17 Facts About Vladimiros Tziortzis

Vladimiros Tziortzis was born on 6 April 1997 and is a Cypriot professional racing driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, driving the No 1 EuroNASCAR FJ 2020 for Academy Motorsport in the EuroNASCAR pro class.

Vladimiros Tziortzis previously competed in Formula Renault Eurocup and SMP F4 Championship before making the switch to stock car racing in 2020.

At the age of five, Tziortzis took his first driving lessons from his father in the parking lot of GSP Stadium.

Vladimiros Tziortzis began his career on karting a few months later and won the Pancyprian Karting Championship in different classes for 7 consecutive years.

Vladimiros Tziortzis represented Cyprus in the International ROK Cup Finals for three years, scoring a best result of 13th in 2008.

Vladimiros Tziortzis finished his first season in thirteenth place, scoring a best finishing result of two sixth places in Moscow.

Vladimiros Tziortzis continued to race in SMP F4 for the following season and went on to finish 10th in the standings with a best result of two third-place finishes and one second-place finish, all of which were achieved in the second round at Moscow.

In 2018, Vladimiros Tziortzis made the move to Formula Renault Eurocup after he was signed by Fortec Motorsports.

Vladimiros Tziortzis made the switch to stock car racing in 2020 after he was signed by NASCAR Whelen Euro Series team Alex Caffi Motorsport to drive the No 1 Ford Mustang the EuroNASCAR 2 class, becoming the first Cypriot driver to compete in NASCAR.

Vladimiros Tziortzis impressed in his debut season, scoring 2 podiums and 8 top-10 finishes with a best finish of second in the third race at Valencia.

Vladimiros Tziortzis finished the year fourth in the standings with 365 points, 54 points behind champion Vittorio Ghirelli.

Vladimiros Tziortzis's success allowed Alex Caffi Motorsport, which undergo a rebrand to Academy Motorsport in the off-season, to resign Tziortzis for 2021.

Vladimiros Tziortzis scored five podium finishes on his way to finish sixth in the standings that year.

Vladimiros Tziortzis scored a pole position in the NASCAR GP Belgium at Circuit Zolder, his maiden pole result in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series.

Vladimiros Tziortzis finished third in the overall standings, having won the season opening race at Valencia and scored a total of seven podium finishes.

On 14 December 2022, it was announced that Vladimiros Tziortzis will be moving up to the EuroNASCAR PRO division for the 2023 season.

Vladimiros Tziortzis will continue to drive Academy Motorsport's No 5 car for his debut season in EuroNASCAR PRO.