Brando Badoer joins PREMA Racing and McLaren Development Programme for 2025 season

PREMA Racing have announced the signing of Brando Badoer for the 2025 FIA Formula 3 season with the Italian also joining McLaren as a full-time member of their Driver Development programme.

Badoer will graduate to F3 after a strong 2024 campaign in the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine where he is currently fifth in the Standings with seven podiums.

Prior to that, he finished sixth in the 2023 editions of the Formula 4 UAE, Italian F4 and Euro 4 Championships, achieving several podiums across the three categories.

The 18-year-old driver will now step up to Formula 3 with PREMA and also as a recently signed member of the McLaren Development Programme and Badoer is excited for what is to come.

“I’m really happy to announce that I will be racing with PREMA in the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship," said Badoer. "Working with all the people here is special, the chemistry is excellent and it makes the work really enjoyable on and off the track. We have had two positive seasons together and I’m looking forward to building on that and I’m sure we will have a good year.”

PREMA Racing Team Principal Rene Rosin said: “Brando is a very interesting prospect, and we are delighted to give him an opportunity for 2025. We have kept an eye on him because we noticed his potential from F4 to FRECA, and we saw him make an impressive step this season. Formula 3 will be challenging, as it usually is, but he has the right attitude to quickly gel with the team and series.”