# Kacper Sztuka

Kacper Sztuka (Polish pronunciation:; born 28 January 2006) is a Polish racing driver who is set to race in Eurocup-3 with Griffin Core by Campos. He most recently competed in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship with MP Motorsport. He was the champion of the Italian F4 Championship with US Racing, and also the winner of the inaugural edition of the Formula Winter Series.
He took his first win in car racing at the Imola Circuit in 2022. Sztuka is a former member of the Red Bull Junior Team.

## Career
### Karting

He began karting at the age of four in Tychy and subsequently in Wodzisław Śląski where he started practicing at an open-air karting circuit. He made his racing debut in the Czech Republic and began regularly taking part in races in Italy at the age of nine.

### Formula 4

In 2019, he became a test driver in Formula 4 for the first time. In 2020, he took part in only four karting races as the rest of the season was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which prompted him to focus on preparations for his debut season in Formula 4.

#### 2021

On 16 May 2021, he made his debut in the Italian F4 Championship at the Circuit Paul Ricard becoming the youngest Polish racing driver in Formula 4 history. He ended the 2021 season claiming 8th place in the Rookie category.

#### 2022

In 2022, Sztuka signed a contract with US Racing, owned by Ralf Schumacher and Gerhard Ungar. He finished four races on the podium including two wins and collected 162 points, which allowed him to finish sixth in the general classification. He also made a guest appearance in the German Formula Four Championship finishing second two times in five races collecting 64 points and claiming 10th place overall.

#### 2023

In 2023, he continued racing in the Italian F4 Championship winning his first race at the Imola Circuit.
He also participated in the inaugural edition of the Formula Winter Series. He won five out of first six races winning four pole positions and four fastest laps, which allowed him to win the championship without having to take part in the last fourth round. It was the first title in his career.
In April 2023, he received sponsorship support from PKN Orlen by joining the Akademia ORLEN Team.

### FIA Formula 3 Championship

In November 2023, Sztuka drove for MP Motorsport during the FIA Formula 3 post-season test in Imola In January 2024, Sztuka announced that he had signed with the Dutch-based team to compete in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship.

### Eurocup-3

For 2025, Sztuka moved down to Eurocup-3, signing for Campos Racing.

### Formula One

In November 2023, it was announced that Sztuka would join the Red Bull Junior Team. However, just seven months later, it was announced that Sztuka would be leaving after his contract was terminated by Red Bull.

## Personal life

He was born in Bielsko-Biała in 2006. His father is a Polish rally driver Łukasz Sztuka. He attends the General Antoni Osuchowski High School No. 1 in Cieszyn. He named Kimi Raikkonen and Robert Kubica as his childhood idols who inspire him. He is the winner of Dziennik Zachodni's Greatest Sporting Talent of the Silesian Voivodeship Award.

## Karting record
### Karting career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Position |
| 2011 | Czech Championship — Easy 50 | Hawi Racing Team | NC |
| 2012 | Moravsky Pohar — Mladi 50 | | |
| 2012 | Czech Championship — Easy 50 | Hawi Racing Team | 8th |
| 2013 | Karting Cup — 60 Baby | | 1st |
| 2014 | Moravsky Pohar — 60 Baby | | 1st |
| 2014 | Karting Cup — 60 Baby | | 1st |
| 2014 | Pohar Autoklubu Ceske Republiky — 60 Baby | Feber Racing | 3rd |
| 2015 | South Garda Winter Cup — Mini ROK | | 21st |
| 2015 | WSK Gold Cup — 60 Mini | | 22nd |
| 2015 | WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | RB Racing | NC |
| 2015 | WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini | Sztuka, Lukasz | NC |
| 2016 | WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | RB Racing | NC |
| 2016 | ROK Cup Italy Area Nord — Mini ROK | | 77th |
| 2017 | WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | TBKart Srl | NC |
| 2017 | WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | TBKart Srl | NC |
| 2017 | Italian Championship — 60 Mini | TBKart Srl | 34th |
| 2017 | WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini | Parolin Racing Team | 27th |
| 2018 | WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | AV Racing | NC |
| 2018 | Italian Championship — ROK Junior | | 16th |
| 2018 | WSK Final Cup — OKJ | Speedkart | NC |
| 2019 | WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | Speedkart | NC |
| 2019 | WSK Euro Series — OKJ | Speedkart | NC |
| 2019 | CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | Speedkart | NC |
| 2019 | WSK Open Cup — OKJ | Speedkart | 22nd |
| 2019 | WSK Final Cup — OKJ | Speedkart | 11th |
| 2019 | German Championship — Junior | Ward Racing | NC |
| 2019 | Copa Campeones — OKJ | Ward Racing | 2nd |
| 2020 | WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | Ward Racing | 26th |
| 2020 | WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | Ward Racing | 35th |
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## Racing record
### Racing career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2021 | Italian F4 Championship | AS Motorsport | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36th |
| 2021 | Italian F4 Championship | Iron Lynx | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36th |
| 2021 | FIA Central European Zone Formula 4 | AS Motorsport | 2 | 0 | ? | ? | 0 | 4 | 14th |
| 2022 | Italian F4 Championship | US Racing | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 162 | 6th |
| 2022 | ADAC Formula 4 Championship | US Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 10th |
| 2023 | Formula Winter Series | US Racing | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 151 | 1st |
| 2023 | Italian F4 Championship | US Racing | 21 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 315 | 1st |
| 2023 | Euro 4 Championship | US Racing | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 74.5 | 8th |
| 2024 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | MP Motorsport | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 27th |
| 2025 | Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship | Campos Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12* | 11th* |
| 2025 | Eurocup-3 | Campos Racing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD |

