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29 Facts About Charlie Wurz

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Charlie Wurz was born on 2 December 2005 and is an Austrian-British racing driver who is set to compete in the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship for Trident, having most recently competed in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Jenzer Motorsport.

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Charlie Wurz is the 2022 Formula 4 UAE and the 2023 Formula Regional Oceania champion.

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Charlie Wurz made his single-seater debut in 2021, competing at the Vallelunga round of the Italian F4 Championship as part of the Prema outfit and taking a win in the rookie class during Race 3.

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Charlie Wurz would go on to compete in his home round at the Red Bull Ring, scoring points that elevated him to 20th in the standings.

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At the beginning of 2022, Charlie Wurz competed in the F4 UAE Championship on a full-time basis in preparation for his European season.

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Charlie Wurz proceeded to take a win each during the next two rounds in Dubai, moving him to the championship lead.

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At the penultimate round in Monza, Charlie Wurz would take pole for Race 1, which he managed to convert into his first victory in the series, whilst scoring a podium in Race 2 during a weekend that the Austrian described as having been "fantastic".

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One more podium came during the season finale at Mugello, with Charlie Wurz finishing the season fourth in the standings.

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Charlie Wurz made a cameo appearance in Spanish F4 at Campos Racing in Jerez, substituting in for an injured Jesse Carrasquedo Jr.

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Charlie Wurz took a third-placed podium in just his first race, with the Austrian finishing seventh and sixth in the other two races.

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Charlie Wurz competed in the FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup for Team Austria, where he finished the main race in 11th place.

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At the start of 2023, Charlie Wurz took part in the Formula Regional Oceania Championship in New Zealand, driving for M2 Competition.

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Charlie Wurz started the season in a strong manner, taking the championship lead during the first round with a pair of second-placed finishes in the main races.

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Charlie Wurz won the feature race at Taupo while Hedge finished fourth, securing the series championship.

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Charlie Wurz confirmed in January that he would be competing in the Formula Regional European Championship during the 2023 season, driving for ART Grand Prix alongside Laurens van Hoepen and Marcus Amand.

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Charlie Wurz scored a point during the opening round in Imola, and had a difficult first few rounds before he was forced to miss the Spa-Francorchamps round after contracting laryngitis.

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Charlie Wurz only raced in two more rounds of the championship following that before switching to Euroformula Open, therefore ending 26th in the standings with one point.

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In 2023, Charlie Wurz made his Euroformula Open debut for the fifth round at the Red Bull Ring with CryptoTower Racing Team.

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Charlie Wurz began his campaign with a podium at the Red Bull Ring, before securing his first and only win of the year during a dramatic second race in Monza.

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Charlie Wurz concluded his campaign with a double rostrum during the Barcelona season finale, finishing sixth in the standings with one win, five podiums and 139 points.

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In 2023, Charlie Wurz participated in the final edition of the FIA Formula 3 World Cup at Macau with Jenzer Motorsport.

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In October 2023, Charlie Wurz joined Jenzer Motorsport for FIA Formula 3 post-season testing at Jerez.

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Charlie Wurz was later confirmed to be joining the Swiss outfit for the 2024 FIA F3 season, alongside Max Esterson and Matias Zagazeta.

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Charlie Wurz only finished in the points once which took place during the Melbourne feature race, where excellent tyre management brought him up to fifth place after starting 14th.

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Charlie Wurz finished 22nd in the drivers' standings, ahead of Zagazeta but behind Esterson.

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In 2021, Charlie Wurz competed in two races of the Porsche Sprint Challenge Europe at the Hungaroring.

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Charlie Wurz won one race, having secured a pole position and fastest lap in the same event.

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Charlie Wurz returned to the Porsche Sprint Challenge at the end of the year, this time racing in the Middle East.

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Charlie Wurz's father is double Le Mans 24h winner and former Formula 1 driver Alexander Charlie Wurz.