Filip Ugran

Filip-Ioan Ugran (born 12 September 2002) is a Romanian race car driver who is set to compete in the Italian GT Championship for Ceccato Racing and the Porsche Supercup for Ombra Racing. He previously competed in the International GT Open with Oregon Team.

Ugran has raced in the FIA Formula 3 Championship, and is a race winner in the Italian and Spanish Formula 4 championships.

Early career

Karting Ugran made his motorsport debut in karting in 2016, where he remained active until 2018. He took part in championships such as the WSK Super Master Series, WSK Final Cup and the CIK-FIA International Super Cup. He also raced in the 2016 edition of the CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy, where he finished 38th and the 2017 WeisBlau Championship, which he won.

Lower formulae 2019 In 2019, Ugran made his debut in formula racing in the Italian F4 Championship with BVM Racing. He was the only driver in the team to drive the entire season, making for a difficult debut year. Only with a tenth place in the season finale at the Monza did he manage to score a point, putting him in 26th place in the standings. He also drove as a guest driver for BVM in a race weekend of the ADAC Formula 4 Championship at the Hockenheimring, where he finished 14th in both races. At the end of the year, Ugran drove in the season finale of the F4 Spanish Championship at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya with Jenzer Motorsport. He finished on the podium in all races, with two second places and one third place, but because he was a guest driver, he was not awarded any championship points.

2020 In 2020, Ugran remained active in Italian F4, switching to Jenzer Motorsport. His results improved significantly, and he scored his first win during the second round at the Imola Circuit. He missed the third round at the Red Bull Ring but was back on the podium during the next round in Mugello. He collected one more podium during the next round at Monza. Ugran was on the podium a total of five times during the season, which led to him finishing eighth in the standings with 133 points. He also drove for Jenzer in the Spanish F4 race weekend at Le Castellet, where he won two races and finished second in the third. With 55 points, he finished tenth in the standings despite competing in only that one weekend.

FIA Formula 3 Championship 2021

For the 2021 season, Ugran remained with Jenzer Motorsport but progressed to the FIA Formula 3 Championship, where he partnered Calan Williams. At the first round in Barcelona, the Romanian found himself fighting for positions in the lower midfield, and issues with tyre management in France as well as troubles with track limits at Spielberg left Ugran bottom of the standings after the opening third of the season, with the best race result of 21st place. Ugran managed to achieve a then-best finish of 19th in race two in Budapest and Spa-Francorchamps, allowing Ugran to move off the bottom of the table. At the penultimate round in Zandvoort, Ugran qualified a season-best 21st and finished 15th in race one, bettering his previous best finishing position by four places. In the second race, Ugran managed to end up in 12th at the checkered flag but was demoted to 24th after the race stewards found him guilty of a collision with Jonny Edgar. Ugran did not score points in the final weekend at Sochi. Ugran finished 31st in the drivers' standings, the second-lowest of all full-timers.

2022 Ugran driving for MP Motorsport during his one-off return in the 2022 Silverstone Formula 3 round. Ugran drove for Jenzer Motorsport, Charouz Racing System and Van Amersfoort Racing during 2021 post-season testing. However, he was not selected for any team and left the series.

Ugran returned to Formula 3 for the Silverstone round of the championship, replacing Alexander Smolyar, who could not race in the United Kingdom due to Visa issues. He finished his races 23rd and 18th, before handing his seat back to Smolyar for the Spielberg round. Ugran ended the year 36th in the standings.

Euroformula Open Championship Ugran moved to the Euroformula Open Championship in 2022, signing for Van Amersfoort Racing. Ugran did manage one podium during the season, where he placed third in the Paul Ricard round. However, after four rounds into the season, Van Amersfoort Racing left Euroformula Open with immediate effect, leaving Ugran without a seat. This left him to end ninth in the standings.

Sportscar career 2022: Endurance debut After being left without a drive after the 2022 Euroformula Open Championship, Ugran joined the 2022 European Le Mans Series with Algarve Pro Racing alongside Bent Viscaal for the remaining two rounds of the campaign. Ugran ended both rounds in eighth and fifth place.

