Fionn McLaughlin

Fionn McLaughlin
Nationality	Irish [1] [2] [3]
Born	(2007-10-29) 29 October 2007 (age 17) Magherafelt, Northern Ireland
F4 British Championship career
Debut season	2025
Current team	Hitech TGR
Car number	5
Starts	30
Wins	5
Podiums	14
Poles	4
Fastest laps	8
Best finish	1st in 2025
Previous series
2025 2025	F4 British Formula Winter Series
Championship titles
2025	F4 British

Fionn McLaughlin (born 29 October 2007) is an Irish racing driver from Northern Ireland set to compete in the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Hitech TGR as part of the Red Bull Junior Team. ^[4]

McLaughlin graduated to single-seaters in 2025, becoming that year's champion in British F4. ^[5]

Career

Karting (2016–2024)

He began karting at the age of five, and by the time he was seven he was competing in and winning various championships around Ireland. ^[6]

In 2019, McLaughlin finished 14th overall in the IAME Cadet class of the British Karting Championships. ^[7] The following year he competed in both Britain and Europe. In Italy he competed for Dino Chiesa's Kart Republic team. ^[8]

In 2021, McLaughlin moved up to the junior category, winning at the PF International Kart Circuit ^[9] and finishing 4th overall in the IAME Euro Series. ^[10] The following year he came 2nd in the 2022 British IAME Junior X30 Championship ^[11] and finished 2nd in the IAME world finals held in Le Mans, France. ^{[12] [13]}

2023

In 2023, McLaughlin was invited to sign with the professional karting team, Kart Republic, racing as part of the VDK Team, based in Belgium. He would compete in the CIK-FIA European Championship finishing 7th ^[14] overall in the Championship.

In 2023, McLaughlin would also compete in the FIA World Karting championship claiming pole position in his group. ^{[15] [16]} He would also claim three heat wins across the weekend ^[17] narrowly missing out on winning ^[18] the final due to an engine failure. In the same year Fionn claimed 4th ^[19] position in the Iame X30 European championships. Fionn would also compete at the IAME world games in Portimão, Portugal claiming 5th position.

He won the Champions of the Future Academy Program race in Abu Dhabi.

2024

In 2024, McLaughlin competed in the CIK-FIA European Karting Championship and the CIK-FIA World Karting Championship, finishing 6th overall in both.

McLaughlin claimed 3rd overall in the OK Champions of the Future Euro Series, ^[20] claiming a race win in the 4th round of the championship, which took place in Kristianstad. He would also claim 2nd place overall in the X30 IAME Euro Series. ^{[21] [22]}

Formula 4 (2025)

Following a shootout in Formula 4 and GP3 cars between 11 invited drivers at Jerez in August 2024, McLaughlin was chosen to be a member of the Red Bull Junior Team. ^{[13] [23]} McLaughlin competed in both in the Formula Winter Series ^[24] and the F4 British Championship with Hitech TGR. ^{[25] [26]}

McLaughlin finished his debut campaign in the Formula Winter Series as rookie champion and 3rd in the overall championship. ^[27]

Mclaughlin won the 2025 British Formula 4 Championship driving for Hitech 52.5 points taking 5 wins across the season. He also won the rookie championship by 200.5 points.

Formula 3 (2026)

In 2026, McLaughlin will step up to Formula 3 with Hitech TGR, partnering Michael Shin and Jin Nakamura. ^[28]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Team (s)	Position
2016	Tullyallen Championship — Honda Cadet	MCL Racing	1st
	Ulster Cup Championship — Honda Cadet		3rd
2017	LGM Series — IAME Cadet	Strawberry Racing	35th
2018	LGM Series — IAME Cadet	Strawberry Racing	23rd
2019	Kartmasters British Grand Prix — IAME Cadet	Strawberry Racing	18th
	British Championships — IAME Cadet		14th
2020	Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini	Team Driver Racing Kart	8th
	Kartmasters British Grand Prix — IAME Cadet	Fusion Motorsport	2nd
	IAME Euro Series — X30 Junior		5th
2021	IAME Winter Cup — X30 Junior	Fusion Motorsport	4th
	British Championships — X30 Junior		8th
2022	IAME Winter Cup — X30 Senior	Fusion Motorsport	23rd
	LGM Series — X30 Junior		28th
	Kartmasters British Grand Prix — X30 Junior		6th
	British Championships — X30 Junior		2nd
	IAME Euro Series — X30 Senior		18th
	IAME Warriors Final — X30 Junior		2nd
2023	IAME Euro Series — X30 Senior	VDK Racing	4th
	CIK-FIA European Championship — OK		7th
	CIK-FIA World Championship — OK		19th
	Champions of the Future — OK		16th
	IAME World Finals — X30 Senior		5th
2024	IAME Winter Cup — X30 Senior	VDK Racing	34th
	CIK-FIA European Championship — OK		6th
	CIK-FIA World Championship — OK		6th
	Champions of the Future — OK		3rd
	IAME Euro Series — X30 Senior		2nd

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2025	Formula Winter Series	Hitech TGR	12	3	0	1	6	151	3rd
	F4 British Championship		30	5	3	8	14	363.5	1st
2026	FIA Formula 3 Championship	Hitech TGR	0	0	0	0	0	0	TBD

Complete Formula Winter Series 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	DC	Points
2025	Hitech TGR	POR 1 5	POR 2 23	POR 3 1	CRT 1 7	CRT 2 8	CRT 3 8	ARA 1 3	ARA 2 1	ARA 3 1	CAT 1 2	CAT 2 2	CAT 3 24	3rd	151

Complete F4 British 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	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	DC	Points
2025	Hitech TGR	DPN 1 2	DPN 2 91	DPN 3 2	SILGP 1 2	SILGP 2 15	SILGP 3 3	SNE 1 18	SNE 2 83	SNE 3 1	THR 1 4	THR 2 45	THR 3 8	OUL 1 1	OUL 2 74	OUL 3 6	SILGP 1 3	SILGP 2 Ret	ZAN 1 2	ZAN 2 75	ZAN 3 1	KNO 1 1	KNO 2 10	KNO 3 Ret	DPGP 1 2	DPGP 2 Ret	DPGP 3 5	SILN 1 1	SILN 2 Ret	SILN 3 2	BHGP 1 2	BHGP 2 35	BHGP 3 4	1st	363.5

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
2026	Hitech TGR	MEL SPR	MEL FEA	BHR SPR	BHR FEA	MON SPR	MON FEA	CAT SPR	CAT FEA	RBR SPR	RBR FEA	SIL SPR	SIL FEA	SPA SPR	SPA FEA	HUN SPR	HUN FEA	MNZ SPR	MNZ FEA	MAD SPR	MAD FEA	TBD	TBD

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External links

• Fionn McLaughlin career summary at DriverDB.com
• McLaughlin's YouTube channel