| Oliver Goethe | |
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| Nationality |
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| Born | (2004-10-14)14 October 2004 (age 21) London, England |
| Relatives | Benjamin Goethe (brother) |
| FIA Formula 2 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2024 |
| Current team | MP Motorsport |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Car number | TBA |
| Starts | 33 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 15th in2025 |
| Previous series | |
| 2022–23 2022–2024 2022 2022 2022 2021 2019–2020 | Middle East Trophy FIA Formula 3 Championship Euroformula Open Championship 24H Series FR Asian Championship FR European Championship F4 Spanish Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2022 | Euroformula Open Championship |
Oliver "Ollie"Goethe[a] (Danish:[oˈliˀvɐˈkøːtə],German:[ˈɔlivɐˈɡøːtə]; born 14 October 2004) is a German, Danish, and Britishracing driver who competes in theFIA Formula 2 Championship forMP Motorsport.
Goethe recently competed in theFIA Formula 3 Championship forCampos in2024, and raced forTridentthe year prior. He claimed the2022 Euroformula Open Championship by winning eleven races in his winning campaign.
Goethe made his internationalkarting debut in 2019, where he raced in both theEuropean andWorld Championships in theOK class.[1] He then competed in theWSK Super Master Series andWSK Champions Cup in 2020.
In 2019, Goethe made his first single-seater appearance, driving forDrivex School in the final round of theF4 Spanish Championship.[2]
Goethe then raced in the series full-time in the2020 season, this time withMP Motorsport.[3] Being only fifteen years old during most of the season, Goethe achieved six podiums, including a win at theCircuit Paul Ricard. He placed fifth in the rookies' and overall championships respectively at the end of the year.
Goethe progressed into theFormula Regional European Championship in 2021, partneringFranco Colapinto and fellow F4 graduateKas Haverkort at MP Motorsport.[4] He scored his first points in the second race of the first round at Imola, finishing ninth in race two.[5] Goethe's only other points finish came at the second race atZandvoort, where he ended up in tenth place, and he came 23rd in the overall standings, twelfth-highest of all rookies.
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For 2022, Goethe switched to theEuroformula Open, partnering withMotopark.[6] At the first round atEstoril, he qualified on pole for the first race, but lost multiple places at the start after a slow getaway, although he would recover to finish third later on. He would have another bad start in Race 2, but would fight back to win the race despite a five-second penalty.[7] Continuing his season in similar fashion, Goethe qualified first for both races at thePau Circuit, taking a win in Race 1 but losing out on the Grand Prix victory on Sunday toVladislav Lomko and teammateChristian Mansell.[8] He would have a dominant weekend atLe Castellet, winning two of the three races and coming just short in Race 2 to Mansell.[9] Goethe continued his winning streak, taking victory in all three races at theCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps, despite starting the latter pair of races from sixth.[10][11] At the final round before the summer break, Goethe once again won the opening race and ended his weekend with another podium in Race 3. Following the first half of the season, he remarked that leading the championship "helps the nerves for when I am in future categories".[12] Two more wins atImola and theRed Bull Ring followed before a disappointing round atMonza,[13] where he encountered a spin in Race 1 and a brake disc failure before Race 2, which prevented him from starting from pole.[14][15] Undeterred by this, Goethe clinched the title at the final round inBarcelona by winning the first race, finishing the season with eleven wins and a total of 18 podiums.[16]
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In 2023, Goethe participated in theMacau Grand Prix with theCampos. He finished 21st in the qualification race due to a collision on the first lap, but bounced back to ninth in the main race.[17]
