Bart Horsten

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Bart Horsten
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Horsten holding his first place BMW M2 Cup trophy at Norisring
NationalityAustralian
Irish
via dual nationality
Born (2002-03-14) 14 March 2002 (age 22)
Sydney, Australia
BMW M2 Cup Germany career
Debut season2022
Current team Project 1
Car number50
Starts19
Wins2
Podiums6
Poles1
Fastest laps2
Previous series
2021
2020
2019
2018 		BRDC British Formula 3 Championship
F4 British Championship
Australian Formula Ford Championship

Bartholomew "Bart" Horsten (born 14 March 2002 in Sydney) is an Australian-Irish racing driver. He is currently competing in the BMW M2 Cup having previously driven for Hitech GP in BRDC British Formula 3 Championship.

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Career

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Horsten competing in the 2018 Australian Formula Ford Series
Horsten piloting the Arden F4 at Thruxton Circuit Bhthx2019.jpg
Horsten piloting the Arden F4 at Thruxton Circuit

Australian Formula Ford Series

In 2018 Horsten made his single-seater debut, competing in the Australian Formula Ford Series, taking three podiums and one fastest lap to finish ninth in the championship.

F4 British Championship

In 2019, Horsten competed in British F4 with Arden where he achieved ten podium finishes, including his maiden victory in the second round at Donington Park. [1] [2] This, along with a fastest lap at Knockhill meant the Australian finished fifth in the championship, three and four positions ahead of teammates Tommy Foster and Alex Connor respectively. [3] [4]

BRDC British F3 Championship

Horsten made a move to the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship for 2020, where he would compete with Lanan Racing, partnering Piers Prior and Josh Mason. [5] In the second race of the season, he achieved his first podium of the year along with a fastest lap at the Oulton Park Circuit. [6] Horsten picked up his best finish of second at Silverstone to take tenth place in the championship, beating both of his teammates. [7]

Horsten driving the Lanan Racing British F3 car around Oulton Park Opbf3bh.jpg
Horsten driving the Lanan Racing British F3 car around Oulton Park

For 2021, Horsten announced that he would be returning to British F3, partnering Reece Ushijima and Sebastian Alvarez at Hitech GP. [8] The Australian started his season off with two points finishes and a retirement, which came when fighting for the race lead with Brit Ayrton Simmons, at the Brands Hatch circuit. Horsten would score his first podium of the season in race 1 of the following round at Silverstone, setting the fastest lap in addition. [9] At the fourth round of the season Horsten achieved two pole positions, but was unable to capitalise on his starting position, finishing races one and two in 5th and 4th. [10] Horsten would have to wait until the reversed-grid race at the sixth round of the campaign to score his second podium, finishing third after having started from ninth place on the grid. [11] After initial second-placed Branden Lee Oxley was disqualified for causing a collision, Horsten was promoted to second. [12] At the penultimate round at Oulton Park he would finish second in race two, closing the gap to his rivals in the fight for second place in the standings before the season finale at Donington Park. [13] Horsten would be unable to capitalize, ending up sixth in the standings.

BMW M2 Cup Germany

Horsten driving in the BMW M2 Cup Germany at the Red Bull Ring in 2023 BMW M2 Racing Cup Germany 2023 Spielberg Nr. 50.jpg
Horsten driving in the BMW M2 Cup Germany at the Red Bull Ring in 2023

Horsten would make his first step into GT racing by competing in the 2022 BMW M2 Cup Germany where he'd qualify second and take his first podium in the third round at the Nürburgring. The following race weekend at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Horsten would lead the second race before retiring after a collision however he'd bounce back at the Hockenheimring where following a car issue in qualifying and dropping to last at the start of the second race, he would drive through to third on track.

