Emil Bernstorff

Emil Bernstorff
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Denmark Danish[1]
via dual nationality
Born (1993-06-07) 7 June 1993 (age 31)
GP3 Series career
Debut season2014
Current teamArden International
Racing licence FIA Gold
Car number15
Former teamsCarlin
Starts36
Wins3
Poles0
Fastest laps2
Best finish4th in 2015
Previous series
2013
2012
2012
2011
2010
German Formula Three
FIA European F3 Championship
Formula 3 Euro Series
ADAC Formel Masters
Formula Ford UK

Emil G. J. Bernstorff (born 7 June 1993) is a former British racing driver and content creator of Danish and German descent.[2] He last raced in the 2016 GP2 Series.

Career

Karting

Born in Greater London, Bernstorff began karting in 2003 and raced mostly in the United Kingdom for the majority of his karting career, working his way up from the junior ranks to progress through to the KF2 category by 2009, when he finished in eighth position in the Spanish KF2 championship.[2][3]

British Formula Ford

2010 saw Bernstorff début in the British Formula Ford Championship with Jamun Racing.[4] He finished seventh in the championship with three podiums.

ADAC Formel Masters

In 2011, Bernstorff took part in the full ADAC Formel Masters season with Motopark Academy, taking thirteen podiums in twenty-four races, including five victories, to finish runner-up in the final championship standings.[5][6]

FIA European Formula 3 Championship

Bernstorff stepped up to the FIA European Formula Three Championship in 2012, switching to ma-con Motorsport.[7] He finished tenth, with a podium finish at the Norisring.[8]

German Formula Three Championship

Bernstorff moved to the German Formula Three Championship in 2013, reviving his collaboration with Motopark Academy, now running under the Lotus moniker.[9]

Twitch Streaming

Bernstorff began streaming iRacing on Twitch.tv in July 2020 amid the Coronavirus pandemic and started streaming on YouTube in 2022 mainly on iRacing. In 2022 he also started streaming on YouTube.[10]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2010 British Formula Ford Championship Jamun Racing 24 0 1 5 3 370 7th
Formula Ford Duratec Benelux 2 0 1 0 0 14 19th
2011 ADAC Formel Masters Motopark Academy 24 5 0 8 13 310 2nd
2012 Formula 3 Euro Series ma-con Motorsport 24 0 0 0 1 91 10th
FIA European Formula 3 Championship 20 0 0 0 1 66 10th
2013 German Formula 3 Championship Lotus 26 5 5 4 13 334 3rd
Masters of Formula 3 Prema Powerteam 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd
European F3 Open Championship Team West-Tec 2 0 0 0 0 6 20th
2014 GP3 Series Carlin 18 1 0 1 5 134 5th
2015 GP3 Series Arden International 18 2 0 1 7 194 4th
2016 GP2 Series 2 0 0 0 0 0 25th

Complete GP3 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 16 17 18 Pos Points
2014 Carlin CAT
FEA

Ret
CAT
SPR

8
RBR
FEA

2
RBR
SPR

1
SIL
FEA

4
SIL
SPR

3
HOC
FEA

3
HOC
SPR

Ret
HUN
FEA

5
HUN
SPR

7
SPA
FEA

9
SPA
SPR

6
MNZ
FEA

4
MNZ
SPR

4
SOC
FEA

Ret
SOC
SPR

8
YMC
FEA

4
YMC
SPR

3
5th 134
2015 Arden International CAT
FEA

3
CAT
SPR

5
RBR
FEA

4
RBR
SPR

4
SIL
FEA

2
SIL
SPR

6
HUN
FEA

4
HUN
SPR

Ret
SPA
FEA

1
SPA
SPR

Ret
MNZ
FEA

1
MNZ
SPR

Ret
SOC
FEA

3
SOC
SPR

6
BHR
FEA

2
BHR
SPR

4
YMC
FEA

2
YMC
SPR

6
4th 194

Complete GP2 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 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC Points
2016 Arden International CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
MON
FEA
MON
SPR
BAK
FEA
BAK
SPR
RBR
FEA
RBR
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
HOC
FEA
HOC
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
SEP
FEA
SEP
SPR
YMC
FEA

17
YMC
SPR

15
25th 0

References

  1. ^ "Race 3 Round 13 Classification". tsl-timing.com. TIMING SOLUTIONS LIMITED. 14 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  2. ^ a b "INTRODUCTION". emilbernstorff.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Campeonato de Espana de Karting — KF2 2008". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Exciting international field gathers for Formula Ford". British Formula Ford Championship. Max Communications. 19 March 2010. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Timo Rumpfkeil: "Wir wollen Rennen gewinnen"". ADAC Formel Masters (in German). ADAC. 8 March 2011. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  6. ^ "ADAC Formel Masters 2011". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  7. ^ O'Leary, Jamie (18 April 2012). "Emil Bernstorff joins European F3 series with ma-con Motorsport". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  8. ^ "FIA European Formula 3 Championship 2012". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  9. ^ Goddard, Stephen (7 April 2013). "Bernstorff, Kirchhöfer and Markelov complete Lotus line-up". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  10. ^ "EmilBernstorff - Twitch".