Gosia Rdest

Małgorzata "Gosia" Rdest (born 14 January 1993 in Żyrardów) is a female racing driver from Poland. She currently competes in the W Series.[1]

Małgorzata Rdest
Nationality	Polish
Born	(1993-01-14) 14 January 1993 Żyrardów, Masovia
W Series
Years active	2019
Starts	6
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	14th in 2019
Previous series
2012 2013 2014 2015–2017 2018 2018	Formula BMW Talent Cup BRDC Formula 4 Championship Central European Volkswagen Polo Cup Audi Sport TT Cup GT4 International Cup GT4 Central European Cup
Championship titles
2011	Polish Karting Championship – Junior
Awards
2013	BRDC F4 "Who Zooms" Award

Biography

Rdest entered car racing in 2012 when she, as reigning Polish Junior Karting Champion, was scouted by BMW Motorsport. They would enter her in the final round of the Formula BMW Talent Cup for rookie drivers at Oschersleben, where she would finish all three races in the top 10 and finish 10th in the standings despite only entering the one event.[2] She would move up to the BRDC Formula 4 Championship the following year, joining Douglas Motorsport alongside Sennan Fielding.[3] Competing alongside more experienced drivers in open-wheelers, she would struggle to 18th in the standings having completed the full season and scoring a best finish of 11th at Snetterton – however, despite the lack of results, she would claim the "Who Zooms" award for the most overtakes over the course of the season.[4]

She would move into one-make racing for 2014, entering the Central European Volkswagen Polo Cup.[5] She would end the season 14th, with a best result of 6th in her home race at Tor Poznań before stepping up to the Audi Sport TT Cup for 2015.[6] Rdest would compete in all three sanctioned seasons of the TT Cup, with a best result of second at both races in the 2017 season-opener at the Hockenheimring, and a best championship position of 6th in the same season.[7] She would move across to GT4 competition in 2018, remaining with the Audi marque through German team Phoenix Racing and competing in both the International Cup with Max Hesse (finishing 9th) and the Central European Cup round at the Nürburgring alongside Óscar Tunjo, scoring a pole and race win.[8]

Rdest would be selected to qualify for the W Series in 2019, and would be accepted as one of the 18 permanent drivers.[9] She would score points in the first race at Hockenheim, however would be taken out by Esmee Hawkey in Zolder and struggled to thirteenth in Misano. She would qualify fourth at the Norisring, but sustained front wing damage in a first-corner skirmish with Fabienne Wohlwend and finished 14th and a lap down. A season-best sixth-place finish would follow at TT Circuit Assen, before 13th in the final round at Brands Hatch saw the Pole fail to automatically qualify for the 2020 W Series – ending the championship in 14th.

Rdest will return to GT racing in 2020, contesting the French-based Alpine Europa Cup.[10] This followed a class win at the washed-out Dubai 24 Hour in January.

Career results

Season	Series	Position	Car	Team
2012	Formula BMW Talent Cup	10th	Mygale–BMW FB02	BMW Motorsport
2013	BRDC Formula 4	18th	MSV–Duratec F4-013	Douglas Motorsport
2014	Central European Volkswagen Polo Cup	14th	Volkswagen Polo	N/A
2015	Audi Sport TT Cup	12th	Audi TT Cup	N/A
2016	Audi Sport TT Cup	8th	Audi TT Cup	N/A
2017	Audi Sport TT Cup	6th	Audi TT Cup	N/A
2018	GT4 International Cup	9th	Audi R8 LMS GT4	Phoenix Racing
	GT4 Central European Cup	12th	Audi R8 LMS GT4	Phoenix Racing
2019	W Series	14th	Tatuus–Alfa Romeo T-318	Hitech Grand Prix

Dubai 24 Hour results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Overall Position	Class Position
2015	KPM Racing	Javier Morcillo Lucas Orrock Tom Wilson	Volkswagen Polo	A2	482	51st	9th
2017	Zest Racecar Engineering	Philippe Ulivieri John Allen J.T. Coupal John Weisberg	SEAT León TCR	TCR	483	52nd	3rd
2018	Phoenix Racing	Joonas Lappalainen John-Louis Jasper Philip Ellis	Audi R8 LMS GT	GT4	551	26th	1st
2019	MRS GT-racing	Yutaka Matsushima Helmut Rödig Wolfgang Triller Christopher Zochling	Porsche 991 Cup	991	564	18th	2nd
2020	MRS GT-racing	Oliver Hancock John Hartshorne Jukka Honkavuori	Porsche 991 Cup	991	160^1	18th	1st

^1 – Race abandoned after 7 hours due to circuit flooding.

Complete W Series results

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

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	DC	Points
2019	HOC 9	ZOL Ret	MIS 13	NRM 14	ASS 6	BRH 13	14th	10

References

1. "Gosia Rdest – W Series". W Series. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
2. "Speedqueens: Gosia Rdest". Speedqueens. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
3. "Gosia Rdest wystartuje w brytyjskiej Formule 4! (in Polish)". MotorsportV10.pl. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
4. "2013 BRDC Formula 4 Championship season review". Formula Scout. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
5. "Gosia Rdest gotowa na drugą połowę sezonu w Volkswagen Castrol Cup (in Polish)". Motocaina. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
6. "Profile: #3 Gosia Rdest (PL)". Audi AG. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
7. "Finałowa runda Gosi Rdest w Audi TT Cup na torze Hockenheim (in Polish)". Motocaina. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
8. "Gosia Rdest – GT4 European Championship". GT4 European Championship. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
9. "W Series announces its driver line-up". W Series. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
10. "Gosia Rdest to race in 2020 Alpine Europa Cup". Racers – Behind the Helmet. 5 May 2020.

External links

• Profile at Driver Database
• Website