Nazim Azman (born 17 August 2001) is a Malaysian racing driver who competed in the 2024 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia for Sime Darby Racing Team. He previously competed in the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Hitech Grand Prix. He is a race winner in BRDC Formula 3 and the Euroformula Open Championship.
Junior career
Karting career Azman began karting competitively in 2012. That year, he won the Rotax Max Challenge Malaysia in the MicroMax category and would finish third in the Rotax Max Challenge Asia. He moved into European competitions in 2013, achieving a third-place finish in the ROK Cup International Final in Italy, beating the likes of future Indy Lights driver Antonio Serravalle. Azman raced in karts until 2015.
Formula 4 2016 Azman began single-seaters in 2016, competing in two rounds during the 2016-17 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship as a guest driver.
2017 For his main 2017 campaign, he competed in the F4 Spanish Championship with MP Motorsport from round 2 onwards. He took a high finish of fifth place twice and ended 11th in the standings. He also raced with MP during the final round of the SMP F4 Championship. His other one-off 2017 campaigns included the Formula Masters China and the Blancpain GT Series Asia.
During late September, Azman participated in the 2017-18 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship, and ended 13th. He also participated in three rounds during the 2017-18 Formula 4 South East Asia Championship, taking his first two single-seater wins on his way to fourth in the overall standings.
2018 For 2018, Jenzer Motorsport signed Azman to compete in the 2018 Italian F4 Championship. He scored six points finishes, achieving a high of seventh for 17th in the overall classification. He also had another full-time campaign in the F4 Spanish Championship, driving for Drivex School. After scoring two third places during the opening round, he switched to MP Motorsport, and two more podiums saw him took the championship lead following the conclusion of the second weekend. Azman scored four more podiums for the rest of the year and wounded up fourth in the standings.
BRDC British Formula 3 In 2019, Azman moved to the BRDC British F3 championship with Chris Dittmann Racing. He had a slow first half of the season, but took his first win during the third round at Brands Hatch. Azman took another win during the final round, placing 11th overall.
2020 Azman remained in BRDC Formula 3 in 2020 but switched to Carlin alongside American racing driver Kaylen Frederick and Brazilian Guilherme Peixoto. He began the season with two wins in three races, before taking his first win during the third round at Brands Hatch. Towards the end of the season, Azman scored another win. Other than his two wins, Azman scored six more podiums and ended the standings in fifth position overall.
Euroformula Open Championship
In 2021, Azman moved into the Euroformula Open Championship, partnering former British F3 rival Louis Foster and Filip Kaminiarz at CryptoTower Racing. He started his season in positive fashion, scoring his first podium in the series with a second-placed finish in the second race at the Algarve International Circuit. At the third round at Spa-Francorchamps, Azman would have his best weekend of the season, finishing on the rostrum in all three races of the event, and the Malaysian followed that up by scoring another pair of podiums in the following round. Two rounds later at the Hungaroring, Azman would claim his only win and last podium of the series. He continued to take good points and eventually ended fourth in the standings.
FIA Formula 3 Championship Azman partook in the post-season test of the FIA Formula 3 Championship in Valencia, driving for Swiss outfit Jenzer Motorsport and Charouz Racing System. Just before the pre-season test in Bahrain, Azman announced that he would join Hitech Grand Prix for the 2022 campaign, partnering with Red Bull Junior Team member Isack Hadjar and 2020 British Formula 3 champion Kaylen Frederick. In doing so, Azman became the first Malaysian driver to participate in the FIA Formula 3 Championship. Azman would be outpaced by Hadjar and Frederick throughout the season, and even had tough moments such as being in a collision with Rafael Villagómez in Silverstone. Azman ended the season with no points in 32nd, having had a best finish of 16th thrice.
Endurance racing career 2023 season Azman left Formula 3 at the end of 2022 and moved to endurance racing for 2023. He first partook in the Sepang 12 Hours in March, in which he placed third overall alongside Reid Harker and Adrian D'Silva. He also competed in the 2023 Porsche Carrera Asia with Sime Darby Racing Team. Azman finished sixth in the standings, having amassed one podium in Sepang.
2024 season In 2024, Azman continued in the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia with Sime Darby Racing Team.
Personal life Azman grew up in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, but during his racing career he has been living in London.
