Josef Knopp
| Josef Knopp | |
|---|---|
 Knopp driving for W&S Motorsport in 2024 | |
| Nationality |  Czech |
| Born | 26 April 2004 Plzeň, Czech Republic |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Championship titles | |
| 2024 | ADAC GT4 Germany |
Josef "Pepino" Knopp (born 26 April 2004) is a Czech racing driver who most recently competed for Oregon Team in Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe.
Career
[edit]Knopp began karting at the age of ten, competing until 2019.[1] During his karting career, Knopp most notably finished third in the 2016 Easykart International Grand Final in the 60cc class.[2]
Following a testing programme in Formula 4 machinery with Mücke Motorsport in 2019, Knopp remained with the team to make his single-seater debut in the third round of the 2020 Formula 4 UAE Championship.[3] Racing in the last three rounds of the winter series, Knopp scored a best result of fourth in race two of the final round of the season at Dubai.[4] For the rest of 2020, Knopp raced with the team in the ADAC Formula 4 Championship,[5] scoring a best result of eighth five times as he ended the year 12th in points.[6][7] Despite testing FIA Formula 3 machinery towards the end of the year for Charouz Racing System,[8][9] Knopp elected to go back to karting for 2021, signing with Tony Kart Racing Team to race in the KZ2 class in mainly WSK-organized races.[10]
Returning to cars in 2022, Knopp joined RTR Projects to make his ADAC GT4 Germany debut alongside Matěj Pavlíček.[11] Racing with the team for all but one rounds of the season, Knopp scored a best result of 13th twice, before parting ways with the team and racing for CV Performance Group in the finale.[12] During the year, Knopp also made one-off appearances in ESET Cup Series and DTM Trophy for RTR Projects.[13][14] The following year, Knopp returned with BWT Mücke Motorsport to race in his sophomore season in ADAC GT4 Germany alongside Rodrigo Almeida.[15] In their only season together, Knopp scored points all but three times and scored a best result of seventh at Lausitzring to end the year 16th in points.[16]
Joining W&S Motorsport for his third season in GT4 competition,[17] Knopp began the year in the GT4 Winter Series, scoring one overall win and four more Pro-Am wins to end the winter third in the class standings.[18] For the rest of the year, Knopp returned to ADAC GT4 Germany alongside Finn Zulauf,[19] scoring wins at Norisring and Red Bull Ring as they clinched their maiden series title at the finale at Hockenheimring.[20][21]
The following year, Knopp joined Oregon Team to race in Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe alongside Enzo Geraci.[22] The pair won at Le Castellet and Monza to take an early lead in the Pro standings,[23][24][25] but after scoring only two podiums in the following four rounds, the pair finished runner-up to Adam Putera by five points.[26]
Karting record
[edit]Karting career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Easykart International Grand Final - Easykart 60 | Knopp Josef | 21st |
| 2016 | Trofeo Italiano Easykart - Easykart 60 | 6th | |
| Easykart International Grand Final - Easykart 60 | 3rd | ||
| 2017 | Trofeo Italiano Easykart - Easykart 100cc | 8th | |
| WSK Final Cup - OK-J | CRG Racing Team | 66th | |
| 2018 | WSK Champions Cup - OK-J | TB Racing Team | NC |
| WSK Super Master Series - OK-J | 64th | ||
| South Garda Winter Cup - OK-J | NC | ||
| Trofeo Andrea Margutti - OK-J | NC | ||
| Deutsche Kart-Meisterschaft - OK-J | 22nd | ||
| Karting European Championship - OK-J | 65th | ||
| WSK Final Cup - OK | 47th | ||
| 2019 | South Garda Winter Cup - OK | TB Racing Team | 17th |
| WSK Super Master Series - OK | 49th | ||
| Karting European Championship - OK | 68th | ||
| Deutsche Kart-Meisterschaft - OK | NC | ||
| WSK Euro Series - OK | 48th | ||
| Karting World Championship - OK | NC | ||
| 2021 | WSK Champions Cup - KZ2 | Tony Kart Racing Team | NC |
| WSK Super Master Series - KZ2 | 57th | ||
| WSK Euro Series - KZ2 | 25th | ||
| Karting European Championship - KZ2 | 62nd | ||
| International Super Cup - KZ2 | NC | ||
| WSK Open Cup - KZ2 | 37th | ||
| Sources:[27][28] | |||
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | BWT Mücke Motorsport | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 9th |
| Italian F4 Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32nd | ||
| ADAC Formula 4 Championship | ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 12th | |
| 2022 | ESET Cup – GT4 | RTR Projects | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12.5 | 6th |
| DTM Trophy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
| ADAC GT4 Germany | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 39th | ||
