Florian Janits (born 21 January 1998) is an Austrian racing driver currently competing in the TCR International Series. Having previously competed in the ADAC Formula 4 & Formula Renault 1.6 NEC amongst others.

Florian Janits
NationalityAustrian
Born (1998-01-21) 21 January 1998 (age 26)
Steinberg-Dörfl, Austria
TCR International Series career
Debut season2016
Current teamLiqui Moly Team Engstler
Car number45
Starts2
Previous series
2015
2013-14
2007-13
ADAC Formula 4
Formula Renault 1.6 NEC
Karting

Racing career

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Janits began his career in 2007 in Karting, he raced there for many seasons up until 2013. In 2013 he switched to the Formula Renault 1.6 NEC championship, he raced there for two seasons and finished 3rd in the championship in 2014, taking 5 podiums, 2 pole positions and 1 victory. He switched to the ADAC Formula 4 championship for 2015, finishing within the top 16 in most of the races he took part in.[1][2]

In May 2016 it was announced that he would race in the TCR International Series, driving a Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR for Liqui Moly Team Engstler.[3][4]

Racing record

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Career Summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2013 Formula Renault 1.6 NEC Walter Lechner Racing 2 0 0 0 0 25 18th
2014 Formula Renault 1.6 NEC Lechner Racing School 13 2 1 0 6 250 3rd
2015 ADAC Formula 4 Championship Lechner Racing 12 0 0 0 0 0 37th
2016 TCR International Series Liqui Moly Team Engstler 2 0 0 0 0 3 31st
2018 GT4 European Series Lechner Racing 12 0 0 0 1 24 19th
2020 ADAC GT4 Germany True Racing 12 2 0 1 5 148 4th
2021 DTM Trophy True Racing by Reiter Engineering 6 0 0 0 0 31 12th
2022 Prototype Cup Germany Reiter Engineering 2 0 1 0 1 16 18th
2022-23 Porsche Sprint Challenge Middle East DHL Team 4 0 0 0 2 92 3rd
2023 Porsche Sprint Challenge Central Europe - GT3 Cup OJ Racing

Complete TCR International Series results

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

Year Team Car 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 Liqui Moly Team Engstler Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR BHR
1
BHR
2
POR
1
POR
2
BEL
1
BEL
2
ITA
1
ITA
2
AUT
1

9
AUT
2

10
GER
1
GER
2
RUS
1
RUS
2
THA
1
THA
2
SIN
1
SIN
2
MYS
1
MYS
2
MAC
1
MAC
2
31st 3

References

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  1. ^ "Florian Janits career statistics". Driver Database. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  2. ^ David, Gruz (8 April 2015). "Dienst, Preining, Zhou headline ADAC F4 entry list". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Florian Janits joins Liqui Moly Team Engstler in Austria". tcr-series.com. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  4. ^ "16-year-old Florian Janits to drive for Team Engstler". TouringCarTimes.com. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
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