Introduction
Martin Molnár is competing in top-level karting championships with the aim of becoming a successful race driver in the future.
Despite his young age, he has started his sixth season in 2023, competing for a factory racing team in international competitions like WSK, Champions of the Future and CIK-FIA in the OK category.
In 2020, Martin won the Rotax Max Challenge Austria, the FIA Central European Zone and the Central European Rotax Max Challenge in Rotax MiniMax category.
His international career is supported by his family and the expert development programs of Motorsport Talent Management and Fit4Race.
Born: 2008 Category: OK Team: Energy Corse
Career
A GREAT START OF THE SEASON
Martin started his first full season in the OK category in January 2023 with a win and a second place at the Winter Cup and WSK Champions Cup in Lonato, Italy. As a result of this excellent start to the season, Martin has taken the lead in the FIA Karting World Ranking in the OK category.
CATEGORY CHANGE
Martin joined the Italian Energy Corse factory team in 2022, where he competed in the OK Junior field for most of the season. In October, he changed category after a second place in the Trofeo delle Industrie and moved up to the adults’ category, OK.
F4 TESTING
Martin’s goal is to compete in Formula 1, and the way to achieve this is through karting and single seater racing. In August 2022, he completed his first Formula 4 test at the Hungaroring, where, despite this was his the first time in a single seater, he completed the programme great.
Joining MOTAM
Martin joined Budapest-based Motorsport Talent Management that oversees his sports program and personal brand development. His family and his management are working together to turn the promising performance into successes.
A step forward to WSK
Martin’s first full year in Italian and international Junior categories as a driver for Révész Racing. He claimed pole position and two Heat victories at WSK Open Cup and a 2nd place at Trofeo delle Industrie.
Success in Minimax category
A total 43 victories out of 64 starts. MiniMax championship titles in Rotax Max Challenge Austria, FIA Central European Zone and Central European Rotax Max Challenge series.
Rotax championships
Entered the Hungarian, Slovakian, Austrian and Italian Championships on a race-by-race basis, claimed multiple pole positions and set the new lap record in Bruck.
Debut in Micromax category
Participated in the Hungarian Karting Championship (2nd place in Cheb) and the Rotax Grand Festival, set a new lap record in Bruck. Martin managed to take 7th place in the IAME Series Mediterranean Cup.
Team
Martin has raced for Energy Corse since 2022, initially he was entered by Révész Racing and Kart Republic but he has been an official Energy Corse driver in OKJ Class since 2022.
Besides his racing team, Martin is a part of Budapest-based Motorsport Talent Management that is responsible for his career management and personal brand development.
Physical and mental training is provided by Fit4Race with a dedicated performance coach available to him among the races and also at the weekends.
Memorable moments
Martin Molnár made his debut as a racing driver at the Richard Mille Young Talent Academy
Martin Molnár lived up to the challenge during the Richard Mille Young Talent Academy shootout, which marked his first serious test as a racing driver.
Martin Molnár finished this year’s European Karting Championship fighting with the best competitors
The Hungarian driver from Energy Corse finished in the top five twice in his races.
Martin Molnár won a qualifying and was in the lead throughout the race in Cremona
The Hungarian driver from Energy Corse has finished in the top 10 in every race he has completed and achieved a top-five position four times.
He showed good pace, but Martin Molnár’s European Championship in Denmark ended with a crash
Even while competing with a reserve engine, Martin Molnár delivered strong results in Rodby, Denmark.
There was more in it: Martin Molnár made it to the finals in Denmark, but he’s not entirely satisfied.
The Energy Corse kart driver had several good results in Rodby, but the weekend ended with mixed results.
Martin Molnár will compete on a new track this weekend and everything will be new but not only for him
The Energy Corse driver continues his season on the Baltic coast.
Martin Molnár made it to the final, but a puncture ended his second European Championship race early
Despite some technical problems, the Energy Corse driver finished in the top ten three times in the heats at Trinec.
Martin Molnár competes again in the Czech Republic, but now at the European Championships
The Energy Corse driver could build on the race two weeks ago.
Martin Molnár’s difficult weekend ended with a great catch-up in the Czech Republic
The Energy Corse kart driver has just finished three demanding days at the Steel Ring International Circuit.