Jazeman Jaafar

Jazeman Firhan bin Jaafar (born 13 November 1992) is a Malaysian racing driver. He last competed in the 2025 Super GT Series.

Career

Karting Jazeman started his career at the age of six in Shah Alam, Malaysia. A hobby which turned to a full time career, Jazeman has won a total eleven karting championships in Malaysia, Asia, and also won the Belgian Open Kart Championship Race in Mariembourg.

Formula Renault In 2006, Jazeman competed in Asian Formula Renault 2.0 for the Macanese outfit Asia Racing Team at the young age of 13. He was the youngest ever driver to be granted with an International C Licence from the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). He finished third in the championship, behind champion Pekka Saarinen, taking four podiums during the season.

Formula BMW In 2007, Jazeman competed in Formula BMW Asia. Jazeman was again given a special allowance to gain an International C License from the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) to compete in the series when he was fourteen. Jazeman won the championship but not before the following February due to the appeal of a technical infringement.

After Round 22, and following the receipt of a post-race scrutineering report, race stewards issued a decision to exclude the cars of Jazeman and team-mate Jack Lemvard for a technical infringement of the regulations. In view of the severity of the offence and the fact that the same team had contravened the technical regulations on an earlier occasion during the season, the decision also included the exclusion of CIMB Team Qi-Meritus from the 2007 championship. The decision put Jazeman second in the drivers' classification at the end of the season, just one point behind Zahir Ali. Meritus submitted an official appeal on the disqualification of their drivers in the race and their exclusion from the team championship.

The Federation Automobile of Sport China confirmed that they received the letter of appeal from the team dated 5 November 2007. Team Qi-Meritus learned that the appeals lodged with FASC against the decisions of the stewards at Zhuhai were overturned in favour of the drivers and team. The decision meant that Jazeman was handed back the drivers' title and Qi-Meritus also won the constructors' trophy. Jazeman became the youngest ever winner in the history of Formula BMW at 14 years old.

Jazeman contested two seasons in Formula BMW Europe in seasons 2008 and 2009, driving for Holzer Rennsport and Eifelland Racing respectively; finishing fourteenth and ninth in the two seasons.

Formula Three Jazeman joined Carlin for the 2010 British Formula 3 International Series, making his debut in the championship after progressing through Formula BMW Europe. He remained with the team for three seasons, establishing himself as one of the leading drivers in the series.

In 2012, Jazeman finished Vice-Champion in the British Formula 3 International Series, recording two victories and multiple podium finishes. During the season, he became the first Asian driver to win the Grand Prix de Pau, one of the most prestigious events in Formula Three, and concluded the championship second overall with 306 points.

Alongside his British Formula 3 campaign, Jazeman also competed in selected rounds of the Formula 3 Euro Series, the FIA Formula 3 International Trophy, the Masters of Formula 3, and the Macau Grand Prix, before graduating to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in 2013.

Formula Renault 3.5 In 2013, Jazeman stepped up to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series with Carlin Motorsport after finishing runner-up in the 2012 British Formula 3 Championship. He scored his maiden series podium with a third-place finish at the Monaco round and concluded the season 17th in the championship.

Jazeman joined ISR Racing for the 2014 season, recording two further podium finishes and improving to 10th in the drivers' standings.

For 2015, he moved to Fortec Motorsports and claimed his first Formula Renault 3.5 victory in Monaco, winning from pole position. The victory briefly elevated him to the championship lead and marked the first win by a Malaysian driver in the series at the Monaco street circuit. He finished the season eighth in the championship with one win, two second-place finishes and a further podium.

Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team – Development Driver Jazeman Served as a Development Driver for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team, contributing to simulator development programmes (DIL 3, DIL 4 and DIL 5) and on-track testing activities. Supported vehicle development through simulator correlation, performance analysis, engineering feedback, data evaluation, race engineering collaboration, race strategy support, and media and partner engagements. During this period, he worked alongside Formula One drivers Michael Schumacher, Nico Rosberg, and Lewis Hamilton.

Racing record

Career summary As Jazeman was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. Season still in progress.

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pos Points 2013 Carlin Motorsport MNZ1 MNZ2 ALC1 ALC2 MON1 SPA1 SPA2 MSC1 MSC2 RBR1 RBR2 HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 CAT1 CAT2 17th 24 2014 ISR Racing MNZ1 MNZ2 ALC1 ALC2 MON1 SPA1 SPA2 MSC1 MSC2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 JER1 JER2 10th 73 2015 Fortec Motorsports ALC1 ALC2 MON1 SPA1 SPA2 HUN1 HUN2 RBR1 RBR2 SIL1 SIL2 NÜR1 NÜR2 BUG1 BUG2 JER1 JER2 8th 118

Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points 2016 HTP Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Pro MISQR MISCR BRHQR BRHCR NÜRQR NÜRCR HUNQR HUNCR CATQR CATCR 23rd 5

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points 2018–19 Jackie Chan DC Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SPA LMS SIL FUJ SHA SEB SPA LMS 4th 98

24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2018 Jackie Chan DC Racing Nabil Jeffri Weiron Tan Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 361 8th 4th

Complete European Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points 2021 Jota Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT RBR LEC MNZ SPA ALG NC† 0† 2022 Team Virage LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC IMO MNZ CAT SPA ALG 28th 0 † As Jazeman was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Super GT results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DC Points 2025 EBM GIGA Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo GT300 OKA FUJ SEP FS1 FS2 SUZ SUG AUT MOT NC 0

Personal life Jazeman resides in Malaysia and his hobbies are training and reading, while his idol is Ayrton Senna.