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Kay van Berlo
van Berlo in 2023
NationalityNetherlands Dutch
Born (2000-12-21) 21 December 2000 (age 24)
Veghel, Netherlands
Related toGlenn van Berlo (brother)
Championship titles
2024
2022		GT4 America Series - Pro-Am
Michelin Endurance Cup - LMP3

Kay van Berlo (born 21 December 2000 in Veghel[1]) is a Dutch racing driver. He is a Porsche North America selected driver, an IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup champion in LMP3 and race-winner in GTD, and most recently won the 2024 GT4 America Series Pro-Am title.

Prototype career

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van Berlo's car at the Watkins Glen round of the 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship season

2018

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In late 2017, it was announced that van Berlo would make his motorsport debut in the 2018 24H Proto Series for Speedworks Motorsport.[2] He won two races and finished second in the LMP3 standings.[3]

A month after his LMP3 debut, van Berlo joined EuroInternational to compete in the 2018 European Le Mans Series.[4] In the season opener at Paul Ricard, van Berlo scored his first podium in ELMS by finishing third, while in the following race at Monza, he achieved his first ELMS win.[5][6]

van Berlo also raced in the Road to Le Mans, winning race one and finishing sixth in race two.[7][8]

Towards the end of the year, it was announced that van Berlo would join United Autosports for the 2018–19 Asian Le Mans Series.[9] van Berlo won the 2018 4 Hours of Fuji and finished fourth in the LMP3 standings.[10]

2022

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van Berlo returned to the LMP3 class of the European Le Mans Series, rejoining United Autosports alongside Jim McGuire and Andrew Bentley.[11] He won the 4 Hours of Imola and finished sixth in the standings.[12]

In parallel to his ELMS campaign, van Berlo also raced in the endurance rounds of the IMSA SportsCar Championship with Riley Motorsports.[13] He won at Daytona[14] and Watkins Glen en route to the Michelin Endurance Cup title.[15][16]

GT career

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van Berlo's car at the Watkins Glen round of the 2022 Porsche Carrera Cup North America season

Various Porsche Carrera Cup championships (2019-2022)

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In 2019, van Berlo competed in the Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux.[17] He scored his first win in Carrera Cup competition at Zandvoort.[18]

After spending a season in Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, van Berlo joined Kelly-Moss Road and Race to compete in the inaugural season of the Porsche Carrera Cup North America.[19] He scored his first of seven wins of the season at Sebring[20] and finished runner-up in the standings to Sebastian Priaulx.[21]

Staying in Porsche Carrera Cup North America for another season, van Berlo won both races at Sebring and Long Beach to kick off the season.[22][23] Despite sweeping both races at Watkins Glen,[24] van Berlo was beaten to the title by Parker Thompson.[25]

2023

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On January 22, van Berlo was named Porsche North America Selected Driver.[26]

Staying in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, van Berlo joined Kelly-Moss with Riley for his first full season in the GTD category.[27] The Dutchman's first GTD win came at Laguna Seca,[28] but the full-season plans were derailed when teammate Alan Metni suffered a non-racing related injury and the car was withdrawn from that year's Petit Le Mans.[29]

Alongside his IMSA commitments, van Berlo joined the GT4 America Series, partnering Curt Swearingin at ACI Motorsports.[30] The pair scored four class podiums and finished sixth in the Pro-Am standings.

2024

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Ahead of the 2024 season, van Berlo was retained as a Porsche North America Selected driver.[31]

In early 2024, it was announced that van Berlo would return to GT4 America Series for ACI Motorsports.[32] He won races at Sebring,[33] VIR and Road America en route to winning the Pro-Am championship with a race to spare.[34][35][36]

At the end of the year, van Berlo competed in the 2024 IMSA Battle on the Bricks for Kellymoss with Riley.[37] He finished eighth on his GTD return.[38]

