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| Vivien Keszthelyi | |
|---|---|
 Vivien Keszthelyi in 2020 | |
| Nationality |  Hungarian |
| Born | (2000-12-07)7 December 2000 (age 24) Debrecen,Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary |
| Previous series | |
| 2014 2014-15 2016 2017 2018 2019 | Suzuki Swift Cup Austria Suzuki Swift Cup Europe Central European Zone Trophy Audi Sport TT Cup Audi Sport Seyffarth R8 LMS Cup F3 Asian Championship Winter Series |
Vivien Keszthelyi (born 7 December 2000[1]) is a Hungarianracing driver who started her career at the age of 13.[2][3] She is a member of the Audi Sport Racing Academy.[4][5][6]
Keszthelyi started her professional career in 2014, in the Suzuki Swift Cup Europe series.[7] She became the youngest and only female member of Audi Sport Racing Academy in 2015, also becoming the first Hungarian racing driver with factory connection.[8] In 2016, she won her first races in anAudi TT in the Central European Zone Trophy, where she won both the sprint and the endurance categories.[9]
In 2017, Keszthelyi became the youngest Hungarian point scorer in international series, when she competed in theAudi Sport TT Cup.[10] In 2018, she finished second in the Audi Sport R8 Cup, making her the youngest female racing driver in the international GT4 championships to finish the season in the top 3.[11]
When she first raced in an international competition, she finished third in the absolute and second in the junior category during the racing weekend at theHungaroring.[citation needed] She was able to enter the Swift Cup Europe series with a special license, which was essential for her to compete at the international level at her age. At the end of the season, she finished third in the junior and sixth in the overall standings.[7] The promoter of Swift Cup Austria invited her to one of the races of the competition, where she finished 4th.[12]
In her second season in the Swift Cup Europe she finished third in the absolute and second in the junior category.[13] In 2016 she was included into theAudi Sport Racing Academy at the age of 15 among the three drivers chosen to be members of the academy.[14][4]
Keszthelyi then competed in the Central European Zone Trophy with anAudi TT.[15][16] In her first season she became the D-2000 Hungarian national champion of both the sprint and the endurance category.[17][18]
In 2017, Keszthelyi continued in theAudi TT Cup where she only completed 7 out of 13 races.[19][20] She collected 65 points and finished 13th in the championship.[21][22][23]
In 2018 Keszthelyi competed in the Audi Sport Seyffarth R8 LMS Cup with anAudi R8 LMS GT4. The 17-year-old delivered consistent performances throughout the season.[24][25][26][27][28] Over the course of the season she collected 3 podiums. At the end of the season she was crowned vice-champion overall and champion of the rookie category.
On 2 January 2019, it was confirmed that Keszthelyi would race in theF3 Asian Championship Winter Series.[29][30] She scored 13 points and finished 13th.[31]
Keszthelyi qualified forW Series as one of two reserve drivers.[32] Vivien Keszthelyi replacedEmma Kimilainen in the 2nd round atZolder and the 3rd round atMisano where she scored her only point of the season.[33] Normally a reserve driver, she was promoted to regular driver duties at Round 4 and Round 6.[34]
In 2020, she tested theDallara 320 withCarlin Motorsport andMotopark.
In 2021, she competed in theEuroformula Open Championship withMotopark. The 20-year-old was the first Hungarian to race in the competition.[35]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Suzuki Swift Cup Europe | Oxxo Motorsport | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 6th |
| 2015 | Suzuki Swift Cup Europe | Oxxo Motorsport | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 3rd |
| 2016 | Central European Zone Trophy | Team VRS | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1st |
| 2017 | Audi Sport TT Cup | N/A | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 13th |
| 2018 | Audi Sport Seyffarth R8 LMS Cup | Team VRS | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 129 | 2nd |
| 2019 | W Series | Hitech GP | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17th |
| F3 Asian Championship - Winter Series | BlackArts Racing Team | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13th | |
| 2021 | Euroformula Open Championship | Team Motopark | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 20th |
* Season still in progress.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Category | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOC | LAU | HUN | BRA | MIS | NÜR | |||||||||||
| 2018 | Team VRS | Absolute | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2nd | 129 |
| Rookie | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1st | 154.5 | ||
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | BlackArts Racing Team | CHA 1 8 | CHA 1 11 | CHA 1 9 | SEP 1 9 | SEP 1 11 | SEP 1 10 | SEP 1 Ret | SEP 1 Ret | SEP 1 10 | 13th | 13 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Hitech GP | HOC PO | ZOL Ret | MIS 10 | NOR 13 | ASS PO | BRH 14 | 17th | 1 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics 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 | POR 1 10 | POR 2 9 | POR 3 12 | LEC 1 10 | LEC 2 11 | LEC 3 11 | SPA 1 8 | SPA 2 10 | SPA 3 10 | HUN 1 11 | HUN 2 9 | HUN 3 Ret | IMO 1 | IMO 2 | IMO 3 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | RBR 3 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | MNZ 3 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | CAT 3 | 20th | 12 |