Motorsport
Meet Enzo Yeh: The Taiwanese teenager forging a path to Formula 1
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For decades, the road to Formula 1 has wound through Europe's junior championships. Some are household names, such as Formula 2 and Formula 3, while others attract rather less attention despite having played a role in shaping the careers of countless professional drivers.
Euroformula Open belongs firmly in the latter category.
The championship has long served as a proving ground for young talent hoping to climb the single-seater ladder, and this season one driver has emerged at the front of the field: Enzo Yeh.
Still only 17, the Taipei-born driver has won five of the opening 11 races of the 2026 campaign, stood on the podium nine times and established himself as the championship leader for Team Motopark. It represents a remarkable rise for a driver who, only two years ago, was still finding his feet in Formula 4.
From Taipei to Europe
Yeh's motorsport journey began much like many of his contemporaries: in karting.
Born and raised in Taipei, he first raced competitively at the age of seven and quickly established himself as one of the leading young karters in Asia. National titles in China followed, along with appearances in international competition, before the inevitable move into single-seaters.
His first taste of Formula 4 came in South East Asia in 2023, where he claimed a podium finish despite missing a round of the championship. The following season proved considerably more demanding.
Campaigns in Formula 4 UAE, Italian Formula 4 and Euro 4 yielded only sporadic points, a reminder that European junior racing remains one of the most fiercely competitive environments in motorsport. Results alone, however, rarely tell the full story of a driver's development.
Rather than plateauing, Yeh continued to climb the ladder, gaining valuable experience in Formula Regional machinery across Oceania and Europe before contesting the closing rounds of the 2025 Euroformula Open season.
A breakthrough season
The move to Team Motopark for 2026 has transformed Yeh from an ambitious prospect into a genuine title contender.
Victories at Portimão and Spa immediately established his credentials, while a string of podium finishes has allowed him to build an advantage at the top of the standings. Winning races is one thing; remaining consistently competitive over the course of an entire championship is quite another, and that has arguably been the defining feature of Yeh's season.
It is no coincidence that he arrives at the second half of the campaign with five victories already to his name.
Although Yeh competes internationally under the Chinese Taipei designation used by the governing bodies of world motorsport, his performances have made him Taiwan's first true motorsport prodigy.
Now he looks to follow in the footsteps of Yuki Tsunoda and Liam Lawson, who both utilised success in Euroformula Open to help them climb up the motorsport ladder and get to Formula 1.
Why Euroformula Open still matters
Junior motorsport is often viewed through the narrow lens of Formula 2 and Formula 3, but the reality is rather more complicated.
Euroformula Open continues to provide young drivers with experience at many of Europe's best-known circuits, from Spa-Francorchamps and the Hungaroring to Monza and Barcelona. Success in the championship also contributes towards the FIA Super Licence points required to qualify for Formula 1.
Not every champion ultimately reaches the Formula 1 grid, but every successful season adds another line to a racing CV that teams higher up the ladder cannot ignore.
Carrying hopes of a motorsport first
No driver from Taiwan has ever started a Formula 1 World Championship Grand Prix, making every breakthrough by a Taiwanese driver in Europe's junior categories noteworthy.
There remains a considerable distance between leading Euroformula Open and reaching Formula 1, and motorsport careers are rarely linear. Progress depends on opportunity as much as outright pace.
For now, though, Yeh has done the one thing every aspiring driver must do: win races.
With the Euroformula Open title within reach, he has placed himself firmly on the radar as one of junior motorsport's most promising talents—and given followers of Taiwanese motorsport plenty of reason to watch the remainder of the season with interest.
How to watch Euroformula Open on DAZN
If you want to follow Enzo Yeh's bid for the Euroformula Open title, every round of the championship is available to watch live and free on DAZN worldwide.
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