Nazim Azman (born 17 August 2001) is a Malaysian racing driver who competed in the 2024 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia for Sime Darby Racing Team. He previously competed in the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Hitech Grand Prix. He is a race winner in BRDC Formula 3 and the Euroformula Open Championship.

Nazim Azman
Azman driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2022 Spielberg Formula 3 round.
NationalityMalaysia Malaysian
Born (2001-08-17) 17 August 2001 (age 23)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia career
Debut season2023
Current teamSime Darby Racing Team
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number17
Starts28 (28 entries)
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish6th in 2023
Previous series
2022
2021
20192020
2018
20172018
2017–18
20162018
2017
2017
FIA Formula 3 Championship
Euroformula Open Championship
BRDC Formula 3 Championship
Italian F4 Championship
F4 Spanish Championship
MRF Challenge
Formula 4 SEA Championship
SMP F4 Championship
Formula Masters Asian Series

Junior career

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Karting career

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Azman began karting competitively in 2012. That year he won the Rotax Max Challenge Malaysia in the MicroMax category and would finish third in the Rotax Max Challenge Asia.[1] He moved into European competitions in 2013, achieving a third-place finish in the ROK Cup International Final in Italy, beating the likes of future Indy Lights driver Antonio Serravalle.[2] Azman raced in karts until 2015.

Formula 4

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2016

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Azman began single-seaters in 2016, competing in two rounds during the 2016-17 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship as a guest driver.[3][4]

2017

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For his main 2017 campaign, he competed in the F4 Spanish Championship with MP Motorsport from round 2 onwards.[5] He took a high finish of fifth place twice and ended 11th in the standings.[6] He also raced with MP during the final round of the SMP F4 Championship.[7] His other one-off 2017 campaigns included the Formula Masters China and the Blancpain GT Series Asia.

During late September, Azman participated in the 2017-18 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship, and ended 13th.[8][9] He also participated in three rounds during the 2017-18 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship, taking his first two single-seater wins on his way to fourth in the overall standings.[10]

2018

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For 2018, Jenzer Motorsport signed Azman to compete in the 2018 Italian F4 Championship.[11] He scored six points finishes, achieving a high of seventh for 17th in the overall classification.[12] He also had another full-time campaign in the F4 Spanish Championship, driving for Drivex School.[13] After scoring two third places during the opening round, he switched to MP Motorsport, and two more podiums saw him took the championship lead following the conclusion of the second weekend.[14] Azman scored four more podiums for the rest of the year and wounded up fourth in the standings.[15]

BRDC British Formula 3

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In 2019 Azman moved to the BRDC British F3 championship with Chris Dittmann Racing.[16] He had a slow first half of the season, but took his first win during the third round at Brands Hatch.[17] Azman took another win during the final round, placing 11th overall.[18][19]

2020

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Azman remained in BRDC Formula 3 in 2020 but switched to Carlin alongside American racing driver Kaylen Frederick and Brazilian Guilherme Peixoto.[20] He began the season with two wins in three races, before taking his first win during the third round at Brands Hatch.[21] Towards the end of the season, Azman scored another win.[22] Other than his two wins, Azman scored six more podiums and ended the standings in fifth position overall.[23]

Euroformula Open Championship

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Azman during the 2021 Euroformula Open at the Red Bull Ring

In 2021 Azman moved into the Euroformula Open Championship, partnering former British F3 rival Louis Foster and Filip Kaminiarz at CryptoTower Racing.[24] He started his season in positive fashion, scoring his first podium in the series with a second-placed finish in the second race at the Algarve International Circuit.[25] At the third round at Spa-Francorchamps Azman would have his best weekend of the season,[26] finishing on the rostrum in all three races of the event, and the Malaysian followed that up by scoring another pair of podiums in the following round.[27][28] Two rounds later at the Hungaroring, Azman would claim his only win and last podium of the series.[29] He continued to take good points and eventually ended fourth in the standings.[30]

FIA Formula 3 Championship

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Azman partook in the post-season test of the FIA Formula 3 Championship in Valencia, driving for Swiss outfit Jenzer Motorsport and Charouz Racing System.[31] Just before the pre-season test in Bahrain, Azman announced that he would join Hitech Grand Prix for the 2022 campaign, partnering with Red Bull Junior Team member Isack Hadjar and 2020 British Formula 3 champion Kaylen Frederick. In doing so, Azman became the first Malaysian driver to participate in the FIA Formula 3 Championship.[32][33] Azman would be outpaced by Hadjar and Frederick throughout the season, and even had tough moments such as being in a collision with Rafael Villagómez in Silverstone.[34] Azman ended the season with 0 points in 32nd, having had a best finish of 16th thrice.[35]

