Roman Staněk

Roman Staněk Jr.
Roman Staněk Jr.
Born	February 25, 2004 (age 22); Czech Republic
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2019–present
Known for	Competing in FIA Formula 2 Championship, 2019 ADAC Formula 4 rookie champion

Roman Staněk Jr. (; born 25 February 2004) is a Czech racing driver currently competing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship with Invicta Racing.

He spent three seasons competing in the FIA Formula 3 Championship, achieving a fifth-place finish in 2022, and earned the title of 2019 ADAC Formula 4 rookie champion. Staněk made his debut in FIA Formula 2 driving for Trident before departing midway through the season.

Karting

Staněk commenced his international karting career in 2014, advancing through categories such as 60 MINI and OK Junior. In 2018, he participated in the Karting World Championship within the OK class.

Lower formula championships

He entered single-seater racing at the start of 2019, appearing as a guest driver for Dragon Racing during the final round of the Formula 4 UAE Championship. During that year, he also served as a development driver for the Sauber Junior Team.

Throughout 2019, Staněk competed concurrently in both the ADAC Formula 4 and Italian F4 series with Sauber-supported US Racing-CHRS. Across these campaigns, he achieved three victories and nine podium finishes, notably securing fourth place overall and claiming the ADAC F4 rookies' title ahead of Mercedes junior Paul Aron. Key highlights included a win and a second-place finish at Oschersleben, triumphs at the Nürburgring round of ADAC F4, and victory at Imola in Italian F4.

2020

Initially slated to compete for Prema Powerteam in the 2020 Formula Regional European Championship, Staněk switched to Charouz Racing System during the COVID-19 lockdown, anticipating a seat in Formula 2. Instead, he was assigned to Charouz's entry for the FIA Formula 3 just prior to the season start, replacing Niko Kari and becoming the youngest participant in that year's championship. Lacking any pre-season testing, Staněk found it challenging to score points, managing only one points finish at Monza. Reflecting on this decision, he described it as "a mistake I really regret, because it could have ruined my career."

2021

In 2021, Staněk signed with Hitech Grand Prix to contest both the F3 Asian Championship and the main FIA Formula 3. He concluded the Asian series in tenth place and finished sixteenth in FIA F3, securing two podium finishes throughout. Additionally, he participated once in the Euroformula Open with Team Motopark at Imola, where he achieved a victory and a runner-up position.

2022

Following post-season testing, Staněk joined reigning teams' champions Trident for his third season in FIA Formula 3. After encountering punctures in both races during a challenging start at the Bahrain round, he claimed his maiden F3 win at Imola, climbing to third place in the championship after two events. He continued his strong form at Barcelona, securing pole position and finishing second in the feature race.

An incident at Silverstone forced him to retire from competition there, and subsequent rounds yielded no better than fifth-place finishes. Nevertheless, he revitalized his championship aspirations by scoring two second-place results at Spa-Francorchamps. After accumulating further points at Zandvoort, Staněk entered the final round at Monza holding third position in the drivers' standings. Despite a strong qualifying effort, his race outcomes limited him to fifth place overall in the championship.

2023

Staněk took part in the 2022 F2 post-season testing sessions with Trident. On 11 January 2023, he was elevated to a full-time Formula 2 seat at the Italian outfit, joining forces with French driver Clément Novalak. The campaign proved demanding; despite impressive efforts such as climbing from 22nd to seventh place at the Monaco round and securing a third-place qualifying position at Monza, Staněk ended the year 18th in the overall championship standings.

Additionally, he competed for Trident in the 2023 Macau Grand Prix, where he finished in 12th position.

2024

Following a period of financial instability, Staněk obtained backing from the Czechoslovak Group (CSG) and was confirmed by Trident to race alongside Richard Verschoor for the 2024 season. He claimed his inaugural Formula 2 victory during the third round at Melbourne, benefiting from a penalty imposed on the initial winner, Isack Hadjar.

After the conclusion of the Monza event, Staněk parted ways with Trident due to dissatisfaction with the team's equipment and budgetary limitations. He was succeeded by Formula 3 graduate Christian Mansell. Staněk wrapped up the season in 22nd position overall, having accumulated fourteen points.

2025

Although he missed the last three rounds of the championship, Staněk continued competing in Formula 2 with Invicta Racing, partnering with Leonardo Fornaroli, the reigning FIA Formula 3 champion. During this season, he secured his first Feature Race victory at Spa-Francorchamps.

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Team	Position
2015	WSK Champions Cup — 60 Mini	STANEK ROMAN	24th
	WSK Gold Cup — 60 Mini		27th
	WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini		36th
	WSK Night Edition — 60 Mini		15th
2016	South Garda Winter Cup — Mini ROK		3rd
	Trofeo Andrea Margutti — 60 Mini		23rd
	WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini	Giugliano Kart	6th
	WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini	HKC-1	22nd
2017	WSK Champions Cup — OKJ	Kosmic Racing Departement	NC
	South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ		10th
	SKUSA SuperNationals — X30 Junior	Rolison Performance Group	46th
	German Karting Championship — Junior		15th
	WSK Super Master Series — OKJ	Kosmic Racing Departement	36th
	CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ		17th
	CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ		44th
	WSK Final Cup — OKJ		1st

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Full CIK-FIA Karting European Championship Results

