Joshua Dürksen (born 27 October 2003) is a
Paraguayan
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...
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German
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racing driver currently racing for
Arden Motorsport in the
Formula Regional European Championship
The Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine (FRECA) is a FIA-certified regional European Formula 3 racing series. On 12 October 2018 it was announced that the Italian autosport regulator Automobile Club d’Italia (ACI) and karting pro ...
.
Career
Formula 4
2019
In 2019 Dürksen made his single-seater debut, racing for Mücke Motorsport in the
Formula 4 UAE Championship
Starting in the 2016–17 season, the all new Formula 4 UAE Championship was launched by the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile, and its national affiliate the Automobile & Touring Club of the United Arab Emirates (ATCUAE), who acted as ...
alongside
Nico Göhler
Nico Göhler (born 22 May 2003) is a German racing driver who last competed in the 2021 Formula Regional European Championship, driving for KIC Motorsport.
Career
Lower formulae
Born in Helmstedt, Göhler started his career in 2019 in the ...
.
He scored his first victory at the first round of the championship at the Dubai Autodrome and won four more races over the course of the campaign. The Paraguayan lost out on the title to
Matteo Nannini
Matteo Nannini (born 10 July 2003) is an Italian-Argentine racing driver who currently competes in Indy NXT for Juncos Hollinger Racing. His father is a first cousin of former Formula One driver Alessandro Nannini and of singer Gianna Nannini ...
, finishing 68 points behind his rival.
Dürksen then competed in both the
Italian
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and
ADAC Formula 4
ADAC Formula 4 (german: ADAC Formel 4) is a racing series regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations. The inaugural season was the 2015 ADAC Formula 4. It replaced the ADAC Formel Masters, held from 2008 to 2014.
History
Gerhard Berger ...
championships.
Staying on with Mücke Motorsport in Italy and its German offshoot ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg in ADAC F4, the Paraguayan won a race at
Vallelunga
Vallelunga (Italian for ''long valley'') is a valley, or plateau,Tonino Floris, Marco Spada, ''Pedalando nel Lazio''p. 97 Edizioni Mediterranee, 1996 . near Campagnano di Roma, Italy.
See also
* Vallelunga Circuit
The Autodromo Vallelunga P ...
and finished eighth and eleventh in the championships respectively.
2020
The following year Dürksen returned to the
ADAC Formula 4 Championship on a full-time basis, whilst also racing in three rounds of
Italian F4. He won two races in ADAC F4, those being the final race at the first
Nürburgring
The is a 150,000 person capacity motorsports complex located in the town of Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It features a Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a long "North loop" track, built in the 1920s, around the village a ...
round and the following race at the
Hockenheimring
The Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg () is a motor racing circuit situated in the Rhine valley near the town of Hockenheim in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located on the Bertha Benz Memorial Route. Amongst other motor racing events, it has ho ...
, leading to him finishing sixth in the drivers' standings, with six podiums and 191 points. In the Italian championship Dürksen won a race in Austria and placed 13th in the end results.
2021

The Paraguayan returned to the
Italian F4 Championship
Italian Formula 4 Championship is the first formula racing series regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations. The inaugural season was the 2014 Italian F4 Championship, effectively replacing the Formula Abarth.
History
Gerhard Berger a ...
with BWT Mücke Motorsport in 2019 for his final season in Formula 4. He improved to sixth in the final standings and won two races at the
Mugello
The Mugello is a historic region and valley in northern Tuscany, in Italy, corresponding to the course of the River Sieve. It is located to the north of the city of Florence and includes the northernmost portion of the Metropolitan City of Flo ...
round.
Dürksen also made a one-off appearance in the third-tier
Euroformula Open Championship
The Euroformula Open Championship (formerly the Spanish Formula Three Championship, European F3 Open Championship) is a junior formula racing series based in Spain. It was one of six national and international Formula Three championships in Europe ...
for
Drivex School
Drivex is an auto racing team and school based in Spain. The team was founded by Pedro de la Rosa and Miguel Ángel de Castro in 2005 as a racing school. The racing team is run by Miguel Ángel de Castro.
History
Single-seaters
Since 2009, Dri ...
at the
Hungaroring
The Hungaroring is a motorsport racetrack in Mogyoród, Pest County, Hungary where the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix is held. In 1986, it became the location of the first Formula One Grand Prix behind the Iron Curtain. Bernie Ecclestone ...
, accomplishing a podium on debut.
Formula Regional European Championship
2022

Despite initial difficulties to secure the necessary funding, Dürksen was able to make the step up to the
Formula Regional European Championship
The Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine (FRECA) is a FIA-certified regional European Formula 3 racing series. On 12 October 2018 it was announced that the Italian autosport regulator Automobile Club d’Italia (ACI) and karting pro ...
in 2022, partnering fellow Latin Americans
Eduardo Barrichello and
Noel León at
Arden Motorsport. He declared his dream of making it to
Formula One
Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship ...
was "more alive than ever".
2023
During the 2023 pre-season, Dürksen joined the
Formula Regional Middle East Championship with Hyderabad Blackbirds by
MP Motorsport
MP Motorsport (previously Marcel Peters Motorsport) is a Dutch auto racing team currently competing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship. The team has also participated in Auto GP, Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 Northern Europea ...
, from the second round onwards.
For his main campaign, Dürksen remained with
Arden Motorsport for the
2023 Formula Regional European Championship.
Karting record
Karting career summary
Racing record
Racing career summary
* Season still in progress.
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results
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key
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Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (ma ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
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key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (ma ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results
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key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (ma ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
– Driver did not finish the race but was classified, as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.
* Season still in progress.
Notes
References
External links
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2003 births
Living people
Paraguayan racing drivers
German racing drivers
Mücke Motorsport drivers
Italian F4 Championship drivers
ADAC Formula 4 drivers
Formula Regional European Championship drivers
Arden International drivers
Euroformula Open Championship drivers
Drivex drivers
UAE F4 Championship drivers
MP Motorsport drivers
Sportspeople from Asunción
Formula Regional Middle East Championship drivers