Endurance racing career

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2023 season

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Azman left Formula 3 at the end of 2022 and moved to endurance racing for 2023. He first partook in the Sepang 12 Hours in March, in which he placed third overall alongside Reid Harker and Adrian D'Silva.[36] He also competed in the 2023 Porsche Carrera Asia with Sime Darby Racing Team.[37] Azman finished sixth in the standings, having amassed one podium in Sepang.[38]

2024 season

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In 2024, Azman continued in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia with Sime Darby Racing Team.[39]

Personal life

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Azman grew up in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, but during his racing career he has been living in London.[40]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2012 Rotax Max Challenge Malaysia — MicroMax 1st
Rotax Max Challenge Asia — MicroMax 3rd
2013 WSK Euro Series — 60 Mini Gamoto Racing 16th
WSK Master Series — 60 Mini 62nd*
ROK Cup International Final — Mini ROK 3rd
Italian Karting Championship — 60 Mini 74th*
WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini 13th
2014 Rotax Euro Challenge — Rotax Junior 47th*
2015 Rotax Euro Challenge — Rotax Junior NC
Sources:[41][42][43]
  • * Azman entered for selected races only

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2016–17 Formula 4 SEA Championship Meritus.GP 6 0 0 0 1 0 NC†
2017 F4 Spanish Championship MP Motorsport 17 0 0 0 0 33 11th
SMP F4 Championship 3 0 0 0 0 2 23rd
Formula Masters China Eurasia Racing 3 0 0 0 0 4 15th
Blancpain GT Series Asia - GT4 EKS Motorsports 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2017–18 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship MRF Racing 16 0 0 0 0 27 13th
Formula 4 SEA Championship Meritus.GP 16 2 0 3 7 202 4th
2018 Italian F4 Championship Jenzer Motorsport 20 0 0 0 0 17 17th
F4 Spanish Championship Drivex School 3 0 0 0 2 183 4th
MP Motorsport 14 0 0 0 6
2019 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Chris Dittmann Racing 24 2 0 0 2 236 11th
2020 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Carlin 24 2 0 0 8 370 5th
2021 Euroformula Open Championship CryptoTower Racing 24 1 0 0 7 270 4th
2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship Hitech Grand Prix 18 0 0 0 0 0 32nd
2023 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Sime Darby Racing Team 12 0 0 0 1 130 6th
2024 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Sime Darby Racing Team 16 0 0 0 0 150 7th

As Azman was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points notwithstanding finishing first in the GT4 category.
* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula 4 South East Asia Championship results

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(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 31 32 33 34 35 36 Pos Points
2016–17 Meritus.GP SEP1
1

4
SEP1
2

Ret
SEP1
3

5
SEP1
4

7
SEP1
5

3
SEP1
6

5
CLA
1
CLA
2
CLA
3
CLA
4
CLA
5
SEN
1
SEN
2
SEN
3
SEN
4
SEN
5
SEN
6
SEP2
1
SEP2
2
SEP2
3
SEP2
4
SEP2
5
SEP2
6
CHA
1
CHA
2
CHA
3
CHA
4
CHA
5
CHA
6
CHA
7
SEP3
1
SEP3
2
SEP3
3
SEP3
4
SEP3
5
SEP3
6
NC† 0
2017–18 Meritus.GP SEP1
1

5
SEP1
2

4
SEP1
3

6
SEP1
4

3
SEP1
5

1
SEP1
6

C
CLA
1
CLA
2
CLA
3
CLA
4
CLA
5
CLA
6
CHA
1

Ret
CHA
2

4
CHA
3

2
CHA
4

3
CHA
5

2
CHA
6

1
SEP2
1
SEP2
2
SEP2
3
SEP2
4
SEP2
5
SEP2
6
SEP3
1

6
SEP3
2

12
SEP3
3

9
SEP3
4

6
SEP3
5

3
SEP3
6

6
4th 205

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

Complete Formula Masters China results

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(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
2017 Eurasia Racing SEP1
1
SEP1
2
SEP1
3
SEP1
4
SEP2
1
SEP2
2
SEP2
3
SEP2
4
ZIC1
1
ZIC1
2
ZIC1
3
ZIC2
1

Ret
ZIC2
2

8
ZIC2
3

8
SIC
1
SIC
2
SIC
3
15th 4

Complete Blancpain GT Series Asia results

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(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 Pos Points
2017 EKS Motorsports SEP
1

21
SEP
2

20
CHA
1
CHA
2
SUZ
1
SUZ
2
FUJ
1
FUJ
2
SHA
1
SHA
2
ZHE
1
ZHE
2
NC† 0

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

Complete SMP F4 Championship results

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(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 Pos Points
2017 MP Motorsport SOC
1
SOC
2
SOC
3
SMO
1
SMO
2
SMO
3
AHV
1
AHV
2
AHV
3
AUD
1
AUD
2
AUD
3
MSC1
1
MSC1
2
MSC1
3
MSC2
1
MSC2
2
MSC2
3
ASS
1

9
ASS
2

16
ASS
3

15
23rd 2

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

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(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
2017 MP Motorsport ALC
1
ALC
2
ALC
3
NAV1
1

