Sophia Flörsch

Sophia Flörsch
Sophia Flörsch in 2017
Nationality Germany German
Born (2000-12-01) 1 December 2000
Grünwald, Germany
FIA Formula 3 European Championship career
Debut season 2018
Current team Van Amersfoort Racing
Starts 18
Wins 0
Poles 0
Fastest laps 0
Previous series
2016–2017
2015		 ADAC Formula 4
Ginetta Junior Championship

Sophia Flörsch (sometimes spelt Floersch, born 1 December 2000) is a racing driver from Germany. Flörsch currently competes in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship with Van Amersfoort Racing. She previously raced in the ADAC Formula 4 championship and the Italian F4 Championship with BWT Mücke Motorsport. In her debut race, she became the first female to score points in an ADAC Formula 4 race. She previously drove in the Ginetta Junior Championship driving for HHC Motorsport where she won two races and had a further two podiums. She broke several records by becoming the youngest driver to win a Ginetta Junior race, and also the first rookie to win two out of two races in one weekend.

Personal life

Flörsch is the daughter of Alexander Flörsch. She attends Grammar School Oberhaching. Her interests include karting, skiing and wind surfing.[1]

Racing career

Flörsch began karting in 2005, aged 5. From 2008 to 2014, Flörsch competed in various karting events across Europe through Kart Sport. She became the first female driver and also youngest driver of three series she competed in, the 2008 SAKC Championship, 2009 ADAC German Championship and 2010 European Championship Easykart.[2] She has also been scouted by Red Bull.[3]

Ginetta Junior

In 2015, Flörsch took part in the 2015 Ginetta Junior Championship season driving for HHC Motorsport. During the season, Flörsch collected two wins and a further two podiums. She made double Ginetta history at Thruxton by becoming the youngest driver to win a Ginetta Junior race, and also the first rookie to win two out of two races in one weekend.[4] Her season was cut short due to financial issues and she finished at the mid-season point, at that time running in third in the championship, also leading the Rookie championship. Her car for the season was Car 14, which she named Paul.

Formula 4

In 2015, Flörsch signed with Motopark to drive in the 2016 ADAC Formula 4 championship.[5] Her car for the season was Car #99, which she called Hugo.[6] In her debut race, she became the first female to score points in a ADAC Formula 4 race. She almost achieved her first podium in her third race however was hit by another car in the closing laps of the race, she recovered to fifth. Her first fastest lap of the season came at race 3 in Zandvoort, in a race halted by poor weather conditions.

Formula 3

On 13 March 2018, Flörsch participated in her first Formula 3 test, driving a Van Amersfoort Racing car. The team and her are considering a potential move into the series for the 2018 season.[7] On 6 July 2018, it was announced that she would join Van Amersfoort Racing beginning with the round at Circuit Zandvoort a week later.[8]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2015 Ginetta Junior Championship HHC Motorsport 10 2 1 1 4 211 11th
2016 ADAC Formula 4 Championship Motopark 24 0 0 1 0 25 19th
2017 ADAC Formula 4 Championship BWT Mücke Motorsport 20 0 0 2 2 71 13th
Italian F4 Championship 9 0 0 0 0 28 NC†
2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 18 0 0 0 0 1 22nd*

† As Flörsch had not competed in the required number of rounds, she was ineligible for a championship position.
* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

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

Year Entrant Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points
2018 Van Amersfoort Racing Mercedes PAU
1		 PAU
2		 PAU
3		 HUN
1		 HUN
2		 HUN
3		 NOR
1		 NOR
2		 NOR
3		 ZAN
1
23		 ZAN
2
17		 ZAN
3
19		 SPA
1
16		 SPA
2
17		 SPA
3
21		 SIL
1
18		 SIL
2
19		 SIL
3
17		 MIS
1
16		 MIS
2
19		 MIS
3
18		 NÜR
1
Ret		 NÜR
2
16		 NÜR
3
21		 RBR
1
17		 RBR
2
10		 RBR
3
15		 HOC
1
 HOC
2
 HOC
3
 22nd* 1*

*Season still in progress.

References

  1. ↑ "Sophia Floersch Vita". Sophia Floersch. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Sophia Floersch Vita". Sophia Floersch. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Sophia Floersch: The 14-year-old girl worth watching for". UK Motorsport. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Sophia Floersch". Ginetta. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Sophia Floersch sights on single seaters". Paddock Scout. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Sophia Floersch on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  7. ↑ Simmons, Marcus (13 March 2018). "Floersch eyes F3 move after test debut". motorsport.com. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  8. ↑ Fehling, Jonas (6 July 2018). "Formel 3: Sophia Flörsch ergattert jetzt doch Cockpit bei VAR". motorsport-magazin.com (in German). Retrieved 10 July 2018.
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