Joshua Dufek

Joshua "Josh" Dufek (born 13 December 2004) is a British-born Austrian-Swiss racing driver of German descent who is racing for Van Amersfoort Racing in the Formula Regional European Championship.
==Career==
===Lower formulae===
====2020====
Having started kart racing at the age of seven, Dufek followed up his karting career with a move into single-seaters in 2020, competing in the F4 Spanish Championship with MP Motorsport. His season would start out slowly compared to his teammates Kas Haverkort and Mari Boya, with just one podium and pole position scored in race three in Navarra to show for his efforts. Dufek's results would improve afterwards, getting two back-to-back third places in the third round at Jerez, and followed that up by finishing second twice at the following event in Valencia, crossing the finish line less than a second after teammate Haverkort. The Swiss driver scored three more podiums in the latter half of the campaign, finishing the season in fourth position in the standings, tied on points with fellow rookie Thomas ten Brinke.
====2021====
In 2021 Dufek moved to Van Amersfoort Racing, partnering Oliver Bearman and Nikita Bedrin in the Italian and ADAC Formula 4 series. His campaign in the former championship began in similar fashion to his 2020 season, having to wait for a podium until the eighth race of the season at Vallelunga. He scored another podium in Imola and went on to make a bold call to switch to rain tyres during the final race at the Red Bull Ring, which allowed him to charge to second place. His weekend of the season would come in Mugello: after having taken all three pole-positions of the event in qualifying, Dufek finished second in the first race and came out victorious in race 2, having lost the lead at the start but taking it back after overtakes on Joshua Dürksen and Sebastián Montoya. The Austrian ended his season in the Italian Championship in seventh place after amassing 154 points.
In the German championship Dufek would get his first podium in a VAR podium lockout in race 2 at Zandvoort, finishing second. Dufek then went on to have two further races in which he narrowly missed out on taking victory, losing out in back-to-back races at the Hockenheimring and Nürburgring to Luke Browning and Tim Tramnitz respectively. His ADAC F4 season also ended with him sat in seventh, having skipped the fourth round at the Sachsenring.
===Formula Regional===
====2022====
Having taken part in post-season testing with MP Motorsport and Van Amersfoort Racing at the end of 2021, Dufek signed for the latter team to compete in the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship|Formula Regional European Championship, driving alongside Levente Révész and Kas Haverkort. Before the season, the Swiss driver competed in the first three rounds of the Formula Regional Asian series for Hitech Grand Prix, amassing two rookie podiums. The start to his campaign in the European championship would prove trickier, as Dufek scored just two points in the first ten races, far from teammate Haverkort. However, a sudden upturn in form at the Hungaroring round with strong points finishes, followed by a double podium at the Red Bull Ring after the summer break, propelled the Swiss driver into the top 10 in the standings and rookie title contention. Dufek arrived at the season finale at Mugello tenth in the standings, 11 points off rookie leader Leonardo Fornaroli. He put pressure on the Italian with a podium in race one and a front row start in race two, but a late mistake fighting with Hadrien David saw him drop three positions and eventually miss out on the rookie championship by 4 points. This was, however, enough of a points haul for Dufek to leapfrog MP Motorsport's Mari Boya and secure 9th place in the final overall standings.
====2023====
At the start of 2023, Dufek is scheduled to race in the 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship with PHM Racing.
Dufek remained with Van Amersfoort Racing for the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship.
===Formula One===
At the start of 2019 Dufek joined the Sauber Junior Team along with Dexter Patterson and competed with their karting team in the European and World Karting championships. He left the academy before the start of his single-seater career in 2020.
