Martinius Stenshorne, Norwegian, just 16 years old, will be fielded in the Italian F4 Championship certified by FIA by Van Amersfoort Racing. Stenshorne moved up in category, from karting to Formula 4, in 2022. he He made his debut in the F4 UAE finishing 10th in the general classification and 3rd in the Rookie one.
His career started very young, he received his first kart as a gift for his 4th birthday and started gaining experience in Norway. A few years later, at the age of 9, the first national title arrived, followed by various international titles. Among these, the 2018 ACI Karting Championship in the 60 Mini category and, in the same year and category, he became WSK Master Series Champion. During his karting career he attracted the attention of F1 world champion Nico Rosberg and joined the prestigious Rosberg Racing Academy.
Stenshorne is now ready to face a new challenge, in the highly competitive ACI Sport Italian F4 Championship promoted by WSK Promotion, on 5 F1 circuits with the second generation of Tatuus cars.
Rob Niessink, CEO of Van Amersfoort Racing: “Martinius is a very ambitious driver and has shown that he is ready for the high level of competition of the F4 series on the European continent. He is clearly still young and needs to gain experience, but his determination is something we have already seen in other top level riders. The UAE Championship was certainly a good start for Martinius and helped him familiarize himself with the HALO, introduced in the new car we will have this year. Like Martinius, we are looking forward to starting the season with him and we are confident that we will see good results! “
Martinius Stenshorne: “Things are progressing very fast for me now. I have just returned from the Middle East and I am already in full preparation for the upcoming season. Less than a year ago I was racing karts, and now I’m here, preparing for the toughest F4 Championship ever! It is certainly a great challenge and I’m sure I have a lot to learn, but being in the Van Amersfoort Racing team gives me a lot of confidence. They have already proven that they are the team to beat and their experience is impressive. I got to know the team and I feel very comfortable with them. The whole team is at least as determined and dedicated to winning as I am, so we will be happy! ”.
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