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Jonathan Aberdein
Jonathan Aberdein in 2021
Nationality South African
Born (1998-02-14) 14 February 1998 (age 26)
Cape Town, South Africa
Related toChris Aberdein (father)
WEC career
Debut season2021
Current teamJota
Racing licence FIA Gold
Car number28
Co-driverEd Jones, Oliver Rasmussen
Former teamsUnited Autosports
Starts7 (7 entries)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums2
Poles0
Fastest laps1
Best finish8th 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
2016-17Formula 4 UAE Championship

Jonathan Aberdein (born 14 February 1998) is a South African racing driver.

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

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Aberdein switched to touring cars for the 2019 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.

2021

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In 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

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Aberdein racing in the 2022 ADAC GT Masters.

2022 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

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Aberdein'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

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
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

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(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

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(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

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(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

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Year 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

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(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

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2021 United Kingdom United Autosports France Nico Jamin
Venezuela Manuel Maldonado
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 75 DNF DNF
2022 United Kingdom Jota Sport United Arab Emirates Ed Jones
Denmark Oliver Rasmussen
Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 368 7th 3rd

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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(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

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(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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  1. ^ "Aberdein joins Motopark for rookie European F3 season". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (8 February 2021). "United Completes LMP2 Lineup with Aberdein Signing". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  3. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (24 October 2021). "United Wins Portimao Finale as LMP3, GTE Titles Decided – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  4. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (9 June 2021). "Aberdein Joins United's Le Mans LMP2 Lineup – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Spa WEC: #7 Toyota victorious in dramatic mixed weather race". www.motorsport.com. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Le Mans 24h: Toyota takes fifth straight win as rivals falter". www.motorsport.com. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  9. ^ Euwema, Davey (12 June 2022). "JOTA Takes LMP2 Honors at Le Mans With Commanding Run – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  10. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (11 September 2022). "No. 8 Toyota Wins 6H Fuji to Match Alpine Crew in Points – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  11. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (23 March 2023). "WEC Drivers in All-New Inter Europol LMP2 Lineup". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Inaugural
Formula 4 UAE Championship
Champion

2016–17
Succeeded by