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Job van Uitert

Jacobus "Job" van Uitert[1] (born 10 October 1998 in Dongen) is a racing driver from the Netherlands. He is currently racing in the LMP2 class of the European Le Mans Series with IDEC Sport.

Quick Facts Nationality, Born ...
Job van Uitert
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Van Uitert in 2024
Nationality Dutch
Born (1998-10-10) 10 October 1998 (age 26)
Dongen, North Brabant
European Le Mans Series career
Debut season2018
Current teamPanis Racing
Racing licence FIA Gold
TeamsRLR MSport, G-Drive Racing, United Autosports
Starts28 (29 entries)
Wins5
Podiums13
Poles2
Fastest laps3
Best finish1st (LMP3) in 2018
Previous series
2019-2021
2016-17
2015-17
2014
World Endurance Championship
Italian F4 Championship
ADAC Formula 4
Mazda MX-5 Cup Netherlands
Championship titles
2018European Le Mans Series - LMP3
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Early career

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Beginnings and Mazda MX-5 Cup

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".[2] He returned to racing in 2014, where he raced in the national Mazda MX-5 Cup. Having driven for Geva Racing, the Dutchman finished third in the standings.[3]

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.[4] 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 the Dutch driver moving to Jenzer Motorsport, for whom he would perform double-duties in the ADAC and Italian F4 series.[5] 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.[6][7]

In 2017, Van Uitert remained with Jenzer in the category, this time electing to focus on the season in Italy.[8][9] This would prove to be an inspired decision, as the Dutchman was catapulted into a title battle with three podiums and a victory in Race 1 at Adria.[10] Another win followed at Mugello,[11][12] 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.[13]

Sportscar career

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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.[14] 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.[15][16] One more podium during a rain-shortened race at Spa-Francorchamps helped Van Uitert, along with teammates John Farano and Rob Garofall, clinched the title at the final round.[17][18][19] As a result of his performances, Van Uitert was named the ELMS's Rookie of the Year.[20]

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.[21][22] A pair of victories in Monza and Barcelona put the Dutchman and teammate Roman Rusinov to the top of the standings after the opening half of the campaign.[23] 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.[24]

2020: Repeated runner-up spot

For the 2020 ELMS season, the Dutch driver switched to United Autosports.[25] 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.[26] 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.[27]

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.[28][29] 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.[30]

2022: Consistent ELMS frontrunner

2022 saw Van Uitert team up with Julien Canal and Nico Jamin in the ELMS, driving for Panis Racing.[31] 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.[32][33]

2023: Further podiums

In 2023, Van Uitert reunited with Panis to race in the ELMS, partnering Tijmen van der Helm and Manuel Maldonado.[34] 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.[35][36] 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, the Dutchman being passed by Paul-Loup Chatin and Alex Lynn, before losing a podium spot thanks to successful strategy of eventual race winners United Autosports.[37] 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.[38] 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.[39][40][41] 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, the Dutchman signed on with IDEC Sport to drive alongside team regular Paul Lafargue and third-year LMP2 driver Reshad de Gerus.[42][43] Additionally, Van Uitert would make his GT3 debut by competing for Comtoyou Racing in the Bronze Cup class of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.[44]

Racing record

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Career summary

More information Season, Series ...
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2014 Mazda MX-5 Cup Netherlands Geva Racing ? ? ? ? ? 879 3rd
2015 ADAC Formula 4 Championship Provily Racing 23 0 0 0 0 0 33rd
2016 ADAC Formula 4 Championship Jenzer Motorsport 24 0 0 0 0 19 20th
Italian F4 Championship 18 2 0 3 6 143.5 4th
2017 ADAC Formula 4 Championship Jenzer Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Italian F4 Championship 21 4 2 4 10 247 2nd
2018 European Le Mans Series - LMP3 RLR MSport[45] 6 2 0 1 3 77.5 1st
Michelin Le Mans Cup - LMP3 7 0 0 0 1 29.5 9th
2019 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 G-Drive Racing 6 2 0 1 3 101 2nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th
2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Racing Team Nederland 2 0 0 0 0 16 18th
2020 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 United Autosports 5 1 1 1 2 70 2nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 1 0 N/A 13th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Tower Motorsport By Starworks 1 1 0 0 1 35 14th
2021 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Racing Team Nederland 5 0 0 0 0 52 9th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 11th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 2 0 0 1 0 0 NC
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 United Autosports 5 0 0 0 1 28.5 12th
2022 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Panis Racing 6 0 1 0 4 94 2nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 12th
2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 TDS Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Panis Racing 6 0 0 1 4 86 3rd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 14th
2024 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 IDEC Sport 6 0 1 0 1 50 6th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 3rd
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Comtoyou Racing 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Bronze 1 0 0 0 1 15* 3rd*
2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 DKR Engineering 6 0 0 1 1 28 8th
2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Tower Motorsports
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 IDEC Sport
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As Van Uitert was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