==Karting record==
===Karting career summary===
Season 	Series 	Team 	Position
2013 	LO Schweizer Kart Meisterschaft — Mini 	JD Racing Team 	1st
2014 	LO Schweizer Kart Meisterschaft — Super Mini	JD Racing Team 	7th
2015 	WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini 	Spirit Racing 	NC
2017 	ADAC Kart Masters — X30 Junior 	 	4th
2017 	IAME Euro Series — X30 Junior 	 	10th
2017 	CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ 	Birel Art Racing Srl	73rd
2017 	IAME International Final — X30 Junior 	 	NC
2018 	WSK Champions Cup — OKJ 	Forza Racing 	17th
2018 	South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ 	Forza Racing 	44th
2018 	German Karting Championship — Junior 	Forza Racing 	19th
2018 	WSK Super Master Series — OKJ 	Forza Racing 	12th
2018 	WSK Open Cup — OKJ 	Forza Racing 	34th
2018 	CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ 	Forza Racing 	19th
2018 	CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ 	Forza Racing 	21st
2018 	IAME International Final — X30 Junior 	Forza Racing 	117th
2018 	WSK Final Cup — OKJ 	Forza Racing 	37th
2019 	Italian Championship — OK 	 	5th
2019 	WSK Super Master Series — OK 	KR Motorsport 	21st
2019 	Championnat de France — OK 	 	8th
2019 	WSK Euro Series — OK 	Sauber Karting Team 	9th
2019 	CIK-FIA European Championship — OK 	Sauber Karting Team 	20th
2019 	CIK-FIA World Championship — OK 	Sauber Karting Team 	16th
2019 	WSK Final Cup — OK 	Sauber Karting Team 	NC
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==Racing record==
===Racing career summary===
Season	Series 	Team 	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2020 	F4 Spanish Championship 	MP Motorsport 	21 	0 	1 	1 	8 	187 	4th
2021 	ADAC Formula 4 Championship 	Van Amersfoort Racing	18 	0 	0 	0 	4 	127 	7th
2021 	Italian F4 Championship 	Van Amersfoort Racing	21 	1 	3 	2 	5 	154 	7th
2022 	Formula Regional Asian Championship 	Hitech Grand Prix 	9 	0 	0 	0 	0 	12 	18th
2022 	Formula Regional European Championship 	Van Amersfoort Racing	19 	0 	0 	0 	3 	79 	9th
2023 	Formula Regional Middle East Championship	PHM Racing 	15 	0 	0 	3 	2 	105 	6th
2023 	Formula Regional European Championship 	Van Amersfoort Racing	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Complete F4 Spanish Championship results===
(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
2020	MP Motorsport	NAV1	NAV2	NAV3	LEC1	LEC2	LEC3	JER1	JER2	JER3	CRT1	CRT2	CRT3	ARA1	ARA2	ARA3	JAR1	JAR2	JAR3	CAT1	CAT2	CAT3	4th	187
===Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results===
(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 	Pos	Points
2021	Van Amersfoort Racing	RBR1	RBR2	RBR3	ZAN1	ZAN2	ZAN3	HOC11	HOC12	HOC13	SAC1	SAC2	SAC3	HOC21	HOC22	HOC23	NÜR1	NÜR2	NÜR3	7th	127
===Complete Italian F4 Championship results===
(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 	Pos	Points
2021	Van Amersfoort Racing	LEC1	LEC2	LEC3	MIS1	MIS2	MIS3	VLL1	VLL2	VLL3	IMO1	IMO2	IMO3	RBR1	RBR2	RBR3	MUG1	MUG2	MUG3	MNZ1	MNZ2	MNZ3	7th	154
===Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results===
(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
2022	Hitech Grand Prix	ABU1	ABU2	ABU3	DUB1	DUB2	DUB3	DUB1	DUB2	DUB3	DUB1	DUB2	DUB3	ABU1	ABU2	ABU3	18th	12
===Complete Formula Regional European Championship results===
(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
2022	Van Amersfoort Racing	MNZ1	MNZ2	IMO1	IMO2	MCO1	MCO2	LEC1	LEC2	ZAN1	ZAN2	HUN1	HUN2	SPA1	SPA2	RBR1	RBR2	CAT1	CAT2	MUG1	MUG2	9th	79
2023	Van Amersfoort Racing	IMO1	IMO2	CAT1	CAT2	HUN1	HUN2	SPA1	SPA2	MUG1	MUG2	LEC1	LEC2	RBR1	RBR2	MNZ1	MNZ2	ZAN1	ZAN2	HOC1	HOC2	 	
* Season still in progress.
===Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results===
(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	PHM Racing	DUB11	DUB12	DUB13	KUW11	KUW12	KUW13	KUW21	KUW22	KUW23	DUB21	DUB22	DUB23	ABU1	ABU2	ABU3	14th*	8*
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