Elia Weiss


Elia Luis Weiß, alternatively Weiss, is a German racing driver. He currently competes in the Italian F4 Championship with Cram Motorsport.

Personal life

Weiss is the son of former sportscar and Extreme E racer Claudia Hürtgen.

Career

Karting

Weiss began karting in 2020 at the age of ten, winning twice on his ADAC Kart Masters debut, and finishing fifth in the Mini standings. Weiß stayed in the Mini class in 2021, winning the ADAC Kart Masters title on dropped scores, and also making his debut in WSK competitions in both the Champions Cup and Euro Series.
Moving to X30 Junior in 2022, Weiss only competed in German championships, finishing runner-up to Finn Wiebelhaus in ADAC Kart Masters, and finishing fourth in the season-ending ADAC Kart Bundesendlauf event at Ampfing. Weiss remained in X30 Junior the following year as a member of Motorsport Team Germany, once again finishing runner-up in the ADAC Kart Masters standings, this time to Phil Colin Strenge. Weiss also made appearances in various karting championships around Europe, most notably finishing sixth in the Lonato round of the WSK Open Series.
Stepping up to X30 Senior for 2024, Weiss clinched the DKM title by 43 points over Phil Colin Strenge at the final round at Wackersdorf. In the same year, Weiss represented Germany in the FIA Motorsport Games Karting Sprint Senior discipline, and finished 10th in the IAME Euro Series standings with a best result of second at Wackersdorf.

Formula 4

At the start of 2025, Weiss made his car racing debut as he rejoined Motorsport Team Germany, contesting the Formula Winter Series with Cram Motorsport. He competed in the final two rounds, finishing 28th overall with a highest finish of 13th at Barcelona. Weiss remained with the same team to compete in the Italian F4 Championship for the rest of the year. At the fourth round in Mugello, following a collision with Luca Viișoreanu and Guy Albag in Race 2, he was unable to compete in the final race of the weekend due to excessive damage. In the seven-round season, Weiss scored a best result of 12th in race three at Imola as he ended the year 35th in the overall standings. During 2025, Weiss also competed in the last two rounds of the E4 Championship, in which he scored a best result of ninth in race two at Monza for Jenzer Motorsport.

Formula E

In July 2025, Weiss tested a Formula E car for the first time at the Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit, driving for Porsche during the Formula E Berlin rookie test alongside Ayhancan Güven, becoming the youngest driver to test Formula E machinery.

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season still in progress.

Complete Formula Winter Series results

YearTeam123456789101112DCPoints
2025Cram MotorsportPOR
1		POR
2		POR
3		CRT
1		CRT
2		CRT
3		ARA
1
24		ARA
2
20		ARA
3
28		CAT
1
20		CAT
2
13		CAT
3
16		28th0

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

YearTeam12345678910111213141516171819202122232425DCPoints
2025Cram MotorsportMIS1
1
26		MIS1
2
17		MIS1
3		MIS1
4
32		VLL
1		VLL
2
25		VLL
3
15		VLL
4
16		MNZ
1
Ret		MNZ
2
28		MNZ
3
Ret		MUG
1
20		MUG
2
Ret		MUG
3
WD		IMO
1
Ret		IMO
2
C		IMO
3
12		CAT
1
20		CAT
2
30		CAT
3
C		MIS2
1
14		MIS2
2		MIS2
3
20		MIS2
4
19		MIS2
5
27		35th0

Complete UAE4 Series results

YearTeam123456789101112DCPoints
2026R-ace GPYMC1
1
8		YMC1
2
12		YMC1
3
21		YMC2
1
34		YMC2
2
18		YMC2
3
Ret		DUB
1		DUB
2		DUB
3		LUS
1		LUS
2		LUS
3		17th*4*

Season still in progress