Malthe Jakobsen

Malthe Jakobsen start out in racing in Formula 4, but at a relatively early stage of his career made a switch to endurance competition, where he quickly made a name for himself. He first tasted success winning the LMP3 class title in European Le Mans Series in 2022. The following year he stepped up to series’ top class, LMP2, and finished the season as runner up, but it was in the Asian Le Mans Series, where he found most success, winning a hat-trick of championship titles. A calls victory in the 2026 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona rounds out his success tally behind the wheel of LMP2 machinery.

For 2025 he stepped up to the pinnacle of endurance racing joining Team Peugeot TotalEnergies’ works effort in the Hypercar class of the FIA World Endurance Championship.

“I’m very happy to be part of this initiative. It’s important to raise awareness about safety. With the FIA SDC app you can also measure and improve your own driving skills, so it adds a competitive angle in terms of being more fuel-efficient on the road.”