Karting Gerhards has an impressive karting résumé. In 2019, he gained recognition by winning the BNL Karting Series in the Mini Max category. He then stepped up to the Rotax Junior category in 2020, and came second once again in the BNL series, as he continued to kart around Europe. Gerhards had a breakthrough year in European karting in 2021, as he won the
Rotax Max Euro Trophy, as well as making his debut in
OKJ karting. Gerhards then made the leap up to
senior karting in 2022 at 14 years old, contesting the FIA Karting World Cup. His two-year spell there yielded some strong results ahead of his move up to car racing.
Formula 4 After numerous tests, Gerhards was confirmed to be contesting the
2024 Formula Winter Series and the
2024 F4 Spanish Championship with
Monlau Motorsport, the team run by
Van Amersfoort Racing. He competed in the first two rounds of the
Formula Winter Series, and had an unremarkable campaign with a best race result of 12th at the
Circuit Ricardo Tormo. He finished in 33rd in the championship standings. Gerhards then joined the
F4 Spanish Championship, and scored his first points at the
Circuit Paul Ricard in France, with a ninth and tenth-placed finish to his name. He then secured his final points with a sixth-placed finish in the final race of the series. He finished 20th in the standings.
Formula Regional On 27 November 2024, the Formula Regional European Championship announced that Gerhards would be competing in the championship for
2025 with
Saintéloc Racing. He failed to scored points across the season, and missed the races at Hungary and Zandvoort. He finished 29th in the standings. == Karting record ==