| CV Performance Group | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | GT Winter Series | BWT Mücke Motorsport | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 39.41 | 18th |
| ADAC GT4 Germany | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 16th | ||
| GT4 European Series – Silver | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37th | ||
| 2024 | GT4 Winter Series – Pro-Am | W&S Motorsport | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 42.49 | 3rd |
| ADAC GT4 Germany | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 178 | 1st | ||
| 2025 | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro | Oregon Team | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 109 | 2nd |
| Lamborghini World Finals – Pro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6th | ||
| Sources:[29][27] | |||||||||
Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | BWT Mücke Motorsport | DUB1 1 |
DUB1 2 |
DUB1 3 |
DUB1 4 |
YMC1 1 |
YMC1 2 |
YMC1 3 |
YMC1 4 |
YMC2 1 10 |
YMC2 2 Ret |
YMC2 3 9 |
YMC2 4 6 |
DUB2 1 6 |
DUB2 2 Ret |
DUB2 3 5 |
DUB2 4 8 |
DUB3 1 6 |
DUB3 2 4 |
DUB3 3 9 |
DUB3 4 5 |
9th | 65 |
Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg | LAU1 1 8 |
LAU1 2 10 |
LAU1 3 8 |
NÜR1 1 11 |
NÜR1 2 10 |
NÜR1 3 13 |
HOC 1 14 |
HOC 2 15 |
HOC 3 10 |
NÜR2 1 9 |
NÜR2 2 13 |
NÜR2 3 8 |
RBR 1 8 |
RBR 2 Ret |
RBR 3 9 |
LAU2 1 11 |
LAU2 2 10 |
LAU2 3 9 |
OSC 1 8 |
OSC 2 9 |
OSC 3 12 |
12th | 32 |
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | BWT Mücke Motorsport | MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
MIS 3 |
IMO1 1 |
IMO1 2 |
IMO1 3 |
RBR 1 15 |
RBR 2 14 |
RBR 3 12 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
MUG 3 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
IMO2 1 |
IMO2 2 |
IMO2 3 |
VLL 1 |
VLL 2 |
VLL 3 |
32nd | 0 |
Complete ADAC GT4 Germany results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | RTR Projects | KTM X-Bow GT4 | OSC1 1 22 |
OSC1 2 16 |
RBR 1 17 |
RBR 2 13 |
ZAN 1 26† |
ZAN 2 20 |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 16 |
SAC 1 Ret |
SAC 2 13 |
39th | 7 | ||
| CV Performance Group | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | HOC 1 20 |
HOC 2 17 | |||||||||||||
| 2023 | BWT Mücke Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | OSC 1 13 |
OSC 2 18 |
ZAN 1 8 |
ZAN 2 12 |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 14 |
LAU 1 7 |
LAU 2 12 |
SAC 1 8 |
SAC 2 10 |
HOC 1 15 |
HOC 2 26 |
16th | 47 |
| 2024 | AVIA W&S Motorsport | Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport | OSC 1 4 |
OSC 2 2 |
LAU 1 4 |
LAU 2 2 |
NOR 1 11 |
NOR 2 1 |
NÜR 1 9 |
NÜR 2 3 |
RBR 1 1 |
RBR 2 2 |
HOC 1 2 |
HOC 2 4 |
1st | 205 |
Complete GT4 European Series results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | BWT Mücke Motorsport | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | Silver | MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
SPA 1 12 |
SPA 2 20 |
MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
37th | 2 |
References
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- ^ "ADAC GT4 Germany: AVIA W&S Motorsport gewinnt Thriller". gt-place.com (in German). 19 August 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "AVIA W&S Motorsport startet in GT4 Winter Series". gt-place.com (in German). 31 January 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "GT4 Winter Series: Josef Knopp feiert Premierensieg". gt-place.com (in German). 11 February 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
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- ^ "Knopp und Zulauf machen mit Sieg Titelkampf spannend". speedweek.com (in German). 29 September 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Čech Pepi Knopp ve finále ADAC GT4 v Hockenheimu potvrdil zisk titulu!". motor-max.cz (in Czech). 21 October 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ^ "Knopp vstupuje do Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe". msmagazin.cz (in Czech). 4 April 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ^ "Lamborghini | Dimitrov-Guerin e Geraci-Knopp primi vincitori 2025". motorsport.com (in Italian). 14 April 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "CMR Pro-Am Pairing Picks Up Second Overall Win in Monza". sportscar365.com. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "LAMBORGHINI SUPER TROFEO EUROPA: GERACI-KNOPP (OREGON TEAM) MANTENGONO LA LEADERSHIP DELLA PRO". speed-live.it (in Italian). 30 June 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ^ "Clean Sweep for Leitch, Stati; Putera Wins Title". sportscar365.com. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Josef Knopp | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ^ Kartcom. "Knopp Josef". Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ^ "Josef Knopp Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
External links
[edit]- Josef Knopp career summary at DriverDB.com