For 2023 Horsten returned to the BMW M2 Cup Germany taking fastest lap in both races at the season opener in Oschersleben and a third place finish. The next round he would lead the first race until a slow puncture caused him to retire with two laps to go but would respond with his first win in the series a day later. He'd then score podiums in the next three races including a victory in a rain shortened race at the Nurburgring. Horsten would maintain his consistency over the next few rounds to keep him in championship contention including recovering from a seventh place qualifying in Sachsenring to finish on the podium. At the final race of the year he received a penalty for being involved in an incident on the final lap demoting him from second to eleventh, ultimately costing him second in the championship.

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/lapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2017 Australian Formula Ford Series Fastlane Racing600001423rd
Victorian Formula Ford Fiesta Championship300002329th
New South Wales Formula Ford Fiesta Championship200000NC
2018 Australian Formula Ford Championship Fastlane Racing/Tandersport1800131289th
New South Wales Formula Ford Fiesta ChampionshipFastlane Racing6001311113th
Victorian Formula Ford Fiesta ChampionshipN/A900004623rd
2019 F4 British Championship Arden 3010110275.55th
2020 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Lanan Racing24001328810th
2021 GB3 Championship Hitech Grand Prix 2402433336th
2022BMW M2 Cup Germany Project 1 1100011234th
2023BMW M2 Cup Germany Project 1 1221271713rd


Complete F4 British Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
2019 Arden BHI
1
5		 BHI
2
Ret		 BHI
3
6		 DON
1
3		 DON
2
1		 DON
3
8		 THR1
1
4		 THR1
2
3		 THR1
3
7		 CRO
1
2		 CRO
2
3		 CRO
3
3		 OUL
1
3		 OUL
2
8		 OUL
3
7		 SNE
1
5		 SNE
2
10		 SNE
3
2		 THR2
1
13		 THR2
2
Ret		 THR2
3
4		 KNO
1
6		 KNO
2
9		 KNO
3
10		 SIL
1
Ret		 SIL
2
5		 SIL
3
2		 BHGP
1
5		 BHGP
2
2		 BHGP
3
5		5th275.5

Complete BRDC British F3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
2020 Lanan Racing OUL
1
12		 OUL
2
3		 OUL
3
5		 OUL
4
Ret		 DON1
1
11		 DON1
2
44		 DON1
3
14		 BRH
1
13		 BRH
2
3		 BRH
3
7		 BRH
4
7		 DON2
1
4		 DON2
2
13		 DON2
3
7		 SNE
1
8		 SNE
2
8		 SNE
3
10		 SNE
4
9		 DON3
1
11		 DON3
2
106		 DON3
3
7		 SIL
1
8		 SIL
2
28		 SIL
3
Ret		10th288
2021 Hitech Grand Prix BRH
1
4		 BRH
2
Ret		 BRH
3
87		 SIL1
1
3		 SIL1
2
6		 SIL1
3
Ret		 DON1
1
8		 DON1
2
DSQ		 DON1
3
710		 SPA
1
5		 SPA
2
4		 SPA
3
97		 SNE
1
10		 SNE
2
12		 SNE
3
162		 SIL2
1
7		 SIL2
2
5		 SIL2
3
27		 OUL
1
4		 OUL
2
2		 OUL
3
14		 DON2
1
18		 DON2
2
4		 DON2
3
119		6th333

Complete BMW M2 Cup Germany results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year12345678910111213PosPoints
2022 LAU
1
6		 LAU
2
11		 NOR
1
7		 NOR
2
4		 NÜR
1
C		 NÜR
2
3		 SPA
1
4		 SPA
2
Ret		 RBR
1
6		 RBR
2
C		 HOC
1
7		 HOC
2
6		 HOC
3
4		4th123
2023 OSC
1
4		 OSC
2
3		 NOR
1
Ret		 NOR
2
1		 NÜR
1
3		 NÜR
2
1		 LAU
1
2		 LAU
2
4		 SAC
1
3		 SAC
2
2		 RBR
1
4		 RBR
2
11		3rd171

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References

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  2. ↑ "Bart Horsten takes breakthrough victory in action-packed reverse grid contest". 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Plenty of positives for Arden on testing weekend in F4 at Knockhill". 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
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