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Tim Gerhards

{{Short description|Dutch racing driver (born 2007)}}

{{Infobox racing driver|name=Tim Gerhards|nationality={{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands|birth_date={{Birth date and age|2007|07|07|df=y}}|birth_place=Amsterdam, Netherlands|current series=Formula Regional European Championship|first year=2025|current team=Saintéloc Racing|car number=TBA|starts=0|wins=0|podiums=0|poles=0|fastest laps=0|best finish=TBD|year=2025|prev series=Formula Winter Series
F4 Spanish Championship|prev series years=2024
2024}}

Tim Gerhards (born 7 July 2007) is a Dutch racing driver who is set to compete in the 2025 Formula Regional European Championship with Saintéloc Racing.{{Cite web |last=Pluemer |first=Jonas |date=2024-02-09 |title=Monlau Competition in Formula Winter Series |url=https://formula-winter-series.com/news/monlau-competition-in-formula-winter-series/ |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=Formula Winter Series |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Scout |first=Formula |date=2024-12-11 |title=French F4 champion Taito Kato to race in FRegional with ART GP |url=https://formulascout.com/french-f4-champion-taito-kato-to-race-in-formula-regional-with-art/126528 |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=Formula Scout |language=en-US}} He previously competed in the 2024 F4 Spanish Championship with Monlau Motorsport.

Career

= Karting =

Gerhards has an impressive karting résumé. In 2019, he gained recognition by winning the BNL Karting Series in the Mini Max category.{{Cite web |title=2019 {{!}} Driver Database |url=https://www.driverdb.com/championships/bnl-karting-series---minimax/2019 |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=www.driverdb.com}} He then stepped up to the Rotax Junior category in 2020, and came second once again in the BNL series, as he continued to kart around Europe.{{Cite web |title=Rotax Max Euro Trophy - Junior Max 2020 {{!}} Driver Database |url=https://www.driverdb.com/championships/rotax-max-euro-challenge---junior/2020 |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=www.driverdb.com}}{{Cite web |date=2020-12-13 |title=Rotax Max Challenge International Trophy |url=https://www.kartcom.com/en/competitions/2020/1408022-rotax-max-challenge-international-trophy/results/?race=8501&heat=32498&pilot_id=1408486 |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=Kartcom |language=en-US}} Gerhards had a breakthrough year in European karting in 2021, as he won the Rotax Max Euro Trophy, as well as making his debut in OKJ karting.{{Cite web |date=2021-04-11 |title=0 |url=https://www.kartcom.com/en/competitions/2021/1534697-rotax-max-euro-trophy/championship/?category=2719&pilot_id=1408486 |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=Kartcom |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2021-05-02 |title=Champions of the Future |url=https://www.kartcom.com/en/competitions/2021/1531627-champions-of-the-future/results/?race=8547&heat=33072&pilot_id=1408486 |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=Kartcom |language=en-US}} Gerhards then made the leap up to senior karting in 2022 at 14 years old, contesting the FIA Karting World Cup.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-04 |title=World Cup |url=https://www.kartcom.com/en/competitions/2022/1558443-world-cup/results/?race=8886&heat=36823&pilot_id=1408486 |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=Kartcom |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2023-09-10 |title=World Cup |url=https://www.kartcom.com/en/competitions/2023/1615268-world-cup/results/?race=9397&heat=41419&pilot_id=1408486 |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=Kartcom |language=en-US}} His two-year spell there yielded some strong results ahead of his move up to car racing.

