Thibaut Ramaekers

Thibaut Ramaekers (born 19 December 2009) is a Belgian racing driver who competes in the French F4 Championship.

Born and raised in Chimay, Ramaekers began competitive kart racing aged nine. After a successful karting career—culminating in his victory at the senior World Championship in 2025—Ramaekers graduated to junior formulae.

Career Karting (2019–2025) 2019–2023: Career beginnings and European runner-up Ramaekers had a successful karting career, starting with IAME-sanctioned competitions in 2019. From 2019 to 2020, he competed in the X30 Mini class with Eurokarting, finishing third in the IAME Series Benelux and winning it the following year, his first title. He moved up to the X30 Junior category in 2021, finishing third again in the Benelux. He improved to finish runner-up the following year with VDK Racing, as well as finishing fourth in the Winter Cup and third in the Euro Series. He made his international debut that year, ending fourth in the class of the WSK Final Cup. He was selected by the Royal Automobile Club of Belgium (RACB) to compete in the FIA Motorsport Games, where he finished sixth.

Ramaekers experienced his breakout year in 2023, when he won the IAME Winter Cup in the X30 Junior category. In , he finished third in Champions of the Future, sixth in the WSK Super Master Series, and runner-up to Oleksandr Bondarev in the CIK-FIA European Championship. His first final appearance at the World Championship ended with a retirement.

2024–2025: World Champion at Kristianstad Ramaekers progressed to compete full-time in OK in 2024, where he finished runner-up to Joe Turney in Champions of the Future and third in the European Championship. At the end of the year, he was invited to the Ferrari Driver Academy World Scouting Camp.

Remaining with VDK Racing for 2025, he was again runner-up in Champions of the Future, this time to Kenzo Craigie. He finished fifth in the European Championship and beat Turney to the World Championship at Kristianstad.

Formula 4 (2025–present) 2025: Debut in Saudi Arabia In 2025, Ramaekers made his junior formulae debut in the F4 Saudi Arabian Championship. As a rookie in Formula 4 (F4) machinery, he scored consistently between fourth- and sixth-place throughout the season and ended the season fourth overall.

2026: Maiden F4 victories in France In 2026, Ramaekers progressed to the French F4 Championship for his full rookie season. He achieved his maiden F4 podium in the third race of the opening round at Nogaro. A round later at Dijon, he collected another podium in the third race and achieved his maiden victory in the reverse-grid race. The third round and halfway point of the season was at his home race at Spa-Francorchamps, he won the opener and ended second to championship leader Guillaume Bouzar in the final race.

Karting record Karting career summary Season Series Team Position 2019 IAME Euro Series — X30 Mini Eurokarting 15th IAME Series Benelux — X30 Mini IAME International Final — X30 Mini 14th 2020 IAME Winter Cup — X30 Mini Eurokarting 14th IAME Euro Series — X30 Mini 7th IAME Series Benelux — X30 Mini 2021 IAME Series Benelux — X30 Junior IAME Euro Series — X30 Junior Eurokarting 23rd IAME Warriors Final — X30 Junior NC 2022 IAME Benelux Series – X30 Junior IAME Winter Cup — X30 Junior VDK Racing 4th IAME Euro Series — X30 Junior IAME Warriors Final — X30 Junior 31st Champions of the Future — OK-J 75th CIK-FIA European Championship — OK-J NC† WSK Euro Series — OK-J 33rd CIK-FIA World Championship — OK-J 45th WSK Final Cup — OK-J 4th CIK-FIA Academy Trophy Frédéric Ramaekers 12th FIA Motorsport Games Sprint Cup — Junior Team Belgium 6th 2023 Champions of the Future — OK-J VDK Racing IAME Winter Cup — X30 Junior CIK-FIA European Championship — OK-J WSK Super Master Series — OK-J 6th IAME Euro Series — X30 Junior 7th WSK Euro Series — OK-J 15th CIK-FIA World Championship — OK-J 36th WSK Final Cup — OK 2024 IAME Winter Cup — X30 Senior VDK Racing 25th WSK Super Master Series — OK 12th IAME Euro Series — X30 Senior 22nd Champions of the Future — OK CIK-FIA European Championship — OK CIK-FIA World Championship — OK 13th IAME Warriors Final — X30 Senior 17th 2025 IAME Winter Cup — X30 Senior VDK Racing 6th WSK Super Master Series — OK 27th Champions of the Future — OK CIK-FIA European Championship — OK 5th CIK-FIA World Championship — OK Source: As Ramaekers was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

Complete CIK-FIA results Complete CIK-FIA Karting World Championship results

Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) As Ramaekers was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points. Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed at least one lap.

Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles Podiums Points Position 2025 F4 Saudi Arabian Championship Zahid 10 0 0 0 0 104 4th 2026 French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 12 3 0 3 8 147* *Source:

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