Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak

Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak
Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak in 2023
NationalityThailand Thai
Born (2005-11-14) 14 November 2005 (age 18)
Thailand
Related toVutthikorn Inthraphuvasak (father)
FIA Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season2024
Current teamPHM AIX Racing
Car number26
Starts4 (4 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBD in 2024
Previous series
2023
20232024
2022
20212022
2021
2021
Eurocup-3
FR Middle East Championship
F4 Spanish Championship
Formula 4 UAE Championship
F4 British Championship
French F4 Championship

Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak (Thai: ทัศนพล อินทรภูวศักดิ์, born 14 November 2005), also known as Tern Inthraphuvasak, is a Thai racing driver who is currently competing in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship with PHM AIX Racing. He is the son of GT racing driver Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4][5] He was disqualified from race 3 at the opening round at Thruxton Circuit after failing to comply to a black and orange flag.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8] He took two podium finishes over the weekend.[9]

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,[10] and inherited the race 3 win after post-race penalties were given.[11] He finished 7th in the overall standings.

This year, he switched to the F4 Spanish Championship, also with MP Motorsport.[12][13] He took pole position for race 3 at round 1 at Algarve International Circuit,[14] and converted it into a race win,[15] 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.[16] 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.[17]

2023

Inthraphuvasak was revealed as one of the drivers for Pinnacle VAR in the 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship.[18] He finished on the podium once throughout the season, finishing in 3rd place in the third race of the first round at Dubai Autodrome.[19] 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 be returning to the Formula Regional Middle East Championship for the 2024 season, driving for PHM AIX Racing.[20]

Eurocup-3

Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak during the 2023 Eurocup-3 race at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

For his main 2023 campaign, Inthraphuvasak signed with Campos Racing to compete in the newly formed Eurocup-3 series.[21] 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.

FIA Formula 3 Championship

Inthraphuvasak was promoted to FIA Formula 3 for 2024, joining PHM AIX Racing.[22]

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:[2][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 - F3R Graff 6 5 3 6 6 164 12th
Thailand Super Series - GTC AAS Motorsport 2 1 0 1 2 35 8th
Thailand Super Series - GTM 2 0 0 0 0 16 11th
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
Thailand Super Series - GT3 AAS Motorsport 2 0 0 0 1 0 NC†
2024 Formula Regional Middle East Championship PHM AIX Racing 15 0 0 2 3 86 9th
FIA Formula 3 Championship 4 0 0 0 0 0* 24th*

* 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 French F4 Championship results

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

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Pos Points
2021 NOG
1
NOG
2
NOG
3
MAG1
1
MAG1
2
MAG1
3
HUN
1

3
HUN
2

4
HUN
3

3
LÉD
1
LÉD
2
LÉD
3
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
MNZ
3
LEC
1
LEC
2
LEC
3
MAG2
1
MAG2
2
MAG2
3
NC† 0

As Inthraphuvasak was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

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

7
YMC1
2

5
YMC1
3

Ret
YMC2
1

9
YMC2
2

2
YMC2
3

14
DUB1
1

8
DUB1
2

2
DUB1
3

8
YMC3
1

15
YMC3
2

13
YMC3
3

8
DUB2
1

9
DUB2
2

2
DUB2
3

Ret
9th 86

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

Complete FIA Formula 3 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 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2024 PHM AIX Racing BHR
SPR

16
BHR
FEA

19
MEL
SPR

Ret
MEL
FEA

Ret
IMO
SPR

IMO
FEA

MON
SPR

MON
FEA

CAT
SPR

CAT
FEA

RBR
SPR

RBR
FEA

SIL
SPR

SIL
FEA

HUN
SPR

HUN
FEA

SPA
SPR

SPA
FEA

MNZ
SPR

MNZ
FEA

24th* 0*

* Season still in progress.

References

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  2. ^ a b "All Road Management - Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak" (PDF). All Road Management. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Hitech GP names Reece Ushijima as first 2021 Asian F3 signing". Formula Scout. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Inthraphuvasak Completes Carlin 2021 F4 British Lineup". Carlin. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Carlin confirm Thai rising star Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak for 2021". The Checkered Flag. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
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  11. ^ "Inthraphuvasak inherits F4 UAE win as 37 penalties handed out". Formula Scout. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
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Formula Regional Middle East announcement No. 2:Welcome (back) to the team, @tasanapol_" – via Instagram.
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  22. ^ "PHM AIX Racing confirm Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak as second signing for 2024". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
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External links

  • Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak career summary at DriverDB.com
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