Mateusz Materiał

Mateusz Materiał's 2020 Super Formula car

**Mateusz Materiał** is Polish racing driver who races with TCS Nakajima Racing in 2021 ACOC Super Formula Season. He is also part of the Red Bull Junior Team.

## Racing Career

### WTCR (2019)

Mateusz made his 2019 ACOC World Touring Car Cup debut in Round 3 at Automotodróm Slovaki replacing Wesley Ginnis. In his only 2nd round he stood on the podium in the race at the Portimao circuit. He finished the season in 17st position scoring 22 points.

### Super Formula with Team Mugen (2020)

In 2020, Mateusz drove for Team Mugen #16 in 2020 ACOC Super Formula. The Pole scored his only points in the 2nd round at Bahrain. After the race at the Twin Ring Motegi, Mateusz terminated his contract with Team Mugen by mutual agreement. His place was taken by Liechtensteiner Nicolaus Schlöter.

### Porsche Supercup (2020)

After returning from Japan, Mateusz became a driver for the Swiss team Fach Auto Tech replacing Slovakian Koloman Rus from round 4 onwards. Mateusz had a consistance rest of the season not scoring points only on the GP loop in Bahrain. On the Interlagos circuit after qualifying 2nd Mateusz took the lead at the start ahead of Hoang Minh Nguyen in the Senna S section. He did not gave the lead until the end of the race, claiming his first ACOC victory. He finished the season in 10th place overall with 39 points.

### Super Formula with TCS Nakajima Racing (2021)

Mateusz Materiał kicked off his second stint in Super Formula campaign with a remarkable performance at Fuji Speedway, finishing in a commendable 4th position. Despite poor qualifying that forced him to start from 13th position, the driver made his way through, capitalizing on every situation on the track including the red flag that was raised after the accident of Mateusz's teammate Samet Özkan and 2020 Super Formula champion Rahul Patel. Building on his impressive performance at Fuji Speedway, Mateusz Materiał continued to impress at the Okayama International Circuit, securing a brilliant fifth-place finish. Throughout the race, Materiał displayed a balanced approach, maintaining a competitive pace while simultaneously conserving his tires and managing fuel consumption which contributed to the final result. In the third round Mateusz qualified in 2nd place at Sebring International Raceway. At the start of the race, the Pole dropped to fourth position after Jafari Blackwood and Eric Nowosad overtook him on the first lap. On lap 12 he managed to regain the 3rd position from the Canadian and finished in this position. The next 3 rounds were not good for Matthew as he did not arrive in the scoring positions on top of that at the 6th round at Autopolis Circuit after an unforced error. After a poor series of races for TCS Nakajima Racing rider Mateusz managed to break through at the Argentine Río Hondo in which he finished second. The next round for Mateusz Materiał was even better because not only did he get his first pole position in Super Formula, but he managed to keep the pole position and won his first race and made the fastest lap at Dubai Autodrome which gave him 2nd position in the overall standings. At the Twin Ring Motegi track, the Pole qualified P9, but despite the red flag and chaos at the start he managed to break through to 5th position, where he ended up. Mateusz said after the race that he was not satisfied with his pace and that he had to do better to win the Super Formula Championship. Unfortunately for him at Motegi he scored his last points of the season and had to settle for third place in the drivers' classification with 67 points.

### Formula 2 with Hitech Grand Prix (2021)

Mateusz made his Formula 2 debut with Hitech Grand Prix in the last round at Abu Dhabi GP after Rilly Sundevik was race banned after a collision during qualifying with his teammate Ollie Boakes. He finished the qualification in 3rd position and finished 4th in the race after a close battle in which he was the highest in the 2nd place. Prior to the race it was announced that he became part of the Red Bull Junior Team.