Ferdinand Habsburg (racing driver)

Names
	Ferdinand Zvonimir Maria Balthus Keith Michael Otto Antal Bahnam Leonhard Habsburg-Lothringen

Ferdinand Zvonimir von Habsburg
Ferdinand Zvonimir von Habsburg
Born	21 June 1997 (age 27); Salzburg, Austria
Names
Names
	Ferdinand Zvonimir Maria Balthus Keith Michael Otto Antal Bahnam Leonhard Habsburg-Lothringen
House	Habsburg-Lorraine
Father	Karl von Habsburg
Mother	Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters career
Debut season	2019
Current team	Audi Sport Team WRT
Car number	62
Former teams	R-Motorsport
Starts	34
Wins	0
Poles	1
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	10th in 2020 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Previous series
2017–18; ; 2015–17; 2016; 2015–16; 2015–16; 2014	FIA Formula 3 European Championship; Toyota Racing Series; Euroformula Open Championship; Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0; Formula Renault 2.0 NEC; Formula Renault 1.6 NEC

Ferdinand Zvonimir Maria Balthus Keith Michael Otto Antal Bahnam Leonhard von Habsburg-Lothringen (born 21 June 1997), is an Austrian motor racing driver and heir apparent to the headship of the House of Habsburg as eldest son of Karl von Habsburg.

Ferdinand von Habsburg competes in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM), and has also raced in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship. In November 2017, he finished 4th in the 2017 Macau Grand Prix after crashing at the final corner of the last lap whilst attempting to complete an overtake for the lead.

Family background

Ferdinand von Habsburg was born on 21 June 1997, a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, from Karl von Habsburg and Francesca von Habsburg. His paternal grandparents are Otto von Habsburg, the last Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary, and Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen. His maternal grandparents are Baron Hans Heinrich von Thyssen-Bornemisza and Fiona Frances Elaine Campbell-Walter, descendant of the Campbell baronets.

He was baptised on 20 September 1997 in Zagreb by Cardinal Franjo Kuharić as Ferdinand Zvonimir Maria Balthus Keith Michael Otto Antal Bahnam Leonhard von Habsburg-Lothringen. His godparents were his uncle Georg von Habsburg, Alois-Konstantin, 9th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuela, and Agnes Husslein (born Countess of Arco).^[1] He was also given the traditional Croatian name Zvonimir.

He is legally referred to in Austria as Ferdinand Zvonimir Habsburg-Lothringen,^[2] in Hungary as Habsburg Ferdinánd Zvonimir, and by his royal name as Archduke Ferdinand Zvonimir of Austria^[2]

He is the brother of Eleonore von Habsburg and Gloria von Habsburg. His brother-in-law (Eleanore's husband) is Formula E driver Jérôme d'Ambrosio.^[3]

Ferdinand is the heir apparent to the headship of the House of Habsburg, currently held by his father. He is informally titled as an Imperial and Royal Archduke of Austria. However, the titles and honorifics are unofficial as Austria is a republic with all royal titles being legally abolished in 1918.

Ancestors of Ferdinand Habsburg (racing driver)

8. Charles I of Austria

4. Otto von Habsburg

9. Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma

2. Karl von Habsburg

10. Georg, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen

5. Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen

11. Countess Clara Maria von Korff gen. Schmising-Kerssonbrock

1. Ferdinand Zvonimir Habsburg-Lothringen

12. Heinrich, Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon

6. Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza

13. Baroness Margit de Kászon et Impérfalva

3. Baroness Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon

14. Keith McNeill Campbell-Walter

7. Fiona Frances Campbell-Walter

15. Frances Henriette Campbell

Racing career

Karting

Habsburg began his racing career at the age of 14 with the Austrian team, Speedworld Academy.^[4] He has worn racing number 62 since the beginning of his karting career. In 2014 after 4 years spent in ROTAX Junior category, winning multiple championship titles, he switched to Rotax DD2. He qualified three times for the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals (Portimão – 2012, New Orleans – 2013, Valencia – 2014)

Results

2014 – Austrian champion in Rotax DD2, 12th place in the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals in Valencia, Spain
2013 – Hungarian Champion and Lower Austrian Champion, Central-Eastern European vice-champion in Rotax Junior,

10th place in the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals in New Orleans, USA

2012 – Lower Austrian Champion, 33rd place in the RMC World Finals in Portimao, Portugal

Formula Renault 1.6 NEC

In 2014, Habsburg made his début in single seaters, taking part in the Formula Renault 1.6 NEC Championship with Lechner Racing. He finished 4th with a 100% finishing rate in 15 races.

