Jonathan Aberdein (born 14 February 1998) is a South African racing driver.
Jonathan Aberdein | |
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Nationality | South African |
Born | Cape Town, South Africa | 14 February 1998
Related to | Chris Aberdein (father) |
WEC career | |
Debut season | 2021 |
Current team | Jota |
Racing licence | FIA Gold |
Car number | 28 |
Co-driver | Ed Jones, Oliver Rasmussen |
Former teams | United Autosports |
Starts | 7 (7 entries) |
Championships | 0 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 2 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 1 |
Best finish | 8th 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 |
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
edit2021
editIn 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
edit2022 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
editAberdein'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
editCareer summary
editSeason | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2016 | ADAC Formula 4 Championship | Motopark | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 14th |
Formula 4 UAE Championship - Trophy Event | Team Motopark | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | N/A | NC | |
2016–17 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | Team Motopark | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 368 | 1st |
2017 | ADAC Formula 4 Championship | Motopark | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 94 | 9th |
2018 | FIA Formula 3 European Championship | Motopark | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 108 | 12th |
2019 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | Audi Sport Team WRT | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 10th |
2020 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | BMW Team RMR | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 11th |
2021 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | United Autosports | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 86 | 2nd |
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | DNF | ||
2022 | FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 | Jota Sport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 70 | 8th |
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 3rd | ||
ADAC GT Masters | MANN-FILTER Team Landgraf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 20th | |
2023 | European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Inter Europol Competition | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 7th |
Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results
edit(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 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
14th | 49 |
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 |
9th | 94 |
Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results
edit(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 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
1st | 368 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
12th | 109 |
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results
editYear | Entrant | Chassis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
10th | 67 |
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 |
11th | 62 |
Complete European Le Mans Series results
edit(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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | United Autosports | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT 3 |
RBR 7 |
LEC 2 |
MNZ 2 |
SPA 8 |
ALG 1 |
2nd | 86 |
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 |
7th | 33 |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
editYear | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | United Autosports | Nico Jamin Manuel Maldonado |
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 75 | DNF | DNF |
2022 | Jota Sport | Ed Jones Oliver Rasmussen |
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 368 | 7th | 3rd |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | United Autosports | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SPA | ALG | MNZ | LMS Ret |
BHR | BHR | NC | 0 |
2022 | Jota Sport | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEB 5 |
SPA Ret |
LMS 3 |
MNZ 10 |
FUJ 3 |
BHR 7 |
8th | 70 |
Complete ADAC GT Masters results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
20th | 56 |
References
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- ^ Bradley, Charles (21 August 2021). "Le Mans 24h, H8: Toyota extends 1–2 lead, trouble for Alpine". Motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ Mercier, Laurent (12 January 2022). "Will Stevens 3e homme chez Jota Sport, un nouveau trio sur la #28". Endurance Info (in French). Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Spa WEC: #7 Toyota victorious in dramatic mixed weather race". www.motorsport.com. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ "Le Mans 24h: Toyota takes fifth straight win as rivals falter". www.motorsport.com. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
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- ^ Lloyd, Daniel (11 September 2022). "No. 8 Toyota Wins 6H Fuji to Match Alpine Crew in Points – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
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