| Emely de Heus | |
|---|---|
De Heus racing at the Red Bull Ring during the 2024 Eurocup-3 season.
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| Nationality |  Dutch |
| Born | (2003-02-10) 10 February 2003 (age 21) Mijnsheerenland, Netherlands |
| F1 Academy career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | Red Bull Racing |
| Car number | 7 |
| Starts | 25 (25 entries) |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 2 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 9th in 2023 |
| Previous series | |
| 2023 2022 2021 | Formula 4 UAE Championship W Series F4 Spanish Championship |
Emely de Heus (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈeːmɛ.li də ɦøːs]; born 10 February 2003) is a Dutch racing driver who competes in F1 Academy for Red Bull Racing.
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 Motorsportin2023.[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* | 22nd* |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sirin Racing | MIA1 10 |
MIA2 12 |
CAT 14 |
SIL 15 |
LEC 16 |
HUN 16 |
SIN 13 |
17th | 1 |
(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 | 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 |
* 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 | MP Motorsport | RBR 1 Ret |
RBR 2 6 |
RBR 3 12 |
CRT 1 14 |
CRT 2 Ret |
CRT 3 10 |
CAT 1 1 |
CAT 2 8 |
CAT 3 6 |
ZAN 1 5 |
ZAN 2 5 |
ZAN 3 2 |
MON 1 6 |
MON 2 12† |
MON 3 9 |
LEC 1 14 |
LEC 2 9 |
LEC 3 12 |
USA 1 Ret |
USA 2 10 |
USA 3 7 |
9th | 87 |
| 2024 | MP Motorsport | JED 1 12 |
JED 2 12 |
MIA 1 11 |
MIA 2 12 |
CAT 1 6 |
CAT 2 10 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
SIN 1 |
SIN 2 |
LSL 1 |
LSL 2 |
ABU 1 |
ABU 2 |
12th* | 9* |
