# Roman Staněk

Roman Staněk Jr. (Czech pronunciation:; born 25 February 2004) is a Czech racing driver, who competes in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for Invicta Racing.
He previously competed in FIA Formula 3 for three seasons, where he placed fifth in 2022, and is also the 2019 ADAC Formula 4 rookies' champion. In 2023, he debuted in FIA Formula 2 with Trident before leaving the team mid-2024.

## Career
### Karting

Staněk began karting internationally in 2014, competing in the 60 MINI category until 2016. The following year he moved up to OK Junior, and in 2018 he took part in the Karting World Championship in the OK category.

### Lower formula championships

Staněk made his single-seater debut in early 2019 at the last round of the Formula 4 UAE Championship, as a guest driver for Dragon Racing. He was named as a development driver for the Sauber Junior Team in 2019.
For the main season he combined the ADAC Formula 4 and Italian F4 championships, driving for the Sauber-backed US Racing-CHRS team in both. Eventually racking up three race wins and nine podiums across the two series, he was especially successful in the former, where he finished 4th in the standings and won the rookies' championship ahead of Mercedes junior Paul Aron. He starred at the opening round in Oschersleben, getting a 2nd place and a commanding race 3 win which saw him take the lead of the championship. His other two victories of the season came in the ADAC F4 Nürburgring and Italian F4 Imola rounds.

### FIA Formula 3
#### 2020

Staněk was originally due to drive for the Prema Powerteam in the 2020 Formula Regional European Championship, but later during the COVID-19 lockdown, switched to Charouz Racing System for what he thought was a Formula 2 drive. He was instead placed in one of the team's FIA Formula 3 seats on the Thursday prior to the season opener, replacing the outgoing Niko Kari and becoming the youngest driver in the championship. With no previous testing, he struggled throughout the season, his sole points-scoring finish coming at the penultimate round in Monza. Staněk later described the move as "a mistake I really regret, because it could have ruined my career".

#### 2021

For the 2021 season, Staněk joined Hitech Grand Prix to race in the F3 Asian Championship and FIA Formula 3. He finished 10th in the former and 16th in the latter, with two podium finishes. He also made a one-off appearance in the Euroformula Open for Team Motopark at Imola and managed to take a win and a second place.

#### 2022

In 2022, upon testing for them in post-season, Staněk moved to reigning teams' champions Trident for his third season in FIA Formula 3. Following a bad start to the season at Bahrain, where he suffered punctures in both races that sent him down the order, the Czech driver achieved his first-ever F3 victory in Imola, putting himself third in the championship after two rounds. Staněk would continue this form into the next weekend at Barcelona, where he took pole position. During the feature race, he lost the lead to Victor Martins, but still finished in second place. Misfortune caught Staněk in Silverstone, where a collision with Grégoire Saucy forced him out of the race. The Czech driver wouldn't score a better finish than fifth in the following two rounds, before bouncing back into title contention with two second places at Spa-Francorchamps. Having scored more points at Zandvoort, Staněk arrived at the season finale in Monza sitting third in the drivers' standings. Despite a positive qualifying session, Staněk was unable to take advantage in the races, which meant that he finished fifth in the championship.

### FIA Formula 2 Championship
#### 2023

Stanĕk partook in the 2022 F2 post-season test with Trident. On 11 January 2023, it was announced that he would be promoted to Formula 2 on a full-time basis with the Italian outfit, partnering Frenchman Clément Novalak. The season proved challenging, and despite flashes of speed that included a run from 22nd to seventh at Monaco and qualifying third at Monza, the Czech driver finished 18th in the standings.
Staněk took part in the 2023 Macau Grand Prix for Trident, a race where he finished 12th.

#### 2024

After a period of financial uncertainty, Staněk eventually found new sponsorship from the Czechoslovak Group (CSG) and was retained by Trident to partner Richard Verschoor in 2024. He achieved his first Formula 2 win in the third round at Melbourne, after a fruitful defensive display and a penalty to on-track winner Isack Hadjar.
Following the Monza round, Staněk parted ways with Trident owing to unsatisfactory equipment and lack of budget, and was replaced by Formula 3 graduate Christian Mansell.

#### 2025

Despite missing the final three rounds in 2024, Staněk would continue in Formula 2 for 2025 with Invicta Racing, partnering 2024 FIA Formula 3 champion Leonardo Fornaroli.

