Oliver Goethe will remain with MP Motorsport for his second season in FIA Formula 2. The 21-year-old member of Motorsport Team Germany, the young talent development project of ADAC Stiftung Sport, stays put with the Dutch team in 2026 after a promising first year in the F1 Grand Prix-supporting championship.
Goethe initially joined MP for the latter part of the 2024 F2 season, with fourth at Lusail as a best result, before embarking on his first full-season campaign in 2025, with two fourth places at Sakhir and Spa again as his best scores while demonstrating his ultimate pace through a pair of fastest laps at Monza and a pole (although penalised later because of an infringement not related to performance) at Lusail. With luck not always on his side on decisive moments, the young German aims to fulfil on his tantalising promise through a second full-season attempt at F2 glory. Goethe’s 2026 team mate will be announced shortly.
“I’m truly delighted to stay with MP Motorsport for my second year in FIA Formula 2”, said Goethe. “Over the years, the team has become a second home away from home for me, and through all the adversity our bond has only grown stronger this year. Now having experienced a full season of F2, my plan is to capitalise on all the knowledge that I’ve gained over the year and build on that with the experienced engineering crew at MP. First I’m aiming to give this season the best possible finish, and then it’s full speed ahead to 2026!”
“We’re all very happy that Ollie has decided to join us for another season in F2”, said Sander Dorsman, MP Motorsport’s team principal. “It’s been a true delight working with him, and the fact that we know each other through and through will only be an additional benefit going into 2026. Ollie scored some good points this year, but on several occasions fate agonisingly decided otherwise. Next season’s FIA Formula 2 Championship will be as fiercely competitive as ever, but we will start 2026 prepared to the teeth, with the aim of forcing luck to fall our way.”
Following three exploratory rounds in the 2019 championship, Goethe joined MP Motorsport for the 2020 Spanish Formula 4 Championship before continuing with the team in FRECA in 2021. The following year saw the young German dominantly claim the Euroformula Open title with no less than 11 wins, 7 poles and 12 fastest laps while also making a late-season FIA F3 debut. In 2023, a strong first full season of Formula 3 resulted in eighth place in the final standings, with a win, two podiums, a pole position and a fastest lap as the highlights. Goethe had a shot at the 2024 F3 title until the final round at Monza, thanks to a win, three podiums, two fastest laps and a string of solid points finishes, before ending up seventh after deciding to abort his F3 challenge in favour of his F2 opportunity with MP.
