Malthe Jakobsen

Malthe Jakobsen
Jakobsen in 2022
Nationality	Danish
Born	(2003-10-29) 29 October 2003 (age 20) Thisted, Denmark
European Le Mans Series career
Debut season	2020
Current team	Cool Racing
Racing licence	FIA Gold
Car number	37
Co-driver	Alexandre Coigny, Nicolas Lapierre
Former teams	RLR MSport
Starts	23 (23 entries)
Wins	4
Podiums	9
Poles	6
Fastest laps	5
Best finish	1st (LMP3) in 2022
Previous series
2021 2020-2022 2018-2019	Asian Le Mans Series Le Mans Cup F4 Danish Championship
Championship titles
2022 2019	ELMS - LMP3 F4 Danish Championship

Malthe Jakobsen (born 29 October 2003) is a Danish racing driver. He is the 2022 European Le Mans Series champion in the LMP3 class with Cool Racing. ^[1]

Single-seater career

2018

Jakobsen began his car racing career in his homeland, competing for FSP in the 2018 F4 Danish Championship. ^[2] Having initially struggled in the first half of the year, the Dane scored three category podiums and a pole position in the final third of the campaign, thus finishing sixth in the standings.

Near the end of the year, Jakobsen also made two cameo appearances in the F4 South East Asia Championship, where he took his first win in single-seater motorsport at Sepang.

2019

The following season, Jakobsen remained with FSP in Danish F4. ^[3] After missing the season opener, a triple of podiums at Jyllandsringen, which included a win in Race 3, commenced Jakobsen's title campaign. A pair of victories at Djursland and Kinnekulle followed respectively, before the Dane took a hattrick of victories at Padborg Park. Three more wins followed, as Jakobsen locked out the championship in dominating fashion in the season finale, finishing 78 points ahead of his nearest challenger, Jonas Lindhard Nielsen. ^[4] At the end of the campaign, Jakobsen represented Denmark at the inaugural FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup. ^[5]

Endurance career

2020

For 2020, Jakobsen switched to prototype racing, competing in the LMP3 category of the European Le Mans Series for RLR MSport alongside James Dayson. ^[6] He finished his rookie campaign, during which he was described as having shown "maturity beyond his years", tenth in the standings, with a sole podium coming at the season opener in Le Castellet. ^[7]

2021

Jakobsen stayed with RLR for another year in the ELMS, this time partnering Mike Benham and Alex Kapadia. ^{[8] [9]} His team once again started their campaign out with a podium, a second place in Barcelona, but failed to finish three of the remaining five races, thus dropping to ninth by season's end.

2022

Going into his third season of the European Le Mans Series, Jakobsen made the move to Cool Racing. ^[10] Commencing the season at Paul Ricard, Jakobsen started out in strong fashion, taking pole position and helping his team to win the four hour-long race. ^{[11] [12]} Another pole position came at the next round in Imola, which would eventually result in a podium finish. ^{[13] [14]} The following event, held in Monza, would bear less fruit however, as the team was forced to retire from the race. Following another third place in Barcelona, where Jakobsen scored his fourth pole in four races, a collision by the Dane's teammate Maurice Smith meant the end of the race in Spa-Francorchamps, which made the team's title aspirations seem unlikely going into the season finale at Portimão. ^{[15] [16]} In spite of the uphill task, Jakobsen managed to take pole position once more, making him the season's only LMP3 polesitter, and ended up winning the race. ^[17] With title rivals Inter Europol Competition retiring late in the race following a car failure with a subsequent collision, Jakobsen, Smith and Mike Benham were crowned champions of the ELMS' LMP3 category. ^[18]

As a result of his championship victory, Jakobsen was invited to test the Peugeot 9X8 Hypercar during the FIA World Endurance Championship rookie test in November 2022. ^[19]

