Charlie Wurz | |
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Nationality | Austrian |
Born | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 2 December 2005
Related to | Alexander Wurz (father) Oscar Wurz (brother) |
FIA Formula 3 Championship career | |
Debut season | 2024 |
Current team | Jenzer Motorsport |
Car number | 17 |
Starts | 18 (18 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.
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]
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]
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]
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]
Wurz confirmed in January that he would be competing in the Formula Regional European Championship during the 2023 season. [28]
In 2023, Wurz made his Euroformula Open debut for the fifth round at the Red Bull Ring with CryptoTower Racing Team. [29]
In 2023, Wurz participated in the final edition of the FIA Formula 3 World Cup at Macau with Jenzer Motorsport. He would qualify 18th for the Qualification Race. He would finish 11th in the Qualification Race. However, Wurz did not finish the Main Race. [30]
In October 2023, Wurz joined Jenzer Motorsport for FIA Formula 3 post-season testing at Jerez. [31] [32] Wurz was later confirmed to be joining the Swiss outfit for the 2024 FIA F3 season, alongside Max Esterson and Matías Zagazeta. [33]
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. [34]
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. [35]
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. [36]
Season | Series | Team | Position |
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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: [37] |
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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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.
(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 |
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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 |
(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 |
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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 |
(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 |
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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 |
(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 |
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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 |
Year | Team | Cup | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main race |
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2022 | Team Austria | Formula 4 | 2nd | NC | 11th |
(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 |
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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 |
(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 |
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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 |
(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 |
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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 |
Year | Team | Car | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main race |
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2023 | Jenzer Motorsport | Dallara F3 2019 | 18th | 11th | DNF |
(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 23 | IMO FEA 24 | MON SPR 19 | MON FEA Ret | CAT SPR 16 | CAT FEA 13 | RBR SPR 20 | RBR FEA 27 | SIL SPR Ret | SIL FEA Ret | HUN SPR 17 | HUN FEA Ret | SPA SPR 26 | SPA FEA 23 | MNZ SPR | MNZ FEA | 22nd* | 10* |
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