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Léna Bühler
Bühler in 2023.
Nationality Switzerland Swiss
Born (1997-07-09) 9 July 1997 (age 26)
Valeyres-sous-Montagny, Switzerland
Formula Regional European Championship career
Debut season 2021
Current team ART Grand Prix
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number15
Former teams R-ace GP
Starts20 (24 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish38th in 2021
Previous series
2020 F4 Spanish Championship

Léna Bühler (German pronunciation: [ˈleːna ˈbyːlɐ]; born 9 July 1997) is a Swiss racing driver who currently competes in the Formula Regional European Championship for ART Grand Prix. She is the 2023 F1 Academy runner-up, as well as a full member of the Sauber Academy.

Career

Karting

Having competed in BMX at European level in her childhood, Bühler took up racing at the relatively late age of 17. [1] She made her karting debut in the Swiss Karting Championship in 2017, where she finished 14th. [2] She raced karts for the next two years, finishing fourth and third in the Swiss Championship in 2018 and 2019 respectively. [3] [4]

Lower formulae

Bühler made her car racing debut in the 2020 F4 Spanish Championship with Drivex School. [5] [6] She starred in qualifying on occasion, most notably making the front row at the Circuito del Jarama, [7] but could only manage a best race finish of 5th. She scored 23 points and finished the season 15th in the standings, as the tenth-highest rookie. [8] [9]

Formula Regional

In February 2021 it was announced that Bühler would partner Hadrien David, Isack Hadjar and Zane Maloney at R-ace GP in the Formula Regional European Championship, as the first female entrant of the rebranded series. [10] [11] However, she injured her hand in a pre-season test and could not attend the opening round. [12] After making her debut at the second round in Barcelona, Bühler endured a very difficult season, achieving a best finish of 20th and coming 38th in the standings, last of all the full-time drivers. She later admitted that she had struggled a lot physically as a result of the injury, stating that she "lacked a little strength, resistance over the duration of the races". [13]

Bühler remained with the team for the 2022 season, partnering David, Lorenzo Fluxá and Gabriel Bortoleto, [14] while also racing part-time in the Asian Championship during the winter. Her performances improved immediately, as she finished all the races inside the top 20, with a best result of 12th at the final round in Abu Dhabi. [15]

F1 Academy

On 2 February 2023, Bühler was confirmed to be the first driver to compete in the newly launched all-female F1 Academy series, racing for ART Grand Prix in 2023. [16]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
2017 Schweizer Kart Meisterschaft — X30 Challenge GS Karting 14th
2018 IAME International Final — X30 Super Spirit Racing 22nd
Schweizer Kart Meisterschaft — X30 Challenge 4th
2019 IAME Series Benelux — X30 Senior 107th
Schweizer Kart Meisterschaft — X30 Challenge Spirit-Racing.ch 3rd
IAME Euro Series — X30 Senior DNF
IAME Winter Cup — X30 Senior DNF
South Garda Winter Cup — OK DNF

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2020 F4 Spanish Championship Drivex School 20 0 0 0 0 23 15th
2021 Formula Regional European Championship R-ace GP 17 0 0 0 0 0 38th
2022 Formula Regional Asian Championship 3Y Technology by R-ace GP 6 0 0 0 0 0 29th
Formula Regional European Championship R-ace GP 3 0 0 0 0 0 39th
2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship R2Race Cavicel 15 0 0 0 0 0 33rd
F1 Academy ART Grand Prix 21 2 2 1 13 222 2nd
2024 Formula Regional European Championship ART Grand Prix

* Season still in progress.

