Английская Википедия:Charlie Wurz

Charlie Wurz (born 2 December 2005) is an Austrian-British racing driver currently set to race in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Jenzer Motorsport. He is the 2022 Formula 4 UAE and the 2023 Formula Regional Oceania champion.

Wurz is the son of former Formula One driver Alexander Wurz.

Racing career

Karting

Wurz competed in karting series across Europe since 2017. These included the Rotax Max Challenge, WSK events and FIA sanctioned karting series.^[1] During this time, Wurz was scouted to join the Ferrari Driver Academy.^[2]

Lower formulae

2021

Wurz made his single-seater debut in 2021, competing at the Vallelunga round of the Italian F4 Championship as part of the Prema outfit and taking a win in the rookie class during Race 3.^[3] He would go on to compete in his home round at the Red Bull Ring, scoring points that elevated him to 20th in the standings.^[4]^[5] At the end of the year, Wurz took his first win in the category, taking victory at the F4 UAE Trophy Round held in support of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.^[6]^[7]

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Wurz driving at the Red Bull Ring during the 2021 Italian F4 Championship.

2022

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Wurz driving at the Red Bull Ring during the 2022 Italian F4 Championship.

At the beginning of 2022, the Austrian competed in the F4 UAE Championship on a full-time basis in preparation for his European season. During the campaign, Wurz took a pair of victories,^[8] as well as eight further podiums, which enabled him to take the title in the final round.^[9]^[10]^[11]

For his main season, Wurz would remain with Prema for the entirety of the Italian F4 Championship, as well as taking part in the first half of the ADAC F4 series.^[12]^[13] In the latter, a third place at Spa-Francorchamps and a further pair of podiums at Zandvoort meant that the Austrian driver placed seventh in the standings,^[14]^[15] although his campaign in the former would bear more fruit. After a pair of points finishes at Imola, Wurz would take his first podium at Misano, having fought for victory with teammate Andrea Kimi Antonelli.^[16] More points came at Spa, before the Austrian tasted champagne at Vallelunga, scoring a pair of third places.^[17] At the penultimate round in Monza, Wurz would take pole for Race 1, which he managed to convert into his first victory in the series, whilst also scoring a podium in Race 2 during a weekend that the Austrian described as having been "fantastic".^[18] One more podium came during the season finale at Mugello, with Wurz finishing the season fourth in the standings.^[19]

Formula Regional

Formula Regional Oceania Championship

At the start of 2023, Wurz took part in the Formula Regional Oceania Championship in New Zealand, driving for M2 Competition.^[20]^[21] He started the season in a strong manner, taking the championship lead during the first round with a pair of second-placed finishes in the main races.^[22]^[23] At the next event in Teretonga, the Austrian would extend his advantage at the top of the standings, winning races 1 and 3.^[24]^[25] After a lull at Manfeild, where Wurz finished no higher than fifth, he returned to the top step of the podium in the reverse grid race at Hampton Downs. As championship adversary Callum Hedge suffered from mechanical difficulties during the race, Wurz once again moved to the top of the standings.^[26] He won the feature race at Taupo while Hedge finished fourth, securing the series championship.^[27]

Formula Regional European Championship

Wurz confirmed in January that he would be competing in the Formula Regional European Championship during the 2023 season.^[28]

Euroformula Open

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Wurz driving at the Red Bull Ring during the 2023 Euroformula Open Championship.

In 2023, Wurz made his Euroformula Open debut for the fifth round at the Red Bull Ring with CryptoTower Racing Team.^[29]

FIA Formula 3 Championship

In October 2023, Wurz joined Jenzer Motorsport for FIA Formula 3 post-season testing at Jerez.^[30]^[31] Wurz was later confirmed to be joining the Swiss outfit for the 2024 FIA F3 season, alongside Max Esterson and Matías Zagazeta.^[32]

Sportscar racing

Porsche Sprint Challenge

In 2021, Wurz competed in two races of the Porsche Sprint Challenge Europe at the Hungaroring. He won one race, having secured a pole position and fastest lap in the same event. In the following race, Wurz finished on the podium in third position.^[33]

Wurz returned to the Porsche Sprint Challenge at the end of the year, this time racing in the Middle East. The Austrian managed to win three races, which placed him sixth in the GT4 standings despite missing the majority of the season.^[34]

Personal life

Wurz's father is two-time Le Mans 24h winner and former Formula 1 driver Alexander Wurz. Wurz resides in Monte Carlo, but competes under the Austrian flag.^[35]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Team	Position
2017	BNL Golden Trophy — Junior Max		26th
2018	FIA Central European Zone — R Mini	Wurz Racing	11th
2018	Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Mini MAX	Wurz Racing	10th
2019	FIA Central European Zone — R Junior	VPDR	3rd
	Austrian Karting Championship — Rotax Max Junior		2nd
	Rotax Max Challenge Euro Trophy — Junior Max		13th
	Rotax Max Challenge International Trophy — Junior Max	Wurz, Alexander	NC
	WSK Champions Cup — OKJ	Wurz, Alexander	33rd
	FIA Karting Academy Trophy		13th
	South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ	Manetti Motorsport	NC
	WSK Super Master Series — OKJ		NC
	WSK Euro Series — OKJ		52nd
	WSK Open Cup — OKJ	KR Motorsport	26th
	WSK Final Cup — OKJ	KR Motorsport	15th
	Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Junior	KMS Europe	11th
	FIA Motorsport Games Karting Slalom Cup	Team Austria	8th
2020	South Garda Winter Cup — OK	Exprit Racing Team	NC
	WSK Super Master Series — OK		33rd
	WSK Euro Series — OK		9th
	WSK Open Cup — OK		9th
	CIK-FIA European Championship — OK		38th
	CIK-FIA World Championship — OK		32nd
2021	WSK Super Master Series — OK		51st
Sources:^[36]

Racing record