Jorden Dolischka

Jorden Dolischka is an Austrian racing driver from Hohenems who’s been chasing speed since she was nine years old, progressing from karting championships to Formula Renault titles and now making her mark in TCR touring cars with a self-described appetite to drive anything fast.

EARLY YEARS

Born in December 2004 in Hohenems, a small town in Austria’s Vorarlberg region nestled in the western Alps, Jorden Dolischka discovered motorsports at an age when most kids are still figuring out multiplication tables. By nine years old, she was already logging time at karting circuits in 2013, cutting her teeth in a sport where being small and fearless is an advantage—and being a girl rarely earns you any free passes.[3] The Vorarlberg native now lives in Burgenland, on the opposite side of Austria, a geographic shift that mirrors her upward trajectory through the racing ranks. While she keeps her family life private—no public details about parents, siblings, or what convinced them to bankroll a karting career—what’s clear is that someone saw the spark early and fanned it into something real.[4]

OTHER INTERESTS

Dolischka has managed to balance her education alongside her racing career, a juggling act that suggests either supernatural time management skills or very understanding teachers.[5] Beyond that, she keeps her hobbies, creative pursuits, and downtime activities firmly out of the public eye. No mention of pets, playlists, side hustles, or whether she collects anything other than podium finishes. For a young woman carving out space in a male-dominated sport, maybe keeping some parts of life offline is less mystery and more survival strategy.

EARLY SUCCESS

By 2014, at just ten years old, Dolischka had already claimed her first significant title: Austria’s first-ever Micro-Max-Staatsmeisterin, or national karting champion in the Micro-Max class.[3] A local Austrian newspaper called her “ein schnelles, junges Kart-Mädel”—a fast young kart girl—which is both adorable and a reminder that even in winning, female racers get framed through their age and gender first.[3] She kept racing through 2015 and 2016, competing internationally with MS Kart Racing Team in the Hungarian International Open Championship Junior class, where she finished 16th with 339 points.[1] Not a trophy finish, but the kind of hard-won experience that separates hobbyists from future contenders. By 2019, racing in the Austrian Kart Championship’s Rotax Senior category with KSB Racing, she landed fourth overall with 170 points—a solid podium-adjacent result that signaled she was ready for something faster.[1]

That readiness paid off. In 2020, Dolischka moved up to the Central European Zone Championship in Formula Renault and immediately grabbed third place.[1] The following year, she came back and won the whole thing, taking first with 25 points and proving that her karting success wasn’t a fluke.[1] Formula Renault is where many future stars learn racecraft, tire management, and how to handle a proper single-seater—and Dolischka navigated it like she’d been doing it all along.

NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS

• 2014: First Austrian Micro-Max-Staatsmeisterin (national karting champion)[1][3]
• 2019: 4th place, Austrian Kart Championship – Rotax Senior with KSB Racing, 170 points[1]
• 2020: 3rd place, Central European Zone Championship – Formula Renault[1]
• 2021: 1st place, Central European Zone Championship – Formula Renault, 25 points[1]
• 2023/2024: Competing in TCR Eastern Europe with Mertel Motorsport, 12 races started[1][2][4]

INSPIRATIONS

Dolischka hasn’t publicly named the drivers, mentors, books, or races that light her competitive fire. No interviews reveal childhood heroes plastered on bedroom walls or which onboard lap made her decide this was the life she wanted. What she has said, plainly and enthusiastically, is: “I’m like a speed junkie, I want to get to know every car.”[2] That’s less about idolizing someone else’s career and more about an internal motor that won’t quit. It’s the kind of hunger that doesn’t need external validation to keep running.

REPUTATION

Dolischka’s reputation in the paddock is still being written, but the early chapters are promising. She’s been described as having a “sharp progression through the ranks,” the kind of trajectory that makes team managers take notice.[5] Mertel Motorsport brought her on for TCR Eastern Europe starting in 2023, and she’s now in her third season with the team, moving into a new class in 2024.[2][4][6] Her 2024 Salzburg event was called an “aufmuntender Saisonabschluss”—an encouraging season finale—suggesting she’s showing steady improvement even when results don’t scream headline-worthy.[6] She’s assisted by DW Racing, which speaks to the kind of support infrastructure serious young drivers need to keep climbing.[5] No scandals, no controversies, no dramatic team exits—just a young woman putting in laps, learning cars, and building credibility one session at a time. In a sport that loves its characters and its chaos, Dolischka seems focused on being fast first and famous maybe never.

FUTURE GOALS/PLANS

As of 2024, Dolischka is in learning mode. Her first season in a new TCR class means the focus is on seat time, data analysis, and getting comfortable with heavier, more powerful machinery than the single-seaters she dominated before.[6] She’s stated she wants to learn a lot, which is refreshingly honest in a sport where drivers are often expected to talk like champions before they’ve earned the hardware. No announcements about 2025 schedules, new contracts, or sponsor deals have surfaced publicly, but her trajectory—karting champ to Formula Renault winner to TCR competitor—suggests she’s not slowing down. The “speed junkie” mentality means she’ll likely keep seeking out new challenges, new cars, and new ways to prove she belongs at every level she reaches.[2]

References:

DriverDB: Jorden Dolischka
TCR Eastern Europe: I’m Like a Speed Junkie
VN.at: Ein schnelles, junges Kart-Mädel
Kartsport.at: News 636
DW Racing: Jorden Dolischka
Motor Freizeit Trends: Article 82992