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Owen Tangavelou

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Nguyễn Owen Tangavelou
Born (2005-03-04) March 4, 2005 (age 21)
Near Paris, France
OccupationRacing driver
Years active2019–present
Known forCompeting in USF Pro 2000 Championship, Eurocup-3, Formula Regional European Championship

Nguyễn Owen Tangavelou (born 4 March 2005) is a French-Vietnamese racing driver currently active in the USF Pro 2000 Championship.

With a Flemish-Polish mother and a Vietnamese father, Tangavelou was raised near Paris and started competing in kart racing at the age of 14. He made his USF Pro 2000 Championship debut in 2025, initially racing for Velocity Racing Development before transferring to DEForce Racing. Prior to this, he participated in the 2024 Eurocup-3 season with MP Motorsport, where he secured fourth place overall.

Karting

Tangavelou’s entry into motorsport began somewhat later than usual, starting competitive karting in France at fourteen. After competing in various regional competitions, he progressed to Formula 4 racing.

2020

The year 2020 marked Tangavelou’s first season in the French F4 Championship. Due to limited preparation and experience, he ended the season twelfth overall, with his top race finish being fifth place at Le Castellet.

2021

Continuing in the French F4 Championship for 2021, Tangavelou achieved his inaugural podium in single-seater racing at Nogaro. He added another podium finish during the reversed-grid event at Circuit Paul Ricard, ultimately ranking fifth in the championship standings. Additionally, he recorded two fastest laps. In the FIA standings, he placed fifth overall, accumulating nine podiums including three third-place finishes at the Hungaroring.

2022

In 2022, Tangavelou stepped up to Formula Regional competition. He took part in the last three rounds of the Formula Regional Asian Championship with Hitech Grand Prix, concluding the series in 31st position and earning a rookie podium.

His primary campaign was in the Formula Regional European Championship driving for G4 Racing. After achieving a best result of 14th at Circuit Paul Ricard, he transitioned mid-season to RPM, teaming up with Pietro Delli Guanti. This switch led to notable improvements; he scored his first championship points at the Hungaroring, followed by two ninth-place finishes at Spa-Francorchamps. He added further points at the Red Bull Ring and capped off the season with a sixth-place finish and rookie victory at the finale held at Mugello, ending the year 20th overall.

2023

For his sophomore season in the Formula Regional European Championship, Tangavelou joined Trident for the 2023 campaign.

2024

Starting in 2024, Tangavelou began competing under a Vietnamese license to honor his heritage.[1] After two years in Formula Regional, he moved to the Eurocup-3 series with MP Motorsport.[2] During the Eurocup-3 Winter Series, Tangavelou secured third place overall with one podium finish. Notably, he became the first Vietnamese driver to claim a race victory on European soil—achieved at the Red Bull Ring—and also earned three pole positions at this level.

2025

In 2025, Tangavelou made a return to the Eurocup-3 series, competing with Drivex at Paul Ricard where he secured a highest race position of 11th.[3] Subsequently, he participated in the Monza round representing Allay Racing, once again achieving his best result of 11th place.[4]

USF Pro 2000 Championship

2025

In 2025, Tangavelou shifted his focus to American open-wheel racing by joining the USF Pro 2000 Championship with Velocity Racing Development.[5] He made a notable debut by finishing fifth in the second race held at St. Petersburg.[6] Later in May, he competed for DEForce Racing during rounds at both Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Road America.[7]

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2020 French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 20 0 0 0 0 28 12th
2021 French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 20 1 0 2 2 160 5th
2022 Formula Regional Asian Championship Hitech Grand Prix 9 0 0 0 0 0 31st
Formula Regional European Championship G4 Racing 9 0 0 0 0 15 20th
RPM 9 1 0 0 0
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2024–2025 Seasons
2024 Eurocup-3 Winter Series MP Motorsport 2 0 0 0 1 27 3rd
2024 Eurocup-3 season 15 1 3 1 3 158 4th
2025 rowspan="2"|2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship Velocity Racing Development 5 0 0 0 0 53* 9th*
DEForce Racing — — — — —
rowspan="2"|2025 Eurocup-3 season Drivex — — — — —
Allay Racing — — — — —

* Season still underway.

