Martinius Stenshorne

Martinius Kleve Stenshorne (; born 2 February 2006) is a Norwegian racing driver who competes in the FIA Formula 2 Championship with Rodin Motorsport.

Stenshorne previously competed in the FIA Formula 3 Championship in 2024 and 2025 for Hitech TGR, finishing fifth in the latter. He was the 2023 FRECA runner-up, driving for R-ace GP. He previously raced with Van Amersfoort Racing in the Italian F4 Championship. He is a part of All Road Management run by Nicolas Todt.

Stenshorne was a member of the McLaren Driver Development Programme from 2024 to 2025.

Career Karting Stenshorne began karting competitively at the age of ten in 2016. He placed second in the WSK Champions Cup in 2018, before proceeding to win the WSK Master Series and the Italian Championship. He placed 13th in the CIK-FIA European Championship in 2019, and improved his place by one in 2021. Other than that, he obtained good results from other championships, like second place in the 2020 WSK Champions Cup. In 2021, he was added to the All Road Management stable run by Nicolas Todt.

Formula 4 Stenshorne made his single-seater debut in the 2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship with R-ace GP. He achieved his first podium eight races in, a second place at the last race in Dubai. He eventually finished tenth in the standings, scoring 72 points.

Stenshorne racing in the 2022 Italian F4 Championship at the Red Bull Ring. For his main campaign, Stenshorne joined Van Amersfoort Racing racing in the 2022 Italian F4 Championship. He began the season positively, scoring two fifth places and a seventh place at Imola. Throughout the next four rounds, even though he failed to get a podium, he managed to score points in every race bar three. Monza delivered a breakthrough, earning a first Italian F4 podium in third place during the second race. After another third place in Mugello, Stenshorne ended his season seventh place in the standings, harnessing 122 points.

Stenshorne was also set to compete full-time in the 2022 ADAC Formula 4 Championship, but VAR withdrew from the first round due to supply chain concerns. The team returned for the second round, but VAR's drivers were classified under guest drivers, resulting in Stenshorne to be classified as a guest driver. He also participated in a one-off round during the 2022 F4 Spanish Championship at MotorLand Aragón. Taking two sixth places and a fifth place, he was classified 17th in the standings.

Formula Regional 2023 At the start of 2023, Stenshorne moved to the Formula Regional category, partaking in the 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship with R-ace GP for the final three rounds. He earned three points finishes and ended the standings in 18th.

Stenshorne driving at the Red Bull Ring during the 2023 Formula Regional European Championship. For his main campaign, Stenshorne raced in the Formula Regional European Championship with R-ace GP. Stenshorne shocked the paddock on debut in Imola, by taking pole and proceeding to take his first win in car racing. He would again impress in the second race, taking a second place. He performed a masterclass double victory during the third round in Hungary, giving him an early championship lead. A podium during the next round before taking his fourth win in Mugello. He would eventually lose the standings lead to Italian F4 rival Andrea Kimi Antonelli (who won the second Mugello race as Stenshorne and Santiago Ramos collided across the line fighting for third) during the next round at Paul Ricard. A non-scoring round in Austria hampered his title chances, and it ended after Antonelli clinched the title in the penultimate round. He ended the season in Hockenheim with style, taking a second place before winning the final race. He finished runner-up in the standings with the joint-most five wins, an additional six podiums as well as claiming 261 points.

In November that year, Stenshorne took part in the Macau Grand Prix's Formula 4 races with Pinnacle Motorsport, but failed to finish.

2024 Stenshorne returned to the 2024 Formula Regional Middle East Championship with R-ace GP. He only participated in the first three rounds, but stood on the podium in the first four races. Showing extreme consistency, he was eventually ranked eighth in the standings.

GB3 Championship In April 2024, Stenshorne made a cameo appearance in the GB3 Championship with Chris Dittmann Racing. He finished the two races in ninth and 14th.

