Joshua Dürksen (born 27 October 2003) is a

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racing driver currently racing for Arden Motorsport in the

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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

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. 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

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, finishing 68 points behind his rival. Dürksen then competed in both the

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and

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championships. Staying on with Mücke Motorsport in Italy and its German offshoot ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg in ADAC F4, the Paraguayan won a race at

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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

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round and the following race at the

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, 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

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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

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round. Dürksen also made a one-off appearance in the third-tier

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for

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at the

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, 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

in 2022, partnering fellow Latin Americans Eduardo Barrichello and Noel León at Arden Motorsport. He declared his dream of making it to

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was "more alive than ever".

2023

During the 2023 pre-season, Dürksen joined the Formula Regional Middle East Championship with Hyderabad Blackbirds by

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

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results

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) (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.

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dürksen, Joshua 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