Goethe would continue his Macau ambitions for the2024 event, this time with his Formula 2 teamMP Motorsport. He saw a lot more success compared to the previous year, finishing qualifying in second, 0.014 seconds behindUgo Ugochukwu.[18] Goethe held onto second for the qualification race,[19] and continued the streak by finishing second in the main race. Goethe managed to secure the fastest lap in both races.[20]
AfterHunter Yeany sustained a broken wrist in theAustrian round, Goethe was drafted to replace him for theHungary round at Campos Racing.[21] In qualifying, he ended up besting his teammatesDavid Vidales andPepe Martí, ending up twelfth, thus starting the sprint race from pole position.[22] He dropped from pole position at the start but remained in the top ten throughout the race, ending in eighth after a last-lap collision betweenArthur Leclerc andJak Crawford, giving him three points on his debut.[23] For theSpa-Francorchamps round, he was retained and once again bested his teammates in qualifying, securing a brilliant fourth position.[24][25] In the sprint race, Goethe collided heavily withZane Maloney, but luckily both escaped injury.[26] In the feature race, Goethe's race was highly successful even leading the race at one point. He eventually finished fourth, after being passed byOliver Bearman on the final lap.[27][28] Goethe returned to his main campaign in the Euroformula Open for the final two rounds of the season and was replaced bySebastián Montoya.[29] Goethe ended the championship 19th with fifteen points.[30]
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At the end of September 2022, Goethe partook in the FIA Formula 3 post-season test withTrident on all three days.[31][32][33] On 2 December 2022, it was announced thatTrident signed Goethe on a full-time basis for the upcomingFIA Formula 3 Championship alongsideGabriel Bortoleto andLeonardo Fornaroli.[34] Goethe qualified fourth on his Trident debut, and marched forward to sixth place.[35] The feature race proved successful as well, as a penalty forGabriele Minì ahead gave him second place and his first podium.[36][37]Melbourne though saw Goethe being taken out on the opening lap of the sprint and missing out on points due to a puncture in the feature race.[38] This began a trend of four scoreless events, being stopped only when Goethe managed to take his maiden win in the series atSilverstone, where he converted a front-row starting spot to victory after passing teammate Fornaroli.[39]
Goethe scored a pair of top five finishes at theHungaroring, though he would become embroiled in the carnage of a wet/drySpa weekend, where he not only crashed out of the feature race, but also received a ten-place grid drop for the subsequent event after his team was found to have remained on the grid after the 15-second signal.[40][41] The final round atMonza began in a curious manner, as the German was awarded pole position after causing a session-ending red flag via a crash at turn seven; moments before, Goethe had set the fastest laptime of qualifying.[42] During the sprint race, Goethe moved up from 22nd to fifth, gaining two positions post-race due to penalties, though he would end the season with disappointment, as a broken throttle forced Goethe to pull off the grid before the start of Sunday's feature.[43][44][45] He finished eighth in the standings, three places ahead of Fornaroli but a long way behind title-winning teammate Bortoleto.[46]
In theJerez post-season test, Goethe joinedCampos Racing, topping the times on the first day.[47][48][49]
In2024, Goethe remained in the category for a second full season, this time returning toCampos Racing.[50] Following two points-scoring events inBahrain andMelbourne, the German-licensed driver won theImola sprint race, being reinstated as the victor after initially being penalised for a safety car infringement.[51] He charged through from seventh to first during the feature race, having benefited from an engine issue for Fornaroli, though a later overtake bySami Meguetounif resulted in second place for Goethe at the flag.[52] He continued being a consistent points scorer throughout the following rounds, with a highlight being third place in theBarcelona sprint race.[53] The streak of consecutive points finishes continued until the sprint race inSilverstone, where Goethe caused a collision withMax Esterson and retired from Saturday's contest.[54] More points came his way in the next two events prior to the break before the season finale; he was seventh in the championship and the final title contender, going intoMonza with a 35-point gap to Leonardo Fornaroli.[55]
