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Jarno Opmeer
Dutch esports driver (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jarno Opmeer (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjaːrnoː oːpˈmeːr]; born 11 April 2000) is a Dutch esports driver and former racing driver, who competes in the Formula One Esports Series for Red Bull Racing. Opmeer has won a record three Formula One Sim Racing World Championship titles, which he won in 2020, 2021, and 2025.
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Born in Dordrecht, Opmeer began competitive kart racing at an early age, winning several national titles before graduating to junior formulae in 2016. He finished runner-up to Richard Verschoor in the SMP F4 Championship that year with MP Motorsport, also achieving several podiums in F4 Spanish. He then progressed to the Formula Renault Eurocup in 2017 with MP as part of the Renault Sport Academy, achieving a podium in the Northern European Cup, but was dropped by the team four rounds into the following season.
Opmeer moved into sim racing for the 2019 Formula One Esports Series with Renault, finishing fourth in his rookie season. He then moved to Alfa Romeo for 2020, winning his maiden championship. He defended his title with Mercedes in 2021. After three seasons with Mercedes, he moved to Red Bull for the 2025 season onwards, winning the title that year. Outside of Formula One Esports, he also competed in Formula E: Accelerate for Mercedes-EQ from 2021 to 2022.
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Formula 4
Opmeer graduated to single-seaters in 2016, participating in the SMP F4 Championship. He took seven victories and thirteen podiums in his debut year of F4, finishing second place in the championship to fellow countryman Richard Verschoor.
Opmeer also participated in two race meetings of the Spanish F4 with MP Motorsport, taking 5 podiums out of 6 races.
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In 2017, Opmeer continued his collaboration with MP and joined the Eurocup championship.[1] He had seven-point-scoring finishes including the 5th place in the penultimate race of the season at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.[2] While in the standings he ended fifteenth, behind his teammates Richard Verschoor and Neil Verhagen.
Formula One
In February 2017, Opmeer was inducted into the Renault Sport Academy.[3]
Formula One Esports
In April 2019, Opmeer was signed to Renault–Vitality Esports Team as a driver for the third season of the F1 Esports Series.[4] The Dutchman finished his first season in the competition in fourth place and helped secure his team 4th place in the teams' championship.[5]
For the 2020 Formula One Esports Series he moved to the Alfa Romeo Orlen Esports Team. He achieved 4 wins and won the drivers championship. He out-scored Frederik Rasmussen to win the drivers' championship by 22 points.[6]
On 26 January 2021, Opmeer announced that he has signed with the Mercedes Formula One Esports team.[7] On 16 December 2021, Opmeer won the 2021 Formula One Esports Series.[8] He achieved four wins and seven podiums, edging out Frederik Rasmussen by eight points.
The 2022 season proved to be much more difficult for Opmeer, as his struggles in qualifying heavily affected his race results. However, he won 2 races back-to-back and finished fifth overall in the championship.
Jarno began the 2023–24 season by finishing second in Bahrain from P9 on the grid.[9] With continued struggles in qualifying pace he would only achieve a single win this season, at Silverstone, achieving 4th overall in the drivers championship. After the season, Opmeer left Mercedes.[10]
As a free agent driver, Jarno signed a multi-year deal with Red Bull Sim Racing on 21 August 2024, joining the 2023–24 drivers' champion Frederik Rasmussen at the team.[11] He won his third drivers' title in the 2025 season, winning three races, with Red Bull also winning the teams' championship.
Formula E: Accelerate
In 2021, Opmeer was signed to the Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team to compete in the esport series Formula E: Accelerate. In his first year he finished fifth overall in the standings, scoring his debut podium in the final round set in Rome.
In the double-header London Open in 2022 Opmeer finished second overall.
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Karting record
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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
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results
(key) (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 NEC results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
† As Opmeer was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points
Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
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Esports career summary
Complete Formula One Esports Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Formula E: Accelerate results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
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