Fionn McLaughlin (born 29 October 2007) is an Irish racing driver from Northern Ireland who currently competes in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for Hitech as part of the Red Bull Junior Team.
McLaughlin graduated to single-seaters in 2025, becoming that year's champion in British F4.
McLaughlin began karting at the age of five, and by the time he was seven he was competing in and winning various championships around Ireland.
In 2019, McLaughlin finished 14th overall in the IAME Cadet class of the British Karting Championships. The following year, he competed in both Britain and Europe. In Italy he competed for Dino Chiesa's Kart Republic team.
In 2021, McLaughlin moved up to the junior category, winning at the PF International Kart Circuit and finishing fourth overall in the IAME Euro Series. The following year, he came second in the 2022 British IAME Junior X30 Championship and finished second in the IAME world finals held in Le Mans, France.
In 2023, McLaughlin was invited to sign with the professional karting team, Kart Republic, racing as part of the VDK Team, based in Belgium. He would compete in the CIK-FIA European Championship finishing seventh overall in the Championship.
In 2023, McLaughlin would also compete in the FIA World Karting championship claiming pole position in his group. He would also claim three heat wins across the weekend narrowly missing out on winning the final due to an engine failure. In the same year, McLaughlin claimed fourth position in the Iame X30 European championships. He would also compete at the IAME world games in Portimão, Portugal claiming fifth position.
McLaughlin won the Champions of the Future Academy Program race in Abu Dhabi.
In 2024, McLaughlin competed in the CIK-FIA European Karting Championship and the CIK-FIA World Karting Championship, finishing sixth overall in both.
McLaughlin claimed third overall in the OK Champions of the Future Euro Series, claiming a race win in the fourth round of the championship, which took place in Kristianstad. He would also claim second place overall in the X30 IAME Euro Series.
Following a shootout in Formula 4 and GP3 cars between 11 invited drivers at Jerez in August 2024, McLaughlin was chosen to be a member of the Red Bull Junior Team. He competed in both in the Formula Winter Series and the F4 British Championship with Hitech TGR.
McLaughlin finished his debut campaign in the Formula Winter Series as rookie champion and third in the overall championship.
Mclaughlin won the 2025 British Formula 4 Championship driving for Hitech by 52.5 points taking five wins across the season. He also won the rookie championship by 200.5 points.
During the 2026 pre-season, McLaughlin raced in the Formula Regional Oceania Trophy with Hitech TGR.
In 2026, McLaughlin stepped up to FIA Formula 3 with Hitech, partnering Michael Shin and Jin Nakamura.
Season still in progress.
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Season still in progress.