Tijmen van der Helm

Tijmen van der Helm
Van Der Helm during the 2021 Spielberg Formula 3 round.
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(2004-01-26) 26 January 2004 (age 20) Delft, Netherlands
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season	2022
Current team	ARC Bratislava
Racing licence	FIA Gold
Car number	44
Starts	3
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Previous series
2021 2020 2020 2019 2019	FIA Formula 3 Championship Formula Renault Eurocup Toyota Racing Series F4 Spanish Championship Formula 4 UAE Championship

Tijmen van der Helm (born 26 January 2004) is a Dutch racing driver currently competing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship with JDC-Miller MotorSports in a Porsche 963.

Personal life

Van Der Helm was born on 26 January 2004 in Delft, and grew up in nearby Den Hoorn, South Holland. ^{[1] [2]} His career was influenced by his father Gerard, who raced in the Dutch Volkswagen Endurance Cup. ^[3]

Early career

Karting

Having started karting in 2013, Van Der Helm's notable karting successes include third place in the 2013 Chrono Karting Winter Series - Micromax, second in the 2017 CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy and a victory in the 2017 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals in the junior category.

Lower formulae

Van Der Helm made his single seater debut in the 2019 Formula 4 UAE Championship with Xcel Motorsport. He finished the series 10th in the standings with a win and 3 podiums to his name. Later that year he would race in the 2019 Spanish F4 Championship with MP Motorsport. ^[4] The Dutchman took 8 podiums on his way to 4th in the points. In 2020 Tijmen raced in the 2020 Toyota Racing Series. Participating in the championship with Kiwi Motorsport. ^[5] He finished 14th in the Drivers Championship with a race victory. ^[6]

Formula Renault Eurocup

In 2020 Van Der Helm would race in the Formula Renault Eurocup with FA Racing. ^[7] He ended the season 12th in the points tally, with one podium finish and 45 points. Van Der Helm also beat his experienced teammate Amaury Cordeel by two positions in the championship, and was the sixth-best rookie in the rookie standings.

FIA Formula 3

Van Der Helm at the Red Bull Ring in 2021

On February 12, Van Der Helm was announced as a MP Motorsport driver for the 2021 season, partnering Alpine juniors and Formula Renault rivals Caio Collet and Victor Martins. ^[8] During most of the season the Dutchman was considerably behind his teammates in the races, scoring no points and only rarely managing to beat Collet and Martins in races.

Sportscar career

After the Dutchman had made his endurance racing debut in the 24 Hours of Daytona at the start of 2022, it was announced that ARC Bratislava team had signed Van der Helm for the FIA World Endurance Championship campaign, where he would partner Mathias Beche and Miro Konôpka. ^[9] He competed for the team in three of the first four rounds, having finished fourth as part of the TDS Racing lineup at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, ^[10] before ARC Bratislava withdrew from the series, citing logistical reasons. ^{[11] [12]}

During the same year, Van der Helm also took part in the European Le Mans Series, driving for TDS Racing x Vaillante alongside Beche and Philippe Cimadomo. ^[13] Having competed in the Pro-Am category given Cimadomo's status as a bronze driver, the team ended up fourth in the class standings, whilst two best race finishes of tenth in the opening pair of races took Van der Helm to 22nd in the overall drivers' championship. ^[14]

Van der Helm started 2023 by stepping down to the LMP3 class, where he finished fifth in the 24 Hours of Daytona for JDC-Miller Motorsports, having experienced a number of technical issues. ^{[15] [16]} Shortly afterwards, it was announced that he would partner Job van Uitert and Manuel Maldonado in the European Le Mans Series, returning to the LMP2 class with Panis Racing. ^[17] The trio finished third in the Pro class standings.

Later in 2023, van der Helm was confirmed for JDC-Miller's GTP program, alongside Mike Rockenfeller. ^[18] The team entered the championship in round 4; with a best race result of fourth van der Helm and Rockenfeller finished ninth in the standings.

For the 2024 season, the Dutchman remained at JDC in IMSA, this time partnering Richard Westbrook for the full season and being joined by Phil Hanson in the endurance rounds. ^[19]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Team	Position
2012	Dutch 4-Stroke Sprint Championship — Cadet 160		8th
	Dutch 4-Stroke Winter Championship — Cadet		8th
2013	Winter Gold Cup — Cadet 160		4th
	Chrono Karting Winter Serie — Micromax		3rd
2015	Euro Finale — Mini Max		5th
2016	BNL International Karting Series — Juniors		7th
2017	Rotax Max Wintercup — Rotax Max Junior	JJ Racing	4th
	CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy	van der Helm, Gerard	2nd
	German Karting Championship — Junior		12th
	IAME International Final — X30 Junior		6th
	WSK Final Cup — OKJ	CRG Keijzer Racing	30th
	Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Junior	Gerald van der Helm	1st
2018	WSK Champions Cup — OK	KSM Schumacher Racing Team	27th
	South Garda Winter Cup — OK		31st
	WSK Super Master Series — OK		17th
	CIK-FIA European Championship — OK		25th
	German Karting Championship — OK	TB Racing Team	5th
	CIK-FIA World Championship — OK		10th
	WSK Final Cup — OK		27th

