Joshua Dufek
Dufek at the Red Bull Ring in 2023
NationalitySwitzerland Swiss
Born (2004-12-13) 13 December 2004
Camden Town, London, United Kingdom
FIA Formula 3 Championship career
Debut season2023
Current teamCampos Racing
Car number25
Starts2
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish29th in 2023
Previous series
2023
2022–2023
2022
2021
2021
2020		FR Middle East Championship
FR European Championship
FR Asian Championship
ADAC Formula 4
Italian F4 Championship
F4 Spanish Championship

Joshua "Josh" Dufek (born 13 December 2004) is an Austrian-Swiss racing driver of German descent who currently competes in the Euroformula Open with CryptoTower Racing Team. He previously drove for Van Amersfoort Racing in FRECA and Campos Racing in FIA Formula 3.[1]

Career

Lower formulae

2020

Having started kart racing at the age of seven,[2][3] Dufek followed up his karting career with a move into single-seaters in 2020, competing in the F4 Spanish Championship with MP Motorsport.[4][5] His season would start out slowly compared to his teammates Kas Haverkort and Mari Boya,[6] with just one podium and pole position scored in race three in Navarra to show for his efforts.[7] Dufek's results would improve afterwards, getting two back-to-back third places in the third round at Jerez, and followed that up by finishing second twice at the following event in Valencia, crossing the finish line less than a second after teammate Haverkort.[8] The Swiss driver scored three more podiums in the latter half of the campaign, finishing the season in fourth position in the standings, tied on points with fellow rookie Thomas ten Brinke.[9]

2021

Dufek racing in the 2021 Italian F4 Championship at the Red Bull Ring.

In 2021 Dufek moved to Van Amersfoort Racing, partnering Oliver Bearman and Nikita Bedrin in the Italian and ADAC Formula 4 series.[10] His campaign in the former championship began in similar fashion to his 2020 season, having to wait for a podium until the eighth race of the season at Vallelunga.[11] He scored another podium in Imola, and went on to make a bold call to switch to rain tyres during the final race at the Red Bull Ring, which allowed him to charge to second place. His weekend of the season would come in Mugello: after having taken all three pole-positions of the event in qualifying,[12][13] Dufek finished second in the first race and came out victorious in race 2, having lost the lead at the start but taking it back after overtakes on Oliver Bearman and Sebastián Montoya.[14][15] The Swiss ended his season in the Italian championship in seventh place after amassing 154 points.[16]

Dufek racing in the 2021 ADAC Formula 4 Championship at the Red Bull Ring.

In the German championship Dufek would get his first podium in a VAR podium lockout in race 2 at Zandvoort, finishing second.[17] Dufek then went on to have two further races in which he narrowly missed out on taking victory, losing out in back-to-back races at the Hockenheimring and Nürburgring to Luke Browning and Tim Tramnitz respectively.[18][19] His ADAC F4 season also ended with him sat in seventh, having skipped the fourth round at the Sachsenring.[20]

Formula Regional

2022

Dufek racing in the 2022 Formula Regional European Championship at the Red Bull Ring.

Having taken part in post-season testing with MP Motorsport and Van Amersfoort Racing at the end of 2021, Dufek signed for the latter team to compete in the Formula Regional European Championship, driving alongside Levente Révész and Kas Haverkort.[21][22] Before the season, the Swiss driver competed in the first three rounds of the Formula Regional Asian series for Hitech Grand Prix, amassing two rookie podiums, ending [23][24][25] The start to his campaign in the European championship would prove trickier, as Dufek scored just two points in the first ten races, far from teammate Haverkort. However, a sudden upturn in form at the Hungaroring round with strong points finishes, followed by a double podium at the Red Bull Ring after the summer break, propelled the Swiss driver into the top 10 in the standings and rookie title contention.[26][27] Dufek arrived at the season finale at Mugello tenth in the standings, 11 points off rookie leader Leonardo Fornaroli. He put pressure on the Italian with a podium in race one and a front row start in race two,[28] but a late mistake fighting with Hadrien David saw him drop three positions and eventually miss out on the rookie championship by 4 points. This was, however, enough of a points haul for Dufek to leapfrog MP Motorsport's Mari Boya and secure ninth place in the final overall standings.[29]

2023

At the start of 2023, Dufek raced in the 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship with PHM Racing.[30] He would go on to take his first Formula Regional victory at Kuwait Motor Town, only to have it stripped away due to a technical irregularity.[31][32] He finished the season sixth in the standings with two podiums to his name.

