Adam Hideg was born in Kaposvár on 9th January 2008. in a real rallying family. His grandfather is a two-time Hungarian rally champion, and his father, Krisztián Hideg, is a three-time Croatian rally champion.
Bio
The youngest champion of a rallying family
Hideg drove a kart for the first time in Kaposvár when he was 4-5 years old and continued to develop his skills on a local karting track from the age of 7. Not much later he started competitive karting.
His first test took place in Kecskemét, and at first he participated in championships in Hungary and neighboring countries.
In 2018, he competed for a Hungarian team in Italy in the Mini60 category in the prestigious WSK series, and from 2019 he became a permanent participant in the field with Lennox Racing, BabyRace and KidiX teams, where he was even able to stand on the podium.
From karting to Formula 4
He entered the junior category in 2021, at first with KidiX, then from 2022 with the DPK Racing team linked to Fernando Alonso, before becoming a factory driver for Sodi Kart. In addition to WSK, he also competed in the Champions of the Future, the FIA Karting European Championship and the FIA Karting World Championship, and was selected as a member of the Hungarian Motorsport Academy.
With his 2nd place in the OK Junior category at the 2022 FIA Karting World Championship, he achieved a unique success in the history of Hungarian karting.
After the World Championship, at the end of 2022 and at the beginning of 2023 he competed in the adult OK category, before starting his preparations for his Formula 4 career.
During the second part of 2023 he was testing at various Formula 4 teams. In January 2024 together with his management and the Hungarian Mobility Development Agency (HUMDA) they announced that Adam will race in Formula Winter Series and the Italian F4 Championship.