Karting record
Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2012Rotax Max Challenge Malaysia — MicroMax1stRotax Max Challenge Asia — MicroMax3rd2013WSK Euro Series — 60 MiniGamoto Racing16thWSK Master Series — 60 Mini62nd*ROK Cup International Final — Mini ROK3rdItalian Karting Championship — 60 Mini74th*WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini13th2014Rotax Euro Challenge — Rotax Junior47th*2015Rotax Euro Challenge — Rotax JuniorNC 2019 SIC X30 National Karting Series – Senior I.S Racing 3rd IAME Series Asia – Senior 38thSources:
* Azman entered for selected races only
Racing record
Racing career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2016–17 Formula 4 SEA Championship Meritus.GP 6 0 0 0 1 0 NC† 2017 F4 Spanish Championship MP Motorsport 17 0 0 0 0 33 11th SMP F4 Championship 3 0 0 0 0 2 23rd Formula Masters China Eurasia Racing 3 0 0 0 0 4 15th Blancpain GT Series Asia - GT4 EKS Motorsports 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC† 2017–18 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship MRF Racing 16 0 0 0 0 27 13th Formula 4 SEA Championship Meritus.GP 16 2 0 3 7 202 4th 2018 Italian F4 Championship Jenzer Motorsport 20 0 0 0 0 17 17th F4 Spanish Championship Drivex School 3 0 0 0 2 183 4th MP Motorsport 14 0 0 0 6 2019 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Chris Dittmann Racing 24 2 0 0 2 236 11th 2020 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Carlin 24 2 0 0 8 370 5th 2021 Euroformula Open Championship CryptoTower Racing 24 1 0 0 7 270 4th 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship Hitech Grand Prix 18 0 0 0 0 0 32nd 2023 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Sime Darby Racing Team 12 0 0 0 1 130 6th 2024 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Sime Darby Racing Team 16 0 0 0 0 150 7th2025Porsche Carrera Cup AsiaSime Motors Racing 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC†Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia - ProDW Evans GT100004887thGT World Challenge AsiaAbsolute Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC2026TSS The Super Series - GT4Toyota Gazoo Racing MalaysiaPorsche Carrera Cup AsiaOrigine Motorsport † As Azman was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points notwithstanding finishing first in the GT4 category. * Season still in progress.
Complete Formula 4 South East Asia Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Pos Points 2016–17 SEP11 SEP12 SEP13 SEP14 SEP15 SEP16 CLA1 CLA2 CLA3 CLA4 CLA5 SEN1 SEN2 SEN3 SEN4 SEN5 SEN6 SEP21 SEP22 SEP23 SEP24 SEP25 SEP26 CHA1 CHA2 CHA3 CHA4 CHA5 CHA6 CHA7 SEP31 SEP32 SEP33 SEP34 SEP35 SEP36 NC† 0 2017–18 SEP11 SEP12 SEP13 SEP14 SEP15 SEP16 CLA1 CLA2 CLA3 CLA4 CLA5 CLA6 CHA1 CHA2 CHA3 CHA4 CHA5 CHA6 SEP21 SEP22 SEP23 SEP24 SEP25 SEP26 SEP31 SEP32 SEP33 SEP34 SEP35 SEP36 4th 205 † As Azman was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete Formula Masters China 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 Pos Points 2017 Eurasia Racing SEP11 SEP12 SEP13 SEP14 SEP21 SEP22 SEP23 SEP24 ZIC11 ZIC12 ZIC13 ZIC21 ZIC22 ZIC23 SIC1 SIC2 SIC3 SIC4 15th 4
Complete Blancpain GT Series Asia 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 Pos Points 2017 EKS Motorsports SEP1 SEP2 CHA1 CHA2 SUZ1 SUZ2 FUJ1 FUJ2 SHA1 SHA2 ZHE1 ZHE2 NC† 0 † As Azman was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete SMP 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 Pos Points 2017 MP Motorsport SOC1 SOC2 SOC3 SMO1 SMO2 SMO3 AHV1 AHV2 AHV3 AUD1 AUD2 AUD3 MSC11 MSC12 MSC13 MSC21 MSC22 MSC23 ASS1 ASS2 ASS3 23rd 2
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 Pos Points 2017 MP Motorsport ALC1 ALC2 ALC3 NAV11 NAV12 NAV13 CAT1 CAT2 JER1 JER2 JER3 NAV21 NAV22 NAV23 NOG1 NOG2 NOG3 EST1 EST2 EST3 11th 35 2018 Drivex School ARA1 ARA2 ARA3 4th 183 MP Motorsport CRT1 CRT2 CRT3 ALG1 ALG2 ALG3 CAT1 CAT2 JER1 JER2 JER3 NAV1 NAV2 NAV3 NAV4
Complete MRF Challenge Formula 2000 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 DC Points 2017–18 MRF Racing BHR1 BHR2 BHR3 BHR4 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 DUB4 YAS1 YAS2 YAS3 YAS4 CHE1 CHE2 CHE3 CHE4 13th 27
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 Pos Points 2018 Jenzer Motorsport ADR1 ADR2 ADR3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 VLL1 VLL2 VLL3 MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 17th 17
Complete BRDC British Formula 3 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 23 24 Pos Points 2019 Chris Dittmann Racing OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 SIL11 SIL12 SIL13 DON11 DON12 DON13 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 SIL21 SIL22 SIL23 DON21 DON22 DON23 11th 236 2020 Carlin OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 OUL4 DON11 DON12 DON13 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 BRH4 DON21 DON22 DON23 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 SNE4 DON31 DON32 DON33 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 5th 370
Complete Euroformula Open 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 22 23 24 DC Points 2021 CryptoTower Racing POR1 POR2 POR3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 HUN1 HUN2 HUN3 IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 4th 262
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 DC Points 2022 Hitech Grand Prix BHRSPR BHRFEA IMOSPR IMOFEA CATSPR CATFEA SILSPR SILFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA SPASPR SPAFEA ZANSPR ZANFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA 32nd 0
Complete Sepang 12 Hours results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2023 EBM Giga Racing Adrian D'Silva Reid Harker Porsche 911 GT3 R GT3 215 3rd 3rd
Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Asia results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)