme d'Ambrosio was born on 27 December 1985 in

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, Belgium. His father is Henri d'Ambrosio, and his mother is Giselle d'Ambrosio.

1999–2002: Karting

D’Ambrosio began his career in

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in 1999. By 2002, he was a three-time Belgian champion after winning the Mini class in 1999, Junior class in 2000 and Formula A in 2002. Alongside national success, he won the Junior Monaco Kart Cup in 2000 and was the winner of the World Cup Formula A championship in 2002.

2003–2007: Formula Renault, Euroseries 3000, and Formula Master

D’Ambrosio graduated to single-seater competition in 2003 and won the Belgian Formula Renault championship with five wins, driving for Thierry Boutsen Racing. He also contested the German-based

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series where he finished fourth in the standings. For 2004, d’Ambrosio earned a place on the

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Driver Development Programme and moved into the French Formula Renault 2.0 series where he finished fourth in the Drivers' Championship as the highest-placed rookie. He also contested seven races in Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup. In 2005, he switched to Italian Formula Renault and finished third in the championship's Winter Series and fourth overall in the regular season, recording three wins and six podiums across both. He also started six races in the Eurocup, taking two podiums. D’Ambrosio graduated to the highest category of Formula Renault in 2006, racing in the 3.5 Series for

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but left the championship after seven races. After leaving the Formula Renault 3.5 Series, d’Ambrosio switched to Euroseries 3000 with

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and finished fifth in the final standings, despite missing the first half of the season. He also participated in one round of the

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, driving a

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Vertigo in the GT2 class. In 2007, d’Ambrosio participated in the inaugural season of the

series. Racing for Cram Competition, he secured five wins, 11 podiums and seven fastest laps in 16 races to win the championship.

2008–2010: GP2 Series

D’Ambrosio joined Formula One feeder championship, the

, in 2008 and also raced in the newly created

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, both for the

team. He finished 11th in both championships, with two podiums in each series. He extended his relationship with DAMS in 2009 and finished as the vice-champion in the 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series with four podiums. D’Ambrosio started the 2009 GP2 Series well and recorded three podiums in the first four races and finished ninth in the final standings. In

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, d’Ambrosio experienced a breakout season with DAMS and secured his first victory in the championship at

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. He later took his first series pole position at his home event at the

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but retired from the race when leading. He took one further podium at

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and finished 12th in the standings.

2010–2013: Formula One

In January 2010, d’Ambrosio was named as the Reserve Driver of the Renault F1 Team after rejoining the outfit's young driver programme. Later in the year on 16 September, it was announced that d’Ambrosio would make his Formula One race weekend debut, making four practice appearances with Virgin Racing at the Singapore, Japanese, Korean and Brazilian Grands Prix. He placed 21st in his first FP1 appearance at the

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, finishing two-tenths behind experienced team-mate

Timo Glock Timo Glock (; born 18 March 1982) is a German racing driver, who competes in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters for Dörr Motorsport. Glock competed in Formula One between and . Glock raced in Formula One for Jordan, Toyota, Virgin and Marussi ...

Virgin (2011)

On 21 December 2010, it was officially announced that d’Ambrosio would race for

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in the

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, replacing

Lucas di Grassi Lucas Tucci di Grassi (born 11 August 1984) is a Brazilian racing driver, who competes in Formula E for Lola Yamaha ABT. In formula racing, di Grassi competed in Formula One in , and won the 2016–17 Formula E Championship with Abt. In endu ...

and partnering Glock. In the Virgin garage, d’Ambrosio was affectionately known as "Custard", with the word pasted on his cockpit when he began testing for the 2011 season at Valencia.

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is a well-known UK brand of custard and rice pudding. Driving the largely uncompetitive Virgin MVR-02, d’Ambrosio finished 16 of the season's 19 races and retired from the Malaysian,

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and

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Grands Prix due to poor reliability with problems with his electronics, gearbox and brakes. D’Ambrosio became the first Belgian driver to compete at the

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since Thierry Boutsen in 1993 and finished 17th, beating team-mate Glock. He finished the season 24th in the Drivers' Championship with a best of two 14th-place finishes in

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and

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. Despite beating Glock, d’Ambrosio was replaced by

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for the 2012 season.

