Mihnea Ștefan

Ioan Mihnea Ștefan
Nationality	Romanian
Born	(1997-01-04) 4 January 1997 (age 27) Târgoviște, Romania
Le Mans Cup career
Debut season	2024
Current team	Team Virage
Racing licence	FIA Silver
Car number	44
Starts	0 (0 entries)
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Previous series
2023–24 2022–2023 2012	Asian Le Mans Series Ligier European Series Formula BMW Talent Cup
Championship titles
2023	Ligier European Series

Ioan Mihnea Ștefan (born 4 January 1997) is a Romanian race car driver who is set to compete in the Michelin Le Mans Cup with Team Virage.^[1] He is the 2023 Ligier European Series champion.^[2]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Team	Position
2008	38° Torneo Industrie - Minikart	Lenzokart	11th
	Euro Trophy by 60 Mini		10th
2010	South East European Karting Zone - KF3		6th
2011	WSK Master Series - KF3		37th

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2012	Formula BMW Talent Cup[3]		3	0	0	0	2	41	3rd
2022	Ligier European Series - JS P4	Smart Driving	2	0	0	0	1	23	11th
2023	Ligier European Series - JS P4	Team Virage	11	7	0	0	8	216	1st
	Ultimate Cup Series - Proto P3		2	0	1	1	1	36	13th
2023-24	Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3	Bretton Racing[4]	5	1	0	0	3	82	3rd
2024	Le Mans Cup - LMP3	Team Virage[5]	7	0	0	0	1	21.5	11th

* Season still in progress.

Complete Ligier European Series results

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

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Rank	Points
2022	Smart Driving	JS P4	Ligier JS P4	LEC 1	LEC 2	IMO 1	IMO 2	LMS 1	LMS 2	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	SPA 1	SPA 2	ALG 1 3	ALG 2 6	6th	23
2023	Team Virage	JS P4	Ligier JS P4	CAT 1 1	CAT 2 1	LMS 7	LEC 1 1	LEC 2 1	ARA 1 6	ARA 2 1	SPA 1 1	SPA 2 3	POR 2 1	POR 1 4		1st	216

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

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

Year	Team	Class	Car	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	Pos.	Points
2023–24	Bretton Racing	LMP3	Ligier JS P320	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	SEP 1 3	SEP 2 2	DUB 4	ABU 1 4	ABU 2 1	3rd	82

Complete Le Mans Cup results

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

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Rank	Points
2024	Team Virage	LMP3	Ligier JS P320	CAT Ret	LEC 2	LMS 1 10	LMS 2 19	SPA 16	MUG 12	ALG 10	11th	21.5

External links

• Official website
• Stefan Official page on Facebook
• Mihnea Ștefan career summary at DriverDB.com

References

1. "Mihnea Ștefan, românul care s-a întrecut cu Max Verstappen!". www.imaginearomaniei.ro. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
2. "Mihnea Stefan a devenit campion european la automobilism viteza pe circuit". www.damboviteanul.com. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
3. "Mihnea Stefan, puştiul care visează să ajungă în Formula 1". www.automarket.ro. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
4. "Asian Le Mans Series Reveals Sepang Line-Ups". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
5. "42 Car Entry for 2024 Michelin Le Mans Cup". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 25 February 2024.