(key) (Events in bold denote pole position) (Events in italics denote fastest lap)

Year	Team	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	DC	Points
2017	Kosmic Racing Department	OKJ	SAR QH 17	SAR R 12	CAY QH 14	CAY R 26	LEM QH 15	LEM R 6	ALA QH 17	ALA R 30	KRI QH 14	KRI R 6	17th	31
2018	Kosmic Racing Department	OK	SAR QH 1	SAR R 1	PFI QH 15	PFI R 18	AMP QH 7	AMP R 11	ALB QH 23	ALB R DNS			7th	44

Summary of Racing Career

Season	Championship	Team	Races	Victories	Pole Positions	Fastest Laps	Podium Finishes	Points Scored	Final Standing
2019	Formula 4 UAE Championship	Dragon Racing	4	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	2019 ADAC Formula 4 Championship	US Racing-CHRS	20	2	0	2	5	165	4th
	2019 Italian F4 Championship	US Racing-CHRS	18	1	6	1	4	144	5th

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position

Season ongoing.

† Guest competitor, points not awarded.

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship Results

(key) (Pole positions shown in bold; fastest laps in italics)

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	DUB1 1	DUB1 2	DUB1 3	DUB1 4	YMC1 1	YMC1 2	YMC1 3	YMC1 4	DUB2 1	DUB2 2	DUB2 3	DUB2 4	YMC2 1	YMC2 2	getYMC2_3						NC†! 0!

^† Staněk participated as a guest entrant and was not eligible for championship points.

Complete Italian F4 Championship Results

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Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship Results

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Complete Formula Renault Eurocup Results

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Full FIA Formula 3 Championship Results

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Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	Final Position	Points
2020	Charouz Racing System	RBR FEA 17	RBR SPR 23	RBR FEA 17	RBR SPR 24	HUN FEA 23	HUN SPR 20	SIL FEA 17	SIL SPR 18	SIL FEA 22	SIL SPR 15	CAT FEA 22	CAT SPR 19	SPA FEA 24	SPA SPR 18	MNZ FEA 11	MNZ SPR 8	MUG FEA 26†	MUG SPR 18				21st	3

2021 Hitech Grand Prix CAT
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16 CAT
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12 CAT
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26 LEC
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Full F3 Asian Championship Results

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Year	Team	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Race 6	Race 7	Race 8	Race 9	Race10	Race11	Race12	Race13	Race14	Race15	Final Position	Points Earned
2021	Hitech Grand Prix	DUB 1 12	DUB 2 12	DUB 3 Ret	ABU 1 6	ABU 2 9	ABU 3 8	ABU 1 9	ABU 2 8	ABU 3 6	DUB 1 6	DUB 2 4	DUB 3 11	ABU 1 18†	style="background:#EFCFFF;" [[Yas Marina Circuit #ABU 2 ]] Template:Small Ret \| <style=“background: #DFFFDF;”>[[Yas Marina Circuit#ABU 3]] Template:Small4	10th	60

Full Euroformula Open Championship outcomes

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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	Final Position	Points Accumulated
2021	Team Motopark	POR Race 1	POR Race 2	POR Race 3	LEC Race 1	LEC Race 2	LEC Race 3	SPA Race 1	SPA Race 2	SPA Race 3	HUN Race 1	HUN Race 2	HUN Race 3	IMO Race 1 4th	IMO Race 2 1st	IMO Race 3 2nd	(RBR) Position 1	(RBR) Position 2	(RBR) Position 3	(MNZ) Position 1	(MNZ) Position 2	(MNZ) Position 3	(CAT) Position 1	(CAT) Position 2	(CAT) Position 3	Finished 12th	Totaled 55

Macau Grand Prix complete results

Year	Team Name	Vehicle Model	Qualifying Position	Qualification Race Result	Final Race Result
2023	Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Trident Motorsport	Dallara F3 2019	20th place	19th place	12th place

FIA Formula 2 Championship comprehensive results

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Year	Entrant	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Round 8	Round 9	Round10	Round11	Round12	Round13	Round14	Round15	Round16	Round17	Round18	Round19	Round20	Round21	Round22	Round23	Round24	Round25	Round26	Round27	Round28	Championship Standing	Points Scored
2023	Trident	BHR SPR	BHR FEA	JED SPR	JED FEA	MEL SPR	MEL FEA	BAK SPR	BAK FEA	MCO SPR	MCO FEA	CAT SPR	CAT FEA	2023 Spielberg Formula 2 round (RBR SPR)	2023 Spielberg Formula 2 round (RBR FEA)	2023 Silverstone Formula 2 round (SIL SPR)	2023 Silverstone Formula 2 round (SIL FEA)	2023 Budapest Formula 2 round (HUN SPR)	2023 Budapest Formula 2 round (HUN FEA)	2023 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round (SPA SPR)	2023 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round (SPA FEA)	2023 Zandvoort Formula 2 round (ZAN SPR)	2023 Zandvoort Formula 2 round (ZAN FEA)	2023 Monza Formula 2 round (MNZ SPR)	2023 Monza Formula 2 round (MNZ FEA)	2023 Yas Island Formula 2 round (YMC SPR)	2023 Yas Island Formula 2 round (YMC FEA)	18th place	15 points

Season is ongoing.

External links

https://www.stanek-racing.cz/
Profile of the driver on DriverDB