Thomas Strauven
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 | 1st in 2025 |
| Previous series | |
| Championship titles | |
Thomas Strauven (born 4 April 2008) is a Belgian racing driver set to compete in Eurocup-3 for Campos Racing.
Career
Karting (2017–2023)
Strauven began karting in 2017, competing until 2023. During his karting career, Strauven most notably won the 2019 RMC International Trophy in the Micro Max class, along with the BNL Karting Series title in Junior Max the following year.[1][2] Following that, Strauven finished runner-up in the 2021 IAME International Games in X30 Junior,[3] 2022 LeCont Trophy and the 2023 WSK Super Master Series in OK before stepping up to single-seaters the same year.[4][5]
Formula 4 (2023–2025)
In late 2023, Strauven made his single-seaters debut with MP Motorsport in the Jerez round of the F4 Spanish Championship. He achieved a best finish of 13th in race three, retiring in the other two.[6]
The following year, Strauven embarked on his first full-time campaign in single-seaters in Formula Winter Series for Rodin Motorsport.[7] After finishing outside of the points three of the four rounds, Strauven took his only win at Aragón in race two, a round in which he scored his only two other points finishes en route to a 12th-place points finish at season's end.[8][9] Remaining with Rodin for the rest of the year, Strauven drove with them for his first full season in the F4 Spanish Championship.[10] Starting off the season with a third-place finish and a win at Jarama,[11] Strauven then scored a pair of third-place finishes in the second round at Algarve to enter Le Castellet third points.[12][13] Four podiums later, Strauven scored his fifth and final podium of the season at Jerez by finishing third in race three to end the year seventh in points despite missing the season-finale at Barcelona.[14][15]
Strauven remained in the Iberian peninsula for 2025, joining Campos Racing to race in both the Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter and F4 Spanish Championships.[16][17] In the three-round winter series, Strauven scored two wins at Algarve and four more podiums to clinch the title in the finale at Navarra.[18][19] In the main season, Strauven opened up the season by winning at Aragón and scoring four podiums in the next five races,[20] before winning five of the following six races across the Algarve and Le Castellet rounds to take the points lead.[21][22] Following a seventh win of the season at Jerez,[23] Strauven won the first two races of the following round at Valencia to secure the Spanish F4 title with a round to spare.[24][25] Strauven then won race one of the season-ending round at Barcelona and finished in the top five in the other two races to end the year 157 points ahead of Ean Eyckmans.[26]
Eurocup-3 (2026–)
Strauven stepped up to Eurocup-3 competition in 2026, as he remained with Campos Racing for a second season with them.[27]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| 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-J | 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-J | Ricky Flynn Motorsport | 11th |
| FIA Karting World Championship - OK-J | 35th | ||
| LeCont Trophy - OK | 2nd | ||
| Italian Karting Championship - OK-J | 13th | ||
| Champions of the Future - OK-J | Kart Republic Motorsport | 10th | |
| 2023 | WSK Super Master Series - OK | Ricky Flynn Motorsport / Kart Republic | 2nd |
| FIA Karting European Championship - OK | Kart Republic Motorsport | 30th | |
| Source:[28] | |||
Racing record
Racing career summary
| 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 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 392 | 1st | ||
| 2026 | Eurocup-3 | Campos Racing | |||||||
| Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 8th |
* Season still in progress.
Complete F4 Spanish 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 1 |
LEC 2 3 |
LEC 3 1 |
JER 1 2 |
JER 2 9 |
JER 3 1 |
CRT 1 1 |
CRT 2 1 |
CRT 3 2 |
CAT 1 1 |
CAT 2 5 |
CAT 3 4 |
1st | 392 |
Complete Formula Winter Series 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 | 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
(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 |
Complete Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Campos Racing | POR 1 4 |
POR SPR 7 |
POR 2 5 |
JAR 1 Ret |
JAR SPR 7 |
JAR 2 8 |
ARA 1 10 |
ARA SPR 4 |
ARA 2 19 |
8th | 43 |
References
- ^ "RMC International Trophy - Final Report". vroomkart.com. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ "BNL Karting Series Round 2 – Racing hard, whatever the weather!". vroomkart.com. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ "I-Games proves its point as the best way to end the season!". tkart.it. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ "A OTK le titre en OK, à KR la couronne en OK-Junior en WSK Super Master Series". kartmag.fr (in French). 3 May 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ "Thomas Strauven breekt door in karting: "Sinds overstap naar nieuw team vliegt hij"". hbvl.be (in Dutch). 2 May 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ "Cardenas and Nael share Sunday wins at Jerez in Spanish F4". formulascout.com. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ "F4 Spanje: Thomas Strauven met Rodin Motorsport". autosportwereld.com (in Dutch). 17 January 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ "New faces and a close title battle: Everything you need to know from FWS' Aragón weekend". www.feederseries.net. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ "Formula Winter Series Aragon: Three new winners as title contenders struggle". autosport.com. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ "Spanish F4: 2024 season guide". feederseries.net. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ "Thomas Strauven zegeviert bij debuut in Spaanse Formule 4". autosport.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ "Al Azhari takes his first Spanish F4 win behind the safety car". formulascout.com. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ "Al Azhari extends Spanish F4 lead with another Algarve win". formulascout.com. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ "Mattia Colnaghi claims Spanish F4 lead with two wins at Jerez". formulascout.com. 6 October 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ "Thomas Strauven: met beide voeten op de grond toch dromen van Formule 1". autonieuws.be (in Dutch). 18 April 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ "Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship: 2025 season guide". feederseries.net. 5 February 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ "Spanish F4: 2025 season guide". feederseries.net. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ "Twee zeges en tweede plaats brengen Thomas Strauven aan de leiding in Spaanse F4". hbvl.be (in Dutch). 23 February 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ "Strauven: 'We're looking quite good to be fighting for the championship' in Spanish F4". www.feederseries.net. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ "Strauven en Eyckmans meteen op snelheid bij seizoensopener in Aragon". autosport.be (in Dutch). 30 March 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ "Perfect weekend voor Thomas Strauven in Portimão". autosportnieuws.be (in Dutch). 9 June 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ "Spaanse F4 Paul Ricard: Strauven en Eyckmans domineren in Le Castellet". autosportwereld.com (in Dutch). 22 June 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ "Thomas Strauven loopt nog verder uit in het Spaanse kampioenschap F4!". autosportnieuws.be (in Dutch). 23 September 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ "Thomas Strauven crowned 2025 F4 Spanish Champion in Valencia". kartXpress.com. 23 October 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ "17-jarig Belgisch autosporttalent Thomas Strauven rijdt met overmacht naar Spaanse F4-titel". sporza.be (in Dutch). 18 October 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ "Thomas Strauven scoort zege en is dominant Spaans kampioen Formule 4: "Het was een bijna perfect seizoen!"". racexpress.nl (in Dutch). 18 November 2025. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ "Eurocup3 2026: Thomas Strauven met Griffin Core by Campos". autosportwereld.com (in Dutch). 18 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ^ "Thomas Strauven | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
External links
- Thomas Strauven career summary at DriverDB.com
- Official website