Jacob Micallef
Maltese racing driver (born 2009)
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Jacob Micallef (born 28 October 2009) is a Maltese racing driver set to compete in the F4 Spanish Championship with Campos Racing.
Maltese| Jacob Micallef | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Maltese |
| Born | 28 October 2009 Malta |
Personal life
Micallef is the son of former drag racer and 2017 FIA European Top Fuel champion Duncan Micallef,[1] and is also the brother of fellow kart racer Kyle Micallef.[2]
In March 2026, Micallef won the Youth of the Year award at the 66th Malta National Sports Choices in recognition of his achievements representing Malta in international motorsport.[3]
Career
Karting (2017–2025)
Micallef began karting at the age of eight,[4] competing until 2025.[5] After finishing third in the 2021 Malta National Karting Championship in the 60cc class,[6] Micallef made his international karting debut the following year, racing in the Italian Karting Championship and the Trofeo Delle Industrie.[7] The following year, Micallef joined Ward Racing for his first full year in International karting as he remained in junior karts.[8] In his only year with Ward Racing, Micallef most notably finished eighth in the Andrea Margutti Trophy and tenth in the ROK Cup Superfinal.[9][10]
Stepping up to senior karting for 2024, Micallef raced with CRG Racing Team for the first half of the year,[11] before switching to VictoryLane and later KR Motorsport to round out the year.[12] During 2024, Micallef also raced with Zanchi Motorsport, finishing second in the ROK SVR class of the Rok Cup Superfinal,[13] and also making a one-off appearance in IAME Series Italy at Lonato, which he won after starting third.[14] Micallef also represented Malta in that year's FIA Motorsport Games Karting Sprint Senior discipline,[15] in which he finished eighth.[16]
Remaining with KR Motorsport for his sophomore season in senior karts,[17] Micallef began the year by finishing 11th in the WSK Super Master Series standings,[18] before finishing third in the Viterbo round of the Karting European Championship en route to a 14th-place points finish.[19] During 2025, Micallef also made one-off appearances in the IAME Euro Series and Champions of the Future Academy Program, finishing third in the former and winning race two in the latter.[20][21][22]
Formula 4 (2025–)
Micallef made his single-seater debut in the season-opening round of the F4 Saudi Arabian Championship in Bahrain,[23] finishing ninth and seventh in the two races.[24] A month after his single-seater debut, Micallef joined Campos Racing to compete in the following year's Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter and F4 Spanish Championships.[25] In the three-round Winter Championship, Micallef scored a best result of fifth in race two at Jarama, as the third-highest finishing rookie.[26]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Malta National Karting Championship — 60cc | 3rd | |
| 2022 | Italian Karting Championship — X30 Junior | BRM Official Racing Team | NC |
| Trofeo Delle Industrie — X30 Junior | 30th | ||
| 2023 | WSK Super Master Series — OK-J | Ward Racing | 102nd |
| Andrea Margutti Trophy — OK-J | 8th | ||
| Champions of the Future Euro Series — OK-J | 127th | ||
| Karting European Championship — OK-J | NC | ||
| WSK Euro Series — OK-J | 42nd | ||
| Italian Karting Championship — OK-J | 17th | ||
| Karting World Championship — OK-J | 39th | ||
| ROK Cup Superfinal — Junior ROK | 10th | ||
| WSK Final Cup — OK-J | 42nd | ||
| 2024 | WSK Champions Cup — OK | CRG Racing Team | 18th |
| WSK Super Master Series — OK | 62nd | ||
| WSK Euro Series — OK | 42nd | ||
| Champions of the Future Euro Series — OK | CRG Racing Team VictoryLane[a] |
59th | |
| Karting European Championship — OK | CRG Racing Team VictoryLane[b] |
36th | |
| Champions of the Future Academy Program — OK-N | 16th | ||
| Karting World Championship — OK | VictoryLane | NC | |
| ROK Cup Superfinal — ROK SVR | Zanchi Motorsport | 2nd | |
| IAME Warriors Final — X30 Senior | NC | ||
| WSK Final Cup — OK | KR Motorsport | 12th | |
| FIA Motorsport Games Karting Sprint Senior | Team Malta | 8th | |
| 2025 | WSK Super Master Series — OK | KR Motorsport | 11th |
| Champions of the Future Euro Series — OK | 22nd | ||
| Karting European Championship — OK | 14th | ||
| Karting World Championship — OK | 21st | ||
| IAME Euro Series — X30 Senior | Zanchi Motorsport | 17th | |
| Champions of the Future Academy Program — OK-N | 15th | ||
| Sources:[27][28][29] | |||
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | F4 Saudi Arabian Championship | Team Zahid | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16th |
| 2026 | Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship | Campos Racing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15th |
| F4 Spanish Championship | |||||||||
| Sources:[27] | |||||||||
Complete F4 Saudi Arabian Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)