Nguyễn Owen Tangavelou (born 4 March 2005) is a French-Vietnamese racing driver who last competed in the USF Pro 2000 Championship and Eurocup-3.

Tangavelou began competitive kart racing at the age of 14 and stepped up to single-seaters a year later. He competed in French F4 and FRECA for two years each, before winning on his Eurocup-3 debut in 2024 for MP Motorsport. He moved to the United States in 2025, racing in USF Pro 2000 for Velocity Racing Development and later DEForce Racing.

Career Karting Tangavelou began his motorsport career in karting at the relatively late age of fourteen in France. He raced in several regional competitions before stepping up to Formula 4.

Formula 4

2020 In 2020, Tangavelou made his car racing debut in the French F4 Championship. Due to a lack of testing prior to the season, as well as him stating that he had "not enough experience" in racing at the time, the Vietnamese driver finished 12th in the championship with a best race result of fifth place at Le Castellet.

2021 Tangavelou remained in French F4 for 2021. The Vietnamese driver started his season out strongly with his first podium in single-seaters at the opening race in Nogaro. He scored a further podium later in the season in the reversed-grid race at the Circuit Paul Ricard and finished fifth in the standings, having also set two fastest laps. In the FIA standings of the championship, Tangavelou also finished fifth, with a total of nine podiums, including three third places at the Hungaroring.

Formula Regional 2022

Moving into 2022, Tangavelou made his debut in the Formula Regional category by racing in the final three rounds of the Formula Regional Asian Championship with Hitech Grand Prix. He had a best finish of 13th in the final race, one in which he scored a rookie podium, and ended up 31st in the standings.

Tangavelou's main series that year would be the Formula Regional European Championship, which he would contest with G4 Racing. Following the first half of the season, which yielded a best finish of 14th at Le Castellet, Tangavelou switched to the RPM team to partner Pietro Delli Guanti. His results would improve almost instantly, with him getting his first points at the Hungaroring and scoring two further ninth places at the next round in Spa-Francorchamps. Another point came at the Red Bull Ring, before Tangavelou scored a season-best finish of sixth place at the season finale in Mugello, thereby taking the rookie victory within that race, which elevated him to twentieth in the standings.

2023

In 2023, Tangavelou moved to Trident for his second season in the series. He finished 14th in the championship, achieving two top-five finishes and seven top-ten results.

2024 To represent his family living in Vietnam, Tangavelou decided to compete under a Vietnamese licence from 2024 onwards. After spending two seasons in FRECA, Tangavelou switched to the Eurocup-3 championship for the 2024 season, driving for MP Motorsport. Tangavelou finished third in the Eurocup-3 Winter Series with one podium. In the main championship, he took a win at the Red Bull Ring, three poles, three podiums and nine top-five finishes en route to fourth in the standings.

2025 Tangavelou returned to Eurocup-3 in 2025 with Drivex for the third round in Paul Ricard, where he had a best finish of eleventh. He returned the next round in Monza, moving over to Allay Racing where he once again had a best finish of eleventh.

At the end of 2025, Tangavelou joined Saintéloc Racing to race in the FIA FR World Cup at Macau. He became the first Vietnamese driver to race at the event. He qualified 21st and finished 17th.

USF Pro 2000 Tangavelou transitioned over to the USF Pro 2000 Championship for 2025, racing with Velocity Racing Development in his first season outside of Europe. He made a strong debut, finishing fifth in the second race at St. Petersburg. In early May, it was announced that Tangavelou would join DEForce Racing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Road America events.

Racing record 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 0 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 01520th RPM 9 0 0 0 0 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship Hyderabad Blackbirds by MP Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 0 33rd Formula Regional European Championship Trident 20 0 0 0 0 43 14th2024 Eurocup-3 Winter Series MP Motorsport 2 0 0 0 1 273rd Eurocup-3 15 1 3 1 3 158 4th 2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship Velocity Racing Development 5 0 0 0 0 74 19thDEForce Racing30000Eurocup-3DXR30000022ndAllay Racing20000Macau Grand PrixSaintéloc Racing1000017th * Season still in progress.

Complete French F4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year123456789101112131415161718192021PosPoints 2020NOG1NOG2NOG3MAG1MAG2MAG3ZAN1ZAN2ZAN3LEC11LEC12LEC13SPA1SPA2SPA3LEC21LEC22LEC23LEC31LEC32LEC33 12th 2021NOG1NOG2NOG3MAG11MAG12MAG13HUN1HUN2HUN3LÉD1LÉD2LÉD3MNZ1MNZ2MNZ3LEC1LEC2LEC3MAG21MAG22MAG235th

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints2022G4 RacingMNZ1MNZ2IMO1IMO2MCO1MCO2LEC1LEC2ZAN1ZAN2 20th 15RPMHUN1HUN2SPA1SPA2RBR1RBR2CAT1CAT2MUG1MUG2 2023 Trident IMO1 IMO2 CAT1 CAT2 HUN1 HUN2 SPA1 SPA2 MUG1 MUG2 LEC1 LEC2 RBR1 RBR2 MNZ1 MNZ2 ZAN1 ZAN2 HOC1 HOC2 14th 43  – Driver did not finish the race but was classified, as he completed more than 90% of the race distance. * Season still in progress.

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points 2023 Hyderabad Blackbirds by MP DUB11 DUB12 DUB13 KUW11 KUW12 KUW13 KUW21 KUW22 KUW23 DUB21 DUB22 DUB23 ABU1 ABU2 ABU3 33rd 0

Complete Eurocup-3 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points 2024 MP MotorsportSPA1SPA2RBR1RBR2POR1POR2POR3LEC1LEC2ZAN1ZAN2ARA1ARA2JER1JER2CAT1CAT2 4th 158 2025 DXRRBR1RBR2POR1PORSRPOR2LEC1LECSRLEC2 21st 0 Allay RacingMNZ1MNZ2ASS1ASS2SPA1SPA2JER1JER2CAT1CAT2

American open-wheel racing results USF Pro 2000 Championship (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Position Points2025 Velocity Racing DevelopmentSTP1STP2LOU1LOU2LOU3IMS1IMS2IMS3IRPROA1ROA2ROA3MOH1MOH2TOR1TOR2POR1POR2 19th 74 * Season still in progress.

Complete Macau Grand Prix results Year Team Car Qualifying Quali Race Main Race 2025 Saintéloc Racing Tatuus F3 T-318 21st 20th 17th

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