Elia Luis Weiß, alternatively Weiss, (born 22 June 2009) is a German racing driver set to compete in the Formula 4 CEZ Championship and the Italian F4 Championship for Jenzer Motorsport.
Personal life Weiss is the son of former sportscar and Extreme E racer Claudia Hürtgen.
Career Karting Weiss began karting in 2020 at the age of ten, winning twice on his ADAC Kart Masters debut, and finishing fifth in the Mini standings. Weiß stayed in the Mini class in 2021, winning the ADAC Kart Masters title on dropped scores, and also making his debut in WSK competitions in both the Champions Cup and Euro Series.
Moving to X30 Junior in 2022, Weiss only competed in German championships, finishing runner-up to Finn Wiebelhaus in ADAC Kart Masters, and finishing fourth in the season-ending ADAC Kart Bundesendlauf event at Ampfing. Weiss remained in X30 Junior the following year as a member of Motorsport Team Germany, once again finishing runner-up in the ADAC Kart Masters standings, this time to Phil Colin Strenge. Weiss also made appearances in various karting championships around Europe, most notably finishing sixth in the Lonato round of the WSK Open Series.
Stepping up to X30 Senior for 2024, Weiss clinched the DKM title by 43 points over Phil Colin Strenge at the final round at Wackersdorf. In the same year, Weiss represented Germany in the FIA Motorsport Games Karting Sprint Senior discipline, and finished tenth in the IAME Euro Series standings with a best result of second at Wackersdorf.
Formula 4 At the start of 2025, Weiss made his car racing debut as he rejoined Motorsport Team Germany, contesting the Formula Winter Series with Cram Motorsport. He competed in the final two rounds, finishing 28th overall with a highest finish of 13th at Barcelona. Weiss remained with the same team to compete in the Italian F4 Championship for the rest of the year. At the fourth round in Mugello, following a collision with Luca Viișoreanu and Guy Albag in Race 2, he was unable to compete in the final race of the weekend due to excessive damage. In the seven-round season, Weiss scored a best result of 12th in race three at Imola as he ended the year 35th in the overall standings. During 2025, Weiss also competed in the last two rounds of the E4 Championship, in which he scored a best result of ninth in race two at Monza for Jenzer Motorsport.
The following year, Weiss joined R-ace GP to compete in the start-of-the-year UAE4 Series, in which he scored a best result of fourth in race two at Lusail to take 16th in the overall standings. For the rest of 2026, Weiss joined Jenzer Motorsport to make his debut in the Formula 4 CEZ Championship.
Formula E In July 2025, Weiss tested a Formula E car for the first time at the Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit, driving for Porsche during the Formula E Berlin rookie test alongside Ayhancan Güven, becoming the youngest driver to test Formula E machinery. In 2026, Weiss returned to Porsche to partake in his second consecutive Formula E rookie test, held at Jarama in March.
Sportscars During 2026, Weiss made his sportscar debut at the 12 Hours of Nürburgring for Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport, winning the race in the GT4 class alongside his mother Claudia Hürtgen, Michael Bonk and Martin Kroll.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2020ADAC Kart Masters – MiniDS Corse5th2021ADAC Kart Masters – MiniTB Racing Team1stWSK Champions Cup – Mini71stWSK Euro Series – MiniKidix SRLNC2022ADAC Kart Masters – X30 JuniorTB Racing Team2ndADAC Kart Bundesendlauf – X30 JuniorValier Motorsport6th2023ADAC Kart Masters – X30 JuniorDörr Motorsport2ndWSK Champions Cup – X30 Junior24thWSK Open Series – X30 Junior Victorylane Karting16thIAME Euro Series – X30 Junior NC†Champions of the Future – OK-Junior 111thIAME Warriors Final – X30 Junior 59thCIK-FIA Karting World Championship – OK-JuniorMartins, Nicolas 84th2024German Kart Championship – X30 SeniorSIM-ON1stIAME Winter Cup – X30 Senior54thIAME Euro Series – X30 Senior10thIAME Warriors Final – X30 SeniorSIM+AC0-ON28thSources:
Racing record Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition2025 Formula Winter Series Cram Motorsport 6 0 0 0 0 0 28th Italian F4 Championship 19 0 0 0 0 0 35thE4 Championship 3 0 0 0 0220thJenzer Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 2026 UAE4 Series R-ace GP 12 0 0 0 0 21 16thFormula 4 CEZ ChampionshipJenzer Motorsport 3 1 0 2 3 61 2nd* Italian F4 Championship 6 0 0 0 0 51* 17th* 24H Series – GT4 Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport 1 1 1 1 1 40 5th Season still in progress.
Complete Formula Winter Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam123456789101112DCPoints2025Cram MotorsportPOR1POR2POR3CRT1CRT2CRT3ARA1ARA2ARA3CAT1CAT2CAT3 28th 0
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 23 24 25 DC Points 2025 Cram MotorsportMIS11 MIS12MIS13MIS14VLL1VLL2VLL3VLL4MNZ1MNZ2MNZ3MUG1MUG2MUG3IMO1IMO2IMO3CAT1 CAT2CAT3MIS21 MIS22MIS23MIS24MIS25 35th 0 2026 Jenzer MotorsportMIS11MIS12MIS13MIS14VLL1VLL2VLL3VLL4MNZ1MNZ2MNZ3MNZ4MUG11MUG12MUG13 IMO1IMO2IMO3MIS21MIS22MIS23MUG21MUG22MUG2317th*51* Season still in progress
Complete E4 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 Cram MotorsportLEC1LEC2LEC3MUG1MUG2MUG3 20th 2 Jenzer MotorsportMNZ1MNZ2MNZ3
Complete UAE4 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 2026 R-ace GPYMC11 YMC12 YMC13 YMC21YMC22YMC23DUB1DUB2DUB3LUS1LUS2LUS3 16th 21 Season still in progress
Complete Formula 4 CEZ 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 DC Points 2026 Jenzer Motorsport RBR11RBR12RBR13RBR14SAL1SAL2 SAL3SAL4SVK1SVK2SVK3SVK4MOS1MOS2MOS3MOS4BRN1BRN2BRN3BRN4HUN1HUN2HUN3HUN4 1st* 111* Season still in progress.
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