Tim Tramnitz

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Tim Tramnitz
Tramnitz in 2023
NationalityGermany German
Born (2004-11-16) 16 November 2004 (age 19)
Hamburg, Germany
FIA Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season2024
Current teamMP Motorsport
Car number7
Starts18 (18 entries)
Wins1
Podiums4
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish9th in 2024
Previous series
2023
2023
20222023
20202021
20202021
Euroformula Open
FR Middle East Championship
FR European Championship
ADAC Formula 4
Italian F4 Championship

Tim Tramnitz (German pronunciation: [tɪm ˈtʁam.nɪt͡s]; born 16 November 2004) is a German racing driver who most is set to compete in the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship for MP Motorsport, having competed with the team in 2024. He is the 2021 Italian F4 and ADAC F4 runner-up, and he also finished third in the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship.

He is a member of the Red Bull Junior Team.[1]

Career

Karting

Tramnitz started racing in 2011, competing in local karting championships. After winning the regional Hamburg-based series and the Northern German Kart-Challenge in 2013 and 2014 respectively the German moved into national competitions, where he scored his first and only title in the ADAC Kart Academy series in 2017. He became an ADAC Stiftung Sport protégé in late 2017 and remained in karts until 2019.[2][3]

Formula 4

2020

Having tested a Formula 4 car for the first time in 2019,[4] Tramnitz was announced to be making his single-seater debut in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship in 2020, driving with US Racing.[5][6] Tramnitz had a solid season, scoring points in all but one race and finishing on the podium on six occasions, one capped off with a win in the final race of the campaign at Oschersleben. He finished fourth in the standings, beating all but one of his teammates and winning the trophy for the best rookie.[7][8]

2021

Tramnitz racing in the 2021 ADAC Formula 4 Championship at the Red Bull Ring.

In 2021 the German returned to ADAC F4 and Italian F4, once again competing with US Racing.[9] He experienced strong campaigns in both, scoring nine podiums in his partial campaign in the Italian series, which included two wins at the Circuit Paul Ricard and Red Bull Ring respectively.[10] In addition, Tramnitz would come out victorious on five occasions in ADAC F4, pushing his former teammate and title rival Ollie Bearman until the final race.[11][12] He finished second in both championships, despite having missed two rounds in Italian F4.[13]

Tramnitz racing in the 2021 Italian F4 Championship.

Formula Regional European Championship

2022

Tramnitz racing in the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship at the Red Bull Ring.

For 2022, Tramnitz progressed to the Formula Regional European Championship, competing for Trident.[14][15]

2023

Tramnitz racing in the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship at the Red Bull Ring.

For 2023, Tramnitz moved over to R-ace GP in the Formula Regional European Championship (FRECA).[16]

On 1 July 2023, at a FRECA race at Spa-Francorchamps, Tramnitz lost control at Kemmel-Radillon and crashed, causing a chain reaction multi-car collision of several following cars. One of the drivers involved, Dilano van 't Hoff, was killed in the incident.[17]

FIA Formula 3 Championship

2024

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

Tramnitz partook in the 2023 Formula 3 post-testing sessions with MP Motorsport.[18][19] In January 2024, he was confirmed to join the Dutch outfit for the 2024 FIA Formula 3 season.[20]

2025

Tramnitz would remain with MP Motorsport for the 2025 FIA Formula 3 season.[21]

Formula E

In April 2023, Tramnitz was invited to the Formula E Berlin young drivers' test with ABT Cupra.[22][23] The following year, Tramnitz would again drive for ABT Cupra during the Misano rookie free practice session and the Berlin rookie test.[24]

Formula One

In October 2023, Tramnitz announced he had joined the Red Bull Junior Team.[25]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
2012 ADAC Hansa-Jugend-Kart-Slalom Pokal 2nd
2013 Hamburger Kart-Slalom Landesmeisterschaft 1st
Deutsche Kart-Meisterschaft — DMSJ 4th
ADAC Hansa-Jugend-Kart-Slalom Pokal 1st
2014 Rotax Max Challenge Germany — Mini Max 7th
Norddeutsche Kart-Challenge — Rotax Mini Max 1st
2015 Rotax Max Challenge Germany — Mini Max 2nd
Europafinale — Rotax Mini Max 4th
Rhein-Main-Kart-Cup — Rotax Mini Max 1st
2016 Rotax Max Challenge Germany — Junior 15th
ADAC Kart Masters — X30 Junior 6th
2017 South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ 22nd
ADAC Kart Masters — OKJ 9th
ADAC Kart Academy — OKJ 1st
German Karting Championship — Junior 21st
2018 German Karting Championship — Senior Schumacher Racing Team 8th
WSK Final CupOK NC
2019 WSK Super Master SeriesOK Kartshop Ampfing 58th
German Karting Championship — Senior Solgat Motorsport 27th
Sources:[26][27][28]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2020 ADAC Formula 4 Championship US Racing 21 1 0 0 6 226 4th
Italian F4 Championship 2 0 0 0 0 4 24th
2021 ADAC Formula 4 Championship US Racing 18 5 5 2 9 269 2nd
Italian F4 Championship 15 4 2 2 9 232 2nd
2022 Formula Regional European Championship Trident 20 0 0 0 0 34 15th
2022–23 Formula E ABT CUPRA Formula E Team Test driver
2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship R-ace GP 6 0 0 0 0 14 20th
Formula Regional European Championship 20 3 4 1 10 239 3rd
Euroformula Open Championship CryptoTower Racing Team 3 0 0 2 3 55 12th
TTE Endurance Proto - CN Revolution Race Cars 1 0 0 0 0 90 11th
2023–24 Formula E ABT CUPRA Formula E Team Test driver
2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship MP Motorsport 20 1 0 0 4 81 9th
2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship MP Motorsport 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBD

