Vladimiros Tziortzis

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Vladimiros Tziortzis
Vladimiros Tziortzis.jpg
Tziortzis in 2022
NationalityFlag of Cyprus.svg  Cypriot
Born (1997-04-06) 6 April 1997 (age 26)
Nicosia, Cyprus
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series career
Debut season 2020
Current teamAcademy Motorsport
Car number5
Former teams Alex Caffi Motorsport
Starts33
Championships0
Wins1
Poles8
Fastest laps5
Best finish3rd in 2022
Finished last season3rd in 2022
Previous series
2018
2016–2017 		Formula Renault Eurocup
SMP F4 Championship

Vladimiros Tziortzis (born 6 April 1997) is a Cypriot professional racing driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, driving the No. 5 EuroNASCAR FJ 2020 for Academy Motorsport in the EuroNASCAR 2 class. He previously competed in Formula Renault Eurocup and SMP F4 Championship before making the switch to stock car racing in 2020.

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Racing career

At the age of five, Tziortzis took his first driving lessons from his father in the parking lot of GSP Stadium. He began his career on karting a few months later and won the Pancyprian Karting Championship in different classes for 7 consecutive years. He also represented Cyprus in the International ROK Cup Finals for three years, scoring a best result of 13th in 2008. [1]

Tziortzis driving for SMP Racing in 2016. Smp2016.jpg
Tziortzis driving for SMP Racing in 2016.

After receiving an opportunity to test a Formula Renault 2.0 and Euroformula Open Championship car in 2014, Tziortzis made his racing career debut in the Formula Masters Russia championship in 2015 before he moved to SMP F4 Championship on the following year. [2] [3] He finished his first season in thirteenth place, scoring a best finishing result of two sixth places in Moscow. Tziortzis continued to race in SMP F4 for the following season and went on to finish 10th in the standings with a best result of two third-place finishes and one second-place finish, all of which were achieved in the second round at Moscow. [4]

In 2018, Tziortzis made the move to Formula Renault Eurocup after he was signed by Fortec Motorsports. [5] [6] In 2019, he took part in the official Formula Renault Eurocup post-season tests at Yas Marina and Paul Ricard, driving for JD Motorsport. [7]

Tziortzis made the switch to stock car racing in 2020 after he was signed by NASCAR Whelen Euro Series team Alex Caffi Motorsport to drive the No. 1 Ford Mustang the EuroNASCAR 2 class, becoming the first Cypriot driver to compete in NASCAR. [8] Tziortzis impressed in his debut season, scoring 2 podiums and 8 top-10 finishes with a best finish of second in the third race at Valencia. He finished the year fourth in the standings with 365 points, 54 points behind champion Vittorio Ghirelli. [9] His success allowed Alex Caffi Motorsport, which undergo a rebrand to Academy Motorsport in the off-season, to resign Tziortzis for 2021. [10] Tziortzis scored five podium finishes on his way to finish sixth in the standings that year. He also scored a pole position in the NASCAR GP Belgium at Circuit Zolder, his maiden pole result in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series. [11]

For the 2022 season, Tziortzis renewed his contract with Academy Motorsport as he was transferred from the No. 1 car to the team's No. 5 car, acting as the teammate for Patrick Lemarié. [12] Tziortzis finished third in the overall standings, having won the season opening race at Valencia and scored a total of seven podium finishes.

On 14 December 2022, it was announced that Tziortzis will be moving up to the EuroNASCAR PRO division for the 2023 season. Tziortzis will continue to drive Academy Motorsport's No. 5 car for his debut season in EuroNASCAR PRO. [13]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2016 SMP F4 Championship SMP Racing 2000003213th
2017 SMP F4 Championship SMP Racing 2100037610th
2018 Formula Renault Eurocup Fortec Motorsport 180000027th
Formula Renault Northern European Cup 600000NC†
2020 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR 2 Alex Caffi Motorsport 1000023654th
2021 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR 2 Academy Motorsport1201053606th
2022 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR 2 Academy Motorsport1117573883rd
2023 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR PRO Academy Motorsport12010232211th
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR 2 1154464242nd
2024 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR PRO Academy Motorsport

Complete NASCAR results

Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR Pro

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR Pro results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112NWESPts
2023 Academy Motorsport5 EuroNASCAR FJ ESP
2		 ESP
13		 GBR
25		 GBR
8		 ITA
8		 ITA
4		 CZE CZE DEU DEU BEL BEL 7th165

Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR 2

(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by fastest qualifying time (in Race 1) or by previous race's fastest lap (in Race 2). Italics - Fastest lap. * – Most laps led. ^ – Most positions gained.)

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR 2 results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112NWESPts
2020 Alex Caffi Motorsport 1 Ford ITA
8		 ITA
7		 BEL
9		 BEL
10		 CRO
15		 CRO
4		 ESP1
5		 ESP1
15		 ESP2
2		 ESP2
3		4th365
2021 Academy Motorsport ESP
2		 ESP
3		 GBR
9		 GBR
5		 CZE
20		 CZE
3^		 CRO
2		 CRO
4		 BEL
5		 BEL
2		 ITA
15		 ITA
18		6th360
2022 5 EuroNASCAR FJ ESP
1*		 ESP
11*		 GBR
2*		 GBR
3*		 ITA
2		 ITA
26		 CZE
3		 CZE
3		 BEL
25		 BEL
DNS		 CRO
3		 CRO
2		3rd388
2023 Academy Motorsport5 EuroNASCAR FJ ESP
1*		 ESP
1*		 GBR
1*		 GBR
1*		 ITA
4*		 ITA
3*		 CZE CZE DEU DEU BEL BEL 1st227

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