Toyota Racing Series

For 2015, Habsburg contested New Zealand's Toyota Racing Series in January and February 2015 with Victory Motor Racing, finishing 11th in the championship and 5th in the rookie class with two podium finishes. He would return to the series with Giles Motorsport for 2016 and finished fourth in the championship behind Lando Norris, Jehan Daruvala and Brendon Leitch with four podium finishes.

Formula Renault 2.0 NEC

For 2015, Habsburg decided to switch to the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC for Fortec Motorsports.

FIA European Formula 3

For 2017, Habsburg stepped up to the FIA European F3 Championship, racing for Carlin. He had a highly successful season, taking four podiums and a first series win at Spa. However his most impressive drive came in the end of year Macau Grand Prix. In the main race, he battled hard for the lead with Brazilian Sérgio Sette Câmara, but was unable to pass. On the final lap, Habsburg took the lead around the outside of the final corner at Fisherman's Bend, but braked too late and understeered into the barriers on the exit of the corner, with Sette Câmara doing exactly the same thing, handing the race win to Câmara's teammate Dan Ticktum. Habsburg eventually limped across the line fourth despite broken front suspension. Nonetheless, the Austrian would gain much praise from both his team boss and journalists for his final lap maneuver, along with his great season as a whole. He returned to the series in 2018.

Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

In 2019, Habsburg signed for R-Motorsport II racing the Aston Martin Vantage DTM. He scored two points finishes in Circuit Zolder and the Norisring. He finished 18th in the driver's championship.^[5] In 2020, Habsburg made the switch to Audi Sport Team WRT racing the Audi RS5 Turbo DTM. ^[6] This season was comparatively successful for Habsburg as he secured 10 points positions one of which was a podium in Circuit Zolder. This meant that Habsburg finished 10th in the driver's championship with 68 points.

Endurance racing

In 2020, Habsburg competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual with Mahle Racing, driving the 2018 Aston Martin Vantage GTE alongside IndyCar Series driver Robert Wickens and sim-racers Jimmy Broadbent and Kevin Rotting. They classified in 46th place.^[7]^[8] In 2021, Habsburg is due to race in the Asian Le Mans Series with G-Drive Racing.

Art car

Together with his mother Francesca von Habsburg, Habsburg launched a unique interpretation of racing and art in 2014. The famous Swiss designer group, Lang-Baumann, designed and painted his race car.^[9]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2014	Formula Renault 1.6 NEC^[10]	Lechner Racing	15	0	0	0	4	213	4th
2015	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC	Fortec Motorsports	11	0	0	0	0	62	18th
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0		5	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	Formula Renault 2.0 Alps		3	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	Euroformula Open Championship	Drivex School	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	Toyota Racing Series	Victory Motor Racing	16	0	1	1	2	490	11th
2016	Euroformula Open Championship	Drivex School	16	2	4	1	12	247	2nd
	Spanish Formula 3 Championship	Drivex School	6	1	1	0	4	90	3rd
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	Fortec Motorsports	15	0	1	0	2	57	10th
	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC		10	0	0	0	2	130	11th
	Macau Grand Prix		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
	Toyota Racing Series	Giles Motorsport	15	2	0	1	4	727	4th
2017	FIA Formula 3 European Championship	Carlin	30	1	0	2	4	187	7th
	Macau Grand Prix	Carlin	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	4th
	Toyota Racing Series	M2 Competition	15	0	0	0	2	568	8th
2018	FIA Formula 3 European Championship	Carlin	30	0	0	2	1	87	13th
	International GT Open	Drivex School	2	0	0	0	0	1	44th
	Weathertech SportsCar Championship	Jackie Chan DCR Jota	1	0	0	0	0	26	51st
	Macau Grand Prix	Motopark	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	10th
2019	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters	R-Motorsport II	17	0	0	0	0	3	18th
	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup	R-Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup - Silver Cup	R-Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Macau Grand Prix	ART Grand Prix	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2020	Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters	Audi Sport Team WRT	17	0	1	0	1	68	10th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Audi Sport Team WRT	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Intercontinental GT Challenge	Audi	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2021	Asian Le Mans Series	G-Drive Racing
2021	WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - LMP2	High Class Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	*

