| Jonathan Aberdein | |
| Birth Date: | 14 February 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Related To: | Chris Aberdein (father) |
| Racing Licence: | FIA Gold |
| Current Series: | WEC |
| First Year: | 2021 |
| Current Team: | Jota |
| Car Number: | 28 |
| Former Teams: | United Autosports |
| Starts: | 7 (7 entries) |
| Championships: | 0 |
| Wins: | 0 |
| Podiums: | 2 |
| Poles: | 0 |
| Fastest Laps: | 1 |
| Best Finish: | 8th |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Prev Series: | European Le Mans Series Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters FIA European F3 ADAC Formula 4 Formula 4 UAE Championship ADAC Formula 4 |
| Prev Series Years: | 2021 2019-2020 2018 2017 2016-17 2016 |
| Titles: | Formula 4 UAE Championship |
| Title Years: | 2016-17 |
| Codriver: | Ed Jones, Oliver Rasmussen |
Jonathan Aberdein (born 14 February 1998) is a South African racing driver. He currently competes for Inter Europol Competition in the European Le Mans Series.
He previously competed in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship with Motopark.[1] He has also raced in the ADAC Formula 4 in both 2016 and 2017 and won the 2016–17 Formula 4 UAE Championship in dominant fashion.
He is the son of Chris Aberdein, who was an Audi and Porsche works driver in South Africa in the 1990s.
In 2021, Aberdein moved to the LMP2 class of the European Le Mans Series, competing alongside Tom Gamble and Philip Hanson at United Autosports.[2] With four podiums, including a win at the season-ending race in Portugal, the trio ended up finishing second in the standings.[3] As well as that, the South African joined the team for the 24 Hours of Le Mans together with Nico Jamin and Manuel 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 with Ed Jones and Oliver Rasmussen to drive for Jota Sport in the World Endurance Championship.[6] Following a fifth place at Sebring, the team would be forced to retire at Spa-Francorchamps.[7] The team bounced back strongly at the 24 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 in Fuji, eventually ending up sixth in the teams' standings.[10]
Aberdein's 2023 season was made up by a full-season effort in the ELMS. Competing in the LMP2 class for Inter Europol Competition, Aberdein drove alongside Olli Caldwell and Rui 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 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 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Pos | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Motopark | OSC1 1 | OSC1 2 | OSC1 3 | SAC 1 | SAC 2 | SAC 3 | LAU 1 | LAU 2 | LAU 3 | OSC2 1 | OSC2 2 | OSC2 3 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | RBR 3 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | NÜR 3 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | ZAN 3 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | HOC 3 | 14th | 49 | |
| 2017 | Motopark | OSC1 1 | OSC1 2 | OSC1 3 | LAU 1 | LAU 2 | LAU 3 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | RBR 3 | OSC2 1 | OSC2 2 | OSC2 3 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | NÜR 3 | SAC 1 | SAC 2 | SAC 3 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | HOC 3 | 9th | 94 |
(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)
‡ 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 | HOC 2 | ZOL 1 | ZOL 2 | MIS 1 | MIS 2 | NOR 1 | NOR 2 | ASS 1 | ASS 2 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | LAU 1 | LAU 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | 10th | 67 | |
| 2020 | BMW Team RMR | BMW M4 Turbo DTM | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | LAU 1 | LAU 2 | LAU 1 | LAU 2 | ASS 1 | ASS 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | ZOL 1 | ZOL 2 | ZOL 1 | ZOL 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | 11th | 62 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics 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 | RBR | LEC | MNZ | SPA | ALG | 2nd | 86 | |
| 2023 | Inter Europol Competition | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT | LEC | ARA | SPA | ALG | POR | 7th | 33 |
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 in bold indicate pole position; races in italics 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 | BHR | BHR | NC | 0 | |
| 2022 | Jota Sport | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEB | SPA | LMS | MNZ | FUJ | BHR | 8th | 70 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)