Vladimiros Tziortzis

Vladimiros Tziortzis (born 6 April 1997) is a Cypriot professional racing driver who last competed in the NASCAR Euro Series, driving the No. 64 for SpeedHouse Racing in the PRO class. He previously competed in Formula Renault Eurocup and SMP F4 Championship before making the switch to stock car racing in 2020.

Racing career

At the age of five, Tziortzis took his first driving lessons from his father in the parking lot of GSP Stadium. He began his career on karting a few months later and won the Pancyprian Karting Championship in different classes for seven consecutive years. He also represented Cyprus in the International ROK Cup Finals for three years, scoring a best result of 13th in 2008.

After receiving an opportunity to test a Formula Renault 2.0 and Euroformula Open Championship car in 2014, Tziortzis made his racing career debut in the Formula Masters Russia championship in 2015 before he moved to SMP F4 Championship on the following year. He finished his first season in thirteenth place, scoring a best finishing result of two sixth places in Moscow. Tziortzis continued to race in SMP F4 for the following season and went on to finish 10th in the standings with a best result of two third-place finishes and one second-place finish, all of which were achieved in the second round at Moscow.

In 2018, Tziortzis made the move to Formula Renault Eurocup after he was signed by Fortec Motorsports. In 2019, he took part in the official Formula Renault Eurocup post-season tests at Yas Marina and Paul Ricard, driving for JD Motorsport.

Tziortzis made the switch to stock car racing in 2020 after he was signed by NASCAR Whelen Euro Series team Alex Caffi Motorsport to drive the No. 1 Ford Mustang the EuroNASCAR 2 class, becoming the first Cypriot driver to compete in NASCAR. Tziortzis impressed in his debut season, scoring two podiums and eight top-ten finishes with a best finish of second in the third race at Valencia. He finished the year fourth in the standings with 365 points, 54 points behind champion Vittorio Ghirelli. His success allowed Alex Caffi Motorsport, which undergo a rebrand to Academy Motorsport in the off-season, to resign Tziortzis for 2021. Tziortzis scored five podium finishes on his way to finish sixth in the standings that year. He also scored a pole position in the NASCAR GP Belgium at Circuit Zolder, his maiden pole result in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series.

For the 2022 season, Tziortzis renewed his contract with Academy Motorsport as he was transferred from the No. 1 car to the team's No. 5 car, acting as the teammate for Patrick Lemarié. Tziortzis finished third in the overall standings, having won the season opening race at Valencia and scored a total of seven podium finishes.

On 14 December 2022, it was announced that Tziortzis would be moving up to the EuroNASCAR PRO division for the 2023 season. Tziortzis would continue to drive Academy Motorsport's No. 5 car for his debut season in EuroNASCAR PRO.

Racing record

Career summary

Complete SMP 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 Pos Points 2016 SMP Racing SOC1 SOC2 ZAN11 ZAN12 ZAN13 ZAN21 ZAN22 ZAN23 MSC11 MSC12 MSC13 MSC21 MSC22 MSC23 AND1 AND2 AND3 AHV1 AHV2 AHV3 13th 32 2017 SMP Racing SOC1 SOC2 SOC3 SMO1 SMO2 SMO3 AHV1 AHV2 AHV3 AUD1 AUD2 AUD3 MSC11 MSC12 MSC13 MSC21 MSC22 MSC23 ASS1 ASS2 ASS3 10th 76

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 2018 Fortec Motorsport LEC1 LEC2 MNZ1 MNZ2 SIL1 SIL2 MON1 MON2 RBR1 RBR2 SPA1 SPA2 HUN1 HUN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HOC1 HOC2 CAT1 CAT2 27th 0

Complete Formula Renault NEC 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 DC Points 2018 Fortec Motorsport PAU1 PAU2 MNZ1 MNZ2 SPA1 SPA2 HUN1 HUN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HOC1 HOC2 NC† 0

† As Tziortzis was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points

Complete NASCAR results Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR Pro

Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR 2 (key) Bold - Pole position awarded by fastest qualifying time (in Race 1) or by previous race's fastest lap (in Race 2). Italics - Fastest lap. * – Most laps led. ^ – Most positions gained.) NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR 2 results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts 2020 Alex Caffi Motorsport 1 Ford ITA ITA BEL BEL CRO CRO ESP1 ESP1 ESP2 ESP2 4th 365 2021 Academy Motorsport ESP ESP GBR GBR CZE CZE^ CRO CRO BEL BEL ITA ITA 6th 360 2022 5 EuroNASCAR FJ ESP* ESP* GBR* GBR* ITA ITA CZE CZE BEL BEL CRO CRO 3rd 3882023 Academy Motorsport 5 EuroNASCAR FJ ESP ESP GBR GBR ITA ITA CZE CZE DEU DEU BEL BEL 2nd 424