Jarno Opmeer

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Jarno Opmeer
Formula Renault 2.0-Jarno Opmeer (2) (cropped).jpg
Opmeer driving the Barazi-Epsilon FR2.0-10 during the 2017 Formula Renault Eurocup
Born (2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 (age 24)
Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands
Nationality Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dutch
Formula One Esports Series career
Debut season 2019
Current team Red Bull Sim Racing
Car number5
Starts53
Championships2 (2020, 2021)
Wins13
Podiums25
Poles5
Fastest laps3
Finished last season4th (122 pts)
Previous series
Medal record
Sim racing
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Race of Champions
Winner 2022 Piteå eROC
Runner-up 2023 Piteå eROC

Jarno Opmeer (born 11 April 2000) is a Dutch esports driver and former racing driver, who competes in the Formula One Esports Series for Red Bull Racing. Opmeer has won two Formula One Sim Racing World Championship titles, which he won in 2020 and 2021 with Alfa Romeo and Mercedes, respectively. [1]

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A member of the Renault Sport Academy in 2017, [2] Opmeer previously raced in the SMP F4 Championship, where he finished runner-up to Richard Verschoor in 2016 with MP Motorsport. He then progressed to the Formula Renault Eurocup in 2017 with MP, but was dropped by the team four rounds into the following season. Opmeer moved into sim racing for the 2019 Formula One Esports Series with Renault, finishing fourth in his rookie season. He then moved to Alfa Romeo for 2020, winning his maiden championship. He defended his title with Mercedes in 2021. After three seasons with Mercedes, he moved to Red Bull Racing for the 2025 season onwards. Outside of Formula One Esports, he also competed in Formula E: Accelerate for Mercedes-EQ from 2021 to 2022.

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 of F4, finishing second place in the championship to 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

Opmeer at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in 2017 Formula Renault 2.0-Jarno Opmeer (1).jpg
Opmeer at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in 2017

In 2017, Opmeer continued his collaboration with MP and joined the Eurocup championship. [3] He had seven-point-scoring finishes including the 5th place in the penultimate race of the season at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. [4] 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. [2]

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

For the 2020 Formula One Esports Series he moved to the Alfa Romeo Orlen Esports Team. He achieved 4 wins and won the drivers championship. He out-scored Frederik Rasmussen of Red Bull Racing Esports to the drivers' championship by 22 points and also helped secure 2nd in the teams' championship. [7]

On 26 January 2021, Opmeer announced that he has signed with the Mercedes Formula One Esports team. [8] On 16 December 2021, Opmeer won the 2021 Formula One Esports Series. [9] He achieved 4 wins and 7 podiums, edging out championship rival Fredrick Rasmussen with 9 podiums by just 8 points.

The 2022 season proved to be much more difficult for Opmeer, as his struggles in qualifying heavily affected his race results. However, he won 2 races back-to-back and finished fifth overall in the championship.

Jarno began the 2023–24 season by finishing second in Bahrain from P9 on the grid. [10] With continued struggles in qualifying pace he would only achieve a single win this season, at Silverstone, achieving 4th overall in the drivers championship. After the season, Opmeer leaves Mercedes Formula One Esports team. [11]

As a free agent driver, Jarno signed a multi-year deal with Red Bull Sim Racing on 21 August 2024, joining Frederik Rasmussen on the team. [12]

Formula E: Accelerate

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

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

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2009Dutch Championship — Mini Juniors1st
2010Dutch Championship — Mini Juniors1st
2011Belgian Championship — KF515th
Dutch Championship — KF3 1st
2012Dutch Championship — KF3 4th
2013 German Karting Championship  — Junior12th
CIK-FIA European Championship  — KFJ 41st
2014IAME International Final — X30 Junior17th
German Karting Championship  — JuniorMaddox Racing Team7th
Rotax Max Wintercup — Rotax Max Junior31st
2015 German Karting Championship  — SeniorMaddox Racing Team11th
SKUSA SuperNationals — KZ2 39th

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2016 SMP F4 Championship MP Motorsport 21745132642nd
F4 Spanish Championship 6010580NC†
2017 Formula Renault Eurocup MP Motorsport 2300002715th
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 500016810th
2018 Formula Renault Eurocup MP Motorsport 40000025th

† – 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)

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920PosPoints
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		2nd270

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920PosPoints
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)

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920212223PosPoints
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		15th27
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 		25th0

Sim racing record

Esports career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2019 Formula One Esports Series Renault–Vitality 1211051234th
2020 Formula One Esports Series Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen Esports Team 1242081961st
2021 Formula One Esports Series Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team 1242171951st
Formula E: Accelerate Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team 60001495th
2022 Formula One Esports Series Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team 1220031225th
Formula E: Accelerate Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team 20002332nd
2023–24 Formula One Sim Racing World Championship Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team 1210341224th

Complete Formula One Esports Series results

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

YearTeam123456789101112PosPoints
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		4th123
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		1st196
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		1st195
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		5th122
2023–24 Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team BHR
2		 SAU
7		 AUT
Ret		 GBR
1		 BEL
5		 NED
7		 USA
7		 MXC
9		 SAP
3		 LVG
3		 QAT
6		 ABU
6		4th122

Complete Formula E: Accelerate results

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

YearTeam123456PosPoints
2021 Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team NYC
6		 HKG
14		 BER
14		 DIR
10		 LES
5		 RME‡
3		5th49
2022 Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team LDN
3		 LDN
2		2nd33

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