Introduction
Tim Tramnitz (German pronunciation: [tɪm ˈtʁam.nɪt͡s]; born 16 November 2004) is a German racing driver who last raced for R-ace GP in the Formula Regional European Championship. He is the 2021 Italian F4 and ADAC F4 runner-up and a member of the Red Bull Junior Team.
Career
Karting
Tramnitz started racing in 2011, competing in local karting championships. After winning the regional Hamburg-based series and the Northern German Kart-Challenge in 2013 and 2014 respectively the German moved into national competitions, where he scored his first and only title in the ADAC Kart Academy series in 2017. He became an ADAC Stiftung Sport protégé in late 2017 and remained in karts until 2019.
Formula 4
2020
Having tested a Formula 4 car for the first time in 2019, Tramnitz was announced to be making his single-seater debut in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship in 2020, driving with US Racing. Tramnitz had a solid season, scoring points in all but one race and finishing on the podium on six occasions, one capped off with a win in the final race of the campaign at Oschersleben. He finished fourth in the standings, beating all but one of his teammates and winning the trophy for the best rookie.
2021
In 2021 the German returned to ADAC F4 and Italian F4, once again competing with US Racing. He experienced strong campaigns in both, scoring nine podiums in his partial campaign in the Italian series, which included two wins at the Circuit Paul Ricard and Red Bull Ring respectively. In addition, Tramnitz would come out victorious on five occasions in ADAC F4, pushing his former teammate and title rival Ollie Bearman until the final race. He finished second in both championships, despite having missed two rounds in Italian F4.
Formula Regional European Championship
2022
For 2022, Tramnitz progressed to the Formula Regional European Championship, competing for Trident.
2023
For 2023, Tramnitz moved over to R-ace GP in the Formula Regional European Championship (FRECA).
On 1 July 2023, at a FRECA race at Spa-Francorchamps, Tramnitz lost control at Kemmel-Radillon and crashed, causing a chain reaction multi-car collision of several following cars. One of the drivers involved, Dilano van 't Hoff, was killed in the incident.
FIA Formula 3 Championship
Tramnitz partook in the 2023 Formula 3 post-testing sessions with MP Motorsport.
Formula E
In April 2023, Tramnitz was invited to the Formula E Berlin young drivers' test with ABT Cupra.
Formula One
In October 2023, Tramnitz announced he had joined the Red Bull Junior Team.
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | ADAC Hansa-Jugend-Kart-Slalom Pokal | 2nd | |
| 2013 | Hamburger Kart-Slalom Landesmeisterschaft | 1st | |
| Deutsche Kart-Meisterschaft — DMSJ | 4th | ||
| ADAC Hansa-Jugend-Kart-Slalom Pokal | 1st | ||
| 2014 | Rotax Max Challenge Germany — Mini Max | 7th | |
| Norddeutsche Kart-Challenge — Rotax Mini Max | 1st | ||
| 2015 | Rotax Max Challenge Germany — Mini Max | 2nd | |
| Europafinale — Rotax Mini Max | 4th | ||
| Rhein-Main-Kart-Cup — Rotax Mini Max | 1st | ||
| 2016 | Rotax Max Challenge Germany — Junior | 15th | |
| ADAC Kart Masters — X30 Junior | 6th | ||
| 2017 | South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ | 22nd | |
| ADAC Kart Masters — OKJ | 9th | ||
| ADAC Kart Academy — OKJ | 1st | ||
| German Karting Championship — Junior | 21st | ||
| 2018 | German Karting Championship — Senior | Schumacher Racing Team | 8th |
| WSK Final Cup — OK | NC | ||
| 2019 | WSK Super Master Series — OK | Kartshop Ampfing | 58th |
| German Karting Championship — Senior | Solgat Motorsport | 27th | |
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Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ADAC Formula 4 Championship | US Racing | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 226 | 4th |
| Italian F4 Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24th | ||
| 2021 | ADAC Formula 4 Championship | US Racing | 18 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 269 | 2nd |
| Italian F4 Championship | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 232 | 2nd | ||
| 2022 | Formula Regional European Championship | Trident | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 15th |
| 2023 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | R-ace GP | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 20th |
| Formula Regional European Championship | 20 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 239 | 3rd | ||
| Euroformula Open Championship | CryptoTower Racing Team | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 55 | 12th | |
| TTE Endurance Proto | Revolution Race Cars |
* Season still in progress.