Full French F4 Championship results

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Full Formula Regional European Championship results

(key) (Entries in bold represent pole position) (Entries in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Position Points
2020 French F4 Championship style="background:#CFCFFF;" |Circuit Paul Armagnac#NOG1
12 		style="background:#CFCFFF;" |Circuit Paul Armagnac#NOG2
13 		style="background:#DFFFDF;" |Circuit Paul Armagnac#NOG3
9 		style="background:#DFFFDF;" |Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours#MAG1
10 		style="background:#EFCFFF;" |Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours#MAG2
Ret 		style="background:#CFCFFF;" |Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours#MAG3
12 		style="background:#EFCFFF;" |Circuit Zandvoort#ZAN1
Ret 		style="background:#CFCFFF;" |Circuit Zandvoort#ZAN2
9 		style="background:#DFFFDF;" |Circuit Zandvoort#ZAN3
9 		style="background:#DFFFDF;" |Circuit Paul Ricard#LEC1_1
10 		style="background:#EFCFFF;" |Circuit Paul Ricard#LEC1_2
Ret 		style="background:#DFFFDF;" |Circuit Paul Ricard#LEC1_3
9 		style="background:#FFFFFF;" |Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps#SPA1
DNS 		style="background:#CFCFFF;" |Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps#SPA2
11 		style="background:#DFFFDF;" |Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps#SPA3
10 		style="background:#DFFFDF;" |Circuit Paul Ricard#LEC2_1
5 		style="background:#DFFFDF;" |Circuit Paul Ricard#LEC2_2
8 		style="background:#CFCFFF;" |Circuit Paul Ricard#LEC2_3
13 		style="background:#DFFFDF;" |Circuit Paul Ricard#LEC3_1
10 		style="background:#CFCFFF;" |Circuit Paul Ricard#LEC3_2
9 		12th 28*
"*" denotes points after dropped scores were applied.
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Final Position Points
2022 Formula Regional European Championship G4 Racing MNZ
1
22 		MNZ
2
26 		IMO
1
31† 		IMO
2
16 		MCO
1
DNQ 		MCO
2
19 		LEC
1
14 		LEC
2
Ret 		ZAN
1
17 		ZAN
2
19 		20th 15
RPM HUN
1
19 		HUN
2
9 		SPA
1
9 		SPA
2
9 		RBR
1
14 		RBR
2
11 		CAT
1
17 		CAT
2
Ret 		MUG
1
DNS 		[[Mugello Circuit|min>MUG
2}}]
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2023 Formula Regional European Championship
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style= " background: # C F C F F F ; " Hungaroring HUN 1 

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... (remaining events)

14th

43 

– Classified despite not finishing, having completed more than 90% of the race distance.
  • Current season ongoing.

Full Formula Regional Middle East Championship results

(key) (Entries in bold signify pole position) (Entries in italics denote fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final Position Points Scored
2023 Hyderabad Blackbirds powered by MP DUB1
1 		DUB1
2 		DUB1
3 		KUW1
1 		KUW1
2 		KUW1
3 		KUW2
1 		KUW2
2 		KUW2
3 		DUB2
1 		DUB2
2 		DUB2
3 		ABU
1
13 		ABU
2
17 		ABU
3
Ret 		33rd 0

Full Eurocup-3 results

(key) (Entries in bold represent pole position) (Entries in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final Standing Accumulated Points
2024 MP Motorsport SPA
1
DNS 		SPA
2
C 		RBR
1
1 		RBR
2
3 		POR
1
3 		POR
2
4 		POR
3
5 		LEC
1
5 		LEC
2
5 		ZAN
1
4 		ZAN
2
4 		ARA
1
Ret 		ARA
2
6 		JER
1
6 		JER
2
8 		getCAT
1
get7 		style="background:#;" |getCAT
2
getDSQ 		4th place 158 points
Year Team Initial Races Remaining Events Final Ranking Total Points
2025 DXR RBR
1 		RBR
2 		POR
1 		POR
SR 		POR
2 		LEC
1
Ret 		LEC
SR
13 		LEC
2
11 		21st 0
Allay Racing MNZ
1
11 		MNZ
2
Ret 		ASS
1 		ASS
2 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		JER
1 		JER
2 		CAT
1 		CAT
2


USF Pro 2000 Championship

(key) (Races highlighted in bold denote pole positions) (Races shown in italics indicate fastest laps)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Standing Points Accumulated
2025 Velocity Racing Development STP
1
11 		STP
2
5 		LOU
1
19 		LOU
2
10 		LOU
3
9 		IMS
1
18 		IMS
2
15 		IMS
3
9 		IRP
 ROA
1
 ROA
2
 ROA
3
 MOH
1
 MOH
2
 TOR
1
 TOR
2
 POR
1
 POR
2
 19th* 74*

* Current season underway.

External links

  1. ↑ Vietnamese Motorsports Association Instagram posts dated December 13, 2023, and August 22, 2024
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