Jarno Opmeer

Jarno Opmeer (born 11 April 2000) is a former Dutch racing driver turned sim-racer.

Jarno Opmeer
Nationality Dutch
Born (2000-04-11) 11 April 2000
Dordrecht, Netherlands
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 career
Debut season2017
Current teamMP Motorsport
Car number30
Starts27
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish15th in 2017
Previous series
2017
2016
2016		Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
SMP F4 Championship
F4 Spanish Championship

Career

Karting

Opmeer began karting at the age of four in 2004, taking Dutch championship titles in 2009, 2010, 2011.

Formula 4

Opmeer graduated to single-seaters in 2016, participating in the SMP F4 Championship. He took seven victories and thirteen podiums in his debut year F4 finishing in second place in the championship to his fellow countryman Richard Verschoor.

Opmeer also participated in two race meetings of the Spanish F4 with MP Motorsport, taking 5 podiums out of 6 races.

Formula Renault

In 2017, Opmeer continued his collaboration with MP and joined the Eurocup championship.[1] He had seven point-scoring finishes including the fifth place in the penultimate race of the season at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.[2] While in the standings he ended fifteenth, behind his teammates Richard Verschoor and Neil Verhagen.

Formula One

In February 2017, Opmeer was inducted into the Renault Sport Academy.[3] In the end of 2017 Jarno confirmed that the contract he had with the Renault Sport Academy hasn't been extended.[4]

E-Sports

In April 2019, Opmeer was signed to Renault's e-sports team as a driver for F1's third season in e-sports.[5]

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2016 SMP F4 Championship MP Motorsport 21 7 4 5 13 264 2nd
F4 Spanish Championship 6 0 1 0 5 80 NC†
2017 Formula Renault Eurocup MP Motorsport 23 0 0 0 0 27 15th
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 5 0 0 0 1 68 10th
2018 Formula Renault Eurocup MP Motorsport 4 0 0 0 0 0 25th

† As Opmeer had not competed in the required number of rounds, he was ineligible for a championship position.

References
  1. Gruz, David (21 February 2017). "Formula 4 champion Fewtrell joins Renault F1 Academy, Aitken to ART". Autosport. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  2. Waring, Bethonie (29 October 2017). "Sacha Fenestraz crowned Eurocup champion as Shwartzman wins again at Barcelona". formulascout.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  3. "Aitken leads 2017 Renault Sport Academy line-up". 21 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  4. "Jarno Opmeer uit talentenprogramma Renault". Formule1.nl (in Dutch). 2018-01-12. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  5. "Renault adds former F1 junior to esports roster". motorsport.com. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
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