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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