Jaroslav "Jarek" Janiš (born 8 July 1983) is a Czech auto racing driver. In 2006 he is racing in the FIA GT Championship. He has taken three pole positions Brno, Dijon and the Hungaroring turning two of them into victories, teamed with Sascha Bert and occasionally former Formula One driver Andrea Montermini. Prior to 2006 he had done six GT Championship races, four of them in a Ferrari 360 Modena for the Menx team in 2003, taking a total of 17.5 points.
| 24 Hours of Le Mans career | |
|---|---|
| Years | 2007, 2009 |
| Teams | Spyker Squadron |
| Best finish | 25th (2009) |
| Class wins | 0 |
He was born in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia, and has a record in single-seater competition. Jarek finished 7th in the German Formula Ford series in 1999, and was 2nd in that series (and 4th in the European Formula Ford series) a year later. By the end of 2001 he had a chance to fill in for countryman Tomáš Enge in the final round of the International Formula 3000 series at Monza. He finished 3rd overall in the European series in 2002,[1] and raced the international series in 2003. He made his Champ Car debut for Dale Coyne Racing in the penultimate race of 2004. He did some Formula Nippon in Japan in 2005.
He is a former race driver for A1 Team Czech Republic in the A1 Grand Prix series.
He is the older brother of racing driver Erik Janiš.[2]
Racing record
editCareer summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F.Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Formula Ford 1800 Germany | Eiffelland Racing | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 7th |
| 2000 | Formula Ford 1800 Germany | Eiffelland Racing | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 120 | 2nd |
| French Formula Ford Championship | ? | 1 | ? | ? | 3 | 80 | 5th | ||
| European Formula Ford Championship | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 4th | ||
| Formula Palmer Audi Winter Series | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 3rd | ||
| 2001 | FIA International Formula 3000 | Coca-Cola Nordic Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| German Formula Three Championship | Opel Team KMS | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 22nd | |
| Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup | Eiffelland Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25th | |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| FIA GT Championship- N-GT | Coca-Cola Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| European Le Mans Series - LMP900 | Lanesra Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 17th | |
| 2002 | Euro Formula 3000 | ISR Racing | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 3rd |
| 2003 | FIA International Formula 3000 | ISR Racing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8th |
| FIA GT Championship - N-GT | MenX | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17.5 | 15th | |
| Formula One | Jordan Grand Prix | Test Driver | |||||||
| 2004 | Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters | Team Rosberg | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| Champ Car World Series | Dale Coyne Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24th | |
| 2005 | Italian Formula 3000 | ma-con | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 2nd |
| Formula Nippon | Kondō Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| Le Mans Series - GT1 | MenX | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 6th | |
| 2006 | F3000 International Masters | Charouz Racing System | 6 | 4 | 2 | ? | 6 | 54 | 3rd |
| FIA GT Championship - GT1 | Zakspeed Racing | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 57.5 | 5th | |
| 2006–07 | A1 Grand Prix | Charouz Racing System | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 12th |
| 2007 | FIA GT Championship - GT2 | Scuderia Ecosse | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 20th |
| American Le Mans Series - GT2 | Spyker Squadron | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 30th | |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - GT2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
| 2009 | Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo - Pro | Lamborghini Racing Eastern Europe | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 110 | 3rd |
| Le Mans Series - GT2 | Spyker Squadron | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12th | |
| 24 Hours of Le Mans - GT2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5th | ||
| 2010 | Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo - Pro | Gravity Charouz Racing | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6th |
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9th | ||
| 2011 | FIA GT3 European Championship | Gravity Charouz Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 20th |
| 2013 | FIA GT Series - Pro-Am | Gravity Charouz Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2014 | Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro-Am | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17th | |
| 2015 | 24H Series - A6-Pro | Gravity Charouz Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2017 | 24H Series - A6 | Gravity Charouz Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | NC |
| 2023 | 24H GT Series - GT4 | Buggyra ZM Racing | |||||||
| 2024 | 24H Series - GT4 | Buggyra ZM Racing | |||||||
Complete International Formula 3000 results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Coca-Cola Nordic Racing | INT | IMO | CAT | A1R | MON | NUR | MAG | SIL | HOC | HUN | SPA | MNZ 16 |
NC | 0 |
| 2003 | Superfund ISR - Charouz | IMO DNS |
CAT 4 |
A1R 9 |
MON 4 |
NUR 6 |
MAG Ret |
SIL 10 |
HOC 8 |
HUN 5 |
MNZ 6 |
8th | 20 |
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Team Rosberg | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2003 | HOC 13 |
EST Ret |
ADR Ret |
LAU 15 |
NOR 16† |
SHA1 8 |
NÜR Ret |
OSC 20† |
ZAN 16 |
BRN Ret |
HOC Ret |
21st | 0 |
† - Driver did not finish, but completed 90% of the race distance.