= Formula 4 =

After numerous tests, Gerhards was confirmed to be contesting the 2024 Formula Winter Series and the 2024 F4 Spanish Championship with Monlau Motorsport, the team run by Van Amersfoort Racing.{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Ida |date=2023-11-21 |title=Bilinski tops FREC action in Imola test, Yamakoshi fastest in F4 |url=https://formulascout.com/bilinski-tops-frec-action-in-imola-test-yamakoshi-fastest-in-f4/113493 |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=Formula Scout |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Series |first=Feeder |date=2024-05-09 |title=Spanish F4: 2024 season guide |url=https://feederseries.net/2024/05/09/spanish-f4-2024-season-guide/ |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=Feeder Series |language=en}} Gerhards competed in the first two rounds of the Formula Winter Series, and had an unremarkable campaign with a best race result of 12th at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo. He finished in 33rd in the championship standings.{{Cite web |title=Formula Winter Series Overall Points |url=https://formula-winter-series.com/wp-content/uploads/formula-winter-series-overall-points-2.pdf |website=formula-winter-series.com}} Gerhards then joined the F4 Spanish Championship, and scored his first points at the Circuit Paul Ricard in France, with a ninth and tenth-placed finish to his name.{{Cite web |last=Whitfield |first=Steve |date=2024-07-06 |title=Mattia Colnaghi claims dominant first Spanish F4 win at Paul Ricard |url=https://formulascout.com/mattia-colnaghi-claims-dominant-first-spanish-f4-win-at-paul-ricard/121017 |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=Formula Scout |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Whitfield |first=Steve |date=2024-07-07 |title=MP's Maciej Gladysz victorious in Spanish F4 race three at Paul Ricard |url=https://formulascout.com/mps-maciej-gladysz-victorious-in-spanish-f4-race-three-at-paul-ricard/121102 |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=Formula Scout |language=en-US}} He then secured his final points with a sixth-placed finish in the final race of the series.{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Ida |date=2024-11-10 |title=Cota cruises to Spanish F4 win at Barcelona as Colnaghi clinches crown |url=https://formulascout.com/cota-cruises-to-spanish-f4-win-at-barcelona-as-colnaghi-clinches-crown/125614 |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=Formula Scout |language=en-US}} He finished 20th in the standings.{{Cite web |title=Resultados |url=https://f4spain.org/en/resultados/ |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=Página oficial |language=en-GB}}

= Formula Regional =

On 27 November 2024, the Formula Regional European Championship announced that Gerhards would be competing in the championship for 2025 with Saintéloc Racing.{{Cite web |last=Fasano |first=Emanuele |date=2024-11-27 |title=Tim Gerhards Joins Saintéloc Racing for 2025 Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine |url=https://formularegionaleubyalpine.com/tim-gerhards-joins-sainteloc-racing-for-2025-formula-regional-european-championship-by-alpine/ |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=Formula Regional by Alpine |language=it-IT}}

Karting record

= Karting career summary =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center"

!Season

!Series

!Team

!Position

rowspan="2" |2019

| align="left" |BNL Karting Series - Mini Max

| align="left" |

| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |1st

align="left" |Rotax Max Challenge International Trophy - Mini Max

|

|8th

rowspan="3" |2020

| align="left" |BNL Karting Series - Rotax Junior

|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;" |2nd

align="left" |Rotax Winter Cup - Rotax Junior

| rowspan="2" align="left" |SP Motorsport

|5th

align="left" |Rotax Max Challenge International Trophy - Rotax Junior

|35th

rowspan="4" |2021

| align="left" |Rotax Max Euro Trophy - Rotax Junior

| rowspan="4" align="left" |SP Motorsport

| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |1st

align="left" |Champions of the Future - OKJ

|84th

align="left" |Deutsche Kart Meisterschaft - OKJ

|13th

align="left" |CIK-FIA European Championship - OKJ

|80th

rowspan="4" |2022

| align="left" |WSK Champions Cup - KZ2

| rowspan="4" align="left" |CPB Sport

|16th

align="left" |WSK Super Master Series - KZ2

|56th

align="left" |CIK-FIA European Championship - KZ2

|19th

align="left" |CIK-FIA World Cup - KZ2

|29th

rowspan="7" |2023

| align="left" |South Garda Winter Cup - KZ2

| rowspan="4" align="left" |CPB Sport

|NC

align="left" |WSK Champions Cup - KZ2

|35th

align="left" |WSK Super Master Series - KZ2

|101st

align="left" |CIK-FIA European Championship - KZ2

|17th

align="left" |Deutsche Kart Meisterschaft - KZ2

|

|17th

align="left" |WSK Open Series - KZ2

| rowspan="2" align="left" |CPB Sport

|78th

align="left" |CIK-FIA World Cup - KZ2

|37th

colspan="4" |Sources:{{Cite web |title=Driver: Tim Gerhards {{!}} Driver Database |url=https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/tim-gerhards |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=www.driverdb.com}}{{Cite web |title=Gerhards Tim |url=https://www.kartcom.com/en/pilot/gerhards-tim/ |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=Kartcom |language=en-US}}

