Jonathan Aberdein

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Jonathan Aberdein
2021 4 Hours of Barcelona Podium Aberdein.jpg
Jonathan Aberdein in 2021
NationalityFlag of South Africa.svg  South African
Born (1998-02-14) 14 February 1998 (age 26)
Cape Town, South Africa
Related to Chris Aberdein (father)
WEC career
Debut season 2021
Current team Jota
Racing licence FIA Gold Driver.png FIA Gold
Car number28
Co-driver Ed Jones, Oliver Rasmussen
Former teams United Autosports
Starts7 (7 entries)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums2
Poles0
Fastest laps1
Best finish8th in 2022
Previous series
2021
2019-2020
2018
2017
2016-17
2016 		European Le Mans Series
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
FIA European F3
ADAC Formula 4
Formula 4 UAE Championship
ADAC Formula 4
Championship titles
2016-17 Formula 4 UAE Championship

Jonathan Aberdein (born 14 February 1998) is a South African racing driver. He currently competes for Inter Europol Competition in the European Le Mans Series.

Contents

He previously competed in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship with Motopark. [1] He has also raced in the ADAC Formula 4 in both 2016 and 2017 and won the 2016–17 Formula 4 UAE Championship in dominant fashion.

He is the son of Chris Aberdein, who was an Audi and Porsche works driver in South Africa in the 1990s.

Career

Aberdein switched to touring cars for the 2019 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. Jonathan Aberdein 2019 DTM Hockenheim (May) FP2.jpg
Aberdein switched to touring cars for the 2019 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.

2021

In 2021, Aberdein moved to the LMP2 class of the European Le Mans Series, competing alongside Tom Gamble and Philip Hanson at United Autosports. [2] With four podiums, including a win at the season-ending race in Portugal, the trio ended up finishing second in the standings. [3] As well as that, the South African joined the team for the 24 Hours of Le Mans together with Nico Jamin and Manuel Maldonado, though the race would conclude in a retirement due to a crash with the sister United car caused by Maldonado. [4] [5]

2022

Aberdein racing in the 2022 ADAC GT Masters. ADAC GT Masters 2022 Spielberg Nr. 48.jpg
Aberdein racing in the 2022 ADAC GT Masters.

2022 saw Aberdein team up with Ed Jones and Oliver Rasmussen to drive for Jota Sport in the World Endurance Championship. [6] Following a fifth place at Sebring, the team would be forced to retire at Spa-Francorchamps. [7] The team bounced back strongly at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, finishing third in class and joining the sister car, which took victory, on the podium. [8] [9] Aberdein, Jones, and Rasmussen took another third place at the penultimate race in Fuji, eventually ending up sixth in the teams' standings. [10]

2023

Aberdein's 2023 season was made up by a full-season effort in the ELMS. Competing in the LMP2 class for Inter Europol Competition, Aberdein drove alongside Olli Caldwell and Rui Andrade in the team's #43 entry. [11]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2016 ADAC Formula 4 Championship Motopark 2400014914th
Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Event Team Motopark 33213N/ANC
2016–17 Formula 4 UAE Championship Team Motopark 18141211163681st
2017 ADAC Formula 4 Championship Motopark 210014949th
2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Motopark 30001310812th
2019 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Audi Sport Team WRT 1800006710th
2020 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters BMW Team RMR 1800006211th
2021 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 United Autosports 61014862nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10000N/ADNF
2022 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Jota Sport 60012708th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10000N/A3rd
ADAC GT Masters MANN-FILTER Team Landgraf401035620th
2023 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Inter Europol Competition 60001337th

