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Emely de Heus
De Heus racing at the Red Bull Ring during the 2024 Eurocup-3 season.
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(2003-02-10) 10 February 2003 (age 21) Mijnsheerenland, Netherlands
F1 Academy
Years active	2023–2024
Car number	7
Former teams	MP Motorsport
Starts	35 (35 entries)
Wins	1
Podiums	2
Poles	1
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	9th in 2023
Previous series
2025 2023–2024 2024 2023 2023 2022 2021	Dubai 24 Hour F1 Academy Eurocup-3 Formula 4 UAE Championship Formula Pro USA W Series F4 Spanish Championship

Emely de Heus (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈeːməli də ˈɦøːs]; born 10 February 2003) is a Dutch racing driver. She is best known for her two seasons racing in F1 Academy for MP Motorsport.

Personal life

De Heus was born in Mijnsheerenland, Netherlands. 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. Her racing heroes growing up were Michael Schumacher and Kimi Raikkonen.

De Heus began studying for a degree in marketing and communications at the Johan Cruyff Institute in 2022.

Career

Karting

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. 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.

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 and also drove at the March test at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 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.

Formula 4 UAE Championship

In January 2023, it was announced De Heus would compete in the 2023 Formula 4 UAE Championship with MP Motorsport. Her best finish was 21st place at Kuwait Motor Town.

F1 Academy

In March 2023, De Heus was announced as a driver for the brand new F1 Academy series and competed with MP Motorsport in 2023. De Heus won her first race in the series at Catalunya. For 2024, she re-signed with MP Motorsport and joined the Red Bull Academy Programme. She was sponsored by Red Bull GmbH and Ford.

De Heus scored her best result in the final round at Abu Dhabi, with a 4th place finish in race 1. De Heus finished the season in 11th place with 29 points. As a result of competing in two seasons, De Heus is ineligible to compete in the 2025 championship so will depart F1 Academy to be replaced by Chloe Chambers.

Eurocup-3

Alongside her commitments in F1 Academy, De Heus joined the Eurocup-3 series for seven races. Initially she joined GRS Team as a replacement driver for Nikola Tsolov. After her first two races with the team at second round of the season, De Heus would return to race for GRS Team at three further weekends at Portugal, Netherlands and at the final round of the season at the Circuit de Catalunya.

24H Series

De Heus joined WS Racing to compete in the 2025 Dubai 24 Hour racing a BMW M4 alongside Jeroen Bleekemolen, George King, Bernd Küpper and Keith Gatehouse. The race is the first of two rounds of the 2025 Middle East Trophy, a prequel to the 2025 24H Series season. The team retired from the race in hour eight following a car fire whilst de Heus was at the wheel.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary

* Season still in progress.

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete W Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete F4 UAE Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

* Season still in progress.

Complete F1 Academy results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete Eurocup-3 results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

References

1. "Bert de Heus". De Heus Tractors. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
2. "Career Summary:Bert de Heus". Snap Lap. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
3. "Bert de Heus". Driver DB. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
4. "INTRODUCING EMELY DE HEUS: The Red Bull Ford driver on mountain biking, chocolate and her racing heroes". f1academy.com.
5. "Interview: W Series-debutante De Heus aast op podiumplekken". Motorsport. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
6. "EMELY DE HEUS". W Series. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
7. "Emely de Heus". driverdb. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
8. "RACE Final [R], Open Winter 2T Serie 2020, Chrono Karting bv, Netherlands - Official Event Results". MYLAPS Speedhive. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
9. "Nederlands Kampioenschap 2T Karting 2020" (PDF). KNAF.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 June 2022.
10. "EMELY DE HEUS EMBARKING ON SINGLE-SEATER CAREER WITH MP MOTORSPORT IN SPANISH F4". MP Motorsport. 12 March 2021. Archived from the original on 12 March 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
11. "Emely de Heus embarks on single-seater career with MP Motorsport in Spanish F4". Kartxpress. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
12. "F4 Spain: Emely de Heus wins 2021 female trophy". Racers Behind The Helmet. 15 November 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
13. "WSeries welcomes Emely De Heus to Arizona to take part in our testing programme". Twitter. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
14. "Belen Garcia tops W Series' Barcelona test, three more drivers confirmed". Formula Scout. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
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16. "Sirin Racing". W Series. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
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18. "Miami". W Series. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
19. "MP Motorsport adds de Heus and Rinicella to F4 UAE round one line-up". Formula Scout. 8 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
20. "Taponen takes his first F4 UAE win in Kuwait race two". Formula Scout. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
21. "MP Motorsport lock in F1 Academy line-up with Emely de Heus". Formula 1. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
22. "De Heus inherits F1 Academy win as broken gearbox sidelines Buhler". Formula Scout. 20 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
23. "Emely de Heus claims first win of the season in F1 Academy". F1 Academy. 20 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
24. Collantine, Keith (2 February 2024). "Red Bull's two F1 teams back trio of drivers in F1 Academy". RaceFans. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
25. Cooper, Adam (7 March 2024). "Ford F1 Academy deal shows support for Red Bull". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
26. "F1 ACADEMY: Pulling claims record-breaking eighth win in Yas Marina after Lap 1 drama for Chambers". formula1.com.
27. "F1 Academy Driver Standings 2024". f1academy.com.
28. "F1 Academy: Drivers To Look Out For In 2025". girlsacrossthegrid.com.
29. "Chloe Chambers teams up with Red Bull Ford for 2025 F1 ACADEMY season". f1academy.com.
30. "Emely de Heus and Joao Diaz to make Eurocup-3 debuts this weekend". formulascout.com.
31. "Emely De Heus to make EuroCup-3 debut with GRS Team at the Red Bull Ring". grs-team.com.
32. "Eurocup-3: Emely de Heus turns around Portimao weekend with P12 in race 3". racers-behindthehelmet.com.
33. "Good performance in the EuroCup-3 season finale in Barcelona". grs-team.com.
34. "Michelin Dubai 24 Hour Entry List". 24hseries.com.
35. "Dinamic Porsche Out Front at 24H Dubai Halfway Point". sportscar365.com.
36. "WRT Gives M4 GT3 EVO Debut Win in 24H Dubai". sportscar365.com.

External links

• Official Instagram
• Emely de Heus career summary at DriverDB.com
• Profile at W Series

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