Léna Bühler

Léna Bühler (German pronunciation: [ˈleːna ˈbyːlɐ]; born 9 July 1997) is a Swiss racing driver who most recently currently competed in the 2023 F1 Academy Championship, driving for ART Grand Prix. She is a full member of the Sauber Academy.

Léna Bühler
Bühler in 2022.
NationalitySwitzerland Swiss
Born (1997-07-09) 9 July 1997
Valeyres-sous-Montagny, Switzerland
Formula Regional European Championship career
Debut season2021
Current teamR-ace GP
Racing licence FIA Silver
Car number15
Starts17 (18 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish38th in 2021
Previous series
2020F4 Spanish Championship

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

* 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 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

* Season still in progress.

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

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 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.
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