Nationality Austrian Role Archduke of Austria Current team Fortec Motorsports House House of Habsburg | Car no. 62 Grandparents Otto von Habsburg Name Ferdinand von | |
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Born 21 June 1997 (age 27)
Vienna, Austria ( 1997-06-21 ) 2015
2014 Toyota Racing Series
Formula Renault 1.6 NEC Parents Karl von Habsburg, Francesca von Habsburg Siblings Archduchess Eleonore of Austria, Archduchess Gloria of Austria Cousins Severin Meister, Karl-Konstantin von Habsburg Similar People Karl von Habsburg, Francesca von Habsburg, Otto von Habsburg, Georg von Habsburg, Princess Regina of Saxe‑Meiningen | ||
Ferdinand Zvonimir Maria Balthus Keith Michael Otto Antal Bahnam Leonhard von Habsburg (born 21 June 1997 in Salzburg), is the eldest son of Karl von Habsburg, head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. Habsburg is a racing driver currently competing in the FIA European Formula 3 Championship.
Contents
- Family
- Karting
- Formula Renault 16 NEC
- Toyota Racing Series
- Formula Renault 20 NEC
- ArtCar
- Career summary
- Complete FIA European Formula 3 Championship results
- Honours
- References
Family
Habsburg is an Austrian citizen, and was baptised on 6 September 1997 in Zagreb by Cardinal Franjo Kuharić. His godparents were his uncle Georg von Habsburg, Alois-Konstantin, 9th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuela, and Agnes Husslein (born Countess of Arco). and was also given the traditional Croatian name Zvonimir (after King Demetrius Zvonimir of Croatia from the 11th century).
While his traditional titles (Archduke of Austria, Royal Prince of Hungary, Bohemia and Croatia) are sometimes used socially abroad and in genealogical literature, they are not recognized by the Austrian government, particularly given that his grandfather Otto von Habsburg renounced all claims to the Austrian throne on 31 May 1961.
Karting
Habsburg began his racing career at the age of 14 with the Austrian team, Speedworld Academy. He has worn racing number 62 since the beginning of his karting career. In 2014 after 4 years spent in ROTAX Junior category, winning multiple championship titles, he switched to Rotax DD2. He qualified three times for the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals (Portimao – 2012, New Orleans – 2013, Valencia – 2014)
10th place in the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals in New Orleans, USA
Formula Renault 1.6 NEC
In 2014, Habsburg made his début in single seaters, taking part in the Formula Renault 1.6 NEC Championship with Lechner Racing. He finished 4th with a 100% finishing rate in 15 races.
Toyota Racing Series
For 2015, Habsburg contested New Zealand's Toyota Racing Series in January and February 2015 with Victory Motor Racing, finishing 11th in the championship and 5th in the rookie class with two podium finishes. He would return to the series with Giles Motorsport for 2016 and is currently third in the championship behind Lando Norris and Artem Markelov.
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
For 2015, Habsburg decided to switch to the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC for Fortec Motorsports.
ArtCar
In 2014 Habsburg launched, together with his mother Francesca von Habsburg a unique interpretation of racing and art. The design and the painting of his racecar was made by the famous Swiss designer group, Lang-Baumann.
Career summary
† As von Habsburg was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score championship points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete FIA European Formula 3 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.