Theo Oeverhaus (born 18 December 2004) is a German racing driver who currently competes in several Porsche Carrera Cup series including Supercup and Carrera Cup Germany. He is a protégé of

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and the youngest driver ever to compete in the

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Career

Karting

Oeverhaus started karting at the age of 12. He mainly competed in German championships including the ADAC Kart Cup and the ADAC Kart Bundeslauf. In 2019 he finished fourth in the ADAC Kart Bundeslauf.

Cup racing

Oeverhaus made his car racing debut in 2020 by competing in the DMV BMW 318ti Cup. He finished the season as runner-up.

DTM Trophy

In 2021 made his debut in the DTM Trophy with Walkenhorst Motorsport. He took his first race win at the

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and finished the season in sixth. In 2022 he competed in the DTM Trophy with Walkenhorst Motorsport once again. He took his only race win of the season in a chaotic race at the

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which only ten cars finished. He also scored five other podiums on his way to finish third in the championship.

ADAC GT4 Germany

In 2022 he also competed in the

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for CV Performance Group after being drafted in shortly before the season began to replace Leon Koslowski. He took two podiums at

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and finished the season in fifteenth.

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

In 2022 he took part in his first race in GT3 machinery at the 24 Hours of Spa with Walkenhorst Motorsport. Together with his teammates Jörg Breuer, Henry Walkenhorst and Don Yount he finished second in the Bronze-class and thirtyseventh overall.

Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

In 2022 he made his debut in the

with Walkenhorst Motorsport at the age of 17. He competed in the

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round as a guest driver. He finished in the top 20 in both races.

Racing record

Career summary

† As Oeverhaus was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^† As Oeverhaus was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Germany results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^* Season still in progress.

Complete Porsche Supercup results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
^* Season still in progress.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Oeverhaus, Theo Living people 2004 births German racing drivers Racing drivers from Lower Saxony Sportspeople from Osnabrück Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters drivers Porsche Carrera Cup Germany drivers 24 Hours of Spa drivers Porsche Supercup drivers Walter Lechner Racing drivers GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers 21st-century German sportsmen Porsche Carrera Cup France drivers Proton Competition drivers