Introduction
David Beckmann (born 27 April 2000) is a German racing driver. He currently drives for ART Grand Prix in the FIA Formula 3 Championship.
Career
Karting
Beckmann began karting in 2008, collecting major karting wins in 2009, 2012 and 2014. He remained in karting until 2014.
Formula 4
In 2015, Beckmann graduated to single seaters in ADAC Formula 4 and Italian F4, racing with Mücke Motorsport. He ended the seasons fourth in Italian F4 and fifth in ADAC Formula 4, as well as taking the rookie championship in the latter.
FIA European Formula 3 Championship
In December 2015, it was announced Beckmann would graduate to European Formula 3 for 2016, whilst continuing his collaboration with Mücke. On account of his age, Beckmann was forced to miss the first two rounds of the season, making his debut at the third round at Pau. Nonetheless, Beckmann claimed a fastest lap and two podiums to finish seventh in the Rookie Championship and fifteenth overall. For 2017, Beckmann continued to race in European Formula 3, but switched to Van Amersfoort Racing. After three rounds where he failed to score a point with the outfit, Beckmann made a mid-season change to Motopark.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | ADAC Formula 4 Championship | ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 166 | 5th |
| Italian F4 Championship | kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 176 | 4th | |
| 2016 | FIA Formula 3 European Championship | kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 67 | 15th |
| Masters of Formula 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 10th | ||
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 19th | ||
| 2017 | FIA Formula 3 European Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 16th |
| Motopark | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | GP3 Series | Jenzer Motorsport | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 5th |
| Trident | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 2019 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | ART Grand Prix | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14th |
| Macau Grand Prix | Trident | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 9th |
Complete FIA Formula 3 European 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 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport | Mercedes | LEC1 | LEC2 | LEC3 | HUN1 | HUN2 | HUN3 | PAU1 17 |
PAU2 Ret |
PAU3 Ret |
RBR1 7 |
RBR2 7 |
RBR3 12 |
NOR1 10 |
NOR2 13 |
NOR3 Ret |
ZAN1 10 |
ZAN2 7 |
ZAN3 3 |
SPA1 7 |
SPA2 16 |
SPA3 10 |
NÜR1 13 |
NÜR2 6 |
NÜR3 13 |
IMO1 Ret |
IMO2 Ret |
IMO3 5 |
HOC1 12 |
HOC2 3 |
HOC3 18 |
15th | 67 |
| 2017 | Van Amersfoort Racing | Mercedes | SIL1 14 |
SIL2 17 |
SIL3 14 |
MNZ1 Ret |
MNZ2 15 |
MNZ3 14 |
PAU1 11 |
PAU2 14 |
PAU3 Ret |
16th | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Motopark | Volkswagen | HUN1 11 |
HUN2 5 |
HUN3 5 |
NOR1 12 |
NOR2 11 |
NOR3 6 |
SPA1 Ret |
SPA2 15 |
SPA3 16 |
ZAN1 Ret |
ZAN2 5 |
ZAN3 13 |
NÜR1 Ret |
NÜR2 16 |
NÜR3 15 |
RBR1 8 |
RBR2 11 |
RBR3 9 |
HOC1 17 |
HOC2 13 |
HOC3 10 |
Complete GP3 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Jenzer Motorsport | CATFEA 6 |
CATSPR 17 |
LECFEA 18 |
LECSPR 10 |
RBRFEA 8 |
RBRSPR Ret |
SILFEA 14 |
SILSPR Ret |
5th | 137 | ||||||||||
| Trident | HUNFEA 4 |
HUNSPR 7 |
SPAFEA 1 |
SPASPR Ret |
MNZFEA 1 |
MNZSPR 5 |
SOCFEA 5 |
SOCSPR 1 |
YMCFEA 2 |
YMCSPR Ret |
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | ART Grand Prix | CATFEA 4 |
CATSPR 7 |
LECFEA 10 |
LECSPR Ret |
RBRFEA 15 |
RBRSPR 10 |
SILFEA 11 |
SILSPR 6 |
HUNFEA 28† |
HUNSPR 19 |
SPAFEA 10 |
SPASPR 12 |
MNZFEA Ret |
MNZSPR 28† |
SOCFEA WD |
SOCSPR WD |
14th | 20 |
Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.