| Jonathan Aberdein | |
|---|---|
 Jonathan Aberdein in 2021 | |
| Nationality |  South African |
| Born | (1998-02-14)14 February 1998 (age 27) Cape Town, South Africa |
| 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 in2022 |
| 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 |
Jonathan Aberdein (born 14 February 1998) is a South Africanracing driver.
He previously competed in theFIA Formula 3 European Championship withMotopark.[1] He has also raced in theADAC Formula 4 in both2016 and2017 and won the2016–17 Formula 4 UAE Championship in dominant fashion.
He is the son ofChris Aberdein, who was an Audi and Porsche works driver in South Africa in the 1990s.
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In 2021, Aberdein moved to the LMP2 class of theEuropean Le Mans Series, competing alongsideTom Gamble andPhilip Hanson atUnited Autosports.[2] With four podiums, including a win at the season-ending race inPortugal, the trio ended up finishing second in the standings.[3] As well as that, the South African joined the team for the24 Hours of Le Mans together withNico Jamin andManuel Maldonado, though the race would conclude in a retirement due to a crash with the sister United car caused by Maldonado.[4][5]
2022 saw Aberdein team up withEd Jones andOliver Rasmussen to drive forJota Sport in theWorld Endurance Championship.[6] Following a fifth place atSebring, the team would be forced to retire atSpa-Francorchamps.[7] The team bounced back strongly at the24 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 inFuji, eventually ending up sixth in the teams' standings.[10]
Aberdein's 2023 season was made up by a full-season effort in theELMS. Competing in the LMP2 class forInter Europol Competition, Aberdein drove alongsideOlli Caldwell andRui Andrade in the team's #43 entry.[11]
| 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 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics 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 | |||
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics 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 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics 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.
| 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 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; results initalics 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 |
| Year | 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 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics 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 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics 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 |
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
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