Racing record

= Racing career summary =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"

!Season

!Series

!Team

!Races

!Wins

!Poles

!F/Laps

!Podiums

!Points

!Position

rowspan="2" |2024

| align="left" |Formula Winter Series

| rowspan="2" align="left" |Monlau Motorsport

|6

|0

|0

|0

|0

|0

|33rd

align="left" |F4 Spanish Championship

|21

|0

|0

|0

|0

|11

|20th

2025

| align="left" |Formula Regional European Championship

| align="left" |Saintéloc Racing

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

= Complete Formula Winter Series results =

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
Year

! Team

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! DC

! Points

2024

! nowrap| Monlau Motorsport

| style="background:#cfcfff;" | JER
1
{{small|32}}

| style="background:black; color:white" | JER
2
{{small|DSQ}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" | JER
3
{{small|21}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" | CRT
1
{{small|22}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" | CRT
2
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#cfcfff;" | CRT
3
{{small|16}}

|ARA
1

|ARA
2

|ARA
3

|CAT
1

|CAT
2

|CAT
3

! 33rd

! 0

= Complete F4 Spanish Championship results =

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
Year

! Team

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! 21

! DC

! Points

2024

! nowrap| Monlau Motorsport

|style="background:#cfcfff" |JAR
1
{{small|33}}

|style="background:#cfcfff" |JAR
2
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#cfcfff" |JAR
3
{{small|25}}

|style="background:#efcfff" |POR
1
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#cfcfff" |POR
2
{{small|26†}}

|style="background:#efcfff" |POR
3
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#dfffdf" |LEC
1
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#efcfff" |LEC
2
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#dfffdf" |LEC
3
{{small|10}}

|style="background:#cfcfff" |ARA
1
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#cfcfff" |ARA
2
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#efcfff" |ARA
3
{{small|Ret}}

|style="background:#cfcfff" | CRT
1
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#cfcfff" |CRT
2
{{small|33†}}

|style="background:#cfcfff" | CRT
3
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#cfcfff" |JER
1
{{small|28†}}

|style="background:#cfcfff" |JER
2
{{small|19}}

|style="background:#cfcfff" |JER
3
{{small|24}}

|style="background:#cfcfff" |CAT
1
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#cfcfff" |CAT
2
{{small|13}}

|style="background:#dfffdf" |CAT
3
{{small|6}}

! 20th

! 11

= Complete Formula Regional European Championship results =

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Team

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! 17

! 18

! 19

! 20

! DC

! Points

2025

!nowrap| Saintéloc Racing

| style="background:#;" | MIS
1

| style="background:#;" | MIS
2

| style="background:#;" | SPA
1

| style="background:#;" | SPA
2

| style="background:#;" | ZAN
1

| style="background:#;" | ZAN
2

| style="background:#;" | HUN
1

| style="background:#;" | HUN
2

| style="background:#;" | LEC
1

| style="background:#;" | LEC
2

| style="background:#;" | IMO
1

| style="background:#;" | IMO
2

| style="background:#;" | RBR
1

| style="background:#;" | RBR
2

| style="background:#;" | CAT
1

| style="background:#;" | CAT
2

| style="background:#;" | HOC
1

| style="background:#;" | HOC
2

| style="background:#;" | MNZ
1

| style="background:#;" | MNZ
2

! TBD

! TBD

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gerhards, Tim}}

Category:Living people

Category:2007 births

Category:Dutch racing drivers

Category:Sportspeople from Amsterdam

Category:Racing drivers from North Holland

Category:Spanish F4 Championship drivers

Category:Formula Regional European Championship drivers

Category:Van Amersfoort Racing drivers

Category:Saintéloc Racing drivers

Category:21st-century Dutch sportsmen