The 2024 NXT Gen Cup drivers
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Enzo Hallman
Enzo Hallman, aged 16, made his karting debut in 2018 and claimed the Swedish Junior 125 karting title in 2021. The Swede made his racing debut in 2023 in the NXT Gen Cup and scored six podiums from 12 races.
Age: 16
Nationality: Swedish 🇸🇪
Career bio:
2023 - NXT Gen Cup - 4th
2021 - Swedish Junior 125 karting - 1st
2018 - Karting debut -
Månz Thalin
Månz Thalin (16) made his NXT Gen Cup debut in 2023 and came from a background of racing in Renault Junior Cup Sweden. The Swede finished 11th overall during his debut season.
Age: 16
Nationality: Swedish 🇸🇪
Career bio:
2023 - NXT Gen Cup - 11th
2022 - Renault Junior Cup Sweden -
Victor Nielsen
Victor Nielsen started his racing career in karting and single seaters. 2023 saw him making his NXT Gen Cup debut, finishing seventh, while also racing in the Danish Formula 4 where he finished fifth.
Age: 17
Nationality: Danish 🇩🇰
Career bio:
2023 - NXT Gen Cup - 7th
2023 - Danish Formula 4 - 5th
2022 - Danish Formula 4 - 5th
2021 - World Championship Ekart - 4th -
Filip Bartoš
Filip Bartoš has raced karts in Czechia previously, most recently in the ROK GP - finishing close to the top ten of 35 drivers. 2023 saw him making his racing debut in NXT Gen Cup, finishing 18th overall.
Age: 16
Nationality: Czech 🇨🇿
Career bio:
2023 - NXT Gen Cup - 18th
2019-20 - Easy Kart 100
2021-22 - ROK GP -
Lukas Stiefelhagen
Lukas Stiefelhagen made his electric racing debut in the 2023 NXT Gen Cup. The Dutch driver is a former 4-stroke karting champion and finished fifth overall in the 2023 Dutch PTC Racing Cup.
Age: 16
Nationality: Dutch 🇳🇱
Career bio:
2023 - PTC Racing Cup - 5th
2022 - Dutch RK1 15hp - Champion
2022 - Dutch Superlap Junior Cup - Champion
2021 - NXT 9hp karting - Champion -
Sita Vanmeert
Sita Vanmeert became the first confirmed female driver for the 2024 NXT Gen Cup season. The Belgian driver is an experienced karting driver, having claimed a FIA Motorsport Games gold medal.
Age: 18
Nationality: Belgian 🇧🇪
Career bio:
2022 - FIA Motorsport Games - Karting endurance - 1st
2017 - IAME Euro Series - X30 Mini - 5th -
Emilien Carde
Emilien Carde is an experienced French sports car racer who will make his electric racing debut in the 2024 NXT Gen Cup. The 24-year-old most recently raced in the LMP3 category of the 2023 Le Mans Cup.
Age: 24
Nationality: French 🇫🇷
Career bio:
2017 - Le Mans Cup LMP3 - 4th
2016 - Clip Cup France - 16th -
Maxim van den Doel
Maxim van den Doel makes his electric racing debut in the 2024 NXT Gen Cup season. The half Dutch, half Korean racer made his racing debut in 2023, racing in the Dutch Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup and Mazda MX-5 Cup.
Age: 16
Nationality: Dutch 🇳🇱
Career bio:
2023 - Dutch Super Lap - Champion
2023 - Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup - 10th -
Jonathan Engström
Jonathan Engström is the son of former STCC race winner Tomas and comes from a background of karting and single seaters. The Swede finished fifth in his debut NXT Gen Cup season.
Age: 18
Nationality: Swedish 🇸🇪
Career bio:
2023 - NXT Gen Cup - 5th
2022 - Formula Nordic - 3rd
2020 - Sweden - Senior 125 karting - 1st -
Siri Hökfelt
Siri Hökfelt has previously raced karts and single seaters in Sweden, including Renault Junior Cup Sweden and Aquila Formula 1000. She made her NXT Gen Cup debut in 2023, finishing 15th overall.
Age: 17
Nationality: Swedish 🇸🇪
Career bio:
2023 - NXT Gen Cup - 15th
2019 - Sydsvenskan Kart Champion Cup - 2nd -
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