Karel Staut


 

Website:  karelstaut.ch

Instagram:  @k4relstaut

Birthdate: October 20, 2010

Birthplace: Genk, Belgium

Residence: Switzerland 

Height/Weight:  5’10”/160 lbs.

Education: Student at the Minerva Virtual Academy 

 

 


HOBBIES: Sim racing, tennis, golf, skiing, American football

CHARITY SUPPORT/WORK: Child Focus 

FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH: INDYCAR (McLaren), NASCAR (Hendrick Motorsports), NFL (Houston Texans)

FAVORITE SPORT TO PLAY: Real and virtual racing, tennis, golf

TRAINING PREFERENCES: Weight training, working out in the gym 

TALENT I WISH I HAD: Being patient  

BUCKET ITEM: Win the 24-hour of Daytona 

ONE PERSON I WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Tim Cindric because he has won multiple Indy 500 and NTT INDYCAR SERIES 

RACING GOAL: To become an INDYCAR or IMSA driver 

RACING HERO: Josef Newgarden 

 

 

RACING HISTORY

2025: Competed in the opening weekend only of the YACademy Winter Series for USF Juniors at Homestead-Miami Speedway. 2024: F4 testing program in Spain... USF Juniors testing. 2023: Represented Switzerland in the FIA Academy Trophy karting series in OK Junior... F4 testing in Spain. 2022: Began F4 testing in Spain. 2021:Won the Swiss Rotax Mini karting championship... finished second in Rotax Mini Northern Italy. 2020: Won the Swiss Rotax Mini karting championship... finished second in Rotax Mini Europe. 2019: Competed in Rotax Micro karting in Belgium, Netherlands and Europe with multiple top-five finishes. 2018: Began karting in Rotax Micro.