Wishing Sophia Floersch a very Happy 25th birthday today. A history maker in recent seasons, Sophia became the first female racer to finish on the overall podium in the European Le Mans Series, taking 3rd at Portimao with for the Algarve Pro Racing Team (APRT) in 2021, having already made history by being part of the Richard Mille Racing Team's all-female entry in the 24 Heures du Mans. In 2020 Floersch competed in Formula 3, only the 2nd woman to do so after the rebrand from GP3, combining her season with prototype racing entering the Le Castellet 240 with Beitske Visser. She also raced in the DTM and in F3 in 2019, but is probably best known for her awful high speed crash at the 2018 Macau Grand Prix, from which she has fully recovered after suffering a fractured spine. An horrendous incident, but one that perversely put her in motorsport spotlight. Prior to that, fans of the BTCC & TOCA package will remember her racing in and winning the Ginetta Junior Championship, showcasing her obvious talent in tin tops and in open wheel racing alike. Two years ago Sophia drove Giovanni Amati's 1992 Brabham BT60B at the Gulf Historic GP at the Dubai Autodrome, a car that raced before she was born - her first taste of F1 machinery. In 2023 she became the first female to officially register points in an F3 race, doing so with her PHM Racing by Charouz team at Spa before joining Van Amersfoort Racing in 2024, taking a best of 12th at Imola before taking on the role of test & development driver with APRT in 2025 - a year spent promoting females in motorsport and other industries. Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag, Sophia 🇩🇪 #happybirthday #F1 #BTCC #DTM #lemans #F3 #macau #germany #womeninmotorsport #sportivo

🏁 Velká cena Portugalska už tento víkend! 🇵🇹 Pojďme si říct něco málo o MotoGP a Portugalsku: ➡️ MotoGP se koná na ikonickém okruhu Autódromo Internacional do Algarve (Portimão), na trati s bohatým převýšením, prudkým klesáním, devíti zatáčkami vpravo a šesti vlevo. ➡️ V minulosti se v Portugalsku psala historie: například, když se ještě jezdilo na trati Estoril v roce 2006, vyhrál Toni Elías nad Valentinem Rossim rozdílem pouhých 0,002 a je to jedna z nejslavnějších „fotofiniší“ v historii a je to dodnes nejmenší zaznamenaný rozdíl v historii MotoGP. ➡️ Terén je velmi “živý”: značná převýšení, sklony nahoru i dolů, což je pro jezdce i stroje velká výzva. Zvláště jedna část, kdy po rovince následuje prudké klesání k zatáčce č. 1. To znamená, že je velmi důležitý brzdný bod ve sjezdu. ➡️Mladý jezdec Pedro Acosta vybojoval své první podium v MotoGP, startoval ze sedmé pozice a skončil třetí. ❌ Jorge Martin kvůli zranění nepojede ani v Portugalsku. #MotorSport #motogp #MotoGP2025 #motorky #portugal #Portugalsko #portimao #portugalgp #grandprix #JorgeMartin #Oliveira #MarcMarquez93 #motorbike