Charlie Wurz

Charlie Wurz
Wurz at Spa-Francorchamps in 2022.
Nationality	Austrian
Born	(2005-12-02) 2 December 2005 (age 18) Monte Carlo, Monaco
Related to	Alexander Wurz (father)
FIA Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season	2024
Current team	Jenzer Motorsport
Car number	17
Starts	4 (4 entries)
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	TBD in 2023
Previous series
2023 2023 2023 2022 2022 2021–22 2021-2022 2021	Euroformula Open Championship FR European Championship FR Oceania Championship ADAC Formula 4 Formula 4 UAE Championship Porsche Sprint Challenge ME Italian F4 Championship Porsche Sprint Challenge CE
Championship titles
2022 2023	Formula 4 UAE Championship Formula Regional Oceania Championship

Charlie Wurz (born 2 December 2005) is an Austrian-British racing driver currently competing 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]}

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

2022

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

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 double 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
	Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Mini MAX		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		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		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

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2021	Italian F4 Championship	Prema Powerteam	6	0	0	0	0	20	20th
	Porsche Sprint Challenge Central Europe - GT4	Deltabloc GT Racing	2	1	1	1	2	0	NC†
	Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round	Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema	1	1	0	1	1	N/A	1st
2021–22	Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East - GT4	BWT Junior Racing	4	3	?	2	3	77.5	6th
2022	Formula 4 UAE Championship	Prema Racing	20	2	3	2	10	255	1st
	ADAC Formula 4 Championship		12	0	0	0	3	111	7th
	Italian F4 Championship		20	1	1	0	6	198	4th
	F4 Spanish Championship	Campos Racing	3	0	0	0	1	25	15th
	FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup	Team Austria	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	11th
2023	Formula Regional Oceania Championship	M2 Competition	15	4	4	1	7	343	1st
	Formula Regional European Championship	ART Grand Prix	10	0	0	0	0	1	26th
	Euroformula Open Championship	CryptoTower Racing Team	11	1	1	3	5	139	6th
	Macau Grand Prix	Jenzer Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2023–24	Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East	Central Europe Racing	2	0	0	0	0	20	17th
2024	FIA Formula 3 Championship	Jenzer Motorsport	4	0	0	0	0	10*	14th*

^† As Wurz was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship 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	19	20	DC	Points
2022	Prema Racing	YAS1 1 8	YAS1 2 7	YAS1 3 2	YAS1 4 6	DUB1 1 3	DUB1 2 4	DUB1 3 2	DUB1 4 7	DUB2 1 3	DUB2 2 1	DUB2 3 3	DUB2 4 9	DUB3 1 2	DUB3 2 2	DUB3 3 1	DUB3 4 8	YAS2 1 5	YAS2 2 4	YAS3 3 2	YAS4 4 8	1st	255

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship 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
2022	Prema Racing	SPA 1 3	SPA 2 Ret	SPA 3 5	HOC 1 4	HOC 2 10	HOC 3 6	ZAN 1 7	ZAN 2 3	ZAN 3 3	NÜR1 1 6	NÜR1 2 4	NÜR1 3 7	LAU 1	LAU 2	LAU 3	NÜR2 1	NÜR2 2	NÜR2 3	7th	111

Complete Italian F4 Championship 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	19	20	21	22	DC	Points
2021	Prema Powerteam	LEC 1	LEC 2	LEC 3	MIS 1	MIS 2	MIS 3	VLL 1 19	VLL 2 12	VLL 3 4	IMO 1	IMO 2	IMO 3	RBR 1 21	RBR 2 8	RBR 3 8	MUG 1	MUG 2	MUG 3	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	MNZ 3		20th	20
2022	Prema Racing	IMO 1 7	IMO 2 16	IMO 3 7	MIS 1 4	MIS 2 2	MIS 3 27†	SPA 1 4	SPA 2 7	SPA 3 4	VLL 1 9	VLL 2 3	VLL 3 3	RBR 1	RBR 2 5	RBR 3 6	RBR 4 14	MNZ 1 1	MNZ 2 2	MNZ 3 C	MUG 1 4	MUG 2 6	MUG 3 3	4th	198

Complete F4 Spanish Championship 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	19	20	21	DC	Points
2022	Campos Racing	ALG 1	ALG 2	ALG 3	JER 1 3	JER 2 7	JER 3 6	CRT 1	CRT 2	CRT 3	SPA 1	SPA 2	SPA 3	ARA 1	ARA 2	ARA 3	NAV 1	NAV 2	NAV 3	CAT 1	CAT 2	CAT 3	15th	25

Complete FIA Motorsport Games results

Year	Team	Cup	Qualifying	Quali Race	Main race
2022	Team Austria	Formula 4	2nd	NC	11th

Complete Formula Regional Oceania Championship 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	DC	Points
2023	M2 Competition	HIG 1 2	HIG 2 4	HIG 3 2	TER 1 1	TER 2 4	TER 3 1	MAN 1 5	MAN 2 6	MAN 3 6	HMP 1 8	HMP 2 1	HMP 3 7	TAU 1 5	TAU 2 3	TAU 3 1	1st	343

Complete Formula Regional European Championship 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	19	20	DC	Points
2023	ART Grand Prix	IMO 1 26	IMO 2 10	CAT 1 16	CAT 2 18	HUN 1 22	HUN 2 22	SPA 1	SPA 2	MUG 1 18	MUG 2 13	LEC 1 Ret	LEC 2 27	RBR 1	RBR 2	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	ZAN 1	ZAN 2	HOC 1	HOC 2	26th	1

