Joshua Dufek | |
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![]() Dufek at the Red Bull Ring in 2023 | |
Nationality | ![]() ![]() via dual nationality |
Born | Camden Town, London, United Kingdom | 13 December 2004
FIA Formula 3 Championship career | |
Debut season | 2023 |
Current team | AIX Racing |
Car number | 28 |
Former teams | Campos Racing |
Starts | 6 (6 entries) |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 29th in 2023 |
Previous series | |
2023 2023 2022–2023 2022 2021 2021 2020 | Euroformula Open FR Middle East Championship FR European Championship FR Asian Championship ADAC Formula 4 Italian F4 Championship F4 Spanish Championship |
Joshua Dufek (born 13 December 2004) is an Austrian-Swiss racing driver of German descent who currently competes in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship, for AIX Racing, having previously competed for Campos Racing in FIA Formula 3 as a substitute driver. He previously drove for Van Amersfoort Racing in FRECA and in the Euroformula Open for CryptoTower Racing Team. [1]
Having started kart racing at the age of seven, [2] [3] Dufek followed up his karting career with a move into single-seaters in 2020, competing in the F4 Spanish Championship with MP Motorsport. [4] [5] His season would start out slowly compared to his teammates Kas Haverkort and Mari Boya, [6] with just one podium and pole position scored in race three in Navarra to show for his efforts. [7] Dufek's results would improve afterwards, getting two back-to-back third places in the third round at Jerez, and followed that up by finishing second twice at the following event in Valencia, crossing the finish line less than a second after teammate Haverkort. [8] The Swiss driver scored three more podiums in the latter half of the campaign, finishing the season in fourth position in the standings, tied on points with fellow rookie Thomas ten Brinke. [9]
In 2021 Dufek moved to Van Amersfoort Racing, partnering Oliver Bearman and Nikita Bedrin in the Italian and ADAC Formula 4 series. [10] His campaign in the former championship began in similar fashion to his 2020 season, having to wait for a podium until the eighth race of the season at Vallelunga. [11] He scored another podium in Imola, and went on to make a bold call to switch to rain tyres during the final race at the Red Bull Ring, which allowed him to charge to second place. His weekend of the season would come in Mugello: after having taken all three pole-positions of the event in qualifying, [12] [13] Dufek finished second in the first race and came out victorious in race 2, having lost the lead at the start but taking it back after overtakes on Oliver Bearman and Sebastián Montoya. [14] [15] The Swiss ended his season in the Italian championship in seventh place after amassing 154 points. [16]
In the German championship Dufek would get his first podium in a VAR podium lockout in race 2 at Zandvoort, finishing second. [17] Dufek then went on to have two further races in which he narrowly missed out on taking victory, losing out in back-to-back races at the Hockenheimring and Nürburgring to Luke Browning and Tim Tramnitz respectively. [18] [19] His ADAC F4 season also ended with him sat in seventh, having skipped the fourth round at the Sachsenring. [20]
Having taken part in post-season testing with MP Motorsport and Van Amersfoort Racing at the end of 2021, Dufek signed for the latter team to compete in the Formula Regional European Championship, driving alongside Levente Révész and Kas Haverkort. [21] [22] Before the season, the Swiss driver competed in the first three rounds of the Formula Regional Asian series for Hitech Grand Prix, amassing two rookie podiums, ending [23] [24] [25] The start to his campaign in the European championship would prove trickier, as Dufek scored just two points in the first ten races, far from teammate Haverkort. However, a sudden upturn in form at the Hungaroring round with strong points finishes, followed by a double podium at the Red Bull Ring after the summer break, propelled the Swiss driver into the top 10 in the standings and rookie title contention. [26] [27] Dufek arrived at the season finale at Mugello tenth in the standings, 11 points off rookie leader Leonardo Fornaroli. He put pressure on the Italian with a podium in race one and a front row start in race two, [28] but a late mistake fighting with Hadrien David saw him drop three positions and eventually miss out on the rookie championship by 4 points. This was, however, enough of a points haul for Dufek to leapfrog MP Motorsport's Mari Boya and secure ninth place in the final overall standings. [29]
At the start of 2023, Dufek raced in the 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship with PHM Racing. [30] He would go on to take his first Formula Regional victory at Kuwait Motor Town, only to have it stripped away due to a technical irregularity. [31] [32] He finished the season sixth in the standings with two podiums to his name.
