Fionn McLaughlin

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Fionn McLaughlin
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McLaughlin at the FIA Karting World Championships in England, 2024
Nationality Flag of Ireland.svg Irish
Born (2007-10-29) 29 October 2007 (age 17)
Magherafelt, Northern Ireland
F4 British Championship career
Debut season2025
Current team Hitech Pulse-Eight
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Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
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Fionn McLaughlin (born 29 October 2007) is an Irish racing driver, who is set to compete in the F4 British Championship in 2025 for Hitech Pulse-Eight.

Contents

He is a member of the Red Bull Junior Team.

Career

Karting career

In 2019, McLaughlin finished 14th overall in the IAME Cadet class of the British Karting Championships. [1] The following year he competed in both Britain and Europe. In Italy he competed for Dino Chiesa's Kart Republic team. [2]

In 2021, McLaughlin moved up to the junior category, winning at the PF International Kart Circuit [3] and finishing 4th overall in the IAME Euro Series. [4] The following year he came 2nd in the 2022 British IAME Junior X30 Championship [5] and finished 2nd in the IAME world finals held in Le Mans, France. [6] [7]

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 become the first Irish driver in history to compete in the CIK-FIA European Championship finishing 7th [8] overall in the Championship.

In 2023, McLaughlin would also compete in the FIA World Karting championship claiming pole position in his group. [9] [10] He would also claim three heat wins across the weekend [11] narrowly missing out on winning [12] the final due to an engine failure. In the same year Fionn claimed 4th [13] 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 FIA Academy Champions of the Future race in Abu Dhabi, finishing first with a significant lead.

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, [14] 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. [15] [16]

Single seater career

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. [7] [17]

Formula 4

For 2025, McLaughlin is set to compete both in the Formula Winter Series [18] and the F4 British Championship with Hitech Pulse-Eight. [19] [20]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeam (s)Position
2016Tullyallen Karting Championship — Honda CadetMCL Racing1st
Ulster Cup Championship — Honda Cadet3rd
2017LGM Series — IAME CadetStrawberry Racing35th
2018LGM Series — IAME CadetStrawberry Racing23rd
2019Kartmasters British Grand Prix — IAME CadetStrawberry Racing18th
British Karting Championships — IAME Cadet14th
2020Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 MiniTeam Driver Racing Kart8th
Kartmasters British Grand Prix — IAME CadetFusion Motorsport2nd
IAME Euro Series — X30 Junior5th
2021IAME Winter Cup — X30 JuniorFusion Motorsport4th
British Karting Championships — X30 Junior8th
2022IAME Winter Cup — X30 SeniorFusion Motorsport23rd
LGM Series — X30 Junior28th
Kartmasters British Grand Prix — X30 Junior6th
British Karting Championships — X30 Junior2nd
IAME Euro Series — X30 Senior18th
IAME Warriors Final — X30 Junior2nd
2023IAME Euro Series — X30 SeniorVDK Racing4th
CIK-FIA European Championship — OK 7th
CIK-FIA World Championship — OK 19th
Champions of the Future — OK 16th
IAME World Finals — X30 Senior5th
2024IAME Winter Cup — X30 SeniorVDK Racing34th
CIK-FIA European Championship — OK 6th
CIK-FIA World Championship — OK 6th
Champions of the Future — OK 3rd
IAME Euro Series — X30 Senior2nd

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2025 Formula Winter Series Hitech Pulse-Eight
F4 British Championship

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