5
NAV1
2

10
NAV1
3

5
CAT
1

9
CAT
2

11
JER
1

14
JER
2

11
JER
3

10
NAV2
1

8
NAV2
2

12
NAV2
3

13
NOG
1

Ret
NOG
2

11
NOG
3

10
EST
1

10
EST
2

12
EST
3

7
11th 35
2018 Drivex School ARA
1

3
ARA
2

4
ARA
3

3
4th 183
MP Motorsport CRT
1

2
CRT
2

3
CRT
3

4
ALG
1

3
ALG
2

4
ALG
3

2
CAT
1

C
CAT
2

3
JER
1

6
JER
2

10
JER
3

5
NAV
1

8
NAV
2

6
NAV
3

3
NAV
4

4

Complete MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship results

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(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
2017–18 MRF Racing BHR
1

8
BHR
2

11
BHR
3

Ret
BHR
4

7
DUB
1

12
DUB
2

10
DUB
3

7
DUB
4

Ret
YAS
1

12
YAS
2

5
YAS
3

13
YAS
4

17
CHE
1

15
CHE
2

13
CHE
3

Ret
CHE
4

15
13th 27

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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(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 Pos Points
2018 Jenzer Motorsport ADR
1

17
ADR
2

Ret
ADR
3

12
LEC
1

15
LEC
2

17
LEC
3

15
MNZ
1

8
MNZ
2

10
MNZ
3

9
MIS
1

24
MIS
2

12
MIS
3

7
IMO
1

15
IMO
2

15
IMO
3

14
VLL
1

9
VLL
2

12
VLL
3

9
MUG
1

18
MUG
2

Ret
MUG
3

19
17th 17

Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results

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(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 Pos Points
2019 Chris Dittmann Racing OUL
1

7
OUL
2

9
OUL
3

11
SNE
1

13
SNE
2

5
SNE
3

6
SIL1
1

10
SIL1
2

62
SIL1
3

16
DON1
1

12
DON1
2

11
DON1
3

5
SPA
1

16
SPA
2

16
SPA
3

14
BRH
1

14
BRH
2

12
BRH
3

12
SIL2
1

15
SIL2
2

12
SIL2
3

12
DON2
1

14
DON2
2

11
DON2
3

11
11th 236
2020 Carlin OUL
1

3
OUL
2

12
OUL
3

2
OUL
4

4
DON1
1

10
DON1
2

72
DON1
3

10
BRH
1

11
BRH
2

13
BRH
3

10
BRH
4

8
DON2
1

5
DON2
2

14
DON2
3

3
SNE
1

3
SNE
2

101
SNE
3

11
SNE
4

3
DON3
1

7
DON3
2

11
DON3
3

6
SIL
1

11
SIL
2

34
SIL
3

11
5th 370

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points
2021 CryptoTower Racing POR
1

4
POR
2

2
POR
3

4
LEC
1

6
LEC
2

7
LEC
3

4*
SPA
1

2
SPA
2

3
SPA
3

3
HUN
1

6
HUN
2

2
HUN
3

3
IMO
1

11†
IMO
2

7
IMO
3

5
RBR
1

6
RBR
2

1
RBR
3

4
MNZ
1

4
MNZ
2

4
MNZ
3

8
CAT
1

4
CAT
2

7
CAT
3

8
4th 262

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points
2022 Hitech Grand Prix BHR
SPR

16
BHR
FEA

Ret
IMO
SPR

21
IMO
FEA

19
CAT
SPR

Ret
CAT
FEA

18
SIL
SPR

22
SIL
FEA

Ret
RBR
SPR

24
RBR
FEA

16
HUN
SPR

23
HUN
FEA

26
SPA
SPR

16
SPA
FEA

20
ZAN
SPR

25
ZAN
FEA

21
MNZ
SPR

21
MNZ
FEA

21
32nd 0

Complete Sepang 12 Hours results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2023   EBM Giga Racing   Adrian D'Silva
  Reid Harker
Porsche 911 GT3 R GT3 215 3rd 3rd

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Asia results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant Class Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points
2023 Sime Darby Racing Team Pro 911 GT3 Cup SEP1
1

5
SEP1
2

5
KOR
1

7
KOR
2

Ret
SUZ
1

4
SUZ
2

5
CHA
1

CHA
2

SEP2
1

3
SEP2
2

5
MRN
1

5
MRN
2

5
SIC
1

7
SIC
2

5
6th 130
2024 Sime Darby Racing Team Pro 911 GT3 Cup SIC
1

9
SIC
2

8
SUZ
1

Ret
SUZ
2

8
CHA
1

5
CHA
2

4
BAN
1

7
BAN
2

24
SEP
1

8
SEP
2

6
SEP
3

4
MRN
1

9
MRN
2

6
SIC
1

5
SIC
2

9
SIC
3

5
7th 150

* Season still in progress.

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