## Karting record
### Karting career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Position |
| 2015 | WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini | STANEK ROMAN | 24th |
| 2015 | WSK Gold Cup — 60 Mini | STANEK ROMAN | 27th |
| 2015 | WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | STANEK ROMAN | 36th |
| 2015 | WSK Night Edition — 60 Mini | STANEK ROMAN | 15th |
| 2016 | South Garda Winter Cup — Mini ROK | | 3rd |
| 2016 | Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini | | 23rd |
| 2016 | WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini | Giugliano Kart | 6th |
| 2016 | WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini | HKC-1 | 22nd |
| 2017 | WSK Champions Cup — OKJ | Kosmic Racing Departement | NC |
| 2017 | South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ | | 10th |
| 2017 | SKUSA SuperNationals — X30 Junior | Rolison Performance Group | 46th |
| 2017 | German Karting Championship — Junior | | 15th |
| 2017 | WSK Super Master Series — OKJ | Kosmic Racing Departement | 36th |
| 2017 | CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ | Kosmic Racing Departement | 17th |
| 2017 | CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ | Kosmic Racing Departement | 44th |
| 2017 | WSK Final Cup — OKJ | Kosmic Racing Departement | 1st |
| 2018 | WSK Champions Cup — OK | Kosmic Racing Departement | 10th |
| 2018 | South Garda Winter Cup — OK | Kosmic Racing Departement | 18th |
| 2018 | WSK Super Master Series — OK | Kosmic Racing Departement | 10th |
| 2018 | WSK Open Cup — OK | Kosmic Racing Departement | 9th |
| 2018 | CIK-FIA European Championship — OK | Kosmic Racing Departement | 7th |
| 2018 | CIK-FIA World Championship — OK | Kosmic Racing Departement | 26th |
| 2018 | WSK Final Cup — OK | Kosmic Racing Departement | 8th |

### Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | DC | Points |
| 2017 | Kosmic Racing Department | OKJ | SAR QH 17 | SAR R 12 | CAY QH 14 | CAY R 26 | LEM QH 15 | LEM R 6 | ALA QH 17 | ALA R 30 | KRI QH 14 | KRI R 6 | 17th | 31 |
| 2018 | Kosmic Racing Department | OK | SAR QH 1 | SAR R 1 | PFI QH 15 | PFI R 18 | AMP QH 7 | AMP R 11 | ALB QH 23 | ALB R DNS | | | 7th | 44 |

## Racing record
### Racing career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2019 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Dragon Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2019 | ADAC Formula 4 Championship | US Racing-CHRS | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 165 | 4th |
| 2019 | Italian F4 Championship | US Racing-CHRS | 18 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 144 | 5th |
| 2020 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Charouz Racing System | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21st |
| 2020 | Formula Renault Eurocup | MP Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18th |
| 2021 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Hitech Grand Prix | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 16th |
| 2021 | F3 Asian Championship | Hitech Grand Prix | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 10th |
| 2021 | Euroformula Open Championship | Team Motopark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 12th |
| 2022 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Trident | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 117 | 5th |
| 2023 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | Trident | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18th |
| 2023 | Macau Grand Prix | Trident | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 12th |
| 2024 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | Trident | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 22nd |
| 2025 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | Invicta Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4* | 5th* |
* Season still in progress. $^†$ As Staněk was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score 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 | DC | Points |
| 2019 | Dragon Racing | DUB1 1 | DUB1 2 | DUB1 3 | DUB1 4 | YMC1 1 | YMC1 2 | YMC1 3 | YMC1 4 | DUB2 1 | DUB2 2 | DUB2 3 | DUB2 4 | YMC2 1 | YMC2 2 | YMC2 3 | YMC2 4 | DUB3 1 6 | DUB3 2 6 | DUB3 3 Ret | DUB3 4 6 | NC† | 0 |
$^†$ As Staněk was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

### 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 | Pos | Points |
| 2019 | US Racing-CHRS | VLL 1 4 | VLL 2 4 | VLL 3 6 | MIS 1 | MIS 2 | MIS 3 | HUN 1 19 | HUN 2 7 | HUN 3 Ret | RBR 1 Ret | RBR 2 12 | RBR 3 5 | IMO 1 25 | IMO 2 1 | IMO 3 3 | IMO 4 DNS | MUG 1 7 | MUG 2 2 | MUG 3 7 | MNZ 1 26 | MNZ 2 6 | MNZ 3 2 | 5th | 144 |

### 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 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
| 2019 | US Racing-CHRS | OSC 1 2 | OSC 2 8 | OSC 3 1 | RBR 1 7 | RBR 2 21 | RBR 3 7 | HOC 1 13 | HOC 2 5 | ZAN 1 4 | ZAN 2 14 | ZAN 3 11 | NÜR 1 2 | NÜR 2 8 | NÜR 3 1 | HOC 1 8 | HOC 2 10 | HOC 3 2 | SAC 1 10 | SAC 2 8 | SAC 3 6 | 4th | 165 |

