Jazeman Jaafar

Jazeman Firhan bin Jaafar
Born	(1992-11-13) November 13, 1992 Malaysia
Occupation	Professional race car driver
Years active	2006–present
Known for	Youngest competitor to receive an International C Licence from the FIA; youngest Formula BMW Asia champion; first Asian driver to win the Grand Prix de Pau

Jazeman Firhan bin Jaafar (born 13 November 1992) is a professional race car driver from Malaysia.

Karting

Jazeman's racing journey started at the age of six in Shah Alam, Malaysia. He went on to secure eleven karting titles throughout Malaysia and Asia, notably including victory at the Belgian Open Kart Championship held in Mariembourg.

Formula Renault

At just 13 years old in 2006, Jazeman took part in the Asian Formula Renault 2.0 series with Asia Racing Team. He earned the distinction of being the youngest competitor to receive an International C Licence from the FIA and concluded the season third overall, achieving four podium finishes.

Formula BMW

In 2007, Jazeman competed in Formula BMW Asia and once again was awarded a special FIA International C Licence at age 14. Initially declared the series champion, he was later disqualified due to a technical violation involving his team, CIMB Team Qi-Meritus. Following an appeal, the ruling was reversed, reinstating Jazeman as the youngest Formula BMW Asia champion ever and securing the constructors' championship for Qi-Meritus.

Subsequently, he participated in two consecutive seasons of Formula BMW Europe (2008–2009), representing Holzer Rennsport and Eifelland Racing, finishing fourteenth and ninth in the standings respectively.

Formula Three

Jazeman stepped into the British Formula 3 Championship in 2010 with Carlin Motorsport. By 2012, he achieved second place overall in the British F3 International Series and made history as the first Asian driver to win the Grand Prix de Pau. Accumulating 306 points and concluding third at Donington Park solidified his runner-up status. Following this accomplishment, Jazeman aimed to advance into either the World Series by Renault or GP2 Series for the 2013 season.

Formula Renault 3.5

In 2013, Jazeman progressed to Formula Renault 3.5 with Carlin Motorsport. Across three seasons, he earned one pole position, seven podiums, and claimed victory at the Monaco Grand Prix while driving for Fortec Motorsports. Additionally, he competed with ISR Racing based in the Czech Republic.

Career summary

Season	Series	Team Name	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2006	Asian Formula Renault Challenge	Asia Racing Team	12	0	0	0	4	182	3rd
2007	Formula BMW Asia	CIMB Qi-Meritus	22	10	0	5	16	768	1st
	Formula BMW World Final	AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	18th
2008	Formula BMW Europe	AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH	16	0	0	0	0	67	14th
	Formula BMW World Final	Eifelland Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	5th
2009	Formula BMW Europe	Eifelland Racing	16	0	0	2	2	123	9th
	2010	British Formula 3 Championship	Carlin Motorsport	30	0	0	0	2	85	12th
Masters of Formula 3		1		0	0	0	0	N/A	NC
Macau Grand Prix		1		0	0	0	0	N/A	14th
2011	British Formula 3 Championship	Carlin Motorsport	30	0	0	0	4	187	6th
	FIA Formula 3 International Trophy		8	0	0	0	1	21	7th
	2012		British Formula 3 Championship	Carlin Motorsport	28	3	0	3	15	306	style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd
			2013	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	Carlin Motorsport	17	0	0	0	1	24	17th
				2014-15	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	ISR Racing / Fortec Motorsports	34	1	1	1	6	191	Top-10 finishes
2016-17	Blancpain GT Series Sprint & Endurance Cups / Intercontinental GT Challenge	HTP Motorsport / Strakka Racing	16		1	1	-	2	95	Top-25 finishes
	2017-19	Asian Le Mans Series / FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2	Jackie Chan DC Racing / Jota Sport	9	1	1	2	6	148	Top-5 finishes
		2019	Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia - GT3	Triple Eight Race Engineering Australia	6	0	0	3	2	81	Mid-field rankings
			2021-22	FIA World Endurance Championship / European Le Mans Series / GT World Challenge Asia	Jota Sport / Team Virage / Triple Eight JMR	14	Reserve / development roles and active competition	Mixed results
2024-25	Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia / Super GT - GT300	Arrows Racing / EBM Giga Racing		Season ongoing	Pending results

† Guest driver, not eligible for championship points.

