Joshua Dürksen
Joshua Dürksen | |
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 Dürksen in 2024 | |
| Born | 27 October 2003 Asunción, Paraguay |
| Nationality |
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| FIA Formula 2 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2024 |
| Current team | AIX |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | 20 |
| Starts | 28 (28 entries) |
| Wins | 2 |
| Podiums | 4 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 10th in 2024 |
| Previous series | |
Joshua Dürksen (German pronunciation: [ˈjoːzu̯a ˈdʏʁk.sn̩]; born 27 October 2003) is a Paraguayan and German racing driver, who competes in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for AIX.
Dürksen previously raced for Arden in the Formula Regional European Championship in 2022 and 2023. He is a race-winner in FIA Formula 2 and Italian F4.
Career
[edit]Formula 4
[edit]2019
[edit]In 2019 Dürksen made his single-seater debut, racing for Mücke Motorsport in the Formula 4 UAE Championship alongside Nico Göhler.[2] 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, finishing 68 points behind his rival.[3][4]
Dürksen then competed in both the Italian and ADAC Formula 4 championships.[5] Staying on with Mücke Motorsport in Italy and its German offshoot ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg in ADAC F4, the Paraguayan won a race at Vallelunga and finished eighth and eleventh in the championships respectively.[6]
2020
[edit]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.[7] He won two races in ADAC F4, those being the final race at the first Nürburgring round and the following race at the Hockenheimring, 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.[8]
2021
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The Paraguayan returned to the Italian F4 Championship 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 round.[9][10][11]
Dürksen also made a one-off appearance in the third-tier Euroformula Open Championship for Drivex School at the Hungaroring, accomplishing a podium on debut.[12]
Formula Regional European Championship
[edit]2022
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Despite initial difficulties to secure the necessary funding,[13] Dürksen was able to make the step up to the Formula Regional European Championship in 2022, partnering fellow Latin Americans Eduardo Barrichello and Noel León at Arden Motorsport.[14][15] He declared his dream of making it to Formula One was "more alive than ever".[16][17]
2023
[edit]During the 2023 pre-season, Dürksen joined the Formula Regional Middle East Championship with Hyderabad Blackbirds by MP Motorsport, from the second round onwards.[18]
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For his main campaign, Dürksen remained with Arden Motorsport for the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship.[19]
FIA Formula 3 Championship
[edit]Dürksen drove for PHM Racing during the 2023 Formula 3 post-season test in Imola.[20]
FIA Formula 2 Championship
[edit]2024
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In November 2023, it was announced that Dürksen would drive in the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship for PHM AIX Racing, partnering FIA Formula 3 graduate Taylor Barnard.[21] Dürksen claimed the first points and podium for a Paraguayan driver in any international Formula 2 category, with a third-place finish in the Feature Race at the fourth round of the season at Imola.[22] He scored a second podium finish, this time in the Sprint Race held at Monza, where he finished again in the third position.
One round after, in the Azerbaijan GP, Dürksen managed to score his maiden Formula 2 win. In the Saturday Sprint Race, he started 4th on the grid and was able to convert it into his first ever victory in the championship. This is the first ever victory for a Paraguayan driver in any international Formula 2 category.
2025
[edit]Dürksen remained with AIX Racing for the 2025 season.[23]
Karting record
[edit]Karting career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Junior | 33rd | |
| Sources:[24] | |||
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Mücke Motorsport | 20 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 295 | 2nd |
| Italian F4 Championship | BWT Mücke Motorsport | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 122 | 8th | |
