Jarno Opmeer

Jarno Opmeer (born 11 April 2000) is a Dutch esports driver and former racing driver and is the 2020 and 2021 Formula One Esports Champion.[1] He also competed in the Formula E: Accelerate Series with Mercedes-EQ. He currently competes in Formula One Esports with Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team.

Jarno Opmeer
Opmeer in 2020
NationalityNetherlands Dutch
Born (2000-04-11) 11 April 2000
Dordrecht, Netherlands
Formula One Esports Series career
Debut season2019
Current teamMercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team
Car number34
Starts48
Championships2 (2020, 2021)
Wins11
Podiums23
Poles5
Fastest laps2
Finished last season5th (120 pts)
Previous series
2017
2017
2016
2016		Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
SMP F4 Championship
F4 Spanish Championship
Championship titles
Formula One Esports Series

Career

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 F4 finishing in second place in the championship to his 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.

Formula Renault

In 2017, Opmeer continued his collaboration with MP and joined the Eurocup championship.[2] He had seven point-scoring finishes including the 5th place in the penultimate race of the season at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.[3] 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.[4] In the end of 2017 Opmeer confirmed that the contract he had with the Renault Sport Academy hadn't been extended.[5]

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.[6] The Dutchman finished his first season in the competition in fourth place and helped secure his team 4th place in the teams' championship.[7]

For the 2020 Formula One Esports Series he moved to the Alfa Romeo Orlen Esports Team. He was the class of the field in 2020 taking 4 wins and the drivers championship with it. He beat Frederik Rasmussen of Red Bull Racing Esports to the drivers' crown by 22 points and also helped his team secure 2nd in teams' championship.[8]

On 26 January 2021, Opmeer announced that he has signed with the Mercedes Formula One Esports team.[9] On 16 December 2021, Opmeer won the 2021 Formula One Esports Series.[10]

2022 proved to be a much more difficult season for Opmeer as his struggles in qualifying continued, heavily affecting his race results. He won 2 races and finished fifth overall.

Formula E: Accelerate

In 2021 Opmeer was signed to the Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team. In his first year he finished fifth overall in the standings, scoring his debut podium in the final round in Rome.

In the double-header London Open in 2022 Opmeer finished second overall.

Racing record

Karting career summary
Season Series Team Position
2009 Dutch Championship — Mini Juniors 1st
2010 Dutch Championship — Mini Juniors 1st
2011 Belgian Championship — KF5 15th
Dutch Championship — KF3 1st
2012 Dutch Championship — KF3 4th
2013 German Karting Championship — Junior 12th
CIK-FIA European Championship — KFJ 41st
2014 IAME International Final — X30 Junior 17th
German Karting Championship — Junior Maddox Racing Team 7th
Rotax Max Wintercup — Rotax Max Junior 31st
2015 German Karting Championship — Senior Maddox Racing Team 11th
SKUSA SuperNationals — KZ2 39th
Jarno Opmeer at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in 2017

Racing career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2016 SMP F4 Championship MP Motorsport 21 7 4 5 13 264 2nd
F4 Spanish Championship 6 0 1 0 5 80 NC†
2017 Formula Renault Eurocup MP Motorsport 23 0 0 0 0 27 15th
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 5 0 0 0 1 68 10th
2018 Formula Renault Eurocup MP Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 0 25th

† – 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)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pos Points
2016 MP Motorsport SOC
1
2		 SOC
2
1		 ZAN1
1
3		 ZAN1
2
1		 ZAN1
3
1		 ZAN2
1
1		 ZAN2
2
1		 ZAN2
3
3		 MSC1
1
5		 MSC1
2
2		 MSC1
3
3		 MSC2
1
10		 MSC2
2
16		 MSC2
3
2		 AND
1
5		 AND
2
9		 AND
3
12		 AHV
1
1		 AHV
2
1		 AHV
3
4		 2nd 270

Complete F4 Spanish 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 Pos Points
2016 MP Motorsport NAV
1
3		 NAV
2
3		 NAV
3
4		 ALC
1
2		 ALC
2
3		 ALC
3
3		 ALG
1		 ALG
2		 ALG
3		 VAL
1		 VAL
2		 VAL
3		 CAT
1		 CAT
2		 JAR
1		 JAR
2		 JAR
3		 JER
1		 JER
2		 JER
3		 NC† 0

† – As Opmeer had not competed in the required number of rounds, he was ineligible for a championship position.

