Jazeman Jaafar

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Jazeman Jaafar
2021 4 Hours of Monza - Overall podium Jaafar.jpg
Jazeman in 2021.
NationalityFlag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysian
Born (1992-11-13) 13 November 1992 (age 32)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup career
Debut season 2016
Current team Strakka Racing
Racing licence FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold
Car number59
Former teamsHTP Motorsports
Starts10
Wins1
Poles1
Fastest laps0
Best finish2nd in 2016
Previous series
201012
200809
2007, 2009
2006
2013-15
British Formula 3
Formula BMW Europe
Formula BMW Pacific
Formula Renault Asia
Formula Renault 3.5
Championship titles
2007 Formula BMW Asia

Jazeman Firhan bin Jaafar (born 13 November 1992) is a Malaysian racing driver.

Contents

Career

Karting

Jazeman started his career at a tender age of 6 in Shah Alam, Malaysia. A hobby which turned to a full time career, Jazeman has won a total Eleven Karting Championships in Malaysia, Asia and also won the Belgian Open Kart Championship Race in Mariembourg.

Formula Renault

In 2006, Jazeman competed in Asian Formula Renault 2.0 for the Macanese outfit Asia Racing Team at a young age of 13. He was the youngest ever driver to be granted with an International C Licence from the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). He finished third in the championship, behind champion Pekka Saarinen, taking four podiums during the season.[ citation needed ]

Formula BMW

In 2007, Jazeman competed in Formula BMW Asia. Jazeman was again given a special allowance to gain an International C License from the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) to compete in the series when he was fourteen. Jazeman won the championship but not before the following February due to the appeal of a technical infringement.

After Round 22, and following the receipt of a post-race scrutineering report, Race Stewards issued a Decision to exclude the cars of Jazeman and team-mate Jack Lemvard for a technical infringement of the regulations. In view of the severity of the offence and the fact that the same team had contravened the technical regulations on an earlier occasion during the season, the decision also included the exclusion of CIMB Team Qi-Meritus from the 2007 championship. [1] The decision put Jazeman second in the drivers' classification at the end of the season, just one point behind Zahir Ali. Meritus submitted an official appeal on the disqualification of their drivers in the race and their exclusion from the team championship.

The Federation Automobile of Sport China confirmed that they received the letter of appeal from the team dated 5 November 2007. Team Qi-Meritus learned that the appeals lodged with FASC against the decisions of the stewards at Zhuhai were overturned in favour of the drivers and team. The decision meant that Jazeman was handed back the drivers' title and Qi-Meritus also won the constructors' trophy. Jazeman became the youngest ever winner in the history of Formula BMW at 14 years old. [2]

Jazeman contested two seasons in Formula BMW Europe in seasons 2008 and 2009, driving for Holzer Rennsport and Eifelland Racing respectively; finishing fourteenth and ninth in the two seasons.

Jaafar driving in the 2018 6 Hours of Silverstone. Jackie Chan DC Oreca 07 Jaafar Silverstone 2018.jpg
Jaafar driving in the 2018 6 Hours of Silverstone.

Formula Three

Jazeman moved into the British Formula 3 Championship, starting with the 2010 season and driving for Carlin.

In 2012, Jazeman finished second in the overall drivers' championship in the British F3 International Series and also being the First Asian to win the Grand Prix de Pau. He crossed the line in third place at the final round in Donnington Park race weekend to seal the runner-up spot with 306 points. [3] Jazeman is setting his sights on either the World Series by Renault or the GP2 Series in 2013 as the natural career progression after achieving his best overall placing in the British F3 championship. [4]

Formula Renault 3.5

Jazeman stepped up to Formula Renault 3.5 with Carlin for the 2013 season. [5] In his 3 seasons of Formula Renault 3.5, he collected a total of 1 Pole Position, 7 Podiums and became the Winner of the Monaco Grand Prix with Fortec. He drove for the Czech based ISR Racing and English, Fortec Motorsports respectively.

