Yani Stevenheydens (born 22 February 2006) is a Belgian racing driver who competes in the GT4 European Series for Elite Motorsport.

Stevenheydens was the 2024 French F4 runner-up.

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. In only his second race in Nogaro, he was able to take his first podium with third place. This was followed by a double rostrum at the Pau Grand Prix. His first win of the campaign came during the penultimate round in Lédenon having defended against Hiyu Yamakoshi for the win. Stevenheydens would triumph once again during the season finale at the Circuit Paul Ricard, placing him seventh in the standings with 107 points.

2024 Stevenheydens remained in French F4 for 2024. He started the season with two poles in Nogaro, and took a lights-to-flag victory during the first race. More podiums and a double pole in Spa-Francorchamps followed, before he dominated the Nürburgring with a double victory, putting him into the lead of the standings. He duelled with title rival Jules Caranta in the second Magny-Cours race, but managed to take a fifth win the next day with a dominant performance. However, a double win in Dijon-Prenois for rival Taito Kato reduced Stevenheydens' points lead to a mere six points. A second and third place podium in the Paul Ricard final round meant that Stevenheydens initially clinched the title, 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.

2025 Stevenheydens was set up for a step up to Eurocup-3 in 2025 after a successful 2024 season. However, a lack of budget forced him to compete in a third F4 season, moving over to the F4 Spanish Championship with MP Motorsport. 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.

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. 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. After being away from the championship since round two in Portimão, he would return during the final round in Barcelona.

Karting record

Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 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 Junior3rd IAME International Games - X30 Junior 31st 2020 IAME Series Benelux - X30 Junior1st 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 Eurokarting2nd

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 2742nd2025 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 16thF4 Spanish Championship 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC†2026Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter ChampionshipGRS Team 9 0 0 0 0 15 14thF4 Spanish Championship 3 0 0 0 0 0 28th*Eurocup-3GT4 European Series - SilverElite Motorsport with Entire Racing Engineering 6 0 0 0 1 25 13th*GB4 ChampionshipElite Motorsport312227522nd 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 2023NOG1NOG2NOG3MAG1MAG2MAG3PAU1PAU2PAU3SPA1SPA2SPA3MIS1MIS2MIS3LÉD1LÉD2LÉD3LEC1LEC2LEC3 7th 107 2024NOG1NOG2NOG3LÉD1LÉD2LÉD3SPA1SPA2SPA3 NÜR1NÜR2NÜR3MAG1MAG2MAG3DIJ1DIJ2DIJ3LEC1LEC2LEC32nd274

Complete Eurocup-4 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 Points 2025 MP MotorsportJER1JER2JER3POR1POR2POR3NAV1NAV2NAV3 13th 27

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 Points2025GRS TeamJER1JER2JER3POR1POR2POR3ARA1ARA2 NC† 02026GRS TeamPOR1POR2POR3JAR1JAR2JAR3ARA3ARA2ARA3 14th 15

† 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) YearTeam 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points 2025 GRS TeamRBR1RBR2POR1PORSRPOR2LEC1LECSRLEC2MNZ1MNZ2ASS1ASS2SPA1SPA2JER1JER2CAT1CAT2 16th 16

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718192021Points2026 GRS Team 28th* 0* Season still in progress.

Complete GT4 European Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year TeamCarClass 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Points 2026 Elite Motorsport withEntire Race Engineering McLaren Artura GT4 Silver LEC1 LEC2 MNZ1 MNZ2 SPA1 SPA2 MIS1 MIS2 ZAN1 ZAN2 ALG1 ALG2 13th* 25* * Season still in progress.

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