Lotus (2012–2013)

On 24 January 2012, d’Ambrosio was named as the official Reserve Driver for

for the 2012 season, supporting full-time drivers

Kimi Räikkönen Kimi-Matias Räikkönen (; born 17 October 1979), nicknamed "the Iceman", is a Finnish racing driver who competed in Formula One between 2001 and 2021 for Sauber, McLaren, Ferrari, Lotus, and Alfa Romeo. Räikkönen won the 2007 Formula One ...

and

Romain Grosjean Romain David Jeremie Grosjean (; born 17 April 1986) is a French and Swiss racing driver, who competes in the IMSA SportsCar Championship for Lamborghini and serves as a reserve driver in the IndyCar Series for Prema. Grosjean competed under ...

. Throughout the season, he did co-commentary work for

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for Formula One practice sessions, GP2 and GP3 races, and also commentated for the Belgian French-speaking channel,

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. D’Ambrosio replaced Grosjean at the 2012 Italian Grand Prix to make his debut for Lotus after the Frenchman received a one-race ban for causing a multi-car collision at the previous round in

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. He qualified 16th for the race and started in 15th due to a 10-place grid penalty for

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. D’Ambrosio finished in 13th and on the lead lap, 76 seconds behind winner

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. D'Ambrosio continued as Lotus F1's Reserve Driver for

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until the end of the season.

Blancpain Endurance Series

In 2014, d’Ambrosio switched from single-seaters to GT racing and joined

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to race a Continental GT3 in the

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. Alongside team-mates Duncan Tappy and Anthoine Leclerc, d’Ambrosio secured a best result of sixth at the first race of the season at

2014–2020: Formula E

Dragon Racing

D’Ambrosio joined

to contest the inaugural season of the

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, partnering

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and

Loïc Duval Loïc Jean-Claude Duval (; born 12 June 1982) is a French professional racing driver racing for Peugeot Sport in the FIA World Endurance Championship. Duval is a former FIA WEC champion and a winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race, win ...

=2014–15

Dragon Racing Punta del Este ePrix 2014 14

D'Ambrosio scored points on debut by finishing sixth at the

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and secured his first victory in the series at the

, winning the race after initial victor, Lucas di Grassi, was disqualified after violating technical regulations. D’Ambrosio scored back-to-back podiums at the double-header

2015 London ePrix The 2015 London ePrix, officially known as the 2015 Visa London ePrix, was two Formula E motor races that took place on the 27 and 28 June 2015 on the Battersea Park Street Circuit in Battersea Park, London. It was the tenth and eleventh rounds of ...

to finish fourth in the Drivers' Championship with 113 points. During the year, d’Ambrosio was the only driver on the grid to finish every race and completed every racing lap in the 2014/15 season, missing out on the top 10 only twice. Dragon Racing finished second in the Teams' Championship.

=2015–16

D’Ambrosio remained with Dragon Racing for the

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and was again partnered by Duval. The team used powertrains developed by Venturi Racing. He finished fifth in the first race of the season in

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and scored his first pole position in the series at the 2015 Punta del Este ePrix and went on to finish third. D’Ambrosio recorded his second career victory at the

after original winner, Lucas di Grassi, was disqualified due to a technical infringement. By finishing third at the season finale in

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, d’Ambrosio finished fifth in the Drivers' Championship with 83 points.

=2016–17

= D’Ambrosio continued to race for Dragon Racing in the

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, with the team manufacturing its own powertrains for the first time after entering a four-year technical partnership with American technology start-up,

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. He secured his best finish of the year at the season-opening race in

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, in which he finished seventh. D’Ambrosio scored further points in

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, and

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and finished 18th in the Drivers' Championship with 13 points.

