Jonathan Aberdein
Jonathan Aberdein (born 14 February 1998) is a South African racing driver. He currently competes for Inter Europol Competition in the European Le Mans Series.
Jonathan Aberdein | |
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Nationality | South African |
Born | Cape Town, South Africa | 14 February 1998
Related to | Chris Aberdein (father) |
WEC career | |
Debut season | 2021 |
Current team | Jota |
Racing licence | FIA Gold |
Car number | 28 |
Co-driver | Ed Jones, Oliver Rasmussen |
Former teams | United Autosports |
Starts | 7 (7 entries) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 2 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 1 |
Best finish | 8th in 2022 |
Previous series | |
2021 2019-2020 2018 2017 2016-17 2016 | European Le Mans Series Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters FIA European F3 ADAC Formula 4 Formula 4 UAE Championship ADAC Formula 4 |
Championship titles | |
2016-17 | Formula 4 UAE Championship |
He previously competed in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship with Motopark.[1] He has also raced in the ADAC Formula 4 in both 2016 and 2017 and won the 2016–17 Formula 4 UAE Championship in dominant fashion.
He is the son of Chris Aberdein, who was an Audi and Porsche works driver in South Africa in the 1990s.
Career
2023
Aberdein's 2023 season was anchored by a full-season effort in the European Le Mans Series. Competing in the LMP2 class for Inter Europol Competition, Aberdein drove alongside Olli Caldwell and Rui Andrade in the team's #43 entry.[2]
Racing record
Career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2016 | ADAC Formula 4 Championship | Motopark | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 14th |
Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Event | Team Motopark | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | N/A | NC | |
2016–17 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Team Motopark | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 368 | 1st |
2017 | ADAC Formula 4 Championship | Motopark | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 94 | 9th |
2018 | FIA Formula 3 European Championship | Motopark | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 108 | 12th |
2019 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | Audi Sport Team WRT | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 10th |
2020 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | BMW Team RMR | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 11th |
2021 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | United Autosports | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 86 | 2nd |
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | ||
2022 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 | Jota Sport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 70 | 8th |
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 3rd | ||
ADAC GT Masters | MANN-FILTER Team Landgraf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 20th | |
2023 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Inter Europol Competition | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 7th |
Complete ADAC Formula 4 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 | 24 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Motopark | OSC1 1 15 |
OSC1 2 24 |
OSC1 3 11 |
SAC 1 10 |
SAC 2 Ret |
SAC 3 8 |
LAU 1 Ret |
LAU 2 13 |
LAU 3 13 |
OSC2 1 8 |
OSC2 2 13 |
OSC2 3 4 |
RBR 1 26 |
RBR 2 9 |
RBR 3 21 |
NÜR 1 14 |
NÜR 2 9 |
NÜR 3 15 |
ZAN 1 7 |
ZAN 2 10 |
ZAN 3 2 |
HOC 1 23 |
HOC 2 6 |
HOC 3 27 |
14th | 49 |
2017 | Motopark | OSC1 1 3 |
OSC1 2 8 |
OSC1 3 3 |
LAU 1 Ret |
LAU 2 13 |
LAU 3 Ret |
RBR 1 14 |
RBR 2 4 |
RBR 3 12 |
OSC2 1 2 |
OSC2 2 7 |
OSC2 3 9 |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 9 |
NÜR 3 16 |
SAC 1 13 |
SAC 2 9 |
SAC 3 16 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 2 |
HOC 3 17 |
9th | 94 |
Complete Formula 4 UAE 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 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016–17 | Team Motopark | DUB1 1 1 |
DUB1 2 1 |
DUB1 3 1 |
YMC1 1 1 |
YMC1 2 1 |
YMC1 3 1 |
YMC1 4 1 |
DUB2 1 1 |
DUB2 2 3 |
DUB2 3 1 |
YMC2 1 1 |
YMC2 2 7 |
YMC2 3 1 |
YMC2 4 2 |
YMC3 1 1 |
YMC3 2 1 |
YMC3 3 1 |
YMC3 4 5 |
1st | 368 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Motopark | Volkswagen | PAU 1 12 |
PAU 2 19 |
PAU 3 8‡ |
HUN 1 17 |
HUN 2 14 |
HUN 3 8 |
NOR 1 16 |
NOR 2 14 |
NOR 3 Ret |
ZAN 1 7 |
ZAN 2 11 |
ZAN 3 8 |
SPA 1 Ret |
SPA 2 9 |
SPA 3 7 |
SIL 1 5 |
SIL 2 3 |
SIL 3 3 |
MIS 1 10 |
MIS 2 14 |
MIS 3 11 |
NÜR 1 9 |
NÜR 2 7 |
NÜR 3 12 |
RBR 1 7 |
RBR 2 6 |
RBR 3 3 |
HOC 1 16 |
HOC 2 11 |
HOC 3 7 |
12th | 109 |
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results
Year | Entrant | Chassis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Audi Sport Team WRT | Audi RS5 Turbo DTM | HOC 1 15 |
HOC 2 12 |
ZOL 1 Ret |
ZOL 2 12 |
MIS 1 8 |
MIS 2 7 |
NOR 1 13 |
NOR 2 14 |
ASS 1 6 |
ASS 2 4 |
BRH 1 9 |
BRH 2 13 |
LAU 1 14 |
LAU 2 7 |
NÜR 1 4 |
NÜR 2 5 |
HOC 1 14 |
HOC 2 Ret |
10th | 67 |
2020 | BMW Team RMR | BMW M4 Turbo DTM | SPA 1 10 |
SPA 2 9 |
LAU 1 15 |
LAU 2 9 |
LAU 1 14 |
LAU 2 7 |
ASS 1 6 |
ASS 2 13 |
NÜR 1 10 |
NÜR 2 8 |
NÜR 1 6 |
NÜR 2 10 |
ZOL 1 11 |
ZOL 2 11 |
ZOL 1 4 |
ZOL 2 Ret |
HOC 1 5 |
HOC 2 7 |
11th | 62 |
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 | United Autosports | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT 3 |
RBR 7 |
LEC 2 |
MNZ 2 |
SPA 8 |
ALG 1 |
2nd | 86 |
2023 | Inter Europol Competition | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT Ret |
LEC 3 |
ARA Ret |
SPA Ret |
POR 6 |
ALG 4 |
7th | 33 |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | United Autosports | Nico Jamin Manuel Maldonado |
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 75 | DNF | DNF |
2022 | Jota Sport | Ed Jones Oliver Rasmussen |
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 368 | 7th | 3rd |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | United Autosports | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SPA | ALG | MNZ | LMS Ret |
BHR | BHR | NC | 0 |
2022 | Jota Sport | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEB 5 |
SPA Ret |
LMS 3 |
MNZ 10 |
FUJ 3 |
BHR 7 |
8th | 70 |
Complete ADAC GT Masters results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | Mann-Filter Team Landgraf | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | OSC 1 3 |
OSC 2 33 |
RBR 1 31 |
RBR 2 14 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
LAU 1 |
LAU 2 |
SAC 1 |
SAC 2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
20th | 56 |
References
- "Aberdein joins Motopark for rookie European F3 season". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- Lloyd, Daniel (23 March 2023). "WEC Drivers in All-New Inter Europol LMP2 Lineup". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 23 March 2023.