Goethe would step up toFormula 2 ahead of the season finale, therefore forgoing his title charge.[56]
AfterFranco Colapinto was promoted to theWilliams F1 Team ahead of theMonza round, Goethe was promoted toFormula 2 to fill the vacated seat by Colapinto atMP Motorsport.[57] After retiring on Saturday due to a first-lap collision withZak O'Sullivan, Goethe's Sunday was undone when an early safety car scuppered his strategy of starting on the harder tyre compound, allowing the soft runners to pit early.[58][59] He would lead a few laps following the safety car restart before pitting and eventually finishing 16th.[60]
Goethe continued withMP Motorsport for the2025 Formula 2 Championship alongsideRichard Verschoor, marking his first full season in the championship.[61][62]
Goethe was retained byMP Motorsport for his second full F2 campaign in2026, partnering up withGabriele Minì.[63]
Goethe was a member of theRed Bull Junior Team from November 2023 to December 2025.[64][65]
Goethe was educated at theMillfield School, which is located inSomerset.[66]
Goethe's father, Roald Goethe, is a racing driver. His older brother,Benjamin, is also a racing driver who currently competes insports car racing. He is related to the German writerJohann Wolfgang von Goethe.[67]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Championnat Regional PACAC — Mini Kart | 3rd | |
| Championnat de France — Mini Kart | 16th | ||
| 2016 | Championnat de France — Cadet | 40th | |
| 2017 | Finale Nationale X30 — X30 Junior | 17th | |
| IAME International Final — X30 Junior | 110th | ||
| 2018 | IAME Euro Series — X30 Junior | NC | |
| IAME International Final — X30 Junior | 107th | ||
| WSK Final Cup —OKJ | VDK Racing | 88th | |
| 2019 | WSK Champions Cup —OK | VDK Racing | 23rd |
| WSK Super Master Series —OK | 65th | ||
| IAME Series Benelux — X30 Senior | 101st | ||
| Championnat de France —OK | 21st | ||
| CIK-FIA European Championship —OK | 53rd | ||
| CIK-FIA World Championship —OK | 84th | ||
| IAME International Final — X30 Pro | 12th | ||
| 2020 | WSK Champions Cup —OK | VDK Racing | 23rd |
| WSK Super Master Series —OK | 52nd | ||
| Sources:[68][69] | |||
| Year | Team | Class | Quali Heats | Main race |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |  VDK Racing | OK | 84th | DNQ |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | F4 Spanish Championship | Drivex School | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2020 | F4 Spanish Championship | MP Motorsport | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 137 | 5th |
| 2021 | Formula Regional European Championship | MP Motorsport | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23rd |
| 2022 | Formula Regional Asian Championship | 3Y Technology byR-ace GP | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25th |
| 24H GT Series Continents' - GT4 | Dragon Racing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 3rd | |
| Euroformula Open Championship | Team Motopark | 26 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 473 | 1st | |
| FIA Formula 3 Championship | Campos Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 19th | |
| 2022–23 | Middle East Trophy - GT4 | ROFGO with Dragon Racing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† |
| 2023 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Trident | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 75 | 8th |
| Macau Grand Prix | Campos Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 9th | |
| 2023–24 | Middle East Trophy - GT3 | ROFGO with Dragon Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
| 2024 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Campos Racing | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 94 | 7th |
| FIA Formula 2 Championship | MP Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 23rd | |
| Macau Grand Prix | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 2nd | ||
| 2025 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | MP Motorsport | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 15th |
| 2026 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | MP Motorsport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD |
† As Goethe was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics 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 | DC | Points |
