Yani Stevenheydens
Belgian racing driver (born 2006)
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Yani Stevenheydens (born 22 February 2006) is a Belgian racing driver who competes in the GT4 European Series for Elite Motorsport.
| Yani Stevenheydens | |
|---|---|
Stevenheydens driving at the Red Bull Ring during the 2025 Eurocup-3 season | |
| Nationality |  Belgian |
| Born | 22 February 2006 |
| GT4 European Series career | |
| Debut season | 2026 |
| Current team | Elite Motorsport with Entire Racing Engineering |
| Car number | 77 |
| Starts | 6 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | TBD in 2026 |
| Previous series | |
| 2025–2026 2025 2025–2026 2025 2023–2024 | F4 Spanish Eurocup-3 Eurocup-3 Winter Eurocup-4 Winter French F4 |
Stevenheydens was the 2024 French F4 vice-champion.
Career
Formula 4
2023
After winning the IAME series shootout, Stevenheydens was announced to be making his single-seater debut in the French F4 Championship.[1] In only his second race in Nogaro, he was able to take his first podium with third place.[2] This was followed by a double rostrum at the Pau Grand Prix.[3] His first win of the campaign came during the penultimate round in Lédenon having defended against Hiyu Yamakoshi for the win.[4] Stevenheydens would triumph once again during the season finale at the Circuit Paul Ricard, placing him seventh in the standings with 107 points.[5]
2024
Stevenheydens remained in French F4 for 2024.[6] He started the season with two poles in Nogaro,[7] and took a lights-to-flag victory during the first race.[8] More podiums and a double pole in Spa-Francorchamps followed,[9] before he dominated the Nürburgring with a double victory, putting him into the lead of the standings.[10] He duelled with title rival Jules Caranta in the second Magny-Cours race,[11] but managed to take a fifth win the next day with a dominant performance.[12] However, a double win in Dijon-Prenois for rival Taito Kato reduced Stevenheydens' points lead to a mere six points.[13] A second and third place podium in the Paul Ricard final round meant that Stevenheydens initially clinched the title,[14] but a post-race penalty for him in the final race dropped him behind Kato in the standings, forcing him Stevenheydens to settle as runner-up behind Kato by six points.[15]
2025
Stevenheydens was set up for a step up to Eurocup-3 in 2025 after a successful 2024 season.[16] However, a lack of budget forced him to compete in a third F4 season, moving over to the F4 Spanish Championship with MP Motorsport.[17] He joined the team for the Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship, where he finished 13th overall, taking one win in the sprint race at Navarra.[18]
Eurocup-3
Despite earlier announcements that he would not be competing in the 2025 Eurocup-3 season, GRS Team announced in May 2025 that Stevenheydens would be racing for them.[19] He joined the same team for the final round of the Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship, where he took a best finish of 11th in race two.[20] After being away from the championship since round two in Portimão, he would return during the final round in Barcelona.[21]
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | WSK Final Cup - 60 Mini | Eyckmans GP | 55th |
| WSK Super Master Series - 60 Mini | |||
| WSK Champions Cup - 60 Mini | 51st | ||
| 2017 | WSK Champions Cup - 60 Mini | Eyckmans GP | 95th |
| KNAF Cup IAME Benelux Open - X30 Mini | 27th | ||
| KNAF Cup IAME Benelux Open - X30 Cadet | 16th | ||
| 2019 | IAME Series Benelux - X30 Junior | 3rd | |
| IAME International Games - X30 Junior | 31st | ||
| 2020 | IAME Series Benelux - X30 Junior | 1st | |
| IAME Euro Series - X30 Junior | Eurokarting | 7th | |
| 2021 | IAME Euro Series - X30 Senior | Eurokarting | 23rd |
| IAME Warriors Final - X30 Senior | 10th | ||
| 2022 | IAME Euro Series - X30 Senior | Euro Karting | 10th |
| IAME Warriors Final - X30 Senior | Eurokarting | 2nd |
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | French F4 Championship | FFSA Academy | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 107 | 7th |
| 2024 | French F4 Championship | FFSA Academy | 20 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 274 | 2nd |
| 2025 | Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship | MP Motorsport | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 13th |
| Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship | GRS Team | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| Eurocup-3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16th | ||
| F4 Spanish Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| 2026 | Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship | GRS Team | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14th |
| F4 Spanish Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28th* | ||
| Eurocup-3 | |||||||||
| GT4 European Series - Silver | Elite Motorsport with Entire Racing Engineering | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 13th* | |
| GB4 Championship | Elite Motorsport |
* Season still in progress.
† As Stevenheydens was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete French F4 Championship results
(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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | NOG 1 10 |
NOG 2 3 |
NOG 3 Ret |
MAG 1 18 |
MAG 2 5 |
MAG 3 6 |
PAU 1 4 |
PAU 2 3 |
PAU 3 3 |
SPA 1 11 |
SPA 2 6 |
SPA 3 14 |
MIS 1 9 |
MIS 2 Ret |
MIS 3 19 |
LÉD 1 8 |
LÉD 2 1 |
LÉD 3 Ret |
LEC 1 8 |
LEC 2 1 |
LEC 3 22 |
7th | 107 |
| 2024 | NOG 1 1 |
NOG 2 C |
NOG 3 7 |
LÉD 1 3 |
LÉD 2 2 |
LÉD 3 4 |
SPA 1 3 |
SPA 2 4 |
SPA 3 2 |
NÜR 1 5 |
NÜR 2 1 |
NÜR 3 1 |
MAG 1 2 |
MAG 2 17 |
MAG 3 1 |
DIJ 1 2 |
DIJ 2 Ret |
DIJ 3 2 |
LEC 1 2 |
LEC 2 7 |
LEC 3 11 |
2nd | 274 |
Complete Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† As Stevenheydens was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete Eurocup-3 results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.
Complete GT4 European Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.