Jarno Opmeer
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Opmeer driving the Barazi-Epsilon FR2.0-10 during the 2017 Formula Renault Eurocup | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 April 2000 Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||
| Formula One Esports Series career | ||||||||||||||||||
| Debut season | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Red Bull Sim Racing | |||||||||||||||||
| Car number | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Starts | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| Championships | 3 (2020, 2021, 2025) | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 32 | |||||||||||||||||
| Poles | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fastest laps | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Finished last season | 1st (154 pts) | |||||||||||||||||
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Jarno Opmeer (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjaːrnoː oːpˈmeːr]; born 11 April 2000) is a Dutch esports driver and former racing driver who competes in the Formula One Esports Series for Red Bull Racing. Opmeer has won a record three Formula One Sim Racing World Championship titles, which he won in 2020, 2021, and 2025, and has won 15 races across six seasons.
Born in Dordrecht, Opmeer began competitive kart racing at an early age, winning several national titles before graduating to junior formulae in 2016. He finished runner-up to Richard Verschoor in the SMP F4 Championship that year with MP Motorsport, also achieving several podiums in F4 Spanish. He then progressed to the Formula Renault Eurocup in 2017 with MP as part of the Renault Sport Academy, achieving a podium in the Northern European Cup, but was dropped by the team four rounds into the following season.
Opmeer moved into sim racing for the 2019 Formula One Esports Series with Renault, finishing fourth in his rookie season. He then moved to Alfa Romeo for 2020, winning his maiden championship. He defended his title with Mercedes in 2021. After three seasons with Mercedes, he moved to Red Bull for the 2025 season onwards, winning the title that year. Outside of Formula One Esports, he also competed in Formula E: Accelerate for Mercedes-EQ from 2021 to 2022. Opmeer also likes to play other racing games, or competes in league racing on F1, which he frequently streams on Twitch and posts videos on YouTube. He is the most popular F1 sim racer, having the most followers and subscribers on Social Media, and is seen by most as the best F1 sim racer ever, having won the most Esports and league racing titles.