Dufek remained with Van Amersfoort Racing for the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship. [33] [34] Despite a maiden pole position at the Hungaroring, [35] [36] Dufek experienced a drop in speed due to what he described as a "recalcitrant engine", and opted to pull out of his contract during the summer break. He sat 9th in the standings at the time. [37]
After leaving Formula Regional midway through 2023, Dufek joined the Euroformula Open with CryptoTower Racing Team starting from the fifth round at the Red Bull Ring. [38]
Dufek was called up by Campos Racing for the final round of the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship at Monza, replacing Hugh Barter. [39] [40] After spinning out of qualifying, he finished 14th in both races, enough to propel him to 29th in the standings, ahead of six other drivers. [41] [42] He then tested for PHM Racing during the post-season test. [43]
For 2024, Dufek stepped up to FIA Formula 3 full-time, joining PHM AIX Racing for his first full Formula 3 season. [44]
At the start of 2019 Dufek joined the Sauber Junior Team along with Dexter Patterson and competed with their karting team in the CIK-FIA Karting European Championship and the Karting World Championship. [45] [46] He left the academy before the start of his single-seater career in 2020.
Season | Series | Team | Position |
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2013 | LO Schweizer Kart Meisterschaft — Mini | JD Racing Team | 1st |
2014 | LO Schweizer Kart Meisterschaft — Super Mini | JD Racing Team | 7th |
2015 | WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini | Spirit Racing | NC |
2017 | ADAC Kart Masters — X30 Junior | 4th | |
IAME Euro Series — X30 Junior | 10th | ||
CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ | Birel Art Racing Srl | 73rd | |
IAME International Final — X30 Junior | NC | ||
2018 | WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | Forza Racing | 17th |
South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ | 44th | ||
German Karting Championship — Junior | 19th | ||
WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | 12th | ||
WSK Open Cup — OKJ | 34th | ||
CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | 19th | ||
CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ | 21st | ||
IAME International Final — X30 Junior | 117th | ||
WSK Final Cup — OKJ | 37th | ||
2019 | Italian Championship — OK | 5th | |
WSK Super Master Series — OK | KR Motorsport | 21st | |
Championnat de France — OK | 8th | ||
WSK Euro Series — OK | Sauber Karting Team | 9th | |
CIK-FIA European Championship — OK | 20th | ||
CIK-FIA World Championship — OK | 16th | ||
WSK Final Cup — OK | NC | ||
Sources: [47] [48] |
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2020 | F4 Spanish Championship | MP Motorsport | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 187 | 4th |
2021 | ADAC Formula 4 Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 127 | 7th |
Italian F4 Championship | 21 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 154 | 7th | ||
FIA Central European Zone Formula 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 7th | ||
2022 | Formula Regional Asian Championship | Hitech Grand Prix | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18th |
Formula Regional European Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 79 | 9th | |
2023 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | PHM Racing | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 105 | 6th |
Formula Regional European Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 13th | |
