Draft:Jef Machiels

Jef Machiels
Jef Machiels
Nationality	Belgian
Born	25 July 2005 (age 19); Limburg, Belgium
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup career
Debut season	2023
Current team	AF Corse
Car number	52
Starts	5 (5 entries)
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	11th (Bronze Cup) in 2023
Previous series
2022; 2022; 2022	Italian F4 Championship; F4 Spanish Championship; Formula 4 UAE Championship

Jef Machiels (born 25 July 2005) is a Belgian racing driver who is currently racing for AF Corse in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup.^[1]^[2]

He is the son of Louis Machiels, the Blancpain Endurance Series Pro-Am Cup champion.^[3]

Racing record

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2022	Formula 4 UAE Championship	Pinnacle Motorsport^[4]^[5]	12	0	0	0	0	0	39th
	F4 Spanish Championship	Monlau Motorsport^[6]^[7]	21	0	0	0	0	0	26th
	Italian F4 Championship	Monlau Motorsport^[6]^[7]	5	0	0	0	0	0	52nd
2023	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	AF Corse^[8]	5	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup - Bronze		5	0	0	0	1	34	11th
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup		2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2023-24	Middle East Trophy - GT3	Attempto Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2023-24	Middle East Trophy - 992	Red Ant Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2024	Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe	Belgium Racing	4	0	0	0	0	*	*
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	AF Corse
	GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup	AF Corse	10	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	24H Series - 992	Red Ant Racing

^† As Machiels was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.* Season still in progress.

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	DC	Points
2022	Monlau Motorsport	ALG 1 24	ALG 2 Ret	ALG 3 19	JER 1 15	JER 2 24	JER 3 23	CRT 1 13	CRT 2 17	CRT 3 22	SPA 1 14	SPA 2 17	SPA 3 27†	ARA 1 12	ARA 2 18	ARA 3 23†	NAV 1 17	NAV 2 28†	NAV 3 12	CAT 1 Ret	CAT 2 24	CAT 3 13	26th	0

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

Year	Team	Car	Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Pos.	Points
2023	AF Corse	Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo 2020	Bronze	MNZ 36	LEC 16	SPA 6H 57	SPA 12H 32	SPA 24H 26	NÜR 36	CAT 31	11th	34
2024	AF Corse	Ferrari 296 GT3	Bronze	LEC 23	SPA 6H 9	SPA 12H 2	SPA 24H 13	NÜR	MNZ	JED	1st*	57*

^*Season still in progress.

^ "About". Jef Machiels (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 April 2023.
^ "Les deux équipages AF Corse en Pro confirmés". Endurance Info (in French). Retrieved 7 April 2023.
^ "Home". Jef Machiels (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 April 2023.
^ "Pinnacle Motorsport set for F4 UAE Championship debut". Mailchimp. Pinnacle Motorsport. 12 January 2022. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
^ Manila, Time Attack (5 February 2022). "Jef Machiels, Robert De Daan join Pinnacle Motorsport for the remaining F4 UAE season". Time Attack Manila. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
^ Blancafort, Raymond (14 April 2022). "La F4 española, con 24 coches, pero sólo cuatro pilotos de casa". SoyMotor (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
^ "Elenco Verificati - Verified (Monza)" (PDF). ACI Sport. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
^ Euwema, Davey. "Shwartzman to Make GT3 Debut With AF Corse – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. Retrieved 7 April 2023.