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Kacper Sztuka
Sztuka in 2022
NationalityPoland Polish
Born (2006-01-28) 28 January 2006 (age 18)
Bielsko-Biała, Poland
FIA Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season2024
Current teamMP Motorsport
Car number8
Starts20 (20 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish27th in 2024
Previous series
2023
2023
2022
2021-2023		Formula Winter Series
Euro 4 Championship
ADAC Formula 4
Italian F4 Championship
Championship titles
2023
2023		Formula Winter Series
Italian F4 Championship

Kacper Sztuka (Polish pronunciation: [ˈkat͡spɛr ˈʂtuka]; born 28 January 2006) is a Polish racing driver who most recently competed in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship with MP Motorsport, having last competed in the Italian F4 Championship with US Racing,[1] having raced in the series with AS Motorsport in 2021.[2] He is the 2023 Italian F4 champion and the winner of the inaugural edition of the Formula Winter Series.[3]

He took his first win in car racing at the Imola Circuit in 2022.[4] Sztuka is a former member of the Red Bull Junior Team.

Career

Karting

He began karting at the age of four in Tychy and subsequently in Wodzisław Śląski where he started practicing at an open-air karting circuit.[5] He made his racing debut in the Czech Republic and began regularly taking part in races in Italy at the age of nine.[6]

Formula 4

In 2019, he became a test driver in Formula 4 for the first time. In 2020, he took part in only four karting races as the rest of the season was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which prompted him to focus on preparations for his debut season in Formula 4.[5]

2021

Sztuka driving for AS Motorsport in the 2021 Italian F4 Championship

On 16 May 2021, he made his debut in the Italian F4 Championship at the Circuit Paul Ricard becoming the youngest Polish racing driver in Formula 4 history.[6] He ended the 2021 season claiming 8th place in the Rookie category.[7]

2022

Sztuka representing US Racing in the 2022 Italian F4 Championship

In 2022, Sztuka signed a contract with US Racing, owned by Ralf Schumacher and Gerhard Ungar.[8] He finished four races on the podium including two wins and collected 162 points, which allowed him to finish sixth in the general classification. He also made a guest appearance in the German Formula Four Championship finishing second two times in five races collecting 64 points and claiming 10th place overall.[9]

2023

Sztuka racing in the 2023 Italian F4 Championship during the Mugello Circuit

In 2023, he continued racing in the Italian F4 Championship winning his first race at the Imola Circuit.[10]

He also participated in the inaugural edition of the Formula Winter Series. He won five out of first six races winning four pole positions and four fastest laps, which allowed him to win the championship without having to take part in the last fourth round. It was the first title in his career.[11]

In April 2023, he received sponsorship support from PKN Orlen by joining the Akademia ORLEN Team.[12]

FIA Formula 3 Championship

Sztuka driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2024 Spielberg Formula 3 round

In November 2023, Sztuka drove for MP Motorsport during the FIA Formula 3 post-season test in Imola[13] In January 2024, Sztuka announced that he had signed with the Dutch-based team to compete in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship.[14]

Formula One

In November 2023, it was announced that Sztuka would join the Red Bull Junior Team.[15] However, just seven months later, it was announced that Sztuka would be leaving after his contract was terminated by Red Bull.[16]

