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Thomas Strauven | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 April 2008 Houthalen-Helchteren, Belgium |
| Nationality |  Belgian |
| F4 Spanish Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | Griffin Core by Campos Racing |
| Car number | 99 |
| Former teams | Rodin Motorsport, MP Motorsport |
| Starts | 30 (30 entries) |
| Wins | 5 |
| Podiums | 13 |
| Poles | 7 |
| Fastest laps | 10 |
| Best finish | 7th in 2025 |
| Previous series | |
Thomas Strauven (born 4 April 2008) is a Belgian racing driver who is set to compete in the 2025 F4 Spanish Championship with Campos Racing.[1]
Career
[edit]2023
[edit]After his summer karting campaign ended, Strauven made his single-seaters debut with MP Motorsport in the 2023 F4 Spanish Championship at Jerez. He achieved a best finish of 13th in race three, retiring in the other two.[2]
2024
[edit]Strauven embarked on his first full-time campaign in single-seaters in the 2024 Formula Winter Series with Rodin Motorsport.[3] Despite finishing outside of the points three of the four rounds, round three in Aragón saw him take his first points of the season in two races and first win of the season in race two.[4][5]
His main summer campaign lied in the 2024 F4 Spanish season with Rodin.[6] Although he started the season in Jarama with two podiums₢including a victory in race two—only three more podiums followed. He finished in the points in all but four races enroute to seventh in the standings.[7]
2025
[edit]Strauven is set to compete again in the F4 Spanish Championship with Campos Racing in 2025.[8] He also competed in the inaugural Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship, where he clinched the championship with 2 wins and 6 podiums in 9 races.[9]
Karting record
[edit]Karting career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team(s) | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | BNL Golden Trophy - Micro Max | 5th | |
| 2019 | IAME Euro Series - X30 Mini | P1 Racing | 53rd |
| BNL Karting Series - Rotax Micro Max | 2nd | ||
| RMC International Trophy - Micro Max | GKS Lemmens Power | 1st | |
| IAME Series Benelux - X30 Mini | 20th | ||
| 2020 | IAME Winter Cup - X30 Mini | Strawberry Racing | 7th |
| IAME International Games - X30 Mini | 30th | ||
| RMC International Trophy - Mini Max | 3rd | ||
| BNL Karting Series - Rotax Mini Max | Daems Racing Team | 1st | |
| Rotax Max Euro Trophy - Junior Max | 34th | ||
| IAME Euro Series - X30 Junior | 10th | ||
| 2021 | WSK Final Cup - OK Junior | Ricky Flynn Motorsport | 28th |
| BNL Karting Series - Rotax Max Junior | 19th | ||
| Rotax Max Euro Trophy - Junior Max | Strawberry Racing | 6th | |
| IAME International Games - X30 Junior | Privateer | 2nd | |
| 2022 | FIA Karting European Championship - OK Junior | Ricky Flynn Motorsport | 11th |
| FIA Karting World Championship - OK Junior | 35th | ||
| LeCont Trophy - OK | 2nd | ||
| Italian Karting Championship - Junior | 13th | ||
| Champions of the Future - OK Junior | Kart Republic Motorsport | 10th | |
| 2023 | WSK Super Master Series - OK | Ricky Flynn Motorsport / Kart Republic | 2nd |
| FIA Karting European Championship - OK Senior | Kart Republic Motorsport | 30th | |
| Source:[10] | |||
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]| Year | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | F4 Spanish Championship | MP Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32nd |
| 2024 | Formula Winter Series | Rodin Motorsport | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 12th |
| F4 Spanish Championship | 18 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 122 | 7th | ||
| 2025 | Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship | Griffin Core by Campos | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 142 | 1st |
| F4 Spanish Championship | 9 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 177 | 1st* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results
[edit](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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | MP Motorsport | SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
ARA 1 |
ARA 2 |
ARA 3 |
NAV 1 |
NAV 2 |
NAV 3 |
JER 1 Ret |
JER 2 Ret |
JER 3 13 |
EST 1 |
EST 2 |
EST 3 |
CRT 1 |
CRT 2 |
CRT 3 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
CAT 3 |
32nd | 0 |
| 2024 | Rodin Motorsport | JAR 1 3 |
JAR 2 1 |
JAR 3 10 |
POR 1 3 |
POR 2 Ret |
POR 3 3 |
LEC 1 6 |
LEC 2 9 |
LEC 3 12 |
ARA 1 17 |
ARA 2 10 |
ARA 3 8 |
CRT 1 4 |
CRT 2 8 |
CRT 3 5 |
JER 1 9 |
JER 2 9 |
JER 3 3 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
CAT 3 |
7th | 122 |
| 2025 | Griffin Core by Campos | ARA 1 1 |
ARA 2 34 |
ARA 3 3 |
NAV 1 3 |
NAV 2 2 |
NAV 3 2 |
POR 1 1 |
POR 1 1 |
POR 1 1 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
LEC 3 |
JER 1 |
JER 2 |
JER 3 |
CRT 1 |
CRT 2 |
CRT 3 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
CAT 3 |
1st* | 177* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete Formula Winter Series results
[edit](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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rodin Motorsport | JER 1 11 |
JER 2 13 |
JER 3 17 |
CRT 1 18 |
CRT 2 22 |
CRT 3 20 |
ARA 1 8 |
ARA 2 1 |
ARA 3 10 |
CAT 1 C |
CAT 2 21 |
CAT 3 23 |
12th | 30 |
Complete Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Griffin Core by Campos | JER 1 2 |
JER 2 28 |
JER 3 4 |
POR 1 1 |
POR 2 1 |
POR 3 2 |
NAV 1 2 |
NAV 2 3 |
NAV 3 4 |
1st | 143 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Campos Racing". www.camposracing.com. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ "Spanish F4 2023 | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ "New faces and a close title battle: Everything you need to know from FWS' Aragón weekend". www.feederseries.net. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ "16-jarige Genkenaar Thomas Strauven op weg naar titel in Spaans kampioenschap F4". www.tvl.be (in Dutch). 2 March 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ "Rodin Motorsport confirm Strauven in Spanish Formula 4 dual campaign". www.rodinmotorsport.com. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ "F4 Spanish Championship Results 2024 | Motorsport Stats". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ "Strauven: 'We're looking quite good to be fighting for the championship' in Spanish F4". www.feederseries.net/. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ "Thomas Strauven crowned Spanish F4 Winter champion in final race". www.formulascout.com/. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ "Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 10 June 2025.