Vladimiros Tziortzis
Tziortzis in 2022
Nationality Cypriot
Born (1997-04-06) 6 April 1997
Nicosia, Cyprus
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series career
Debut season2020
Current teamAcademy Motorsport
Car number5
Former teamsAlex Caffi Motorsport
Starts33
Championships0
Wins1
Poles8
Fastest laps5
Best finish3rd in 2022
Finished last season3rd in 2022
Previous series
2018
2016–2017		Formula Renault Eurocup
SMP F4 Championship

Vladimiros Tziortzis (born 6 April 1997) is a Cypriot professional racing driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, driving the No. 5 EuroNASCAR FJ 2020 for Academy Motorsport in the EuroNASCAR 2 class. He previously competed in Formula Renault Eurocup and SMP F4 Championship before making the switch to stock car racing in 2020.

Racing career

At the age of five, Tziortzis took his first driving lessons from his father in the parking lot of GSP Stadium. He began his career on karting a few months later and won the Pancyprian Karting Championship in different classes for 7 consecutive years. He also represented Cyprus in the International ROK Cup Finals for three years, scoring a best result of 13th in 2008.[1]

Tziortzis driving for SMP Racing in 2016.

After receiving an opportunity to test a Formula Renault 2.0 and Euroformula Open Championship car in 2014, Tziortzis made his racing career debut in the Formula Masters Russia championship in 2015 before he moved to SMP F4 Championship on the following year.[2][3] He finished his first season in thirteenth place, scoring a best finishing result of two sixth places in Moscow. Tziortzis continued to race in SMP F4 for the following season and went on to finish 10th in the standings with a best result of two third-place finishes and one second-place finish, all of which were achieved in the second round at Moscow.[4]

In 2018, Tziortzis made the move to Formula Renault Eurocup after he was signed by Fortec Motorsports.[5][6] In 2019, he took part in the official Formula Renault Eurocup post-season tests at Yas Marina and Paul Ricard, driving for JD Motorsport.[7]

Tziortzis made the switch to stock car racing in 2020 after he was signed by NASCAR Whelen Euro Series team Alex Caffi Motorsport to drive the No. 1 Ford Mustang the EuroNASCAR 2 class, becoming the first Cypriot driver to compete in NASCAR.[8] Tziortzis impressed in his debut season, scoring 2 podiums and 8 top-10 finishes with a best finish of second in the third race at Valencia. He finished the year fourth in the standings with 365 points, 54 points behind champion Vittorio Ghirelli.[9] His success allowed Alex Caffi Motorsport, which undergo a rebrand to Academy Motorsport in the off-season, to resign Tziortzis for 2021.[10] Tziortzis scored five podium finishes on his way to finish sixth in the standings that year. He also scored a pole position in the NASCAR GP Belgium at Circuit Zolder, his maiden pole result in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series.[11]

For the 2022 season, Tziortzis renewed his contract with Academy Motorsport as he was transferred from the No. 1 car to the team's No. 5 car, acting as the teammate for Patrick Lemarié.[12] Tziortzis finished third in the overall standings, having won the season opening race at Valencia and scored a total of seven podium finishes.

On 14 December 2022, it was announced that Tziortzis will be moving up to the EuroNASCAR PRO division for the 2023 season. Tziortzis will continue to drive Academy Motorsport's No. 5 car for his debut season in EuroNASCAR PRO.[13]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2016 SMP F4 Championship SMP Racing 20 0 0 0 0 32 13th
2017 SMP F4 Championship SMP Racing 21 0 0 0 3 76 10th
2018 Formula Renault Eurocup Fortec Motorsport 18 0 0 0 0 0 27th
Formula Renault Northern European Cup 6 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2020 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR 2 Alex Caffi Motorsport 10 0 0 0 2 365 4th
2021 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR 2 Academy Motorsport 12 0 1 0 5 360 6th
2022 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR 2 Academy Motorsport 11 1 7 5 7 388 3rd
2023 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR PRO Academy Motorsport 12 0 1 0 2 322 11th
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR 2 11 5 4 4 6 424 2nd
2024 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – EuroNASCAR PRO Academy Motorsport

Complete NASCAR results

Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR Pro

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR Pro results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NWES Pts
2023 Academy Motorsport 5 EuroNASCAR FJ ESP
2		 ESP
13		 GBR
25		 GBR
8		 ITA
8		 ITA
4		 CZE CZE DEU DEU BEL BEL 7th 165

Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR 2

(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by fastest qualifying time (in Race 1) or by previous race's fastest lap (in Race 2). Italics - Fastest lap. * – Most laps led. ^ – Most positions gained.)

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - EuroNASCAR 2 results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NWES Pts
2020 Alex Caffi Motorsport 1 Ford ITA
8		 ITA
7		 BEL
9		 BEL
10		 CRO
15		 CRO
4		 ESP1
5		 ESP1
15		 ESP2
2		 ESP2
3		 4th 365
2021 Academy Motorsport ESP
2		 ESP
3		 GBR
9		 GBR
5		 CZE
20		 CZE
3^		 CRO
2		 CRO
4		 BEL
5		 BEL
2		 ITA
15		 ITA
18		 6th 360
2022 5 EuroNASCAR FJ ESP
1*		 ESP
11*		 GBR
2*		 GBR
3*		 ITA
2		 ITA
26		 CZE
3		 CZE
3		 BEL
25		 BEL
DNS		 CRO
3		 CRO
2		 3rd 388
2023 Academy Motorsport 5 EuroNASCAR FJ ESP
1*		 ESP
1*		 GBR
1*		 GBR
1*		 ITA
4*		 ITA
3*		 CZE CZE DEU DEU BEL BEL 1st 227

References

  1. ↑ "INTERVIEW WITH VLADIMIROS TZIORTZIS, FORMULA 3 & 4 DRIVER". moneysmartathlete.com. The APC Sports Financial Literacy Academy. September 19, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Vladimiros Tziortzis: My passions are speed and technology". cyprusfortravellers.net. Cyprus for Travellers. January 22, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  3. ↑ "SMP F4 adds seven more drivers to 2016 field". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. February 3, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Christian Lundgaard seals SMP F4 title after Moscow wins". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. August 20, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Con Rougier e Tziortzis Fortec completa la line-up". italiaracing.net (in Italian). Italiaracing. January 24, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  6. ↑ "NAGA MARKETS sponsors Formula Renault 2.0 driver Vladimiros Tziortzis". atozmarkets.com. AtoZ Markets. May 15, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Formula Renault Rookie Test Abu Dhabi classification both session". automobilsport.com. AutoMobilSport.com. October 27, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  8. ↑ "VLADIMIROS TZIORTZIS JOINS THE EURONASCAR 2 CHAMPIONSHIP". euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "FROM SINGLE SEATERS TO NASCAR RACING: VLADIMIROS TZIORTZIS FELL IN LOVE WITH EURONASCAR". euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  10. ↑ "VLADIMIROS TZIORTZIS BACK TO CHASE EURONASCAR 2 TITLE". euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  11. ↑ "LONGIN BACK WITH A BANG, TZIORTZIS SCORES MAIDEN NWES POLE POSITION AT CIRCUIT ZOLDER". euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  12. ↑ ""A JOB MUST BE DONE": VLADIMIROS TZIORTZIS RETURNS WITH ACADEMY MOTORSPORT / ALEX CAFFI MOTORSPORT TO CHASE THE EURONASCAR 2 TITLE". euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  13. ↑ "VLADIMIROS TZIORTZIS MAKES THE STEP UP TO EURONASCAR PRO WITH ACADEMY / ALEX CAFFI MOTORSPORT". euronascar.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
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