| Sophia Flörsch | ||
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| File:Sophia Florsch.png | ||
| Driver Details | ||
| Nationality |  German
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| Date of Birth | 1 December 2000 | |
| Experience | FIA Formula 3 Championship DTM | |
| Formula E Career | ||
| Tests | 0 | |
| Teams | HWA Racelab Nissan Formula E Team
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Sophia Flörsch (born 1 December 2000 in Grünwald, Munich, Germany) is a German racing driver who was set to be a test driver for the Nissan Formula E Team in the 2024/25 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, having been signed by the Japanese squad for the 2024 Jarama Test.[1] An FIA Formula 3 Championship and former DTM driver, Flörsch would originally sign to drive at the 2018 Ad Diriyah Test, but was forced to withdraw due to an accident at the 2018 Macau Grand Prix, before having to withdraw from the Jarama Test due to other commitments.[2]
Background[]
Flörsch began her career in karting at the age of eight, racing in various national and later European series before moving to the UK to feature in her first racing series, the 2015 Ginetta Junior Championship, in which she would claim two wins and eleventh in the championship.[3] In 2016 Flörsch would move to the ADAC Formula 4 Championship, finishing nineteenth in her rookie campaign, before improving to thirteenth in her sophomore season with two visits to the podium in 2017.[3] For 2018 Flörsch would continue up the junior ladder by securing a seat in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship, seciung a lone points finish, before a huge accident at her debut at the Macau Grand Prix ended her season prematurely.[3]
Her Own Path: 2019 - Present[]
2019 would see Flörsch reject the chance to compete in the new Women's only WSeries championship, instead opting to compete in more traditional series with a seat in the Formula Regional European Championship, finishing seventh in her rookie season and made her return to Macau at the end of the season.[3] The FIA Formula 3 Championship would be Flörsch's next series in 2020, although she would fail to score at all during the COVID-19 Pandemic influenced season, while she would also get her first taste of endurance racing with a partial campaign in the European Le Mans Series and made her debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.[3] Indeed, 2021 would see Flörsch compete in sportscars full time with a seat in the re-launched Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters as well as the World Endurance Championship, claiming points finishes in both while also making appearances in the ELMS.[3]
For 2022 Flörsch would spend her season in the ELMS, finishing thirteenth with one podium finish, before returning to single-seaters in 2023 with a second shot at the FIA Formula 3 Championship, which would yield her first points finish and emerge as the best of PHM Racing's drivers in the series.[3] A third campaign would follow for Flörsch in FIA F3 in 2024, although a pointless campaign would end with Flörsch opting to move to the United States for 2025, taking a seat in the Indy NXT series for the season.[3]
Formula E History[]
Flörsch was originally drafted by the HWA Racelab team ahead of the 2018 Ad Diriyah Test, an in-season test held during the 2018/19 ABB FIA Formula E Championship, although after an accident at the 2018 Macau Grand Prix saw her forced to withdraw and replaced Carrie Schreiner.[4] After moving back to her pursuit of an F1 seat, Flörsch would get the chance to return to an FE cockpit ahead of the 2024/25 season, when herself and fellow Alpine Academy member Abbi Pulling were signed up by Nissan to drive for them in the Women's Test Session at the 2024 Jarama Test.[1] Ultimately, however, Flörsch would withdraw on the eve of the test due committments elsewhere, although she would work in the simulator for them in preparation for the test and the first round of the season, the 2024/25 São Paulo E-Prix.[2]
Full Formula E Record[]
Shown below are a series of tables outlining Sophia Flörsch's career in Formula E in statistical form:
| Sophia Flörsch's Formula E Test Record | ||||
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| Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Role |
| 2024/25 | Nissan Formula E Team[1]
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17 | Nissan e-4ORCE 05 | Test/Simulator Driver |
See Also[]
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See related content on the DTM Wiki |
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| File:WEC Wiki Logo.png | See related content on the World Endurance Championship Wiki |
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References[]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 'Nissan to field Sophia Floersch and Abbi Pulling in Valencia test', fiaformulae.com, (FIA Formula E, 21/10/2024), https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/511154, (Accessed 25/10/2024)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 'Nissan Statement: Sophia Flörsch', x.com, (Twitter, 05/11/2024), https://x.com/nismo/status/1853724096619491822?s=46&t=CKMZA3k9s2xkn3cEqtSPzg, (Accessed 13/03/2025)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 'Sophia Flörsch', driverdb.com, (The Race Media, 2025), https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/sophia-florsch, (Accessed 13/03/2025)
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