Charlie Wurz
| Charlie Wurz | |
|---|---|
 Wurz at Spa-Francorchamps in 2022. | |
| Nationality |  Austrian |
| Born | 2 December 2005 Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| Related to | Alexander Wurz (father) |
| Italian F4 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2021 |
| Current team | Prema Racing |
| Car number | 7 |
| Starts | 15 (15 entries) |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 20th in 2021 |
| Previous series | |
| 2022 2021 | Formula 4 UAE Championship Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East ADAC Formula 4 Championship Italian F4 Championship Porsche Sprint Challenge Central Europe |
| Championship titles | |
| 2022 | Formula 4 UAE Championship |
Charlie Wurz (born 2 December 2005) is an Austrian-British racing driver who most recently competed for Prema Racing in the Italian F4 Championship. He is the son of former Formula One driver Alexander Wurz.
Racing career[]
Karting[]
Wurz competed in karting series across Europe since 2017. These included the Rotax Max Challenge, WSK events and FIA sanctioned karting series.[1] During this time, Wurz was scouted to join the Ferrari Driver Academy.[2]
Porsche Sprint Challenge[]
In 2021, Wurz competed in two races of the Porsche Sprint Challenge Europe at the Hungaoring. He won one race, securing both pole position and fastest lap in the same event. The following race he finished on the podium in third position.[3]
In 2022, Wurz returned to the Porsche Sprint Challenge this time in the Middle East. He competed in four races, securing no wins or podiums.[4]
Formula 4 UAE Championship[]
Wurz was revealed as a driver in the 2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship for the season that would run across January to March. A trophy round, that did not count toward the championship, was held as a support race for the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Wurz won the race and set the fastest lap.[5][6]
In the season proper, Wurz competed every race winning twice at the Dubai Autodrome.[7] He scored a further 8 podium finishes in the series. Wurz was crowned champion of 2022 in the final race at Yas Marina Circuit.[8][9]
ADAC Formula 4 Championship[]
Wurz drove for Prema Powerteam in the first round of the 2022 ADAC Formula 4 Championship at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. Across the three races that weekend, Wurz scored a single podium third place finish.[10][11]
Italian F4 Championship[]
2021[]
Wurz joined the Italian F4 Championship in 2021, initially testing for Prema at the in-season Vallelunga Circuit test in June. He was the fastest driver at the test.[12] He would compete at the three races in Vallelunga, and a further three races at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. Wurz finished the championship with 20 points.[13][14]
2022[]
For 2022, it was announced he would be completing a full season in the championship.[15][16]
Karting record[]
Karting career summary[]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | BNL Golden Trophy — Junior Max | 26th | |
| 2018 | FIA Central European Zone — R Mini | Wurz Racing | 11th |
| Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Mini MAX | 10th | ||
| 2019 | FIA Central European Zone — R Junior | VPDR | 3rd |
| Austrian Karting Championship — Rotax Max Junior | 2nd | ||
| Rotax Max Challenge Euro Trophy — Junior Max | 13th | ||
| Rotax Max Challenge International Trophy — Junior Max | Wurz, Alexander | NC | |
| WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | 33rd | ||
| FIA Karting Academy Trophy | 13th | ||
| South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ | Manetti Motorsport | NC | |
| WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | NC | ||
| WSK Euro Series — OKJ | 52nd | ||
| WSK Open Cup — OKJ | KR Motorsport | 26th | |
| WSK Final Cup — OKJ | 15th | ||
| Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Junior | KMS Europe | 11th | |
| 2020 | South Garda Winter Cup — OK | Exprit Racing Team | NC |
| WSK Super Master Series — OK | 33rd | ||
| WSK Euro Series — OK | 9th | ||
| WSK Open Cup — OK | 9th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OK | 38th | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OK | 32nd | ||
| 2021 | WSK Super Master Series — OK | 51st | |
| Sources:[17] | |||
Racing record[]
Racing career summary[]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Italian F4 Championship | Prema Powerteam | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20th |
| FIA Central European Zone Formula 4 | 2 | 0 | ? | ? | 0 | 13 | 12th | ||
| Porsche Sprint Challenge Central Europe - GT4 | Deltabloc GT Racing | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | NC† | |
| Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round | Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 1st | |