FIA Formula 3 Championship

2024 Stenshorne partook in the 2023 Formula 3 post-season testing sessions with Hitech Pulse-Eight, setting the fastest time in the afternoon in Jerez. Before the end of 2023, Hitech announced Stenshorne as their driver for the 2024 Formula 3 campaign. He did not score points during the first round in Bahrain, but impressed in the sprint race by charging to 11th from 22nd. Qualifying 11th for Melbourne, he earned his breakthrough in the sprint having started second. After a hard-fought battle with Laurens van Hoepen for the lead, he succeeded in the battle and emerged for his first F3 victory of the season. Unfortunately, a puncture while battling derailed his chances of scoring points in the feature race. He returned to the points in Barcelona with fourth place during the sprint, but was unlucky to suffer a puncture on the last lap from battling Van Hoepen for seventh.

Starting on reverse pole for the sprint race in Austria, Stenshorne dropped to third on the opening lap, but an error from Christian Mansell towards the end of the race lifted Stenshorne to second place. He was suspended from taking part in Round 7 at Silverstone after breaching Article 10.4 of the series' sporting regulations by taking part in another Championship without prior approval from the promoter or FIA in writing. He rounded out the season in Monza with a double points finish with tenth and fifth place. Stenshorne ended the season 18th in the drivers' standings with 38 points, amassing one win and two podiums.

2025

Stenshorne remained with Hitech TGR for his second Formula 3 campaign in 2025. He finished on the podium for the first race in the Melbourne sprint race, having battled Santiago Ramos for the win. He finished eighth in a wet feature race. Starting second in the Bahrain sprint race, Stenshorne struggled with race pace throughout the weekend and he fell to fifth place, whilst he dropped out of the points from 11th in the feature race. Having failed to score in Imola, Stenshorne took his first win of the season in the Monaco sprint race, having passed Alessandro Giusti for the lead off the start line in which he held from start to finish. He made up three places in the feature race and finished in eighth place. Stenshorne was in prime position once again to fight for the win in the Barcelona sprint race starting second, but a collision with Tim Tramnitz and Roman Bilinski sent him into the gravel and out of the race. He had a superb start in the feature race and improved to fifth, but a drop in pace in the second half of the race meant he finished down in ninth place.

Stenshorne qualified down in 15th in Spielberg, but he fought his way through the field in the sprint race, and despite being passed by Mari Boya on the final lap, he still managed to finish in seventh. He replicated his comeback in the feature race, this time being even more impressive as he charged forward to second place, but was promoted to the victory after Nikola Tsolov was disqualified due to a technical irregularity. He qualified seventh in Silverstone, earning back-to-back rostrums after overtaking his rivals to finish runner-up in the sprint race. In the feature race however, his run of form was halted with a wrong choice of dry tyres on a wet track, leaving him to finish down in 17th place. He had his best qualifying of the season in fifth in Spa-Francorchamps. He took points with seventh place in he sprint race, but treacherous weather in the feature race saw it cancelled, depriving Stenshorne the opportunity to add to his tally. A poor qualifying in Budapest left him down in 20th, and he ultimately failed to score points, even attempting to fit slick tyres during a drying track in the feature. In the Monza finale, Stenshorne returned to the podium with a runner-up finish after battling Tramnitz and Bilinski for the top positions. In the feature race, he ran as high as fifth but picked up a puncture after contact with Matías Zagazeta, necessiting him to pit.

Stenshorne finished the 2025 season fifth in the championship with two wins and five podiums.

FIA Formula 2 Championship 2025 Ahead of the Baku round, Trident announced that Stenshorne would be stepping up to race for them for that round. He debuted with an impressive seventh in qualifying for Baku, and ran as high as second in the sprint before an engine issue curtailed his race. More misery piled in the feature race as he was eliminated early from a collision with Pepe Martí. He would switch to Rodin Motorsport to contest the final two rounds of the season with them, replacing Amaury Cordeel.

2026 Stenshorne remained with Rodin Motorsport for his first full season of Formula 2 in , partnering Alexander Dunne. He had his first podium and victory in the 2026 Montreal Formula 2 round. In his first 7 rounds, he scored 48 points and is currently placed 8th in the championship standings.

Formula One Ahead of the 2024 Imola Formula 3 round in May, Stenshorne joined the McLaren Driver Development Programme. He would depart the programme in November 2025.

Personal life Stenshorne's father, Martin, was also a racing driver who competed in the Barber Pro Series during the 1990s.

