Beitske Visser

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Beitske Visser
Beitske Visser - 2019 Brands Hatch W Series round 10 (cropped).jpg
Visser in 2019
NationalityFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Dutch
Born (1995-03-10) 10 March 1995 (age 30)
Dronten, Netherlands
W Series career
Debut season 2019
Current teamSirin Racing
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Car number95
Starts20
Wins2
Podiums7
Poles1
Fastest laps2
Best finish2nd in 2019 and 2022
Previous series
2021
2020
2019
2018
2014-16
2014-15
201213
World Endurance Championship
European Le Mans Series
International GT Open
GT4 European Series
Formula V8 3.5 Series
GP3 Series
ADAC Formel Masters

Beitske Visser (born 10 March 1995) is a Dutch racing driver. She has raced in kart, single-seater, GT and prototype series.

Contents

Career

Visser competing in Formula Renault 3.5 in 2014 WsbR-Germany-2014-Race1-Beitske Visser.jpg
Visser competing in Formula Renault 3.5 in 2014
Visser testing an electric open-wheeler, June 2017 Beitske Visser in the InMotion IM-e 2017.jpg
Visser testing an electric open-wheeler, June 2017
Visser in action at the 2019 W Series Brands Hatch round 2019 Brands Hatch W Series round 32.jpg
Visser in action at the 2019 W Series Brands Hatch round
Visser competing in W Series in Austin, Texas in October 2021 Beitske Visser Austin W Series 2021.jpg
Visser competing in W Series in Austin, Texas in October 2021

Karting

Born in Dronten, Visser began karting in 2007 and raced in various European and International championships, working her way up from the junior ranks to progress through to the KZ1 category by 2011, when she finished in tenth position in the CIK-FIA European KZ1 Championship. [1] [2]

First car race

On 6 August, 2011, Visser made her car racing debut in the Supercar Challenge at Assen Circuit, in the GT class, driving a Praga R4S. Despite a 25-second penalty, she passed Roger Grouwels towards the end of the race she claimed her first car racing win in her race debut. [3]

Open-wheel racing

ADAC Formel Masters

2012 saw her début in the ADAC Formel Masters championship with Lotus, also known as Motopark Academy. [4] Visser finished eighth in the championship with wins at Zandvoort and EuroSpeedway Lausitz, and another ten point-scoring finishes. [5]

She joined the Red Bull Junior Team racing academy at the start of the 2013 season but was dropped from the program at the end of the season. [6]

She remained in the series with the team for the 2013 season; she won one race during the season, at the Sachsenring, and finished eighth again, in the final championship standings. [7]

GP3 Series

In 2014, Visser competed in the opening round of the GP3 Series with Hilmer Motorsport. [8] She also competed in the Spa-Francorchamps round of the 2015 season with Trident.

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

As well as the GP3 Series, Visser graduated to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in 2014, joining AVF. [9] She scored her first point during Race 1 at Spa-Francorchamps. [10] She completed two seasons with Adrian Valles' team, before switching to Teo Martín Motorsport in 2016. She scored a best result of 5th (Jerez 2016) and a best finish of 13th in the championship (2016).

Hiatus

Visser left Formula V8 at the end of 2016, and took up a development role with a student team from Eindhoven University of Technology (Automotive Technology InMotion), who were developing an electric open-wheeler. In June 2017, the team broke the EV lap record at Zandvoort, going 16 seconds faster than the previous best. [11]

Formula E

Visser became, alongside Bruno Spengler, one of the test and reserve drivers for Andretti Autosport ahead of the 2018–19 Formula E season. [12] Visser also competed in the 2024–25 Season pre-season Women's test in Jarama for DS Penske, and was classified 6th. [13]

W Series

Visser was accepted into the qualifying stages of the 2019 W Series to be held at the Wachauring in January 2019, and subsequently qualified as one of the 18 regular drivers. [14] [15] She finished second in the championship to Jamie Chadwick with four podiums including a win at Zolder.

The Dutchwoman was set to contest the 2020 championship before it was cancelled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. [16] A 10-event eSports series was held on iRacing in its place, with Visser taking the championship with a round remaining. [17]

She was 8th in the 2021 W Series, [18] and 2nd in the 2022 W Series.

Endurance racing

GT4

In mid-2017, she was admitted into the BMW Junior Driver programme, where she was entered into the 2017 GT4 European Series Southern Cup alongside German driver Dennis Marschall. [19] The pairing won the penultimate round of the campaign in Barcelona. She and Marschall will continue in the class in 2018.

