Thibaut Ramaekers

Thibaut Ramaekers
NationalityBelgium Belgian
Born (2009-12-19) 19 December 2009
Chimay, Hainaut, Belgium
French F4 Championship career
Debut season2026
Current teamFFSA Academy
Car number79
Starts12
Wins3
Podiums8
Poles0
Fastest laps3
Best finishTBD in 2026
Previous series
Statistics up to date as of 2 August 2026.

Thibaut Ramaekers (born 19 December 2009) is a Belgian racing driver who competes in the French F4 Championship.

Born and raised in Chimay, Ramaekers began competitive kart racing aged nine. After a successful karting career—culminating in his victory at the senior World Championship in 2025—Ramaekers graduated to junior formulae.

Career

Karting (2019–2025)

2019–2023: Career beginnings and European runner-up

Ramaekers had a successful karting career, starting with IAME-sanctioned competitions in 2019. From 2019 to 2020, he competed in the X30 Mini class with Eurokarting, finishing third in the IAME Series Benelux and winning it the following year, his first title.[1][2] He moved up to the X30 Junior category in 2021, finishing third again in the Benelux.[3] He improved to finish runner-up the following year with VDK Racing, as well as finishing fourth in the Winter Cup and third in the Euro Series.[4][5][6] He made his international debut that year, ending fourth in the OK-Junior (OK-J) class of the WSK Final Cup.[7] He was selected by the Royal Automobile Club of Belgium (RACB) to compete in the FIA Motorsport Games, where he finished sixth.[8][9]

Ramaekers experienced his breakout year in 2023, when he won the IAME Winter Cup in the X30 Junior category.[10] In OK-J, he finished third in Champions of the Future, sixth in the WSK Super Master Series, and runner-up to Oleksandr Bondarev in the CIK-FIA European Championship.[11][12][13] His first final appearance at the World Championship ended with a retirement.[14] He also made his debut in OK—the senior international class—at the WSK Final Cup and finished third.[15]

2024–2025: World Champion at Kristianstad

Ramaekers progressed to compete full-time in OK in 2024, where he finished runner-up to Joe Turney in Champions of the Future and third in the European Championship.[16][17] At the end of the year, he was invited to the Ferrari Driver Academy World Scouting Camp.[18][19]

Remaining with VDK Racing for 2025, he was again runner-up in Champions of the Future, this time to Kenzo Craigie.[20] He finished fifth in the European Championship and beat Turney to the World Championship at Kristianstad.[21][22][23]

Formula 4 (2025–present)

2025: Debut in Saudi Arabia

In 2025, Ramaekers made his junior formulae debut in the F4 Saudi Arabian Championship.[24] As a rookie in Formula 4 (F4) machinery, he scored consistently between fourth- and sixth-place throughout the season and ended the season fourth overall.[25]

2026: Maiden F4 victories in France

In 2026, Ramaekers progressed to the French F4 Championship for his full rookie season.[26] He achieved his maiden F4 podium in the third race of the opening round at Nogaro.[27] A round later at Dijon, he collected another podium in the third race and achieved his maiden victory in the reverse-grid race.[28][29] The third round and halfway point of the season was at his home race at Spa-Francorchamps, he won the opener and ended second to championship leader Guillaume Bouzar in the final race.[30][31][32]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
2019 IAME Euro Series — X30 Mini Eurokarting 15th
IAME Series Benelux — X30 Mini 3rd
IAME International Final — X30 Mini 14th
2020 IAME Winter Cup — X30 Mini Eurokarting 14th
IAME Euro Series — X30 Mini 7th
IAME Series Benelux — X30 Mini 1st
2021 IAME Series Benelux — X30 Junior 3rd
IAME Euro Series — X30 Junior Eurokarting 23rd
IAME Warriors Final — X30 Junior NC
2022 IAME Benelux Series – X30 Junior 2nd
IAME Winter Cup — X30 Junior VDK Racing 4th
IAME Euro Series — X30 Junior 3rd
IAME Warriors Final — X30 Junior 31st
Champions of the Future — OK-J 75th
CIK-FIA European Championship — OK-J NC†
WSK Euro Series — OK-J 33rd
CIK-FIA World Championship — OK-J 45th
WSK Final Cup — OK-J 4th
CIK-FIA Academy Trophy Frédéric Ramaekers 12th
FIA Motorsport Games Sprint Cup — Junior Team Belgium 6th
2023 Champions of the Future — OK-J VDK Racing 3rd
IAME Winter Cup — X30 Junior 1st
CIK-FIA European Championship — OK-J 2nd
WSK Super Master Series — OK-J 6th
IAME Euro Series — X30 Junior 7th
WSK Euro Series — OK-J 15th
CIK-FIA World Championship — OK-J 36th
WSK Final Cup — OK 3rd
2024 IAME Winter Cup — X30 Senior VDK Racing 25th
WSK Super Master Series — OK 12th
IAME Euro Series — X30 Senior 22nd
Champions of the Future — OK 2nd
CIK-FIA European Championship — OK 3rd
CIK-FIA World Championship — OK 13th
IAME Warriors Final — X30 Senior 17th
2025 IAME Winter Cup — X30 Senior VDK Racing 6th
WSK Super Master Series — OK 27th
Champions of the Future — OK 2nd
CIK-FIA European Championship — OK 5th
CIK-FIA World Championship — OK 1st
Source:[33][14][a]

