Beitske Visser
Beitske Visser | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 10, 1995 Dronten, Netherlands |
| Occupation | Racing driver |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Beitske Visser (born 10 March 1995) is a Dutch motorsport competitor with a diverse background spanning karting, single-seaters, GT racing, and prototype categories.
Karting
Originating from Dronten, Visser started her karting career in 2007, progressing through various European and international competitions. By 2011, she advanced to the KZ1 division, securing tenth place in the CIK-FIA European KZ1 Championship.
First car race
Visser made her car racing debut on 6 August 2011 at the Supercar Challenge held at Assen Circuit, driving a Praga R4S in the GT category. Despite receiving a 25-second penalty, she overtook Roger Grouwels near the race's conclusion to claim victory in her very first outing.
Open-wheel racing
- ADAC Formel Masters
In 2012, Visser competed in the ADAC Formel Masters series with Lotus (Motopark Academy), finishing eighth overall. Her season highlights included wins at Zandvoort and EuroSpeedway Lausitz, along with ten additional points finishes. She was inducted into the Red Bull Junior Team at the beginning of 2013 but was released by the end of that year. Continuing with Motopark in 2013, she secured one victory at the Sachsenring and again placed eighth in the championship standings.
- GP3 Series
Visser took part in the opening round of the 2014 GP3 Series representing Hilmer Motorsport, and later competed in the Spa-Francorchamps round of 2015 with Trident.
- Formula Renault 3.5 Series
In 2014, she stepped up to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series driving for AVF, earning her first championship point at Spa-Francorchamps. After two seasons, she joined Teo Martín Motorsport for 2016, achieving a best race finish of fifth at Jerez and concluding the season 13th overall.
- Hiatus
Following her departure from Formula V8 after 2016, Visser engaged in a technical development role with Eindhoven University of Technology’s student team on an electric open-wheel vehicle project. In June 2017, this team set a new electric vehicle lap record at Zandvoort, reducing the previous time by 16 seconds.
- Formula E
Prior to the start of the 2018–19 Formula E season, Visser acted as test and reserve driver for Andretti Autosport. Additionally, she participated in the 2024–25 pre-season Women's test at Jarama for DS Penske, finishing sixth among competitors.
- W Series
Visser secured one of eighteen permanent driver slots for the inaugural 2019 W Series. She concluded the championship as runner-up to Jamie Chadwick, accumulating four podiums including a victory at Zolder. Although the planned 2020 season was cancelled due to COVID-19, she triumphed in a ten-event eSports series conducted on iRacing. In subsequent seasons, she finished eighth in 2021 and again as runner-up in the 2022 W Series championship.
Endurance racing
- GT4
In mid-2017, Visser became part of BMW’s Junior Driver programme and competed alongside Dennis Marschall in the 2017 GT4 European Series Southern Cup. The pair won the second-to-last round held in Barcelona and continued competing together in this category during 2018.
- LMP2
Visser made her prototype racing debut during the 2020 European Le Mans Series with Signature Team, stepping in for injured driver Katherine Legge. Alongside teammates Tatiana Calderón and André Negrão, she finished sixth at the 4 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. Later, paired with Sophia Flörsch, she secured eleventh place at Le Castellet.
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Victories | Pole positions | Fastest laps | Podium finishes | Points | Final standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Dutch Supercar Challenge - GT | Race 4 Slovakia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | NC† |
| 2012 | ADAC Formel Masters | Lotus | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 109 | 8th |
| 2013 | ADAC Formel Masters | Lotus | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 117 | 8th |
| 2014 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | AVF | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 21st |
| GP3 Series | Hilmer Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27th | |
| 2015 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | AVF | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23rd |
| GP3 Series | Trident Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28th |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | Fastest Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2016 Formula V8 3.5 season | Teo Martín Motorsport | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 13th |
| 2017 | 2017 GT4 European Series Southern Cup - Pro-Am | Schubert Motorsport | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† |
| 2018 | 2018 GT4 European Series - Silver | RN Vision STS | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 6th |
| 2018 French GT4 Cup - Pro Am | 3Y Technology | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| align=left nowrap="" >2018 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP8T | align=left nowrap="" >Securtal Sorg Rennsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6th | |
| "2018-19" | Formula E test driver for BMW i Andretti Motorsport | ||||||||
| 2019 | 2019 W Series | Hitech GP | \6 | \1 | \0 | \2 | \4 | \100 | \ 2nd |
| 2019 International GT Open | Senkyr Motorsport | \6 | \0 | \0 | \0 | \1 | \33 | \11th | |
| "2020" | 2020 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Richard Mille Racing Team | \4 | \0 | \0 | \0 | \0 | \10 | \19th |
| 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | \1 | \0 | \0 | \0 | \0 | \N/A | \9th | ||
| 2020 Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS | Fast Track Racing/Classic BMW | \1 | \0 | \0 | \0 | \0 | \9 | \68th | |
| 2021 | 2021 W Series | M. Forbes Motorsport | \8 | \0 | \0 | \0 | \0 | \38 | \8th |
| 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 | Richard Mille Racing Team | \5 | \0 | \0 | \0 | \0 | \27 | \14th | |
| 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 | \1 | \0 | \0 | \0 | \0 | \N/A | \ DNF | ||
| 2022 | 2022 W Series | Sirin Racing | \7 | \1 | \1 | \0 | \3 | \93 | \ 2nd |
| "2023" | 2023 Prototype Cup Germany | "BHK Motorsport" | \4 | \0 | \0 | \0 | \0 | \10 | \25th |
| 2023 Ultimate Cup Series#Endurance Prototype Challenge - Proto P3 | \1 | \0 | \0 | \0 | \0 | \2 | \36th | ||
| 2023 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP8T | Giti Tire Motorsport By WS Racing | \1 | \0 | \1 | \1 | \1 | \N/A | \ 2nd | |
| "2024" | 2024 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP8T | Giti Tire Motorsport By WS Racing | |||||||
| 2024 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP8T | |||||||||
| "2025" | Toyota GR Cup Spain | Motor & Sport Institute | |||||||
| 2025 Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - AT3 | Giti Tire Motorsport By WS Racing | ||||||||
† Visser participated as a guest competitor and was therefore not eligible to earn points.
Full Supercar Challenge standings
| Year | Team | Vehicle | Category | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Slovakia Race 4 | Praga R4S | GT Class | HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
ASS 1 |
ASS 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
ZOL 1 |
ZOL 2 |
ASS 1 1st |
ASS 2 Retired |
ZOL | SPA 1 Retired |
SPA 2 3rd |
ASS 1 Retired |
ASS 2 Did Not Start |
NC† | 0† |
Complete Formula V8 3.5 Series standings
(legend) (Bolded races denote pole position) (Italicized races denote fastest lap)
| Season | Team Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Round 8 | Round 9 | Round 10 | Round 11 | Round 12 | Round 13 | Round 14 | Round 15 | Round 16 | Round 17 | Round 18 | Final Standing | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | AVF | MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
ALC 1 |
ALC 2 |
MON 1 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
MSC 1 |
MSC 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
JER 1 |
JER 2 |
21st | 11 | |
| 2015 | AVF | ALC 1 |
ALC 2 |
MON 1 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
style="background:#DFFFDF;" >HUN 1 |
style="background:#CFCFFF;" >HUN 2 |
style="background:#CFCFFF;" >RBR 1 |
style="background:#DFFFDF;" >RBR 2 |
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Full GP3 Series Results
(legend) (Races shown in bold denote pole position) (Races in italics signify fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final Standing | Points Scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Hilmer Motorsport | CAT FEA 19 |
CAT SPR 15 |
RBR FEA |
RBR SPR |
SIL FEA |
SIL SPR |
HOC FEA |
HOC SPR |
HUN FEA |
HUN SPR |
SPA FEA |
SPA SPR |
MNZ FEA |
MNZ SPR |
SOC FEA |
SOC SPR |
YMC FEA |
YMC SPR |
27th place | 0 points |
| 2015 | Trident | CAT FEA |
CAT SPR |
RBR FEA |
RBR SPR |
SIL FEA |
SIL SPR |
HUN FEA |
HUN SPR |
SPA FEA Retired |
SPA SPR 15 |
MNZ FEA |
MNZ SPR |
SOC FEA |
SOC SPR |
BHR FEA |
BHR SPR |
YMC FEA |
YMC SPR |
28th place | 0 points |
Complete Results for the 24 Hours of Nürburgring
| Year | Team Name | Drivers Co-Drivers | Vehicle Model | Category | Completed Laps | Ovr. Pos. |
Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Germany Sorg Rennsport | Germany Dirk Adorf Template:Country data NEDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Tom Coronel Germany Nico Menzel |
BMW M4 (F82) GT4 | SP8T class | 92 laps completed | 102nd overall | 6th in class |
| 2023 | Germany WS Racing | Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Pippa Mann Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Célia Martin Template:Country data LIETemplate:Namespace detect showall Fabienne Wohlwend |
BMW M4 GT4 (G82) | SP8T category | 135 laps completed | 81st overall | 2nd place |
| 2024 | Germany WS Racing | Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Pippa Mann Germany Carrie Schreiner Template:Country data LIETemplate:Namespace detect showallFabienne Wohlwend |
BMW M4 (G82) GT4 | SP8T division | 44 laps completed | 47th overall | 3rd place |
Full W Series results
(key) (Races shown in bold represent pole positions) (Races in italics denote fastest laps)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Hitech GP | HOC 4th |
ZOL 1st |
MIS 2nd |
NOR 2nd |
ASS 4th |
BRH 3rd |
2nd overall | 100 points | ||
| 2021 | M. Forbes Motorsport | RBR 12th |
RBR 11th |
SIL 6th |
HUN 5th |
SPA DNS |
ZAN 12th |
COA 5th |
COA 5th |
8th place | 38 points |
| 2022 | Sirin Racing | MIA1 3rd |
MIA2 7th |
CAT 5th |
SIL 5th |
LEC 4th |
HUN 3rd |
SIN 1st |
2nd overall | 93 points |
Full European Le Mans Series results
(key) (Pole positions are in bold; fastest laps are shown in italics)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Ranking | Points scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Richard Mille Racing Team | LMP2 Class | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | Circuit Paul Ricard | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 6th |
Circuit Paul Ricard 11th |
Autodromo Nazionale Monza 10th |
Algarve International Circuit 11th |
19th place | 10 points |
Full 24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Vehicle | Category | Completed Laps | Overall Position | Category Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Richard Mille Racing Team | Germany Sophia Flörsch Template:Country data COLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Tatiana Calderón |
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 364 | 13th place | 9th place |
| 2021 | Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Richard Mille Racing Team | Germany Sophia Flörsch Template:Country data COLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Tatiana Calderón |
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 74 | Did Not Finish (DNF) | Did Not Finish (DNF) |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
(key) (bold indicates pole position, italics signifies fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Category | Chassis Model | Engine Type | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Final Standing | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Richard Mille Racing Team | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 engine | 2021 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 8th place |
2021 8 Hours of Portimão 6th place |
2021 6 Hours of Monza | 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans Retired (Ret.) |
2021 6 Hours of Bahrain 6th place |
2021 8 Hours of Bahrain 9th place |
14th overall | 27 points |