Brando Badoer

Brando Badoer (born 15 September 2006) is an Italian racing driver who competes in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for Rodin Motorsport, having driven for Prema in 2025.

Badoer is the son of former Formula One driver Luca Badoer. He competed for PHM Racing in the 2025 Formula Regional Middle East Championship, in which he finished fourth, and for Van Amersfoort Racing in the 2024 Formula Regional European Championship, in which he finished fifth. He previously competed in Italian F4 in 2022 and 2023.

Badoer was part of the McLaren Driver Development Programme from 2024 to 2025.

Born on 15 September 2006 in Montebelluna, Italy, Badoer is the son of former Formula 1 and Ferrari test driver Luca Badoer. He grew up deeply immersed in motorsport, which sparked his early passion for racing. After his karting foundation, he drew attention from the Ferrari Driver Academy and was invited to their ACI summer scouting camp, where he trained alongside Andrea Kimi Antonelli.

Badoer is in his final year of high school and manages his studies alongside racing commitments. Outside of racing, he has an interest in the stock market and follows financial topics. He also trains in high-performance KZ karts between race events.

Badoer began competing in WSK events in 2017 with Baby Race. In 2018, he stayed in 60 Mini but switched teams to Parolin, finishing second in the WSK Open Cup, third in the WSK Champions Cup, and fourth in the WSK Final Cup. For 2019 and 2020, he competed in OK-Junior, finishing third overall in the 2020 WSK Super Master Series and second in the WSK Euro Series the same year. He then spent 2021 in the OK and KZ2 classes, but struggled to produce the same results, a highlight being an OK-class podium in the opening round of the WSK Euro Series.

Badoer made his single-seater debut in the 2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship with AKM Motorsport. He failed to score any points and placed 28th in the standings.

For his main campaign, Badoer would race in the Italian F4 Championship with Van Amersfoort Racing. He had a difficult first half of the season, failing to score points but broke through with a fifth place in Spielberg, and score a few more points that season to end 16th in the standings. He also competed as a guest driver in ADAC Formula 4 in two rounds.