Introduction
Emil G. J. Bernstorff (born 7 June 1993) is a British racing driver of Danish and German descent.
Career
Karting
Born in Greater London, Bernstorff began karting in 2003 and raced mostly in the United Kingdom for the majority of his karting career, working his way up from the junior ranks to progress through to the KF2 category by 2009, when he finished in eighth position in the Spanish KF2 championship.
British Formula Ford
2010 saw Bernstorff début in the British Formula Ford Championship championship with Jamun Racing. He finished seventh in the championship with three podiums.
ADAC Formel Masters
In 2011, Bernstorff took part in the full ADAC Formel Masters season with Motopark Academy, taking thirteen podiums in twenty-four races, including five victories, to finish runner-up in the final championship standings.
FIA European Formula 3 Championship
Bernstorff stepped up to the FIA European Formula Three Championship in 2012, switching to ma-con Motorsport. He finished tenth, with a podium finish at the Norisring.
German Formula Three Championship
Bernstorff moved to the German Formula Three Championship in 2013, reviving his collaboration with Motopark Academy, now running under the Lotus moniker.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | British Formula Ford Championship | Jamun Racing | 24 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 370 | 7th |
| Formula Ford Duratec Benelux | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 19th | ||
| 2011 | ADAC Formel Masters | Motopark Academy | 24 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 310 | 2nd |
| 2012 | Formula 3 Euro Series | ma-con Motorsport | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 10th |
| FIA European Formula 3 Championship | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 10th | ||
| 2013 | German Formula Three | Lotus | 26 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 334 | 3rd |
| Masters of Formula 3 | Prema Powerteam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3rd | |
| European F3 Open | Team West-Tec | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20th | |
| 2014 | GP3 Series | Carlin | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 134 | 5th |
| 2015 | GP3 Series | Arden International | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 194 | 4th |
| 2016 | GP2 Series | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25th |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Carlin | CAT FEA Ret | CAT SPR 8 | RBR FEA 2 | RBR SPR 1 | SIL FEA 4 | SIL SPR 3 | HOC FEA 3 | HOC SPR Ret | HUN FEA 5 | HUN SPR 7 | SPA FEA 9 | SPA SPR 6 | MNZ FEA 4 | MNZ SPR 4 | SOC FEA Ret | SOC SPR 8 | YMC FEA 4 | YMC SPR 3 | 5th | 134 |
| 2015 | Arden International | CAT FEA 3 | CAT SPR 5 | RBR FEA 4 | RBR SPR 4 | SIL FEA 2 | SIL SPR 6 | HUN FEA 4 | HUN SPR Ret | SPA FEA 1 | SPA SPR Ret | MNZ FEA 1 | MNZ SPR Ret | SOC FEA 3 | SOC SPR 6 | BHR FEA 2 | BHR SPR 4 | YMC FEA 2 | YMC SPR 6 | 4th | 194 |
Complete GP2 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 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Arden International | CAT FEA | CAT SPR | MON FEA | MON SPR | BAK FEA | BAK SPR | RBR FEA | RBR SPR | SIL FEA | SIL SPR | HUN FEA | HUN SPR | HOC FEA | HOC SPR | SPA FEA | SPA SPR | MNZ FEA | MNZ SPR | SEP FEA | SEP SPR | YMC FEA 17 | YMC SPR 15 | 25th | 0 |