Valentin Kluss (alternatively spelt Kluß, born 25 May 2007) is a

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racing driver who last competed in the

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series for

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. He previously competed in the

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with

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Career

Karting

Having been bought a kart by his father after completing the challenge of beating the laptime record at his local track by over a second, Kluss started competing in regional competitions at the age of six. After winning the Kart-Cup of his local federal state

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in 2017, alongside the ACV Kart Nationals during the same year, Kluss progressed into national competitions, taking third in the Rotax Max Challenge Germany in 2018. He would spend the following three years in the junior category, where he won the Rotax Max Challenge in 2020, securing the title with five races to go, and the ADAC Kart Masters in 2021, both in the junior class. Kluss also took part in European series from 2019 onwards, managing to finish third in the Rotax Euro Trophy, as well as competing in the 2021

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with RS Competition.

Formula 4

2022

Having completed tests in Formula 4 with

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and at the

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with

Mücke Motorsport Mücke Motorsport (also known as ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg) is an auto racing team based in Germany. History Single-seaters Mücke Motorsport was formed by Peter Mücke in 1998 to run his son Stefan Mücke in the German Formula BMW ADAC series, ...

, Kluss progressed into single-seater racing in 2022 thanks to

, a newly-founded non-profit racing organization. Having been introduced into the newly formed Motorsport Team Germany, Kluss competed with PHM in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship, whilst being loaned out to

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in the

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. Due to his age, he would only make his debut in the second round of the latter series, where he immediately scored his maiden point in the rookies' championship. In the German Championship, Kluss scored points on debut at

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, although two collisions would lead to a pair of retirements the following day. More points would follow at the

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, before Kluss took his first ever podium in single-seaters during a rain-affected Race 3 at the

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, beating Rasmus Joutsimies by three thousandths of a second across the finish line. Kluss was nominated by the

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as their

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representative for the

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held at the end of the year. He went on to finish sixth in the FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup.

2023

In 2023 Kluss remained with

to compete in the

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and the

. He finished the season tenth in the UAE championship and fifteenth in the Italian championship. In 2023 Kluss also joined

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to compete in the

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round of the

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Formula Regional

In October 2023 Kluss also joined Monolite Racing to compete in the final round of the

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at the

Eurocup-3

In 2024 he joined

for a full-time step up to the

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-level

series. He had a slow start to the season, but managed to earn his first pole and podiums in

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with second and third. Kluss also took another third place during the second race in

. After that, he scored in every race till the end of the season, meaning that Kluss finished sixth in the standings with 121 points, securing three podiums.

Karting record

Karting career summary

^† As Kluss was a guest driver, he was ineligible to be classified in the standings.

Complete Karting World Championship results

Racing record

Racing career summary

^* Season still in progress.

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

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

Complete FIA Motorsport Games results

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results

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

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

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

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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

Complete Eurocup-3 results

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

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kluss, Valentin 2007 births Living people People from Bad Mergentheim German racing drivers Italian F4 Championship drivers Jenzer Motorsport drivers Racing drivers from Baden-Württemberg ADAC Formula 4 drivers FIA Motorsport Games drivers Karting World Championship drivers UAE F4 Championship drivers Spanish F4 Championship drivers Formula Regional European Championship drivers PHM Racing drivers Monolite Racing drivers Campos Racing drivers MP Motorsport drivers Eurocup-3 drivers 21st-century German sportsmen