Nigerian‑American racing sensation Ugo Ugochukwu, at just 18 years old, is already building a resume few drivers achieve in a lifetime.
Born on April 23, 2007, in New York, USA, to Nigerian model Oluchi Onweagba and Italian designer Luca Orlandi, Ugo Ugochukwu’s introduction to racing came almost instinctively. The first time he ever drove a car, he was just six years old, when his father, himself a former karting racer, took him out one weekend to try it.
Ugo’s competitive journey in karting would then naturally unfold. There, he captured notable titles such as the FIA OK‑Junior European Karting Championship in 2020 before graduating to single-seater cars.
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Ugochukwu’s list of achievements before age 19 already reads like the start of a future Hall-of-Fame career:
In 2025, he stepped up to the highly competitive FIA Formula 3 Championship with PREMA Racing, where he recorded multiple points finishes and claimed two podiums in his rookie season, emerging as the team’s highest-scoring driver despite a challenging year for PREMA. He later joined Campos Racing in 2026, a team coming off a strong championship campaign, placing himself in a more competitive environment as he continued to gain invaluable experience at a critical stage of the motorsport ladder.
Subsequently, as the 2026 season progresses and his career continues to mature, many in the racing world are watching Ugo Ugochukwu as a driver with the potential to reach the pinnacle of motorsport.
