Draft:Mathilda Paatz

Mathilda Paatz
Mathilda Paatz
	Paatz at the Red Bull Ring in 2025
Nationality	German
Born	31 July 2008 (age 16); Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia
French F4 Championship career
Starts	20
Best finish	20th in 2024

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Mathilda Paatz (born 31 July 2008) is a racing driver from Germany, who currently competes in the Formula 4 CEZ Championship. She will participate as a wildcard driver in F1 Academy with Hitech TGR.

Racing career

Karting

Paatz competed in the 2022 FIA Motorsport Games, where she placed 13th in the Junior Karting Sprint Cup.^[1]

Paatz was a finalist in the Junior category of the 2022 Girls on Track – Rising Stars program.^[2] In 2023 she was a Senior finalist.^[3]

Single-seaters

In 2024, Paatz became the first female driver supported by the ADAC junior team.^[4] She competed in the French F4 Championship, achieving a best result of 10th.^[5]

For 2025, Paatz participated in F4 CEZ with her father's team, achieving her first podium at the Red Bull Ring.^[6] She was later announced as a wildcard Gatorade-supported entry in F1 Academy for the Canadian Grand Prix.^[7]

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	Mathilda Racing	9th
2020	25° South Garda Winter Cup - Mini ROK	TB Racing Team
2020	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
2023	WSK Super Master Series - OK	DPK Racing	57th

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2024	F4 French Championship	FFSA Academy	20	0	0	0	0	0	20th
2025	Formula Winter Series	AS Motorsport	12	0	0	0	0	0	32nd
	Formula 4 CEZ Championship	Mathilda Racing	9	0	0	0	1	58*	6th*
	F1 Academy	Hitech TGR

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	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 17	ARA 2 27	ARA 3 26	CAT 1 18	CAT 2 14	CAT 3 26	31st	0

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	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	MOS 2	MOS 3	SVK 1	SVK 2	SVK 3	BRN 1	BRN 2	BRN 3	6th*	58*

References

^ RACERS (1 November 2022). "Motorsport Games: Mathilda Paatz almost in the top-10 in Karting Junior finale". Racers. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
^ Wood, Ida (23 August 2022). "FIA Girls on Track chooses its Rising Stars finalists for 2022". Formula Scout. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
^ "2023 FIA GIRLS ON TRACK – RISING STARS: FOUR JUNIOR AND FOUR SENIOR DRIVERS ON THEIR WAY TO MARANELLO". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
^ Multiformula (10 November 2023). "Mathilda Paatz: ADAC's First Female in French F4 Racing". MULT1FORMULA (in Italian). Retrieved 24 October 2024.
^ REDFORD, LIAM (16 September 2024). "Mathilda Paatz continues strong form with career best finish at Dijon-Prenois". Racers. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
^ "Trappa takes second victory, shares podium with Paatz and Karhan". F4 CEZ Championship. 18 May 2025.
^ "F1 ACADEMY partners with Gatorade as Mathilda Paatz announced as Montreal Wild Card". Formula 1. 12 June 2025.

[1] RACERS (1 November 2022). "Motorsport Games: Mathilda Paatz almost in the top-10 in Karting Junior finale". Racers. Retrieved 24 October 2024.

[2] Wood, Ida (23 August 2022). "FIA Girls on Track chooses its Rising Stars finalists for 2022". Formula Scout. Retrieved 24 October 2024.

[3] "2023 FIA GIRLS ON TRACK – RISING STARS: FOUR JUNIOR AND FOUR SENIOR DRIVERS ON THEIR WAY TO MARANELLO". Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2024.

[4] Multiformula (10 November 2023). "Mathilda Paatz: ADAC's First Female in French F4 Racing". MULT1FORMULA (in Italian). Retrieved 24 October 2024.

[5] REDFORD, LIAM (16 September 2024). "Mathilda Paatz continues strong form with career best finish at Dijon-Prenois". Racers. Retrieved 24 October 2024.

[6] "Trappa takes second victory, shares podium with Paatz and Karhan". F4 CEZ Championship. 18 May 2025.

[7] "F1 ACADEMY partners with Gatorade as Mathilda Paatz announced as Montreal Wild Card". Formula 1. 12 June 2025.

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