Charlie Wurz

Austrian racing driver (born 2005)

Charlie Wurz
Wurz at Spa-Francorchamps in 2022.
NationalityAustria Austrian
Born (2005-12-02) 2 December 2005 (age 18)
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Related toAlexander Wurz (father)
FIA Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season2024
Current teamJenzer Motorsport
Car number17
Starts4 (4 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBD in 2023
Previous series
2023
2023
2023
2022
2022
2021–22
2021-2022
2021		Euroformula Open Championship
FR European Championship
FR Oceania Championship
ADAC Formula 4
Formula 4 UAE Championship
Porsche Sprint Challenge ME
Italian F4 Championship
Porsche Sprint Challenge CE
Championship titles
2022
2023		Formula 4 UAE Championship
Formula Regional Oceania Championship

Charlie Wurz (born 2 December 2005) is an Austrian-British racing driver currently competing in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Jenzer Motorsport. He is the 2022 Formula 4 UAE and the 2023 Formula Regional Oceania champion.

Wurz is the son of former Formula One driver Alexander Wurz.

Racing career

Karting

Wurz competed in karting series across Europe since 2017. These included the Rotax Max Challenge, WSK events and FIA sanctioned karting series.[1] During this time, Wurz was scouted to join the Ferrari Driver Academy.[2]

Lower formulae

2021

Wurz made his single-seater debut in 2021, competing at the Vallelunga round of the Italian F4 Championship as part of the Prema outfit and taking a win in the rookie class during Race 3.[3] He would go on to compete in his home round at the Red Bull Ring, scoring points that elevated him to 20th in the standings.[4][5] At the end of the year, Wurz took his first win in the category, taking victory at the F4 UAE Trophy Round held in support of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.[6][7]

Wurz driving at the Red Bull Ring during the 2021 Italian F4 Championship.

2022

Wurz driving at the Red Bull Ring during the 2022 Italian F4 Championship.

At the beginning of 2022, the Austrian competed in the F4 UAE Championship on a full-time basis in preparation for his European season. During the campaign, Wurz took a pair of victories,[8] as well as eight further podiums, which enabled him to take the title in the final round.[9][10][11]

For his main season, Wurz would remain with Prema for the entirety of the Italian F4 Championship, as well as taking part in the first half of the ADAC F4 series.[12][13] In the latter, a third place at Spa-Francorchamps and a further pair of podiums at Zandvoort meant that the Austrian driver placed seventh in the standings,[14][15] although his campaign in the former would bear more fruit. After a pair of points finishes at Imola, Wurz would take his first podium at Misano, having fought for victory with teammate Andrea Kimi Antonelli.[16] More points came at Spa, before the Austrian tasted champagne at Vallelunga, scoring a pair of third places.[17] At the penultimate round in Monza, Wurz would take pole for Race 1, which he managed to convert into his first victory in the series, whilst also scoring a podium in Race 2 during a weekend that the Austrian described as having been "fantastic".[18] One more podium came during the season finale at Mugello, with Wurz finishing the season fourth in the standings.[19]

Formula Regional

Formula Regional Oceania Championship

At the start of 2023, Wurz took part in the Formula Regional Oceania Championship in New Zealand, driving for M2 Competition.[20][21] He started the season in a strong manner, taking the championship lead during the first round with a pair of second-placed finishes in the main races.[22][23] At the next event in Teretonga, the Austrian would extend his advantage at the top of the standings, winning races 1 and 3.[24][25] After a lull at Manfeild, where Wurz finished no higher than fifth, he returned to the top step of the podium in the reverse grid race at Hampton Downs. As championship adversary Callum Hedge suffered from mechanical difficulties during the race, Wurz once again moved to the top of the standings.[26] He won the feature race at Taupo while Hedge finished fourth, securing the series championship.[27]

Formula Regional European Championship

Wurz confirmed in January that he would be competing in the Formula Regional European Championship during the 2023 season.[28]

Euroformula Open

Wurz driving at the Red Bull Ring during the 2023 Euroformula Open Championship.

