| Emely de Heus | |
| Nationality: | Dutch |
| Birth Date: | 10 February 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Mijnsheerenland, Netherlands |
| Current Series: | F1 Academy |
| First Year: | 2023 |
| Current Team: | MP Motorsport |
| Car Number: | 7 |
| Starts: | 25 (25 entries) |
| Wins: | 1 |
| Podiums: | 2 |
| Poles: | 1 |
| Fastest Laps: | 0 |
| Best Finish: | 9th |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Prev Series: | Formula 4 UAE Championship W Series F4 Spanish Championship |
| Prev Series Years: | 2023 2022 2021 |
Emely de Heus (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈeːmɛ.li də ɦøːs/; born 10 February 2003) is a Dutch racing driver who competes in F1 Academy for MP Motorsport.
De Heus was born in Mijnsheerenland, Netherlands.[1] Her father is Bert de Heus, a veteran amateur driver in the 24H Series endurance racing championship. Her family own and operate De Heus Tractors, based in Mijnsheerenland.[2] [3]
De Heus began studying for a degree in marketing and communications at the Johan Cruyff Institute in 2022.[4] [5]
Emely de Heus competed in the 2019 and 2020 Rotax Max Challenge International Trophy in karting. In 2019, she secured 4 points and finished in 27th position overall. In 2020, she improved to 23rd place with 45 points.[6] In February 2020 she won the Dutch Wintercup in Senior Karting at Berghem.[7] That same year, she amassed 239 points in the Dutch Rotax Max Senior National Championship, finishing 4th overall.[8]
For the 2021 season, De Heus made her debut in single seater racing in the F4 Spanish Championship. She competed for Dutch team, MP Motorsport.[9] [10]
De Heus competed in all 21 races of the season. She finished in 29th place in the drivers standings and won the 2021 Female Trophy.[11]
In early 2022, De Heus was announced as a competitor for the 2022 W Series season. In February she completed a test at Inde Motorsports Ranch, Arizona and also drove at the March test at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Spain where she completed 134 laps.[12] [13] De Heus competed for Sirin Racing alongside fellow Dutch racer Beitske Visser.[14] [15] [16] Her best result was 10th in the first round of the season in Miami.[17]
In January 2023, it was announced De Heus would compete in the 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship with MP Motorsport.[18] Her best finish was 21st place at Kuwait Motor Town.[19]
In March 2023, De Heus was announced as a driver for the brand new F1 Academy series and competed with MP Motorsport in 2023.[20] De Heus won her first race in the series at Catalunya.[21] [22] For 2024, she re-signed with MP Motorsport and joined the Red Bull Academy Programme. She will be supported by Red Bull GmbH and Ford.[23] [24]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | SKUSA SuperNationals XIX - TaG Cadet | Team PDB Kart | 48th |
| 2019 | BNL Karting Series - Rotax Senior | ||
| Rotax Max Euro Trophy - Senior Max | JJ Racing | 27th | |
| 2020 | Rotax Max Euro Trophy - Senior Max | JJ Racing | 25th |
| Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Senior Max | 23rd |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | F4 Spanish Championship | MP Motorsport | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29th |
| 2022 | W Series | Sirin Racing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17th |
| 2023 | Formula 4 UAE Championship | MP Motorsport | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43rd |
| F1 Academy | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 9th | ||
| Formula Pro USA Western Championship - FPUSA-4 | Jensen Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7th | |
| 2024 | F1 Academy | MP Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9* | 12th* |
| Eurocup-3 | GRS Team | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0* | 24th* |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.(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 | DC | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | nowrap | MP Motorsport | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | RBR 3 | CRT 1 | CRT 2 | CRT 3 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | CAT 3 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | ZAN 3 | MON 1 | MON 2 | MON 3 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | LEC 3 | USA 1 | USA 2 | USA 3 | 9th | 87 |
| 2024 | MP Motorsport | JED 1 | JED 2 | MIA 1 | MIA 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | SIN 1 | SIN 2 | LSL 1 | LSL 2 | ABU 1 | ABU 2 | 12th* | 9* |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)