Oliver Goethe (born 14 October 2004) is a Danish-German racing driver based in

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, who is set to compete in the

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with

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. He is the current champion of the

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by winning eleven races in his winning campaign and he also competed as a replacement driver during the

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for

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Career

Karting

Goethe made his international karting debut in 2019, where he raced in both the European and

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in the OK-category, both of which he failed to finish. The Dane then competed in the WSK Super Master Series and WSK Champions Cup in 2020.

Lower formulae

In 2019, Goethe made his first single-seater appearance, driving for Drivex School in the final round of the F4 Spanish Championship. He then raced in the series full-time in the 2020 season, this time with

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. Being only 15 years old during most of the season, Goethe achieved six podiums, including a win at the

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. He placed fifth in the rookies' and overall championships respectively at the end of the year.

Formula Regional European Championship

Goethe progressed into the

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in 2021, partnering Franco Colapinto and fellow F4 graduate

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at MP Motorsport. He scored his first points in the second race of the first round at Imola, finishing ninth in race two. Goethe's only other points finish came at the second race at

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, where he ended up in tenth place, and the Dane came 23rd in the overall standings, twelfth-highest of all rookies.

Euroformula Open

For 2022, Goethe switched to the

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, partnering with Motopark. At the first round at

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, the Dane qualified on pole for the first race, but lost multiple places at the start after a slow getaway, although he would recover to finish third later on. He would have another bad start in Race 2, but would fight back to win the race despite a five-second penalty. Continuing his season in similar fashion, Goethe qualified first for both races at the Pau Circuit, taking a win in Race 1 but losing out on the Grand Prix victory on Sunday to

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and teammate Christian Mansell. He would have a dominant weekend at Le Castellet, winning two of the three races and coming just short in Race 2 to Mansell. Goethe continued his winning streak, taking victory in all three races at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, despite starting the latter pair of races from sixth. At the final round before the summer break, Goethe once again won the opening race and ended his weekend with another podium in Race 3. Following the first half of the season, he remarked that leading the championship "helps the nerves for when I am in future categories". Two more wins at

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and the Red Bull Ring followed before a disappointing round at Monza, where he encountered a spin in Race 1 and a brake disc failure before Race 2, which prevented him from starting from pole. Undeterred by this, Goethe clinched the title at the final round in

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by winning the first race, finishing the season with eleven wins and a total of 18 podiums.

FIA Formula 3 Championship

2022

After

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sustained a broken wrist in the Austrian round, Goethe was drafted to replace him for the Hungary round at Campos Racing. In qualifying, he ended up besting his teammates David Vidales and

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, ending up twelfth, thus starting the sprint race from pole position. He dropped from pole position at the start but remained in the top ten throughout the race, ending in eighth after a last-lap collision between Arthur Leclerc and

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, giving him three points on his debut. For the Spa-Francorchamps round, he was retained and once again bested his teammates in qualifying, securing a brilliant fourth position. In the sprint race, Goethe collided heavily with

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, but luckily both escaped injury. In the feature race, Goethe's race was highly successful even leading the race at one point. He eventually finished fourth, after being passed by

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on the final lap. Goethe returned to his main campaign in the Euroformula Open for the final two rounds of the season and was replaced by

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. Goethe ended the championship 19th with 15 points.

2023

At the end of September 2022, Goethe partook in the FIA Formula 3 post-season test with

on all three days. On 2 December 2022, it was announced that

signed Goethe on a full-time basis for the upcoming

alongside

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and

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Personal life

Goethe's father, Roald Goethe, is a racing driver currently competing in the

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. He is also related to the famous German writer

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Karting record

Karting career summary

Complete Karting World Championship results

Racing record

Racing career summary

^† As Goethe was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

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

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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

Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

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

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Goethe, Oliver 2004 births Living people Danish racing drivers German racing drivers Danish people of German descent German people of Danish descent Spanish F4 Championship drivers Formula Regional European Championship drivers Formula Regional Asian Championship drivers MP Motorsport drivers Euroformula Open Championship drivers 24H Series drivers Drivex drivers R-ace GP drivers Motopark Academy drivers FIA Formula 3 Championship drivers Campos Racing drivers Karting World Championship drivers Trident Racing drivers