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Stefan Bostandjiev

Stefan Bostandjiev
Стефан Бостанджиев
Bostandjiev driving the Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo during the 2024 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe
Born (2004-05-23) 23 May 2004 (age 21)
London, England
Nationality
  • Bulgaria Bulgarian
  • United Kingdom British
  • via dual nationality
GB3 Championship career
Debut season2025
Current teamFortec Motorsport
Racing licence FIA Bronze (2021)[1]
FIA Silver (2022–)
Previous series

Stefan Bostandjiev (Bulgarian: Стефан Бостанджиев; born 23 May 2004) is a Bulgarian and British racing driver who competes in the GB3 Championship for Fortec Motorsport and the GB4 Championship for Pace Performance.

Born in London to a Bulgarian family, Bostandjiev debuted in sportscar racing in 2021, contesting ADAC GT4 Germany until 2023. He moved to the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe in 2024 with Iron Lynx. A switch to junior formulae in 2025 saw him debut in both the GB4 and GB3 Championships.

Career

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In 2021, Bostandjiev joined Overdrive Racing to make his debut in ADAC GT4 Germany alongside Pavel Lefterov.[2] In his maiden season in cars, Bostandjiev scored his first podium by finishing third at the Hockenheimring,[3] and then rounded out the season with second- and seventh-place finishes at the Nürburgring,[4] on his way to sixth overall and runner-up in the junior standings.[5]

In 2022, Bostandjiev returned to Overdrive Racing for his sophomore season in ADAC GT4 Germany.[6] At the penultimate round of the season at Sachsenring, Bostandjiev scored his season-best result of fifth in race two.[7]

In 2023, Bostandjiev competed in both ADAC GT4 Germany and GT4 European Series for Overdrive Racing, returning alongside Lefterov for the third season in a row.[8][9] In the former, Bostandjiev scored a best result of ninth, twice, at the Nürburgring round,[10][11] while in the latter, at Spa, he finished seventh in race one, which would turn out to be the Bulgarian's only points of the season.[12]

On October 23, 2023, Bostandjiev was featured in the film "The First Lap", which covered Overdrive Racing's three seasons in ADAC GT4 Germany.[13]

Following three years in GT4, Bostandjiev joined Iron Lynx to compete in the 2024 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe alongside Lefterov.[14] Scoring his only podium second time out at Imola,[15] Bostandjiev scored points six more times to round out the season seventh in points.[16] Near the end of 2024, Bostandjiev made a one-off appearance in the Italian GT Sprint Championship with Iron Lynx at Monza.[17] After retiring in race one, Bostandjiev finished fourth overall in race two and third in the Pro class.[18]

After testing GB3 machinery in early 2025, Bostandjiev joined Fortec Motorsport for the 2025 GB3 Championship.[19]

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2021 ADAC GT4 Germany Overdrive Racing 10 0 0 0 2 98 6th
2022 ADAC GT4 Germany Overdrive Racing 12 0 0 0 0 60 18th
2023 GT4 European Series - Silver Overdrive Racing 12 0 0 0 0 9 33rd
ADAC GT4 Germany 12 0 0 0 0 30 21st
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – V5 W&S Motorsport 1 0 0 0 1 0 NC
2024 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe – Pro Iron Lynx 11 0 0 0 1 44 7th
Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final – Pro 2 0 0 0 0 2 13th
Italian GT Sprint Championship – GT3 Pro 2 0 0 0 1 0 NC
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – V5 AVIA W&S Motorsport 1 0 0 0 1 0 NC
2025 GB4 Championship Pace Performance 3 0 0 0 1 34* 8th*
GB3 Championship Fortec Motorsport * *
Sources:[20]

Complete ADAC GT4 Germany results

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(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 DC Points
2021 Overdrive Racing Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport OSC1
1
9 		OSC1
2
10 		RBR
1
12 		RBR
2
10 		ZAN
1
 ZAN
2
 SAC
1
19 		SAC
2
13 		HOC
1
8 		HOC
2
3 		NÜR
1
2 		NÜR
2
7 		6th 98
2022 Overdrive Racing Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport OSC
1
14 		OSC
2
19 		RBR
1
19 		RBR
2
6 		ZAN
1
9 		ZAN
2
16 		NÜR
1
28 		NÜR
2
9 		SAC
1
9 		SAC
2
5 		HOC
1
8 		HOC
2
6 		18th 60
2023 Overdrive Racing Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport OSC
1
12 		OSC
2
14 		ZAN
1
22 		ZAN
2
Ret 		NÜR
1
9 		NÜR
2
9 		LAU
1
Ret 		LAU
2
Ret 		SAC
1
Ret 		SAC
2
13 		HOC
1
24 		HOC
2
10 		21st 30