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup 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
2017 MP Motorsport MNZ
1
18		 MNZ
2
21		 SIL
1
Ret		 SIL
2
15		 PAU
1
11		 PAU
2
22		 MON
1
13		 MON
2
Ret		 HUN
1
8		 HUN
2
14		 HUN
3
12		 NÜR
1
16		 NÜR
2
16		 RBR
1
13		 RBR
2
Ret		 LEC
1
11		 LEC
2
11		 SPA
1
11		 SPA
2
10		 SPA
3
6		 CAT
1
16		 CAT
2
5		 CAT
3
9		 15th 27
2018 MP Motorsport LEC
1		 LEC
2		 MNZ
1		 MNZ
2		 SIL
1		 SIL
2		 MON
1		 MON
2		 RBR
1
18		 RBR
2
Ret		 SPA
1
12		 SPA
2
24		 HUN
1		 HUN
2		 NÜR
1		 NÜR
2		 HOC
1		 HOC
2		 CAT
1		 CAT
2		 25th 0

Esports career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2019 Formula One eSports Series Renault–Vitality 12 1 1 0 5 123 4th
2020 Formula One Esports Series Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen Esports Team 12 4 2 0 8 196 1st
2021 Formula One Esports Series Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team 12 4 2 1 7 195 1st
2022 Formula One Esports Series Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team 12 2 0 0 3 122 5th

Complete Formula One Esports 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 Pos Points
2019 Renault–Vitality BHR
2		 CHN
5		 AZE
14		 CAN
3		 AUT
3		 GBR
10		 GER
1		 BEL
3		 ITA
8		 JPN
6		 USA
4		 BRA
12		 4th 123
2020 Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen Esports Team BHR
1		 VIE
3		 CHN
1		 NED
2		 CAN
1		 AUT
3		 GBR
9		 BEL
5		 ITA
2		 JPN
4		 MEX
1		 BRA
7		 1st 196
2021 Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team BHR
4		 CHN
1		 AUT
1		 GBR
9		 ITA
2		 BEL
2		 POR
7		 NED
6		 USA
1		 EMI
2		 MEX
1		 BRA
4		 1st 195
2022 Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team BHR
2		 EMI
11		 GBR
5		 AUT
4		 BEL
6		 NED
4		 ITA
18		 MEX
1		 USA
1		 JPN
Ret		 BRA
8		 UAE
6		 5th 122

Complete Formula E: Accelerate Series results

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

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pos Points
2021 Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team NYC
6		 HKG
14		 BER
14		 DIR
10		 LES
5		 RME‡
3		 5th 49
2022 Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team LDN
3		 LDN
2		 2nd 33

References
  1. "Opmeer Crowned Driver Champion As Red Bull Defend Teams' Title". f1esports.com. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  2. Gruz, David (21 February 2017). "Formula 4 champion Fewtrell joins Renault F1 Academy, Aitken to ART". Autosport. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  3. Waring, Bethonie (29 October 2017). "Sacha Fenestraz crowned Eurocup champion as Shwartzman wins again at Barcelona". formulascout.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  4. "Aitken leads 2017 Renault Sport Academy line-up". 21 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  5. "Jarno Opmeer uit talentenprogramma Renault". Formule1.nl (in Dutch). 12 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  6. "Renault adds former F1 junior to esports roster". motorsport.com. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  7. "Tonizza and Red Bull Crowned Champions! 2019 F1 Esports Grand Final Report". F1Esports News. 5 December 2019. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  8. "Opmeer seals F1 Esports title, Red Bull tops teams". The Race. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  9. "Reigning F1 Esports champion Opmeer signed by Mercedes alongside Huis and Moreno | Formula 1®". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  10. Wood, Will (17 December 2021). "Correa "thinking of Anthoine" as he makes Formula 2 return in test". RaceFans. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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