† As von Habsburg was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score championship points.
^* 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
2017	Carlin	Volkswagen	SIL 1 12	SIL 2 13	SIL 3 12	MNZ 1 3	MNZ 2 5	MNZ 3 5	PAU 1 8	PAU 2 8	PAU 3 6	HUN 1 15	HUN 2 10	HUN 3 12	NOR 1 Ret	NOR 2 15	NOR 3 8	SPA 1 8	SPA 2 1	SPA 3 6	ZAN 1 4	ZAN 2 6	ZAN 3 2	NÜR 1 5	NÜR 2 6	NÜR 3 Ret	RBR 1 6	RBR 2 9	RBR 3 4	HOC 1 3	HOC 2 20	HOC 3 Ret	7th	187
2018	Carlin	Volkswagen	PAU 1 11	PAU 2 11	PAU 3 Ret	HUN 1 Ret	HUN 2 8	HUN 3 15	NOR 1 18	NOR 2 5	NOR 3 9	ZAN 1 14	ZAN 2 5	ZAN 3 7	SPA 1 Ret	SPA 2 10	SPA 3 12	SIL 1 13	SIL 2 13	SIL 3 9	MIS 1 12	MIS 2 7	MIS 3 3	NÜR 1 Ret	NÜR 2 10	NÜR 3 11	RBR 1 5	RBR 2 8	RBR 3 6	HOC 1 Ret	HOC 2 12	HOC 3 6	13th	87

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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

Year	Entrant	Class	Make	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Rank	Points
2018	Jackie Chan DCR JOTA	P	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	DAY 5	SEB	LBH	MDO	DET	WGL	MOS	ELK	LGA	PET	51st	26
2021	High Class Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	DAY 9†	SEB	DET	WGL	ELK	LGA	PET				*	*

^† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship. ^* Season still in progress.

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

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

Year	Entrant	Car	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	DC	Points
2019	R-Motorsport II	Aston Martin Vantage DTM	HOC 1 Ret	HOC 2 13	ZOL 1 9	ZOL 2 Ret	MIS 1 14	MIS 2 12	NOR 1 10	NOR 2 11	ASS 1 13	ASS 2 12	BRH 1 15†	BRH 2 11	LAU 1 15	LAU 2 Ret	NÜR 1 11	NÜR 2 15	HOC 1 DNS	HOC 2 11	18th	3
2020	Audi Sport Team WRT	Audi RS5 Turbo DTM	SPA 1 DNS	SPA 2 15	LAU 1 6	LAU 2 10	LAU 1 11	LAU 2 14	ASS 1 8	ASS 2 7	NÜR 1 11	NÜR 2 15	NÜR 1 7	NÜR 2 6	ZOL 1 7	ZOL 2 7	ZOL 1 3	ZOL 2 10	HOC 1 11	HOC 2 14	10th	68

^† Driver did not finish, but was classified as he completed 90% of the race distance.

References

^ "Le baptême de l'archiduc Zvonimir", Point de Vue, no. 2566 (24 au 30 septembre 1997): 10–12.
^ ^a ^b The Habsburgs' titles are no longer recognised in Austria or Hungary; see Austrian nobility.
^ Pal Sinha, Barnali (26 July 2020). "Eleonore von Habsburg marries Formula E driver Jérôme d'Ambrosio in secret wedding". International Business Times. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
^ "Speedworld Academy". Speedworld-academy.at. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
^ https://www.autosport.com/dtm/news/141619/juncadellahabsburg-join-aston-dtm-lineup. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ https://w-racingteam.com/news/detail/273/ferdinand-habsburg-joins-wrt-team-audi-sport-three-car-line-up-in-the-dtm. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "24H Le Mans virtual provisional team entry list" (PDF). Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 11 June 2020.
^ "Bsimracing Race Hour 24" (PDF). Bsimracing. 14 June 2020.
^ "LB". Langbaumann.com. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
^ "Formula Renault 1.6 NEC 2014 standings". Driverdb.com. 2014.

External links

Personal website
Ferdinand Habsburg career summary at DriverDB.com

[1] "Le baptême de l'archiduc Zvonimir", Point de Vue, no. 2566 (24 au 30 septembre 1997): 10–12.

[legal_name-2] The Habsburgs' titles are no longer recognised in Austria or Hungary; see Austrian nobility.

[3] Pal Sinha, Barnali (26 July 2020). "Eleonore von Habsburg marries Formula E driver Jérôme d'Ambrosio in secret wedding". International Business Times. Retrieved 26 July 2020.

[speedworld-academy-4] "Speedworld Academy". Speedworld-academy.at. Retrieved 3 February 2016.

[5] ttps://www.autosport.com/dtm/news/141619/juncadellahabsburg-join-aston-dtm-lineup. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[6] ttps://w-racingteam.com/news/detail/273/ferdinand-habsburg-joins-wrt-team-audi-sport-three-car-line-up-in-the-dtm. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[7] "24H Le Mans virtual provisional team entry list" (PDF). Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 11 June 2020.

[8] "Bsimracing Race Hour 24" (PDF). Bsimracing. 14 June 2020.

[langbaumann-9] "LB". Langbaumann.com. Retrieved 3 February 2016.

[10] "Formula Renault 1.6 NEC 2014 standings". Driverdb.com. 2014.

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