The 2025 NXT Gen Cup drivers
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Filip Bartoลก
Filip Bartoลก has raced karts in Czechia previously, most recently in the ROK GP - finishing close to the top ten of 35 drivers. 2025 will mark his third season in the all-electric NXT Gen Cup.
Age: 17
Nationality: Czech ๐จ๐ฟ
Career bio:
2024 - NXT Gen Cup - 10th
2023 - NXT Gen Cup - 18th
2021-22 - ROK GP -
Maxim Dacher
Maxim Dacher began his career in karting before moving on to the ADAC Tourenwagen Junior Cup, where he enjoyed two successful seasons. In 2025, he takes the next step in his career as he joins the world of electric touring car racing.
Age: 18
Nationality: German ๐ฉ๐ช
Career bio:
2024 โ ADAC Tourenwagen Junior Cup - 3rd
2023 - ADAC Tourenwagen Junior Cup -
Philipp Dietrich
With experience from highly competitive series such as TCR Eastern Europeโwhere he secured a podium as a guest driverโand ADAC GT4 Germany, Philipp Dietrich now takes on a new challenge in electric racing.
Age: 21
Nationality: Austrian ๐ฆ๐น
Career bio:
2024 - ADAC GT4 Germany โ 22nd
2023 - TCR Eastern Europe โ Podium finish
2022 - FIA Swift Cup Europe - 2nd -
Bennet Ehrl
Bennet Ehrl made his NXT Gen Cup debut at Sachsenring in 2024, following experience in GT4 racing in the Nรผrburgring Langstrecken-Serie. Now, heโs set for his first full season in the championship.
Age: 24
Nationality: German ๐ฉ๐ช
Career bio:
2024 - NXT Gen Cup
2024 - Nรผrburgring Langstrecken-Serie
2023 - Nรผrburgring Langstrecken-Serie - Class podium finish -
Viviann Ehrl
Viviann Ehrl has a deep connection to the automotive world. Growing up around her familyโs car dealership, she developed a passion for vehicles early onโone that now drives her ambition to race. In 2025, she will take her first step into competitive motorsport by joining the NXT Gen Cup.
Age:
Nationality: German ๐ฉ๐ช
Career bio:
2025 โ NXT Gen Cup -
Linda Frey
Linda Frey began her motorsport journey in sim racing, achieving strong results in the Porsche eSports Carrera Cup Suisse. In 2024, she made the leap from virtual racing to the real-world circuits, debuting in the Renault Twingo Cup.
Age: 17
Nationality: Liechtensteiner ๐ฑ๐ฎ
Career bio:
2024 - Renault Twingo Cup
2024 - Porsche eSports Carrera Cup Suisse -
Alex Gustafsson
Alex Gustafsson is a former RallyX CrossCar Junior champion who made the switch to road course racing. He now returns to NXT Gen Cup after a strong debut season in 2023, where he finished 8th overall.
Age: 18
Nationality: Swedish ๐ธ๐ช
Career bio:
2023 - NXT Gen Cup - 8th
2022 - FIA Motorsport Games CrossCar - 2nd
2020 - RallyX CrossCar Junior Class - 1st -
Sophie Hofmann
Sophie Hofmann brings extensive GT racing experience to the NXT Gen Cup grid. Before making her electric racing debut in 2024, she spent two seasons competing in the DTM Trophy.
Age: 26
Nationality: German ๐ฉ๐ช
Career bio:
2024 - NXT Gen Cup - 11th
2022 - DTM Trophy - 18th
2021 - DTM Trophy - 17th -
Siri Hรถkfelt
Siri Hรถkfelt began her racing journey in karting and later moved on to single-seaters, competing in series such as Renault Junior Cup Sweden and Aquila Formula 1000. She made her NXT Gen Cup debut in 2023.
Age: 19
Nationality: Swedish ๐ธ๐ช
Career bio:
2024 - NXT Gen Cup - 9th
2023 - NXT Gen Cup - 15th
2019 - Sydsvenskan Kart Champion Cup - 2nd -
Vera Jurland
14-year-old Swedish-Danish racing sensation Vera Jurland began her career in karting and will make the exciting step into car racing in 2025. She also enters the season as an official ambassador for MINI Sweden.
