Jarno Opmeer

He beat Frederik Rasmussen of Red Bull Racing Esports to the drivers' crown by 22 points and also helped his team secure 2nd in teams' championship.

On 26 January 2021, Opmeer announced that he has signed with the Mercedes Formula One Esports team.

On 16 December 2021, Opmeer won the 2021 Formula One Esports Series.

2022 proved to be a much more difficult season for Opmeer as his struggles in qualifying continued, heavily affecting his race results.

He won 2 races and finished fifth overall.

Jarno began the 2023–24 season by finishing second in Bahrain from P9 on the grid.

In 2021 Opmeer was signed to the Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team.

In his first year he finished fifth overall in the standings, scoring his debut podium in the final round in Rome.

In the double-header London Open in 2022 Opmeer finished second overall.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jarno Opmeer (born 11 April 2000) is a Dutch esports driver and former racing driver and is the 2020 and 2021 Formula One Esports Champion.

He also competed in the Formula E: Accelerate Series with Mercedes-EQ.

He currently competes in the Formula One Esports Series with Mercedes-AMG Petronas Esports Team.

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.

In 2017, Opmeer continued his collaboration with MP and joined the Eurocup championship.

He had seven point-scoring finishes including the 5th place in the penultimate race of the season at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

While in the standings he ended fifteenth, behind his teammates Richard Verschoor and Neil Verhagen.

In February 2017, Opmeer was inducted into the Renault Sport Academy.

In the end of 2017 Opmeer confirmed that the contract he had with the Renault Sport Academy hadn't been extended.

In April 2019, Opmeer was signed to Renault–Vitality Esports Team as a driver for the third season of the F1 Esports Series.

The Dutchman finished his first season in the competition in fourth place and helped secure his team 4th place in the teams' championship.

For the 2020 Formula One Esports Series he moved to the Alfa Romeo Orlen Esports Team.

He was the class of the field in 2020 taking 4 wins and the drivers championship with it.