Complete Karting World Championship results

Year	Team	Car	Quali Heats	Main race
2018	TB Racing Team	OK	5th	10th

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2019	F4 Spanish Championship	MP Motorsport	21	0	0	0	8	158	4th
	Formula 4 UAE Championship	Xcel Motorsport	8	1	0	1	3	96	10th
	Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round		2	0	0	1	1	N/A	NC
2020	Formula Renault Eurocup	FA Racing	18	0	0	0	0	45	12th
	Toyota Racing Series	Kiwi Motorsport	9	1	0	0	1	84	14th
2021	FIA Formula 3 Championship	MP Motorsport	20	0	0	0	0	0	26th
	Le Mans Cup - LMP3	Racing Spirit of Léman	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2022	FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2	ARC Bratislava	3	0	0	0	0	0	24th
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2	G-Drive Racing with APR	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
	European Le Mans Series - LMP2	TDS Racing x Vaillante	6	0	0	0	0	4	22nd
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	4th
2023	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP	JDC-Miller MotorSports	6	0	0	0	0	1660	9th
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3		2	0	0	0	1	332	26th
	European Le Mans Series - LMP2	Panis Racing	6	0	0	0	4	86	3rd
	24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	14th
2024	IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP	JDC-Miller MotorSports	6	0	0	0	0	1513	10th*
	International GT Open	Car Collection Motorsport	2	0	0	0	0	0*	NC*

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

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	21	Pos	Points
2019	MP Motorsport	NAV 1 7	NAV 2 8	NAV 3 2	LEC 1 13	LEC 2 17	LEC 3 14	ARA 1 7	ARA 2 2	ARA 3 13	CRT 1 4	CRT 2 3	CRT 3 4	JER 1 2	JER 2 4	JER 3 7	ALG 1 10	ALG 2 3	ALG 3 4	CAT 1 17	CAT 2 3	CAT 3 4	4th	158

Complete Toyota Racing 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	13	14	15	DC	Points
2020	Kiwi Motorsport	HIG 1	HIG 2	HIG 3	TER 1	TER 2	TER 3	HMP 1 17	HMP 2 17	HMP 3 11	PUK 1 11	PUK 2 10	PUK 3 9	MAN 1 6	MAN 2 1	MAN 3 Ret	14th	84

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	DC	Points
2020	FA Racing	MNZ 1 4	MNZ 2 9	IMO 1 12	IMO 2 9	NÜR 1 10	NÜR 2 13	MAG 1 DNS	MAG 2 DNS	ZAN 1 13	ZAN 2 7	CAT 1 10	CAT 2 7	SPA 1 12	SPA 2 7	IMO 1 12	IMO 2 14	HOC 1 8	HOC 2 13	LEC 1 16	LEC 2 14	12th	45

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	DC	Points
2021	MP Motorsport	CAT 1 21	CAT 2 15	CAT 3 20	LEC 1 29	LEC 2 18	LEC 3 16	RBR 1 13	RBR 2 Ret	RBR 3 20	HUN 1 21	HUN 2 15	HUN 3 19	SPA 1 23	SPA 2 16	SPA 3 22	ZAN 1 21	ZAN 2 21	ZAN 3 29†	SOC 1 Ret	SOC 2 C	SOC 3 18	26th	0

^† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Rank	Points
2022	G-Drive Racing by APR	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 V8	DAY 8†	SEB	LGA	MDO	WGL	ELK	PET			NC†	0†
2023	JDC-Miller MotorSports	LMP3	Duqueine M30 - D08	Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8	DAY 5	SEB 3								26th	332
		GTP	Porsche 963	Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8			LBH	LGA 7	WGL 4	MOS 4	ELK 5	IMS 8	PET 5	9th	1660
2024	JDC-Miller MotorSports	GTP	Porsche 963	Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8	DAY 6	SEB 11	LBH 7	LGA 8	DET 8	WGL 9	ELK	IMS	PET	10th*	1513*

^† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship. ^* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

Year	Entrant	Class	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	Rank	Points
2022	ARC Bratislava	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	SEB 13	SPA Ret		MNZ 11	FUJ	BHR	24th	0
	TDS Racing x Vaillante						LMS 4†

^† Non World Endurance Championship entries are ineligible to score points. ^* Season still in progress.

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
2022	TDS Racing x Vaillante	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 V8	LEC 10	IMO 10	MNZ 13	CAT 11	SPA 12	ALG 11	22nd	4
		Pro-Am Cup			3	2	5	5	5	4	5th	76
2023	Panis Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	CAT 2	LEC 6	ARA 4	SPA 2	POR 3	ALG 3	3rd	86

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Car	Class	Laps	Pos.	Class Pos.
2022	TDS Racing x Vaillante	Mathias Beche Nyck de Vries	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	368	8th	4th
2023	Panis Racing	Manuel Maldonado Job van Uitert	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	316	25th	14th

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External links

• Tijmen van der Helm career summary at DriverDB.com