Thibaut Ramaekers
Belgian racing driver (born 2009)
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Thibaut Ramaekers (born 19 December 2009) is a Belgian racing driver who competes in the French F4 Championship.
Belgian| Thibaut Ramaekers | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Born | 19 December 2009 Chimay, Hainaut, Belgium |
| French F4 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2026 |
| Current team | FFSA Academy |
| Car number | 79 |
| Starts | 12 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Podiums | 8 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 3 |
| Best finish | TBD in 2026 |
| Previous series | |
| Statistics up to date as of 2 August 2026. | |
Born and raised in Chimay, Ramaekers began competitive kart racing aged nine. After a successful karting career—culminating in his victory at the senior World Championship in 2025—Ramaekers graduated to junior formulae.
Career
Karting (2019–2025)
2019–2023: Career beginnings and European runner-up
Ramaekers had a successful karting career, starting with IAME-sanctioned competitions in 2019. From 2019 to 2020, he competed in the X30 Mini class with Eurokarting, finishing third in the IAME Series Benelux and winning it the following year, his first title.[1][2] He moved up to the X30 Junior category in 2021, finishing third again in the Benelux.[3] He improved to finish runner-up the following year with VDK Racing, as well as finishing fourth in the Winter Cup and third in the Euro Series.[4][5][6] He made his international debut that year, ending fourth in the OK-Junior (OK-J) class of the WSK Final Cup.[7] He was selected by the Royal Automobile Club of Belgium (RACB) to compete in the FIA Motorsport Games, where he finished sixth.[8][9]
Ramaekers experienced his breakout year in 2023, when he won the IAME Winter Cup in the X30 Junior category.[10] In OK-J, he finished third in Champions of the Future, sixth in the WSK Super Master Series, and runner-up to Oleksandr Bondarev in the CIK-FIA European Championship.[11][12][13] His first final appearance at the World Championship ended with a retirement.[14] He also made his debut in OK—the senior international class—at the WSK Final Cup and finished third.[15]
2024–2025: World Champion at Kristianstad
Ramaekers progressed to compete full-time in OK in 2024, where he finished runner-up to Joe Turney in Champions of the Future and third in the European Championship.[16][17] At the end of the year, he was invited to the Ferrari Driver Academy World Scouting Camp.[18][19]
Remaining with VDK Racing for 2025, he was again runner-up in Champions of the Future, this time to Kenzo Craigie.[20] He finished fifth in the European Championship and beat Turney to the World Championship at Kristianstad.[21][22][23]
Formula 4 (2025–present)
2025: Debut in Saudi Arabia
In 2025, Ramaekers made his junior formulae debut in the F4 Saudi Arabian Championship.[24] As a rookie in Formula 4 (F4) machinery, he scored consistently between fourth- and sixth-place throughout the season and ended the season fourth overall.[25]
2026: Maiden F4 victories in France
In 2026, Ramaekers progressed to the French F4 Championship for his full rookie season.[26] He achieved his maiden F4 podium in the third race of the opening round at Nogaro.[27] A round later at Dijon, he collected another podium in the third race and achieved his maiden victory in the reverse-grid race.[28][29] The third round and halfway point of the season was at his home race at Spa-Francorchamps, he won the opener and ended second to championship leader Guillaume Bouzar in the final race.[30][31][32]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | IAME Euro Series — X30 Mini | Eurokarting | 15th |
| IAME Series Benelux — X30 Mini | 3rd | ||
| IAME International Final — X30 Mini | 14th | ||
| 2020 | IAME Winter Cup — X30 Mini | Eurokarting | 14th |
| IAME Euro Series — X30 Mini | 7th | ||
| IAME Series Benelux — X30 Mini | 1st | ||
| 2021 | IAME Series Benelux — X30 Junior | 3rd | |
| IAME Euro Series — X30 Junior | Eurokarting | 23rd | |
| IAME Warriors Final — X30 Junior | NC | ||
| 2022 | IAME Benelux Series – X30 Junior | 2nd | |
| IAME Winter Cup — X30 Junior | VDK Racing | 4th | |
| IAME Euro Series — X30 Junior | 3rd | ||
| IAME Warriors Final — X30 Junior | 31st | ||
| Champions of the Future — OK-J | 75th | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OK-J | NC† | ||
| WSK Euro Series — OK-J | 33rd | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OK-J | 45th | ||
| WSK Final Cup — OK-J | 4th | ||
| CIK-FIA Academy Trophy | Frédéric Ramaekers | 12th | |
| FIA Motorsport Games Sprint Cup — Junior | Team Belgium | 6th | |
| 2023 | Champions of the Future — OK-J | VDK Racing | 3rd |
| IAME Winter Cup — X30 Junior | 1st | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OK-J | 2nd | ||
| WSK Super Master Series — OK-J | 6th | ||
| IAME Euro Series — X30 Junior | 7th | ||
| WSK Euro Series — OK-J | 15th | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OK-J | 36th | ||
| WSK Final Cup — OK | 3rd | ||
| 2024 | IAME Winter Cup — X30 Senior | VDK Racing | 25th |
| WSK Super Master Series — OK | 12th | ||
| IAME Euro Series — X30 Senior | 22nd | ||
| Champions of the Future — OK | 2nd | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OK | 3rd | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OK | 13th | ||
| IAME Warriors Final — X30 Senior | 17th | ||
| 2025 | IAME Winter Cup — X30 Senior | VDK Racing | 6th |
| WSK Super Master Series — OK | 27th | ||
| Champions of the Future — OK | 2nd | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship — OK | 5th | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship — OK | 1st | ||
| Source:[33][14][a] | |||
† As Ramaekers was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
Complete CIK-FIA results
Complete CIK-FIA Karting World Championship results
Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Points | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | VDK Racing | OK-J | POR SH |
POR F |
ZUE SH |
ZUE F |
KRI SH |
KRI F |
FRN SH 15 |
FRN F DSQ |
NC† | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | VDK Racing | OK-J | VAL QH 3 |
VAL SH 2 |
VAL F 1 |
TŘI QH 4 |
TŘI SH 3 |
TŘI F 4 |
RØD QH 3 |
RØD SH 3 |
RØD F 18 |
CRE QH 1 |
CRE SH 1 |
CRE F 1 |
2nd | 245 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | VDK Racing | OK | VAL QH 16 |
VAL SH 14 |
VAL F 5 |
ARG QH 23 |
ARG SH 30 |
ARG F 32‡ |
SVK QH 2 |
SVK SH 1 |
SVK F 1 |
KRI QH 1 |
KRI SH 3 |
KRI F 24 |
3rd | 174 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | VDK Racing | OK | CAM QH 2 |
CAM SH 1 |
CAM F 4 |
POR QH 11 |
POR SH 14 |
POR F 6 |
VIT QH 12 |
VIT SH 12 |
VIT F 8 |
RØD QH 15 |
RØD SH 17 |
RØD F 22‡ |
5th | 144 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source:[38][39][40][41] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† As Ramaekers was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
‡ Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed at least one lap.
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | F4 Saudi Arabian Championship | Zahid | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 4th |
| 2026 | French F4 Championship | FFSA Academy | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 147* | 2nd* |
| Source:[33] | |||||||||
* Season still in progress.
Complete F4 Saudi Arabian Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete French F4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.
Notes
- Additional references are stated in § Karting (2019–2025).
- Did not finish, but was classified 36th.