# Martinius Stenshorne

Martinius Kleve Stenshorne (Norwegian pronunciation:; born 2 February 2006) is a Norwegian racing driver who is currently competing in the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Hitech TGR, having previously competed the previous year with the same team. He was the 2023 FRECA runner-up, driving for R-ace GP.
Stenshorne is part of the McLaren Driver Development Programme, and previously raced with Van Amersfoort Racing in the Italian F4 Championship. He is a part of All Road Management run by Nicolas Todt.

## Career
### Karting

Stenshorne began karting competitively at the age of 10 in 2016. He placed second in the WSK Champions Cup in 2018, before proceeding to win the WSK Master Series and the Italian Championship. He placed 13th in the CIK-FIA European Championship in 2019, and improved his place by one in 2021. Other than that, he obtained good results from other championships, like second place in the 2020 WSK Champions Cup. In 2021, he was added to the All Road Management stable run by Nicolas Todt.

### Formula 4

Stenshorne made his single-seater debut in the 2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship with R-ace GP. He achieved his first podium eight races in, a second place at the last race in Dubai. He eventually finished tenth in the standings, scoring 72 points.
For his main campaign, Stenshorne joined Van Amersfoort Racing racing in the 2022 Italian F4 Championship. He began the season posititvely, scoring two fifth places and a seventh place at Imola. Throughout the next four rounds, even though he failed to get a podium, he managed to score points in every race bar three. Monza delivered a breakthrough, earning a first Italian F4 podium in third place during the second race. After another third place in Mugello, Stenshorne ended his season seventh place in the standings, harnessing 122 points.
Stenshorne was also set to compete full-time in the 2022 ADAC Formula 4 Championship, but VAR withdrew from the first round due to supply chain concerns. The team returned for the second round, but VAR's drivers were classified under guest drivers, resulting in Stenshorne to be classified as a guest driver. He also participated in a one-off round during the 2022 F4 Spanish Championship at MotorLand Aragón. Taking two sixth places and a fifth place, he was classified 17th in the standings.

### Formula Regional
#### 2023

At the start of 2023, Stenshorne moved to the Formula Regional category, partaking in the 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship with R-ace GP for the final three rounds. He earned three points finishes and ended the standings in 18th.
For his main campaign, Stenshorne raced in the Formula Regional European Championship with R-ace GP. Stenshorne shocked the paddock on debut in Imola, by taking pole and proceeding to take his first win in car racing. He would again impress in the second race, taking a second place. He performed a masterclass double victory during the third round in Hungary, giving him an early championship lead. A podium during the next round before taking his fourth win in Mugello. He would eventually lose the standings lead to Italian F4 rival Andrea Kimi Antonelli (who won the second Mugello race as Stenshorne and Santiago Ramos collided across the line fighting for third) during the next round at Paul Ricard. A non-scoring round in Austria hampered his title chances, and it ended after Antonelli clinched the title in the penultimate round. He ended the season in Hockenheim with style, taking a second place before winning the final race. He finished runner-up in the standings with the joint-most five wins, an additional six podiums as well as claiming 261 points.
In November that year, Stenshorne took part in the Macau Grand Prix's Formula 4 races with Pinnacle Motorsport, but failed to finish.

#### 2024

Stenshorne returned to the 2024 Formula Regional Middle East Championship with R-ace GP. He only participated in the first three rounds, but stood on the podium in the first four races. Showing extreme consistency, he was eventually ranked eighth in the standings.

### GB3 Championship

In April 2024, Stenshorne made a cameo appearance in the GB3 Championship with Chris Dittmann Racing. He finished the two races in ninth and 14th.

### FIA Formula 3 Championship
#### 2024

Stenshorne partook in the 2023 Formula 3 post-season testing sessions with Hitech Pulse-Eight, setting the fastest time in the afternoon in Jerez. Before the end of 2023, Hitech announced Stenshorne as their driver for the 2024 Formula 3 campaign. He did not score points during the first round in Bahrain, but impressed in the sprint race by charging to 11th from 22nd. Qualifying 11th for Melbourne, he earned his breakthrough in the sprint having started second. After a hard fought battle with Laurens van Hoepen for the lead, he succeeded in the battle and emerged for his first F3 victory of the season. Unfortunately, a puncture while battling derailed his chances of scoring points in the feature race. He returned to the points in Barcelona with fourth place during the sprint, but was unlucky to suffer a puncture on the last lap from battling Van Hoepen for seventh.
Starting on reverse pole for the sprint race in Austria, he dropped to third on the opening lap, but an error from Christian Mansell towards the end of the race lifted Stenshorne to second place. He was suspended from taking part in Round 7 at Silverstone after breaching Article 10.4 of the series' sporting regulations by taking part in another Championship without prior approval from the promoter or FIA in writing. He rounded out the season in Monza with a double points finish with tenth and fifth place. Stenshorne ended the season 18th in the drivers' standings with 38 points, amassing one win and two podiums.

