Leon Schmied

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ÖTSM driver

Age: 18Nationality: AustriaCategory: KartSeries: ÖTSMTeam: mSa LASERTEC

Biography

In 2021 Leon joined the ÖTSM and took his first podium in the junior classification. His first sprint win followed in 2022, and at the SWS World Finals in Paris he became the first Austrian to win a heat. In 2023 and 2024 he was ÖTSM Junior Champion, in 2024 also Sprint Champion and runner-up in the team classification with motorSPORTaktiv.

In 2025 he won the junior class of the Champion Cup Kart (CCK), the biggest title of his career so far, and became AOM champion. In 2026 his first win in the wet in Písek secured the ÖTSM sprint classification in the Heavy class again ahead of time. Besides the ÖTSM, Leon competes in the AOM, the SWS and internationally in the Champion Cup Kart.

Achievements

  • ÖTSM Sprint Champion 2024 and 2026 (Heavy)
  • ÖTSM Junior Champion 2023 and 2024
  • ÖTSM Rookie of the Year 2021
  • Kids Academy graduate 2020