Sophia Flörsch


Sophia Flörsch is a German racing driver, competing in the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Campos Racing, and previously raced in Formula Regional European Championship, Formula 4 in both Germany and Italy, as well as the Ginetta Junior Championship.

Personal life

Flörsch attended Grammar School Oberhaching. Her interests include karting, skiing and wind surfing.
In February 2020 she won the award for World Comeback of the Year at the 2020 Laureus World Sports Awards.

Racing career

Flörsch began karting in 2005. 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. She was also scouted by Red Bull.

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. 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 2016, Flörsch signed with BWT Mücke Motorsport to drive in the 2017 ADAC Formula 4 championship. Her car for the season was Car #99, which she called Hugo. In her debut race, she became the first female to score points in an 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.

Formula 3

2018

On 13 March 2018, Flörsch participated in her first Formula 3 test, driving a Van Amersfoort Racing car. On 6 July 2018, it was announced that she would join Van Amersfoort Racing beginning with the round at Circuit Zandvoort a week later. She finished 22nd in the standings, her sole point coming at the Red Bull Ring.

2018 Macau Grand Prix

From 15 to 18 November 2018, Flörsch participated in the Formula 3 World Cup at the 2018 Macau Grand Prix. During the main race, on Lap 4, she made contact with fellow driver Jehan Daruvala, who was reportedly slowing for erroneously-displayed yellow flags on the straight between Mandarin Corner and Lisboa Bend. This caused her car to spin round out of control, catapulting her into Lisboa Bend at high speed, launching off Sho Tsuboi's car, through the catch-fencing and smashing into a photographer's bunker, after that landing back onto her wheels. Flörsch was reported as conscious post-crash and was hospitalised along with Tsuboi, two photographers and a marshal. She was later diagnosed with a spinal fracture, for which she underwent a 17-hour surgery the following day, subsequently reported as successful with “no fear of paralysis”, by her race team leader, Frits van Amersfoort.

2019

On 14 December 2018, Van Amersfoort Racing confirmed that Flörsch would race for the team in the European F3 replacement series, Formula European Masters, in 2019. After this series folded before a round was contested, Flörsch and VAR switched to the Formula Regional European Championship for updated Formula 3 machinery.
Flörsch was selected by the HWA Team to attend the FIA Formula 3 Championship post-season test on 22 October 2019 in Valencia. In early November, it was confirmed that Flörsch was placed on the team to compete in the 2019 Macau Grand Prix, with support from several Macanese companies and notable people.
She failed to finish the race, after her car suffered a mechanical failure which left her stranded ahead of the Mandarin Oriental Bend on the eighth lap.

2020

Flörsch has signed with Campos Racing for the 2020 season of the FIA F3 Championship to partner Alessio Deledda and Alex Peroni. She is the first woman to race in the championship since its formation after the GP3 Series and European F3 categories were merged.

Endurance racing

Flörsch will dovetail her 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship commitments with a debut in prototype racing, joining Katherine Legge and Tatiana Calderón at Signatech in the LMP2 class of the European Le Mans Series. The campaign will also include entry into the 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Racing record

Career summary

† As Flörsch had not competed in the required number of rounds she was ineligible for a championship position.
* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

YearEntrantEngine123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
2018Van Amersfoort RacingMercedesPAU
1		PAU
2		PAU
3		HUN
1		HUN
2		HUN
3		NOR
1		NOR
2		NOR
3		ZAN
1
23		ZAN
2
17		ZAN
3
19		SPA
1
16		SPA
2
17		SPA
3
21		SIL
1
18		SIL
2
19		SIL
3
17		MIS
1
16		MIS
2
19		MIS
3
18		NÜR
1
Ret		NÜR
2
16		NÜR
3
21		RBR
1
17		RBR
2
10		RBR
3
15		HOC
1
15		HOC
2
19		HOC
3
18		22nd1

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

YearEntrantEngine12345678910111213141516171819202122232425DCPoints
2019Van Amersfoort RacingAlfa RomeoLEC
1
9		LEC
2
8		LEC
3
5		VLL
1
9		VLL
2
5		VLL
3
C*		HUN
1
7		HUN
2
4		HUN
3
6		RBR
1
6		RBR
2
6		RBR
3
5		IMO
1
7		IMO
2
8		IMO
3
4		IMO
4
7		CAT
1
9		CAT
2
8		CAT
3
5		MUG
1
6		MUG
2
8		MUG
3
9		MNZ
1
6		MNZ
2
10		MNZ
3
9		7th149

* The third race in Vallelunga was cancelled due to bad weather and later run in Imola as a fourth round.

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718DCPoints
2020Campos RacingRBR1
FEA
26		RBR1
SPR
16		RBR2
FEA
21		RBR2
SPR
Ret		HUN
FEA
18		HUN
SPR
14		SIL1
FEA
22		SIL1
SPR
SIL2
FEA
SIL2
SPR
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
MUG
FEA
MUG
SPR
25th*0*

* Season still in progress.