In 2023, Wurz made his Euroformula Open debut for the fifth round at the Red Bull Ring with CryptoTower Racing Team.[29]

FIA Formula 3 Championship

In October 2023, Wurz joined Jenzer Motorsport for FIA Formula 3 post-season testing at Jerez.[30][31] Wurz was later confirmed to be joining the Swiss outfit for the 2024 FIA F3 season, alongside Max Esterson and Matías Zagazeta.[32]

Sportscar racing

Porsche Sprint Challenge

In 2021, Wurz competed in two races of the Porsche Sprint Challenge Europe at the Hungaroring. He won one race, having secured a pole position and fastest lap in the same event. In the following race, Wurz finished on the podium in third position.[33]

Wurz returned to the Porsche Sprint Challenge at the end of the year, this time racing in the Middle East. The Austrian managed to win three races, which placed him sixth in the GT4 standings despite missing the majority of the season.[34]

Personal life

Wurz's father is double Le Mans 24h winner and former Formula 1 driver Alexander Wurz. Wurz resides in Monte Carlo, but competes under the Austrian flag.[35]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
2017 BNL Golden Trophy — Junior Max 26th
2018 FIA Central European Zone — R Mini Wurz Racing 11th
Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Mini MAX 10th
2019 FIA Central European Zone — R Junior VPDR 3rd
Austrian Karting Championship — Rotax Max Junior 2nd
Rotax Max Challenge Euro Trophy — Junior Max 13th
Rotax Max Challenge International Trophy — Junior Max Wurz, Alexander NC
WSK Champions Cup — OKJ 33rd
FIA Karting Academy Trophy 13th
South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ Manetti Motorsport NC
WSK Super Master Series — OKJ NC
WSK Euro Series — OKJ 52nd
WSK Open Cup — OKJ KR Motorsport 26th
WSK Final Cup — OKJ 15th
Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Junior KMS Europe 11th
FIA Motorsport Games Karting Slalom Cup Team Austria 8th
2020 South Garda Winter Cup — OK Exprit Racing Team NC
WSK Super Master Series — OK 33rd
WSK Euro Series — OK 9th
WSK Open Cup — OK 9th
CIK-FIA European Championship — OK 38th
CIK-FIA World Championship — OK 32nd
2021 WSK Super Master Series — OK 51st
Sources:[36]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2021 Italian F4 Championship Prema Powerteam 6 0 0 0 0 20 20th
Porsche Sprint Challenge Central Europe - GT4 Deltabloc GT Racing 2 1 1 1 2 0 NC†
Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round Abu Dhabi Racing by Prema 1 1 0 1 1 N/A 1st
2021–22 Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East - GT4 BWT Junior Racing 4 3 ? 2 3 77.5 6th
2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship Prema Racing 20 2 3 2 10 255 1st
ADAC Formula 4 Championship 12 0 0 0 3 111 7th
Italian F4 Championship 20 1 1 0 6 198 4th
F4 Spanish Championship Campos Racing 3 0 0 0 1 25 15th
FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup Team Austria 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 11th
2023 Formula Regional Oceania Championship M2 Competition 15 4 4 1 7 343 1st
Formula Regional European Championship ART Grand Prix 10 0 0 0 0 1 26th
Euroformula Open Championship CryptoTower Racing Team 11 1 1 3 5 139 6th
Macau Grand Prix Jenzer Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2023–24 Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East Central Europe Racing 2 0 0 0 0 20 17th
2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship Jenzer Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 10* 14th*

† As Wurz was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula 4 UAE 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 Prema Racing YAS1
1
8 		YAS1
2
7 		YAS1
3
2 		YAS1
4
6 		DUB1
1
3 		DUB1
2
4 		DUB1
3
2 		DUB1
4
7 		DUB2
1
3 		DUB2
2
1 		DUB2
3
3 		DUB2
4
9 		DUB3
1
2 		DUB3
2
2 		DUB3
3
1 		DUB3
4
8 		YAS2
1
5 		YAS2
2
4 		YAS3
3
2 		YAS4
4
8 		1st 255

