Ugochukwu is the son of Nigerian model Oluchi Onweagba and Italian fashion designer Luca Orlandi
Ugo Ugochukwu has won the 2024 FIA FR World Cup – and the 71st Macau Grand Prix – with a faultless performance throughout the entire weekend. The 17-year-old becomes the first driver from the USA to win this prestigious event since Bob Earl in 1981.
Ugochukwu led from start to finish for R-ace GP ahead of Olivier Goethe for MP Motorsport and Noel León for KCMG IXO by Pinnacle Motorsport in a race that saw multiple safety car interventions.
Ultimately the first running of the FIA FR World Cup in Macau allowed talents to shine, and provided plenty to learn from for the years ahead.
Ugochukwu will be buoyed by his performance as he heads to FIA Formula 3 in 2025.
FIA FR World Cup Winner, Ugo Ugochukwu, R-ace GP: “I can’t describe the feeling, of course I’m super happy. It was quite a tricky race, I was pushing the whole way, but I was confident in the pace – ever since Q2 we’ve been really quick, of course we won the Quali race as well, but there was still one more thing to do which was win the main race, and we managed to do it. I can’t thank the R-ace GP team enough – we had a great weekend and yeah, super happy to finally get the job done.”
With this victory, Ugochukwu adds his name to an illustrious list and proved to the watching world that he has the talent and composure to surely see future success in the FIA’s senior single-seater categories