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(key) (Races shown in bold denote pole position) (Races in italics signify fastest lap)

"2015" Fortec Motorsport ALC 1: finished second; ALC 2: seventh; MON 1: victory; SPA 1: runner-up; SPA 2: sixth; HUN 1: eighteenth; HUN 2: fourth; RBR 1: tenth; RBR 2: ninth; SIL 1: tenth; SIL 2: retired; NÜR 1: third; NÜR 2: seventeenth; BUG 1: thirteenth; BUG 2: fourteenth; JER 1: sixth; JER 2: eighth. Concluded the season in 8th place with a total of 118 points.

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Pos	Points
2013	Carlin Motorsport	MNZ 1 7	MNZ 2 Ret	ALC 1 18	ALC 2 12	MON 1 3	SPA 1 9	SPA 2 19†	MSC 1 Ret	MSC 2 13	RBR 1 10	RBR 2 13	HUN 1 20	HUN 2 20	LEC 1 14	LEC 2 14	CAT 1	CAT 2	17th	24
2014	ISR Racing	MNZ < br >1 < br/> Ret	MNZ < br >2 < br/> 7	ALC < br >1 < br/> 13	ALC < br >2 < br/> 9	MON < br >1 < br/> 3	SPA < br >1 < br/> 3	SPA < br >2 < br/> 6	MSC < br >1 < br/> 5	MSC < br >2 < br/> 12	NÜR < br >1 < br/> 15	NÜR < br >2 < br/> 9	HUN < br >1 < br/> 10	HUN < br >2 < br/> 8	LEC < br >1 < br/> Ret	LEC < br >2 < br/> 5	JER < br >1 < br/> 14	JER < br >2 < br/> Ret	10th	73

Full Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results

Year	Team	Vehicle	Category	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final Position	Points Accumulated
2016	HTP Motorsport	Mercedes-AMG GT3	Pro	MIS QR DNS	MIS CR 19	BRH QR 4	BRH CR 19	NÜR QR 14	NÜR CR 23	HUN QR 19	HUN CR 12	CAT QR 20	CAT CR 9	23rd	5

Comprehensive FIA World Endurance Championship results

(key) (Races highlighted in bold denote pole positions; events in italics represent fastest laps)

Year	Team Entry	Category	Chassis Model	Engine Type	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Overall Rank	Points Earned
2018–19	Jackie Chan DC Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	SPA 3	LMS 2	SIL 2	FUJ 1	SHA 4	SEB	SPA	LMS	4th	98

24 Hours of Le Mans performance

Year	Team Name	Co-Drivers	Vehicle Model	Category Class	Number of Laps Completed	Pos.	Class Pos.
2018	Template:Country data CHNTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jackie Chan DC Racing	Template:Country data MYSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Nabil Jeffri Template:Country data MYSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Weiron Tan	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	361	8th	4th

Full European Le Mans Series results

(Template:Motorsport driver results legend#ELMS key) (Pole positions marked in bold; fastest laps shown in italics)

Year	Team Entry	Category	Chassis	Engine	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Final Standing	Points Total

|- | 2021 ! nowrap | Jota Sport ! LMP2 ! nowrap | Oreca 07 ! nowrap | Gibson GK428, V8, 4.2 L | CAT | RBR | LEC | style="background:#FFDF9F;" |MNZ
| SPA | ALG ! NC† ! 0† |} |- | 2022 ! nowrap | Team Virage ! LMP2 ! nowrap |Oreca 07 ! nowrap |Gibson GK428, V8, 4.2 L | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |LEC
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |IMO
| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |MNZ
| CAT | SPA | ALG ! 28th ! 0 |} ^† Since Jaafar participated as a guest competitor, points were not awarded.

Full Super GT Results

(legend) (Races shown in bold denote pole position; those in italics signify the fastest lap)

Year	Team	Vehicle	Category	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final Standing	Points
2025	EBM Giga Racing	Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT3 Evo	GT300	OKA	FUJ	SEP 19	FUJ	FUJ	SUZ	SUG	AUT	MOT	NC*	0*

^* Current season underway.

Personal Background

Residing in Malaysia, Jazeman enjoys activities such as fitness training and reading. His racing inspiration is the legendary Ayrton Senna.