LMP2

Visser made her prototype début in the 2020 European Le Mans Series for Signature Team, replacing regular driver Katherine Legge after she was injured testing the teams' Oreca 07 at Circuit Paul Ricard. [20] She finished 6th in the 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps alongside Tatiana Calderón and André Negrão, and 11th in the Le Castellet 240 partnering Sophia Flörsch. [21]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2011 Dutch Supercar Challenge - GT Race 4 Slovakia510120NC†
2012 ADAC Formel Masters Lotus 1721021098th
2013 ADAC Formel Masters Lotus 2410021178th
2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series AVF 1700001121st
GP3 Series Hilmer Motorsport 20000027th
2015 Formula Renault 3.5 Series AVF 170000323rd
GP3 Series Trident 20000028th
2016 Formula V8 3.5 Series Teo Martín Motorsport 1800005013th
2017 GT4 European Series Southern Cup - Pro-Am Schubert Motorsport 210010NC†
2018 GT4 European Series - Silver RN Vision STS1220031006th
French GT4 Cup - Pro Am 3Y Technology200000NC†
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP8T Securtal Sorg Rennsport10000N/A6th
2018-19 Formula E BMW i Andretti Motorsport Test driver
2019 W Series Hitech GP 610241002nd
International GT Open Senkyr Motorsport600013311th
2020 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Richard Mille Racing Team 400001019th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10000N/A9th
Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS Fast Track Racing/Classic BMW10000968th
24H GT Series - GT4 3Y Technology
2021 W Series M. Forbes Motorsport80000388th
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Richard Mille Racing Team 500002714th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10000N/ADNF
2022 W Series Sirin Racing71103932nd
2023 Prototype Cup Germany BHK Motorsport400001025th
Ultimate Cup Series - Proto P3 10000236th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP8T Giti Tire Motorsport By WS Racing10111N/A2nd
2024 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP8T Giti Tire Motorsport By WS Racing
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP8T
2025Toyota GR Cup SpainMotor & Sport Institute
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - AT3 Giti Tire Motorsport By WS Racing

As Visser was a guest driver, she was ineligible to score points.

Complete Supercar Challenge results

YearTeamCarClass1234567891011121314151617PosPts
2011 Race 4 SlovakiaPraga R4SGT HOC
1
HOC
2
DON
1
DON
2
ASS
1
ASS
2
SPA
1
SPA
2
ZOL
1
ZOL
2
ASS
1

1
ASS
2

Ret
ZOL SPA
1

Ret
SPA
2

3
ASS
1

Ret
ASS
2

DNS
NC†0†

Complete Formula V8 3.5 Series results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718PosPoints
2014 AVF MNZ
1

Ret
MNZ
2

17
ALC
1

18
ALC
2

16
MON
1

17
SPA
1

10
SPA
2

14
MSC
1

13
MSC
2

13
NÜR
1

19
NÜR
2

Ret
HUN
1

17
HUN
2

12
LEC
1

15
LEC
2

11
JER
1

5
JER
2

12
21st11
2015 AVF ALC
1

DNS
ALC
2

19
MON
1

13
SPA
1

DNS
SPA
2

Ret
HUN
1

9
HUN
2

15
RBR
1

12
RBR
2

10
SIL
1

Ret
SIL
2

13
NÜR
1

16
NÜR
2

15
BUG
1

14
BUG
2

13
JER
1

12
JER
2

Ret
23rd3
2016 Teo Martín Motorsport ALC
1

10
ALC
2

12
HUN
1

7
HUN
2

DNS
SPA
1

7
SPA
2

9†
LEC
1

9
LEC
2

10
SIL
1

9
SIL
2

10
RBR
1

8
RBR
2

9
MNZ
1

14
MNZ
2

9
JER
1

7
JER
2

5
CAT
1

10
CAT
2

8
13th50

Driver did not finish, but was classified as she completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete GP3 Series results

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

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718PosPoints
2014 Hilmer Motorsport CAT
FEA

19
CAT
SPR

15
RBR
FEA
RBR
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
HOC
FEA
HOC
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
SOC
FEA
SOC
SPR
YMC
FEA
YMC
SPR
27th0
2015 Trident CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
RBR
FEA
RBR
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
SPA
FEA

Ret
SPA
SPR

15
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
SOC
FEA
SOC
SPR
BHR
FEA
BHR
SPR
YMC
FEA
YMC
SPR
28th0

Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsOvr.
Pos.
Class
Pos.
2018 Flag of Germany.svg Sorg Rennsport Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Adorf
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Coronel
Flag of Germany.svg Nico Menzel
BMW M4 (F82) GT4 SP8T92102nd6th
2023 Flag of Germany.svg WS Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Pippa Mann
Flag of France.svg Célia Martin
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Fabienne Wohlwend
BMW M4 GT4 (G82) SP8T13581st2nd
2024 Flag of Germany.svg WS Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Pippa Mann
Flag of Germany.svg Carrie Schreiner
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Fabienne Wohlwend
BMW M4 (G82) GT4SP8T4447th3rd

Complete W Series results

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

YearTeam12345678DCPoints
2019 Hitech GP HOC
4
ZOL
1
MIS
2
NOR
2
ASS
4
BRH
3
2nd100
2021 M. Forbes Motorsport RBR
12
RBR
11
SIL
6
HUN
5
SPA
DNS
ZAN
12
COA
5
COA
5
8th38
2022 Sirin Racing MIA1
3
MIA2
7
CAT
5
SIL
5
LEC
4
HUN
3
SIN
1
2nd93

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine12345RankPoints
2020 Richard Mille Racing Team LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC SPA
6
LEC
11
MNZ
10
ALG
11
19th10

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2020 Flag of France.svg Richard Mille Racing Team Flag of Germany.svg Sophia Flörsch
Flag of Colombia.svg Tatiana Calderón
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP236413th9th
2021 Flag of France.svg Richard Mille Racing Team Flag of Germany.svg Sophia Flörsch
Flag of Colombia.svg Tatiana Calderón
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP274DNFDNF

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints
2021 Richard Mille Racing Team LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SPA
8
ALG
6
MNZ LMS
Ret
BHR
6
BHR
9
14th27

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