Arjen Kräling

Arjen Kräling (born 24 July 2010) is a German racing driver who competes in the Italian F4 Championship for US Racing.

Personal life Kräling is the son of Frank Kräling, a former amateur racing driver who finished fifth overall at the 2008 24 Hours of Nürburgring.

Career Karting (2020–2024) Born in Winterberg, Kräling initially took up skiing in his early years, before making his karting debut in 2020 in the final round of RMC Clubsport in the Micro Max class. Making his full-season debut the following year, Kräling finished third in the Micro Max standings, as well as making his international debut for CRG Racing Team in the WSK Final Cup's 60 Mini category. Continuing in mini karts for 2022, Kräling raced for Alonso Kart by Kidix in his first full season in international racing, in which he most notably was runner-up to Dean Hoogendoorn in ADAC Kart Masters.

Moving up to junior karts in 2023, Kräling most notably finished fourth in the Italian Karting Championship standings for Kidix and 11th in the Karting World Championship for KR Motorsport. Remaining in junior karts for 2024, Kräling most notably finished ninth in the Champions of the Future Euro Series and eighth in the Karting World Championship. During 2024, Kräling represented Germany in the FIA Motorsport Games Sprint Cup Junior discipline, and also finished eighth in the WSK Euro Series standings.

Formula 4 (2025–present) In 2025, Kräling began testing Formula 4 machinery for Phinsys by Argenti, before joining them for his single-seater debut in the final five rounds of the F4 British Championship. After finishing 11th on debut at Zandvoort, Kräling scored a best result of sixth in race two at Donington Park en route to a 26th-place points finish. During 2025, Kräling made a one-off appearance in GB4 for Douglas Motorsport at Silverstone, finishing third in race two, as well as the final two rounds of E4 for US Racing, in which he took a best result of seventh in race three at Monza.

Continuing with US Racing for 2026, Kräling joined them to race in the Formula Winter Series, in which he took his first career win in race three at Valencia from pole position to take eighth in the overall standings. Following that, Kräling remained with them for a dual campaign in the Italian F4 and E4 Championships.

Karting record Karting career summary

Racing record Career summary Season still in progress.

Complete F4 British 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 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 DC Points 2025 Phinsys by Argenti DPN1 DPN2 DPN3 SILGP1 SILGP2 SILGP3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 THR1 THR2 THR3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 SILGP1 SILGP2 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 DPGP1 DPGP2 DPGP3 SILN1 SILN2 SILN3 BHGP1 BHGP2 BHGP3 26th 19

Complete GB4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete E4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Winter Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Italian F4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Season still in progress.