2025

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At the start of the year, van Berlo competed in the 24 Hours of Dubai for Herberth Motorsport and won in the Pro-Am class.[39]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2011 Chrono Dutch RMC - Micro Max 7th
2012 Rotax Winter Serie - Mini Max 25th
Chrono Rotax Winter Cup - Minimax 17th
Chrono Dutch RMC - Mini Max 12th
2013 Chrono Karting Winter Serie - Minimax 2nd
2015 BNL Karting Series - Junior Max 7th
Rotax Euro Challenge - Junior Max Hugo Motorsports 39th
2016 BNL International Karting Series - Seniors 7th
Rotax Euro Challenge - Senior Max Hugo Motorsports (1)
RR Racing (2)
M.J.M van Berlo (3) 		4th
RMC Grand Finals - Senior Max Hugo Motorsports 29th
2017 South Garda Winter Cup — KZ2 Keijzer Racing 87th
FIA European Championship — KZ2 52nd
Sources:[40][41]

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2018 Dutch Winter Endurance Championship - Div. 1 Van Berlo Racing 2 0 0 0 0 0 11th
24H GT Series - 991 2 0 0 1 1 21 13th
24H Proto Series - P3 Speedworks Motorsport 3 2 0 1 3 47 2nd
European Le Mans Series - LMP3 EuroInternational 6 1 0 0 2 46.75 6th
Le Mans Cup - LMP3 2 1 0 0 1 20 15th
2018–19 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3 United Autosports 4 1 0 0 1 53 4th
2019 Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux Bas Koeten Racing 8 1 0 1 4 0 17th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP10 Prosport-Performance GmbH 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
VLN Series - V6 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
VLN Series - VT3 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT4 European Series - Pro-Am Selleslagh Racing Team 2 0 0 0 1 0 NC
2020 Dutch Winter Endurance Series Van Berlo Racing 2 0 0 1 1 8 15th
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP7 rent2drive-FAMILIA-racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT4 European Series - Pro-Am Selleslagh Racing Team 4 0 0 0 1 37 6th
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany Nebulus Racing by Huber 10 0 0 0 0 59 9th
2021 Porsche Carrera Cup North America Kelly-Moss Road and Race 16 7 2 4 12 287 2nd
2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3 Riley Motorsports 4 2 1 0 2 965 15th
Porsche Carrera Cup North America Kelly-Moss Road and Race 16 6 7 7 10 290 2nd
European Le Mans Series - LMP3 United Autosports 6 1 0 1 1 53 6th
Le Mans Cup - LMP3 1 0 0 0 0 1 35th
2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD Kelly-Moss with Riley 10 1 0 0 1 2289 13th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Silver GRT Grasser Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – Bronze Herberth Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 20 17th
Porsche Carrera Cup North America Accelerating Performance 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC
GT4 America Series - Pro-Am ACI Motorsports 14 0 0 0 4 116 6th
2023–24 Middle East Trophy - 992 Team Captain America by Bas Koeten Racing
2024 GT4 America Series - Pro-Am ACI Motorsports 13 2 8 219 1st
Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS Kellymoss with Riley 2 0 0 0 0 170 60th
IMSA SportsCar Championship – GTD 1 0 0 0 0 251 55th
Intercontinental GT Challenge RennSport1 1 0 0 0 0 12 18th
GT World Challenge America - Pro 1 0 0 0 0 24 12th
2025 Middle East Trophy - GT3 Pro-Am Herberth Motorsport 1 1 1
Sources:[40]

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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

Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2018 EuroInternational LMP3 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 LEC
3 		MNZ
1 		RBR
7 		SIL
16 		SPA
13 		ALG
Ret 		7th 46.75
2022 United Autosports LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 LEC
7 		IMO
1 		MNZ
Ret 		CAT
Ret 		SPA
5 		ALG
4 		6th 53

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pos. Points
2022 Riley Motorsports LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY
1 		SEB
7 		MDO WGL
1 		MOS ELK ATL
4 		15th 965
2023 Kelly-Moss with Riley GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 DAY
16 		SEB
7 		LBH
12 		LGA
1 		WGL
17 		MOS
9 		LIM
14 		ELK
9 		VIR
8 		IMS
11 		ATL 11th 1826
2024 Kelly-Moss with Riley GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS
8 		ATL 55th 251

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