Emely de Heus
Emely de Heus is a Dutch racing driver. She currently competes for ID Racing in the Porsche [Carrera Cup Germany] series. De Heus is best known for her two seasons racing in F1 Academy for MP Motorsport.
Personal life
De Heus was born in Mijnsheerenland, Netherlands. Her father is Bert de Heus, a veteran amateur driver in the 24H Series endurance racing championship. Her family owns and operates De Heus Tractors, based in Mijnsheerenland. Her racing heroes growing up were Michael Schumacher and Kimi Raikkonen.De Heus is studying for a degree in software engineering.
Career
Karting
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. In February 2020 she won the Dutch Wintercup in Senior Karting at Berghem. That same year, she amassed 239 points in the Dutch Rotax Max Senior National Championship, finishing 4th overall.F4 Spanish Championship
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.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.
W Series
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. De Heus competed for Sirin Racing alongside fellow Dutch racer Beitske Visser. Her best result was tenth in the first round of the season in Miami.Formula 4 UAE Championship
In January 2023, it was announced De Heus would compete in the 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship with MP Motorsport. Her best finish was 21st place at Kuwait Motor Town.F1 Academy
In March 2023, De Heus was announced as a driver for the brand new F1 Academy series and competed with MP Motorsport in 2023. De Heus won her first race in the series at Catalunya. For 2024, she re-signed with MP Motorsport and joined the Red Bull Academy Programme. She was sponsored by Red Bull GmbH and Ford.De Heus scored her best result in the final round at Abu Dhabi, with a fourth place finish in race 1. De Heus finished the season in 11th place with 29 points. As a result of competing in two seasons, De Heus was ineligible to compete in the 2025 championship so she departed F1 Academy and was replaced by Chloe Chambers.
Eurocup-3
Alongside her commitments in F1 Academy, De Heus joined the Eurocup-3 series for seven races. Initially she joined GRS Team as a replacement driver for Nikola Tsolov. After her first two races with the team at second round of the season, De Heus would return to race for GRS Team at three further weekends at Portugal, Netherlands and at the final round of the season at the Circuit de Catalunya.24H Series
De Heus joined WS Racing to compete in the 2025 Dubai 24 Hour racing a BMW M4 alongside Jeroen Bleekemolen, George King, Bernd Küpper and Keith Gatehouse. The race is the first of two rounds of the 2025 [Middle East Trophy], a prequel to the 2025 24H Series season. The team retired from the race in hour eight following a car fire whilst de Heus was at the wheel.Porsche Carrera Cup Germany
In February 2025, De Heus announced her switch to the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany. She will compete in the 2025 season for ID Racing.Racing record
Racing career summary
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results
| 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 |
| 2021 | MP Motorsport | SPA 1 24 | SPA 2 23 | SPA 3 21 | NAV 1 22 | NAV 2 20 | NAV 3 21 | ALG 1 18 | ALG 2 21 | ALG 3 19 | ARA 1 16 | ARA 2 20 | ARA 3 17 | CRT 1 14 | CRT 2 19 | CRT 3 21† | JER 1 17 | JER 2 19 | JER 3 20 | CAT 1 20 | CAT 2 16 | CAT 3 22 | 29th | 0 |
Complete W Series results
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | DC | Points |
| 2022 | Sirin Racing | MIA1 10 | MIA2 12 | CAT 14 | SIL 15 | 2022 W Series [Le Castellet round|LEC] 16 | HUN 16 | SIN 13 | 17th | 1 |
Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Pos | Points |
| 2023 | MP Motorsport | DUB1 1 27 | DUB1 2 29 | DUB1 3 Ret | KMT1 1 26 | KMT1 2 30 | KMT1 3 31 | KMT2 1 Ret | KMT2 2 21 | KMT2 3 25 | DUB2 1 | DUB2 2 | DUB2 3 | YMC 1 | YMC 2 | YMC 3 | 43rd | 0 |
Complete Eurocup-3 results
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | DC | Points |
| 2024 | GRS Team | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | RBR 1 13 | RBR 2 15 | POR 1 Ret | POR 2 DNS | POR 3 14 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | ZAN 1 17 | ZAN 2 23 | ARA 1 | ARA 2 | JER 1 | JER 2 | CAT 1 DNS | CAT 2 Ret | 29th | 0 |