Theo Oeverhaus (born 18 December 2004) is a German racing driver. He is a protégé of Jörg Müller and the youngest driver ever to compete in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.

Career

Karting

Oeverhaus started karting at the age of 12. He mainly competed in German championships including the ADAC Kart Cup and the ADAC Kart Bundeslauf. In 2019 he finished fourth in the ADAC Kart Bundeslauf.

Cup racing

Oeverhaus made his car racing debut in 2020 by competing in the DMV BMW 318ti Cup. He finished the season as runner-up.

DTM Trophy

In 2021 made his debut in the

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with Walkenhorst Motorsport. He took his first race win at the

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and finished the season in sixth. In 2022 he competed in the

with Walkenhorst Motorsport once again. He took his only race win of the season in a chaotic race at the Norisring which only ten cars finished. He also scored five other podiums on his way to finish third in the championship.

ADAC GT4 Germany

In 2022 he also competed in the

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for CV Performance Group after being drafted in shortly before the season began to replace Leon Koslowski. He took two podiums at

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and finished the season in fifteenth.

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

In 2022 he took part in his first race in GT3 machinery at the

24 Hours of Spa The 24 Hours of Spa is an endurance racing event for cars held annually since 1924 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium. It is currently sponsored by TotalEnergies. History The Spa 24 Hours was conceived by Jules de Their a ...

with Walkenhorst Motorsport. Together with his teammates Jörg Breuer, Henry Walkenhorst and Don Yount he finished second in the Bronze-class and thirtyseventh overall.

Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

In 2022 he made his debut in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters with Walkenhorst Motorsport at the age of 17. He competed in the

Nürburgring The is a 150,000 person capacity motorsports complex located in the town of Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It features a Formula One, Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a long "North loop" track, built in the 1920s, around t ...

round as a guest driver. He finished in the top 20 in both races.

Racing record

Career summary

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

References

External links

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