Roman Staněk is set to make his debut in the FIA Formula 3 Championship this weekend after being listed to compete for Charouz Racing System.
Staněk, who turned 16 in February, has just one year of single-seater competition under his belt, finishing fourth in the ADAC Formel 4 series.
He also competed in the Italian Formula 4 championship, finishing fifth overall, with one victory.
Staněk was set to race in the Formula Regional European Championship for Prema this year but it was recently announced that they had split, with W Series champion Jamie Chadwick taking his spot.
Instead Staněk is now set to replace ex-Red Bull junior Niko Kari at Charouz Racing System, which has close ties with the youngster.
Kari has been contacted by MotorsportWeek.com for a comment on the situation.
Charouz also has current Toyota Racing Series champion and Red Bull protégé Igor Fraga and David Schumacher, son of Ralf, as its drivers for 2020.
Formula 3, along with Formula 2, is set to race alongside Formula 1 at all eight events confirmed so far.
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