Jarno Opmeer (born 11 April 2000) is a Dutch
esports
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driver and former racing driver and is the
2020
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and
2021 Formula One Esports Champion. He also competes in the
Formula E: Accelerate Series with
Mercedes-EQ
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.
Career
Formula 4
Opmeer graduated to single-seaters in 2016, participating in the
SMP F4 Championship
The SMP F4 Championship (also known as the F4 NEZ Championship by SMP Racing) was a racing series regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations. It was based in the FIA's North European Zone and the Netherlands, and was only open to drivers fr ...
. He took seven victories and thirteen podiums in his debut year F4 finishing in second place in the championship to his fellow countryman
Richard Verschoor
Richard Verschoor (born 16 December 2000) is a Dutch racing driver set to compete for Van Amersfoort Racing in the Formula 2 Championship. Verschoor graduated to Formula 2 in 2021 with MP Motorsport before switching to Charouz Racing System, afte ...
.
Opmeer also participated in two race meetings of the
Spanish F4 with
MP Motorsport
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, taking 5 podiums out of 6 races.
Formula Renault
In 2017, Opmeer continued his collaboration with MP and joined the
Eurocup championship. He had seven point-scoring finishes including the 5th place in the penultimate race of the season at
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
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. While in the standings he ended fifteenth, behind his teammates
Richard Verschoor
Richard Verschoor (born 16 December 2000) is a Dutch racing driver set to compete for Van Amersfoort Racing in the Formula 2 Championship. Verschoor graduated to Formula 2 in 2021 with MP Motorsport before switching to Charouz Racing System, afte ...
and
Neil Verhagen
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Early career
Karting
Neil s ...
.
Formula One
In February 2017, Opmeer was inducted into the
Renault Sport Academy
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In ...
. In the end of 2017 Opmeer confirmed that the contract he had with the Renault Sport Academy hadn't been extended.
Esports
In April 2019, Opmeer was signed to
Renault
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–
Vitality Esports Team as a driver for the third season of the
F1 Esports Series. The Dutchman finished his first season in the competition in fourth place and helped secure his team 4th place in the teams' championship.
For the
2020 Formula One Esports Series he moved to the
Alfa Romeo Orlen Esports Team. He was the class of the field in 2020 taking 4 wins and the drivers championship with it. He beat Frederik Rasmussen of
Red Bull Racing Esports to the drivers' crown by 22 points and also helped his team secure 2nd in teams' championship.
On 26 January 2021, Opmeer announced that he has signed with the
Mercedes
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Formula One Esports team. On 16 December 2021, Opmeer won the 2021
Formula One Esports Series
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.
Racing record
Karting career summary
Racing career summary
† – As Opmeer had not competed in the required number of rounds, he was ineligible for a championship position.
Complete SMP F4 Championship results
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key
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results
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key
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* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
† – As Opmeer had not competed in the required number of rounds, he was ineligible for a championship position.
Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results
(
key
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* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Esports career summary
Complete Formula One Esports Series results
(
key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula E: Accelerate Series results
(
key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
External links
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Official website*https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf5VvF2uO6KyFk1v_t1pnFw Youtube Channel
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2000 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Dordrecht
Dutch racing drivers
Karting World Championship drivers
Formula Renault Eurocup drivers
Spanish F4 Championship drivers
SMP F4 Championship drivers
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers
MP Motorsport drivers
Team Vitality players