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| 2019 | Drivex School | NAV 1 | NAV 2 | NAV 3 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | LEC 3 | ARA 1 | ARA 2 | ARA 3 | CRT 1 | CRT 2 | CRT 3 | JER 1 | JER 2 | JER 3 | ALG 1 | ALG 2 | ALG 3 | CAT 1 13 | CAT 2 16 | CAT 3 17 | NC | 0 |
| 2020 | MP Motorsport | NAV 1 3 | NAV 2 2 | NAV 3 2 | LEC 1 5 | LEC 2 4 | LEC 3 1 | JER 1 8 | JER 2 2 | JER 3 10 | CRT 1 9 | CRT 2 7 | CRT 3 15 | ARA 1 Ret | ARA 2 9 | ARA 3 4 | JAR 1 10 | JAR 2 9 | JAR 3 3 | CAT 1 11 | CAT 2 8 | CAT 3 7 | 5th | 137 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | MP Motorsport | IMO 1 14 | IMO 2 9 | CAT 1 17 | CAT 2 16 | MCO 1 18 | MCO 2 17 | LEC 1 16 | LEC 2 16 | ZAN 1 14 | ZAN 2 10 | SPA 1 24 | SPA 2 17 | RBR 1 16 | RBR 2 18 | VAL 1 23 | VAL 2 29 | MUG 1 15 | MUG 2 29 | MNZ 1 26 | MNZ 2 27 | 23rd | 3 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3Y byR-ace GP | ABU 1 Ret | ABU 2 14 | ABU 3 18 | DUB 1 19 | DUB 2 DNS | DUB 3 DNS | DUB 1 23 | DUB 2 18 | DUB 3 13 | DUB 1 13 | DUB 2 12 | DUB 3 14 | ABU 1 17 | ABU 2 10 | ABU 3 17 | 25th | 1 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics 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 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Team Motopark | EST 1 3 | EST 2 1 | EST 3 4 | PAU 1 1 | PAU 2 3 | LEC 1 1 | LEC 2 2 | LEC 3 1* | SPA 1 1 | SPA 2 1* | SPA 3 1* | HUN 1 1* | HUN 2 4* | HUN 3 3 | IMO 1 1 | IMO 2 3* | IMO 3 4 | RBR 1 1 | RBR 2 6 | RBR 3 2 | MNZ 1 6 | MNZ 2 5 | MNZ 3 5 | CAT 1 1 | CAT 2 5 | CAT 3 3* | 1st | 473 |
* – Most positions gained
(key) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |  Campos Racing | Dallara F3 2019 | 7th | 21st | 9th |
| 2024 |  MP Motorsport | Tatuus F3 T-318 | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
(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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Campos Racing | BHR SPR | BHR FEA | IMO SPR | IMO FEA | CAT SPR | CAT FEA | SIL SPR | SIL FEA | RBR SPR | RBR FEA | HUN SPR 8 | HUN FEA 28 | SPA SPR Ret | SPA FEA 4 | ZAN SPR | ZAN FEA | MNZ SPR | MNZ FEA | 19th | 15 | ||
| 2023 | Trident | BHR SPR 6 | BHR FEA 2 | MEL SPR Ret | MEL FEA 22 | MON SPR 17 | MON FEA 13 | CAT SPR 11 | CAT FEA 16 | RBR SPR 26 | RBR FEA 11 | SIL SPR 17 | SIL FEA 1 | HUN SPR 5 | HUN FEA 4 | SPA SPR Ret | SPA FEA Ret | MNZ SPR 5 | MNZ FEA Ret | 8th | 75 | ||
| 2024 | Campos Racing | BHR SPR 9 | BHR FEA 10 | MEL SPR 5 | MEL FEA 9 | IMO SPR 1 | IMO FEA 2 | MON SPR 10 | MON FEA 10 | CAT SPR 3 | CAT FEA 4 | RBR SPR 7 | RBR FEA 5 | SIL SPR Ret | SIL FEA 6 | HUN SPR 11 | HUN FEA 8 | SPA SPR 6 | SPA FEA 19 | MNZ SPR | MNZ FEA | 7th | 94 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| 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 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | DC | Points |
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| 2024 | MP Motorsport | BHR SPR | BHR FEA | JED SPR | JED FEA | MEL SPR | MEL FEA | IMO SPR | IMO FEA | MON SPR | MON FEA | CAT SPR | CAT FEA | RBR SPR | RBR FEA | SIL SPR | SIL FEA | HUN SPR | HUN FEA | SPA SPR | SPA FEA | MNZ SPR Ret | MNZ FEA 16 | BAK SPR 21 | BAK FEA Ret | LSL SPR Ret | LSL FEA 4 | YMC SPR 9 | YMC FEA 9 | 23rd | 14 |
| 2025 | MP Motorsport | MEL SPR 11 | MEL FEA C | BHR SPR 4 | BHR FEA 11 | JED SPR 11 | JED FEA 14 | IMO SPR 10 | IMO FEA 7 | MON SPR 12 | MON FEA 10 | CAT SPR 18 | CAT FEA 16 | RBR SPR 11 | RBR FEA 17† | SIL SPR 11 | SIL FEA 11 | SPA SPR 4 | SPA FEA 13 | HUN SPR 7 | HUN FEA 8 | MNZ SPR 18 | MNZ FEA 16 | BAK SPR Ret | BAK FEA 12 | LSL SPR 14 | LSL FEA Ret | YMC SPR 5 | YMC FEA 5 | 15th | 37 |
| 2026 | MP Motorsport | MEL SPR | MEL FEA | BHR SPR | BHR FEA | JED SPR | JED FEA | MON SPR | MON FEA | CAT SPR | CAT FEA | RBR SPR | RBR FEA | SIL SPR | SIL FEA | SPA SPR | SPA FEA | HUN SPR | HUN FEA | MNZ SPR | MNZ FEA | MAD SPR | MAD FEA | BAK SPR | BAK FEA | LSL SPR | LSL FEA | YMC SPR | YMC FEA | TBD | TBD |
* Season still in progress.
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by | Euroformula Open Championship 2022 | Succeeded by |
| FIA Formula 2 Championship |
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| FIA Formula 3 Championship |
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| F4 Spanish Championship | |
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