Fionn McLaughlin (born 29 October 2007) is an Irish racing driver from Northern Ireland who last competed in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for Hitech as part of the Red Bull Junior Team.
McLaughlin graduated to single-seaters in 2025, becoming that year's champion in British F4.
Career Karting (2016–2024) McLaughlin began karting at the age of five, and by the time he was seven, he was competing in and winning various championships around Ireland.
In 2019, McLaughlin finished 14th overall in the IAME Cadet class of the British Karting Championships. The following year, he competed in both Britain and Europe. In Italy he competed for Dino Chiesa's Kart Republic team.
In 2021, McLaughlin moved up to the junior category, winning at the PF International Kart Circuit and finishing fourth overall in the IAME Euro Series. The following year, he came second in the 2022 British IAME Junior X30 Championship and finished second in the IAME world finals held in Le Mans, France.
2023 In 2023, McLaughlin was invited to sign with the professional karting team, Kart Republic, racing as part of the VDK Team, based in Belgium. He would compete in the CIK-FIA European Championship finishing seventh overall in the Championship.
In 2023, McLaughlin would also compete in the FIA World Karting championship claiming pole position in his group. He would also claim three heat wins across the weekend narrowly missing out on winning the final due to an engine failure. In the same year, McLaughlin claimed fourth position in the Iame X30 European championships. He would also compete at the IAME world games in Portimão, Portugal claiming fifth position.
McLaughlin won the Champions of the Future Academy Program race in Abu Dhabi.
2024 In 2024, McLaughlin competed in the CIK-FIA European Karting Championship and the CIK-FIA World Karting Championship, finishing sixth overall in both.
McLaughlin claimed third overall in the OK Champions of the Future Euro Series, claiming a race win in the fourth round of the championship, which took place in Kristianstad. He would also claim second place overall in the X30 IAME Euro Series.
Formula 4 (2025) Following a shootout in Formula 4 and GP3 cars between 11 invited drivers at Jerez in August 2024, McLaughlin was chosen to be a member of the Red Bull Junior Team. He competed in both in the Formula Winter Series and the F4 British Championship with Hitech TGR.
McLaughlin finished his debut campaign in the Formula Winter Series as rookie champion and third in the overall championship.
Mclaughlin won the 2025 British Formula 4 Championship driving for Hitech by 52.5 points taking five wins across the season. He also won the rookie championship by 200.5 points.
Formula Three (2026–present) During the 2026 pre-season, McLaughlin raced in the Formula Regional Oceania Trophy with Hitech TGR.
In 2026, McLaughlin stepped up to FIA Formula 3 with Hitech, partnering Michael Shin and Jin Nakamura.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeam (s)Position 2016 Tullyallen Championship — Honda Cadet MCL Racing 1st Ulster Cup Championship — Honda Cadet3rd 2017 LGM Series — IAME Cadet Strawberry Racing 35th 2018 LGM Series — IAME Cadet Strawberry Racing 23rd2019 Kartmasters British Grand Prix — IAME Cadet Strawberry Racing 18thBritish Karting Championship — IAME Cadet 14th2020 Andrea Margutti Trophy — 60 Mini Team Driver Racing Kart 8th Kartmasters British Grand Prix — IAME Cadet Fusion Motorsport2nd IAME Euro Series — X30 Junior 5th2021 IAME Winter Cup — X30 Junior Fusion Motorsport 4th British Karting Championship — X30 Junior 8th Champions of the Future — OKJ 63rd2022 IAME Winter Cup — X30 Senior Fusion Motorsport 23rd LGM Series — X30 Junior 28th Kartmasters British Grand Prix — X30 Junior 6th British Karting Championship — X30 Junior2nd IAME Euro Series — X30 Senior 18th IAME Warriors Final — X30 Junior 2nd 2023 IAME Euro Series — X30 SeniorVDK Racing 4th CIK-FIA European Championship — OK 7th CIK-FIA World Championship — OK 19th Champions of the Future — OK 16th IAME World Finals — X30 Senior 5th 2024 IAME Winter Cup — X30 SeniorVDK Racing 34th CIK-FIA European Championship — OK 6th CIK-FIA World Championship — OK 6th Champions of the Future — OK3rd IAME Euro Series — X30 Senior2nd
Complete CIK-FIA results Complete CIK-FIA Karting World Championship results YearEntrantClassCircuit2023VDK RacingOK Franciacorta3rd3rd2024VDK RacingOK PF International6th3rd
Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearEntrantClass123456789101112Points2023VDK RacingOK7th842024VDK RacingOK
Racing record
Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles Podiums Points Position2025 Formula Winter Series Hitech TGR 12 3 0 1 6 1513rd F4 British Championship 30 5 3 8 14 363.5 FIA F4 World Cup 1 0 0 0 0 13th2026Formula Regional Oceania TrophyHitech 15 0 0 0 0 124 13th FIA Formula 3 Championship 19 0 0 0 0 2 27th Season still in progress.
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 2025 Hitech TGR POR1 POR2 POR3 CRT1 CRT2 CRT3 ARA1 ARA2 ARA3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 3rd 151
Complete F4 British 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 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 DC Points 2025 DPN1 DPN2 DPN3 SILGP1 SILGP2 SILGP3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 THR1 THR2 THR3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 SILGP1 SILGP2 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 DPGP1 DPGP2 DPGP3 SILN1 SILN2 SILN3 BHGP1 BHGP2 BHGP3 1st 363.5
Complete FIA F4 World Cup results Year Car Qualifying Quali Race Main Race 2025 Mygale M21-F4 7th 12th 13th
Complete Formula Regional Oceania Trophy 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 DC Points 2026 HitechHMP1HMP2HMP3HMP4TAU1TAU2TAU3TAU4TER1TER2TER3TER4HIG1 HIG2HIG3HIG4 13th 124
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 DC Points 2026 Hitech MELSPR MELFEA MONSPR MONFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA SPASPR SPAFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA MADSPR MADFEA1 MADFEA2 27th 2
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External links
McLaughlin's YouTube channel