Malthe Jakobsen

2020

For 2020, Jakobsen switched to prototype racing, competing in the LMP3 category of the European Le Mans Series for RLR MSport alongside James Dayson.^[6] He finished his rookie campaign, during which he was described as having shown "maturity beyond his years", tenth in the standings, with a sole podium coming at the season opener in Le Castellet.^[7]

2021

Jakobsen stayed with RLR for another year in the ELMS, this time partnering Mike Benham and Alex Kapadia.^[8][9] His team once again started their campaign out with a podium, a second place in Barcelona, but failed to finish three of the remaining five races, thus dropping to ninth by season's end.^{[citation needed]}

2022

Going into his third season of the European Le Mans Series, Jakobsen made the move to Cool Racing.^[10] Commencing the season at Paul Ricard, Jakobsen started out in strong fashion, taking pole position and helping his team to win the four hour-long race.^[11][12] Another pole position came at the next round in Imola, which would eventually result in a podium finish.^[13][14] The following event, held in Monza, would bear less fruit however, as the team was forced to retire from the race. Following another third place in Barcelona, where Jakobsen scored his fourth pole in four races, a collision by his teammate Maurice Smith meant the end of the race in Spa-Francorchamps, which made the team's title aspirations seem unlikely going into the season finale at Portimão.^[15][16] In spite of the uphill task, Jakobsen managed to take pole position once more, making him the season's only LMP3 polesitter, and ended up winning the race.^[17] With title rivals Inter Europol Competition retiring late in the race following a car failure with a subsequent collision, Jakobsen, Smith and Mike Benham were crowned champions of the ELMS' LMP3 category.^[18]

As a result of his championship victory, Jakobsen was invited to test the Peugeot 9X8 Hypercar during the FIA World Endurance Championship rookie test in November 2022.^[19]

2023

Progression to the LMP2 class was in order for the 2023 season, as Jakobsen remained with Cool Racing in the ELMS.^[20] Before embarking on his European season however, the Dane teamed up with Nicolas Lapierre and amateur Alexandre Coigny in the Asian Le Mans Series.^[21] Despite Jakobsen setting the fastest lap in the second race at Dubai, the team experienced a difficult opening event, as Coigny collided with a GT car in Race 1 and the outfit finished fifth on Sunday. For the event at the Yas Marina Circuit, Lapierre would step away from driving duties in order to give Jakobsen more seat time during the races, which ended up paying off immediately, the Dane taking a commanding victory on Saturday.^[22] On Sunday, a pair of penalties due to an infringement regarding minimum pit stop time and a collision caused by Jakobsen would end the outfit's chances of obtaining victory, as Jakobsen and Coigny finished third, which earned them the runner-up spot in the championship.^[23][24]

The team's European campaign started positively, as a third place in class at Barcelona was followed by a second place at Le Castellet.^[25][26] During the third round in Aragón however, Jakobsen caused the No. 37 to retire for the only time that year, missing his braking point for turn one and colliding with the fellow Cool Racing car of José María López.^[27][28] The next race at Spa-Francorchamps saw a return to form, with Jakobsen playing a starring role in the team's first Pro-Am victory and overall second place.^[29][30] Another class win followed during the 4 Hours of Algarve, where a late ten-second-penalty for the leading Mathias Beche gifted the No. 37 another 25 points, placing them into championship contention for the season finale.^[31] Despite an early spin by Coigny during the second race at Portimão, Jakobsen was able to make up ground during the final stints, getting within a second of the race-winning AF Corse of Ben Barnicoat.^[32][33]

At the start of November, it was announced that Jakobsen would pair up with George Kurtz and Colin Braun in that winter's Asian Le Mans Series, driving for the Algarve Pro Racing-run CrowdStrike Racing team.^[34][35] There, victories at Sepang and Yas Marina gave the trio the AsLMS title.^[36]

2024

At the start of 2024, Jakobsen and CrowdStrike Racing by APR took part in the 24 Hours of Daytona, finishing second after losing out in a late battle with Christian Rasmussen.^[37] Thereafter, Jakobsen remained with Cool Racing's ELMS outfit in 2024, being partnered by silver-ranked Lorenzo Fluxá and Super Formula champion Ritomo Miyata in the LMP2 Pro class.^[38] At the opening round in Barcelona, Jakobsen inherited the lead due to a fast pit stop and held on to win.^[39] Jakobsen found himself leading once again at Le Castellet, though his race was ended by a gearbox failure with 43 minutes to go.^[40][41] A crash for substitute teammate Paul-Loup Chatin with an LMP3 car at Imola and two points finishes later, the team were out of the title fight. However, the No. 37 team would take third in the drivers' standings after a controlled display at Portimão, as Jakobsen managed his gap to the title-winning No. 14 AO by TF crew.^[42][43]

Jakobsen once again entered the Asian Le Mans Series going into the winter, driving for Algarve Pro with Valerio Rinicella and Michael Jensen.^[44] The trio dominated, winning a race each at Sepang, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi.^[45][46][47] At the final race, a fourth place was enough to clinch the title.^[48]

2025

Ahead of the 2025 season, Jakobsen was promoted to Peugeot TotalEnergies in the top class of the FIA World Endurance Championship, where he partnered Loïc Duval and Stoffel Vandoorne in the No. 94.^[49][50] The first three races did not yield points, despite the team showing promising pace.^[51] At Spa, Jakobsen was running inside the top five before contact with Robin Frijns after a safety car restart caused race-ending suspension damage.^[52][53] After finishing 11th at Le Mans, Jakobsen qualified fourth for the 6 Hours of São Paulo.^[54] During the race, the team fell back, finishing sixth.^[55] At Cota, Jakobsen and his teammates profited from rainy conditions to finish third.^[56] The No. 94 finished the final two races in tenth; Jakobsen shining in qualifying at Bahrain by placing third.^[57] The results placed Jakobsen 19th in the standings, with Peugeot being seventh in the manufacturers' championship.^[58][59]