Sophia Flörsch

German racing driver

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2025 Signed to race in Indy NXT with HMD Motorsports.
2025 Signed to race in Indy NXT with HMD Motorsports.
2024 Competed in Formula 3 with Van Amersfoort Racing, with her best finish being 11th place. Team manager Klaudija Jakaj noted that Flörsch was often involved in incidents caused by others and deserved to score points.
2024 Competed in Formula 3 with Van Amersfoort Racing, with her best finish being 11th place. Team manager Klaudija Jakaj noted that Flörsch was often involved in incidents caused by others and deserved to score points.
December 2024 Signed with HMD Motorsports to compete in the 2025 Indy NXT series, marking a significant career shift to United States-based racing.
December 2024 Signed with HMD Motorsports to compete in the 2025 Indy NXT series, marking a significant career shift to United States-based racing.
2023 Raced in FIA Formula 3 Championship with PHM Racing by Charouz, finishing 23rd in the championship.
2023 Made significant overtakes at the Hungaroring (23 overtakes) and Spa-Francorchamps (29 overtakes).
2023 Achieved her and PHM Racing's first points at the Red Bull Ring with a 9th place finish, though the result was later disqualified.
2023 Became the first female driver to score points in the FIA Formula 3 Championship, achieving 6 points with a 7th place in the wet feature race at Spa.
2023 Rejoined Van Amersfoort Racing for the Macau Grand Prix and successfully finished the race in 11th position, ahead of both her teammates.
2023 Raced in FIA Formula 3 Championship with PHM Racing by Charouz, finishing 23rd in the championship.
2023 Achieved her and PHM Racing's first points at the Red Bull Ring with a 9th place finish, though the result was later disqualified.
2023 Became the first female driver to score points in the FIA Formula 3 Championship, achieving 6 points with a 7th place in the wet feature race at Spa.
2023 Made significant overtakes at the Hungaroring (23 overtakes) and Spa-Francorchamps (29 overtakes).
2023 Rejoined Van Amersfoort Racing for the Macau Grand Prix and successfully finished the race in 11th position, ahead of both her teammates.
February 2023 Joined the Alpine Academy, marking a significant step in her professional racing career.
February 2023 Joined the Alpine Academy, marking a significant step in her professional racing career.
2022 Joined G-Drive Racing for a full-time return to the European Le Mans Series, driving an Oreca 07 LMP2 car alongside Roman Rusinov before the team's withdrawal due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
2022 Signed with Algarve Pro Racing, taking second place on debut at Paul Ricard with teammate Bent Viscaal.
2022 Continued to criticize the W Series, describing it as 'gender bashing'.
2022 Competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Jack Aitken and John Falb, overcoming an initial sensor issue to finish fifth in the LMP2 Pro/Am subclass, with Flörsch being the 3rd quickest silver driver.
2022 Signed with Algarve Pro Racing, taking second place on debut at Paul Ricard with teammate Bent Viscaal.
2022 Joined G-Drive Racing for a full-time return to the European Le Mans Series, driving an Oreca 07 LMP2 car alongside Roman Rusinov before the team's withdrawal due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
2022 Competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Jack Aitken and John Falb, overcoming an initial sensor issue to finish fifth in the LMP2 Pro/Am subclass, with Flörsch being the 3rd quickest silver driver.
2022 Continued to criticize the W Series, describing it as 'gender bashing'.
2021 Replaced Diego Menchaca in the European Le Mans Series season finale at Portimão, finishing third with Ferdinand Habsburg and Richard Bradley and becoming the first woman to achieve an overall podium in the series.
2021 Competed in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) for Abt Sportsline in her rookie GT3 season, becoming the only Audi driver using Schaeffler's 'Space Drive' steer-by-wire system.
2021 Overcame early season challenges and scored 8 points in the last six races of the DTM season.
2021 Competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship with Richard Mille Racing Team, qualifying a season-best 6th at the 8 Hours of Bahrain.
2021 Participated in the post-season FIA World Endurance Championship rookie test in Bahrain, driving for Team WRT and leading both test sessions.
2021 Participated in 24 Hours of Le Mans in LMP2 class, resulting in a Did Not Finish (DNF).
2021 Participated in 24 Hours of Le Mans in LMP2 class, resulting in a Did Not Finish (DNF).
2021 Competed in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) for Abt Sportsline in her rookie GT3 season, becoming the only Audi driver using Schaeffler's 'Space Drive' steer-by-wire system.
2021 Overcame early season challenges and scored 8 points in the last six races of the DTM season.
2021 Replaced Diego Menchaca in the European Le Mans Series season finale at Portimão, finishing third with Ferdinand Habsburg and Richard Bradley and becoming the first woman to achieve an overall podium in the series.
2021 Participated in the post-season FIA World Endurance Championship rookie test in Bahrain, driving for Team WRT and leading both test sessions.
2021 Competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship with Richard Mille Racing Team, qualifying a season-best 6th at the 8 Hours of Bahrain.
2020 Competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing 9th place alongside Beitske Visser and Tatiana Calderón.
2020 Signed with Campos Racing for the FIA F3 Championship, becoming the first woman to race in the championship since its formation after the merger of GP3 Series and European F3 categories.
2020 Debuted in prototype racing by skipping the Spa-Francorchamps Formula 3 round to enter the Le Castellet 240 with Beitske Visser for Richard Mille Racing Team in the LMP2 class of the European Le Mans Series.
2020 Competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing 9th place alongside Beitske Visser and Tatiana Calderón.
2020 Debuted in prototype racing by skipping the Spa-Francorchamps Formula 3 round to enter the Le Castellet 240 with Beitske Visser for Richard Mille Racing Team in the LMP2 class of the European Le Mans Series.
2020 Signed with Campos Racing for the FIA F3 Championship, becoming the first woman to race in the championship since its formation after the merger of GP3 Series and European F3 categories.
February 2020 Won the World Comeback of the Year award at the Laureus World Sports Awards in February.
February 2020 Won the World Comeback of the Year award at the Laureus World Sports Awards in February.
2019 Criticized the W Series women's Formula Regional championship, calling it a 'step back on a sporting level' and 'not the way to help women in motorsport' upon its launch.
2019 Flörsch switched to the Formula Regional European Championship after the Formula European Masters series folded. Despite joining the championship just one week before the opening race, she managed to finish 7th in the standings, scoring points in all 24 races and achieving a fastest lap at the Red Bull Ring.
2019 Participated in the Macau Grand Prix but failed to finish the race due to a mechanical failure on the eighth lap, leaving her stranded ahead of the Mandarin Oriental Bend.
2019 Participated in the Macau Grand Prix but failed to finish the race due to a mechanical failure on the eighth lap, leaving her stranded ahead of the Mandarin Oriental Bend.

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