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeam NameRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2006 Asian Formula Renault 2.0 Asia Racing Team 1200041823rd
2007Formula BMW Asia CIMB Qi-Meritus 221005167681st
Formula BMW World Final AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH10000N/A18th
2008 Formula BMW Europe AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH1600006714th
Formula BMW World Final Eifelland Racing10000N/A5th
2009 Formula BMW Europe Eifelland Racing1600221239th
Formula BMW Pacific Räikkönen Robertson Racing 10000N/ANC†
2010 British Formula 3 Championship Carlin 3000028512th
Masters of Formula 3 10000N/ANC
Macau Grand Prix 10000N/A14th
2011 British Formula 3 Championship Carlin 3000041876th
FIA Formula 3 International Trophy 80001217th
Formula 3 Euro Series 30000N/ANC†
Masters of Formula 3 10000N/A10th
Macau Grand Prix 10000N/A8th
2012 British Formula 3 Championship Carlin 28303153062nd
2013 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Carlin 1700012417th
British Formula 3 Championship 32203589th
2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series ISR Racing 1700027310th
2015 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Fortec Motorsports 1711141188th
2016 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup HTP Motorsport 100000523rd
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 51102672nd
24H Series - A6
Intercontinental GT Challenge AMG - Team HTP Motorsport 100001013th
2017 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Strakka Racing 500000NC
Intercontinental GT Challenge 100000NC
2017-18 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 Jackie Chan DC Racing X Jota 31022504th
2018 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 Jackie Chan DC Racing 10000N/A4th
2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Jackie Chan DC Racing 51104984th
Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 Jackie Chan DC Racing X Jota Sport 10000010th
2019 Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia - GT3 Triple Eight Race Engineering Australia 600302224th
Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia - GT3 Pro-Am 600325914th
2021 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Jota Sport 100010NC†
2022 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Team Virage30000028th
GT World Challenge Asia - GT3 Triple Eight JMR 100001629th
2024 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia Arrows Racing
FIA Motorsport Games GT Sprint Team Malaysia

As Jazeman was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617PosPoints
2013 Carlin Motorsport MNZ
1

7
MNZ
2

Ret
ALC
1

18
ALC
2

12
MON
1

3
SPA
1

9
SPA
2

19†
MSC
1

Ret
MSC
2

13
RBR
1

10
RBR
2

13
HUN
1

20
HUN
2

20
LEC
1

14
LEC
2

14
CAT
1
CAT
2
17th24
2014 ISR Racing MNZ
1

Ret
MNZ
2

7
ALC
1

13
ALC
2

9
MON
1

3
SPA
1

3
SPA
2

6
MSC
1

5
MSC
2

12
NÜR
1

15
NÜR
2

9
HUN
1

10
HUN
2

8
LEC
1

Ret
LEC
2

5
JER
1

14
JER
2

Ret
10th73
2015 Fortec Motorsports ALC
1

2
ALC
2

7
MON
1

1
SPA
1

2
SPA
2

6
HUN
1

18
HUN
2

4
RBR
1

10
RBR
2

9
SIL
1

10
SIL
2

Ret
NÜR
1

3
NÜR
2

17
BUG
1

13
BUG
2

14
JER
1

6
JER
2

8
8th118

Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results

YearTeamCarClass12345678910Pos.Points
2016 HTP Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Pro MIS
QR

DNS
MIS
CR

19
BRH
QR

4
BRH
CR

19
NÜR
QR

14
NÜR
CR

23
HUN
QR

19
HUN
CR

12
CAT
QR

20
CAT
CR

9
23rd5

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine12345678RankPoints
2018–19 Jackie Chan DC Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SPA
3
LMS
2
SIL
2
FUJ
1
SHA
4
SEB SPA LMS 4th98

24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2018 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jackie Chan DC Racing Flag of Malaysia.svg Nabil Jeffri
Flag of Malaysia.svg Weiron Tan
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP23618th4th

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints
2021 Jota Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT RBR LEC MNZ
3
SPA ALG NC†0†
2022 Team VirageLMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 LEC
15
IMO
Ret
MNZ
15
CAT SPA ALG 28th0

As Jaafar was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Personal life

Jazeman resides in Malaysia and his hobbies are training and reading, [6] while his idol is Ayrton Senna. [6]

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References

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Formula BMW Asia
Champion

2007
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