2023

Progression to the LMP2 class was in order for the 2023 season, as Jakobsen remained with Cool Racing in the ELMS. ^[20] Before embarking on his European season however, the Dane teamed up with Nicolas Lapierre and amateur Alexandre Coigny in the Asian Le Mans Series. ^[21] Despite Jakobsen setting the fastest lap in the second race at Dubai, the team experienced a difficult opening event, as Coigny collided with a GT car in Race 1 and the outfit finished fifth on Sunday. For the event at the Yas Marina Circuit, Lapierre would step away from driving duties in order to give Jakobsen more seat time during the races, which ended up paying off immediately, the Dane taking a commanding victory on Saturday. ^[22] On Sunday, a pair of penalties due to an infringement regarding minimum pit stop time and a collision caused by Jakobsen would end the outfit's chances of obtaining victory, as Jakobsen and Coigny finished third, which earned them the runner-up spot in the championship. ^{[23] [24]}

The team's European campaign started positively, as a third place in class at Barcelona was followed by a second place at Le Castellet. ^{[25] [26]} During the third round in Aragón however, Jakobsen caused the #37 to retire for the only time that year, missing his braking point for turn one and colliding with the fellow Cool Racing car of José María López. ^{[27] [28]} The next race at Spa-Francorchamps saw a return to form, with Jakobsen playing a starring role in the team's first Pro-Am victory and overall second place. ^{[29] [30]} Another class win followed during the 4 Hours of Algarve, where a late 10-second-penalty for the leading Mathias Beche gifted the #37 another 25 points, placing them into championship contention for the season finale. ^[31] Despite an early spin by Coigny during the second race at Portimão, Jakobsen was able to make up ground during the final stints, getting within a second of the race-winning AF Corse of Ben Barnicoat. ^{[32] [33]}

At the start of November, it was announced that Jakobsen would pair up with George Kurtz and Colin Braun in that winter's Asian Le Mans Series, driving for the Algarve Pro Racing-run CrowdStrike Racing team. ^{[34] [35]} There, victories at Sepang and Yas Marina gave the trio the AsLMS title. ^[36]

2024

Jakobsen remained with Cool Racing's ELMS outfit in 2024, being partnered by silver-ranked Lorenzo Fluxá and Super Formula champion Ritomo Miyata in the LMP2 Pro class. ^[37] At the opening round in Barcelona, the Dane inherited the lead due to a fast pit stop and held on to win. ^[38] Jakobsen found himself leading once again at Le Castellet, though his race was ended by a gearbox failure with 43 minutes to go. ^{[39] [40]}

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2018	F4 Danish Championship	FSP	24	0	1	0	6	238	6th
	Formula 4 South East Asia Championship	Meritus.GP	6	1	0	0	2	70	8th
2019	F4 Danish Championship	FSP	21	11	6	6	18	428	1st
	Formula 4 South East Asia Championship	Meritus.GP	12	0	0	0	3	89	12th
	FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup	Team Denmark	2	0	0	0	0	N/A	17th
2020	European Le Mans Series - LMP3	RLR MSport	5	0	0	0	1	35	10th
	Le Mans Cup - LMP3		2	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2021	Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3	RLR MSport	4	0	1	2	0	27	7th
	European Le Mans Series - LMP3		6	0	0	2	1	32	9th
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3	Performance Tech Motorsports	1	0	0	0	0	252	32nd
	Le Mans Cup - LMP3	RLR Motorsport	2	0	0	0	1	0	NC†
2022	European Le Mans Series - LMP3	Cool Racing	6	2	6	3	4	86	1st
	Le Mans Cup - LMP3		7	1	0	2	1	53	4th
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3	Sean Creech Motorsport	5	1	1	1	3	1241	8th
2023	Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2	Cool Racing	4	1	0	2	2	54	2nd
	European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Pro-Am		6	2	0	2	5	101	2nd
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	12th
2023–24	Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2	CrowdStrike Racing by APR	5	2	0	1	3	83	1st
2024	European Le Mans Series - LMP2	Cool Racing	2	1	0	0	1	25*	3rd*
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2	CrowdStrike Racing by APR
		DragonSpeed
	FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar	Peugeot TotalEnergies	Reserve driver

^† As Jakobsen was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.^* Season still in progress.

