Jonathan Aberdein
Jonathan Aberdein is a South African racing driver.
Aberdein previously competed in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship with Motopark. 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.
Aberdein is the son of Chris Aberdein, who was an Audi and Porsche works driver in South Africa in the 1990s.
Career
2021
In 2021, Aberdein moved to the LMP2 class of the European Le Mans Series, competing alongside Tom Gamble and Philip Hanson at United Autosports. With four podiums, including a win at the season-ending race in Portugal, the trio ended up finishing second in the standings. As well as that, he 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.2022
2022 saw Aberdein team up with Ed Jones and Oliver Rasmussen to drive for Jota Sport in the World Endurance Championship. Following a fifth place at Sebring, the team would be forced to retire at Spa-Francorchamps. 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. Aberdein, Jones, and Rasmussen took another third place at the penultimate race in Fuji, eventually ending up sixth in the teams' standings.2023
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 No. 43 entry.Racing record
Career summary
Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results
Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
| 2016–17 | Team Motopark | DUB1 1 1 | DUB1 2 1 | DUB1 3 1 | YMC1 1 1 | YMC1 2 1 | YMC1 3 1 | YMC1 4 1 | DUB2 1 1 | DUB2 2 3 | DUB2 3 1 | YMC2 1 1 | YMC2 2 7 | YMC2 3 1 | YMC2 4 2 | YMC3 1 1 | YMC3 2 1 | YMC3 3 1 | YMC3 4 5 | 1st |
Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results
| 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 | DC | Points |
| 2018 | Motopark | Volkswagen | PAU 1 12 | PAU 2 19 | PAU 3 8‡ | HUN 1 17 | HUN 2 14 | HUN 3 8 | NOR 1 16 | NOR 2 14 | NOR 3 Ret | ZAN 1 7 | ZAN 2 11 | ZAN 3 8 | SPA 1 Ret | SPA 2 9 | SPA 3 7 | SIL 1 5 | SIL 2 3 | SIL 3 3 | MIS 1 10 | MIS 2 14 | MIS 3 11 | NÜR 1 9 | NÜR 2 7 | NÜR 3 12 | RBR 1 7 | RBR 2 6 | RBR 3 3 | HOC 1 16 | HOC 2 11 | HOC 3 7 | 12th | 109 |
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results
Complete European Le Mans Series results
| 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 3 | RBR 7 | LEC 2 | MNZ 2 | SPA 8 | ALG 1 | 2nd | 86 |
| 2023 | Inter Europol Competition | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT Ret | LEC 3 | ARA Ret | SPA Ret | ALG 6 | POR 4 | 7th | 33 |
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
| 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 Ret | BHR | BHR | NC | 0 |
| 2022 | Jota Sport | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEB 5 | SPA Ret | LMS 3 | MNZ 10 | FUJ 3 | BHR 7 | 8th | 70 |
Complete ADAC GT Masters results
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
| 2022 | Mann-Filter Team Landgraf | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | OSC 1 3 | OSC 2 33 | RBR 1 31 | RBR 2 14 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | LAU 1 | LAU 2 | SAC 1 | SAC 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | 20th | 56 |