Lin Boy Dieter Hodenius[1] (born 1 August 2006) is a Dutch racing driver set to compete in the LMGT3 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship for Iron Lynx as a Mercedes-AMG junior.

Career

Hodenius began his racing career in 2022, competing in Porsche Sprint Challenge Benelux for Team GP Elite.[2] Racing in the GT4 class, Hodenius scored a best result of second in both Assen races as he ended the year sixth in points.[3] Remaining in Porsche one-make competition for the start of the following year, Hodenius raced in Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe for the same team,[4] taking two wins en route to the Sport Pro-Am title.[5] For the rest of the year, Hodenius switched to single-seaters as he joined Monlau Motorsport to compete in the F4 Spanish Championship from the second round onwards.[6] In his only season in the series, Hodenius scored a best result of 11th twice as he ended the year 27th in the overall standings.[7] Towards the end of the year, Hodenius also raced for Van Amersfoort Racing in the Barcelona round of the Euro 4 Championship.[8]

Hodenius driving for Van Amersfoort Racing at the Red Bull Ring in Euro 4 in 2024.

Following a one-off appearance for Monlau Motorsport in the Formula Winter Series at Aragón, in which he finished seventh in race two at the start of 2024,[9] Hodenius returned to Van Amersfoort Racing to race in both the Italian F4 and Euro 4 Championships.[10] In the former, Hodenius took his only points in a wet-dry race three at Le Castellet by finishing eighth,[11] whereas in the latter, Hodenius went scoreless as he took a best result of 13th twice.[12]

Hodenius' Iron Lynx Mercedes at the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans.

At the beginning of 2025, Hodenius joined Mercedes-fielding Team Motopark to make his debut in GT3 competition at the Dubai 24 Hour.[13] For the rest of the year, Hodenius joined Mercedes-affiliated Iron Lynx to compete in the LMGT3 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship.[14] In his rookie year in the series, Hodenius scored a pair of eighth-place finishes at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 6 Hours of Fuji, as well as a podium at the Bahrain finale en route to a 13th-place points finish.[15][16] Hodenius also raced for Iron Lynx in one-off appearances in the Italian GT Endurance and Sprint championships,[17] most notably taking a win in the former at Imola.[18] During 2025, Hodenius also raced for GetSpeed at the 24 Hours of Spa,[19] as well as competing for Lone Star Racing at the Indianapolis 8 Hour and select rounds of the IMSA SportsCar Championship.[20]

The following year, Hodenius remained with Iron Lynx for a second campaign in the FIA World Endurance Championship,[21] as well as returning to Lone Star Racing to compete in the IMSA SportsCar Championship,[22] as a new addition to Mercedes-AMG's junior driver roster.[23]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2022 Porsche Sprint Challenge Benelux – GT4 Team GP Elite 6 0 0 0 3 83 6th
2023 Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe – Sport Pro-Am Team GP Elite 6 2 2 6 5 126 1st
F4 Spanish Championship Monlau Motorsport 17 0 0 0 0 0 27th
Euro 4 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 3 0 0 0 0 0 24th
2024 Formula Winter Series Monlau Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 6 24th
Italian F4 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 21 0 0 0 0 4 25th
Euro 4 Championship 9 0 0 0 0 0 28th
2025 Middle East Trophy – GT3 Pro-Am Team Motopark 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGT3 Iron Lynx 8 0 0 0 1 39 13th
24 Hours of Le Mans – LMGT3 1 0 0 0 0 N/a 12th
Italian GT Championship Endurance Cup – GT3 1 1 0 0 1 32 NC
Italian GT Championship Sprint Cup – GT3 2 0 0 0 0 2 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup GetSpeed 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver 0 0 0 0 2 38th
Intercontinental GT Challenge GetSpeed 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Mercedes-AMG Lone Star Racing 1 0 0 0 0
IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD Lone Star Racing 2 0 0 0 0 363 56th
2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD Lone Star Racing
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – VT2-RWD
FIA World Endurance Championship – LMGT3 Iron Lynx
Sources:[24][25][26]

Complete F4 Spanish 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 DC Points
2023 Monlau Motorsport SPA
1		 SPA
2		 SPA
3		 ARA
1
26		 ARA
2
24		 ARA
3
26†		 NAV
1
20		 NAV
2
26		 NAV
3
25		 JER
1
29†		 JER
2
19		 JER
3
11		 EST
1
11		 EST
2
15		 EST
3
24		 CRT
1
17		 CRT
2
21		 CRT
3
30		 CAT
1
12		 CAT
2
Ret		 CAT
3
DNS		 27th 0

Complete Euro 4 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 DC Points
2023 Van Amersfoort Racing MUG
1		 MUG
2		 MUG
3		 MNZ
1		 MNZ
2		 MNZ
3		 CAT
1
12		 CAT
2
12		 CAT
3
16		 24th 0
2024 Van Amersfoort Racing MUG
1
Ret		 MUG
2
13		 MUG
3
Ret		 RBR
1
18		 RBR
2
15		 RBR
3
21		 MNZ
1
13		 MNZ
2
23		 MNZ
3
17		 28th 0

Complete Formula Winter Series 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 DC Points
2024 Monlau Motorsport JER
1		 JER
2		 JER
3		 CRT
1		 CRT
2		 CRT
3		 ARA
1
26		 ARA
2
7		 ARA
3
16		 CAT
1		 CAT
2		 CAT
3		 24th 6