Complete F4 Danish 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	21	22	23	24	DC	Points
2018	FSP	PAD1 1 6	PAD1 2 8	PAD1 3 5	JYL1 1 5	JYL1 2 Ret	JYL1 3 9	DJU 1 5	DJU 2 12	DJU 3 8	RUD 1 11	RUD 2 6	RUD 3 7	JYL2 1 5	JYL2 2 5	JYL2 3 4	PAD2 1 3	PAD2 2 4	PAD2 3 3	DJU2 1 3	DJU2 2 7	DJU2 3 4	JYL3 1 4	JYL3 2 5	JYL3 3 7	6th	238
2019	FSP	PAD1 1	PAD1 2	PAD1 3	JYL1 1 2	JYL1 2 3	JYL1 3 1	DJU1 1 1	DJU1 2 4	DJU1 3 1	KIN 1 1	KIN 2 3	KIN 3 1	PAD2 3 1	PAD2 3 1	PAD2 3 1	JYL2 1 1	JYL2 2 4	JYL2 3 1	DJU2 1 2	DJU2 2 2	DJU2 3 1	JYL3 1 3	JYL3 2 4	JYL3 3 2	1st	428

Complete European Le Mans Series results

(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
2020	RLR MSport	LMP3	Ligier JS P320	Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8	LEC 3	SPA 7	LEC 4	MNZ 9	ALG Ret		10th	35
2021	RLR MSport	LMP3	Ligier JS P320	Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8	CAT 2	RBR Ret	LEC 4	MNZ 9	SPA Ret	ALG Ret	9th	32
2022	Cool Racing	LMP3	Ligier JS P320	Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8	LEC 1	IMO 3	MNZ Ret	CAT 3	SPA Ret	ALG 1	1st	86
2023	Cool Racing	LMP2 Pro-Am	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	CAT 3	LEC 2	ARA Ret	SPA 1	PRT 1	ALG 2	2nd	101
2024	Cool Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	CAT 1	LEC	IMO	SPA	MUG	ALG	1st*	25*
Source: [41]

^* Season still in progress.

Complete Le Mans Cup results

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

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Rank	Points
2020	RLR MSport	LMP3	Ligier JS P320	LEC1	SPA	LEC2	LMS 1 7	LMS 2 6	MNZ	ALG	NC†	0
2021	RLR MSport	LMP3	Ligier JS P320	CAT	LEC	MNZ	LMS 1 Ret	LMS 2 3	SPA	ALG	NC†	0
2022	Cool Racing	LMP3	Ligier JS P320	LEC Ret	IMO 1	LMS 1 27	LMS 2 5	MNZ 16	SPA 5	ALG 4	4th	53

WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

(key)(Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class)

Year	Team	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Rank	Points
2021	Performance Tech Motorsports	LMP3	Ligier JS P320	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	DAY	SEB	MDO	WGL	WGL	ELK	PET 9	32nd	252
2022	Sean Creech Motorsport	LMP3	Ligier JS P320	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	DAY 2†	SEB 1	MDO	WGL 5	MOS	ELK 9	PET 3	8th	1241
2024	CrowdStrike Racing by APR	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 V8	DAY 2	SEB	WGL	MOS	ELK	IMS	ATL
Source: [41]

^† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP3 Championship.

Complete 24 Hours of Daytona results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2022	Sean Creech Motorsport	João Barbosa Sebastian Priaulx Lance Willsey	Ligier JS P320	LMP3	722	15th	2nd
2024	CrowdStrike Racing by APR	Colin Braun George Kurtz Toby Sowery	Oreca 07	LMP2	767	10th	2nd

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

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

Year	Team	Class	Car	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	Pos.	Points
2021	RLR MSport	LMP3	Ligier JS P320	Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8	DUB 1 6	DUB 2 7	ABU 1 4	ABU 2 Ret		7th	27
2023	Cool Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	DUB 1 8	DUB 2 5	ABU 1 1	ABU 2 3		2nd	54
2023–24	CrowdStrike Racing by APR	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	SEP 1 6	SEP 2 1	DUB 3	ABU 1 1	ABU 2 5	1st	83

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2023	Cool Racing	Alexandre Coigny Nicolas Lapierre	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	317	23rd	12th
				LMP2 Pro-Am			2nd
2024	Cool Racing	Lorenzo Fluxá Ritomo Miyata	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	289	26th	12th
Source: [41]

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External links

• Malthe Jakobsen career summary at DriverDB.com