Former Formula 3 driver Joshua Dufek becomes F4 driver coach at the Formelaustria Race Academy and Renauer Motorsport
Joshua Dufek will work as the driver coach for Renauer Motorsport new arrival Andreas Lo Bue at the Formelaustria Race Academy for the 2026 racing season.
Having started karting at the age of seven, Dufek moved into single seaters in 2020 with immediate success in the coveted F4 Spanish Championship, where the Austro-Swiss driver finished fourth overall in his rookie season. The following year, he ended up on P7 in both the German as well as the Italian F4 championships.
In 2022, Dufek took the next step up to Formula 3, earning more silverware in the Formula Regional European Championship (P9), the Formula Regional Middle East (P6, 2023) and the Euroformula Open (P7, 2023). Most recently, he competed in the 2025 FIA Formula 3 Championship for Hitech TGR.
By the end of last year, Dufek, who was born to an Austro-German father, and a British mother in London, decided not to invest any more of his own money in racing and halted his active formula career. He currently lives in Geneva, just a few streets down from Lo Bue.
“It’s great to be back at the track again, feel the racing atmosphere. Hence, I am grateful to Sepp (Renauer) and Harry (Miltner) for this opportunity. I have already been coaching Andreas (Lo Bue) a bit during the latest test in Slovakia and I am certain to be able to support him,” Dufek was all smiles.
For Renauer Motorsport team boss Sepp Renauer it is actually a reunion: “I have known Josh since his karting days, and we even did his first-ever single-seater test with him about seven or eight years ago. He is a very smart lad with great technical know-how and a lot of experience despite his young age. So, I am sure, he will be a great help to our youngsters.”
Academy director Harry Miltner, who had initiated the deal, added: “We are very happy to have such an experienced man aboard. I am sure, he will pass on valuable know-how to our talents for their development. Moreover, he has only just turned 21 himself, which means, he speaks their language perfectly.”
Andreas Lo Bue (Switzerland) and Tomas Rudokas (Lithuania) will drive for Renauer Motorsport – flying the Formelaustria Race Academy flag – in the 2026 F4 Central European Zone Championship. The season opens at the Red Bull Ring on April 10-12.
In June 2024, HM Sports, a sports consulting agency with over 20 years of experience in Formula 1, founded the Formelaustria Race Academy in partnership with Renauer Motorsport. Austria’s only professional junior driver academy supports karting talents and top sim racers in their transition to Formula 4 – and on their paths to becoming the next Formula 1 driver – while also giving active Formula 4 drivers the finishing touches. www.raceacademy.net
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