Who is Felipe Drugovich? All you need to know about Aston Martin’s reserve driver including age, career stats and more

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Felipe Drugovich is the reserve driver for the Aston Martin Formula 1 team, so here is everything you need to know about him.

He was born to a motorsport family with his uncles, Sergio and Oswaldo Drugovich, also racing drivers, having achieved success in Brazil.

Drugovich began his karting career at the age of eight years old and quickly became a prospect for the future, winning titles in 2011 and 2012.

He made the switch to single-seaters in 2016, racing in German Formula 4 where he secured a podium in his debut season. He joined successful outfit Van Amersfoort for his second season, and went on to win seven races and finish third overall in the standings.

Drugovich would go on to win the MRF Challenge in Asia in the 2017/18 edition, and joined RP Motorsport in Euroformula Open for the 2018 season. It proved to be a breakout year for the Brazilian, with him dominating by winning 14 out of 16 races.

That same year, he also won the Spanish F3 title and the MRF Challenge Formula 2000, making him a promising star of the future.

Felipe Drugovich makes step up to F1 supports after junior success

In the 2019 season, Drugovich made the step up to Formula 3 with Carlin, but it proved to be a difficult season for the Brazilian. He only scored eight points and finished 16th overall.

Despite a disappointing year he still managed to find backing to make the step up to Formula 2 with MP Motorsport, where he would return to winning form.

The 2020 season was affected by COVID-19 and the first round was at the Red Bull Ring, where Drugovich scored his first F2 win in the Sprint race.

He would go on to take wins in Barcelona and Bahrain to finish ninth overall in the standings. The following year, he switched to Virtuosi Racing but struggled to put in results when up against Oscar Piastri.

Piastri won the title and Drugovich finished eighth overall without any wins. The 2022 season proved to be his breakthrough, switching back to MP Motorsport he dominated the series with five victories.

Drugovich also scored a rare double victory in Barcelona, having won both the Sprint and Feature races. He secured the title in the Italian round with three races still left to run, ahead of main rival Theo Pourchaire in a season that also featured current F1 drivers Liam Lawson and Jack Doohan.

Felipe Drugovich becomes Aston Martin reserve

Drugovich did not secure a race seat in F1 off the back of his F2 title success, but he did join the Aston Martin F1 driver development programme.

He was named the team’s official reserve driver and made his F1 debut at the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix during FP1.

After Lance Stroll injured his hand on the run-up to the 2023 season, Drugovich had to replace the Canadian for pre-season testing in Bahrain while he recovered. Despite coming close to a race debut, Stroll made a hasty return and denied the Brazilian his chance.

In between his duties at Aston Martin, Drugovich was also the test driver for the Maserati Formula E team and participated in sports car racing, including the European Le Mans Series. He made his 24 Hours of Le Mans debut with Cadillac in 2024, finishing 15th overall.

How old is Felipe Drugovich? Where was Aston Martin driver born?

At the time of writing, Felipe Drugovich is 25 years old. Drugovich was born in the city of Maringa, Parana in Brazil, on the 23rd May 2000.

How tall is Felipe Drugovich? What is his height in feet?

Drugovich is 1.77 metres tall which is 5 ft 8 inches in feet and inches.

How good is Felipe Drugovich? What has been said about him?

Drugovich’s dominant F2 season, in which he finished over 100 points ahead of Pourchaire, was proof that he had what it takes to be promoted to an F1 team.

Peter Windsor thinks Drugovich was a waste of money for Aston Martin, considering he has yet to make a race debut.

Aston Martin had kept with Stroll and Fernando Alonso for the last three seasons, although that could change for 2026 if the Canadian decides not to continue with F1 beyond this year.

Felipe Drugovich junior career stats

2016 – German Formula 4: 24 races, 0 win, 0 pole, 1 podium

2017 – German Formula 4: 21 races, 7 wins, 3 poles, 9 podiums

2017 – Italian F4: 6 races, 1 wins, 1 poles, 2 podiums

2017 – European F3: 3 races, 0 wins, 0 poles, 0 podiums

2018 – Euroformula Open: 16 races, 14 wins, 10 poles, 16 podiums

2019 – Formula 3: 16 races, 0 wins, 0 poles, 0 podiums

2020 – Formula 2: 24 races, 3 wins, 1 poles, 4 podiums

2021 – Formula 2: 21 races, 0 wins, 0 poles, 4 podiums

2022 – Formula 2: 28 races, 5 wins, 4 poles, 4 podiums