Dufek remained with Van Amersfoort Racing for the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship.[33][34] Despite a maiden pole position at the Hungaroring,[35][36] Dufek experienced a drop in speed due to what he described as a "recalcitrant engine", and opted to pull out of his contract during the summer break. He sat 9th in the standings at the time.[37]

Euroformula Open

After leaving Formula Regional midway through 2023, Dufek joined the Euroformula Open with CryptoTower Racing Team starting from the fifth round at the Red Bull Ring.[38]

FIA Formula 3 Championship

Dufek was called up by Campos Racing for the final round of the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship at Monza, replacing Hugh Barter.[39][40] After spinning out of qualifying, he finished 14th in both races, enough to propel him to 29th in the standings, ahead of six other drivers.[41][42] He then tested for PHM Racing during the post-season test.[43]

Formula One

At the start of 2019 Dufek joined the Sauber Junior Team along with Dexter Patterson and competed with their karting team in the CIK-FIA Karting European Championship and the Karting World Championship.[44][45] He left the academy before the start of his single-seater career in 2020.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
2013 LO Schweizer Kart Meisterschaft — Mini JD Racing Team 1st
2014 LO Schweizer Kart Meisterschaft — Super Mini JD Racing Team 7th
2015 WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini Spirit Racing NC
2017 ADAC Kart Masters — X30 Junior 4th
IAME Euro Series — X30 Junior 10th
CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ Birel Art Racing Srl 73rd
IAME International Final — X30 Junior NC
2018 WSK Champions Cup — OKJ Forza Racing 17th
South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ 44th
German Karting Championship — Junior 19th
WSK Super Master Series — OKJ 12th
WSK Open Cup — OKJ 34th
CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ 19th
CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ 21st
IAME International Final — X30 Junior 117th
WSK Final Cup — OKJ 37th
2019 Italian Championship — OK 5th
WSK Super Master Series — OK KR Motorsport 21st
Championnat de France — OK 8th
WSK Euro Series — OK Sauber Karting Team 9th
CIK-FIA European Championship — OK 20th
CIK-FIA World Championship — OK 16th
WSK Final Cup — OK NC
Sources:[46][47]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2020 F4 Spanish Championship MP Motorsport 21 0 1 1 8 187 4th
2021 ADAC Formula 4 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 18 0 0 0 4 127 7th
Italian F4 Championship 21 1 3 2 5 154 7th
FIA Central European Zone Formula 4 2 1 1 1 1 25 7th
2022 Formula Regional Asian Championship Hitech Grand Prix 9 0 0 0 0 12 18th
Formula Regional European Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 19 0 0 0 3 79 9th
2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship PHM Racing 15 0 0 3 2 105 6th
Formula Regional European Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 12 0 1 0 0 52 13th
FIA Formula 3 Championship Campos Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 29th
Euroformula Open Championship CryptoTower Racing Team 8 1 0 0 7 138 7th

* Season still in progress.

