Edvard Holm

Edvard Holm
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Name	Edvard Holm
Born	28th Oct 1986
Nationality	Template:DEN Danish

Edvard Holm (born 22nd October 1986) is a Danish racing driver best known for making his debut in the AutoReject World Series at the age of 36, driving for the Simpson Jetstar Motorsports team alongside fellow rookie Emma Kickert on the series' comeback from the three-year ARWS hiatus. Prior to the signing, Holm's highest-level single-seater experience was in second-tier series (the GP2 Series and World Series by Renault), in which he performed moderately. Holm had also enjoyed some success driving sports prototypes and GT cars, as well as proving to be a reliable simulator driver for the Simpson team.

Junior Career

Thanks to a family fortune amassed through the Maersk shipping company, Holm was able to embark on a far longer junior career than most other drivers of the era. Between the ages of 16 and 18 (across the 2003, 2004 and 2005 seasons), Holm raced with some success in Danish Formula Ford. He progressed into German Formula Three, where he remained from 2006 until 2009. Thanks to his backing, he was able to escape the fate of more talented drivers like Joey Foster and bought his way into the GP2 Series for 2010. However, five full seasons and a knack for picking teams on their way out of the series meant that his best ever results were two sprint race podiums, four years apart. He made a sideways move into the declining World Series by Renault where he managed three race wins in the series' last three seasons and a best Championship finish of third against an extremely depleted field.

Sportscars

From 2018 onwards, Holm turned his attention to sportscar racing. Rather than racing full campaigns, he tended to enter only prestigious races that took his fancy while also marketing his services as a simulator driver for teams including Simpson Motorsports. For the 2020 season, he was to be their full-time simulator driver, only for the series itself to fold. Agreeing terms to race a full season for United Autosport in 2022, it looked as if Holm might be committing the rest of his career to GT racing. However, only one year on from that, he finally found himself in a top-tier single seater series for the first time.

AutoReject World Series

The Simpson-Sunbeam livery for the 2023 ARWS season.

For the 2023 season, Simpson Jetstar Motorsports signed both of their test and simulator drivers from the 2020 season as race drivers for 2023: Holm and Emma Kickert, who had loyally travelled to Australia to race for the team in the meantime. For Holm, this was the culmination of a dream 20 years in the making.

Career Results

GP2 Series

Year	Team	#	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	Pts	Pos
2010	Template:GBR David Price Racing	26	CAT FEA 17	CAT SPR 21	MON FEA 16	MON SPR Ret	IST FEA 6	IST SPR 5	VEN FEA 8	VEN SPR 3	SIL FEA 22	SIL SPR 14	HOC FEA 9	HOC SPR 8	HUN FEA 7	HUN SPR Ret	SPA FEA Ret	SPA SPR 13	MNZ FEA Ret	MNZ SPR Ret	YAS FEA 16	YAS SPR 10					12	16th
2011	Template:GBR Super Nova Racing	16	IST FEA 12	IST SPR 5	CAT FEA 14	CAT SPR 6	MON FEA 15†	MON SPR 10	VAL FEA 16	VAL SPR 16	SIL FEA 21	SIL SPR 15	NUR FEA 16	NUR SPR 12	HUN FEA Ret	HUN SPR Ret	SPA FEA 7	SPA SPR 21	MNZ FEA 18	MNZ SPR Ret							5	18th
2012	Scuderia Coloni	15	SEP FEA 20	SEP SPR 13	SAK1 FEA 8	SAK1 SPR 14	SAK2 FEA 20	SAK2 SPR 9	CAT FEA 6	CAT SPR 18	MON FEA Ret	MON SPR Ret	VAL FEA 13	VAL SPR 17	SIL FEA 22	SIL SPR 8	HOC FEA 19	HOC SPR 22	HUN FEA 11	HUN SPR 24	SPA FEA 16	SPA SPR 12	MNZ FEA 21	MNZ SPR Ret	SIN FEA Ret	SIN SPR 20	13	20th
2013	Rapax	19	SEP FEA 9	SEP SPR 6	SAK FEA 9	SAK SPR 14	CAT FEA 19	CAT SPR 16	MON FEA 13	MON SPR 23	SIL FEA 24	SIL SPR 16	NUR FEA 14	NUR SPR 9	HUN FEA 6	HUN SPR 7	SPA FEA 12	SPA SPR 11	MNZ FEA Ret	MNZ SPR 16	SIN FEA 16	SIN SPR 13	YAS FEA 13	YAS SPR 7			20	21st
2014	Rapax	15	BAH FEA 7	BAH SPR 2	CAT FEA 12	CAT SPR Ret	MON FEA Ret	MON SPR 18	RBR FEA 20	RBR SPR 20	SIL FEA 25	SIL SPR 18	HOC FEA 6	HOC SPR 14	HUN FEA 11	HUN SPR 13	SPA FEA 18	SPA SPR 17	MNZ FEA 19	MNZ SPR 11	SOC FEA 15	SOC SPR 6	YAS FEA 17	YAS SPR 16			30	12th

World Series by Renault

Year	Team	#	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Pts	Pos
2015	Template:FRA Tech 1 Racing	18	ALC R1 12	ALC R2 13	MON 7	SPA R1 Ret	SPA R2 7	HUN R1 7	HUN R2 13	RBR R1 8	RBR R2 Ret	SIL R1 Ret	SIL R2 9	NUR R1 14	NUR R2 Ret	LEM R1 5	LEM R2 6	JER R1 Ret	JER R2 13		42	12th
2016	Template:GBR Arden Motorsport	8	ALC R1 5	ALC R2 1	HUN R1 4	HUN R2 3	SPA R1 Ret	SPA R2 5	LEC R1 8	LEC R2 Ret	SIL R1 5	SIL R2 Ret	RBR R1 5	RBR R2 1	MNZ R1 4	MNZ R2 Ret	JER R1 4	JER R2 Ret	CAT R1 4	CAT R2 12	157	7th
2017	Template:GBR Fortec Motorsports	7	SIL R1 3	SIL R2 6	SPA R1 1	SPA R2 3	MNZ R1 4	MNZ R2 Ret	JER R1 6	JER R2 4	ALC R1 3	ALC R2 2	NOR R1 2	NOR R2 8	AHR R1 5	AHR R2 2	COA R1 8	COA R2 5	SAK R1 6	SAK R2 8	204	3rd

GTC World Cup

Year	Team	Car	Co-Driver(s)	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Pts	Pos
2022	Template:GBR United Autosport	TBC	TBC	ABU R1 ENT	ABU R2 ENT	BRA End. ENT	GER R1 ENT	GER R2 ENT	NOR R1 ENT	NOR R2 ENT	GBR End. ENT	AUT R1 ENT	AUT R2 ENT	JPN End. ENT	CAN R1 ENT	CAN R2 ENT	USA R1 ENT	USA R2 ENT	MAC R1 ENT	MAC R2 ENT	AUS End. ENT	*	*

AutoReject World Series

Year	Team	Constructor	#	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Pts	Pos
2023	Template:AUS Simpson Jetstar Motorsports	Simpson-Sunbeam	?	AUS ENT	NSW ENT	BRA ENT	RSA ENT	500 ENT	TOR ENT	MON ENT	BEL ENT	BAV ENT	SCA ENT	CZE ENT	ESP ENT	ITA ENT	GBR ENT	IDN ENT	MAL ENT	JPN ENT	MAC ENT	*	*