* Season still in progress.

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 DC Points
2020 US Racing MIS
1
MIS
2
MIS
3
IMO1
1
IMO1
2
IMO1
3
RBR
1
RBR
2
RBR
3
MUG
1
MUG
2
MUG
3
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
MNZ
3
IMO2
1
IMO2
2
IMO2
3
VLL
1

12
VLL
2

C
VLL
3

8
24th 4
2021 US Racing LEC
1

2
LEC
2

1
LEC
3

1
MIS
1
MIS
2
MIS
3
VLL
1

3
VLL
2

2
VLL
3

3
IMO
1
IMO
2
IMO
3
RBR
1

2
RBR
2

1
RBR
3

1
MUG
1

7
MUG
2

5
MUG
3

9
MNZ
1

4
MNZ
2

6
MNZ
3

5
2nd 232

Complete ADAC Formula 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 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Pos Points
2020 US Racing LAU1
1

5
LAU1
2

3
LAU1
3

5
NÜR1
1

7
NÜR1
2

5
NÜR1
3

6
HOC
1

6
HOC
2

2
HOC
3

7
NÜR2
1

4
NÜR2
2

5
NÜR2
3

2
RBR
1

5
RBR
2

11
RBR
3

5
LAU2
1

(9)
LAU2
2

2
LAU2
3

2
OSC
1

5
OSC
2

8
OSC
3

1
4th 226
2021 US Racing RBR
1

4
RBR
2

2
RBR
3

(15†)
ZAN
1

3
ZAN
2

6
ZAN
3

3
HOC1
1

4
HOC1
2

1
HOC1
3

4
SAC
1

1
SAC
2

1
SAC
3

4
HOC2
1

2
HOC2
2

1
HOC2
3

5
NÜR
1

1
NÜR
2

4
NÜR
3

11
2nd 269

Complete Formula Regional European 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 DC Points
2022 Trident MNZ
1

11
MNZ
2

12
IMO
1

9
IMO
2

7
MCO
1

16
MCO
2

Ret
LEC
1

10
LEC
2

10
ZAN
1

Ret
ZAN
2

Ret
HUN
1

Ret
HUN
2

4
SPA
1

8
SPA
2

7
RBR
1

33†
RBR
2

9
CAT
1

22
CAT
2

13
MUG
1

11
MUG
2

14
15th 34
2023 R-ace GP IMO
1

6
IMO
2

Ret
CAT
1

1
CAT
2

1
HUN
1

8
HUN
2

16
SPA
1

2
SPA
2

2
MUG
1

3
MUG
2

7
LEC
1

4
LEC
2

3
RBR
1

3
RBR
2

12
MNZ
1

Ret
MNZ
2

3
ZAN
1

6
ZAN
2

4
HOC
1

1
HOC
2

2
3rd 239

Complete Euroformula Open 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 Pos Points
2023 CryptoTower Racing Team EST
1

2
EST
2

3
EST
3

2
SPA
1
SPA
2
SPA
3
HUN
1
HUN
2
HUN
3
LEC
1
LEC
2
LEC
3
RBR
1
RBR
2
RBR
3
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
MNZ
3
CAT
1
CAT
2
CAT
3
12th 55

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

5
BHR
FEA

3
MEL
SPR

12
MEL
FEA

15
IMO
SPR

2
IMO
FEA

11
MON
SPR

2
MON
FEA

8
CAT
SPR

10
CAT
FEA

11
RBR
SPR

8
RBR
FEA

15
SIL
SPR

25
SIL
FEA

14
HUN
SPR

4
HUN
FEA

20
SPA
SPR

4
SPA
FEA

9
MNZ
SPR

1
MNZ
FEA

6
9th 81
2025 MP Motorsport BHR
SPR

BHR
FEA

MEL
SPR

MEL
FEA

IMO
SPR

IMO
FEA

MON
SPR

MON
FEA

CAT
SPR

CAT
FEA

RBR
SPR

RBR
FEA

SIL
SPR

SIL
FEA

SPA
SPR

SPA
FEA

HUN
SPR

HUN
FEA

MNZ
SPR

MNZ
FEA

TBD TBD

* Season still in progress.

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