| Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak | |
|---|---|
 Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak in 2023 | |
| Nationality |  Thai |
| Born | 14 November 2005 Thailand |
| Related to | Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak (father) |
| Eurocup-3 career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | Campos Racing |
| Car number | 14 |
| Starts | 15 (16 entries) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 4 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 6th in 2023 |
| Previous series | |
| 2023 2022 2021, 2022 2021 2021 | FR Middle East F4 Spanish F4 UAE F4 British French F4 |
Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak (Thai: ทัศนพล อินทรภูวศักดิ์, born 14 November 2005), also known as Tern Inthraphuvasak, is a Thai racing driver who is due to compete in the 2024 Formula Regional Middle East Championship, driving for PHM Aix Racing.[1] He is the son of GT racing driver Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak.[2]
He made his car racing debut in the 2021 Formula 4 UAE Championship, and has competed in various other Formula 4 championships such as French F4, British F4 and Spanish F4, with wins in the latter two. He competed in the 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship with Pinnacle VAR.
Career
Karting
Inthraphuvasak began karting in 2013, and competed in karting championships across Asia and his native Thailand until 2017, when he began karting in the United States and Europe as well.[3] He was vice champion of the 2017 Asian Kart Open Championship and the 2018 IAME Asia Series. He competed in the OK Junior class of the 2019 FIA Karting European Championship with KR Motorsport.
Formula 4
2021
Inthraphuvasak made his car racing debut in January 2021, competing in the 2021 Formula 4 UAE Championship with Xcel Motorsport.[4] He finished 5th in the standings, with three podiums and a best finish of second place.
On 12th March 2021, it was announced that Inthraphuvasak would drive for Carlin in the 2021 F4 British Championship.[5][6] He was disqualified from race 3 at the opening round at Thruxton Circuit after failing to comply to a black and orange flag.[7] Throughout the rest of the season, he finished on the podium three times, including a win during the reverse-grid race at the final round at Brands Hatch.[8] He finished 10th in the overall standings, with 123 points.
He also appeared as a guest driver at the third round of the 2021 French F4 Championship at the Hungaroring.[9] He took two podium finishes over the weekend.[10]
2022
Inthaphuvasak returned for the 2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship with MP Motorsport, for his second campaign in the series. He took pole position for race 1 in the first round at Yas Marina Circuit,[11] and inherited the race 3 win after post-race penalties were given.[12] He finished 7th in the overall standings.
This year, he switched to the F4 Spanish Championship, also with MP Motorsport.[13][14] He took pole position for race 3 at round 1 at Algarve International Circuit,[15] and converted it into a race win,[16] his only of the season.
Formula Regional
2022
In late 2022, in preparation for a full Formula Regional campaign the following year, Inthraphuvasak paired up with Graff to take part in two rounds of the Ultimate Cup Series' single-seater category. The Thai starred on debut, taking pole and winning lights to flag in his first race at the Hockenheimring.[17] He went on to win five of his six races in the championship, in a field that included Formula E race winner and former Formula One test driver Nico Prost.[18]
2023
Inthraphuvasak was revealed as one of the drivers for Pinnacle VAR in the 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship.[19] He finished on the podium once throughout the season, finishing in 3rd place in the third race of the first round at Dubai Autodrome.[20] With three other points finishes during the season, he came 19th in the overall standings with 19 points, and 8th in the rookie standings.
2024
In 2024, he was announced to drive in the 2024 Formula Regional Middle East Championship with PHM Aix Racing[21]
Eurocup-3
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For his main 2023 campaign, Inthraphuvasak signed with Campos Racing to compete in the newly formed Eurocup-3 series.[22] He picked up his first pole position not long after at the first race at second round in MotorLand Aragón, where he retired from the race and didn't start the next race. In Circuit Zandvoort he picked up his first podium in the first race, and picked up his second podium at the following round in Circuito de Jerez at the second race. Inthraphuvasak bagged a second pole position at Circuito do Estoril, and got two second place positions in the final round in Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, he finished the championship in 6th with 142 points.