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

More information Year, Team ...
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 OSC1
1

21
OSC1
2

20
OSC1
3

20
RBR
1

17
RBR
2

Ret
RBR
3

24
SPA
1

16
SPA
2

26
SPA
3

22
LAU
1

23
LAU
2

20
LAU
3

11
NÜR
1

15
NÜR
2

12
NÜR
3

21
SAC
1

DNS
SAC
2

19
SAC
3

21
OSC2
1

Ret
OSC2
2

Ret
OSC2
3

22
HOC
1

20
HOC
2

12
HOC
3

Ret
33rd 0
2016 Jenzer Motorsport OSC1
1

DSQ
OSC1
2

13
OSC1
3

31
SAC
1

20
SAC
2

Ret
SAC
3

29
LAU
1

Ret
LAU
2

12
LAU
3

9
OSC2
1

13
OSC2
2

10
OSC2
3

9
RBR
1

31
RBR
2

23
RBR
3

17
NÜR
1

30
NÜR
2

19
NÜR
3

23
ZAN
1

13
ZAN
2

Ret
ZAN
3

13
HOC
1

7
HOC
2

14
HOC
3

6
20th 19
2017 Jenzer Motorsport OSC1
1
OSC1
2
OSC1
3
LAU
1
LAU
2
LAU
3
RBR
1

12
RBR
2

Ret
RBR
3

Ret
OSC2
1
OSC2
2
OSC2
3
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
NÜR
3
SAC
1
SAC
2
SAC
3
HOC
1
HOC
2
HOC
3
NC† 0
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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)

More information Year, Team ...
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 MIS
1
MIS
2

2
MIS
3

3
MIS
4

5
ADR
1
ADR
2
ADR
3
ADR
4
IMO1
1

3
IMO1
2

3
IMO1
3

5
MUG
1

10
MUG
2

9
MUG
3

4
VLL
1

12
VLL
2

13
VLL
3

10
IMO2
1

1
IMO2
2

1
IMO2
3

25
MNZ
1

6
MNZ
2

13
MNZ
3

9
4th 143.5
2017 Jenzer Motorsport MIS
1

6
MIS
2

7
MIS
3

6
ADR
1

1
ADR
2

2
ADR
3

2
VLL
1

5
VLL
2

Ret
VLL
3

Ret
MUG1
1

Ret
MUG1
2

Ret
MUG1
3

1
IMO
1

2
IMO
2

1
IMO
3

1
MUG2
1

8
MUG2
2

2
MUG2
3

15
MNZ
1

3
MNZ
2

2
MNZ
3

Ret
2nd 247
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Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

More information Year, Entrant ...
Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos. Points
2018 RLR Msport LMP3 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 LEC
1
MNZ
11
RBR
1
SIL
6
SPA
2‡
ALG
5
1st 77.5
2019 G-Drive Racing LMP2 Aurus 01 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
4
MNZ
1
CAT
1
SIL
2
SPA
4
ALG
6
2nd 101
2020 United Autosports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
1
SPA
5
LEC
8
MNZ
2
ALG
4
2nd 70
2021 United Autosports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
9
RBR
16
LEC
3
MNZ
WD
SPA
5
ALG
10
12th 28.5
2022 Panis Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
3
IMO
4
MNZ
2
CAT
2
SPA
4
ALG
2
2nd 94
2023 Panis Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
2
LEC
6
ARA
4
SPA
2
POR
3
ALG
3
3rd 86
2024 IDEC Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
4
LEC
4
IMO
4
SPA
3
MUG
Ret
ALG
13
6th 50
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Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

More information Year, Entrant ...
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 SPA
2
LMS
6
NC 0
2019-20 Racing Team Nederland LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SIL
3
FUJ SHA 14th 31
G-Drive Racing Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 BHR
4
COA SPA
United Autosports Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LMS
13
BHR
2021 Racing Team Nederland LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SPA
4
ALG
10
MNZ
WD
LMS
11
BHR
5
BHR
6
9th 52
Pro-Am Cup 1 4 WD 2 1 1 3rd 142
2022 Panis Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB SPA LMS
12
MNZ FUJ BHR NC† 0
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As Van Uitert was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

More information Year, Team ...
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Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

More information Year, Team ...
Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2020 Tower Motorsport By Starworks LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB ELK ATL PET
1
LGA SEB 14th 35
2021 Racing Team Nederland LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
8†
SEB WGL WGL ELK LGA PET NC† 0†
2023 TDS Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
4
SEB LGA WGL ELK IMS PET NC† 0†
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Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

More information Year, Team ...
Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2024 Comtoyou Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo Bronze LEC
24
SPA
6H

18
SPA
12H

33
SPA
24H

20
NÜR
Ret
MNZ
32
JED
35†
11th 34
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*Season still in progress.

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

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

More information Year, Team ...
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 SEP
1

7
SEP
2

9
DUB
1

2
DUB
2

9
ABU
1

Ret
ABU
2

Ret
8th 28
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