Emely de Heus (born 10 February 2003) is a Dutch
racing driver
Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition.
Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organise ...
competing in the
2022 W Series
The 2022 W Series was the third season of the W Series motor racing championship. The championship was exclusively open to female racing drivers as a Formula Regional-level racing series in support of the 2022 Formula One World Championship. ...
.
Personal life
De Heus was born in
Mijnsheerenland
Mijnsheerenland is a village and a former municipality on the Hoeksche Waard island in the Dutch province of South Holland with 4,435 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2006). It is located on the shores of the ''Binnenbedijkte Maas'' (Lake Binnenmaas) ...
, Netherlands. Her father is Bert de Heus, a veteran amateur driver in the
24H Series
The 24H Series is a sports car racing and touring car racing series developed by Creventic and with approval from the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). It features GT3-spec cars, GT4-spec cars, sports cars, touring cars and ...
endurance racing championship. Her family own and operate De Heus Tractors, based in Mijnsheerenland.
De Heus is currently studying for a degree in marketing and communications at the
Johan Cruyff Institute
Johan Cruyff Institute is an educational institution, founded by Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff, aimed at educating athletes, sport and business professionals in the field of sport management.
History
The academic institution was founded in 1999 ...
.
Career
Karting
Emely de Heus competed in the 2019 and 2020
Rotax Max Challenge
The Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals (RMC) is a kart racing series owned and organized worldwide by BRP-Powertrain and its distributors, approved and in compliance with CIK-FIA. Competition takes place on a club, national and internationa ...
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
MP Motorsport (previously Marcel Peters Motorsport) is a Dutch auto racing team currently competing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship. The team has also participated in Auto GP, Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 Northern Europea ...
.
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
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and also drove at the March test at
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya () is a motorsport race track in Montmeló, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. With long straights and a variety of corners, the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya is seen as an all-rounder circuit. The track has stand ...
in Spain where she completed 134 laps. De Heus competed for Sirin Racing alongside fellow Dutch racer
Beitske Visser. Her best result was 10th in the first round of the season in
Miami
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.
Formula 4 UAE Championship
In January 2023, it was announced De Heus would compete in the
2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship
The 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship was the seventh season of the Formula 4 UAE Championship, a motor racing series for the United Arab Emirates regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations, and organised and promoted by the Emirates Motors ...
with MP Motorsport.
Racing Record
Racing career summary
* Season still in progress.
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results
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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete W Series results
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key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (ma ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
Complete F4 UAE Championship results
(
key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (ma ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.
References
External links
Official Instagram*
* Profile a
W Series
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Living people
2003 births
People from Binnenmaas
Dutch racing drivers
Dutch female racing drivers
Spanish F4 Championship drivers
W Series drivers
Karting World Championship drivers
MP Motorsport drivers
Sportspeople from South Holland
UAE F4 Championship drivers