Complete GT4 European Series results

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(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 Overdrive Racing Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport Silver MNZ
1
25 		MNZ
2
12 		LEC
1
21 		LEC
2
18 		SPA
1
7 		SPA
2
13 		MIS
1
Ret 		MIS
2
Ret 		HOC
1
Ret 		HOC
2
18 		CAT
1
18 		CAT
2
15 		33rd 9

Complete GB4 Championship results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points
2025 Pace Performance DON
1
7 		DON
2
Ret 		DON
3
34 		SIL1
1 		SIL1
2 		SIL1
3 		OUL
1 		OUL
2 		OUL
3 		SNE
1
14 		SNE
2
20 		SNE
3
114 		SIL2
1
23 		SIL2
2
16 		SIL2
3
12 		BRH
1 		BRH
2 		BRH
3 		DON2
1 		DON2
2 		DON2
3 		15th* 115*

Complete GB3 Championship results

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(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 22 23 24 DC Points
2025 Fortec Motorsport SIL1
1
23 		SIL1
2
18 		SIL1
3
Ret 		ZAN
1
14 		ZAN
2
15 		ZAN
3
Ret 		SPA
1
17 		SPA
2
23 		SPA
3
21 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		HUN
3 		SIL2
1 		SIL2
2 		SIL2
3 		BRH
1 		BRH
2 		BRH
3 		DON
1 		DON
2 		DON
3 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		MNZ
3 		20th* 22*

References

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  1. ^ Goodwin, Graham (10 November 2021). "Updated 2022 Provisional FIA Driver Rankings Published". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  2. ^ Goodwin, Graham (3 April 2021). "GT4 News Notebook: ADAC GT4 Germany & Italian GT". Dailysportscar. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  3. ^ "Трето място за българите от Overdrive Racing на Хоккенхаймринг". autobild.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  4. ^ Plümer, Jonas (6 November 2021). "ADAC GT4 Germany: Heimsieg von PROsport Racing". gt-place.com (in German). Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  5. ^ "Успех за българи в световния моторен спорт през 2021". vsi4kibri4ki.com (in Bulgarian). 30 December 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  6. ^ Plümer, Jonas (25 March 2022). "Drei neue Porsche: Overdrive baut Engagement in ADAC GT4 Germany aus". gt-place.com (in German). Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  7. ^ Plümer, Jonas (25 September 2022). "ADAC GT4 Germany: PROsport Racing wiederholt Vortagessieg". gt-place.com (in German). Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  8. ^ "High five: Starkes Feld für die fünfte Saison | ADAC GT4 Germany". www.adac-motorsport.de. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  9. ^ Goodwin, Graham (22 March 2023). "Record-Breaking 52-Car Entry For GT4 European Series". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  10. ^ Plümer, Jonas (5 August 2023). "ADAC GT4 Germany: CV Performance siegt im Regen". gt-place.com (in German). Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  11. ^ Plümer, Jonas (6 August 2023). "ADAC GT4 Germany: PROsport Racing feiert Heimsieg". gt-place.com (in German). Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  12. ^ Plümer, Jonas (30 June 2023). "GT4 European Series: Gaststarter siegen". gt-place.com (in German). Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  13. ^ "Първият български документален филм за автомобилния спорт „Първата обиколка" тръгва по кината на 12 октомври". varnanews.net (in Bulgarian). 20 September 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  14. ^ "Трима българи се присъединяват към Iron Lynx". eurica.me (in Bulgarian). 25 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  15. ^ "Българска гордост! С подкрепата на GemCorp, младите пилоти Стефан Бостанджиев и Павел Лефтеров с подиум в дебюта им на писта "Имола" за Ламборгини". a-specto.bg (in Bulgarian). 24 April 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  16. ^ "Super Trofeo EUROPA PRO-PROAM - Championship Standings" (PDF). lamborghini.com. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  17. ^ "The Italian GT Sprint Championships ends on a high: a record of 55 entered crews is confirmed in". Automobile Club d'Italia. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  18. ^ "Павел Лефтеров и Стефан Бостанджиев завършиха трети в GT3 на "Монца"". dizzyriders.bg (in Bulgarian). 10 October 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  19. ^ "Стефан Бостанджиев с 11-то време в тестовете в GB3". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). 21 March 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  20. ^ "Stefan Bostandjiev | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
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