Arjen Kräling

Arjen Kräling
Kräling in 2026
NationalityGermany German
Born (2010-07-24) 24 July 2010
Winterberg, Germany
Italian F4 Championship career
Debut season2026
Current teamUS Racing
Car number62
Starts6
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles0
Fastest laps1
Best finishTBD in 2026
Previous series
2026
2025
2025		Formula Winter Series
GB4
F4 British
Statistics up to date as of 31 May 2026.

Arjen Kräling (born 24 July 2010) is a German racing driver who competes in the Italian F4 Championship for US Racing.

Personal life

Kräling is the son of Frank Kräling, a former amateur racing driver who finished fifth overall at the 2008 24 Hours of Nürburgring.[1][2]

Career

Karting (2020–2024)

Born in Winterberg, Kräling initially took up skiing in his early years, before making his karting debut in 2020 in the final round of RMC Clubsport in the Micro Max class.[3][4] Making his full-season debut the following year, Kräling finished third in the Micro Max standings,[5] as well as making his international debut for CRG Racing Team in the WSK Final Cup's 60 Mini category.[6] Continuing in mini karts for 2022, Kräling raced for Alonso Kart by Kidix in his first full season in international racing,[7] in which he most notably was runner-up to Dean Hoogendoorn in ADAC Kart Masters.[8]

Moving up to junior karts in 2023,[9] Kräling most notably finished fourth in the Italian Karting Championship standings for Kidix and 11th in the Karting World Championship for KR Motorsport.[10][11] Remaining in junior karts for 2024,[12] Kräling most notably finished ninth in the Champions of the Future Euro Series and eighth in the Karting World Championship.[13][14] During 2024, Kräling represented Germany in the FIA Motorsport Games Sprint Cup Junior discipline,[15] and also finished eighth in the WSK Euro Series standings.[16]

Formula 4 (2025–present)

In 2025, Kräling began testing Formula 4 machinery for Phinsys by Argenti,[17] before joining them for his single-seater debut in the final five rounds of the F4 British Championship.[18] After finishing 11th on debut at Zandvoort,[19][20] Kräling scored a best result of sixth in race two at Donington Park en route to a 26th-place points finish.[21] During 2025, Kräling made a one-off appearance in GB4 for Douglas Motorsport at Silverstone, finishing third in race two,[22] as well as the final two rounds of E4 for US Racing,[23] in which he took a best result of seventh in race three at Monza.[24]

Continuing with US Racing for 2026, Kräling joined them to race in the Formula Winter Series,[25] in which he took his first career win in race three at Valencia from pole position to take eighth in the overall standings.[26][27] Following that, Kräling remained with them for a dual campaign in the Italian F4 and E4 Championships.[28][29]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
2020 RMC Clubsport — Micro Max Nees Racing
2021 RMC Clubsport — Micro Max Nees Racing 3rd
Trofeo Delle Industrie — 60 Mini NC
WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini CRG Racing Team NC
2022 WSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini Alonso Kart by Kidix 79th
Andrea Margutti Trophy — 60 Mini 18th
Italian Karting Championship — Mini Gr.3 40th
ADAC Kart Masters — 60 Mini 2nd
WSK Euro Series — 60 Mini 28th
WSK Super Cup — 60 Mini 32nd
WSK Open Cup — 60 Mini 31st
WSK Final Cup — 60 Mini 65th
2023 WSK Champions Cup — OK-J KR Motorsport 15th
WSK Super Master Series — OK-J 47th
Champions of the Future Euro Series — OK-J 26th
Karting European Championship — OK-J 23rd
IAME Euro Series — X30 Junior 75th
Deutsche Kart-Meisterschaft — OK-J NC
Italian Karting Championship — OK-J Kidix Driver Performance 4th
WSK Euro Series — OK-J KR Motorsport 32nd
Karting World Championship — OK-J 11th
WSK Final Cup — OK-J 19th
2024 WSK Champions Cup — OK-J KR Motorsport 11th
WSK Super Master Series — OK-J 16th
Champions of the Future Euro Series — OK-J 9th
Karting European Championship — OK-J 17th
British Kart Championship — X30 Junior Argenti Motorsport 15th
FIA Motorsport Games Sprint Cup — Junior Team Germany 8th
WSK Euro Series — OK-J KR Motorsport 8th
Rotax Max Euro Trophy — Junior Max 43rd
Karting World Championship — OK-J 8th
WSK Final Cup — OK-J 9th
Sources:[30][31][32]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2025 F4 British Championship Phinsys by Argenti 15 0 0 0 0 19 26th
GB4 Championship Douglas Motorsport 3 0 0 0 1 46 24th
E4 Championship US Racing 6 0 0 0 0 6 17th
2026 Formula Winter Series US Racing 15 1 1 3 1 74 8th
Italian F4 Championship 9 0 0 1 1 111 7th*
E4 Championship 3 0 0 0 0 40* 7th*
Sources:[33][30]

* Season still in progress.

Complete F4 British Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics 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 27 28 29 30 31 32 DC Points
2025 Phinsys by Argenti DPN
1
 DPN
2
 DPN
3
 SILGP
1
 SILGP
2
 SILGP
3
 SNE
1
 SNE
2
 SNE
3
 THR
1
 THR
2
 THR
3
 OUL
1
 OUL
2
 OUL
3
 SILGP
1
 SILGP
2
 ZAN
1
11		 ZAN
2
132		 ZAN
3
19		 KNO
1
17		 KNO
2
163		 KNO
3
15		 DPGP
1
12		 DPGP
2
6		 DPGP
3
10		 SILN
1
15		 SILN
2
109		 SILN
3
23		 BHGP
1
11		 BHGP
2
15		 BHGP
3
22		 26th 19

Complete GB4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics 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 DC Points
2025 Douglas Motorsport DON
1
 DON
2
 DON
3
 SIL1
1
 SIL1
2
 SIL1
3
 OUL
1
 OUL
2
 OUL
3
 SNE
1
 SNE
2
 SNE
3
 SIL2
1
5		 SIL2
2
3		 SIL2
3
13		 BRH
1
 BRH
2
 BRH
3
 DON2
1
 DON2
2
 DON2
3
 DON2
4		 24th 46

Complete E4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points
2025 US Racing LEC
1
 LEC
2
 LEC
3
 MUG
1
16		 MUG
2
17		 MUG
3
31		 MNZ
1
13		 MNZ
2
27		 MNZ
3
7		 17th 6
2026 US Racing MUG
1
4		 MUG
2
4		 MUG
3
32†		 LEC
1
 LEC
2
 LEC
3
 MNZ
1
 MNZ
2
 MNZ
3
 7th* 40*

Complete Formula Winter Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pos Points
2026 US Racing EST
1
6		 EST
2
27		 EST
3
13		 POR
1
18		 POR
2
15		 POR
3
12		 CRT
1
19		 CRT
2
29†		 CRT
3
1		 ARA
1
23		 ARA
2
7		 ARA
3
4		 CAT
1
7		 CAT
2
8		 CAT
3
5		 8th 74

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics 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 DC Points
2026 US Racing MIS1
1
5		 MIS1
2
6		 MIS1
3
 MIS1
4
8		 VLL
1
 VLL
2
3		 VLL
3
22		 VLL
4
10		 MNZ
1		 MNZ
2
7		 MNZ
3
4		 MNZ
4
32†		 MUG1
1		 MUG1
2		 MUG1
3		 IMO
1		 IMO
2		 IMO
3		 MIS2
1		 MIS2
2		 MIS2
3		 MUG2
1		 MUG2
2		 MUG2
3		 7th* 111*

* Season still in progress.

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