† As Ramaekers was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.

Complete CIK-FIA results

Complete CIK-FIA Karting World Championship results

Year Entrant Class Circuit QH SH F
2022 VDK Racing OK-J Italy Sarno 54th 45th DNQ
2023 VDK Racing OK-J Italy Franciacorta 13th 10th Ret[b]
2024 VDK Racing OK United Kingdom PF International 11th 7th 13th
2025 VDK Racing OK Sweden Kristianstad 5th 5th 1st
Source:[34][35][36][37]

Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results

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

Year Entrant Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Points
2022 VDK Racing OK-J POR
SH		 POR
F		 ZUE
SH		 ZUE
F		 KRI
SH		 KRI
F		 FRN
SH
15		 FRN
F
DSQ		 NC† —
2023 VDK Racing OK-J VAL
QH
3		 VAL
SH
2		 VAL
F
1		 TŘI
QH
4		 TŘI
SH
3		 TŘI
F
4		 RØD
QH
3		 RØD
SH
3		 RØD
F
18		 CRE
QH
1		 CRE
SH
1		 CRE
F
1		 2nd 245
2024 VDK Racing OK VAL
QH
16		 VAL
SH
14		 VAL
F
5		 ARG
QH
23		 ARG
SH
30		 ARG
F
32‡		 SVK
QH
2		 SVK
SH
1		 SVK
F
1		 KRI
QH
1		 KRI
SH
3		 KRI
F
24		 3rd 174
2025 VDK Racing OK CAM
QH
2		 CAM
SH
1		 CAM
F
4		 POR
QH
11		 POR
SH
14		 POR
F
6		 VIT
QH
12		 VIT
SH
12		 VIT
F
8		 RØD
QH
15		 RØD
SH
17		 RØD
F
22‡		 5th 144
Source:[38][39][40][41]

† As Ramaekers was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
‡ Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed at least one lap.

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2025 F4 Saudi Arabian Championship Zahid 10 0 0 0 0 104 4th
2026 French F4 Championship FFSA Academy 12 3 0 3 8 147* 2nd*
Source:[33]

* Season still in progress.

Complete F4 Saudi Arabian 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 Pos Points
2025 Zahid BHR1
1
6		 BHR1
2
4		 BHR2
1
6		 BHR2
2
5		 JED1
1
4		 JED1
2
6		 JED2
1
4		 JED2
2
4		 JED3
1
4		 JED3
2
5		 4th 104
Source:[42]

Complete French F4 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 Pos Points
2026 FFSA Academy NOG
1
14		 NOG
2
6		 NOG
3
2		 DIJ
1
3		 DIJ
2
1		 DIJ
3
7		 SPA
1
1		 SPA
2
25†		 SPA
3
2		 MAG
1
1		 MAG
2
3		 MAG
3
2		 LÉD
1
 LÉD
2
 LÉD
3
 LEC
1
 LEC
2
 LEC
3
 2nd* 147*
Source:

* Season still in progress.

Notes

  1. ↑ Additional references are stated in § Karting (2019–2025).
  2. ↑ Did not finish, but was classified 36th.

References

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