Maciej Gładysz (born 28 April 2008) is a Polish racing driver who last competed in FIA Formula 3 for ART Grand Prix.
Born in Tarnów, Gładysz began his single-seater career in Spanish F4 in 2024 with MP Motorsport, finishing third overall in the standings. He then moved up to Eurocup-3 for 2025 and won a race, after winning the winter series.
Career
Karting Gładysz began karting on the European stage in 2018, where he recorded a best finish of 20th in the WSK Final Cup in the Mini category. In 2019, Gładysz finished 6th in both the WSK Super Master Series and the ROK Cup Superfinal in the same category.
Gładysz had a strong year in 2020 in his final year of Mini karting, finishing third in three separate championships and ending the season with a first place in the WSK Open Cup. Gładysz stepped up to OKJ the following season, and also contested the Karting Academy Trophy, finishing first. He continued in OKJ for 2022, winning the Champions of the Future Winter Series and finishing second in the WSK Euro Series. Gładysz competed in OK for his final year in karts.
Formula 4
2023 In late 2023, Gładysz attended the Ferrari Driver Academy scout camp organised by the ACI.
2024 In the 2024 pre-season, Gładysz joined the Formula Winter Series in preparation for his main campaign. Gładysz impressed, finishing on the podium twice in the first round at Jerez. He ended the season in third, scoring 92 points and finishing on the podium three times over the course of the season, and winning the rookie title.
For his main campaign, it was announced that Gładysz would join MP Motorsport to race in the F4 Spanish Championship. Gładysz had a slow start to the Spanish F4 season, but took his first single-seater win after taking a pole position and a subsequent victory at the Circuit Paul Ricard. He would followed this with two successive victories in Aragón. Gładysz would not win anymore after that, but did rack up three more podiums and eventually finished third in the standings with 187 points, having amassed three victories and eight podiums throughout the season.
Eurocup-3 In 2025, Gładysz stepped up to Eurocup-3, continuing his partnership with MP Motorsport. He also drove for the team in the Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship. Before the final race at MotorLand Aragón, he was level on points with championship leader Mattia Colnaghi, who was ahead on countback by have a seventh-place finish compared to Gładysz's ninth.
FIA Formula 3 Gładysz moved up to Formula 3 with ART Grand Prix in .
Formula One Gładysz was part of the Sauber Karting Team in 2021.
Karting record Karting career summary Season Series Team Position2015Rotax Max Challenge Poland - Micro MaxAuto-Moto-Klub Tarnowski28th 2016Polish Championship - Micro MaxGładysz Karting Team7thRotax Max Challenge Poland - Micro Max8thHungarian International Open - Micro Max22ndPolish Youth Championship - Micro MaxAuto-Moto-Klub Tarnowski10th2017Polish Youth Championship - Micro MaxTTSK K-TEAM Tarnów1stRotax Max Challenge Poland - Micro MaxGładysz Karting Team1stRotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Micro Max30thHungarian International Open - Micro Max21stTrofeo Invernal Ayrton Senna - 60 Mini28th2018WSK Champions Cup - 60 MiniParolin Poland25thWSK Super Master Series - 60 Mini34thSouth Garda Winter Cup - Mini RokNCWSK Final Cup - 60 Mini20thPolish Youth Championship - Mini ROK2ndROK Cup Poland - Mini ROK3rd2019WSK Champions Cup - 60 MiniParolin PolandNCWSK Super Master Series - 60 Mini6thSouth Garda Winter Cup - Mini Rok18thROK Cup Superfinal - Mini Rok6thWSK Open Cup - 60 Mini12thWSK Final Cup - 60 Mini16thROK Cup Poland - Mini ROK1stPolish Youth Championship - Mini ROKTTSK K-TEAM Tarnów1st2020WSK Champions Cup - 60 MiniParolin Racing Kart6thWSK Super Master Series - 60 Mini3rdChampions of the Future - 60 Mini6thAndrea Margutti Trophy - 60 Mini3rdWSK Open Cup - 60 Mini1stSouth Garda Winter Cup - Mini RokParolin Poland4thROK Cup Superfinal - Mini Rok3rd2021WSK Champions Cup - OKJSauber Academy33rdWSK Super Master Series - OKJ84thWSK Euro Series - OKJ39thChampions of the Future - OKJ48thCIK-FIA European Championship - OKJ33rdCIK-FIA Academy Trophy1stWSK Open Cup - OKJForza Racing12thCIK-FIA World Championship - OKJNCSouth Garda Winter Cup - OKJNCWSK Final Cup - OKJ34th2022WSK Super Master Series - OKJRicky Flynn Motorsport9thChampions of the Future Winter Series - OKJ1stChampions of the Future - OKJ13thCIK-FIA European Championship - OKJ15thWSK Euro Series - OKJ2ndCIK-FIA World Championship - OKJ4thWSK Open Cup - OKJ4thItalian ACI Championship - OKJ4th2023WSK Super Master Series - OKRicky Flynn Motorsport24thChampions of the Future - OK43rdCIK-FIA European Championship - OK20thSources:
Racing record
Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position2024Formula Winter SeriesMP Motorsport 11 0 0 0 3 923rd F4 Spanish Championship KCL by MP Motorsport 21 3 3 1 8 1873rd2025Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship KCL by MP Motorsport 8 2 2 1 5 115 1st Eurocup-3 18 1 0 0 1 88 10th 2026 FIA Formula 3 Championship ART Grand Prix 19 1 0 0 1 54 12th * 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 2024 MP Motorsport JER1 JER2 JER3 CRT1 CRT2 CRT3 ARA1 ARA2 ARA3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 3rd 92
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 Points2024 KCL by MP MotorsportJAR1 JAR2JAR3POR1 POR2POR3LEC1LEC2LEC3ARA1ARA2ARA3 CRT1 CRT2 CRT3JER1JER2JER3CAT1CAT2CAT3 3rd 187
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 DC Points2025 KCL by MP MotorsportJER1JER2JER3POR1POR2POR3ARA1ARA2 1st 115
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 DC Points 2025 MP MotorsportRBR1RBR2POR1PORSRPOR2LEC1LECSRLEC2MNZ1MNZ2ASS1ASS2SPA1SPA2JER1JER2CAT1CAT2 10th 88
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 ART Grand Prix MELSPR MELFEA MONSPR MONFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA SPASPR SPAFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA MADSPR MADFEA1 MADFEA2 12th 54
References
External links (in Polish)