#### 2025

Stenshorne remains with Hitech TGR for his second Formula 3 campaign in 2025.

### Formula One

Ahead of the 2024 Imola Formula 3 round in May, Stenshorne joined the McLaren Driver Development Programme.

## Personal life

His father, Martin, was also a racing driver who competed in the Barber Pro Series during the 1990s.

## Karting record
### Karting career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Position |
| 2016 | ROK Cup International Final — Mini ROK | Gamoto Asd | 31st |
| 2016 | 27° Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini | | 28th |
| 2017 | WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | | 9th |
| 2017 | 46° Trofeo Delle Industrie — 60 Mini | Parolin Racing Team | 3rd |
| 2017 | WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini | Parolin Racing Team | 4th |
| 2017 | ROK Cup International Final — Mini ROK | Parolin Racing Team | 6th |
| 2017 | Italian Championship — 60 Mini | | 7th |
| 2018 | WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | Parolin Racing Kart | 2nd |
| 2018 | 23° South Garda Winter Cup — Mini ROK | Parolin Racing Kart | 6th |
| 2018 | WSK Master Series — 60 Mini | | 1st |
| 2018 | WSK Final Cup — OKJ | | 17th |
| 2018 | Italian Championship — 60 Mini | | 1st |
| 2019 | WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | Parolin Racing Kart | 22nd |
| 2019 | WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | Parolin Racing Kart | NC |
| 2019 | WSK Euro Series — OKJ | Parolin Racing Kart | 17th |
| 2019 | CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | Parolin Racing Kart | 13th |
| 2019 | CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ | Ricky Flynn Motorsport | 29th |
| 2019 | 48° Trofeo delle Industrie — OKJ | Team Driver Racing Kart | 2nd |
| 2019 | German Kart Championship — OKJ | KR Motorsport | NC |
| 2019 | WSK Open Cup — OKJ | KR Motorsport | 3rd |
| 2019 | Italian Championship — OKJ | | 12th |
| 2019 | WSK Final Cup — OKJ | Rosberg Racing Academy | 9th |
| 2020 | WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | Rosberg Racing Academy | 2nd |
| 2020 | WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | Rosberg Racing Academy | 21st |
| 2020 | 25° South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ | Rosberg Racing Academy | 1st |
| 2020 | WSK Euro Series — OKJ | Rosberg Racing Academy | 20th |
| 2020 | WSK Open Cup — OKJ | Leclerc by Lennox Racing | 4th |
| 2021 | WSK Champions Cup — OK | Leclerc by Lennox Racing | 13th |
| 2021 | CIK-FIA European Championship — OK | Leclerc by Lennox Racing | 12th |
| 2021 | WSK Super Master Series — OK | | 19th |
| 2021 | WSK Euro Series — OK | | 10th |
| 2021 | Champions of the Future — Euro Series — OK | | 10th |

## Racing record
### Racing career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2022 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | 3Y by R-ace GP | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 10th |
| 2022 | Italian F4 Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 122 | 7th |
| 2022 | ADAC Formula 4 Championship | Van Amersfoort Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2022 | F4 Spanish Championship | Monlau Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17th |
| 2023 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | R-ace GP | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18th |
| 2023 | Formula Regional European Championship | R-ace GP | 20 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 261 | 2nd |
| 2023 | Macau Formula 4 Race | Pinnacle Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF |
| 2024 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | R-ace GP | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 100 | 8th |
| 2024 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 18th |
| 2024 | GB3 Championship | Chris Dittmann Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 27th |
| 2025 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Hitech TGR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14* | 5th* |
* Season still in progress. $^†$ As Stenshorne was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

### Complete Formula 4 UAE 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 | Pos | Points |
| 2022 | 3Y by R-ace GP | YMC1 1 7 | YMC1 2 Ret | YMC1 3 Ret | YMC1 4 16 | DUB1 1 5 | DUB1 2 DNS | DUB1 3 12 | DUB1 4 2 | DUB2 1 5 | DUB2 2 Ret | DUB2 3 9 | DUB2 4 4 | DUB3 1 6 | DUB3 2 8 | DUB3 3 13 | DUB3 4 17 | YMC2 1 Ret | YMC2 2 9 | YMC2 3 14 | YMC2 4 11 | 10th | 72 |