FIA Formula 3 Championship | Campos Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29th | |
Euroformula Open Championship | CryptoTower Racing Team | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 138 | 7th | |
2024 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | PHM AIX Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 28th* |
* 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 | 21 | DC | Points |
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2020 | MP Motorsport | NAV 1 11 | NAV 2 7 | NAV 3 3 | LEC 1 Ret | LEC 2 6 | LEC 3 5 | JER 1 3 | JER 2 3 | JER 3 5 | CRT 1 2 | CRT 2 2 | CRT 3 Ret | ARA 1 3 | ARA 2 4 | ARA 3 10 | JAR 1 2 | JAR 2 2 | JAR 3 5 | CAT 1 4 | CAT 2 6 | CAT 3 4 | 4th | 187 |
(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 | Pos | Points |
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2021 | Van Amersfoort Racing | RBR 1 11 | RBR 2 4 | RBR 3 Ret | ZAN 1 8 | ZAN 2 2 | ZAN 3 7 | HOC1 1 Ret | HOC1 2 5 | HOC1 3 8 | SAC 1 | SAC 2 | SAC 3 | HOC2 1 4 | HOC2 2 7 | HOC2 3 2 | NÜR 1 2 | NÜR 2 3 | NÜR 3 12 | 7th | 127 |
(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 | Pos | Points |
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2021 | Van Amersfoort Racing | LEC 1 9 | LEC 2 22 | LEC 3 8 | MIS 1 28† | MIS 2 9 | MIS 3 6 | VLL 1 5 | VLL 2 3 | VLL 3 10 | IMO 1 3 | IMO 2 6 | IMO 3 4 | RBR 1 5 | RBR 2 Ret | RBR 3 2 | MUG 1 2 | MUG 2 1 | MUG 3 Ret | MNZ 1 22 | MNZ 2 9 | MNZ 3 8 | 7th | 154 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
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2022 | Hitech Grand Prix | ABU 1 9 | ABU 2 6 | ABU 3 16 | DUB 1 12 | DUB 2 16 | DUB 3 10 | DUB 1 16 | DUB 2 27† | DUB 3 10 | DUB 1 | DUB 2 | DUB 3 | ABU 1 | ABU 2 | ABU 3 | 18th | 12 |
(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 | Van Amersfoort Racing | MNZ 1 18 | MNZ 2 13 | IMO 1 12 | IMO 2 10 | MCO 1 DNQ | MCO 2 22 | LEC 1 Ret | LEC 2 25 | ZAN 1 23 | ZAN 2 10 | HUN 1 5 | HUN 2 6 | SPA 1 10 | SPA 2 21 | RBR 1 2 | RBR 2 3 | CAT 1 8 | CAT 2 Ret | MUG 1 3 | MUG 2 7 | 9th | 79 |
2023 | Van Amersfoort Racing | IMO 1 8 | IMO 2 Ret | CAT 1 6 | CAT 2 5 | HUN 1 6 | HUN 2 4 | SPA 1 14 | SPA 2 21 | MUG 1 5 | MUG 2 25 | LEC 1 23 | LEC 2 20 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | 13th | 52 |
(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 | DC | Points |
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2023 | PHM Racing | DUB1 1 6 | DUB1 2 16 | DUB1 3 13 | KUW1 1 3 | KUW1 2 DSQ | KUW1 3 10 | KUW2 1 9 | KUW2 2 7 | KUW2 3 7 | DUB2 1 4 | DUB2 2 6 | DUB2 3 3 | ABU 1 5 | ABU 2 4 | ABU 3 5 | 6th | 105 |
(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 |
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2023 | Campos Racing | BHR SPR | BHR FEA | MEL SPR | MEL 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 14 | MNZ FEA 14 | 29th | 0 | ||
2024 | PHM AIX Racing | BHR SPR 24 | BHR FEA 27 | MEL SPR 22 | MEL FEA 22 | IMO SPR 16 | IMO FEA 22 | MON SPR Ret | MON FEA 20 | CAT SPR 17 | CAT FEA 17 | RBR SPR 25 | RBR FEA Ret | SIL SPR 23 | SIL FEA Ret | HUN SPR 22 | HUN FEA 22 | SPA SPR | SPA FEA | MNZ SPR | MNZ FEA | 30th* | 0* |
(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 | Van Amersfoort Racing | PRT 1 | PRT 2 | PRT 3 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | SPA 3 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | HUN 3 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | LEC 3 | RBR 1 3 | RBR 2 4 | RBR 3 3 | MNZ 1 2 | MNZ 2 2 | MNZ 3 1 | MUG 1 3 | MUG 2 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | CAT 3 | 7th | 138 |
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