Elia Weiss

Elia Luis Weiß, alternatively Weiss, (born 22 June 2009) is a German racing driver set to compete in the Formula 4 CEZ Championship and the Italian F4 Championship for Jenzer Motorsport.

Personal life Weiss is the son of former sportscar and Extreme E racer Claudia Hürtgen.

Career Karting Weiss began karting in 2020 at the age of ten, winning twice on his ADAC Kart Masters debut, and finishing fifth in the Mini standings. Weiß stayed in the Mini class in 2021, winning the ADAC Kart Masters title on dropped scores, and also making his debut in WSK competitions in both the Champions Cup and Euro Series.

Moving to X30 Junior in 2022, Weiss only competed in German championships, finishing runner-up to Finn Wiebelhaus in ADAC Kart Masters, and finishing fourth in the season-ending ADAC Kart Bundesendlauf event at Ampfing. Weiss remained in X30 Junior the following year as a member of Motorsport Team Germany, once again finishing runner-up in the ADAC Kart Masters standings, this time to Phil Colin Strenge. Weiss also made appearances in various karting championships around Europe, most notably finishing sixth in the Lonato round of the WSK Open Series.

Stepping up to X30 Senior for 2024, Weiss clinched the DKM title by 43 points over Phil Colin Strenge at the final round at Wackersdorf. In the same year, Weiss represented Germany in the FIA Motorsport Games Karting Sprint Senior discipline, and finished tenth in the IAME Euro Series standings with a best result of second at Wackersdorf.

Formula 4 At the start of 2025, Weiss made his car racing debut as he rejoined Motorsport Team Germany, contesting the Formula Winter Series with Cram Motorsport. He competed in the final two rounds, finishing 28th overall with a highest finish of 13th at Barcelona. Weiss remained with the same team to compete in the Italian F4 Championship for the rest of the year. At the fourth round in Mugello, following a collision with Luca Viișoreanu and Guy Albag in Race 2, he was unable to compete in the final race of the weekend due to excessive damage. In the seven-round season, Weiss scored a best result of 12th in race three at Imola as he ended the year 35th in the overall standings. During 2025, Weiss also competed in the last two rounds of the E4 Championship, in which he scored a best result of ninth in race two at Monza for Jenzer Motorsport.

The following year, Weiss joined R-ace GP to compete in the start-of-the-year UAE4 Series, in which he scored a best result of fourth in race two at Lusail to take 16th in the overall standings. For the rest of 2026, Weiss joined Jenzer Motorsport to make his debut in the Formula 4 CEZ Championship.

Formula E In July 2025, Weiss tested a Formula E car for the first time at the Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit, driving for Porsche during the Formula E Berlin rookie test alongside Ayhancan Güven, becoming the youngest driver to test Formula E machinery. In 2026, Weiss returned to Porsche to partake in his second consecutive Formula E rookie test, held at Jarama in March.

Sportscars During 2026, Weiss made his sportscar debut at the 12 Hours of Nürburgring for Hofor Racing by Bonk Motorsport, winning the race in the GT4 class alongside his mother Claudia Hürtgen, Michael Bonk and Martin Kroll.

Karting record Karting career summary

Racing record Racing career summary Season still in progress.

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

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

Complete UAE4 Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Season still in progress

Complete Formula 4 CEZ Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Season still in progress.