Draft:Georg Kelstrup
Danish racing driver (born 2004)
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Georg Askegaard[1] Kelstrup (born 2 July 2004) is a Danish racing driver currently competing in the F4 Spanish Championship for Campos Racing.[2]
Career
Karting
Kelstrup began karting in 2017, making his debut in the Juniors 125 class of the Kristianstad KK Grande Finale, coming in 12th. In 2018 he participated in the Swedish Kart League in the OKJ category and finished in 24th.
Making the step up to OK karting in 2019 with TK Racing, he competed in a variety of WSK branded events and came 5th in the Swedish Championship. The Dane only did two karting events in 2020, the WSK Super Master Series with TK Racing, coming in 54th, and finishing 6th in the Swedish Championship.
F4 Spanish Championship
He made his single-seater debut in 2021, competing in the 2021 F4 Spanish Championship for MP Motorsport. At the first round, Kelstrup recorded his maiden car racing win at the second race at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, and got a second podium at the next round in Navarra. These would be the best results of his season, as he ended the drivers championship in 10th, with one win, two podiums and 65 points.[3]
For the 2022, he joined Campos Racing, and managed to score one podium throughout the season: a second place at the second round at Circuito de Jerez. He ended the championship in 5th position with one podium and 105 points.[4]
GT3
Kelstrup ended his single-seater exploits and instead moved to the 2023 Italian GT Championship Sprint class in the Pro-Am category for AKM Motorsport, partnering Gustavo Sandrucci. They came third in their first race at Misano Circuit, and also won the next race. Another podium as achieved two rounds later at Mugello Circuit, and retired from the final race of the season at Imola Circuit. The duo finished the season in 5th, with 75 points, one win and three podiums.
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Kristianstad KK Grande Finale - Junior 125 | 12th | |
| 2018 | Swedish Kart League - OKJ | 24th | |
| 2019 | WSK Open Cup - OK | TK Racing | |
| German Kart Championship - OK | |||
| WSK Super Master Series - OK | |||
| WSK Euro Series - OK | |||
| Swedish Championship - OK | 5th | ||
| 2020 | WSK Super Master Series - OK | TK Racing | 54th |
| Swedish Championship - OK | 6th |
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | F4 Spanish Championship | MP Motorsport | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 10th |
| 2022 | F4 Spanish Championship | Campos Racing | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 5th |
| 2023 | Italian GT Sprint Championship - GT3 Pro-Am | AKM Motorsport | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 5th |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | MP Motorsport | SPA 1 7 |
SPA 2 1 |
SPA 3 11 |
NAV 1 3 |
NAV 2 6 |
NAV 3 Ret |
ALG 1 9 |
ALG 2 6 |
ALG 3 11 |
ARA 1 8 |
ARA 2 Ret |
ARA 3 7 |
CRT 1 15 |
CRT 2 12 |
CRT 3 8 |
JER 1 9 |
JER 2 9 |
JER 3 11 |
CAT 1 10 |
CAT 2 12 |
CAT 3 9 |
10th | 65 |
| 2022 | Campos Racing | ALG 1 7 |
ALG 2 11 |
ALG 3 9 |
JER 1 5 |
JER 2 4 |
JER 3 2 |
CRT 1 Ret |
CRT 2 8 |
CRT 3 4 |
SPA 1 5 |
SPA 2 5 |
SPA 3 4 |
ARA 1 7 |
ARA 2 11 |
ARA 3 Ret |
NAV 1 10 |
NAV 2 19 |
NAV 3 9 |
CAT 1 14 |
CAT 2 6 |
CAT 3 8 |
5th | 105 |