Kacper Mikołaj Sztuka (Polish pronunciation: ; born 28 January 2006) is a Polish racing driver who competes in Eurocup-3 for Tecnicar by Amtog.
Born in Bielsko-Biała, Sztuka was the champion of the 2023 Italian F4 Championship with US Racing, and also the winner of the inaugural edition of the Formula Winter Series. A member of the Red Bull Junior Team from 2023 to 2024, he competed in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship with MP Motorsport. He moved down to Eurocup-3 for 2025, finishing third in the category.
Career Karting Sztuka began karting at the age of four in Tychy and subsequently in Wodzisław Śląski where he started practicing at an open-air karting circuit. He made his racing debut in the Czech Republic and began regularly taking part in races in Italy at the age of nine.
Formula 4 In 2019, Sztuka became a test driver in Formula 4 for the first time. In 2020, he took part in only four karting races as the rest of the season was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which prompted him to focus on preparations for his debut season in Formula 4.
2021
On 16 May 2021, Sztuka made his debut in the Italian F4 Championship at the Circuit Paul Ricard becoming the youngest Polish racing driver in Formula 4 history. He ended the 2021 season claiming 8th place in the Rookie category.
2022
In 2022, Sztuka signed a contract with US Racing, owned by Ralf Schumacher and Gerhard Ungar. He finished four races on the podium including two wins and collected 162 points, which allowed him to finish sixth in the general classification. He also made a guest appearance in the German Formula Four Championship finishing second two times in five races collecting 64 points and claiming tenth place overall.
2023
In 2023, Sztuka continued racing in the Italian F4 Championship, again with US Racing. He took his maiden win in the opening race at Imola. With eight wins in the final nine races, he won the championship with a 35-point gap to Ugo Ugochukwu.
In the pre-season, Sztuka also participated in the inaugural edition of the Formula Winter Series. He won five out of first six races, as well as taking four pole positions and four fastest laps, which allowed him to win the championship without having to take part in the last fourth round. It was the first title in his career.
In April 2023, Sztuka received sponsorship support from PKN Orlen by joining the Akademia ORLEN Team.
FIA Formula 3 Championship
In November 2023, Sztuka drove for MP Motorsport during the FIA Formula 3 post-season test in Imola In January 2024, he announced that he had signed with the Dutch-based team to compete in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship. However, he struggled during the season, only claiming a single points finish in the Imola sprint race, and finished the season in 27th overall.
Sztuka left the series after a spending a season in the category. Speaking about his time in F3, Sztuka stated: "If I could turn the time back, I would go [sic] to FRECA.” after winning the Italian F4 title.
Formula Regional Sztuka joined G4 Racing to race in the opening round of the 2025 Formula Regional European Championship in Misano. He returned to the championship with the team during the sixth round in Imola. He then joined RPM for the penultimate round in Hockenheim.
Eurocup-3
For 2025, Sztuka moved down to Eurocup-3, signing for Campos Racing. He also drove for the same team in the first two rounds of the Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship. He finished 11th in the standings with 27 points, his best result being a third place in the third race in Portimão.
Formula One In November 2023, it was announced that Sztuka would join the Red Bull Junior Team. However, just seven months later, it was announced that Sztuka would be leaving after his contract was terminated by Red Bull.
Personal life Sztuka was born in Bielsko-Biała in 2006. His father is a Polish rally driver Łukasz Sztuka. He attends the General Antoni Osuchowski High School No. 1 in Cieszyn. He named Kimi Raikkonen and Robert Kubica as his childhood idols who inspire him. He is the winner of Dziennik Zachodni's Greatest Sporting Talent of the Silesian Voivodeship Award.
