Tijmen van der Helm (born 26 January 2004) is a

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racing driver currently competing in the

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with ARC Bratislava, and the

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with

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Personal life

Van Der Helm was born on 26 January 2004 in Delft, and grew up in nearby Den Hoorn, South Holland. His career was influenced by his father Gerald, who raced in the Dutch Volkswagen Endurance Cup.

Career

Karting

Having started karting in 2013, Van Der Helm's notable karting successes include third place in the 2013 Chrono Karting Winter Series - Micromax, second in the 2017 CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy and a victory in the 2017 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals in the junior category.

Lower formulae

Van Der Helm made his single seater debut in the 2019 Formula 4 UAE Championship with Xcel Motorsport. He finished the series 10th in the standings with a win and 3 podiums to his name. Later that year he would race in the 2019 Spanish F4 Championship with

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. The Dutchman took 8 podiums on his way to 4th in the points. In 2020 Tijmen raced in the 2020 Toyota Racing Series. Participating in the championship with Kiwi Motorsport. He finished 14th in the Drivers Championship with a race victory.

Formula Renault Eurocup

In 2020 Van Der Helm would race in the

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with FA Racing. He ended the season 12th in the points tally, with one podium finish and 45 points. Van Der Helm also beat his experienced teammate

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by two positions in the championship, and was the sixth-best rookie in the rookie standings.

FIA Formula 3

On February 12, Van Der Helm was announced as a

driver for the

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season, partnering Alpine juniors and Formula Renault rivals Caio Collet and

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. During most of the season the Dutchman was considerably behind his teammates in the races, scoring no points and only rarely managing to beat Collet and Martins in races.

WEC

On January 12, 2022, it was announced that ARC Bratislava team signed van der Helm, and

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to partner Miroslav Konopka in their upcoming 2022 WEC campaign.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Complete Karting World Championship results

Racing record

Racing career summary

^† As van der Helm was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points. ^* Season still in progress.

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Toyota Racing Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers) ^† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship. ^* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) ^† Non World Endurance Championship entries are ineligible to score points. ^* Season still in progress.

Complete European Le Mans Series results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

References

External links

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