Jules Szymkowiak
| Jules Szymkowiak | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Nationality |  Dutch |
| Born | 1 October 1995 Heerlen, Limburg |
| Previous series | |
| 2014 2013 | FIA F3 Europe Formula BMW |
| Championship titles | |
| 2015 and 2017 | Blancpain 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
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
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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
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
- ^ "Formel BMW Talent Cup: Dienst besucht Ausbildungsjahrgang - Szymkowiak siegt bei Testrennen in Spielberg". speed-magazin.de. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Formel BMW Talent Cup 2013: Robin Hansson feiert in Oschersleben den Gesamtsieg!". speed-magazin.de. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "F3: Limburgse coureur Jules Szymkowiak met Van Amersfoort Racing in FIA EK F3". Autosport.nl. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Holland's other rising racer". Motorsport Magazine. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Jules Szymkowiak is voortaan een Bentley Boy". Autosport.nl. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Regulations". Blancpain GT Series. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "DMSB Permit Nordschleife 2017 für 24h-Rennen, VLN, 24h-Quali- Rennen". DMSB. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "40. DMV Münsterlandpokal" (PDF). VLN. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "VLN: 'Gerwin' wordt zesde Nederlandse VLN-racewinnaar, onverwachte tweede plek Jeroen Bleekemolen". Autosport.nl. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "SCHNEIDER AND SZYMKOWIAK CLAIM BLANCPAIN GT QUALIFYING RACE WIN". MSV. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Jules Szymkowiak ontvangt prestigieuze prijs als GT-talent: "Racen met Bernd Schneider was een kans.."". Racexpress. Retrieved 29 January 2018.