Jérôme d'Ambrosio
| Jérôme d'Ambrosio | |
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Jérôme d'Ambrosio in Melbourne, March 2012
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| Nationality |
 Belgian |
| Born |
27 December 1985 Etterbeek, Belgium |
| Formula E career | |
| Debut season | 2014–15 |
| Current team | Dragon Racing |
| Car no. | 7 |
| Starts | 25 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 2 |
| Best finish | 4th in 2014–15 |
| Finished last season | 4th |
| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Active years | 2011–2012 |
| Teams | Virgin, Lotus |
| Entries | 20 (20 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 0 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 2011 Australian Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 2012 Italian Grand Prix |
| 2012 position | 23rd (0 pts) |
Jérôme d'Ambrosio (born 27 December 1985) is a Belgian professional racing driver. He drove for Marussia Virgin Racing during the 2011 Formula One World Championship. As a result of the one-race ban given to Romain Grosjean for actions at the start of the 2012 Belgian Grand Prix, d'Ambrosio replaced the Frenchman for the 2012 Italian Grand Prix. In 2016, he is competing in Formula E driving for Dragon Racing. D'Ambrosio achieved his first Formula E victory in 2015 at the 2015 Berlin ePrix, and a second at the 2016 Mexican ePrix, both as a result of Lucas di Grassi's disqualification.
Born in Etterbeek, Belgium, d'Ambrosio began his career in karting, between 1997 and 2002. He was a three-time Belgian champion, winning the Mini class in 1999, Junior in 2000, and Formula A in 2002. He won the Junior Monaco Kart Cup in 2000, and won World Cup Formula A in 2002.
D'Ambrosio moved into single-seaters in 2003, winning the Belgian Formula Renault (1.6 litre) championship, driving for former Formula One driver and compatriot Thierry Boutsen's team. Also in 2003, d'Ambrosio drove in the German-based Formula König championship finishing fourth in the season standings. He also took part in a test for the Renault F1 Driver Development Programme, which he won, earning him a place on the programme for 2004, although he was not retained for further seasons. He moved into the French Formula Renault 2-litre series for 2004 where he finished fourth in the final standings and was top rookie. He also started seven races in the Eurocup. He switched to the Italian Formula Renault Championship in 2005, finishing fourth, also starting six Eurocup races. In 2006, he drove at the highest level in the Formula Renault hierarchy, the Formula Renault 3.5 Series, for Tech 1 Racing, but left the series after four rounds having not scored any points.
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