1 - A non-championship one-off race was held in 2004 at the streets of Shanghai, China.
Complete Champ Car World Series results
edit| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Dale Coyne Racing | Lola B02/00 | Ford XFE V8t | LBH | MTY | MIL | POR | CLE | TOR | VAN | ROA | DEN | MTL | LS | LVS | SRF 16 |
MXC | 24th | 3 | [3] |
Complete Italian/Euro Formula 3000 results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Charouz ISR Racing | VLL Ret |
PER 2 |
MOZ 6 |
SPA Ret |
DON 1 |
BRN 5 |
DIJ 4 |
JER 3 |
CAG 1 |
3rd | 36 |
| 2005 | Ma-Con Engineering | ADR | VAL 2 |
CHE Ret |
MON 3 |
MUG 6 |
MAG 3 |
MOZ 2 |
MIS 1 |
2nd | 43 |
Complete F3000 International Masters results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Charouz Racing System | MOZ1 1 |
MOZ2 1 |
MAG1 1 |
MAG2 2 |
BRH1 1 |
BRH2 3 |
OSC1 | OSC2 | BRN1 | BRN2 | IST1 | IST2 | EST1 | EST2 | EST3 | 3rd | 54 |
Complete Formula Nippon results
edit(key)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Kondo Racing | MOT 12 |
SUZ 7 |
SUG 7 |
FUJ | SUZ | MIN | FUJ | MOT | SUZ | 14th | 0 |
Complete A1 Grand Prix results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 | Czech Republic | NED SPR |
NED FEA |
CZE SPR PO |
CZE FEA PO |
CHN SPR PO |
CHN FEA PO |
MYS SPR PO |
MYS FEA PO |
IDN SPR 16 |
IDN FEA 7 |
NZL SPR |
NZL FEA |
AUS SPR |
AUS FEA |
RSA SPR |
RSA FEA |
MEX SPR 12 |
MEX FEA 12 |
CHN SPR |
CHN FEA |
GBR SPR |
GBR SPR |
12th | 27 |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
edit| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 |  Spyker Squadron
|
Mike Hezemans Jonny Kane
|
Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R | GT2 | 70 | DNF | DNF |
| 2009 | Snoras Spyker Squadron
|
Tom Coronel Jeroen Bleekemolen
|
Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R | GT2 | 320 | 25th | 5th |
FIA GT Championship results
edit| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Zakspeed Racing | Saleen S7-R | SIL 2 |
BRN 1 |
OSC 4 |
SPA 8 |
RIC 8 |
DIJ 4 |
MUG 4 |
HUN 1 |
ADR 11 |
3rd | 58 | |
| Race Alliance | Aston Martin DBR9 | DUB 5 |
References
edit- ^ "Jaroslav Janiš" (in Czech). sportovci.cz. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- ^ https://www.auto123.com/en/racing-news/jaroslav-janis-interview-by-helena-b?artid=19275 [bare URL]
- ^ "Jarek Janiš – 2004 Champ Car World Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.