Karting record
Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2011Czech Championship — Easy 50Hawi Racing TeamNC2012Moravsky Pohar — Mladi 50Czech Championship — Easy 50Hawi Racing Team8th2013Karting Cup — 60 Baby1stOpen Cup — Baby2ndMoravsky Pohar — 60 Baby2014Moravsky Pohar — 60 Baby1stKarting Cup — 60 Baby1stPohar Autoklubu Ceske Republiky — 60 BabyFeber Racing3rd2015South Garda Winter Cup — Mini ROK21stWSK Gold Cup — 60 Mini22ndWSK Super Master Series — 60 MiniRB RacingNCWSK Final Cup — 60 MiniSztuka, LukaszNC2016WSK Champions Cup — 60 MiniRB RacingNCROK Cup Italy Area Nord — Mini ROK77th2017WSK Champions Cup — 60 MiniTBKart SrlNCWSK Super Master Series — 60 MiniNCItalian Championship — 60 Mini34thWSK Final Cup — 60 MiniParolin Racing Team27th2018WSK Super Master Series — 60 MiniAV RacingNCItalian Championship — ROK Junior16thWSK Final Cup — OKJSpeedkartNC2019WSK Super Master Series — OKJSpeedkartNCWSK Euro Series — OKJNCCIK-FIA European Championship — OKJNCWSK Open Cup — OKJ22ndWSK Final Cup — OKJ11thGerman Championship — JuniorWard RacingNCCopa Campeones — OKJ2nd2020WSK Champions Cup — OKJWard Racing26thWSK Super Master Series — OKJ35thSources:
Racing record
Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position2021Italian F4 ChampionshipAS Motorsport 18 0 0 0 0036thIron Lynx 3 0 0 0 0FIA Central European Zone Formula 4AS Motorsport 2 0 ? ? 0 4 14th2022Italian F4 ChampionshipUS Racing 20 2 0 0 4 162 6thADAC Formula 4 Championship 5 0 0 0 2 64 10th 2023 Formula Winter Series US Racing 6 5 4 4 6 1511st Italian F4 Championship 21 9 9 8 12 3151st Euro 4 Championship 6 2 3 2 4 74.5 8th 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship MP Motorsport 20 0 0 0 0 6 27th 2025 Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship Campos Racing 6 0 0 1 1 27 10th Eurocup-3 Griffin Core by Campos 18 2 4 4 7 2003rd Formula Regional European Championship G4 Racing 4 0 0 0 0 0 24thRPM 2 0 0 0 02026Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter ChampionshipTecnicar by Amtog 9 0 0 0 0 0 23rdEurocup-3 3 0 0 0 0 6 12th* * Season still in progress.
Complete Italian F4 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 22 DC Points2021AS MotorsportLEC1LEC2LEC3MIS1MIS2MIS3VLL1VLL2VLL3IMO1IMO2IMO3RBR1RBR2RBR3MNZ1MNZ2MNZ336th0Iron LynxMUG1MUG2MUG32022US RacingIMO1IMO2IMO3MIS1MIS2MIS3SPA1SPA2SPA3VLL1VLL2VLL3RBR1RBR2RBR3RBR4MNZ1MNZ2MNZ3MUG1MUG2MUG3 6th 162 2023 US RacingIMO1IMO2IMO3IMO4MIS1MIS2MIS3SPA1SPA2SPA3MNZ1MNZ2MNZ3LEC1LEC2LEC3MUG1MUG2MUG3VLL1VLL2VLL3 1st 315
Complete ADAC F4 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 DC Points 2022 US Racing SPA1 SPA2 SPA3HOC1HOC2HOC3ZAN1ZAN2ZAN3NÜR11NÜR12NÜR13 LAU1 LAU2 LAU3NÜR21NÜR22NÜR23 10th 64
Complete Formula Winter Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DC Points2023 US Racing JER1 JER2 CRT1 CRT2 NAV1 NAV2 CAT1 CAT2 1st 151
Complete Euro 4 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 DC Points2023 US Racing MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 8th 74.5
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points 2024 MP Motorsport BHRSPR BHRFEA MELSPR MELFEA IMOSPR IMOFEA MONSPR MONFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA SPASPR SPAFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA 27th 6
Complete Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter 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 DC Points2025Griffin Core by CamposJER1JER2JER3POR1POR2POR3ARA1ARA2 11th 272026Tecnicar by AmtogPOR1POR2POR3JAR1JAR2JAR3ARA1ARA2ARA3 23rd 0
Complete Formula Regional European 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 DC Points 2025 G4 Racing MIS1 MIS2 SPA1 SPA2 ZAN1 ZAN2 HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 IMO1 IMO2 RBR1 RBR2 CAT1 CAT2 24th 0 RPM HOC1 HOC2 MNZ1 MNZ2
Complete Eurocup-3 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 DC Points 2025 Griffin Core by CamposRBR1RBR2POR1PORSRPOR2LEC1LECSRLEC2MNZ1MNZ2ASS1ASS2SPA1SPA2JER1JER2CAT1CAT2 3rd 200 2026 Tecnicar by AmtogLEC1LECSRLEC2POR1POR2IMO1IMOSRIMO2MNZ1MNZ2SIL1SIL2JER1JERSPRJER2HUN1HUN2CAT1CAT2 12th* 6* Season still in progress.
See also Sport in Poland
References
External links Official website