Job van Uitert

Jacobus "Job" van Uitert (born 10 October 1998) is a racing driver from the Netherlands. He is currently racing in the LMP2 class of the European Le Mans Series with IDEC Sport.

Early career

Beginnings and Mazda MX-5 Cup Born in Dongen, and having come from a family of racing drivers, Van Uitert began racing in karts at the age of seven until pausing his career two years later due to his competitors benefitting from a high amount of "illegal equipment". He returned to racing in 2014, where he raced in the national Mazda MX-5 Cup. Having driven for Geva Racing, Van Uitert finished third in the standings.

Lower formulae A move to single-seater racing was in order for the 2015 season, where Van Uitert would team up with Provily Racing for a campaign in the ADAC F4 Championship. As the lone entry of the team, Van Uitert struggled, failing to score any points throughout the year, ending up 33rd overall.

2016 would see Van Uitert moving to Jenzer Motorsport, for whom he would perform double-duties in the ADAC and Italian F4 series. His results improved markedly in the latter championship, where six podiums, including a pair of wins at Imola, meant that Van Uitert finished the year fourth in the standings despite missing the second event.

In 2017, Van Uitert remained with Jenzer in the category, this time electing to focus on the season in Italy. This would prove to be an inspired decision, as he was catapulted into a title battle with three podiums and a victory in Race 1 at Adria. Another win followed at Mugello, before Van Uitert once again ended up with three podiums in one event, taking two victories and one second place at the Imola Circuit. Having appeared on the rostrum three more times before the end of the season, Van Uitert ended his career in junior formulae as the runner-up of the Italian F4 Championship.

Sportscar career

2018: LMP3 Success Van Uitert progressed to endurance racing for 2018, driving in the LMP3 category of the European Le Mans Series with RLR MSport. His start in the discipline proved to be successful, as he won his very first race in the category at the Circuit Paul Ricard, before going on to win once more in Spielberg. One more podium during a rain-shortened race at Spa-Francorchamps helped Van Uitert, along with teammates John Farano and Rob Garofall, clinch the title at the final round. As a result of his performances, Van Uitert was named the ELMS's Rookie of the Year.

2019: Wins in LMP2 A move up to LMP2 was on the cards for Van Uitert the following year, as he entered the ELMS as part of the G-Drive Racing outfit. A pair of victories in Monza and Barcelona put Van Uitert and teammate Roman Rusinov to the top of the standings after the opening half of the campaign. Despite finishing second in Silverstone and getting points in the final two races, the team would lose out on the title to IDEC Sport in the season finale, as Van Uitert received a penalty for causing a collision with the French team's driver Memo Rojas at Portimão, thus ending up a mere four points behind their rivals in the standings.

2020: Repeated runner-up spot For the 2020 European Le Mans Series, Van Uitert switched to United Autosports. The season began positively with a win at Le Castellet, although the team would have to stay content with a pair of top-ten finishes during the next two rounds. With another podium being scored at Monza, Van Uitert and his teammates Alex Brundle and Will Owen finished second in the championship, losing out to the sister United car one event before the end of the campaign.

2021: Full season in WEC Van Uitert would race in two series on a full-time basis during 2021, remaining with United Autosports in the ELMS on one hand and joining Racing Team Nederland for the Pro-Am Cup of the FIA World Endurance Championship on the other. The season in the former championship would prove to be disappointing, as Van Uitert was unable to finish any higher than third at Le Castellet, which left him twelfth in the drivers' standings. Meanwhile, having missed one round of the WEC, Van Uitert and Giedo van der Garde helped their amateur driver Frits van Eerd to clinch Pro-Am honours in the latter.

2022: Consistent ELMS frontrunner 2022 saw Van Uitert team up with Julien Canal and Nico Jamin in the ELMS, driving for Panis Racing. The squad delivered a strong season, finishing every race in the top four positions, which included four podium finishes. As a result, Van Uitert and his teammates became vice-champions, missing out on the title to a dominant Prema Racing.

2023: Further podiums

In 2023, Van Uitert reunited with Panis to race in the ELMS, partnering Tijmen van der Helm and Manuel Maldonado. A fifth place overall and third place in the pro class at Barcelona started off their campaign, before the team lost out on a chance of victory at Le Castellet when van der Helm was forced to pit from the lead due to a puncture. The race in Aragón showed promise too, as Van Uitert was leading at the start of the final hour, though a full-course yellow reset the race's rhythm, as he was passed by Paul-Loup Chatin and Alex Lynn, before losing a podium spot thanks to successful strategy of eventual race winners United Autosports. Drama followed in Spa, where Maldonado caused a four-car pileup at the start; despite a one-minute penalty incurred for the incident, Van Uitert and his teammates finished second in the pro category - and eighth overall. The final event in Portugal yielded a pair of third places - the second of which coming after Van Uitert recovered from being spun around by Neel Jani to end up narrowly missing out on second place, the Dutch driver having attempted a late dive down the inside of Alex Lynn's car. Van Uitert and his teammates finished third in the Pro class and fourth in the overall classification.

