Philo Paz Armand

Indonesian racing driver (born 1996)

Philo Paz Patric Armand

Nationality|  Indonesian
Born|  (1996-03-12) 12 March 1996 (age 28)
Jakarta, Indonesia
Previous series

* 2015
* 2014
* 2013–2014
* 2013
* 2012

* Formula Renault 3.5 Series
* Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
* Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
* Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
* FR2.0 BARC Winter Series

Philo Paz Patric Armand (born 12 March 1996) is an Indonesian former racing driver.

## Career

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### Karting

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Born in Jakarta, Armand began karting in 2006, winning the Formula Cadet class of the Indonesian Karting Championship the following year.[1] In 2009, he won the Junior class of the Indonesian Karting Championship and finished 13th in the Asia-Pacific KF3 Championship.[2] In 2011, he finished 4th in the Asia-Pacific KF1 Championship,[3] and during the year he also became an official driver of the Tony Kart Racing Team.[4]

During his final year of karting in 2012, Armand finished 14th in the CIK-FIA KF1 Karting World Championship, a title won by teammate Flavio Camponeschi.[5]

### Formula Renault 2.0

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After making his single-seater debut in the Formula Renault BARC Winter Series in late 2012, Armand joined Fortec Motorsports to contest the 2013 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC season.[6] He finished 28th in the championship, with a best race result of eleventh coming in the final round in Zandvoort.[7] He also contested four races of the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps championship as a guest driver with Tech 1 Racing.[8]

Armand switched to Formula Renault 2.0 Alps for a full-time campaign with Tech 1 Racing for the 2014 season.[8] He finished 18th in the championship,[9] with a best race result of fourth coming at the second round in Pau.[10] He also took part in two rounds of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season with the team.

### Formula Renault 3.5 Series

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In 2015, Armand graduated to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series, racing alongside Roberto Merhi at Pons Racing.[11]

### GP2 Series

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He joined Trident Racing for the 2016 GP2 Series.[12]

## Racing record

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### Career summary

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Season  | Series  | Team  | Races  | Wins  | Poles  | F/Laps  | Podiums  | Points  | Position

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2012  | Formula Renault BARC Winter Series | Fortec Motorsports | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | NC†
2013  | Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | 16  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 45  | 28th
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | Tech 1 Racing | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | NC†
2014  | Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | 14  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 23  | 18th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | NC†
2015  | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Pons Racing | 9  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 26th
2016  | GP2 Series | Trident Racing | 22  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 24th

† As Armand was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

### Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

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(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  | Pos. | Points

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2015 | Pons Racing | ALC

13 | ALC

17 | MON

10 | SPA

16 | SPA

15 | HUN

13 | HUN

Ret | RBR
1 | RBR
2 | SIL

Ret | SIL

16 | NÜR
1 | NÜR
2 | BUG
1 | BUG
2 | JER
1 | JER
2 | 26th  | 1

### Complete GP2 Series results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year  | Entrant  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  | 14  | 15  | 16  | 17  | 18  | 19  | 20  | 21  | 22  | DC  | Points

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2016 | Trident | CAT
FEA
Ret | CAT
SPR
Ret | MON
FEA
16 | MON
SPR
Ret | BAK
FEA
Ret | BAK
SPR
Ret | RBR
FEA
15 | RBR
SPR
14 | SIL
FEA
20 | SIL
SPR
20 | HUN
FEA
19 | HUN
SPR
15 | HOC
FEA
16 | HOC
SPR
Ret | SPA
FEA
20 | SPA
SPR
19 | MNZ
FEA
19 | MNZ
SPR
17 | MAL
FEA
19 | MAL
SPR
Ret | YMC
FEA
16 | YMC
SPR
18 | 24th  | 0

## References

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1. ^ "Profile". philoarmand.com. Philo Paz Armand. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
2. ^ "Asia–Pacific Championship – KF3 2009 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
3. ^ "Asia-Pacific Championship KF1 2011 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
4. ^ "Armand Philo Paz is the new Tony Kart Racing Team's driver in KF2 category". tonykart.com. Tony Kart Racing Team. 23 June 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
5. ^ "CIK-FIA World Karting Championship KF1 2012 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
6. ^ "Fortec announce huge Formula Renault NEC entry". fortecmotorsports.com. Fortec Motorsports. 13 February 2013. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
7. ^ "Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2013 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
8. ^ a b Khorounzhiy, Valentin (5 February 2014). "Tech 1 Racing announce full FR2.0 Alps lineup". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
9. ^ "Formula Renault 2.0 Alps 2014 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
10. ^ Gruz, David (11 May 2014). "De Vries takes fourth consecutive win in Pau race two". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
11. ^ Allen, Peter (27 March 2015). "Pons Racing announces Armand as Merhi's team-mate for FR3.5". paddockscout.com. Paddock Scout. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
12. ^ "Armand joins Trident team for the 2016 season". Trident Racing. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.

## External links

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* Philo Paz Armand career summary at DriverDB.com
* Philo Paz Armand on X