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Studying on and off the track: Behind the Visor with Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak
ART Grand Prix’s Tasanapol Inthraphuvasak steps up to FIA Formula 2 in 2026 after an impressive rookie season in FIA F3 last year.
The Thai driver’s journey up the FIA pyramid has come in conjunction with his studies in the UK, and he’s finding the balance to achieve impressive results at the same time.
Here, Inthraphuvasak explains what he’s up to away from the track and how his racing career works outside of F2 weekends.
UNIVERSITY LIFE
“When I get a minute away from racing, I'm in university. I'm in England studying mechanical engineering right now, which is a very tough course. But it gives me time to focus on something other than racing.
“When you get super busy with racing, when you don't have anything to do, you kind of feel like you're not getting up to anything and you're not doing anything. So, I always have to keep myself busy, and being in uni and having to go to uni keeps me busy and keeps me working all the time.
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“Apart from that, I love to play sports since I was young. I make time to play football, paddle, or anything with a few friends. I try to spend as much time with my friends away from the track as possible. I live in London now, which is a city I love, where you can do pretty much anything you want.
“I'm enjoying it so far. I'm going into campus. It's not online at all, it's full-time. The university understands my racing and my priorities, so I can manage both at the moment, which is super good.”
LONDON LIVING
“I grew up in Bangkok, which I think is arguably the most chaotic or busy places out there. So, I'm used to the environment, and being in London gives me the same vibes of being back home.
“So, that's why I enjoy it a lot, and I think it's a place where you can go out and find anything you want to do, even though it's not planned. I think it's a big city where I know a lot of people that I've met through the years I've spent in London, also from back home. I have a lot of friends around London, so I enjoy it quite a lot.”
SIM SESSIONS
“I spend a lot of time on the sim as well, outside of racing some teammates. I race against Nikola the most, who was my teammate last year.
“So, I've kept a really good relationship with him, and we spend quite a lot of time on the sim together just keep the racing going. It’s meant to be a way to relax but does get competitive very quickly."