### 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 |
| 2022 | Van Amersfoort Racing | IMO 1 5 | IMO 2 5 | IMO 3 5 | MIS 1 Ret | MIS 2 7 | MIS 3 6 | SPA 1 Ret | SPA 2 11 | SPA 3 8 | VLL 1 10 | VLL 2 10 | VLL 3 9 | RBR 1 6 | RBR 2 | RBR 3 4 | RBR 4 8 | MNZ 1 29† | MNZ 2 3 | MNZ 3 C | MUG 1 3 | MUG 2 8 | MUG 3 4 | 7th | 122 |

### Complete ADAC Formula 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 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
| 2022 | Van Amersfoort Racing | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | SPA 3 | HOC 1 5 | HOC 2 5 | HOC 3 7 | ZAN 1 8 | ZAN 2 10 | ZAN 3 8 | NÜR1 1 | NÜR1 2 | NÜR1 3 | LAU 1 | LAU 2 | LAU 3 | NÜR2 1 | NÜR2 2 | NÜR2 3 | NC† | 0 |
$^†$ As Stenshorne was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

### 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 |
| 2022 | Monlau Motorsport | ALG 1 | ALG 2 | ALG 3 | JER 1 | JER 2 | JER 3 | CRT 1 | CRT 2 | CRT 3 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | SPA 3 | ARA 1 6 | ARA 2 5 | ARA 3 6 | NAV 1 | NAV 2 | NAV 3 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | CAT 3 | 17th | 22 |

### Complete Formula Regional Middle East 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 | DC | Points |
| 2023 | R-ace GP | DUB1 1 | DUB1 2 | DUB1 3 | KUW1 1 | KUW1 2 | KUW1 3 | KUW2 1 13 | KUW2 2 11 | KUW2 3 8 | DUB2 1 15 | DUB2 2 9 | DUB2 3 21† | ABU 1 11 | ABU 2 7 | ABU 3 6 | 18th | 20 |
| 2024 | R-ace GP | YMC1 1 3 | YMC1 2 3 | YMC1 3 2 | YMC2 1 2 | YMC2 2 5 | YMC2 3 4 | DUB1 1 5 | DUB1 2 9 | DUB1 3 19 | YMC3 1 | YMC3 2 | YMC3 3 | DUB2 1 | DUB2 2 | DUB2 3 | 8th | 100 |

### Complete Formula Regional European 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 | DC | Points |
| 2023 | R-ace GP | IMO 1 1 | IMO 2 2 | CAT 1 7 | CAT 2 12 | HUN 1 1 | HUN 2 1 | SPA 1 3 | SPA 2 17 | MUG 1 1 | MUG 2 3 | LEC 1 3 | LEC 2 4 | RBR 1 18 | RBR 2 17 | MNZ 1 3 | MNZ 2 Ret | ZAN 1 4 | ZAN 2 6 | HOC 1 2 | HOC 2 1 | 2nd | 261 |

### Complete Formula 4 South East Asia 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 | Pos | Points |
| 2023 | Pinnacle Motorsport | ZZIC1 1 | ZZIC1 2 | ZZIC1 3 | MAC 1 NC | MAC 2 Ret | SEP1 1 | SEP1 2 | SEP1 3 | SEP2 1 | SEP2 2 | SEP2 3 | NC† | 0 |

### 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 | Hitech Pulse-Eight | BHR SPR 11 | BHR FEA 14 | MEL SPR 1 | MEL FEA 26 | IMO SPR 22 | IMO FEA 14 | MON SPR 16 | MON FEA 26 | CAT SPR 4 | CAT FEA 27 | RBR SPR 2 | RBR FEA 12 | SIL SPR EX | SIL FEA EX | HUN SPR 13 | HUN FEA 13 | SPA SPR 18 | SPA FEA Ret | MNZ SPR 10 | MNZ FEA 5 | 18th | 38 |
| 2025 | Hitech TGR | MEL SPR 2 | MEL FEA 8 | BHR SPR | BHR FEA | IMO SPR | IMO FEA | MON SPR | MON FEA | CAT SPR | CAT FEA | RBR SPR | RBR FEA | SIL SPR | SIL FEA | SPA SPR | SPA FEA | HUN SPR | HUN FEA | MNZ SPR | MNZ FEA | 5th* | 14* |
* Season still in progress.

### Complete GB3 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 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
| 2024 | Chris Dittmann Racing | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | OUL 3 | SIL1 1 9 | SIL1 2 14 | SIL1 3 C | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | SPA 3 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | HUN 3 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | ZAN 3 | SIL2 1 | SIL2 2 | SIL2 3 | DON 1 | DON 2 | DON 3 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | BRH 3 | 27th | 19 |