Roman Staněk

Czech racing driver

Roman Staněk
Staněk in 2021
NationalityCzech Republic Czech
Full nameRoman Staněk Jr.
Born (2004-02-25) 25 February 2004 (age 20)
Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic
FIA Formula 2 Championship career
Debut season2023
Current teamTrident
Car number23
Starts32 (32 entries)
Wins1
Podiums1
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Previous series
2021
2021
2020–2022
2020
2019
2019
2019		Euroformula Open Championship
F3 Asian Championship
FIA Formula 3 Championship
Formula Renault Eurocup
ADAC Formula 4
Italian F4 Championship
Formula 4 UAE Championship
Championship titles
2019ADAC F4 - Rookies' Championship

Roman Staněk Jr. (Czech pronunciation: [ˈroman ˈstaɲɛk]; born 25 February 2004) is a Czech racing driver who is currently competing in the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship with Trident. He previously competed in FIA Formula 3 for three seasons, where he placed fifth in 2022, and is also the 2019 ADAC Formula 4 rookies' champion.

Career

Karting

Staněk began karting internationally in 2014, competing in the 60 MINI category until 2016. The following year he moved up to OK Junior, and in 2018 he took part in the Karting World Championship in the OK category.[1]

Lower formula championships

Staněk made his single-seater debut in early 2019 at the last round of the Formula 4 UAE Championship, as a guest driver for Dragon Racing.[2]

For the main season he combined the ADAC Formula 4 and Italian F4 championships, driving for the Sauber-backed US Racing-CHRS team in both. Eventually racking up three race wins and nine podiums across the two series, he was especially successful in the former, where he finished 4th in the standings and won the rookies' championship ahead of Mercedes junior Paul Aron. He starred at the opening round in Oschersleben, getting a 2nd place and a commanding race 3 win which saw him take the lead of the championship.[3][4] His other two victories of the season came in the ADAC F4 Nürburgring and Italian F4 Imola rounds.[5][6]

FIA Formula 3

2020

Staněk was originally due to drive for the Prema Powerteam in the 2020 Formula Regional European Championship, but later during the COVID-19 lockdown, switched to Charouz Racing System for what he thought was a Formula 2 drive.[7][8][9] He was instead placed in one of the team's FIA Formula 3 seats on the Thursday prior to the season opener, replacing the outgoing Niko Kari and becoming the youngest driver in the championship.[10] With no previous testing, he struggled throughout the season, his sole points-scoring finish coming at the penultimate round in Monza.[11] Staněk later described the move as "a mistake I really regret, because it could have ruined my career".[9]

2021

Staněk driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2021 Spielberg Formula 3 round.

For the 2021 season, Staněk joined Hitech Grand Prix to race in the F3 Asian Championship and FIA Formula 3.[12][13] He finished 10th in the former and 16th in the latter, with two podium finishes.[14] He also made a one-off appearance in the Euroformula Open for Team Motopark at Imola and managed to take a win and a second place.[15]

2022

Staněk driving for Trident during the 2022 Spielberg Formula 3 round.

In 2022, upon testing for them in post-season, Staněk moved to reigning teams' champions Trident for his third season in FIA Formula 3.[16] Following a bad start to the season at Bahrain, where he suffered punctures in both races that sent him down the order, the Czech driver achieved his first-ever F3 victory in Imola, putting himself third in the championship after two rounds.[17][18] Staněk would continue this form into the next weekend at Barcelona, where he took pole position.[19] During the feature race, he lost the lead to Victor Martins, but still finished in second place.[20] Misfortune caught Staněk in Silverstone, where a collision with Grégoire Saucy forced him out of the race.[21] The Czech driver wouldn't score a better finish than fifth in the following two rounds, before bouncing back into title contention with two second places at Spa-Francorchamps.[22][23] Having scored more points at Zandvoort, Staněk arrived at the season finale in Monza sitting third in the drivers' standings.[24] Despite a positive qualifying session, Staněk was unable to take advantage in the races, which meant that he finished fifth in the championship.[25][26]

FIA Formula 2 Championship

2023

Staněk driving the Dallara F2 2018 during the 2023 Spielberg Formula 2 round.

