Jules Szymkowiak
NationalityNetherlands Dutch
Born (1995-10-01) 1 October 1995
Heerlen, Limburg
Previous series
2014
2013		FIA F3 Europe
Formula BMW
Championship titles
2015 and 2017Blancpain GT Silver Cup
Awards
Sean Edwards Trophy (2016)

Jules Szymkowiak (born 1 October 1995 in Heerlen, Limburg) is a Dutch racing driver. After competing in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship he transferred to GT-racing in various GT3 championships.

Career

Single seaters

Szymkowiak (left) at the Hockenheimring in 2014.

After karting in various Rotax Max powered classes Szymkowiak was selected to compete in the Formula BMW Talent Cup in 2013. The Dutch driver won four races during the season, two at the Red Bull Ring and two at the Slovakia Ring.[1] At the championship Grand Final at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben Szymkowiak finished second in the first race, retired in the second race and placed sixth in the third race. The Dutchman had to settle for sixth in the overall standings.[2]

For 2014 Szymkowiak was announced to race with Van Amersfoort Racing in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship. Former Formula One driver Adrian Sutil advised on Szymkowiak transitioning into Formula 3.[3] At the Hungaroring Szymkowiak scored his best result placing sixth. During the season the driver scored seventeen points placing twentieth in the series.

GT racing

Szymkowiak at Nogaro 2015.

Szymkowiak made his GT3 racing debut with HTP Motorsport in a Bentley Continental GT. The rookie landed his HTP racing seat by filling in an application form.[4] In the 2015 Blancpain Sprint Series the Dutch driver shared his car with three different drivers during the season, Olivier Lombard, Tom Dillmann and Max van Splunteren.[5] In the overall classification Szymkowiak scored a couple of sixth places as his best result. As a silver graded driver he qualified for the Silver Cup.[6] In the Silver Cup he scored nine class victories out of thirteen races dominating the championship. To qualify to race GT3 machinery in the VLN and the 24 Hours of Nürburgring Szymkowiak needed a DMSB Permit Nordschleife Grade A.[7] To receive the permit Szymkowiak raced in the 2015 DMV Münsterlandpokal entered on two cars, one BMW M235i and one Honda Civic Type-R.[8][9] With HTP Motorsport switching to the new Mercedes-AMG GT Szymkowiak got a new teammate for the Blancpain GT Sprint Series, Bernd Schneider. The duo won their first race at Brands Hatch.[10] The duo scored another two podium finishes placing them fourth in the series championship. As a rising talent he won the Sean Edwards Trophy, over other finalists Dries Vanthoor and Luca Stoltz.[11] For 2017 Szymkowiak partnered with Fabian Schiller again qualifying to compete in the Silver Cup classification. The duo scored a second place overall finish at the season opener at Misano. They also won the Silver Cup classification seven times, again winning the championship.

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2013 Formula BMW Talent Cup BMW Motorsport 3 0 ? ? 1 30 6th
2014 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 33 0 0 0 0 17 20th
Zandvoort Masters 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th
2015 Blancpain GT Sprint Series Bentley Team HTP 13 0 0 0 0 18 18th
2016 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup HTP Motorsport 10 1 0 2 3 59 4th
2017 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup HTP Motorsport 10 0 0 0 1 22 11th
Blancpain GT Series Asia - GT3 GruppeM Racing Team 11 0 0 0 0 82 5th
International GT Open SPS Automotive Performance 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup AKKA ASP Team 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC
2019 ADAC GT4 Germany Racing One 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 GetSpeed Performance 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th
2020 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Hella Pagid - racing one 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 18th
2022 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Hella Pagid - racing one 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF

Complete FIA European Formula 3 Championship results

(key)

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 31 32 33 DC Points
2014 Van Amersfoort Racing Volkswagen SIL
1
19		 SIL
2
24		 SIL
3
20		 HOC
1
Ret		 HOC
2
16		 HOC
3
16		 PAU
1
19		 PAU
2
Ret		 PAU
3
14		 HUN
1
6		 HUN
2
19		 HUN
3
15		 SPA
1
9		 SPA
2
Ret		 SPA
3
8		 NOR
1
18		 NOR
2
Ret		 NOR
3
Ret		 MSC
1
11		 MSC
2
12		 MSC
3
13		 RBR
1
Ret		 RBR
2
9		 RBR
3
15		 NÜR
1
17		 NÜR
2
14		 NÜR
3
10		 IMO
1
Ret		 IMO
2
15		 IMO
3
14		 HOC
1
22		 HOC
2
15		 HOC
3
20		 20th 17

Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Points
2015 Bentley Team HTP Bentley Continental GT3 Silver NOG
QR
Ret		 NOG
CR
14		 BRH
QR
13		 BRH
CR
12		 ZOL
QR
8		 ZOL
CR
6		 MOS
QR
8		 MOS
CR
10		 ALG
QR
8		 ALG
CR
Ret		 MIS
QR
Ret		 MIS
CR
DNS		 ZAN
QR
7		 ZAN
CR
6		 18th 18
2016 HTP Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Pro MIS
QR
Ret		 MIS
CR
7		 BRH
QR
1		 BRH
CR
2		 NÜR
QR
8		 NÜR
CR
3		 HUN
QR
5		 HUN
CR
5		 CAT
QR
10		 CAT
CR
31		 4th 59
2017 HTP Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Silver MIS
QR
2		 MIS
CR
12		 BRH
QR
16		 BRH
CR
17		 ZOL
QR
17		 ZOL
CR
8		 HUN
QR
14		 HUN
CR
8		 NÜR
CR
9		 NÜR
CR
6		 11th 22

Complete Blancpain Endurance Series results

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 Pos. Pts
2016 HTP Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Pro MON SIL LEC
Ret		 SPA NÜR - 0

References

  1. ↑ "Formel BMW Talent Cup: Dienst besucht Ausbildungsjahrgang - Szymkowiak siegt bei Testrennen in Spielberg". speed-magazin.de. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Formel BMW Talent Cup 2013: Robin Hansson feiert in Oschersleben den Gesamtsieg!". speed-magazin.de. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "F3: Limburgse coureur Jules Szymkowiak met Van Amersfoort Racing in FIA EK F3". Autosport.nl. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Holland's other rising racer". Motorsport Magazine. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Jules Szymkowiak is voortaan een Bentley Boy". Autosport.nl. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Regulations". Blancpain GT Series. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "DMSB Permit Nordschleife 2017 für 24h-Rennen, VLN, 24h-Quali- Rennen". DMSB. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "40. DMV Münsterlandpokal" (PDF). VLN. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "VLN: 'Gerwin' wordt zesde Nederlandse VLN-racewinnaar, onverwachte tweede plek Jeroen Bleekemolen". Autosport.nl. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  10. ↑ "SCHNEIDER AND SZYMKOWIAK CLAIM BLANCPAIN GT QUALIFYING RACE WIN". MSV. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "Jules Szymkowiak ontvangt prestigieuze prijs als GT-talent: "Racen met Bernd Schneider was een kans.."". Racexpress. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
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