Ádám Hideg (born 9 January 2008) is a Hungarian racing driver. He most recently competed in the 2024 F4 Spanish Championship with Cram Motorsport, and is set to compete in the 2025 Eurocup-3 season with Palou Motorsport.
Career
Karting Hideg drove a kart for the first time in Kaposvár when he was 4-5 years old and continued to develop his skills on a local karting track from the age of seven. Not much later, he started competitive karting. His first test took place in Kecskemét, and at first he participated in championships in Hungary and neighboring countries, including the Moravian Cup.
In 2018, Hideg competed for a Hungarian team in Italy in the 60 Mini category in the prestigious WSK series, and from 2019 he became a permanent participant in the field with Lennox Racing, BabyRace and Kidix teams.
Hideg entered the junior category in 2021, at first with KidiX, then from 2022 with the DPK Racing team linked to Fernando Alonso, before becoming a factory driver for Sodi Kart. In addition to WSK, he also competed in the Champions of the Future, the FIA Karting European Championship and the FIA Karting World Championship, and was selected as a member of the Hungarian Motorsport Academy.
With his second place in the OK Junior category at the 2022 FIA Karting World Championship, Hideg achieved a unique success in the history of Hungarian karting.
After the World Championship, at the end of 2022 and at the beginning of 2023, Hideg competed in the adult OK category, before starting his preparations for his Formula 4 career.
Formula 4 In January 2024 Jenzer Motorsport announced that Hideg would join the Swiss team to compete in Formula Winter Series and the Italian F4 Championship. He started his season in the 2024 Formula Winter Series, where he impressed, scoring points in the third round at MotorLand Aragón. He then secured a pole position for the race which was resultantly cancelled in the final round at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, as he finished 20th in the standings, with ten points. It was later confirmed that Hideg would not be continuing with Jenzer Motorsport for Italian F4, and confirmed his move to Cram Motorsport for the 2024 F4 Spanish Championship. Hideg scored points in the first weekend at Jarama, finishing sixth, in what would end up being his highest finishing position of the season. His only other points finish of the season was a seventh-placed finish in the fourth round at Aragón. He ended the season 17th in the standings, finishing above all his teammates and scoring all fourteen of Cram Motorsport's points in the championship standings.
Eurocup-3
For 2025, it was confirmed that Hideg would step up to join Palou Motorsport for the 2025 Eurocup-3 season. He also drove for the team in the Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship. He is currently 21st in the championship, with a best finish of 13th place.
Personal life Hideg comes from a rallying family, his grandfather is a two-time Hungarian rally champion, and his father, Krisztián Hideg, is a three-time Croatian rally champion.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2017BNL Golden Trophy - Micro Max6thHungarian International Open - Micro MaxHideg-Szikszai Racing5th2018Hungarian International Open - Micro MaxHideg-Szikszai Racing38thWSK Champions Cup - 60 MiniTop MotorsportNCWSK Super Master Series - 60 Mini86thWSK Open Cup - 60 MiniLennox Racing TeamNCWSK Final Cup - 60 MiniBabyRace Driver Academy86th2019WSK Champions Cup - 60 MiniBabyRace Driver Academy28thWSK Super Master Series - 60 Mini50thSouth Garda Winter Cup - Mini Rok12thAndrea Margutti Trophy - 60 Mini13thWSK Euro Series - 60 Mini32ndWSK Open Cup - 60 Mini14thWSK Final Cup - 60 MiniNCROK Cup Superfinal - Mini Rok15th2020WSK Champions Cup - 60 MiniBabyRace Driver Academy30thWSK Super Master Series - 60 Mini9thSouth Garda Winter Cup - Mini Rok8thWSK Euro Series - 60 Mini15thChampions of the Future - 60 MiniKidix4th2021WSK Champions Cup - OKJKR Motorsport18thWSK Super Master Series - OKJ61stWSK Euro Series - OKJRevesz TRT KFT38thChampions of the Future - OKJKidix69thCIK-FIA European Championship - OKJRevesz TRT KFT47thWSK Open Cup - OKJ22nd2022WSK Super Master Series - OKJDPK Racing24thChampions of the Future Winter Series - OKJ8thChampions of the Future - OKJ15thCIK-FIA European Championship - OKJ18thWSK Euro Series - OKJSodikart35thCIK-FIA World Championship - OKJ2ndWSK Final Cup - OK17th2023WSK Super Master Series - OKSodikart48thChampions of the Future - OK58thCIK-FIA European Championship - OK82ndSources:
Racing record Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition2024 Formula Winter Series Jenzer Motorsport1101001020th F4 Spanish Championship Cram Motorsport2100001417th 2025 Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship Sparco Palou MS80000219th Eurocup-3 Drivex200000NC†
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 9 10 11 12 DC Points 2024 Jenzer Motorsport JER1 JER2 JER3 CRT1 CRT2 CRT3 ARA1 ARA2 ARA3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 20th 10
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 2024 Cram MotorsportJAR1 JAR2JAR3POR1 POR2POR3LEC1LEC2LEC3ARA1ARA2ARA3 CRT1 CRT2 CRT3JER1JER2JER3CAT1CAT2CAT3 17th 14
Complete Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam12345678DCPoints2025 Sparco Palou MSJER1JER2JER3POR1POR2POR3ARA1ARA2 19th 2
Complete Eurocup-3 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DC Points 2025 Palou MotorsportRBR1RBR2POR1POR2LEC1LEC2MNZ1MNZ2ASS1ASS2SPA1SPA2JER1JER2CAT1CAT2 NC† 0
† As Hideg was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
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