Sophia Flörsch

Sophia Flörsch
Nationality Germany German
Born (2000-12-01) 1 December 2000
Grünwald, Germany
ADAC Formula 4 career
Debut season 2016
Current team Motopark
Car no. 99
Starts 21
Wins 0
Poles 0
Fastest laps 1
Previous series
2015 Ginetta Junior Championship

Sophia Flörsch (sometimes spelt Floersch, born 1 December 2000) is a racing driver from Germany. Flörsch currently competes in the ADAC Formula 4 championship with Motopark. In her debut race, she became the first female to score points in an ADAC Formula 4 race. She previously drove in the Ginetta Junior Championship driving for HHC Motorsport where she won two races and had a further two podiums. She made broke several records 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.

Personal life

Flörsch is the daughter of Alexander Flörsch. She attends Grammar School Oberhaching. Her interests include karting, skiing and wind surfing.[1]

Racing career

Flörsch began karting in 2005, aged 5. 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.[2] She has also been scouted by Red Bull.[3]

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.[4] 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 2015, Flörsch signed with Motopark to drive in the 2016 ADAC Formula 4 championship.[5] Her car for the season was Car #99, which she called Hugo.[6] 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.

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
ADAC Formula 4 Motopark Test driver
2016 ADAC Formula 4 Motopark 21 0 0 1 0 25 18th*

* Season still in progress.

Complete Ginetta Junior Championship results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2015 HHC Motorsport Ginetta G40 BHI
1
5		 BHI
2
21		 DON
1
8		 DON
2
8		 THR
1
1		 THR
2
1		 OUL
1
4		 OUL
2
4		 CRO
1
2		 CRO
2
3		 SNE
1		 SNE
2		 KNO
1		 KNO
2		 ROC
1		 ROC
2		 SIL
1		 SIL
2		 BHGP
1		 BHGP
2		 11th 211

Complete ADAC Formula 4 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 DC Points
2016 Motopark Abarth OSC1
1
9		 OSC1
2
Ret		 OSC1
3
5		 SAC
1
14		 SAC
2
7		 SAC
3
10		 LAU
1
13		 LAU
2
20		 LAU
3
27		 OSC2
1
14		 OSC2
2
20		 OSC2
3
10		 RBR
1
16		 RBR
2
27		 RBR
3
10		 NÜR
1
12		 NÜR
2
14		 NÜR
3
9		 ZAN
1
Ret		 ZAN
2
Ret		 ZAN
3
29		 HOC
1
28		 HOC
2
12		 HOC
3
18		 19th 25

* Season still in progress.

References

  1. ↑ "Sophia Floersch Vita". Sophia Floersch. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Sophia Floersch Vita". Sophia Floersch. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Sophia, The 14 year old worth watching". UK Motorsport. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Sophia Floersch". Ginetta. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Sophia Floersch sights on single seaters". Paddock Scout. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Sophia Floersch on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
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