Martinius Kleve Stenshorne (; born 2 February 2006) is a Norwegian racing driver who is competing in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Hitech Pulse-Eight. He was the 2023 FRECA runner-up, driving for

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. He previously raced with

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in the

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. He is a part of All Road Management run by

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Career

Karting

Stenshorne began karting competitively at the age of 10 in 2016. He placed second in the

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in 2018, before proceeding to win the WSK Master Series and the Italian Championship. He placed 13th in the CIK-FIA European Championship in 2019, and improved his place by one in 2021. Other that that, he obtained good results from other championships, like second place in the 2020

. In 2021, he was added to the All Road Management stable run by

Formula 4

Stenshorne made his single-seater debut in the

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with

. He achieved his first podium eight races in, a second place at the last race in

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. He eventually finished tenth in the standings, scoring 72 points. For his main campaign, Stenshorne joined

racing in the

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. He began the season posititvely, scoring two fifth places and a seventh place at

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. Throughout the next four rounds, even though he failed to get a podium, he managed to score points in every race bar three.

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delivered a breakthrough, earning a first Italian F4 podium in third place during the second race. After another third place in

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, Stenshorne ended his season seventh place in the standings, harnessing 122 points. Stenshorne was also set to compete full-time in the

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, but VAR withdrew from the first round due to supply chain concerns. The team returned for the second round, but VAR's drivers were classified under guest drivers, resulting in Stenshorne to be classified as a guest driver. He also participated in a one-off round during the

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at MotorLand Aragón. Taking two sixth places and a fifth place, he was classified 17th in the standings.

Formula Regional

2023

At the start of 2023, Stenshorne moved to the Formula Regional category, partaking in the

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with

for the final three rounds. He earned three points finishes and ended the standings in 18th. For his main campaign, Stenshorne raced in the Formula Regional European Championship with

. Stenshorne shocked the paddock on debut in

, by taking pole and proceeding to take his first win in car racing. He would again impress in the second race, taking a second place. He performed a masterclass double victory during the third round in

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, giving him an early championship lead. A podium during the next round before taking his fourth win in

. He would eventually lose the standings lead to Italian F4 rival

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during the next round at

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. A non-scoring round in

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hampered his title chances, and it ended after Antonelli clinched the title in the penultimate round. He ended the season in

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with style, taking a second place before winning the final race. He finished runner-up in the standings with the joint-most five wins, an additional six podiums as well as claiming 261 points. In November that year, Stenshorne took part in the Macau Grand Prix's

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races with Pinnacle Motorsport, but failed to finish.

2024

Stenshorne returned to the 2024 Formula Regional Middle East Championship with

. He only participated in the first three rounds, but stood on the podium in the first four races. Showing extreme consistency, he was eventually ranked eighth in the standings.

FIA Formula 3 Championship

Stenshorne partook in the 2023 Formula 3 post-season testing sessions with Hitech Pulse-Eight, setting the fastest time in the afternoon in

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. Before the end of 2023, Hitech announced Stenshorne as their driver for the 2024 Formula 3 campaign.

Personal life

His father, Martin, was also a racing driver who competed in the

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during the 1990s.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary

^* Season still in progress.
^† As Stenshorne was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

Complete F4 UAE Championship results

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