Ugo Ugochukwu, the 17-year-old Nigerian-American racing prodigy, clinched the 2024 FIA Formula Regional FR World Cup title on Sunday at the 71st Macau Grand Prix.
The young driver dominated the race from start to finish, representing R-ace GP, with Olivier Goethe of MP Motorsport and Noel Len of KCMG IXO by Pinnacle Motorsport finishing second and third, respectively.
With this victory, Ugochukwu became the first American driver to claim the prestigious Macau Grand Prix title in more than four decades.
Reflecting on his historic achievement, Ugochukwu credited his resilience and confidence as the keys to his success. I cant describe the feeling of course, Im super happy. It was quite a tricky race. I was pushing the whole way, but I was confident in the pace ever since Q2, weve been really quick, he said.
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 cant thank the R-ace GP team enough. We had a great weekend, and yeah, Im super happy to finally get the job done.