=2017–18

= D’Ambrosio raced for Dragon Racing for a fourth successive season in the 2017/18 FIA Formula E Championship. The team's technical partnership with

came to an early conclusion as a result of financial difficulties for the startup. The team's package again proved to be uncompetitive and d’Ambrosio registered his first points of the season at the

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by finishing eighth. He took further points in

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and

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. At the

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, d’Ambrosio returned to the podium for the first time since the 2016 London ePrix by finishing third. This result marked his best result of the season, in which he finished 14th in the Drivers' Championship with 27 points, beating team-mates

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and

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Mahindra

On 13 October 2018, it was announced that d’Ambrosio would leave Dragon Racing to join

for the 2018–19 Formula E Championship.

=2018–19

= D'Ambrosio finished third in the first race of the season in

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and secured his third victory in the series at the 2019 Marrakesh ePrix. After taking further points finishes in

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and

, d’Ambrosio led the Drivers' Championship at the mid-way point of the season. The second half of his campaign was much less successful, with points only falling in

. He ended the season in 11th in the Drivers' Championship with 67 points, beating team-mate

Pascal Wehrlein Pascal Wehrlein (; born 18 October 1994) is a German and Mauritian racing driver, who competes in Formula E for Porsche. In formula racing, Wehrlein competed under the German flag in Formula One from to , and won the 2023–24 Formula E Worl ...

=2019–2020

= D’Ambrosio continued with Mahindra Racing for the

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, with the team entering a powertrain partnership with

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. The team's car struggled for efficiency in race conditions. D’Ambrosio scored points in the first race of the season in Diriyah and registered his best finish in the first part of the 2020 Berlin ePrix following Formula E's five-month hiatus as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. He finished 16th in the Drivers' Championship with 19 points, beating team-mates Wehrlein and

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. At the end of the season, d’Ambrosio announced his official retirement from professional competition and ended his career with an 18th-placed finish in Berlin.

Other appearances

D'Ambrosio featured in the first episode of the Amazon motoring show "

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" as a test driver putting in lap times for the

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and

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Management career

Formula E

Venturi Racing (2020–2022)

On 30 October 2020, d’Ambrosio joined ROKiT Venturi Racing as Deputy Team Principal for the

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, taking his first steps into motor racing team management. In November, 2021, he was promoted to the role of Team Principal following a management restructure, with former team boss,

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, being appointed to the position of chief executive officer. Under d’Ambrosio's leadership, ROKiT Venturi Racing experienced its most successful campaign to date in the

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, with the team winning five races and scoring 10 podiums in 16 races while also finishing second in the World Teams' Championship with 295 points. On 16 September 2022, it was announced that d'Ambrosio had left the team ahead of its transition to Maserati MSG Racing for Season 9.

2023–present: Formula One

Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team (2023–2024)

D'Ambrosio had been working closely with Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team Team Principal

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at the start of the

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on an informal basis. At the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Wolff announced that d'Ambrosio had acquired a formal role as the Driver Development Director for the team. He looked after and managed all of Mercedes' young drivers in various motorsports categories. After Wolff underwent knee surgery following the Singapore Grand Prix, d'Ambrosio replaced Wolff in

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until the

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Scuderia Ferrari (2024–present)

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announced in May 2024 that d'Ambrosio would be joining their team beginning on 1 October 2024, working as Deputy Team Principal and Head of the

, the outfit's young driver development program.

Personal life

In 2013, d'Ambrosio married the American-Chilean model Natalie "Natty" Sifferman at St. Nicholas Catholic Church in La Hulpe, Belgium. They divorced after two years of marriage. In 2020, d'Ambrosio married Austrian jewellery designer, Eleonore von Habsburg at the Civil Registry of

, in a ceremony conducted by the Monaco mayor Georges Marsan. On 20 October 2021, Eleonore gave birth to their son, Otto d'Ambrosio, named after her grandfather,

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. In 2024, a daughter, Zita d'Ambrosio, was born, named after her Eleonore's great-grandmother Zita von Habsburg.

Racing record

Career summary

^† As d'Ambrosio was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Italia results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Italian F3000/Euroseries 3000 results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Complete International Formula Master results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete GP2 Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Complete GP2 Asia Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula One results

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Complete Formula E results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Complete 24 Hours of Spa results

References

External links

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