Mathilda Paatz
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Mathilda Paatz (born 1 August 2008) is a German racing driver who competes in the Formula 4 CEZ Championship for Mathilda Racing and F1 Academy for Prema Racing with support from Aston Martin.
Racing career
Karting
Paatz competed in the 2022 FIA Motorsport Games, where she placed 13th in the Junior Karting Sprint Cup.
Paatz was a finalist in the Junior category of the 2022 Girls on Track – Rising Stars program. In 2023, she was a Senior finalist.
Single-seaters
In 2024, Paatz became the first female driver supported by the ADAC junior team. She competed in the French F4 Championship, achieving a best result of tenth and finishing the season in 20th place.
For 2025, Paatz participated in F4 CEZ with her father's team, achieving her first podium at the Red Bull Ring. She was later announced as a wildcard Gatorade-supported entry for the Montreal round of the 2025 F1 Academy season.
Paatz entered the 2026 season of F1 Academy full-time with Prema Racing representing Aston Martin. She claimed her maiden podium by finishing in third and her maiden race victory in the opening race and reverse grid race, respectively, in Round 2 at Montreal.
Karting record
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | ROK Cup Superfinal - Mini ROK | Kerpen E. V. Kart-Club | |
| ADAC Kart Cup - Bambini | Mathilda Racing | 15th | |
| ADAC Kart Masters - Bambini | 9th | ||
| 2020 | 25° South Garda Winter Cup - Mini ROK | TB Racing Team | |
| ADAC Kart Masters - Mini | 3rd | ||
| 2021 | ADAC Kart Masters - OK Junior | 18th | |
| 2022 | FIA Motorsport Games - Sprint - Junior | Germany | 13th |
| FIA Karting Academy Trophy | 51st | ||
| German Kart Championship - OK Junior | TB Racing | 17th | |
| ADAC Kart Masters - OK Junior | 3rd | ||
| ADAC Kart Masters - Ladies Cup | 1st | ||
| 2023 | FIA Karting World Championship - OK | DPK Racing | 81st |
| WSK Super Master Series - OK | 57th |
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | French F4 Championship | FFSA Academy | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20th |
| 2025 | Formula Winter Series | AS Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31st |
| Italian F4 Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47th | ||
| E4 Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33rd | ||
| Formula 4 CEZ Championship | Mathilda Racing | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 8th | |
| F1 Academy | Hitech TGR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21st | |
| 2026 | F1 Academy | Prema Racing | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35* | 5th* |
| Formula Winter Series | Mathilda Racing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 18th | |
| Formula 4 CEZ Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBC |
* Season still in progress.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | NOG 1 19 | NOG 2 C | NOG 3 16 | LÉD 1 21 | LÉD 2 17 | LÉD 3 NC | SPA 1 24† | SPA 2 20 | SPA 3 19 | NÜR 1 20 | NÜR 2 22 | NÜR 3 16 | MAG 1 12 | MAG 2 22 | MAG 3 22† | DIJ 1 Ret | DIJ 2 10 | DIJ 3 17 | LEC 1 Ret | LEC 2 Ret | LEC 3 25 | 20th | 0 |
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 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | AS Motorsport | POR 1 14 | POR 2 Ret | POR 3 18 | CRT 1 16 | CRT 2 21 | CRT 3 18 | ARA 1 16 | ARA 2 27 | ARA 3 26 | CAT 1 18 | CAT 2 14 | CAT 3 26 | 31st | 0 | |||
| 2026 | Mathilda Racing | EST 1 23 | EST 2 23 | EST 3 3 | POR 1 20 | POR 2 27 | POR 3 24 | CRT 1 | CRT 2 | CRT 3 | ARA 1 20 | ARA 2 9 | ARA 3 21 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | CAT 3 | 18th | 17 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mathilda Racing | RBR1 1 13 | RBR1 2 Ret | RBR1 3 9 | RBR2 1 6 | RBR2 2 7 | RBR2 3 2 | SAL 1 8 | SAL 2 5 | SAL 3 5 | MOS 1 Ret | MOS 2 9 | MOS 3 11 | SVK 1 5 | SVK 2 19 | SVK 3 Ret | BRN 1 5 | BRN 2 7 | BRN 3 6 | 8th | 94 | ||||||
| 2026 | Mathilda Racing | RBR1 1 12 | RBR1 2 | RBR1 3 7 | RBR1 4 9 | SAL 1 8 | SAL 2 5 | SAL 3 | SAL 4 C | SVK 1 14 | SVK 2 4 | SVK 3 | SVK 4 Ret | MOS 1 7 | MOS 2 | MOS 3 6 | MOS 4 Ret | BRN 1 4 | BRN 2 | BRN 3 Ret | BRN 4 13 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | HUN 3 | HUN 4 | TBC | 0 |
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 | AS Motorsport | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | LEC 3 | MUG 1 Ret | MUG 2 26 | MUG 3 20 | MNZ 1 20 | MNZ 2 15 | MNZ 3 16 | 33rd | 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 | AS Motorsport | MIS1 1 | MIS1 2 | MIS1 3 | MIS1 4 | VLL 1 | VLL 2 | VLL 3 | VLL 4 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | MNZ 3 | MUG 1 | MUG 2 | MUG 3 | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | IMO 3 | CAT 1 24 | CAT 2 25 | CAT 3 C | MIS2 1 19 | MIS2 2 22 | MIS2 3 | MIS2 4 DNQ | MIS2 5 | 47th | 0 |
Complete F1 Academy results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)