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Andres Cardenas (R)

#6 JHDD powered by ECR

 

Birthdate:May 15, 2008
Hometown:  Lima, Peru
Residence:Orlando, Florida
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Sponsors:

 

Bell helmets / Ed Carpenter Racing / Java House / Splenda


Nationality: Peruvian

Languages spoken: Spanish, English, Italian

Height/weight: 5’9" / 154 lbs.

Education: High school student

Hobbies: Motorsports, soccer, sim racing, tennis

Charity work/support: In Peru, I support the communities in need

Favorite sports to watch: INDYCAR (Ed Carpenter Racing), soccer (Club Universitario de Deportes in Lima, Peru)

Favorite sports to play: Motorsports and soccer, even though I'm not that good at it

Training preference: Upper body

Talent I wish I had: Being good at football (soccer) and being acceptable at maths

Favorite food: Chaufa (typical Peruvian food)

Guilty food pleasure: Pizza

Best meal I can cook by myself: Lomo Saltado (a Peruvian stir-fry dish)

Bucket list: Drive the Indy 500 and drive in Monaco

Favorite places to visit: Peru and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum (the best museum in the world)

Fears or pet peeves: My only fear is height

Unusual habits or routines: I always put my glove on the left hand and shoe on my left foot first

One person I would most like to meet: Max Verstappen because I consider him one of the greatest of all time

Racing goal: Drive in INDYCAR and the Indy 500. My dream is to win them both

Racing hero: Max Verstappen

Interesting notes about me: The only thing that I really like is cars, to be honest.

 

Career results:

2025

  • Posted the fastest time in USF Pro 2000 Presented by Continental Tire during the USF Fall Combine Test at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course
  • Finished seventh in his rookie season of Eurocup 3, winning the final race from pole position at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Spain
  • Also claimed a second-place finish at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in Italy
  • Finished fourth in the Eurocup 3/Spanish F3 Winter Series with one win at Jerez de la Frontera, Spain and an additional pair of third-place finishes

2024

  • Finished 14th in the Spanish F4 Championship with seven top-10 finishes and a best result of sixth
  • Finished second in the Formula Winter Series (F4) in Spain with two wins, four additional podium finishes and two pole positions
  • Won a silver medal in the FIA Motorsport Games (F4) at Circuit Paul Ricard in France

2023

  • Finished eighth in his rookie season in the Spanish F4 Championship (despite missing the opening three races) with one win, one second-place finish and two pole positions

2022

  • Won the Gold Medal for Team Peru in the FIA World Motorsports Games in the Karting Junior Sprint Cup
  • Won the WSK Champions Cup in OSK Junior
  • Finished second in the Champions of the Future Winter Series in the OK Junior class
  • Began some F4 testing

2021

  • Competed in a full season of European karting in the OK  Junior class, with highlights including a pole position at the CIK FIA round in Belgium and several heat race wins

2017-2020

  • Won three Peruvian National Karting Championships
  • Finished second in both the South American and Pan American Championships in 60 Mini
  • Claimed one World Series of Karting pole position.