| ADAC Formula 4 Championship | ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 80 | 11th | |
| 2020 | ADAC Formula 4 Championship | ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 191 | 6th |
| Italian F4 Championship | BWT Mücke Motorsport | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 13th | |
| 2021 | Italian F4 Championship | BWT Mücke Motorsport | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 171 | 6th |
| Euroformula Open Championship | Drivex School | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 17th | |
| 2022 | Formula Regional European Championship | Arden Motorsport | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 14th |
| 2023 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | Hyderabad Blackbirds by MP Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 16th |
| Formula Regional European Championship | Arden Motorsport | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 19th | |
| 2024 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | PHM AIX Racing AIX Racing |
28 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 87 | 10th |
| 2025 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | AIX Racing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD |
Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Mücke Motorsport | DUB1 1 3 |
DUB1 2 4 |
DUB1 3 3 |
DUB1 4 1 |
YMC1 1 5 |
YMC1 2 1 |
YMC1 3 1 |
YMC1 4 3 |
DUB2 1 4 |
DUB2 2 1 |
DUB2 3 6 |
DUB2 4 5 |
YMC2 1 5 |
YMC2 2 6 |
YMC2 3 3 |
YMC2 4 4 |
DUB3 1 Ret |
DUB3 2 3 |
DUB3 3 5 |
DUB3 4 1 |
2nd | 295 |
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | BWT Mücke Motorsport | VLL 1 Ret |
VLL 2 1 |
VLL 3 3 |
MIS 1 11 |
MIS 2 8 |
MIS 3 C |
HUN 1 5 |
HUN 2 9 |
HUN 3 4 |
RBR 1 3 |
RBR 2 Ret |
RBR 3 8 |
IMO 1 12 |
IMO 2 17 |
IMO 3 16 |
IMO 4 19 |
MUG 1 24 |
MUG 2 5 |
MUG 3 3 |
MNZ 1 5 |
MNZ 2 22 |
MNZ 3 Ret |
8th | 122 |
| 2020 | BWT Mücke Motorsport | MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
MIS 3 |
IMO1 1 |
IMO1 2 |
IMO1 3 |
RBR 1 1 |
RBR 2 15 |
RBR 3 2 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
MUG 3 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
IMO2 1 10 |
IMO2 2 4 |
IMO2 3 11 |
VLL 1 9 |
VLL 2 C |
VLL 3 9 |
13th | 60 | |
| 2021 | BWT Mücke Motorsport | LEC 1 8 |
LEC 2 5 |
LEC 3 7 |
MIS 1 15 |
MIS 2 15 |
MIS 3 15 |
VLL 1 4 |
VLL 2 4 |
VLL 3 Ret |
IMO 1 25† |
IMO 2 4 |
IMO 3 6 |
RBR 1 Ret |
RBR 2 5 |
RBR 3 22 |
MUG 1 1 |
MUG 2 4 |
MUG 3 1 |
MNZ 1 3 |
MNZ 2 4 |
MNZ 3 6 |
6th | 171 |
Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg | OSC 1 9 |
OSC 2 5 |
OSC 3 2 |
RBR 1 Ret |
RBR 2 9 |
RBR 3 20 |
HOC 1 20 |
HOC 2 12 |
ZAN 1 Ret |
ZAN 2 10 |
ZAN 3 Ret |
NÜR 1 11 |
NÜR 2 7 |
NÜR 3 Ret |
HOC 1 3 |
HOC 2 4 |
HOC 3 9 |
SAC 1 Ret |
SAC 2 6 |
SAC 3 10 |
11th | 80 | |
| 2020 | ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg | LAU1 1 2 |
LAU1 2 11 |
LAU1 3 9 |
NÜR1 1 9 |
NÜR1 2 6 |
NÜR1 3 1 |
HOC 1 1 |
HOC 2 11 |
HOC 3 5 |
NÜR2 1 2 |
NÜR2 2 9 |
NÜR2 3 Ret |
RBR 1 9 |
RBR 2 3 |
RBR 3 12 |
LAU2 1 4 |
LAU2 2 4 |
LAU2 3 7 |
OSC 1 2 |
OSC 2 7 |
OSC 3 5 |
6th | 191 |
Complete Euroformula Open Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Drivex School | POR 1 |
POR 2 |
POR 3 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
LEC 3 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
SPA 3 |
HUN 1 3 |
HUN 2 5 |
HUN 3 8 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
IMO 3 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
CAT 3 |
17th | 29 |
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Arden Motorsport | MNZ 1 19 |
MNZ 2 14 |
IMO 1 6 |
IMO 2 12 |
MCO 1 12 |
MCO 2 10 |
LEC 1 13 |
LEC 2 12 |
ZAN 1 Ret |
ZAN 2 18 |
HUN 1 15 |
HUN 2 Ret |
SPA 1 21 |
SPA 2 14 |
RBR 1 6 |
RBR 2 6 |
CAT 1 10 |
CAT 2 6 |
MUG 1 9 |
MUG 2 13 |
14th | 40 |
| 2023 | Arden Motorsport | IMO 1 15 |
IMO 2 Ret |
CAT 1 18 |
CAT 2 21 |
HUN 1 20 |
HUN 2 14 |
SPA 1 10 |
SPA 2 3 |
MUG 1 14 |
MUG 2 23† |
LEC 1 18 |
LEC 2 9 |
RBR 1 16 |
RBR 2 NC |
MNZ 1 22 |
MNZ 2 Ret |
ZAN 1 14 |
ZAN 2 7 |
HOC 1 17 |
HOC 2 14 |
19th | 26 |
Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Hyderabad Blackbirds by MP | DUB1 1 |
DUB1 2 |
DUB1 3 |
KUW1 1 Ret |
KUW1 2 7 |
KUW1 3 3 |
KUW2 1 26† |
KUW2 2 15 |
KUW2 3 6 |
DUB2 1 |
DUB2 2 |
DUB2 3 |
ABU 1 |
ABU 2 |
ABU 3 |
16th | 29 |
† – Driver did not finish the race but was classified, as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.
Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | PHM AIX Racing AIX Racing |
BHR SPR 15 |
BHR FEA 11 |
JED SPR 9 |
JED FEA 12 |
MEL SPR 17 |
MEL FEA Ret |
IMO SPR Ret |
IMO FEA 3 |
MON SPR 18 |
MON FEA 18† |
CAT SPR 10 |
CAT FEA Ret |
RBR SPR 8 |
RBR FEA 6 |
SIL SPR 16 |
SIL FEA Ret |
HUN SPR 18 |
HUN FEA 19 |
SPA SPR 19 |
SPA FEA 10 |
MNZ SPR 3 |
MNZ FEA 5 |
BAK SPR 1 |
BAK FEA 5 |
LSL SPR 8 |
LSL FEA 13 |
YMC SPR Ret |
YMC FEA 1 |
10th | 87 |
| 2025 | AIX Racing | MEL SPR |
MEL FEA |
BHR SPR |
BHR FEA |
JED SPR |
JED FEA |
IMO SPR |
IMO FEA |
MON SPR |
MON FEA |
CAT SPR |
CAT FEA |
RBR SPR |
RBR FEA |
SIL SPR |
SIL FEA |
SPA SPR |
SPA FEA |
HUN SPR |
HUN FEA |
MNZ SPR |
MNZ FEA |
BAK SPR |
BAK FEA |
LSL SPR |
LSL FEA |
YMC SPR |
YMC FEA |
TBD | TBD |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Con licencia alemana Joshua Duerksen asegura su continuidad en Europa". MotorPy.com (in Spanish). 5 August 2020. Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "NEW RACING ROOKIES ARRIVE IN DUBAI FOR THIRD SEASON OF F4UAE". 7 January 2019. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "Joshua Duerksen se quedó con el subcampeonato de F4 en Dubai". Agencia IP (in Spanish). 5 March 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "Joshua Duerksen: Vizechampion der VAE". wochenblatt.cc (in German). 2 March 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ Rubino, Jacopo (21 February 2019). "Zanotti nel team Mucke con Alatalo e Durksen (Zanotti in the Mucke team with Alatalo and Durksen)". ITALIARACING.net. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ "Año cargado de éxitos en la F4". ABC Color (in Spanish). 4 November 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ e.K, Jens Galkow-Jegasoft Media. "Paraguayisches Talent Joshua Dürksen startet in zwei..." www.muecke-motorsport.de (in German). Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Buen cierre de la temporada 2020 de Joshua Duerksen en la F4 italiana". MotorPy.com (in Spanish). 6 December 2020. Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "Joshua Duerksen cierra de gran manera la temporada 2021 de la Fórmula 4 italiana". Touring y Automóvil Club Paraguayo (in Spanish). 1 November 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "Joshua Duerksen y una épica victoria en la Fórmula 4 italiana". ABC Color (in Spanish). 9 October 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ Wood, Ida (10 October 2021). "Bearman becomes Italian F4 champion as Duerksen dominates Mugello". Formula Scout. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "¡Orgullo! El paraguayo Joshua Duerksen se mete al podio en la EuroFormula 3". Versus - La Nación (in Spanish). 10 July 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "¿Qué pasó de Joshua Duerksen?". Crónica (in Spanish). 4 March 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "Bombazo: Joshua Duerksen correrá en la F3 Regional FIA". Versus - La Nación (in Spanish). 10 February 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "La Fórmula 3 Regional oficializó la llegada de Joshua Duerksen". ABC Color (in Spanish). 11 February 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "Duerksen: "Mi sueño de llegar a la F1 está más vivo que nunca"". La Nación (in Spanish). 27 December 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ Noguera, Amílcar (4 December 2021). "Joshua Duerksen, temple de guerrero". D10 - Última Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ Wood, Ida (25 January 2023). "Duerksen joins grid for FRMEC's Kuwait rounds and tops rain-hit test". Formula Scout. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ Waring, Bethonie (6 January 2023). "Duerksen continues with Arden in FRegional Europe". Formula Scout. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Joshua Duerksen concluye su primera experiencia en FIA Formula 3". joshuaduerksen.com.py (in Spanish). 24 October 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ "PHM Racing recruit Joshua Duerksen for 2024 campaign". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Hadjar wins another F2 feature race after Bearman suffers disaster stop". Formula Scout. 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Joshua Duerksen confirmed for second season with AIX Racing". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 14 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Joshua Dürksen | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
External links
[edit]- Joshua Dürksen career summary at DriverDB.com
- Official website
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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
- FIA Formula 2 Championship drivers
- AIX Racing drivers
- PHM Racing drivers