### Complete Formula Renault Eurocup 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 |
| 2020 | MP Motorsport | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | MAG 1 | MAG 2 | ZAN 1 14 | ZAN 2 9 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | 18th | 2 |

### Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
| 2020 | Charouz Racing System | RBR FEA 17 | RBR SPR 23 | RBR FEA 17 | RBR SPR 24 | HUN FEA 23 | HUN SPR 20 | SIL FEA 17 | SIL SPR 18 | SIL FEA 22 | SIL SPR 15 | CAT FEA 22 | CAT SPR 19 | SPA FEA 24 | SPA SPR 18 | MNZ FEA 11 | MNZ SPR 8 | MUG FEA 26† | MUG SPR 18 | | | | 21st | 3 |
| 2021 | Hitech Grand Prix | CAT 1 16 | CAT 2 12 | CAT 3 10 | LEC 1 26 | LEC 2 19 | LEC 3 15 | RBR 1 11 | RBR 2 4 | RBR 3 12 | HUN 1 11 | HUN 2 3 | HUN 3 23 | SPA 1 3 | SPA 2 13 | SPA 3 15 | ZAN 1 27 | ZAN 2 15 | ZAN 3 13 | SOC 1 13 | SOC 2 C | SOC 3 26 | 16th | 29 |
| 2022 | Trident | BHR SPR 24 | BHR FEA 22 | IMO SPR 4 | IMO FEA 1 | CAT SPR 8 | CAT FEA 2 | SIL SPR 6 | SIL FEA Ret | RBR SPR 5 | RBR FEA 11 | HUN SPR 9 | HUN FEA 12 | SPA SPR 2 | SPA FEA 2 | ZAN SPR 10 | ZAN FEA 4 | MNZ SPR 12 | MNZ FEA 6 | | | | 5th | 117 |
$^†$ Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.

### Complete F3 Asian Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
| 2021 | Hitech Grand Prix | DUB 1 12 | DUB 2 12 | DUB 3 Ret | ABU 1 6 | ABU 2 9 | ABU 3 8 | ABU 1 9 | ABU 2 8 | ABU 3 6 | DUB 1 6 | DUB 2 4 | DUB 3 11 | ABU 1 18† | ABU 2 Ret | ABU 3 4 | 10th | 60 |

### Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 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 |
| 2021 | Team Motopark | POR 1 | POR 2 | POR 3 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | LEC 3 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | SPA 3 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | HUN 3 | IMO 1 4 | IMO 2 1 | IMO 3 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | RBR 3 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | MNZ 3 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | CAT 3 | 12th | 55 |

### Complete Macau Grand Prix results

| Year | Team | Car | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main race |
| 2023 | Trident Motorsport | Dallara F3 2019 | 20th | 19th | 12th |

### Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | DC | Points |
| 2023 | Trident | BHR SPR 13 | BHR FEA Ret | JED SPR 17 | JED FEA 14 | MEL SPR 16 | MEL FEA 14 | BAK SPR 8 | BAK FEA 17 | MCO SPR 12 | MCO FEA 7 | CAT SPR 13 | CAT FEA 12 | RBR SPR 5 | RBR FEA Ret | SIL SPR 15 | SIL FEA Ret | HUN SPR 16 | HUN FEA 14 | SPA SPR 15 | SPA FEA 9 | ZAN SPR 14 | ZAN FEA 11 | MNZ SPR 8 | MNZ FEA 10 | YMC SPR 11 | YMC FEA 12 | | | 18th | 15 |
| 2024 | Trident | BHR SPR Ret | BHR FEA 13 | JED SPR DSQ | JED FEA Ret | MEL SPR 1 | MEL FEA 15 | IMO SPR Ret | IMO FEA 18 | MON SPR 6 | MON FEA 16 | CAT SPR 22 | CAT FEA 17 | RBR SPR 21 | RBR FEA 18 | SIL SPR 8 | SIL FEA 18 | HUN SPR 15 | HUN FEA 11 | SPA SPR 20 | SPA FEA 14 | MNZ SPR 15 | MNZ FEA 17 | BAK SPR | BAK FEA | LSL SPR | LSL FEA | YMC SPR | YMC FEA | 22nd | 14 |
| 2025 | Invicta Racing | MEL SPR 5 | MEL FEA C | BHR SPR | BHR FEA | JED SPR | JED 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 | BAK SPR | BAK FEA | LSL SPR | LSL FEA | YMC SPR | YMC FEA | 5th* | 4* |
* Season still in progress.