Laurens  Beerten

On Track Summary

A winner from the Street Kart Racing mobile game, Laurens Beerten emerged from Prodigy Week Season One as the biggest and most positive surprise. Arguably the top mobile racing gamer in the world, he may have answered the question of whether mobile racing skills can translate to real-world motorsports. Tied for the fastest lap on day one in the Radical SR1, Beerten surpassed elite real-world amateur drivers and posted professional-level times. His immediate speed and consistency have opened a new pathway into motorsports, proving that prodigies can indeed be identified through mobile racing platforms.

Off-Track Summary

With excellent physical fitness and fast reflexes—tied for the quickest among the 12 elite drivers in Prodigy Week Part One—Laurens Beerten brings an analytical mindset and a methodical approach to racing. Additionally, he is a respectful, highly intelligent, and effective communicator who excels as a team player, making him the complete package that any team would be fortunate to draft. With his seemingly limitless potential, GUILD selected Beerten 5th overall.

Bio

Beerten is a 28-year-old Belgian airline pilot, who flies a Boeing 737 for a living. Together with my lovely, supporting parents, we discovered my potential racing talent with karting at the age of 8. The dream was there; unfortunately, though, coming from a normal family, two of the three big parameters to be successful in racing (Money, Connections, Talent) were missing. After sacrificing a lot, we pulled the plug in 2011. Not wanting to give up and being a good gamer, I tried different ways to access motorsports with GT Academy 2014, as it was the most well-known. However, it was not meant to be back then. It was time to change course and study. After a few years studying chemistry at the university, there was finally an opportunity to become an airline pilot with a sponsored program; I took that opportunity with both hands. COVID struck and I started playing a mobile game, Street Kart. As one of the best gamers, and as a result of Street Kart's partnership with Racing Prodigy, I had the biggest opportunity to build a racing career so far. Again, I took the opportunity with both hands. Dedication is clearly one of my biggest assets, next to multitasking and hand-eye-foot coordination. My goal is to prove myself to be a complete racing driver, as an example of undiscovered talent, coming from just playing on a mobile device. I want to work together with Racing Prodigy to accomplish their goal of making motorsports accessible to everyone. Follow your dreams, dare to be the greatest!

Racing history

GT Academy competitor, 2014; Karting Rotax Max Junior results: Belgian Max Challenge 2009, 2010; Benelux Karting Series 2010, 2011; RMC World Finals 2010