Yani Stevenheydens

Yani Stevenheydens (born 22 February 2006) is a Belgian racing driver who competes in the GT4 European Series for Elite Motorsport.

Stevenheydens was the 2024 French F4 vice-champion.

Career Formula 4 2023 After winning the IAME series shootout, Stevenheydens was announced to be making his single-seater debut in the French F4 Championship. In only his second race in Nogaro, he was able to take his first podium with third place. This was followed by a double rostrum at the Pau Grand Prix. His first win of the campaign came during the penultimate round in Lédenon having defended against Hiyu Yamakoshi for the win. Stevenheydens would triumph once again during the season finale at the Circuit Paul Ricard, placing him seventh in the standings with 107 points.

2024 Stevenheydens remained in French F4 for 2024. He started the season with two poles in Nogaro, and took a lights-to-flag victory during the first race. More podiums and a double pole in Spa-Francorchamps followed, before he dominated the Nürburgring with a double victory, putting him into the lead of the standings. He duelled with title rival Jules Caranta in the second Magny-Cours race, but managed to take a fifth win the next day with a dominant performance. However, a double win in Dijon-Prenois for rival Taito Kato reduced Stevenheydens' points lead to a mere six points. A second and third place podium in the Paul Ricard final round meant that Stevenheydens initially clinched the title, but a post-race penalty for him in the final race dropped him behind Kato in the standings, forcing him Stevenheydens to settle as runner-up behind Kato by six points.

2025 Stevenheydens was set up for a step up to Eurocup-3 in 2025 after a successful 2024 season. However, a lack of budget forced him to compete in a third F4 season, moving over to the F4 Spanish Championship with MP Motorsport. He joined the team for the Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship, where he finished 13th overall, taking one win in the sprint race at Navarra.

Eurocup-3 Despite earlier announcements that he would not be competing in the 2025 Eurocup-3 season, GRS Team announced in May 2025 that Stevenheydens would be racing for them. He joined the same team for the final round of the Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship, where he took a best finish of 11th in race two. After being away from the championship since round two in Portimão, he would return during the final round in Barcelona.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary Season still in progress. † As Stevenheydens was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

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

Complete Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

† As Stevenheydens was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Season still in progress.

Complete Eurocup-3 results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

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

Complete GT4 European Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year TeamCarClass 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Points 2026 Elite Motorsport withEntire Race Engineering McLaren Artura GT4 Silver LEC1 LEC2 MNZ1 MNZ2 SPA1 SPA2 MIS1 MIS2 ZAN1 ZAN2 ALG1 ALG2 13th* 25* Season still in progress.