Jarno Opmeer

Jarno Opmeer
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	Dutch
Formula One Esports Series career
Debut season	2019
Current team	Red Bull Sim Racing
Car number	5
Starts	53
Championships	2 (2020, 2021)
Wins	13
Podiums	25
Poles	5
Fastest laps	3
Finished last season	4th (122 pts)
Previous series
2017 2017 2016 2016	Formula Renault Eurocup Formula Renault NEC SMP F4 F4 Spanish
Medal record Sim racing Representing   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]

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

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

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

Racing record

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
	Formula Renault NEC		2	0	0	0	0	0	NC†

† – 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 NEC results

(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	DC	Points
2017	MP Motorsport	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	ASS 1 4	ASS 2 3	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	SPA 1 11	SPA 2 10	SPA 3 6	HOC 1 7	HOC 2 4		10th	68
2018	MP Motorsport	PAU 1	PAU 2	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	SPA 1 12	SPA 2 24	HUN 1	HUN 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	HOC 1	HOC 2	NC†	0

† As Opmeer was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points

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

Sim racing record

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
	Formula E: Accelerate	Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team	6	0	0	0	1	49	5th
2022	Formula One Esports Series	Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team	12	2	0	0	3	122	5th
	Formula E: Accelerate	Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team	2	0	0	0	2	33	2nd
2023–24	Formula One Sim Racing World Championship	Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team	12	1	0	3	4	122	4th

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
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	4th	122

Complete Formula E: Accelerate 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

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5. "Renault adds former F1 junior to esports roster". motorsport.com. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
6. "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.
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8. "Reigning F1 Esports champion Opmeer signed by Mercedes alongside Huis and Moreno | Formula 1". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
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10. "Ronhaar Secures F1 Sim Racing 2023 World Championship Opening Race". f1esports.com. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
11. "Mercedes Esports Team and Jarno Opmeer to part ways". reddit.com.
12. "Two-Time World Champion Jarno Opmeer Signs For Oracle Red Bull Sim Racing". www.redbullracing.com. 21 August 2024.

External links

• Jarno Opmeer career summary at DriverDB.com
• Official website
• Youtube Channel