Draft:Chester Kieffer
Chester Kieffer (born 23 July 2006) is a Luxembourger racing driver who most recently competed in the 2024 French F4 Championship. He is set to drive for Schumacher CLRT in the 2025 Porsche Carrera Cup France. Kieffer is the first Luxembourger driver to win in an FIA sanctioned single seater series.[1]
| Chester Kieffer | |
|---|---|
 Kieffer at the Nürburgring in 2024 | |
| Nationality |  Luxembourger |
| Born | 23 July 2006 Luxembourg |
| French F4 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2024 |
| Current team | FFSA Academy |
| Starts | ( entries) |
Career
Formula 4
Formula 4 UAE Championship
Kieffer began his single-seater career in the 2024 Formula 4 UAE Championship for X GP. He only contested the third round of the series at the Dubai Autodrome, where his highest result in the three races was a 15th in the first race. Kieffer finished the drivers championship in 29th.
French F4 Championship
His main campaign of the year was in the 2024 French F4 Championship, where he enjoyed success in the first half of the season, he got his first racing pole position, podium and win in the first race of the second round at Lédenon and was the first Luxembourger to win a FIA series. Kieffer also got got a second podium in the third race and won the first race at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps a round later.
After the third round at Spa-Francorchamps, Kieffer had a difficult second half of the season, only mustering three points finishes, the highest being a 6th place at the Nürburgring. Despite this, Kieffer managed to hang onto 4th in the drivers championship and finished his maiden campaign with two wins, one pole position, one fastest lap, three podiums and 116 points.
F4 British Championship
The Luxembourger made a cameo in the sixth round of the 2024 F4 British Championship with Xcel Motorsport at Circuit Zandvoort, the only international round in the season.
Kieffer finished 20th in the first race, 19th in the second race but got four bonus points after he overtook four cars. He retired from the last race due and finished the drivers championship in 30th with 4 points.
FIA Motorsport Games
He drove in the FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup for Team Luxembourg and finished 6th in the main race.
Porsche competition
2025
Due to budget issues, he was unable to contest another season of Formula 4 and instead moved to the 2025 Porsche Carrera Cup France with Schumacher CLRT.
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | X GP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29th |
| French F4 Championship | FFSA Academy | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 116 | 4th | |
| F4 British Championship | Xcel Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30th | |
| FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup | Team Luxembourg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6th | |
| 2025 | Porsche Carrera Cup France | Schumacher CLRT |
Complete Formula 4 UAE 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | X GP | YMC1 1 |
YMC1 2 |
YMC1 3 |
YMC2 1 |
YMC2 2 |
YMC2 3 |
DUB1 1 15 |
DUB1 2 28 |
DUB1 3 Ret |
YMC3 1 |
YMC3 2 |
YMC3 3 |
DUB2 1 |
DUB2 2 |
DUB2 3 |
29th | 0 |
Complete French F4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | NOG 1 10 |
NOG 2 C |
NOG 3 5 |
LÉD 1 1 |
LÉD 2 7 |
LÉD 3 2 |
SPA 1 1 |
SPA 2 5 |
SPA 3 4 |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 20 |
NÜR 3 6 |
MAG 1 11 |
MAG 2 10 |
MAG 3 Ret |
DIJ 1 10 |
DIJ 2 12 |
DIJ 3 7 |
LEC 1 15 |
LEC 2 Ret |
LEC 3 14 |
4th | 116 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Xcel Motorsport | DPN 1 |
DPN 2 |
DPN 3 |
BHI 1 |
BHI 2 |
BHI 3 |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
SNE 3 |
THR 1 |
THR 2 |
THR 3 |
SILGP 1 |
SILGP 2 |
SILGP 3 |
ZAN 1 20 |
ZAN 2 194 |
ZAN 3 Ret |
KNO 1 |
KNO 2 |
KNO 3 |
DPGP 1 |
DPGP 2 |
DPGP 3 |
DPGP 4 |
SILN 1 |
SILN 2 |
SILN 3 |
BHGP 1 |
BHGP 2 |
BHGP 3 |
BHGP 4 |
30th | 4 |
- ^ Series, Feeder (2024-06-13). "Luxembourg's rising star in French F4: Who is Chester Kieffer?". Feeder Series. Retrieved 2024-11-29.