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

(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 DC Points
2020 MP Motorsport NAV
1
11		 NAV
2
7		 NAV
3
3		 LEC
1
Ret		 LEC
2
6		 LEC
3
5		 JER
1
3		 JER
2
3		 JER
3
5		 CRT
1
2		 CRT
2
2		 CRT
3
Ret		 ARA
1
3		 ARA
2
4		 ARA
3
10		 JAR
1
2		 JAR
2
2		 JAR
3
5		 CAT
1
4		 CAT
2
6		 CAT
3
4		 4th 187

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

(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 Pos Points
2021 Van Amersfoort Racing RBR
1
11		 RBR
2
4		 RBR
3
Ret		 ZAN
1
8		 ZAN
2
2		 ZAN
3
7		 HOC1
1
Ret		 HOC1
2
5		 HOC1
3
8		 SAC
1		 SAC
2		 SAC
3		 HOC2
1
4		 HOC2
2
7		 HOC2
3
2		 NÜR
1
2		 NÜR
2
3		 NÜR
3
12		 7th 127

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

(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
2021 Van Amersfoort Racing LEC
1
9		 LEC
2
22		 LEC
3
8		 MIS
1
28†		 MIS
2
9		 MIS
3
6		 VLL
1
5		 VLL
2
3		 VLL
3
10		 IMO
1
3		 IMO
2
6		 IMO
3
4		 RBR
1
5		 RBR
2
Ret		 RBR
3
2		 MUG
1
2		 MUG
2
1		 MUG
3
Ret		 MNZ
1
22		 MNZ
2
9		 MNZ
3
8		 7th 154

Complete Formula Regional Asian Championship results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points
2022 Hitech Grand Prix ABU
1
9		 ABU
2
6		 ABU
3
16		 DUB
1
12		 DUB
2
16		 DUB
3
10		 DUB
1
16		 DUB
2
27†		 DUB
3
10		 DUB
1		 DUB
2		 DUB
3		 ABU
1		 ABU
2		 ABU
3		 18th 12

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

(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
2022 Van Amersfoort Racing MNZ
1
18		 MNZ
2
13		 IMO
1
12		 IMO
2
10		 MCO
1
DNQ		 MCO
2
22		 LEC
1
Ret		 LEC
2
25		 ZAN
1
23		 ZAN
2
10		 HUN
1
5		 HUN
2
6		 SPA
1
10		 SPA
2
21		 RBR
1
2		 RBR
2
3		 CAT
1
8		 CAT
2
Ret		 MUG
1
3		 MUG
2
7		 9th 79
2023 Van Amersfoort Racing IMO
1
8		 IMO
2
Ret		 CAT
1
6		 CAT
2
5		 HUN
1
6		 HUN
2
4		 SPA
1
14		 SPA
2
21		 MUG
1
5		 MUG
2
25		 LEC
1
23		 LEC
2
20		 RBR
1		 RBR
2		 MNZ
1		 MNZ
2		 ZAN
1		 ZAN
2		 HOC
1		 HOC
2		 13th 52

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results

(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 PHM Racing DUB1
1
6		 DUB1
2
16		 DUB1
3
13		 KUW1
1
3		 KUW1
2
DSQ		 KUW1
3
10		 KUW2
1
9		 KUW2
2
7		 KUW2
3
7		 DUB2
1
4		 DUB2
2
6		 DUB2
3
3		 ABU
1
5		 ABU
2
4		 ABU
3
5		 6th 105

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

(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 DC Points
2023 Campos Racing BHR
SPR		 BHR
FEA		 MEL
SPR		 MEL
FEA		 MON
SPR		 MON
FEA		 CAT
SPR		 CAT
FEA		 RBR
SPR		 RBR
FEA		 SIL
SPR		 SIL
FEA		 HUN
SPR		 HUN
FEA		 SPA
SPR		 SPA
FEA		 MNZ
SPR
14		 MNZ
FEA
14		 29th 0

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

(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 23 Pos Points
2023 Van Amersfoort Racing PRT
1		 PRT
2		 PRT
3		 SPA
1		 SPA
2		 SPA
3		 HUN
1		 HUN
2		 HUN
3		 LEC
1		 LEC
2		 LEC
3		 RBR
1
3		 RBR
2
4		 RBR
3
3		 MNZ
1
2		 MNZ
2
2		 MNZ
3
1		 MUG
1
3		 MUG
2
2		 CAT
1		 CAT
2		 CAT
3		 7th 138

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