Enzo Deligny (born 17 April 2008) is a French and Chinese

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who is currently competing in the

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with R-ace GP, having previously competed in the

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with the same team in 2024. He also raced in the 2023 F4 Spanish Championship, finishing fourth overall. He was a member of the Red Bull Junior Team from 2023 to 2024.

Personal life

Born in

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, from a Chinese mother, Yan Sha Deligny, and a French father, Arnaud Deligny, who formerly raced in the Chinese Volkswagen Polo GTi Cup, which he won in 2013 and 2014. Enzo has one younger sister, Elisa Deligny. Enzo speaks French, Chinese (Mandarin), and English fluently and has a good knowledge of Italian. As of 2023 he resides in

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Career

Karting

At the age of five, Deligny started karting at the track located inside the

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. He won his first race at age 6, the Rotax Max Asia in Shanghai on a SodiKart chassis. Having moved to

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in 2015, the Frenchman began to race in American championships, winning the Challenge of the Americas and the SKUSA Spring Nationals four years after the fact, as well as finishing second in the SKUSA SuperNationals in the Mini category. In 2020, Deligny switched over to the European karting scene, managing to end up as the runner-up in the ROK Cup International Final. In 2021, he started racing for the Parolin Motorsport team, competing in various European series in the OK Junior category, which included the CIK-FIA European Championship. The following year, Deligny remained with Parolin, this time progressing to the OK Senior class. This move yielded immediate success, as the Frenchman would take his first victory at age 13 (one of the 3 drivers to ever win a race in senior at 13) at the final round of the WSK Super Master Series. From there, he would impress further, winning races in the WSK Euro Series, finishing second overall, and taking a podium at Zuera in the European Championship, as well as qualifying in third for the season finale at

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, where he would end up fourth in the standings. Speaking about his final year in karting, Deligny described it as having been "positive", whilst conceding that he "could have been better".

Formula 4

2023

Deligny made his single-seater debut in 2023, competing in the F4 Spanish Championship for

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, with previous year's champion Nikola Tsolov having recommended the team to the Frenchman. Deligny started with a fourth place in Spa-Francorchamps, and did not take long to secure his first win at Aragón. He took two second places in the two remaining races. Deligny scored consistent podiums in the next three rounds, including another victory in

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, boosting his title hopes. However, he only netted one more podium in the final two rounds, which came in

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. That round was also overshadowed by a disqualification for Deligny would be disqualified in the last race after he aggressively forced another driver off the track on the run down to turn 1 on the opening lap. Nevertheless, Deligny wrapped up the season fourth in the standings with 240 points, securing two wins and ten podiums. Deligny also took part in two rounds in the

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with AKM Motorsport. He finished in the points on all races during the Imola opener and a further ninth place in Paul Ricard placed him 22nd in the standings with eight points. He also competed in the Euro 4 Championship with the team for one round in

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, taking a tenth place.

2024

Deligny joined the

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for the final three rounds with R-ace GP. He earned two podiums throughout his three-round stint, including winning the second race during the final round in

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. Despite missing the opening two rounds, Deligny ranked eighth in the overall championship.

Formula Regional

2024

For 2024, Deligny stepped up to the

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with R-ace GP, alongside teammates Tuukka Taponen and Zachary David. He had a quiet season and netted regular points finishes; with a best finish of fourth, he finished 12th in the overall standings. Deligny also competed in the

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with R-ace GP. He impressed in his maiden outing at the circuit, finishing fifth in the qualification race and improving the next day to fourth in the main race.

2025

During the 2025 off-season, Deligny raced in the Formula Regional Middle East Championship with R-ace GP and finished P5 of the championship with one race victory and two P3. For his main campaign, Deligny remained with R-ace GP for his sophomore FRECA season.

Formula One

In January 2023 Deligny was announced to be joining the Red Bull Junior Team. He departed after two seasons, leaving the team for 2025. Speaking about his departure, Deligny stated that he could "come back to Red Bull" if he "performs well" in the future.

Karting record