Personal life

He was born in Bielsko-Biała in 2006.[17] His father is a Polish rally driver Łukasz Sztuka.[5] He attends the General Antoni Osuchowski High School No. 1 in Cieszyn.[18] He named Kimi Raikkonen and Robert Kubica as his childhood idols who inspire him.[19] He is the winner of Dziennik Zachodni's Greatest Sporting Talent of the Silesian Voivodeship Award.[20]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
2011 Czech Championship — Easy 50 Hawi Racing Team NC
2012 Moravsky Pohar — Mladi 50
Czech Championship — Easy 50 Hawi Racing Team 8th
2013 Karting Cup — 60 Baby 1st
2014 Moravsky Pohar — 60 Baby 1st
Karting Cup — 60 Baby 1st
Pohar Autoklubu Ceske Republiky — 60 Baby Feber Racing 3rd
2015 South Garda Winter Cup — Mini ROK 21st
WSK Gold Cup — 60 Mini 22nd
WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini RB Racing NC
WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini Sztuka, Lukasz NC
2016 WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini RB Racing NC
ROK Cup Italy Area Nord — Mini ROK 77th
2017 WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini TBKart Srl NC
WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini NC
Italian Championship — 60 Mini 34th
WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini Parolin Racing Team 27th
2018 WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini AV Racing NC
Italian Championship — ROK Junior 16th
WSK Final Cup — OKJ Speedkart NC
2019 WSK Super Master Series — OKJ Speedkart NC
WSK Euro Series — OKJ NC
CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ NC
WSK Open Cup — OKJ 22nd
WSK Final Cup — OKJ 11th
German Championship — Junior Ward Racing NC
Copa Campeones — OKJ 2nd
2020 WSK Champions Cup — OKJ Ward Racing 26th
WSK Super Master Series — OKJ 35th
Sources:[21][22]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2021 Italian F4 Championship AS Motorsport[23] 18 0 0 0 0 0 36th
Iron Lynx 3 0 0 0 0
FIA Central European Zone Formula 4 AS Motorsport 2 0 ? ? 0 4 14th
2022 Italian F4 Championship US Racing 20 2 0 0 4 162 6th
ADAC Formula 4 Championship 5 0 0 0 2 64 10th
2023 Formula Winter Series US Racing 6 5 4 4 6 151 1st
Italian F4 Championship 21 9 9 8 12 315 1st
Euro 4 Championship 6 2 3 2 4 74.5 8th
2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship MP Motorsport 20 0 0 0 0 6 27th

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 AS Motorsport LEC
1
23 		LEC
2
13 		LEC
3
19 		MIS
1
23 		MIS
2
13 		MIS
3
11 		VLL
1
23 		VLL
2
17 		VLL
3
20 		IMO
1
14 		IMO
2
12 		IMO
3
Ret 		RBR
1
18 		RBR
2
18 		RBR
3
19 		MNZ
1
17 		MNZ
2
16 		MNZ
3
30 		36th 0
Iron Lynx MUG
1
17 		MUG
2
22 		MUG
3
18
2022 US Racing IMO
1
Ret 		IMO
2
2 		IMO
3
1 		MIS
1
Ret 		MIS
2
10 		MIS
3
4 		SPA
1
Ret 		SPA
2
12 		SPA
3
6 		VLL
1
7 		VLL
2
5 		VLL
3
6 		RBR
1 		RBR
2
4 		RBR
3
1 		RBR
4
5 		MNZ
1
3 		MNZ
2
Ret 		MNZ
3
C 		MUG
1
Ret 		MUG
2
4 		MUG
3
Ret 		6th 162
2023 US Racing IMO
1
1 		IMO
2
Ret 		IMO
3 		IMO
4
Ret 		MIS
1
4 		MIS
2
Ret 		MIS
3
4 		SPA
1
6 		SPA
2
2 		SPA
3
24 		MNZ
1
4 		MNZ
2
4 		MNZ
3
2 		LEC
1
1 		LEC
2
1 		LEC
3
1 		MUG
1
1 		MUG
2
1 		MUG
3
1 		VLL
1
3 		VLL
2
1 		VLL
3
1 		1st 315

Complete Formula Winter Series results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points
2023 US Racing JER
1
1 		JER
2
1 		CRT
1
2 		CRT
2
1 		NAV
1
1 		NAV
2
1 		CAT
1
 CAT
2
 1st 151

Complete Euro 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 DC Points
2023 US Racing MUG
1
2 		MUG
2
8 		MUG
3
3 		MNZ
1
1 		MNZ
2
1 		MNZ
3
Ret 		CAT
1
 CAT
2
 CAT
3
 8th 74.5

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

(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
2024 MP Motorsport BHR
SPR
20 		BHR
FEA
28 		MEL
SPR
16 		MEL
FEA
18 		IMO
SPR
5 		IMO
FEA
15 		MON
SPR
Ret 		MON
FEA
11 		CAT
SPR
23 		CAT
FEA
28 		RBR
SPR
Ret 		RBR
FEA
16 		SIL
SPR
Ret 		SIL
FEA
17 		HUN
SPR
27 		HUN
FEA
18 		SPA
SPR
20 		SPA
FEA
18 		MNZ
SPR
18 		MNZ
FEA
12 		27th 6

See also

References

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