11 Facts About Malthe Jakobsen

Malthe Jakobsen was born on 29 October 2003 and is a Danish racing driver who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship with Peugeot.

Malthe Jakobsen is the 2022 European Le Mans Series champion in the LMP3 class with Cool Racing.

Three more wins followed, as Malthe Jakobsen locked out the championship in dominating fashion in the season finale, finishing 78 points ahead of his nearest challenger, Jonas Lindhard Nielsen.

For 2020, Malthe Jakobsen switched to prototype racing, competing in the LMP3 category of the European Le Mans Series for RLR MSport alongside James Dayson.

Malthe Jakobsen finished his rookie campaign, during which he was described as having shown "maturity beyond his years", tenth in the standings, with a sole podium coming at the season opener in Le Castellet.

Malthe Jakobsen stayed with RLR for another year in the ELMS, this time partnering Mike Benham and Alex Kapadia.

In spite of the uphill task, Malthe Jakobsen managed to take pole position once more, making him the season's only LMP3 polesitter, and ended up winning the race.

Progression to the LMP2 class was in order for the 2023 season, as Malthe Jakobsen remained with Cool Racing in the ELMS.

The next race at Spa-Francorchamps saw a return to form, with Malthe Jakobsen playing a starring role in the team's first Pro-Am victory and overall second place.

Thereafter, Malthe Jakobsen remained with Cool Racing's ELMS outfit in 2024, being partnered by silver-ranked Lorenzo Fluxa and Super Formula champion Ritomo Miyata in the LMP2 Pro class.

Malthe Jakobsen found himself leading at Le Castellet, though his race was ended by a gearbox failure with 43 minutes to go.