Oscar Pedersen (racing driver)

Oscar Pedersen (born 16 March 2006) is a Swedish racing driver from Uppsala.[1] He is the 2024 F4 Chinese champion and a member of the Sweden Junior Team.[2]

Oscar Pedersen
Nationality Sweden
Born (2006-03-16) 16 March 2006 (age 18)
Uppsala, Sweden
2024 F4 Chinese Championship career
Debut season2024
Current teamVenom Motorsport
Car number26
Starts18 (18 starts)
Wins4
Podiums14
Poles3
Fastest laps6
Best finish1st in 2024
Championship titles
2024F4 Chinese Championship

Career

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Karting

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Born in Uppsala, he began Karting career at the age of eight. He competed in karting competitions between 2013 and 2022, winning bronze at the World Karting Championship in the OK class in 2022.[3]

Formula Nordic

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In 2023, he participated in the Formula Nordic earning two hundred and thirty eight points.[4]

F4 Chinese Championship

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In 2024, he raced in the F4 Chinese Championship racing for Venom Motorsport. He managed to score three hundred and twenty points by the end of the season.[5][2]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2014 MKR Series Sweden - Formula Micro 14th
2015 Tom Trana Trophy - Formula Micro 1st
MKR Series Sweden - Formula Micro 4th
Göteborgs Stora Pris – Micro 1st
Juniorfestivalen - Formula Micro 1st
2016 Swedish Kart Championship - Junior 60 KH Racing team 36th
2017 Swedish Kart Championship - Junior 60 4th
MKR series Sweden - Junior 60 KAK Motorsport 16th
WSK Final Cup - 60 Mini N/A 32nd
2018 Klippan Cup - Mini 60 Novalux Racing Team 1st
Göteborgs Stora Pris - Mini 60 1st
Juniorfestivalen - Mini 60 1st
Trofeo D'Autunno – Mini 1st
Swedish Kart League - Junior 60 1st
2019 WSK Euro Series - OK Junior Novalux Racing Team
48° Trofeo delle Industrie - OK Junior 19th
Swedish Championship - OK Junior 25th
FIA Karting European Championship - OK Junior Novalux Sri
German Kart Championship - OK Junior Bamberger Kartracing 25
2020 Swedish Championship - OK 8th
2021 WSK Open Cup – OK Ward Racing 31st
FIA Karting World ChampionshipOK 11th
Champions of the Future – OK 34th
Swedish ChampionshipOK KAK Motorsport 1st
MKR series Sweden - Senior 125 48th
2022 FIA Karting European ChampionshipOK Ward Racing 10th
FIA Karting World ChampionshipOK 3rd
Swedish ChampionshipOK 1st
Italian ACI Karting ChampionshipOK 3rd
WSK Open Cup - OK 2nd
2023 FIA Karting World Championship - OK Ward Racing 21st
Italian ACI Karting Championship - OK 5th

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2023 Formula Nordic Brink Motorsports 17 1 1 5 12 238 2nd
NXT Gen Cup - Swedish Junior Championship 2 0 0 0 2 42 16th
2024 F4 Chinese Championship Venom Motorsport 18 4 3 6 14 320 1st

Complete F4 Chinese Championship results

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(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
2024 Venom Motorsport SIC1
1

2
SIC1
2

4
CTC
1

1
CTC
2

2
CTC
3

1
CTC
4

4
NIC
1

1
NIC
2

2
NIC
3

2
NIC
4

2
SIC2
1

2
SIC2
2

3
SIC2
3

3
SIC2
4

5
ZIC
1

2
ZIC
2

2
ZIC
3

1
ZIC
4

4
1st 320

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Driver: Oscar Pedersen | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  2. ^ a b Wood, Ida (2024-10-21). "Yuhao Fu wins twice, Oscar Pedersen takes Chinese F4 title at Zhuhai". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
  3. ^ "Merited karting youngster Oscar Pedersen steps up to NXT Gen Cup". NXT Gen Cup. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
  4. ^ Series, Feeder (2024-08-06). "In his second single-seater season, Oscar Pedersen aims for the Chinese F4 title". Feeder Series. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
  5. ^ Wood, Ida (2024-05-27). "Oscar Pedersen takes Chinese F4 lead with two Tianfu wins". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-10-25.
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