Emil G. J. Bernstorff (born 7 June 1993) is a British racing driver of Danish and German descent. He last raced in the

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Career

Karting

Born in Greater London, Bernstorff began karting in 2003 and raced mostly in the United Kingdom for the majority of his karting career, working his way up from the junior ranks to progress through to the

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category by 2009, when he finished in eighth position in the Spanish KF2 championship.

British Formula Ford

2010 saw Bernstorff début in the

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with Jamun Racing. He finished seventh in the championship with three podiums.

ADAC Formel Masters

In 2011, Bernstorff took part in the full

ADAC Formel Masters ADAC Formel Masters was an ADAC sanctioned open wheel racing series based in Germany, held annually from 2008 to 2014. It was replacement of the local Formula BMW championship. The first season was in 2008 and is the main feeder series to the ATS ...

season with Motopark Academy, taking thirteen podiums in twenty-four races, including five victories, to finish runner-up in the final championship standings.

FIA European Formula 3 Championship

Bernstorff stepped up to the

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, switching to ma-con Motorsport. He finished tenth, with a podium finish at the

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German Formula Three Championship

Bernstorff moved to the German Formula Three Championship in

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, reviving his collaboration with Motopark Academy, now running under the Lotus moniker.

Twitch Streaming

Bernstorff began streaming iRacing on Twitch.tv in July 2020 amid the Coronavirus pandemic.

Racing record

Career summary

Complete GP3 Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete GP2 Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bernstorff, Emil 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from London British people of Danish descent British people of German descent Danish racing drivers English racing drivers Formula Ford drivers ADAC Formel Masters drivers Formula 3 Euro Series drivers FIA Formula 3 European Championship drivers German Formula Three Championship drivers Euroformula Open Championship drivers GP3 Series drivers GP2 Series drivers Carlin racing drivers Arden International drivers Ma-con Motorsport drivers Motopark Academy drivers Prema Powerteam drivers Team West-Tec drivers