Stanĕk partook in the 2022 F2 post-season test with Trident.[27] On 11 January 2023, it was announced that he would be promoted to Formula 2 on a full-time basis with the Italian outfit, partnering Frenchman Clément Novalak.[28] The season proved challenging, and despite flashes of speed that included a run from 22nd to seventh at Monaco and qualifying third at Monza, the Czech driver finished 18th in the standings.[29][30]

Staněk took part in the 2023 Macau Grand Prix for Trident, a race where he finished 12th.[31]

2024

After a period of financial uncertainty,[32] Staněk eventually found new sponsorship from the Czechoslovak Group (CSG) and was retained by Trident to partner Richard Verschoor in 2024.[33][34] He achieved his first Formula 2 win in the third round at Melbourne, after a fruitful defensive display and a penalty to on-track winner Isack Hadjar.[35]

Formula One

Staněk was a member of the Sauber Junior Team in 2019.[36]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
2015 WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini STANEK ROMAN 24th
WSK Gold Cup — 60 Mini 27th
WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini 36th
WSK Night Edition — 60 Mini 15th
2016 South Garda Winter Cup — Mini ROK 3rd
Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini 23rd
WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini Giugliano Kart 6th
WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini HKC-1 22nd
2017 WSK Champions Cup — OKJ Kosmic Racing Departement NC
South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ 10th
SKUSA SuperNationals — X30 Junior Rolison Performance Group 46th
German Karting Championship — Junior 15th
WSK Super Master Series — OKJ Kosmic Racing Departement 36th
CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ 17th
CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ 44th
WSK Final Cup — OKJ 1st
2018 WSK Champions Cup — OK Kosmic Racing Departement 10th
South Garda Winter Cup — OK 18th
WSK Super Master Series — OK 10th
WSK Open Cup — OK 9th
CIK-FIA European Championship — OK 7th
CIK-FIA World Championship — OK 26th
WSK Final Cup — OK 8th

Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results

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

Year Team Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Points
2017 Kosmic Racing Department OKJ SAR
QH
17 		SAR
R
12 		CAY
QH
14 		CAY
R
26 		LEM
QH
15 		LEM
R
6 		ALA
QH
17 		ALA
R
30 		KRI
QH
14 		KRI
R
6 		17th 31
2018 Kosmic Racing Department OK SAR
QH
1 		SAR
R
1 		PFI
QH
15 		PFI
R
18 		AMP
QH
7 		AMP
R
11 		ALB
QH
23 		ALB
R
DNS 		7th 44

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2019 Formula 4 UAE Championship Dragon Racing 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
ADAC Formula 4 Championship US Racing-CHRS 20 2 0 2 5 165 4th
Italian F4 Championship 18 1 6 1 4 144 5th
2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship Charouz Racing System 18 0 0 0 0 3 21st
Formula Renault Eurocup MP Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 2 18th
2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship Hitech Grand Prix 20 0 0 0 2 29 16th
F3 Asian Championship 15 0 0 0 0 60 10th
Euroformula Open Championship Team Motopark 3 1 0 0 2 55 12th
2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship Trident 18 1 1 2 4 117 5th
2023 FIA Formula 2 Championship Trident 26 0 0 0 0 15 18th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 12th
2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship Trident 6 1 0 0 1 10* 15th*

† As Staněk was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

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
2019 Dragon Racing DUB1
1 		DUB1
2 		DUB1
3 		DUB1
4 		YMC1
1 		YMC1
2 		YMC1
3 		YMC1
4 		DUB2
1 		DUB2
2 		DUB2
3 		DUB2
4 		YMC2
1 		YMC2
2 		YMC2
3 		YMC2
4 		DUB3
1
6 		DUB3
2
6 		DUB3
3
Ret 		DUB3
4
6 		NC† 0

† As Staněk was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

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 Pos Points
2019 US Racing-CHRS VLL
1
4 		VLL
2
4 		VLL
3
6 		MIS
1 		MIS
2 		MIS
3 		HUN
1
19 		HUN
2
7 		HUN
3
Ret 		RBR
1
Ret 		RBR
2
12 		RBR
3
5 		IMO
1
25 		IMO
2
1 		IMO
3
3 		IMO
4
DNS 		MUG
1
7 		MUG
2
2 		MUG
3
7 		MNZ
1
26 		MNZ
2
6 		MNZ
3
2 		5th 144

