GETTING THE JOB DONE AT LE MANS

Becoming a Formula 1 great and having your name mentioned in a sentence alongside those of Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher and Ayrton Senna. It’s the typical motorsport dream that motivates hundreds of young, talented racers as they populate the junior ranks, desperate for success. And when, for most, this does not materialise, only then does endurance racing become a viable career path, a Plan B.

Not so for Job van Uitert. The 22-year-old Dutchman made the switch to sportscars early and has become one of the standout performers in endurance racing as he chases his particular dreams: “What I want to achieve is to build a sportscar career and success in the biggest endurance events in the world.”

In little over three years, van Uitert has won the European Le Mans Series LMP3 title in 2018, finished as LMP2 runner-up in the two subsequent seasons, guest-starred twice for Racing Team Nederland in the FIA World Endurance Championship, and recently won LMP2 at Petit Le Mans on his IMSA SportsCar