Tijmen van der Helm

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Tijmen van der Helm
Van der Helm Spielberg.jpg
Van Der Helm during the 2021 Spielberg Formula 3 round.
Nationality Flag of the Netherlands.svg 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 Driver.png FIA Gold
Car number44
Starts3
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
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.

Contents

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 FIA F3 Austria 2021 Nr. 19 van der Helm.jpg
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

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2012Dutch 4-Stroke Sprint Championship — Cadet 1608th
Dutch 4-Stroke Winter Championship — Cadet8th
2013Winter Gold Cup — Cadet 1604th
Chrono Karting Winter Serie — Micromax3rd
2015Euro Finale — Mini Max5th
2016BNL International Karting Series — Juniors7th
2017Rotax Max Wintercup — Rotax Max JuniorJJ Racing4th
CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy van der Helm, Gerard2nd
German Karting Championship — Junior12th
IAME International Final — X30 Junior6th
WSK Final Cup — OKJ CRG Keijzer Racing30th
Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — JuniorGerald van der Helm1st
2018 WSK Champions Cup — OK KSM Schumacher Racing Team27th
South Garda Winter Cup — OK 31st
WSK Super Master Series — OK 17th
CIK-FIA European Championship — OK 25th
German Karting Championship — OK TB Racing Team5th
CIK-FIA World Championship — OK 10th
WSK Final Cup — OK 27th

Complete Karting World Championship results

YearTeamCarQuali HeatsMain race
2018 Flag of Germany.svg TB Racing Team OK 5th10th

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2019 F4 Spanish Championship MP Motorsport 2100081584th
Formula 4 UAE Championship Xcel Motorsport810139610th
Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Round 20011N/ANC
2020 Formula Renault Eurocup FA Racing 1800004512th
Toyota Racing Series Kiwi Motorsport 910018414th
2021 FIA Formula 3 Championship MP Motorsport 200000026th
Le Mans Cup - LMP3 Racing Spirit of Léman200000NC†
2022 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 ARC Bratislava 30000024th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 G-Drive Racing with APR 100000NC†
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 TDS Racing x Vaillante 60000422nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10000N/A4th
2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP JDC-Miller MotorSports 6000016609th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 2000133226th
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Panis Racing 60004863rd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 10000N/A14th
2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP JDC-Miller MotorSports 90001233110th
International GT Open Car Collection Motorsport100000047th

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

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920PosPoints
2019 Xcel Motorsport DUB1
1 		DUB1
2 		DUB1
3 		DUB1
4 		YMC1
1
6		 YMC1
2
2		 YMC1
3
6		 YMC1
4
Ret		 DUB2
1
3		 DUB2
2
4		 DUB2
3
5		 DUB2
4
1		 YMC2
1 		YMC2
2 		YMC2
3 		YMC2
4 		DUB3
1 		DUB3
2 		DUB3
3 		DUB3
4 		10th96

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021PosPoints
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		4th158

Complete Toyota Racing Series results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415DCPoints
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		14th84

Complete Formula Renault Eurocup results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
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		12th45

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)

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
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		26th0

† 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)

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456789RankPoints
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		26th332
GTP Porsche 963 Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 LBH LGA
7		 WGL
4		 MOS
4		 ELK
5		 IMS
8		 PET
5		9th1660
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
6		 IMS
3		 PET
11		10th2331

† Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship.

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints
2022 ARC Bratislava LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB
13		 SPA
Ret		 MNZ
11		 FUJ
BHR
24th0
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)

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints
2022 TDS Racing x Vaillante LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 V8 LEC
10		 IMO
10		 MNZ
13		 CAT
11		 SPA
12		 ALG
11		22nd4
Pro-Am Cup3255545th76
2023 Panis Racing LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 CAT
2		 LEC
6		 ARA
4		 SPA
2		 POR
3		 ALG
3		3rd86

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2022 Flag of France.svg TDS Racing x Vaillante Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Mathias Beche
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nyck de Vries 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP23688th4th
2023 Flag of France.svg Panis Racing Flag of Venezuela.svg Manuel Maldonado
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Job van Uitert 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP231625th14th

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