Esmee Kosterman | |
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Born | Esmee Kosterman 16 April 2005 Wijk bij Duurstede, Netherlands |
Nationality | ![]() |
F4 British Championship career | |
Debut season | 2025 |
Current team | JHR Developments |
Car number | 52 |
Starts | 10 (10 entries) |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | TBD in 2025 |
Previous series | |
2025 2024 2022 2021-2023 | F1 Academy F4 Indian Championship Prototype Challenge Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup Benelux |
Esmee Kosterman (born 16 April 2005) is a Dutch racing driver who last competed for JHR Developments in the F4 British Championship.
Born in Wijk bij Duurstede, [1] Kosterman began karting at the age of nine. [2] In her karting career, Kosterman finished runner-up in the 2017 Dutch Karting Championship, [3] represented the Netherlands in the 2018 Karting Academy Trophy, [4] and was part of the inaugural FIA Girls on Track – Rising Stars shootout in 2020. [5]
Stepping up to cars in 2021, Kosterman joined NXT Racing to compete in the Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup as a KNAF Talent Junior, [6] finishing 17th in points at season's end and was retained as a KNAF Talent Junior for the following year. [7] [8] Kosterman remained in the Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup for 2022, switching to V-Max for her sophomore season. [9] During 2022, Kosterman also raced in the Radical class of the Prototype Challenge and was retained as a KNAF Talent Junior at the end of the year. [10] [11]
In 2023, Kosterman joined Bas Koeten Racing to return the Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup Netherlands, [12] taking a lone win at Assen on her way to runner-up in junior standings and third in overall points. [13] The following year, Kosterman competed in the Lamera Cup and was the highest-placed female at season's end. [14] [15] At the end of the year, Kosterman made a one-off appearance in the F4 Indian Championship, taking a best result of ninth in race one. [16]
Remaining in single-seaters for 2025, Kosterman joined JHR Developments on a part-time basis to race in the F4 British Championship. [17] Finishing 11th on debut at Silverstone, [18] before taking a best result of 13th at Snetterton and taking her maiden points by overtaking four cars in race two. [note 1] [20] Returning to the team for the British Grand Prix-supporting non-championship round at Silverstone, Kosterman finished 20th and 17th in both races. [21] Kosterman remained with the team for her home round at Zandvoort, in which she took a best result of 17th in round one in what turned out to be her final appearance of the season. [22] During 2025, Kosterman made a wildcard appearance in F1 Academy at the Zandvoort round, racing for Hitech TGR with support from TeamViewer. [23] Qualifying ninth on debut, Kosterman finished 12th in race one after starting from the pits, [24] before taking her maiden points by finishing seventh in race two. [25]
Season | Series | Team | Position |
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2018 | Karting Academy Trophy | Kosterman, Peter | 44th |
Sources: [26] [27] |
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2021 | Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup Benelux | NXT Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 156 | 17th |
2022 | Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup Benelux | MV Motorsport | |||||||
Prototype Challenge – Radical | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 5th | ||
2023 | Ford Fiesta Sprint Cup Benelux | Bas Koeten Racing | 2nd | ||||||
2024 | Lamera Cup – Pro-Am | Lensdeal | |||||||
F4 Indian Championship | Rarh Bengal Tigers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24th | |
2025 | F4 British Championship | JHR Developments | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 34th |
F1 Academy | Hitech TGR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6* | 15th* | |
Sources: [28] [26] |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos | Points |
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2024 | Rarh Bengal Tigers | MAD1 1 | MAD1 2 | MAD1 3 | CHE 1 | CHE 2 | MAD2 1 9 | MAD2 2 10 | MAD2 3 11 | MAD2 4 11 | KAR1 1 | KAR1 2 | KAR1 3 | KAR2 1 | KAR2 2 | KAR2 3 | 24th | 3 |
(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 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | DC | Points |
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2025 | JHR Developments | DPN 1 | DPN 2 | DPN 3 | SILGP 1 11 | SILGP 2 19 | SILGP 3 18 | SNE 1 13 | SNE 2 184 | SNE 3 Ret | THR 1 | THR 2 | THR 3 | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | OUL 3 | SILGP 1 20 | SILGP 2 17 | ZAN 1 17 | ZAN 2 Ret | ZAN 3 21 | KNO 1 | KNO 2 | KNO 3 | DPGP 1 | DPGP 2 | DPGP 3 | SILN 1 | SILN 2 | SILN 3 | BHGP 1 | BHGP 2 | BHGP 3 | 34th | 4 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
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2025 | Hitech TGR | SHA 1 | SHA 2 | JED 1 | JED 2 | MIA 1 | MIA 2 | CAN 1 | CAN 2 | CAN 3 | ZAN 1 12 | ZAN 2 7 | SIN 1 | SIN 2 | LVG 1 | LVG 2 | 15th* | 6* |
* Season still in progress.