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Sami Meguetounif will step up to Formula 2 with Trident next season after winning two Formula 3 feature races with the team in 2024.
The French driver secured a seat at multiple champion team Trident for his debut F3 season and won the Sunday races at both Imola and Monza. Those victories were his only podium finishes and accounted for 60% of his points as he ended the year eighth in the championship.
After coming fourth in French Formula 4 in 2020, Meguetounif went on to race in ADAC F4 in 2021 with R-ace GP, with which he made his Formula Regional debut towards the end of the year. Two years in the Formula Regional European Championship with MP Motorsport followed, where he placed 16th and then ninth in the standings.
“When I made my debut in Formula 3 with the Italian team twelve months ago, I did not think I would grow so quickly,” said Meguetounif.
“This year I have worked with strong, intelligent and determined people. We have had an incredible season, which has allowed me, also thanks to two wonderful victories, to convince those who support me that it was time to move up a ladder. I can’t wait to take part in the Formula 2 post-season tests and enter a new phase of my career.”
Meguetounif will be teammate to Max Esterson, who already made the step up from F3 to contest the last two rounds of the F2 season with Trident.
“We had the pleasure of working with Sami this year in the FIA Formula 3 Championship, obtaining remarkable results, as he has proven to be a winning driver,” said team manager Giacomo Ricci.
“The move to the higher category represents a natural step at this stage of his career. I am sure that Sami has all the qualities to learn quickly and have a competitive season.”