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Sophia Flörsch
Flörsch in 2016
NationalityGermany German
Born (2000-12-01) 1 December 2000 (age 23)
Grünwald, Germany
FIA Formula 3 European Championship career
Debut season2018
Current teamVan Amersfoort Racing
Starts21
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish22nd in 2018
Previous series
2016–2017
2015		ADAC Formula 4
Ginetta Junior Championship

Sophia Flörsch (born 1 December 2000) is a German racing driver. She most recently competed in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship with Van Amersfoort Racing, and previously raced in Formula 4 in both Germany and Italy, as well as the Ginetta Junior Championship.

Personal life

Flörsch attended Grammar School Oberhaching. Her interests include karting, skiing and wind surfing.[1]

Racing career

Flörsch began karting in 2005. 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.[1] She was also scouted by Red Bull.[2]

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.[3] 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 2016, Flörsch signed with BWT Mücke Motorsport to drive in the 2017 ADAC Formula 4 championship.[4] Her car for the season was Car #99, which she called Hugo.[5] 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

2018

On 13 March 2018, Flörsch participated in her first Formula 3 test, driving a Van Amersfoort Racing car. On 6 July 2018, it was announced that she would join Van Amersfoort Racing beginning with the round at Circuit Zandvoort a week later.[6] She finished 22nd in the standings, her sole point coming at the Red Bull Ring.

2018 Macau Grand Prix

From 15 to 18 November 2018, Flörsch participated in the Formula 3 World Cup at the 2018 Macau Grand Prix. During the main race, on Lap 4, she made contact with fellow driver Jehan Daruvala, who was reportedly slowing for erroneously-displayed yellow flags on the straight between Mandarin Corner (Turn 2) and Lisboa Bend (Turn 3). This caused her car to spin round out of control, catapulting her into Lisboa Bend at high speed, launching off Sho Tsuboi's car, through the catch-fencing and smashing into a photographer's bunker, after that landing back onto her wheels.[7][8] Flörsch was reported as conscious post-crash and was hospitalised along with Tsuboi, two photographers and a marshal.[9] She was later diagnosed with a spinal fracture, for which she underwent a 17-hour surgery the following day, subsequently reported as successful with “no fear of paralysis”, by her race team leader, Frits Van Amersfoort.[10][11]

2019

Sophia Flörsch at 2019 Macau Grand Prix.

On 14 December 2018, Van Amersfoort Racing confirmed that Flörsch would race for the team in the European F3 replacement series, Formula European Masters, in 2019.[12] After this series folded before a round was contested, Flörsch and VAR switched to the Formula Regional European Championship for updated Formula 3 machinery.[13]

Flörsch was selected by HWA Team to attend the post-season test took place on 22 October 2019.[14]. On early November, it was confirmed that Flörsch was placed by the same team to compete the 2019 Macau Grand Prix, with support from several Macanese figures and firms. [15]. However, she failed to finish the race again, that her car suffered an mechanical failure and forced to stop ahead of the Mandarin Oriental Bend on lap 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 21 0 0 0 0 1 22nd
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC
2019 Formula Regional European Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 24 0 0 1 0 149 7th
Macau Grand Prix HWA Racelab 2 0 0 0 0 N/A 26th

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

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
15 		HOC
2
19 		HOC
3
18 		22nd 1

References

  1. ^ a b "Sophia Floersch Vita". Sophia Floersch. 13 August 2015. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Sophia Floersch: The 14-year-old girl worth watching for". Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Sophia Floersch". Ginetta. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Sophia Floersch sights on single seaters". Paddock Scout. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Sophia Floersch on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  6. ^ Fehling, Jonas (6 July 2018). "Formel 3: Sophia Flörsch ergattert jetzt doch Cockpit bei VAR". motorsport-magazin.com (in German). Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  7. ^ Marcus, Simmons; Noble, Jonathan (18 November 2018). "Floersch suffers spinal fracture in Macau crash". Motorsport.com.
  8. ^ "【澳門大賽車】F3葡京彎炮彈飛車撞向採訪區 17歲德國女車手生死未卜". Apple Daily (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 18 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  9. ^ Noble, Jonathan (18 November 2018). "Floersch conscious but hospitalized after Macau shunt". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Sophia Floersch fractures spine after airborne crash in Formula 3". the Guardian. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  11. ^ "Sophia Florsch: 'No fear of paralysis' for F3 driver after surgery". British Broadcasting Corporation. BBC. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Sophia Flörsch secures F3 drive for 2019". Speedcafe.com. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  13. ^ "Sophia Flörsch and Van Amersfoort Racing at the start of the Championship". ACI Sport. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  14. ^ "Post-season testing Day 3 entry list". FIA FORMULA 3 CHAMPIONSHIP. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  15. ^ "MACAU COMPANIES SUPPORT RETURN OF FLÖRSCH TO GUIA". Macau Daily Times. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
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