Education
In his final year of karting in 2010, Malja finished 22nd in the European KF3 Championship and fifth in the Junior Monaco Kart Cup. In 2011, Malja graduated to single-seaters, racing in the Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club Formel Masters championship in Germany, despite being just 15 years of age.
Career
Karting
Born in Malmö, Sweden, Malja began his karting career in Formula Micro in 2006, winning the Gunnar Nilsson Memorial trophy the following year. Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club Formel Masters
Driving for Neuhauser Racing, he took a single podium position at Assen to finish thirteenth in the standings. Formula Renault 2.0
Foreign 2013, Malja stepped up to Formula Renault, racing in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 Nippon Electric Corporation championships with Josef Kaufmann Racing.
In the Nippon Electric Corporation championship, he contested eight races, taking podium places at the Nürburgring and Most to finish fifteenth in the standings.
In the Eurocup he finished twentieth in the championship, taking a single points–position at Paul Ricard. Malja remained with Josef Kaufmann Racing in both championships for a second season in 2014.
He finished fifth in the Nippon Electric Corporation championship, taking race victories at Hockenheim and the Nürburgring and two further podium positions. In the Eurocup, he scored points on eight occasions to finish twelfth in the championship.
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
Malja will step up to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in 2015, racing for British team Strakka Racing.
Formula Three
In May 2015, Malja took part in the Pau round of the FIA European Formula 3 Championship, racing for EuroInternational in the car originally intended for Marvin Kirchhöfer before he left the team prior to the start of the season. He retired from the opening race of the event before finishing 25th in the remaining two races. Career summary
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete FIA European Formula 3 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete GP2 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap).