Mathilda Paatz
| Mathilda Paatz | |
|---|---|
 Paatz at the Red Bull Ring in 2025 | |
| Nationality |  German |
| Born | 1 August 2008 Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia |
| French F4 Championship career | |
| Starts | 20 |
| Best finish | 20th in 2024 |
Mathilda Paatz (born 1 August 2008) is a racing driver from Germany, who currently competes in the Formula 4 CEZ Championship. She participated as a wildcard driver in F1 Academy with Hitech TGR for the Montreal round of the 2025 F1 Academy season.
Racing career
[edit]Karting
[edit]Paatz competed in the 2022 FIA Motorsport Games, where she placed 13th in the Junior Karting Sprint Cup.[1]
Paatz was a finalist in the Junior category of the 2022 Girls on Track – Rising Stars program.[2] In 2023, she was a Senior finalist.[3]
Single-seaters
[edit]In 2024, Paatz became the first female driver supported by the ADAC junior team.[4] She competed in the French F4 Championship, achieving a best result of 10th and finishing the season in 20th place.[5]
For 2025, Paatz participated in F4 CEZ with her father's team, achieving her first podium at the Red Bull Ring.[6] She was later announced as a wildcard Gatorade-supported entry for the Montreal round of the 2025 F1 Academy season.[7]
Karting record
[edit]Karting career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | ROK Cup Superfinal - Mini ROK | Kerpen E. V. Kart-Club | |
| ADAC Kart Cup - Bambini | Mathilda Racing | 15th | |
| ADAC Kart Masters - Bambini | 9th | ||
| 2020 | 25° South Garda Winter Cup - Mini ROK | TB Racing Team | |
| ADAC Kart Masters - Mini | 3rd | ||
| 2021 | ADAC Kart Masters - OK Junior | 18th | |
| 2022 | FIA Motorsport Games - Sprint - Junior | Germany | 13th |
| FIA Karting Academy Trophy | 51st | ||
| German Kart Championship - OK Junior | TB Racing | 17th | |
| ADAC Kart Masters - OK Junior | 3rd | ||
| ADAC Kart Masters - Ladies Cup | 1st | ||
| 2023 | FIA Karting World Championship - OK | DPK Racing | 81st |
| WSK Super Master Series - OK | 57th |
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | F4 French Championship | FFSA Academy | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20th |
| 2025 | Formula Winter Series | AS Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32nd |
| Formula 4 CEZ Championship | Mathilda Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60* | 9th* | |
| F1 Academy | Hitech TGR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18th* |
Complete French F4 Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | NOG 1 19 |
NOG 2 C |
NOG 3 16 |
LÉD 1 21 |
LÉD 2 17 |
LÉD 3 NC |
SPA 1 24† |
SPA 2 20 |
SPA 3 19 |
NÜR 1 20 |
NÜR 2 22 |
NÜR 3 16 |
MAG 1 12 |
MAG 2 22 |
MAG 3 22† |
DIJ 1 Ret |
DIJ 2 10 |
DIJ 3 17 |
LEC 1 Ret |
LEC 2 Ret |
LEC 3 25 |
20th | 0 |
Complete Formula Winter Series 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | AS Motorsport | POR 1 14 |
POR 2 Ret |
POR 3 18 |
CRT 1 16 |
CRT 2 21 |
CRT 3 18 |
ARA 1 17 |
ARA 2 27 |
ARA 3 26 |
CAT 1 18 |
CAT 2 14 |
CAT 3 26 |
31st | 0 |
Complete Formula 4 CEZ 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mathilda Racing | RBR1 1 13 |
RBR1 2 Ret |
RBR1 3 9 |
RBR2 1 6 |
RBR2 2 7 |
RBR2 3 2 |
SAL 1 8 |
SAL 2 5 |
SAL 3 5 |
MOS 1 |
MOS 2 |
MOS 3 |
SVK 1 |
SVK 2 |
SVK 3 |
BRN 1 |
BRN 2 |
BRN 3 |
6th* | 58* |
References
[edit]- ^ RACERS (1 November 2022). "Motorsport Games: Mathilda Paatz almost in the top-10 in Karting Junior finale". Racers. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ Wood, Ida (23 August 2022). "FIA Girls on Track chooses its Rising Stars finalists for 2022". Formula Scout. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "2023 FIA GIRLS ON TRACK – RISING STARS: FOUR JUNIOR AND FOUR SENIOR DRIVERS ON THEIR WAY TO MARANELLO". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ Multiformula (10 November 2023). "Mathilda Paatz: ADAC's First Female in French F4 Racing". MULT1FORMULA (in Italian). Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ REDFORD, LIAM (16 September 2024). "Mathilda Paatz continues strong form with career best finish at Dijon-Prenois". Racers. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Trappa takes second victory, shares podium with Paatz and Karhan". F4 CEZ Championship. 18 May 2025.
- ^ "F1 ACADEMY partners with Gatorade as Mathilda Paatz announced as Montreal Wild Card". Formula 1. 12 June 2025.