Complete Italian F4 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 DC Points
2024 Van Amersfoort Racing MIS
1
22		 MIS
2
22		 MIS
3
Ret		 IMO
1
20		 IMO
2
13		 IMO
3
30		 VLL
1
21		 VLL
2
20		 VLL
3
Ret		 MUG
1
22		 MUG
2
28†		 MUG
3
23		 LEC
1
Ret		 LEC
2
Ret		 LEC
3
8		 CAT
1
15		 CAT
2
15		 CAT
3
15		 MNZ
1
24		 MNZ
2
28		 MNZ
3
31†		 25th 4

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
2025 Iron Lynx LMGT3 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 QAT
Ret		 IMO
13		 SPA
11		 LMS
8		 SÃO
Ret		 COA
Ret		 FUJ
8		 BHR
2		 13th 39
2026 Iron Lynx LMGT3 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 IMO
 SPA
 LMS
 SÃO
 COA
 FUJ
 QAT
 BHR

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2025 Italy Iron Lynx Australia Martin Berry
Belgium Maxime Martin		 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo LMGT3 337 44th 12th
2026 Italy Iron Lynx Italy Matteo Cressoni
Italy Johannes Zelger		 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo LMGT3 153 DNF DNF
Source:[27][28]

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2025 GetSpeed Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Silver LEC MNZ SPA
6H
68†		 SPA
12H
68†		 SPA
24H
Ret		 NÜR
30		 BAR 38th 2

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2025 Lone Star Racing GTD Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS
16		 PET
15		 56th 363
2026 Lone Star Racing GTD Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAY
6		 SEB
4		 LBH
 LGA
 WGL
 MOS
 ELK
 VIR
 IMS
 PET
 3rd* 581*

References

  1. ↑ "Vorläufige Teilnehmerliste - 71. ADAC Westfalenfahrt" (PDF). Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie. 10 March 2026. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "Van wereldkampioen tot nieuwkomer: sterk veld bij seizoensstart Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux". porsche.nl (in Dutch). 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Porsche Sprint Cup Challenge Benelux - Assen 2022-09-12" (PDF). getraceresults.com (in Dutch). 12 September 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "Geslaagd debuut van de Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe in Valencia". motorautosport.nl (in Dutch). 24 January 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "Robert de Haan en Lin Hodenius pakken titel in de Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe". autosport.nu (in Dutch). 28 February 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Deligny earns first Spanish F4 win after Ho gets track limits penalty". formulascout.com. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "Theophile Nael turns pole into victory in Spanish F4 race one at Estoril". formulascout.com. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "Bohra awarded win in first race of Euro 4 finale after Wharton penalised". formulascout.com. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "James Egozi gets FWinter Series win, Spanish F4 seat and RBJT spot". formulascout.com. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "Lin Hodenius met Van Amersfoort Racing in Europese - en Italiaanse F4-kampioenschappen: "Ik sta te popelen"". racexpress.nl. 1 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "Nakamura Berta wins wet-dry Italian F4 race with slick tyre strategy". formulascout.com. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "Yamakoshi dominates second Euro 4 race at Mugello". formulascout.com. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "24H Series: GT3-recordveld voor Michelin 24H Dubai". autosport.nl (in Dutch). 2 January 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  14. ↑ "We kennen eindelijk alle coureurs die dit jaar aan het WEC hebben deelgenomen". autohebdo.nl (in Dutch). 11 February 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  15. ↑ "Sportscars: In gesprek met Lin Hodenius: "Heel positief over de gemaakte stappen"". autosport.nl (in Dutch). 7 November 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  16. ↑ "From DNFs to Bahrain podium: Inside Mercedes' turbulent first WEC season". motorsport.com. 10 December 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  17. ↑ "Iron Lynx in Italian GT with Lin Hodenius". autohebdof1.com. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  18. ↑ "Lin Hodenius: "De overwinning is zo mooi, op het podium staan en de champagne openen is geweldig"". racexpress.nl (in Dutch). 8 August 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  19. ↑ "24h Spa: Mercedes-AMG mit zwölf Fahrzeugen". gt-place.com (in German). 12 May 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  20. ↑ "Indianapolis 8 Hour: Jules Gounon erbt Pole-Position". gt-place.com (in German). 18 October 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  21. ↑ "Iron Lynx presenteert sterke en veelzijdige rijdersbezetting; Lin Hodenius en Maxime Martin ook in 2026 voor Mercedes". racexpress.nl (in Dutch). 8 December 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  22. ↑ O'Connell, RJ (3 December 2025). "Mercedes-AMG Announces Drivers For Five-Car Daytona Attack". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  23. ↑ "Lin Hodenius Added To Mercedes-AMG Customer Racing Factory Roster". dailysportscar.com. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  24. ↑ "Lin Hodenius Results". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
  25. ↑ "Lin Hodenius | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
  26. ↑ "Championship Standings - Season 2022" (PDF). sprintchallengebenelux.com. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
  27. ↑ "Pilote des 24 heures du Mans: Lin Hodenius". 24h-en-piste.com (in French). Retrieved 16 January 2026.
  28. ↑ "Lin Hodenius". 24h-lemans.com. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lin_Hodenius