Racing record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Asian Kart Open Championship - Mini ROK | ||
| 2016 | Thailand Karting Championship - Mini Kart | ||
| 2017 | SKUSA SuperNationals XXI - Mini Swift | 24th | |
| Trofeo Delle Industrie - 60 Mini | Gamoto ASD | 11th | |
| Asian Kart Open Championship | 2nd | ||
| 2018 | IAME Asia Series - Junior | 2nd | |
| 2019 | WSK Open Cup - OK Junior | KR Motorsport | |
| German Junior Kart Championship | |||
| CIK-FIA Karting European Championship - OK Junior | |||
| WSK Euro Series - OK Junior | 25th | ||
| WSK Super Master Series - OK Junior | |||
| South Garda Winter Cup - OK Junior | 12th | ||
| IAME International Final - X30 Junior | 33rd | ||
| IAME Euro Series - X30 Junior | Piers Sexton Racing | 28th | |
| DKM German Championship | 3rd | ||
| IAME Asia Cup - Junior | I.S. Racing | 3rd | |
| IAME Asia Final - Junior | 5th | ||
| 2020 | South Garda Winter Cup - OK | KR Motorsport | 30th |
| WSK Super Master Series - OK | 54th | ||
| WSK Champions Cup - OK | 26th | ||
| IAME Asia Final - Senior | I.S. Racing | 4th | |
| Sources:[3][23] | |||
Esports career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Virtual Edition - Pro | AAS Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 10th |
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Xcel Motorsport | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 154 | 5th |
| F4 British Championship | Carlin | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 123 | 10th | |
| French F4 Championship | FFSA Academy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2022 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | MP Motorsport | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 163 | 7th |
| F4 Spanish Championship | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 9th | ||
| Ultimate Cup Series - Challenge Monoplace - F3 Regional | Graff | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 164 | 12th | |
| 2023 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | Pinnacle VAR | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19th |
| Eurocup-3 | Campos Racing | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 142 | 6th | |
| 2024 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | PHM AIX Racing |
* Season still in progress.
† As Inthraphuvasak was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete F4 UAE 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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Xcel Motorsport | DUB1 1 7 |
DUB1 2 8 |
DUB1 3 6 |
DUB1 4 3 |
YMC1 1 6 |
YMC1 2 7 |
YMC1 3 7 |
YMC1 4 3 |
DUB2 1 4 |
DUB2 2 7 |
DUB2 3 9 |
DUB2 4 6 |
YMC2 1 6 |
YMC2 2 Ret |
YMC2 3 10 |
YMC2 4 2 |
DUB3 1 4 |
DUB3 2 6 |
DUB3 3 10 |
DUB3 4 5 |
5th | 154 |
| 2022 | MP Motorsport | YMC1 1 14 |
YMC1 2 4 |
YMC1 3 1 |
YMC1 4 4 |
DUB1 1 2 |
DUB1 2 3 |
DUB1 3 4 |
DUB1 4 17 |
DUB2 1 6 |
DUB2 2 6 |
DUB2 3 6 |
DUB2 4 8 |
DUB3 1 5 |
DUB3 2 5 |
DUB3 3 Ret |
DUB3 4 12 |
YMC2 1 7 |
YMC2 2 8 |
YMC2 3 6 |
YMC2 4 9 |
7th | 163 |
Complete F4 British 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 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Carlin | THR1 1 14 |
THR1 2 4 |
THR1 3 DSQ |
SNE 1 12 |
SNE 2 8 |
SNE 3 7 |
BHI 1 13 |
BHI 2 10 |
BHI 3 14 |
OUL 1 17 |
OUL 2 21 |
OUL 3 13 |
KNO 1 6 |
KNO 2 44 |
KNO 3 10 |
THR2 1 6 |
THR2 2 Ret |
THR2 3 9 |
CRO 1 10 |
CRO 2 25 |
CRO 3 6 |
SIL 1 8 |
SIL 2 52 |
SIL 3 6 |
DON 1 11 |
DON 2 Ret |
DON 3 11 |
BHGP 1 13 |
BHGP 2 1 |
BHGP 3 9 |
10th | 123 |
Complete F4 Spanish 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | MP Motorsport | ALG 1 2 |
ALG 2 5 |
ALG 3 1 |
JER 1 12 |
JER 2 8 |
JER 3 12 |
CRT 1 8 |
CRT 2 11 |
CRT 3 11 |
SPA 1 12 |
SPA 2 8 |
SPA 3 23 |
ARA 1 Ret |
ARA 2 15 |
ARA 3 17 |
NAV 1 Ret |
NAV 2 16 |
NAV 3 21 |
CAT 1 9 |
CAT 2 8 |
CAT 3 15 |
9th | 63 |
Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Pinnacle VAR | DUB1 1 16 |
DUB1 2 10 |
DUB1 3 3 |
KUW1 1 DNS |
KUW1 2 16 |
KUW1 3 12 |
KUW2 1 11 |
KUW2 2 9 |
KUW2 3 21 |
DUB2 1 23 |
DUB2 2 14 |
DUB2 3 10 |
ABU 1 16 |
ABU 2 14 |
ABU 3 20† |
19th | 19 |
| 2024 | PHM Aix Racing | YMC1 1 |
YMC1 2 |
YMC1 3 |
YMC2 1 |
YMC2 2 |
YMC2 3 |
DUB1 1 |
DUB1 2 |
DUB1 3 |
YMC3 1 |
YMC3 2 |
YMC3 3 |
