Lirim Zendeli
Lirim Zendeli (born 18 October 1999 in Bochum) is a racing driver from Germany with Albanian parents from North Macedonia. He competed in the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Charouz Racing System in 2019 as the reigning German Formula 4 champion.[1]
| Lirim Zendeli | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  |
| Born | 18 October 1999 Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia |
| FIA Formula 3 Championship | |
| Years active | 2019– |
| Teams | Trident Racing |
| Starts | 14 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 18th in 2019 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2018 | ADAC Formula 4 |
Racing career
ADAC Formula 4
2016 was Zendeli's first season in ADAC Formula 4. His only podium of the year came at Zandvoort and he finished 13th in the standings. The following season would see Zendeli improve his results by winning three races and finishing in 4th position. 2018 was his breakout year: Zendeli moved to the US Racing-CHRS team and brought home the F4 title.
FIA Formula 3 Championship
Zendeli progressed to Formula 3 in 2019, staying on with Charouz. He only scored six points, one less than his teammate Fabio Scherer and finished 18th in the championship. Despite this, he signed for Trident Racing to partner Devlin DeFrancesco and Olli Caldwell in the 2020 season.
Career results
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | ADAC Formula 4 Championship | ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 84 | 13th |
| 2017 | ADAC Formula 4 Championship | ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 164 | 4th |
| 2018 | ADAC Formula 4 Championship | US Racing - CHRS | 21 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 348 | 1st |
| 2019 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18th |
| Formula Regional European Championship | US Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 14th | |
| 2020 | Toyota Racing Series | Giles Motorsport | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 200 | 8th |
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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Sauber Junior Team by Charouz | CAT FEA 14 |
CAT SPR 11 |
LEC FEA Ret |
LEC SPR 16 |
RBR FEA 8 |
RBR SPR 7 |
SIL FEA 15 |
SIL SPR 9 |
HUN FEA Ret |
HUN SPR 20 |
SPA FEA 22 |
SPA SPR 22† |
MNZ FEA Ret |
MNZ SPR 18 |
SOC FEA WD |
SOC SPR WD |
18th | 6 |
† Driver did not finish the race but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Personal life
Since he has Albanian origin, Lirim speaks Albanian along with English, German and French.
References
- "Charouz reveal 2019 line-up". FIA F3. Retrieved 19 February 2019.