Complete Euroformula Open Championship 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	19	20	21	22	23	Pos	Points
2023	CryptoTower Racing	EST 1	EST 2	EST 3	SPA 1	SPA 2	SPA 3	HUN 1	HUN 2	HUN 3	LEC 1	LEC 2	LEC 3	RBR 1 5	RBR 2 3	RBR 3 4	MNZ 1 3	MNZ 2 1*	MNZ 3 Ret	MUG 1 Ret	MUG 2 6	CAT 1 2	CAT 2 2	CAT 3 5	6th	139

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

Year	Team	Car	Qualifying	Quali Race	Main race
2023	Jenzer Motorsport	Dallara F3 2019	18th	11th	DNF

Complete FIA Formula 3 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	16	17	18	19	20	DC	Points
2024	Jenzer Motorsport	BHR SPR 19	BHR FEA 16	MEL SPR 11	MEL FEA 5	IMO SPR	IMO FEA	MON SPR	MON FEA	CAT SPR	CAT FEA	RBR SPR	RBR FEA	SIL SPR	SIL FEA	HUN SPR	HUN FEA	SPA SPR	SPA FEA	MNZ SPR	MNZ FEA	14th*	10*

References

1. "Charlie Wurz". DriverDB. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
2. "Alex Wurz's son could join Ferrari academy". Sports Mole. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
3. Series, Feeder (29 June 2021). "Wurz (15) just misses out on podium on promising Italian F4 debut". Feeder Series. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
4. "Charlie Wurz reflects on fighting for podium on Italian F4 debut". Formula Scout. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
5. "Italian F4 Championship Standings 2021". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
6. Parker, Charlie (13 December 2021). "Charlie Wurz bags first formula car racing victory on debut in F4 UAE". Feeder Series. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
7. "WURZ WINS INAUGURAL GEN2 F4UAE RACE AT ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX". F4 UAE. Retrieved 10 May 2022.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
8. "Wurz takes F4 UAE points lead with win in incident-filled Dubai race". Formula Scout. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
9. "AUSTRIAN CHARLIE WURZ CROWNED 2022 F4UAE CHAMPION". F4 UAE. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
10. "Arthur Leclerc, Charlie Wurz clinch titles in Yas Marina racing finales". Arab News. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
11. Parker, Charlie (21 February 2022). "Wurz holds off late Camara surge to win F4 UAE title: 4 takeaways from Round 5". Feeder Series. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
12. "Charlie Wurz to contest 2022 Italian F4 Championship with PREMA". Prema. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
13. "F4 UAE champion Charlie Wurz to race in Italian F4 with Prema". Formula Scout. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
14. "Wertungen | ADAC Formel 4". www.adac-motorsport.de (in German). Retrieved 22 January 2023.
15. "Prema-Prema-Prema triple: 5 takeaways from ADAC F4 Round 1 at Spa". F1 Feeder Series. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
16. Gascoigne, Roger (5 June 2022). "Antonelli dominant in Prema 1-2-3-4 at Misano for second Italian F4 win". Formula Scout. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
17. "Another Double podium here in Vallelunga". Instagram. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
18. "Alex Dunne ist britischer Formel 4-Champion. Wurz und Antonelli gewinnen in Monza". www.media.stellantis.com (in German). Retrieved 22 January 2023.
19. "Formula4 Italian Championship - Certified by FIA WSK Promotion Official Site - Standings". www.f4championship.com. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
20. Husmann, Jan (10 January 2023). "Your season guide to the 2023 Formula Regional Oceania Championship". Feeder Series. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
21. Wood, Ida (5 January 2023). "F4 champion Charlie Wurz to FRegional Oceania with M2 Competition". Formula Scout. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
22. Husmann, Jan (16 January 2023). "Consistency gives Wurz the edge: 4 takeaways from FROC Round 1". Feeder Series. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
23. Annison, Jakob (17 January 2023). "Three different winners but Wurz leads them all". MotorSport New Zealand. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
24. Jordie (21 January 2023). "Wurz breaks duck to become fourth race winner in CTFROC". MotorSport New Zealand. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
25. Jordie (22 January 2023). "Spirited Wurz holds off Hedge for Teretonga feature win". MotorSport New Zealand. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
26. Waring, Bethonie (5 February 2023). "Wurz reclaims FRegional Oceania lead as Hedge hits electrical issues". Formula Scout. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
27. Wood, Ida (12 February 2023). "Wurz wins Taupo finale to be crowned FRegional Oceania champion". Formula Scout. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
28. Husmann, Jan (19 January 2023). "FROC's Charlie Wurz on racing in New Zealand: 'The Kiwi drivers are quite tough on track'". Feeder Series. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
29. Wood, Ida (5 September 2023). "Charlie Wurz and Joshua Dufek to debut in Euroformula at Red Bull Ring". Formula Scout. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
30. "Formula 3 gears up for post-season testing from Jerez". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
31. "Jenzer drivers promising in FIA F3 tests in Jerez". Jenzer Motorsport . 6 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
32. "Jenzer Motorsport finalises 2024 F3 lineup with Charlie Wurz". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
33. "Porsche Sprint Challenge Central Europe - Overall GT4 2021 standings". DriverDB. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
34. "Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East - Overall 2022 standings". DriverDB. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
35. "Charlie Wurz". Young Drivers Monthly. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
36. "Charlie Wurz | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

External links

• Charlie Wurz career summary at DriverDB.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Matthew Payne (2021 TRS)	Formula Regional Oceania Championship Winner 2023	Succeeded by incumbent