### Complete Italian F4 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 | 22 | DC | Points |
| 2021 | AS Motorsport | LEC 1 23 | LEC 2 13 | LEC 3 19 | MIS 1 23 | MIS 2 13 | MIS 3 11 | VLL 1 23 | VLL 2 17 | VLL 3 20 | IMO 1 14 | IMO 2 12 | IMO 3 Ret | RBR 1 18 | RBR 2 18 | RBR 3 19 | | | | MNZ 1 17 | MNZ 2 16 | MNZ 3 30 | | 36th | 0 |
| 2021 | Iron Lynx | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MUG 1 17 | MUG 2 22 | MUG 3 18 | | | | | | | 36th | 0 |
| 2022 | US Racing | IMO 1 Ret | IMO 2 2 | IMO 3 1 | MIS 1 Ret | MIS 2 10 | MIS 3 4 | SPA 1 Ret | SPA 2 12 | SPA 3 6 | VLL 1 7 | VLL 2 5 | VLL 3 6 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 4 | RBR 3 1 | RBR 4 5 | MNZ 1 3 | MNZ 2 Ret | MNZ 3 C | MUG 1 Ret | MUG 2 4 | MUG 3 Ret | 6th | 162 |
| 2023 | US Racing | IMO 1 1 | IMO 2 Ret | IMO 3 | IMO 4 Ret | MIS 1 4 | MIS 2 Ret | MIS 3 4 | SPA 1 6 | SPA 2 2 | SPA 3 24 | MNZ 1 4 | MNZ 2 4 | MNZ 3 2 | LEC 1 1 | LEC 2 1 | LEC 3 1 | MUG 1 1 | MUG 2 1 | MUG 3 1 | VLL 1 3 | VLL 2 1 | VLL 3 1 | 1st | 315 |

### Complete ADAC F4 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 | DC | Points |
| 2022 | US Racing | SPA 1 DNS | SPA 2 4 | SPA 3 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | HOC 3 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | ZAN 3 | NÜR1 1 | NÜR1 2 | NÜR1 3 | LAU 1 4 | LAU 2 2 | LAU 3 8 | NÜR2 1 | NÜR2 2 | NÜR2 3 | 10th | 64 |

### 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 | DC | Points |
| 2023 | US Racing | JER 1 1 | JER 2 1 | CRT 1 2 | CRT 2 1 | NAV 1 1 | NAV 2 1 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | 1st | 151 |

### Complete Euro 4 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 |
| 2023 | US Racing | MUG 1 2 | MUG 2 8 | MUG 3 3 | MNZ 1 1 | MNZ 2 1 | MNZ 3 Ret | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | CAT 3 | 8th | 74.5 |

### Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship 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 | DC | Points |
| 2024 | MP Motorsport | BHR SPR 20 | BHR FEA 28 | MEL SPR 16 | MEL FEA 18 | IMO SPR 5 | IMO FEA 15 | MON SPR Ret | MON FEA 11 | CAT SPR 23 | CAT FEA 28 | RBR SPR Ret | RBR FEA 16 | SIL SPR Ret | SIL FEA 17 | HUN SPR 27 | HUN FEA 18 | SPA SPR 20 | SPA FEA 18 | MNZ SPR 18 | MNZ FEA 12 | 27th | 6 |

### 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 |
| 2025 | Campos Racing | JER 1 9 | JER 2 5 | JER 3 10 | POR 1 11 | POR 2 Ret | POR 3 3 | ARA 1 | ARA 2 | ARA 3 | 9th* | 27* |

### Complete Eurocup-3 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 | DC | Points |
| 2025 | Campos Racing | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | POR 1 | POR 2 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | ASS 1 | ASS 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | JER 1 | JER 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | TBD | TBD |