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
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

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

Racing career summary

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

(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

(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

(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

(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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  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.
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