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 DC Points
2022 Prema Racing SPA
1
3 		SPA
2
Ret 		SPA
3
5 		HOC
1
4 		HOC
2
10 		HOC
3
6 		ZAN
1
7 		ZAN
2
3 		ZAN
3
3 		NÜR1
1
6 		NÜR1
2
4 		NÜR1
3
7 		LAU
1
 LAU
2
 LAU
3
 NÜR2
1
 NÜR2
2
 NÜR2
3
 7th 111

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 22 DC Points
2021 Prema Powerteam LEC
1 		LEC
2 		LEC
3 		MIS
1 		MIS
2 		MIS
3 		VLL
1
19 		VLL
2
12 		VLL
3
4 		IMO
1 		IMO
2 		IMO
3 		RBR
1
21 		RBR
2
8 		RBR
3
8 		MUG
1 		MUG
2 		MUG
3 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		MNZ
3 		20th 20
2022 Prema Racing IMO
1
7 		IMO
2
16 		IMO
3
7 		MIS
1
4 		MIS
2
2 		MIS
3
27† 		SPA
1
4 		SPA
2
7 		SPA
3
4 		VLL
1
9 		VLL
2
3 		VLL
3
3 		RBR
1 		RBR
2
5 		RBR
3
6 		RBR
4
14 		MNZ
1
1 		MNZ
2
2 		MNZ
3
C 		MUG
1
4 		MUG
2
6 		MUG
3
3 		4th 198

Complete F4 Spanish 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
2022 Campos Racing ALG
1
 ALG
2
 ALG
3
 JER
1
3 		JER
2
7 		JER
3
6 		CRT
1
 CRT
2
 CRT
3
 SPA
1
 SPA
2
 SPA
3
 ARA
1
 ARA
2
 ARA
3
 NAV
1
 NAV
2
 NAV
3
 CAT
1
 CAT
2
 CAT
3
 15th 25

Complete FIA Motorsport Games results

Year Team Cup Qualifying Quali Race Main race
2022 Austria Team Austria Formula 4 2nd NC 11th

Complete Formula Regional Oceania 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 DC Points
2023 M2 Competition HIG
1
2 		HIG
2
4 		HIG
3
2 		TER
1
1 		TER
2
4 		TER
3
1 		MAN
1
5 		MAN
2
6 		MAN
3
6 		HMP
1
8 		HMP
2
1 		HMP
3
7 		TAU
1
5 		TAU
2
3 		TAU
3
1 		1st 343

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
2023 ART Grand Prix IMO
1
26 		IMO
2
10 		CAT
1
16 		CAT
2
18 		HUN
1
22 		HUN
2
22 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		MUG
1
18 		MUG
2
13 		LEC
1
Ret 		LEC
2
27 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		ZAN
1 		ZAN
2 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		26th 1

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 22 23 Pos Points
2023 CryptoTower Racing EST
1 		EST
2 		EST
3 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		SPA
3 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		HUN
3 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		LEC
3 		RBR
1
5 		RBR
2
3 		RBR
3
4 		MNZ
1
3 		MNZ
2
1* 		MNZ
3
Ret 		MUG
1
Ret 		MUG
2
6 		CAT
1
2 		CAT
2
2 		CAT
3
5 		6th 139

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

Year Team Car Qualifying Quali Race Main race
2023 Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport Dallara F3 2019 18th 11th DNF

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 Jenzer Motorsport BHR
SPR
19 		BHR
FEA
16 		MEL
SPR
11 		MEL
FEA
5 		IMO
SPR
 IMO
FEA
 MON
SPR
 MON
FEA
 CAT
SPR
 CAT
FEA
 RBR
SPR
 RBR
FEA
 SIL
SPR
 SIL
FEA
 HUN
SPR
 HUN
FEA
 SPA
SPR
 SPA
FEA
 MNZ
SPR
 MNZ
FEA
 14th* 10*

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External links

  • Charlie Wurz career summary at DriverDB.com
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