Vladimiros Tziortzis (born 6 April 1997) is a Cypriot professional racing driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, driving the No. 1 EuroNASCAR FJ 2020 for Academy Motorsport in the EuroNASCAR pro class. He previously competed in Formula Renault Eurocup and SMP F4 Championship before making the switch to stock car racing in 2020.
| Vladimiros Tziortzis | |
|---|---|
 Tziortzis in 2022 | |
| Nationality |  Cypriot |
| Born | 6 April 1997 Nicosia, Cyprus |
| NASCAR Whelen Euro Series career | |
| Debut season | 2020 |
| Current team | Academy Motorsport |
| Car number | 1 |
| Former teams | Academy Motorsports |
| Starts | 33 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 8 |
| Poles | 16 |
| Fastest laps | 16 |
| Best finish | 1st in 2023 |
| Finished last season | 2nd in 2023 |
| Previous series | |
| 2018 2016–2017 | Formula Renault Eurocup SMP F4 Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2007-2014 | 7x Cyprus Karting Champion |
| Awards | |
| 2020,2022,2023 | Cyprus Motorsport Award |
Racing career
editAt the age of five, Tziortzis took his first driving lessons from his father in the parking lot of GSP Stadium. He began his career on karting a few months later and won the Pancyprian Karting Championship in different classes for 7 consecutive years. He also represented Cyprus in the International ROK Cup Finals for three years, scoring a best result of 13th in 2008.[1]
After receiving an opportunity to test a Formula Renault 2.0 and Euroformula Open Championship car in 2014, Tziortzis made his racing career debut in the Formula Masters Russia championship in 2015 before he moved to SMP F4 Championship on the following year.[2][3] He finished his first season in thirteenth place, scoring a best finishing result of two sixth places in Moscow. Tziortzis continued to race in SMP F4 for the following season and went on to finish 10th in the standings with a best result of two third-place finishes and one second-place finish, all of which were achieved in the second round at Moscow.[4]
In 2018, Tziortzis made the move to Formula Renault Eurocup after he was signed by Fortec Motorsports.[5][6] In 2019, he took part in the official Formula Renault Eurocup post-season tests at Yas Marina and Paul Ricard, driving for JD Motorsport.[7]
Tziortzis made the switch to stock car racing in 2020 after he was signed by NASCAR Whelen Euro Series team Alex Caffi Motorsport to drive the No. 1 Ford Mustang the EuroNASCAR 2 class, becoming the first Cypriot driver to compete in NASCAR.[8] Tziortzis impressed in his debut season, scoring 2 podiums and 8 top-10 finishes with a best finish of second in the third race at Valencia. He finished the year fourth in the standings with 365 points, 54 points behind champion Vittorio Ghirelli.[9] His success allowed Alex Caffi Motorsport, which undergo a rebrand to Academy Motorsport in the off-season, to resign Tziortzis for 2021.[10] Tziortzis scored five podium finishes on his way to finish sixth in the standings that year. He also scored a pole position in the NASCAR GP Belgium at Circuit Zolder, his maiden pole result in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series.[11]
For the 2022 season, Tziortzis renewed his contract with Academy Motorsport as he was transferred from the No. 1 car to the team's No. 5 car, acting as the teammate for Patrick Lemarié.[12] Tziortzis finished third in the overall standings, having won the season opening race at Valencia and scored a total of seven podium finishes.
On 14 December 2022, it was announced that Tziortzis will be moving up to the EuroNASCAR PRO division for the 2023 season. Tziortzis will continue to drive Academy Motorsport's No. 5 car for his debut season in EuroNASCAR PRO.[13]
Racing record
editCareer summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | SMP F4 Championship | SMP Racing | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 13th |
| 2017 | SMP F4 Championship | SMP Racing | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 10th |
| 2018 | Formula Renault Eurocup | Fortec Motorsport | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27th |
| Formula Renault Northern European Cup | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| 2020 | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR 2 | Alex Caffi Motorsport | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 365 | 4th |
| 2021 | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR 2 | Academy Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 360 | 6th |
| 2022 | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR 2 | Academy Motorsport | 11 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 388 | 3rd |
| 2023 | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR PRO | Academy Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 322 | 11th |
| NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR 2 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 424 | 2nd | ||
| 2024 | NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR PRO | Academy Motorsport | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 391 | 12th |
Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results
edit(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 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Fortec Motorsport | LEC 1 21 |
LEC 2 19 |
MNZ 1 25 |
MNZ 2 Ret |
SIL 1 21 |
SIL 2 18 |
MON 1 24 |
MON 2 21 |
RBR 1 22 |
RBR 2 22 |
SPA 1 20 |
SPA 2 19 |
HUN 1 Ret |
HUN 2 16 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
HOC 1 18 |
HOC 2 18 |
CAT 1 13 |
CAT 2 21 |
27th | 0 |
Complete NASCAR results
editWhelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR Pro
| NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR Pro results | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | NWES | Pts |
| 2023 | Academy Motorsport | 5 | EuroNASCAR FJ | ESP 2 |
ESP 13 |
GBR 25 |
GBR 8 |
ITA 8 |
ITA 4 |
CZE 3 |
CZE 8 |
DEU 22 |
DEU 17 |
BEL 13 |
BEL 20 |
11th | 322 |
Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR 2
edit(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by fastest qualifying time (in Race 1) or by previous race's fastest lap (in Race 2). Italics - Fastest lap. * – Most laps led. ^ – Most positions gained.)
| NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR 2 results | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | NWES | Pts |
| 2020 | Alex Caffi Motorsport | 1 | Ford | ITA 8 |
ITA 7 |
BEL 9 |
BEL 10 |
CRO 15 |
CRO 4 |
ESP1 5 |
ESP1 15 |
ESP2 2 |
ESP2 3 |
4th | 365 | ||
| 2021 | Academy Motorsport | ESP 2 |
ESP 3 |
GBR 9 |
GBR 5 |
CZE 20 |
CZE 3^ |
CRO 2 |
CRO 4 |
BEL 5 |
BEL 2 |
ITA 15 |
ITA 18 |
6th | 360 | ||
| 2022 | 5 | EuroNASCAR FJ | ESP 1* |
ESP 11* |
GBR 2* |
GBR 3* |
ITA 2 |
ITA 26 |
CZE 3 |
CZE 3 |
BEL 25 |
BEL DNS |
CRO 3 |
CRO 2 |
3rd | 388 | |
| 2023 | Academy Motorsport | 5 | EuroNASCAR FJ | ESP 1* |
ESP 1* |
GBR 1* |
GBR 1 |
ITA 4 |
ITA 3 |
CZE 1* |
CZE 21 |
DEU DNS |
DEU 12 |
BEL 4 |
BEL 4 |
2nd | 424 |
References
edit- ^ "INTERVIEW WITH VLADIMIROS TZIORTZIS, FORMULA 3 & 4 DRIVER". moneysmartathlete.com. The APC Sports Financial Literacy Academy. September 19, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ^ "Vladimiros Tziortzis: My passions are speed and technology". cyprusfortravellers.net. Cyprus for Travellers. January 22, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ^ "SMP F4 adds seven more drivers to 2016 field". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. February 3, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ^ "Christian Lundgaard seals SMP F4 title after Moscow wins". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. August 20, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ^ "Con Rougier e Tziortzis Fortec completa la line-up". italiaracing.net (in Italian). Italiaracing. January 24, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ^ "NAGA MARKETS sponsors Formula Renault 2.0 driver Vladimiros Tziortzis". atozmarkets.com. AtoZ Markets. May 15, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ^ "Formula Renault Rookie Test Abu Dhabi classification both session". automobilsport.com. AutoMobilSport.com. October 27, 2019. Archived from the original on December 18, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "VLADIMIROS TZIORTZIS JOINS THE EURONASCAR 2 CHAMPIONSHIP". euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "FROM SINGLE SEATERS TO NASCAR RACING: VLADIMIROS TZIORTZIS FELL IN LOVE WITH EURONASCAR". euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "VLADIMIROS TZIORTZIS BACK TO CHASE EURONASCAR 2 TITLE". euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "LONGIN BACK WITH A BANG, TZIORTZIS SCORES MAIDEN NWES POLE POSITION AT CIRCUIT ZOLDER". euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ ""A JOB MUST BE DONE": VLADIMIROS TZIORTZIS RETURNS WITH ACADEMY MOTORSPORT / ALEX CAFFI MOTORSPORT TO CHASE THE EURONASCAR 2 TITLE". euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "VLADIMIROS TZIORTZIS MAKES THE STEP UP TO EURONASCAR PRO WITH ACADEMY / ALEX CAFFI MOTORSPORT". euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
External links
edit- Official Website of Vladimiros Tziortzis
- Vladimiros Tziortzis career summary at DriverDB.com