Age: 14
Nationality: Swedish-Danish ๐ธ๐ช ๐ฉ๐ฐ
Career bio:
2025 โ Official ambassador for MINI Sweden
2024 - Champions Of The Future Academy
2024 - FIA Motorsport Games -
Andreas Kapfinger
Andreas Kapfinger is a four-time Paralympian that after his alpine career turned his focus to motorsport. In 2022, Kapfinger made his touring car debut. 2025 marks his rookie season in NXT Gen Cup.
Age: 47
Nationality: Austrian ๐ฆ๐น
Career bio:
2022 - CTT - 5 podiums
2008 - Formula H Germany โ Rookie of the Year -
Benjamin Mazatis
German racer Benjamin Mazatis brings a wealth of GT racing experience to the grid, including a fifth-place finish in the 2023 24H Series in Dubai. The 2025 season marks his second year in the all-electric series.
Age: 27
Nationality: German ๐ฉ๐ช
Careerbio:
2024 - NXT Gen Cup - 8th
2023 - 24H Series Dubai - 5th
2018 - GT4 Central European Cup Pro-Am - 3rd -
Laurenz Rรผhl
Laurenz Rรผhl's interest in motorsport started in the digital world and he made his racing debut in the Dutch Mazda MX-5 Cup in 2023, finishing sixth in the junior category. 2024 was his rookie year in NXT Gen Cup.
Age: 18
Nationality: German ๐ฉ๐ช
Career bio:
2024 - NXT Gen Cup - 16th
2023 - Mazda MX-5 Cup NL - 6th junior class -
Patricija Stalidzane
After two seasons in GT4 racing, Patricija Stalidzane joined the NXT Gen Cup grid in 2024. In a standout rookie campaign, she made history as the first female driver to step onto the podium in the championship.
Age: 22
Nationality: Latvian ๐ฑ๐ป
Career bio:
2024 - NXT Gen Cup - 5th
2020 - ADAC GT4 Germany - 25th
2019 - ADAC GT4 Germany - 21st -
Lukas Stiefelhagen
Lukas Stiefelhagen made his electric racing debut in the 2023 NXT Gen Cup. The Dutch driver is a former 4-stroke karting champion and finished fifth overall in the 2023 Dutch PTC Racing Cup.
Age: 17
Nationality: Dutch ๐ณ๐ฑ
Careerbio:
2024 - NXT Gen Cup - 4th
2023 - PTC Racing Cup - 5th
2022 - Dutch RK1 15hp - Champion -
Sean Terre
At just 15 years old, Sean Terre has already made a name for himself in professional sim racing. In 2025, heโll take the leap into real-world motorsport as he makes his debut in NXT Gen Cup.
Age: 15
Nationality: German ๐ฉ๐ช
Career bio:
2024 - ADAC Sim Racing Carrera Cup - 2nd (1st in Juniors)
2023 - F4 Championship, DMSB/DMSJ Juniors - 2nd -
Theo Wieder
Theo Wieder began his racing career in 2022 in Formula Campus. He made his NXT Gen Cup debut at the 2024 season finale at Hockenheimring and is now set to contest his first full season in the championship.
Age: 21
Nationality: German ๐ฉ๐ช
Career bio:
2024 โ NXT Gen Cup
2023 - Formula 4
2022 - Formula Campus -
Lennart Wolf
Braunschweig native Lennart Wolf began his racing journey in karting before transitioning to car racing. Over the past seasons, the 23-year-old German has competed in the DMV BMW 318ti Cup.
Age: 23
Nationality: German ๐ฉ๐ช
Career bio:
2019 - NATC Youngster Cup - 1st
2019-24 -DMV BMW 318ti Cup -
Julian Wรผrtele
With experience in both karting and endurance racing, Julian Wรผrtele brings a well-rounded motorsport background to the grid. He has also an active driver coach. The 2025 season will mark his debut in NXT Gen Cup.
Age:
Nationality: German ๐ฉ๐ช
Career bio:
2020 โ DMV NES 500 โ 2nd