| Kay van Berlo | |
|---|---|
 van Berlo in 2023 | |
| Nationality |  Dutch |
| Born | 21 December 2000 Veghel, Netherlands |
| Related to | Glenn van Berlo (brother) |
| Championship titles | |
| 2024 2022 | GT4 America Series - Pro-Am Michelin Endurance Cup - LMP3 |
Kay van Berlo (born 21 December 2000 in Veghel [1] ) is a Dutch racing driver. He is a Porsche North America selected driver, an IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup champion in LMP3 and race-winner in GTD, and most recently won the 2024 GT4 America Series Pro-Am title.
In late 2017, it was announced that van Berlo would make his motorsport debut in the 2018 24H Proto Series for Speedworks Motorsport. [2] He won two races and finished second in the LMP3 standings. [3]
A month after his LMP3 debut, van Berlo joined EuroInternational to compete in the 2018 European Le Mans Series. [4] In the season opener at Paul Ricard, van Berlo scored his first podium in ELMS by finishing third, while in the following race at Monza, he achieved his first ELMS win. [5] [6]
van Berlo also raced in the Road to Le Mans, winning race one and finishing sixth in race two. [7] [8]
Towards the end of the year, it was announced that van Berlo would join United Autosports for the 2018–19 Asian Le Mans Series. [9] van Berlo won the 2018 4 Hours of Fuji and finished fourth in the LMP3 standings. [10]
van Berlo returned to the LMP3 class of the European Le Mans Series, rejoining United Autosports alongside Jim McGuire and Andrew Bentley. [11] He won the 4 Hours of Imola and finished sixth in the standings. [12]
In parallel to his ELMS campaign, van Berlo also raced in the endurance rounds of the IMSA SportsCar Championship with Riley Motorsports. [13] He won at Daytona [14] and Watkins Glen en route to the Michelin Endurance Cup title. [15] [16]
In 2019, van Berlo competed in the Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux. [17] He scored his first win in Carrera Cup competition at Zandvoort. [18]
After spending a season in Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, van Berlo joined Kelly-Moss Road and Race to compete in the inaugural season of the Porsche Carrera Cup North America. [19] He scored his first of seven wins of the season at Sebring [20] and finished runner-up in the standings to Sebastian Priaulx. [21]
Staying in Porsche Carrera Cup North America for another season, van Berlo won both races at Sebring and Long Beach to kick off the season. [22] [23] Despite sweeping both races at Watkins Glen, [24] van Berlo was beaten to the title by Parker Thompson. [25]
On January 22, van Berlo was named Porsche North America Selected Driver. [26]
Staying in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, van Berlo joined Kelly-Moss with Riley for his first full season in the GTD category. [27] The Dutchman's first GTD win came at Laguna Seca, [28] but the full-season plans were derailed when teammate Alan Metni suffered a non-racing related injury and the car was withdrawn from that year's Petit Le Mans. [29]
Alongside his IMSA commitments, van Berlo joined the GT4 America Series, partnering Curt Swearingin at ACI Motorsports. [30] The pair scored four class podiums and finished sixth in the Pro-Am standings.
Ahead of the 2024 season, van Berlo was retained as a Porsche North America Selected driver. [31]
In early 2024, it was announced that van Berlo would return to GT4 America Series for ACI Motorsports. [32] He won races at Sebring, [33] VIR and Road America en route to winning the Pro-Am championship with a race to spare. [34] [35] [36]
At the end of the year, van Berlo competed in the 2024 IMSA Battle on the Bricks for Kellymoss with Riley. [37] He finished eighth on his GTD return. [38]
At the start of the year, van Berlo competed in the 24 Hours of Dubai for Herberth Motorsport and won in the Pro-Am class. [39]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Chrono Dutch RMC - Micro Max | 7th | |
| 2012 | Rotax Winter Serie - Mini Max | 25th | |
| Chrono Rotax Winter Cup - Minimax | 17th | ||
| Chrono Dutch RMC - Mini Max | 12th | ||
| 2013 | Chrono Karting Winter Serie - Minimax | 2nd | |
| 2015 | BNL Karting Series - Junior Max | 7th | |
| Rotax Euro Challenge - Junior Max | Hugo Motorsports | 39th | |
| 2016 | BNL International Karting Series - Seniors | 7th | |
| Rotax Euro Challenge - Senior Max | Hugo Motorsports (1) RR Racing (2) M.J.M van Berlo (3) | 4th | |
| RMC Grand Finals - Senior Max | Hugo Motorsports | 29th | |
| 2017 | South Garda Winter Cup — KZ2 | Keijzer Racing | 87th |
| FIA European Championship — KZ2 | 52nd | ||
| Sources: [40] [41] | |||
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | EuroInternational | LMP3 | Ligier JS P3 | Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 | LEC 3 | MNZ 1 | RBR 7 | SIL 16 | SPA 13 | ALG Ret | 7th | 46.75 |
| 2022 | United Autosports | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | LEC 7 | IMO 1 | MNZ Ret | CAT Ret | SPA 5 | ALG 4 | 6th | 53 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Riley Motorsports | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | DAY 1 | SEB 7 | MDO | WGL 1 | MOS | ELK | ATL 4 | 15th | 965 | ||||
| 2023 | Kelly-Moss with Riley | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | DAY 16 | SEB 7 | LBH 12 | LGA 1 | WGL 17 | MOS 9 | LIM 14 | ELK 9 | VIR 8 | IMS 11 | ATL | 11th | 1826 |
| 2024 | Kelly-Moss with Riley | GTD | Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) | Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 | DAY | SEB | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | ELK | VIR | IMS 8 | ATL | 55th | 251 | |