Roman Staněk

Roman Staněk Jr. (; born 25 February 2004) is a Czech racing driver who competes in the Super Formula Championship for Buzz MK Racing.

He has raced in FIA Formula 3 for three seasons, where he placed fifth in , and is also the 2019 ADAC Formula 4 rookies' champion. In , he debuted in FIA Formula 2 with Trident before leaving the team mid-. Staněk switched to Invicta for his final season in .

Junior racing career Karting (2014–2018) Staněk began karting internationally in 2014, competing in the 60 MINI category until 2016. The following year he moved up to OK Junior, and in 2018 he took part in the Karting World Championship in the OK category.

Formula 4 (2019) Staněk made his single-seater debut in early 2019 at the last round of the Formula 4 UAE Championship, as a guest driver for Dragon Racing. He was named as a development driver for the Sauber Junior Team in 2019.

For the main season, Stanĕk combined the ADAC Formula 4 and Italian F4 championships, driving for the Sauber-backed US Racing-CHRS team in both. Eventually racking up three race wins and nine podiums across the two series, he was especially successful in the former, where he finished fourth in the standings and won the rookies' championship ahead of Mercedes junior Paul Aron. He starred at the opening round in Oschersleben, getting a second place and a commanding race 3 win which saw him take the lead of the championship. His other two victories of the season came in the ADAC F4 Nürburgring and Italian F4 Imola rounds.

FIA Formula 3 (2020–2022) 2020 Staněk was originally due to drive for the Prema Powerteam in the 2020 Formula Regional European Championship, but later during the COVID-19 lockdown, switched to Charouz Racing System for what he thought was a Formula 2 drive. He was instead placed in one of the team's FIA Formula 3 seats on the Thursday prior to the season opener, replacing the outgoing Niko Kari and becoming the youngest driver in the championship. With no previous testing, he struggled throughout the season, his sole points-scoring finish coming at the penultimate round in Monza. Staněk later described the move as "a mistake I really regret, because it could have ruined my career". He finished tenth in the former and 16th in the latter, with two podium finishes. He also made a one-off appearance in the Euroformula Open for Team Motopark at Imola and managed to take a win and a second place.

2022

In 2022, upon testing for them in post-season, Staněk moved to reigning teams' champions Trident for his third season in FIA Formula 3. Following a bad start to the season at Bahrain, where he suffered punctures in both races that sent him down the order, Staněk achieved his first-ever F3 victory in Imola, putting himself third in the championship after two rounds. Staněk would continue this form into the next weekend at Barcelona, where he took pole position. During the feature race, he lost the lead to Victor Martins, but still finished in second place. Misfortune caught Staněk in Silverstone, where a collision with Grégoire Saucy forced him out of the race. He wouldn't score a better finish than fifth in the following two rounds, before bouncing back into title contention with two second places at Spa-Francorchamps. Having scored more points at Zandvoort, Staněk arrived at the season finale in Monza sitting third in the drivers' standings. Despite a positive qualifying session, Staněk was unable to take advantage in the races, which meant that he finished fifth in the championship.

FIA Formula 2 (2023–2025)

2023 Stanĕk partook in the 2022 F2 post-season test with Trident. On 11 January 2023, it was announced that he would be promoted to Formula 2 on a full-time basis with the Italian outfit, partnering Frenchman Clément Novalak. The season proved challenging, and despite flashes of speed that included a run from 22nd to seventh at Monaco and qualifying third at Monza, the Czech driver finished 18th in the standings.

Staněk took part in the 2023 Macau Grand Prix for Trident, a race where he finished 12th.

2024

After a period of financial uncertainty, Staněk eventually found new sponsorship from the Czechoslovak Group (CSG) and was retained by Trident to partner Richard Verschoor in 2024. He achieved his first Formula 2 win in the third round at Melbourne, after a fruitful defensive display and a penalty to on-track winner Isack Hadjar.

Following the Monza round, Staněk parted ways with Trident owing to unsatisfactory equipment and lack of budget, and was replaced by Formula 3 graduate Christian Mansell. He finished the season in 22nd overall with fourteen points.

2025 Despite missing the final three rounds in , Staněk would continue in Formula 2 for 2025 with Invicta Racing, partnering 2024 FIA Formula 3 champion Leonardo Fornaroli. He took his first Formula 2 Feature Race win at Spa-Francorchamps.

