Tijmen van der Helm

Tijmen van der Helm
Van Der Helm during the 2021 Spielberg Formula 3 round.
NationalityNetherlands Dutch
Born (2004-01-26) 26 January 2004 (age 20)
Delft, Netherlands
FIA World Endurance Championship career
Debut season2022
Current teamARC Bratislava
Racing licence 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 2023 European Le Mans Series with Panis Racing.

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

2022: Rookie season in LMP2

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]

2023

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]

Later in 2023, van der Helm was confirmed for JDC-Miller's GTP program, alongside Mike Rockenfeller.[18]

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 Germany 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 3 0 0 0 0 761 10th*
International GT Open Car Collection Motorsport

† 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
 DET
 WGL
 ELK
 IMS
 PET
 10th* 761*

† 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 France TDS Racing x Vaillante Switzerland Mathias Beche
Netherlands Nyck de Vries 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 368 8th 4th
2023 France Panis Racing Venezuela Manuel Maldonado
Netherlands Job van Uitert 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 316 25th 14th

References

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  2. ^ "Hemd van het Lijf: Tijmen van der Helm". Delft op Zondag. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ^ "In profile: Tijmen Van der Helm". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  4. ^ Suttill, Josh (8 March 2019). "MP Motorsport signs Dutch karting duo for Spanish F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  5. ^ Wood, Elliot (8 January 2020). "Tijmen van der Helm to race in Toyota Racing Series after 16th birthday". Formula Scout. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  6. ^ Waring, Bethonie (16 February 2020). "Tijmen van der Helm wins TRS race two as title contenders clash". Formula Scout. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
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  18. ^ Kilbey, Stephen (26 April 2023). "Rockenfeller & Van Der Helm Confirmed For JDC-Miller's GTP Effort". dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 26 April 2023.

External links

  • Tijmen van der Helm career summary at DriverDB.com
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