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 Pos Points
2019 US Racing-CHRS OSC
1
2 		OSC
2
8 		OSC
3
1 		RBR
1
7 		RBR
2
21 		RBR
3
7 		HOC
1
13 		HOC
2
5 		ZAN
1
4 		ZAN
2
14 		ZAN
3
11 		NÜR
1
2 		NÜR
2
8 		NÜR
3
1 		HOC
1
8 		HOC
2
10 		HOC
3
2 		SAC
1
10 		SAC
2
8 		SAC
3
6 		4th 165

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup 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 Pos Points
2020 MP Motorsport MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		IMO
1 		IMO
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		MAG
1 		MAG
2 		ZAN
1
14 		ZAN
2
9 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		IMO
1 		IMO
2 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		18th 2

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points
2020 Charouz Racing System RBR
FEA
17 		RBR
SPR
23 		RBR
FEA
17 		RBR
SPR
24 		HUN
FEA
23 		HUN
SPR
20 		SIL
FEA
17 		SIL
SPR
18 		SIL
FEA
22 		SIL
SPR
15 		CAT
FEA
22 		CAT
SPR
19 		SPA
FEA
24 		SPA
SPR
18 		MNZ
FEA
11 		MNZ
SPR
8 		MUG
FEA
26† 		MUG
SPR
18 		21st 3
2021 Hitech Grand Prix CAT
1
16 		CAT
2
12 		CAT
3
10 		LEC
1
26 		LEC
2
19 		LEC
3
15 		RBR
1
11 		RBR
2
4 		RBR
3
12 		HUN
1
11 		HUN
2
3 		HUN
3
23 		SPA
1
3 		SPA
2
13 		SPA
3
15 		ZAN
1
27 		ZAN
2
15 		ZAN
3
13 		SOC
1
13 		SOC
2
C 		SOC
3
26 		16th 29
2022 Trident BHR
SPR
24 		BHR
FEA
22 		IMO
SPR
4 		IMO
FEA
1 		CAT
SPR
8 		CAT
FEA
2 		SIL
SPR
6 		SIL
FEA
Ret 		RBR
SPR
5 		RBR
FEA
11 		HUN
SPR
9 		HUN
FEA
12 		SPA
SPR
2 		SPA
FEA
2 		ZAN
SPR
10 		ZAN
FEA
4 		MNZ
SPR
12 		MNZ
FEA
6 		5th 117

† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Complete F3 Asian Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2021 Hitech Grand Prix DUB
1
12 		DUB
2
12 		DUB
3
Ret 		ABU
1
6 		ABU
2
9 		ABU
3
8 		ABU
1
9 		ABU
2
8 		ABU
3
6 		DUB
1
6 		DUB
2
4 		DUB
3
11 		ABU
1
18† 		ABU
2
Ret 		ABU
3
4 		10th 60

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points
2021 Team Motopark POR
1 		POR
2 		POR
3 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		LEC
3 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		SPA
3 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		HUN
3 		IMO
1
4 		IMO
2
1 		IMO
3
2 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		RBR
3 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		MNZ
3 		CAT
1 		CAT
2 		CAT
3 		12th 55

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

Year Team Car Qualifying Quali Race Main race
2023 Italy Trident Motorsport Dallara F3 2019 20th 19th 12th

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 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 DC Points
2023 Trident BHR
SPR
13 		BHR
FEA
Ret 		JED
SPR
17 		JED
FEA
14 		MEL
SPR
16 		MEL
FEA
14 		BAK
SPR
8 		BAK
FEA
17 		MCO
SPR
12 		MCO
FEA
7 		CAT
SPR
13 		CAT
FEA
12 		RBR
SPR
5 		RBR
FEA
Ret 		SIL
SPR
15 		SIL
FEA
Ret 		HUN
SPR
16 		HUN
FEA
14 		SPA
SPR
15 		SPA
FEA
9 		ZAN
SPR
14 		ZAN
FEA
11 		MNZ
SPR
8 		MNZ
FEA
10 		YMC
SPR
11 		YMC
FEA
12 		18th 15
2024 Trident BHR
SPR
Ret 		BHR
FEA
13 		JED
SPR
DSQ 		JED
FEA
Ret 		MEL
SPR
1 		MEL
FEA
15 		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
 BAK
SPR
 BAK
FEA
 LSL
SPR
 LSL
FEA
 YMC
SPR
 YMC
FEA
 15th* 10*

* Season still in progress.

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External links

  • Official website
  • Roman Staněk career summary at DriverDB.com
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