Single-seater career Super Formula (2026) After three years of racing in Formula 2, Staněk moved to Super Formula in 2026, driving for Kondo's Buzz MK Racing outfit. In April 2026, he began receiving support from Czech company Fintokei, which has operated in Japan since 2023, with the company's logo subsequently appearing on his car.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year TeamClass 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Points 2017 Kosmic Racing Department OKJ SARQH SARR CAYQH CAYR LEMQH LEMR ALAQH ALAR KRIQH KRIR 17th 31 2018 Kosmic Racing Department OK SARQH SARR PFIQH PFIR AMPQH AMPR ALBQH ALBR 7th 44

Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2019 Formula 4 UAE Championship Dragon Racing 4 0 0 0 0 0 NC† ADAC Formula 4 Championship US Racing-CHRS 20 2 0 2 5 165 4th Italian F4 Championship 18 1 6 1 4 144 5th 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship Charouz Racing System 18 0 0 0 0 3 21st Formula Renault Eurocup MP Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 2 18th 2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship Hitech Grand Prix 20 0 0 0 2 29 16th F3 Asian Championship 15 0 0 0 0 60 10th Euroformula Open Championship Team Motopark 3 1 0 0 2 55 12th 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship Trident 18 1 1 2 4 117 5th 2023 FIA Formula 2 Championship Trident 26 0 0 0 0 15 18th Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 12th 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship Trident 22 1 0 0 1 14 22nd 2025 FIA Formula 2 Championship Invicta Racing 27 1 2 0 5 105 10th 2026Super Formula Navikuru Buzz MK Racing 8 0 0 0 0 3.5 19th* Season still in progress. † As Staněk was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score 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 DC Points 2019 Dragon Racing DUB11 DUB12 DUB13 DUB14 YMC11 YMC12 YMC13 YMC14 DUB21 DUB22 DUB23 DUB24 YMC21 YMC22 YMC23 YMC24 DUB31 DUB32 DUB33 DUB34 NC† 0 † As Staněk was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

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 Pos Points 2019 US Racing-CHRS VLL1 VLL2 VLL3 MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 HUN1 HUN2 HUN3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 IMO4 MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 5th 144

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 19 20 Pos Points 2019 US Racing-CHRS OSC1 OSC2 OSC3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 HOC1 HOC2 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 SAC1 SAC2 SAC3 4th 165

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup 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 2020 MP Motorsport MNZ1 MNZ2 IMO1 IMO2 NÜR1 NÜR2 MAG1 MAG2 ZAN1 ZAN2 CAT1 CAT2 SPA1 SPA2 IMO1 IMO2 HOC1 HOC2 LEC1 LEC2 18th 2

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points 2020 Charouz Racing System RBRFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA RBRSPR HUNFEA HUNSPR SILFEA SILSPR SILFEA SILSPR CATFEA CATSPR SPAFEA SPASPR MNZFEA MNZSPR MUGFEA MUGSPR 21st 3 2021 Hitech Grand Prix CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 HUN1 HUN2 HUN3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 SOC1 SOC2 SOC3 16th 29 2022 Trident BHRSPR BHRFEA IMOSPR IMOFEA CATSPR CATFEA SILSPR SILFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA SPASPR SPAFEA ZANSPR ZANFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA 5th 117 † Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Complete F3 Asian Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate the fastest lap of top ten finishers) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DC Points 2021 Hitech Grand Prix DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 ABU1 ABU2 ABU3 ABU1 ABU2 ABU3 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 ABU1 ABU2 ABU3 10th 60

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers) 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 DC Points 2021 Team Motopark POR1 POR2 POR3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 HUN1 HUN2 HUN3 IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 12th 55

Complete Macau Grand Prix results Year Team Car Qualifying Quali Race Main race 2023 Trident Motorsport Dallara F3 2019 20th 19th 12th

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers) 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 BHRSPR BHRFEA JEDSPR JEDFEA MELSPR MELFEA BAKSPR BAKFEA MCOSPR MCOFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA SPASPR SPAFEA ZANSPR ZANFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA YMCSPR YMCFEA 18th 15 Trident BHRSPR BHRFEA JEDSPR JEDFEA MELSPR MELFEA IMOSPR IMOFEA MONSPR MONFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA SPASPR SPAFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA BAKSPR BAKFEA LSLSPR LSLFEA YMCSPR YMCFEA 22nd 14 Invicta Racing MELSPR MELFEA BHRSPR BHRFEA JEDSPR JEDFEA IMOSPR IMOFEA MONSPR MONFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA SPASPR SPAFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA BAKSPR BAKFEA LSLSPR LSLFEA YMCSPRYMCFEA 10th 105 Complete Super Formula results Year Team Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Points 2026 Navikuru Buzz MK Racing Toyota MOT MOT SUZ SUZ FUJ FUJ FUJ SUG FUJ FUJ SUZ SUZ 19th* 3.5* ‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed. Season still in progress.