| 2021–22 | Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East - GT4 | BWT Junior Racing | 4 | 3 | ? | 2 | 3 | 77.5 | 6th |
| 2022 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Prema Racing | 20 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 255 | 1st |
| ADAC Formula 4 Championship | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 111 | 7th | ||
| Italian F4 Championship | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 198 | 4th | ||
| F4 Spanish Championship | Campos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 15th | |
| FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup | Team Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 11th |
† As Wurz was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete Formula 4 UAE 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Prema Racing | YAS1 1 8 |
YAS1 2 7 |
YAS1 3 2 |
YAS1 4 6 |
DUB1 1 3 |
DUB1 2 4 |
DUB1 3 2 |
DUB1 4 7 |
DUB2 1 3 |
DUB2 2 1 |
DUB2 3 3 |
DUB2 4 9 |
DUB3 1 2 |
DUB3 2 2 |
DUB3 3 1 |
DUB3 4 8 |
YAS2 1 5 |
YAS2 2 4 |
YAS3 3 2 |
YAS4 4 8 |
1st | 255 |
Complete ADAC Formula 4 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Prema Racing | SPA 1 3 |
SPA 2 Ret |
SPA 3 5 |
HOC 1 4 |
HOC 2 10 |
HOC 3 6 |
ZAN 1 7 |
ZAN 2 3 |
ZAN 3 3 |
NÜR1 1 6 |
NÜR1 2 4 |
NÜR1 3 7 |
LAU 1 |
LAU 2 |
LAU 3 |
NÜR2 1 |
NÜR2 2 |
NÜR2 3 |
7th | 111 |
*Season still in progress.
Complete Italian F4 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Prema Powerteam | LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
LEC 3 |
MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
MIS 3 |
VLL 1 19 |
VLL 2 12 |
VLL 3 4 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
IMO 3 |
RBR 1 21 |
RBR 2 8 |
RBR 3 8 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
MUG 3 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
20th | 20 | |
| 2022 | Prema Racing | IMO 1 7 |
IMO 2 16 |
IMO 3 7 |
MIS 1 4 |
MIS 2 2 |
MIS 3 27† |
SPA 1 4 |
SPA 2 7 |
SPA 3 4 |
VLL 1 9 |
VLL 2 3 |
VLL 3 3 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 5 |
RBR 3 6 |
RBR 4 14 |
MNZ 1 1 |
MNZ 2 2 |
MNZ 3 C |
MUG 1 4 |
MUG 2 6 |
MUG 3 3 |
4th | 198 |
Complete FIA Motorsport Games results[]
| Year | Team | Cup | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Team Austria
|
Formula 4 | 2nd | NC | 11th |
Personal life[]
Wurz's father is two-time Le Mans 24h winner and former Formula 1 driver Alexander Wurz. Wurz resides in Monte Carlo, however competes under the Austrian flag.[18]
References[]
- ^ "Charlie Wurz". DriverDB. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "Alex Wurz's son could join Ferrari academy". Sports Mole. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "Porsche Sprint Challenge Central Europe - Overall GT4 2021 standings". DriverDB. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East - Overall 2022 standings". DriverDB. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "WURZ WINS INAUGURAL GEN2 F4UAE RACE AT ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX". F4 UAE. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "Charlie Wurz bags first formula car racing victory on debut in F4 UAE". F1 Feeder Series. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "Wurz takes F4 UAE points lead with win in incident-filled Dubai race". Formula Scout. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "AUSTRIAN CHARLIE WURZ CROWNED 2022 F4UAE CHAMPION". F4 UAE. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "Arthur Leclerc, Charlie Wurz clinch titles in Yas Marina racing finales". Arab News. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "Antonelli leads Prema 1-2-3-4 in ADAC F4 opener at revised Spa". Formula Scout. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "Prema-Prema-Prema triple: 5 takeaways from ADAC F4 Round 1 at Spa". F1 Feeder Series. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "Karting graduate Charlie Wurz tops Italian F4 testing at Vallelunga". Formula Scout. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "Charlie Wurz reflects on fighting for podium on Italian F4 debut". Formula Scout. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "Italian F4 Championship Standings 2021". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "F4 UAE champion Charlie Wurz to race in Italian F4 with Prema". Formula Scout. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "Charlie Wurz to contest 2022 Italian F4 Championship with PREMA". Prema. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "Charlie Wurz | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "Charlie Wurz". Young Drivers Monthly. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- 2005 births
- Austrian racing drivers
- Italian F4 Championship drivers
- Living people
- ADAC Formula 4 drivers
- Prema Powerteam drivers
- Karting World Championship drivers
- Spanish F4 Championship drivers
- Campos Racing drivers
- FIA Motorsport Games drivers