Karting record Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship 3Y by R-ace GP 19 0 0 0 1 72 10th Italian F4 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 20 0 0 0 2 122 7th ADAC Formula 4 Championship 6 0 0 0 0 0 NC† F4 Spanish Championship Monlau Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 22 17th 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship R-ace GP 9 0 0 0 0 20 18th Formula Regional European Championship 20 5 3 3 11 261 2nd Macau Formula 4 Race Pinnacle Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF 2024 Formula Regional Middle East Championship R-ace GP 9 0 0 2 4 100 8th FIA Formula 3 Championship Hitech Pulse-Eight 18 1 0 2 2 38 18th GB3 Championship Chris Dittmann Racing 2 0 0 0 0 19 27th 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship Hitech TGR 19 2 0 3 5 89 5th FIA Formula 2 Championship Trident 2 0 0 0 0 2 20th Rodin Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 2026 FIA Formula 2 Championship Rodin Motorsport 8 1 0 1 2 48 3rd* Season still in progress. † As Stenshorne was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

Complete Formula 4 UAE 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 Pos Points 2022 3Y by R-ace GP YMC11 YMC12 YMC13 YMC14 DUB11 DUB12 DUB13 DUB14 DUB21 DUB22 DUB23 DUB24 DUB31 DUB32 DUB33 DUB34 YMC21 YMC22 YMC23 YMC24 10th 72

Complete Italian F4 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 DC Points 2022 Van Amersfoort Racing IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 VLL1 VLL2 VLL3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 RBR4 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 7th 122

Complete ADAC Formula 4 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 DC Points 2022 Van Amersfoort Racing SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 NÜR11 NÜR12 NÜR13 LAU1 LAU2 LAU3 NÜR21 NÜR22 NÜR23 NC† 0 † As Stenshorne was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete F4 Spanish 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 DC Points 2022 Monlau Motorsport ALG1 ALG2 ALG3 JER1 JER2 JER3 CRT1 CRT2 CRT3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 ARA1 ARA2 ARA3 NAV1 NAV2 NAV3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 17th 22

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points 2023 R-ace GP DUB11 DUB12 DUB13 KUW11 KUW12 KUW13 KUW21 KUW22 KUW23 DUB21 DUB22 DUB23 ABU1 ABU2 ABU3 18th 20 2024 R-ace GP YMC11 YMC12 YMC13 YMC21 YMC22 YMC23 DUB11 DUB12 DUB13 YMC31 YMC32 YMC33 DUB21 DUB22 DUB23 8th 100

Complete Formula Regional European 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 DC Points 2023 R-ace GP IMO1 IMO2 CAT1 CAT2 HUN1 HUN2 SPA1 SPA2 MUG1 MUG2 LEC1 LEC2 RBR1 RBR2 MNZ1 MNZ2 ZAN1 ZAN2 HOC1 HOC2 2nd 261

Complete Formula 4 South East Asia Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos Points 2023 Pinnacle Motorsport ZZIC11 ZZIC12 ZZIC13 MAC1 MAC2 SEP11 SEP12 SEP13 SEP21 SEP22 SEP23 NC† 0

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points 2024 Hitech Pulse-Eight BHRSPR BHRFEA MELSPR MELFEA IMOSPR IMOFEA MONSPR MONFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA SPASPR SPAFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA 18th 38 2025 Hitech TGR MELSPR MELFEA BHRSPR BHRFEA IMOSPR IMOFEA MONSPR MONFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA SPASPR SPAFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA 5th 89

Complete GB3 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 DC Points 2024 Chris Dittmann Racing OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 SIL11 SIL12 SIL13 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 HUN1 HUN2 HUN3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 SIL21 SIL22 SIL23 DON1 DON2 DON3 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 27th 19

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 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 DC Points Trident MELSPR MELFEA BHRSPR BHRFEA JEDSPR JEDFEA IMOSPR IMOFEA MONSPR MONFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA SPASPR SPAFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA BAKSPR BAKFEA 20th 2Rodin Motorsport LSLSPR LSLFEA YMCSPR YMCFEA Rodin Motorsport MELSPR MELFEA MIASPR MIAFEA MTLSPR MTLFEA MONSPR MONFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA SPASPR SPAFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA MADSPR MADFEA BAKSPR BAKFEA LSLSPR LSLFEA YMCSPR YMCFEA 9th* 59* Season still in progress.