Kay Marinus Henricus van Berlo (born 21 December 2000 in Veghel) 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
2018 In late 2017, it was announced that van Berlo would make his motorsport debut in the 2018 24H Proto Series for Speedworks Motorsport. He won two races and finished second in the LMP3 standings. A month after his LMP3 debut, van Berlo joined EuroInternational to compete in the European Le Mans Series. 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. Van Berlo also raced in the Road to Le Mans, winning race one and finishing sixth in race two. Towards the end of the year, it was announced that van Berlo would join United Autosports for the 2018–19 Asian Le Mans Series. Van Berlo won the 2018 4 Hours of Fuji and finished fourth in the LMP3 standings.
2022 Van Berlo returned to the LMP3 class of the European Le Mans Series, rejoining United Autosports alongside Jim McGuire and Andrew Bentley. He won the 4 Hours of Imola and finished sixth in the standings. In parallel to his ELMS campaign, van Berlo also raced in the endurance rounds of the IMSA SportsCar Championship with Riley Motorsports. He won at Daytona and Watkins Glen en route to the Michelin Endurance Cup title.
GT career
Various Porsche Carrera Cup championships (2019-2022) In 2019, van Berlo competed in the Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux. He scored his first win in Carrera Cup competition at Zandvoort. 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. He scored his first of seven wins of the season at Sebring and finished runner-up in the standings to Sebastian Priaulx. 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. Despite sweeping both races at Watkins Glen, van Berlo was beaten to the title by Parker Thompson.
2023 On January 22, van Berlo became a Porsche North America selected driver. Staying in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, van Berlo joined Kelly-Moss with Riley for his first full season in the GTD category. His first GTD win came at Laguna Seca, 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. Alongside his IMSA commitments, van Berlo joined the GT4 America Series, partnering Curt Swearingin at ACI Motorsports. The pair scored four class podiums and finished sixth in the Pro-Am standings.
2024 Ahead of the 2024 season, van Berlo was retained as a Porsche North America Selected driver. In early 2024, it was announced that van Berlo would return to GT4 America Series for ACI Motorsports. He won races at Sebring, VIR and Road America en route to winning the Pro-Am championship with a race to spare. At the end of the year, van Berlo competed in the IMSA Battle on the Bricks for Kellymoss with Riley. He finished eighth on his GTD return.
2025 At the start of the year, van Berlo competed in the 24 Hours of Dubai for Herberth Motorsport and won in the GT3 Pro-Am class. During 2025, van Berlo made one-off appearances in the GT4 America Series and the 24H Series, most notably winning the 12 Hours of Misano in the 992 class in the latter.
Personal life In addition to his racing career, Van Berlo works as an investment banking analyst at J.P. Morgan.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 2011Chrono Dutch RMC - Micro Max7th2012Rotax Winter Serie - Mini Max25thChrono Rotax Winter Cup - Minimax17thChrono Dutch RMC - Mini Max12th 2013Chrono Karting Winter Serie - Minimax2nd2015BNL Karting Series - Junior Max7thRotax Euro Challenge - Junior MaxHugo Motorsports39th2016BNL International Karting Series - Seniors7thRotax Euro Challenge - Senior MaxHugo Motorsports (1)RR Racing (2)M.J.M van Berlo (3)4thRMC Grand Finals - Senior MaxHugo Motorsports29th2017South Garda Winter Cup — KZ2Keijzer Racing87thFIA European Championship — KZ252ndSources:
Racing record Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition2018 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 472nd 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 IMSA Michelin Encore – LMP3 K2R Motorsports 1 0 0 0 1 2nd 2018–19 Asian Le Mans Series - LMP3 United Autosports 4 1 0 0 1 53 4th2019 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 NC2020 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 2872nd2022 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 2902nd 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 Am Team Captain America by Bas Koeten Racing 1 0 0 0 0 20 NC2024 GT4 America Series - Pro-Am ACI Motorsports 13 2 0 1 8 2191st 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 0 0 1 0 NCGT4 America Series - Pro-AmACI Motorsports 3 0 1 0 0 3 16th24H Series - 992Van Berlo Motorsport by Bas Koeten Racing 1 1 0 0 1 0 NC202624H Series – 992Van Berlo Motorsport by CP Motorsport 1 0 0 0 1 52 16th Intercontinental GT Challenge Kellymoss * * GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am * *Sources:
Complete European Le Mans Series results (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 MNZ RBR SIL SPA ALG 7th 46.75 2022 United Autosports LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 LEC IMO MNZ CAT SPA ALG 6th 53
Complete Le Mans Cup results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant Class Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rank Points 2018 Eurointernational LMP3 Ligier JS P3 LEC MNZ LMS1 LMS2 RBR SPA ALG 15th 20 2022 United Autosports LMP3 Ligier JS P320 LEC IMO LMS1 LMS2 MNZ SPA ALG 35th 1
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) + Year Team Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 Pos. Points 2018–19 United Autosports LMP3 Ligier JS P3 Nissan VK50VE 5.0 L V8 SHA FUJ CHA SEP4th53
Complete GT4 European Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos Points 2019 Selleslagh Racing Team Mercedes-AMG GT4 Pro-Am IMO1 IMO2 BRH1 BRH2 LEC1 LEC2 MIS1 MIS2 ZAN1 ZAN2 NÜR1 NÜR2 NC 0 2020 Selleslagh Racing Team Mercedes-AMG GT4 Pro-Am IMO1 IMO2 MIS1 MIS2 NÜR1 NÜR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 SPA1 SPA2 LEC1 LEC2 6th 37
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results (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 Points 2022 Riley Motorsports LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY SEB MDO WGL MOS ELK ATL 15th 965 2023 Kelly-Moss with Riley GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR IMS ATL 11th 1826 2024 Kelly-Moss with Riley GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche M97/80 4.2 L Flat-6 DAY SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK VIR IMS ATL 55th 251
Complete GT World Challenge Europe results GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points2023 GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 Silver MNZ NC 0 Herberth Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Bronze LEC SPA6H SPA12H SPA24H NÜR CAT 17th 20
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