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
2020 Drivex School NAV
1
12 		NAV
2
8 		NAV
3
8 		LEC
1
Ret 		LEC
2
13 		LEC
3
17 		JER
1
Ret 		JER
2
8 		JER
3
14 		CRT
1
18 		CRT
2
15 		CRT
3
16 		ARA
1
Ret 		ARA
2
15 		ARA
3
5 		JAR
1
16† 		JAR
2
DNS 		JAR
3
Ret 		CAT
1
10 		CAT
2
5 		CAT
3
12 		15th 23

Complete Formula Regional European 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 DC Points
2021 R-ace GP IMO
1 		IMO
2 		CAT
1
25 		CAT
2
27 		MCO
1
20 		MCO
2
DNQ 		LEC
1
29 		LEC
2
30 		ZAN
1
24 		ZAN
2
30 		SPA
1
27 		SPA
2
27 		RBR
1
Ret 		RBR
2
26 		VAL
1
30 		VAL
2
25 		MUG
1
29 		MUG
2
32 		MNZ
1
30 		MNZ
2
23 		38th 0
2022 R-ace GP MNZ
1
Ret 		MNZ
2
Ret 		IMO
1
WD 		IMO
2
WD 		MCO
1
26 		MCO
2
DNQ 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		ZAN
1 		ZAN
2 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		MUG
1 		MUG
2 		39th 0
2024 ART Grand Prix HOC
1 		HOC
2 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		ZAN
1 		ZAN
2 		MUG
1 		MUG
2 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		IMO
1 		IMO
2 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		TBD TBD

Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2022 3Y Technology by R-ace GP ABU
1 		ABU
2 		ABU
3 		DUB
1 		DUB
2 		DUB
3 		DUB
1 		DUB
2 		DUB
3 		DUB
1
26† 		DUB
2
18 		DUB
3
15 		ABU
1
15 		ABU
2
12 		ABU
3
Ret 		29th 0

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 Pos Points
2023 R2Race DUB1
1
21 		DUB1
2
34 		DUB1
3
23 		KMT1
1
Ret 		KMT1
2
Ret 		KMT1
3
Ret 		KMT2
1
24 		KMT2
2
31 		KMT2
3
16 		DUB2
1
16 		DUB2
2
15 		DUB2
3
32 		YMC
1
27 		YMC
2
17 		YMC
3
17 		33rd 0

Complete F1 Academy 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
2023 ART Grand Prix RBR
1
Ret 		RBR
2
2 		RBR
3
6 		CRT
1
3 		CRT
2
2 		CRT
3
4 		CAT
1
Ret 		CAT
2
4 		CAT
3
1 		ZAN
1
2 		ZAN
2
3 		ZAN
3
3 		MON
1
2 		MON
2
1 		MON
3
10 		LEC
1
4 		LEC
2
2 		LEC
3
2 		USA
1
3 		USA
2
2 		USA
3
4 		2nd 222

References

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  2. ^ "Léna Bühler | Racing career profile". DriverDB. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  3. ^ Gremion, Manuel (7 November 2019). "Léna Bühler se prépare avec les champions". La Région (in French). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  4. ^ Wyss, Peter (6 March 2020). "Léna Bühler: From karting to Formula 4". AutoSprint.ch. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  5. ^ Wood, Elliot (4 March 2020). "Drivex School reveals four-car Spanish F4 line-up". Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  6. ^ Rolland, Emmanuel (16 July 2020). "Léna Bühler veut "tout donner" pour ses débuts en Formule 4". Motorsport.com (in French). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Results - Jarama QF1" (PDF). F4 Spanish Championship. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  8. ^ Courvoisier, Thérèse (5 January 2021). "Le manque d'argent est son seul frein à main". 24heures.ch (in French). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Femme dans un monde d'hommes, la pilote vaudoise Léna Bühler rêve de F1". Radio Télévision Suisse (in French). 18 January 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  10. ^ Gremion, Manuel (23 December 2020). "Léna Bühler au volant d'une Formule 3". La Région (in French). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Léna Buhler on LinkedIn: #TeamLB #Peach #Power". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Pasma pips Saucy to top of times on day one of FREC's Barcelona test". formulascout.com. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  13. ^ Gremion, Manuel (11 November 2021). ""Je veux m'imposer chez les mecs"". La Région (in French). Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  14. ^ "ANTEPRIMA - Tutte le novità e i protagonisti della stagione 2022". italiaracing.net (in Italian). 18 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  15. ^ Woollard, Craig (19 February 2022). "Mini holds off Beganovic by mini margin in penultimate FRAC race". Formula Scout. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  16. ^ "F1 Academy: First driver announced as Swiss racer Lena Buhler joins ART Grand Prix | Formula 1®". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

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