DUB2 1 |
DUB2 2 |
DUB2 3 |
TBD | TBD |
Complete Eurocup-3 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Campos Racing | SPA 1 10 |
SPA 2 5 |
ARA 1 Ret |
ARA 2 DNS |
MNZ 1 5 |
MNZ 2 8 |
ZAN 1 3 |
ZAN 2 4 |
JER 1 Ret |
JER 2 3 |
EST 1 10 |
EST 2 4 |
CRT 1 4 |
CRT 2 6 |
CAT 1 2 |
CAT 2 2 |
6th | 142 |
* Season still in progress.
References
- ↑ @phm.racing (25 November 2023). "🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 Formula Regional Middle East announcement No. 2:Welcome (back) to the team, @tasanapol_" – via Instagram.
- ↑ "Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak". Young Drivers Monthly. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- 1 2 "All Road Management - Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak" (PDF). All Road Management. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ↑ "Hitech GP names Reece Ushijima as first 2021 Asian F3 signing". Formula Scout. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ↑ "Inthraphuvasak Completes Carlin 2021 F4 British Lineup". Carlin. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ↑ "Carlin confirm Thai rising star Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak for 2021". The Checkered Flag. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ↑ "Joseph Loake wins wet finale to British F4's Thruxton curtain-raiser". Formula Scout. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ↑ "Thailand's Tern Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak clinches British F4 win". Bangkok Post. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ↑ "French karting stars to make F4 debuts at Hungaroring this weekend". Formula Scout. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ↑ "International Motorsport's Thai rising Star - Tern Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak has shown remarkable performance in the France FIA F4 Championship bringing the Thai flag to the double podium in Hungary". Bangkok Post. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ↑ "Inthraphuvasak and Antonelli share first F4 UAE poles of 2022". Formula Scout. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ↑ "Inthraphuvasak inherits F4 UAE win as 37 penalties handed out". Formula Scout. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ↑ "MP Motorsport to continue into Spanish F4 with Inthraphuvasak, Pingasov, Zanfari, Ho and Rinicella". MP Motorsport. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ↑ "Your season guide to the 2022 Spanish F4 Championship". Feeder Series. 28 April 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ↑ "Inthraphuvasak pips Tsolov to race three pole in Spanish F4 at Algarve". Formula Scout. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ↑ "Inthraphuvasak takes victory in second Spanish F4 race at Algarve". Formula Scout. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ↑ Jarousse, Chloe (17 September 2022). "Single seater - race 1: Veni, vidi, vici for Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak in the rain". Ultimate Cup Series. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ↑ "2022 - Compétition Monoplace F3R" (PDF). Ultimate Cup Series. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ↑ "Your Season Guide to the 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship". Feeder Series. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ↑ Alonso Lopez, Alejandro (14 January 2023). "Boya dominant in FRMEC race three to take his first FRegional win". Formula Scout. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ↑ @phm.racing (25 November 2023). "🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 Formula Regional Middle East announcement No. 2:Welcome (back) to the team, @tasanapol_" – via Instagram.
- ↑ Wood, Ida (2 February 2023). "Campos announces Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak as Eurocup-3's first driver". Formula Scout. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ↑ "Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak | Racing career profile | Driver Database". DriverDB. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
External links
- Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak career summary at DriverDB.com