Oscar Pedersen (racing driver)

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Oscar Pedersen
NationalityFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Born (2006-03-16) 16 March 2006 (age 18)
Uppsala, Sweden
2024 F4 Chinese Championship career
Debut season2024
Current teamVenom Motorsport
Car number26
Starts18 (18 starts)
Wins4
Podiums14
Poles3
Fastest laps6
Best finish1st in 2024
Championship titles
2024 F4 Chinese Championship

Oscar Pedersen (born 16 March 2006) is a Swedish racing driver from Uppsala. [1] He is the 2024 F4 Chinese champion and a member of the Sweden Junior Team. [2]

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Career

Karting

Born in Uppsala, he began Karting career at the age of eight. He competed in karting competitions between 2013 and 2022, winning bronze at the World Karting Championship in the OK class in 2022. [3]

Formula Nordic

In 2023, he participated in the Formula Nordic earning two hundred and thirty eight points. [4]

F4 Chinese Championship

In 2024, he raced in the F4 Chinese Championship racing for Venom Motorsport. He managed to score three hundred and twenty points by the end of the season. [5] [2]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2014MKR Series Sweden - Formula Micro14th
2015Tom Trana Trophy - Formula Micro1st
MKR Series Sweden - Formula Micro4th
Göteborgs Stora Pris – Micro1st
Juniorfestivalen - Formula Micro1st
2016 Swedish Kart Championship - Junior 60KH Racing team36th
2017 Swedish Kart Championship - Junior 604th
MKR series Sweden - Junior 60KAK Motorsport16th
WSK Final Cup - 60 MiniN/A32nd
2018Klippan Cup - Mini 60Novalux Racing Team1st
Göteborgs Stora Pris - Mini 601st
Juniorfestivalen - Mini 601st
Trofeo D'Autunno – Mini1st
Swedish Kart League - Junior 601st
2019 WSK Euro Series - OK Junior Novalux Racing Team
48° Trofeo delle Industrie - OK Junior 19th
Swedish Championship - OK Junior 25th
FIA Karting European Championship - OK Junior Novalux Sri
German Kart Championship - OK Junior Bamberger Kartracing25
2020 Swedish Championship - OK 8th
2021WSK Open Cup – OK Ward Racing31st
FIA Karting World ChampionshipOK 11th
Champions of the Future – OK 34th
Swedish ChampionshipOK KAK Motorsport1st
MKR series Sweden - Senior 12548th
2022 FIA Karting European ChampionshipOK Ward Racing10th
FIA Karting World ChampionshipOK 3rd
Swedish ChampionshipOK 1st
Italian ACI Karting ChampionshipOK 3rd
WSK Open Cup - OK 2nd
2023 FIA Karting World Championship - OK Ward Racing21st
Italian ACI Karting Championship - OK 5th

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2023 Formula Nordic Brink Motorsports17115122382nd
NXT Gen Cup - Swedish Junior Championship200024216th
2024 F4 Chinese Championship Venom Motorsport18436143201st

Complete F4 Chinese Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718DCPoints
2024 Venom Motorsport SIC1
1

2
SIC1
2

4
CTC
1

1
CTC
2

2
CTC
3

1
CTC
4

4
NIC
1

1
NIC
2

2
NIC
3

2
NIC
4

2
SIC2
1

2
SIC2
2

3
SIC2
3

3
SIC2
4

5
ZIC
1

2
ZIC
2

2
ZIC
3

1
ZIC
4

4
1st320

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References

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