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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US Racing | MIS1 | MIS2 | MIS3 | IMO11 | IMO12 | IMO13 | RBR1 | RBR2 | RBR3 | MUG1 | MUG2 | MUG3 | MNZ1 | MNZ2 | MNZ3 | IMO21 | IMO22 | IMO23 | VLL1 12 |
VLL2 C |
VLL3 8 |
24th | 4 |
| 2021 | US Racing | LEC1 2 |
LEC2 1 |
LEC3 1 |
MIS1 | MIS2 | MIS3 | VLL1 3 |
VLL2 2 |
VLL3 3 |
IMO1 | IMO2 | IMO3 | RBR1 2 |
RBR2 1 |
RBR3 1 |
MUG1 7 |
MUG2 5 |
MUG3 9 |
MNZ1 4 |
MNZ2 6 |
MNZ3 5 |
2nd | 232 |
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 | 21 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US Racing | LAU11 5 |
LAU12 3 |
LAU13 5 |
NÜR11 7 |
NÜR12 5 |
NÜR13 6 |
HOC1 6 |
HOC2 2 |
HOC3 7 |
NÜR21 4 |
NÜR22 5 |
NÜR23 2 |
RBR1 5 |
RBR2 11 |
RBR3 5 |
LAU21 (9) |
LAU22 2 |
LAU23 2 |
OSC1 5 |
OSC2 8 |
OSC3 1 |
4th | 226 |
| 2021 | US Racing | RBR1 4 |
RBR2 2 |
RBR3 (15†) |
ZAN1 3 |
ZAN2 6 |
ZAN3 3 |
HOC11 4 |
HOC12 1 |
HOC13 4 |
SAC1 1 |
SAC2 1 |
SAC3 4 |
HOC21 2 |
HOC22 1 |
HOC23 5 |
NÜR1 1 |
NÜR2 4 |
NÜR3 11 |
2nd | 269 |
Complete Formula Regional European 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Trident | MNZ1 11 |
MNZ2 12 |
IMO1 9 |
IMO2 7 |
MCO1 16 |
MCO2 Ret |
LEC1 10 |
LEC2 10 |
ZAN1 Ret |
ZAN2 Ret |
HUN1 Ret |
HUN2 4 |
SPA1 8 |
SPA2 7 |
RBR1 33† |
RBR2 9 |
CAT1 22 |
CAT2 13 |
MUG1 11 |
MUG2 14 |
15th | 34 |
| 2023 | R-ace GP | IMO1 6 |
IMO2 Ret |
CAT1 1 |
CAT2 1 |
HUN1 8 |
HUN2 16 |
SPA1 2 |
SPA2 2 |
MUG1 3 |
MUG2 7 |
LEC1 4 |
LEC2 3 |
RBR1 3 |
RBR2 12 |
MNZ1 Ret |
MNZ2 3 |
ZAN1 6 |
ZAN2 4 |
HOC1 1 |
HOC2 2 |
3rd | 239 |
Complete Euroformula Open 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 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | CryptoTower Racing Team | EST1 2 |
EST2 3 |
EST3 2 |
SPA1 | SPA2 | SPA3 | HUN1 | HUN2 | HUN3 | LEC1 | LEC2 | LEC3 | RBR1 | RBR2 | RBR3 | MNZ1 | MNZ2 | MNZ3 | CAT1 | CAT2 | CAT3 | 12th | 55 |