2023: First FIA WEC season Ugran's 2023 campaign would be in the FIA World Endurance Championship with Prema Racing in the LMP2 category, driving alongside Bent Viscaal and Andrea Caldarelli. The season began without much promise at the 1000 Miles of Sebring, where early contact left them eighth at the chequered flag. The second round in Portimão was better, as Ugran contributed to a recovery drive for fifth place. Ugran had his best finish in Spa-Francorchamps, making a great start en route to fourth place, although Caldarelli was passed on older tyres while running in third.

The No. 9 Oreca 07 that Ugran drove during the 24 Hours of Le Mans

He had a complicated race during his Le Mans debut, getting stuck in a runoff area and later being hit from behind which caused damage and a lengthy thirty-minute repair in the pits. They eventually brought it home to finish tenth. After ninth and eighth in Monza and Fuji respectively, a successful stint by Viscaal in Bahrain meant Ugran would get another fourth place finish. Ugran finished his rookie season of WEC in tenth overall, with 57 points.

2024: Switch to United For the 2024 season, Ugran moved to United Autosports, partnering Ben Hanley and Marino Sato in the European Le Mans Series. He started the season with his first endurance racing podium with third place at the 4 Hours of Barcelona. This was followed by a fifth place the next round for the 4 Hours of Le Castellet. However, the No. 22 car's results' dipped after that, as they were only able to score points two more times with a ninth and tenth place. Ugran finished the campaign tenth in the standings with 29 points.

2025: International GT Open debut In 2025, Ugran raced exclusively in the International GT Open with Oregon Team alongside Robin Rogalski in the No. 19 car.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Complete CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 DC Points 2016 Ugran, ClaudiuESSQHESSRPRTQHPRTRKRIQHKRIR 38th 0

Racing record

Racing career summary † As Ugran was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. Season still in progress.

Complete ADAC Formula 4 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 2019 BVM Racing OSC1 OSC2 OSC3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 HOC1 HOC2 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 SAC1 SAC2 SAC3 NC† 0 † As Ugran was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Italian F4 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 Pos Points 2019 BVM Racing VLL1 VLL2 VLL3 MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 HUN1 HUN2 HUN3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 IMO4 MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 26th 1 2020 Jenzer Motorsport MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 IMO11 IMO12 IMO13 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 IMO21 IMO22 IMO23 VLL1 VLL2 VLL3 8th 133

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 2019 Jenzer Motorsport NAV1 NAV2 NAV3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 ARA1 ARA2 ARA3 CRT1 CRT2 CRT3 JER1 JER2 JER3 ALG1 ALG2 ALG3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 NC† 0 2020 Jenzer Motorsport NAV1 NAV2 NAV3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 JER1 JER2 JER3 CRT1 CRT2 CRT3 ARA1 ARA2 ARA3 JAR1 JAR2 JAR3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 10th 55 † As Ugran was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results (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 DC Points 2021 Jenzer Motorsport CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 HUN1 HUN2 HUN3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 SOC1 SOC2 SOC3 31st 02022MP MotorsportBHRSPRBHRFEAIMOSPRIMOFEACATSPRCATFEASILSPRSILFEARBRSPRRBRFEAHUNSPRHUNFEASPASPRSPAFEAZANSPRZANFEAMNZSPRMNZFEA 36th 0 † Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2022 Algarve Pro Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC IMO MNZ CAT SPA ALG 17th 14 2024 United Autosports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA MUG ALG 10th 29

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points 2023 Prema Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB ALG SPA LMS MNZ FUJ BHR 10th 57

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps 2023 Prema Racing Juan Manuel Correa Bent Viscaal Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 310 34th 16th

Complete International GT Open results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers) Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Points 2025 Oregon Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 ALG1 ALG2 SPA1 HOC1 HOC2 HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 RBR1 RBR2 CAT1 CAT2 MNZ 58th 0

Complete Porsche Supercup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Points 2026 Ombra Racing MON CAT RBR SPA HUN ZND ZND MNZ 18th* 9* Season still in progress.