The trio also competed in the Le Mans 24 Hours, where they finished 14th in class.

2024 Following two years at Panis, Van Uitert signed on with IDEC Sport to drive alongside team regular Paul Lafargue and third-year LMP2 driver Reshad de Gerus. Additionally, he would make his GT3 debut by competing for Comtoyou Racing in the Bronze Cup class of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.

Racing record

Career summary † As Van Uitert was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results (key) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points 2015 Provily Racing OSC11 OSC12 OSC13 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 LAU1 LAU2 LAU3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 SAC1 SAC2 SAC3 OSC21 OSC22 OSC23 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 33rd 0 2016 Jenzer Motorsport OSC11 OSC12 OSC13 SAC1 SAC2 SAC3 LAU1 LAU2 LAU3 OSC21 OSC22 OSC23 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 20th 19 2017 Jenzer Motorsport OSC11 OSC12 OSC13 LAU1 LAU2 LAU3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 OSC21 OSC22 OSC23 NÜR1 NÜR2 NÜR3 SAC1 SAC2 SAC3 HOC1 HOC2 HOC3 NC† 0 † As Van Uitert was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Italian F4 Championship 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 18 19 20 21 22 23 Pos Points 2016 Jenzer Motorsport MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 MIS4 ADR1 ADR2 ADR3 ADR4 IMO11 IMO12 IMO13 MUG1 MUG2 MUG3 VLL1 VLL2 VLL3 IMO21 IMO22 IMO23 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 4th 143.5 2017 Jenzer Motorsport MIS1 MIS2 MIS3 ADR1 ADR2 ADR3 VLL1 VLL2 VLL3 MUG11 MUG12 MUG13 IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 MUG21 MUG22 MUG23 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 2nd 247

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 Points 2018 RLR Msport LMP3 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 LEC MNZ RBR SIL SPA ALG 1st 77.5 2019 G-Drive Racing LMP2 Aurus 01 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC MNZ CAT SIL SPA ALG 2nd 101 2020 United Autosports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC SPA LEC MNZ ALG 2nd 70 2021 United Autosports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT RBR LEC MNZ SPA ALG 12th 28.5 2022 Panis Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC IMO MNZ CAT SPA ALG 2nd 94 2023 Panis Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC ARA SPA POR ALG 3rd 86 2024 IDEC Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA MUG ALG 6th 50 2025 IDEC Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 8th 40 2026 IDEC Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT LEC IMO SPA SIL ALG 11th* 17*

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 G-Drive Racing LMP2 Aurus 01 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SPA LMS SIL FUJ SHA SEB SPALMS NC 0 2019-20 Racing Team Nederland LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL FUJ SHA 14th 31 G-Drive Racing Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 BHR COA SPA United Autosports Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LMS BHR 2021 Racing Team Nederland LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SPA ALG MNZ LMS BHR BHR 9th 52Pro-Am Cup 3rd 142 2022 Panis Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB SPA LMS MNZ FUJ BHR NC† 0 † As Van Uitert was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2019 G-Drive Racing Roman Rusinov Jean-Éric Vergne Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 364 11th 6th 2020 United Autosports Alex Brundle Will Owen Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 359 17th 13th 2021 Racing Team Nederland Giedo van der Garde Frits van Eerd Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 356 16th 11th LMP2 Pro-Am 2nd 2022 Panis Racing Julien Canal Nico Jamin Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 366 16th 12th 2023 Panis Racing Tijmen van der Helm Manuel MaldonadoOreca 07-Gibson LMP2 316 25th 14th 2024 IDEC Sport Reshad de Gerus Paul Lafargue Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 297 17th 3rd 2025 IDEC Sport Sebastián Álvarez Paul Lafargue Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 308 DNF DNF 2026 IDEC Sport Paul Lafargue Valerio Rinicella Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 359 20th 6th

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (key) Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Points 2020 Tower Motorsport By Starworks LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB ELK ATL PET LGA SEB 14th 35 2021 Racing Team Nederland LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB WGL WGL ELK LGA PET NC† 0† 2023 TDS Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY† SEB LGA WGL ELK IMS PET NC† 0† 2026 Intersport Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB WGL MOS ELK IMS PET 7th* 258* † Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship. Season still in progress.

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results (key) + Year Team Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos. Points 2024–25 DKR Engineering LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEP1 SEP2 DUB1 DUB2 ABU1 ABU2 8th 28