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324PosPoints
2016 Motopark OSC1
1
15		 OSC1
2
24		 OSC1
3
11		 SAC
1
10		 SAC
2
Ret		 SAC
3
8		 LAU
1
Ret		 LAU
2
13		 LAU
3
13		 OSC2
1
8		 OSC2
2
13		 OSC2
3
4		 RBR
1
26		 RBR
2
9		 RBR
3
21		 NÜR
1
14		 NÜR
2
9		 NÜR
3
15		 ZAN
1
7		 ZAN
2
10		 ZAN
3
2		 HOC
1
23		 HOC
2
6		 HOC
3
27		14th49
2017 Motopark OSC1
1
3		 OSC1
2
8		 OSC1
3
3		 LAU
1
Ret		 LAU
2
13		 LAU
3
Ret		 RBR
1
14		 RBR
2
4		 RBR
3
12		 OSC2
1
2		 OSC2
2
7		 OSC2
3
9		 NÜR
1
Ret		 NÜR
2
9		 NÜR
3
16		 SAC
1
13		 SAC
2
9		 SAC
3
16		 HOC
1
Ret		 HOC
2
2		 HOC
3
17		9th94

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718DCPoints
2016–17 Team Motopark DUB1
1
1		 DUB1
2
1		 DUB1
3
1		 YMC1
1
1		 YMC1
2
1		 YMC1
3
1		 YMC1
4
1		 DUB2
1
1		 DUB2
2
3		 DUB2
3
1		 YMC2
1
1		 YMC2
2
7		 YMC2
3
1		 YMC2
4
2		 YMC3
1
1		 YMC3
2
1		 YMC3
3
1		 YMC3
4
5		1st368

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

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

YearEntrantEngine123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
2018 Motopark Volkswagen PAU
1
12		 PAU
2
19		 PAU
3
8‡		 HUN
1
17		 HUN
2
14		 HUN
3
8		 NOR
1
16		 NOR
2
14		 NOR
3
Ret		 ZAN
1
7		 ZAN
2
11		 ZAN
3
8		 SPA
1
Ret		 SPA
2
9		 SPA
3
7		 SIL
1
5		 SIL
2
3		 SIL
3
3		 MIS
1
10		 MIS
2
14		 MIS
3
11		 NÜR
1
9		 NÜR
2
7		 NÜR
3
12		 RBR
1
7		 RBR
2
6		 RBR
3
3		 HOC
1
16		 HOC
2
11		 HOC
3
7		12th109

‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

YearEntrantChassis123456789101112131415161718RankPoints
2019 Audi Sport Team WRT Audi RS5 Turbo DTM HOC
1
15		 HOC
2
12		 ZOL
1
Ret		 ZOL
2
12		 MIS
1
8		 MIS
2
7		 NOR
1
13		 NOR
2
14		 ASS
1
6		 ASS
2
4		 BRH
1
9		 BRH
2
13		 LAU
1
14		 LAU
2
7		 NÜR
1
4		 NÜR
2
5		 HOC
1
14		 HOC
2
Ret		10th67
2020 BMW Team RMR BMW M4 Turbo DTM SPA
1
10		 SPA
2
9		 LAU
1
15		 LAU
2
9		 LAU
1
14		 LAU
2
7		 ASS
1
6		 ASS
2
13		 NÜR
1
10		 NÜR
2
8		 NÜR
1
6		 NÜR
2
10		 ZOL
1
11		 ZOL
2
11		 ZOL
1
4		 ZOL
2
Ret		 HOC
1
5		 HOC
2
7		11th62

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints
2021 United Autosports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
3		 RBR
7		 LEC
2		 MNZ
2		 SPA
8		 ALG
1		2nd86
2023 Inter Europol Competition LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
Ret		 LEC
3		 ARA
Ret		 SPA
Ret		 ALG
6		 POR
4		7th33

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2021 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Autosports Flag of France.svg Nico Jamin
Flag of Venezuela.svg Manuel Maldonado 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP275DNFDNF
2022 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jota Sport Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones
Flag of Denmark.svg Oliver Rasmussen 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP23687th3rd

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

YearEntrantClassCarEngine123456RankPoints
2021 United Autosports LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SPA ALG MNZ LMS
Ret		 BHR BHR NC0
2022 Jota Sport LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB
5		 SPA
Ret		 LMS
3		 MNZ
10		 FUJ
3		 BHR
7		8th70

Complete ADAC GT Masters results

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

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314DCPoints
2022 Mann-Filter Team Landgraf Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo OSC
1
3		 OSC
2
33		 RBR
1
31		 RBR
2
14		 ZAN
1 		ZAN
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		LAU
1 		LAU
2 		SAC
1 		SAC
2 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		20th56

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