{{Short description|Czech racing driver (born 1983)}} {{BLP sources|date=November 2025}} {{Infobox racing driver | name = Jaroslav Janiš | image = Profil jarekjanis.jpg | caption = Janiš in 2008 | nationality = {{flagicon|CZE}} Czech | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|07|08|df=y}} | birth_place = Olomouc, Czechoslovakia | racing_licence = 12px FIA Gold {{small|(until 2016)}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.fia.com/sites/default/files/basicpage/file/20141016/2014%20GT3%20Driver%20Categorisation%20161014.pdf|title=2014 GT3 Driver Categorisation|website=fia.com|publisher=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|date=16 October 2014|access-date=8 January 2026}}</ref><br>12px FIA Silver {{small|(2017–)}} | module = {{Infobox Le Mans driver|embed=yes | years = {{24hLM|2007}}, {{24hLM|2009}} | teams = Spyker Squadron | best_finish = 25th ({{24hLM|2009}}) | class_wins = 0 }} }} '''Jaroslav "Jarek" Janiš''' (born 8 July 1983) is a Czech auto racing driver. In 2006 he is racing in the FIA GT Championship. He has taken three pole positions Brno, Dijon and the Hungaroring turning two of them into victories, teamed with Sascha Bert and occasionally former Formula One driver Andrea Montermini. Prior to 2006 he had done six GT Championship races, four of them in a Ferrari 360 Modena for the Menx team in 2003, taking a total of 17.5 points.

Janiš was born in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia, and has a record in single-seater competition. He finished seventh in the German Formula Ford series in 1999, and was second in that series (and fourth in the European Formula Ford series) a year later. By the end of 2001, he had a chance to fill in for countryman Tomáš Enge in the final round of the International Formula 3000 series at Monza. He finished third overall in the European series in 2002,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportovci.cz/automobilove-sporty/janis-jaroslav/|title=Jaroslav Janiš|publisher=sportovci.cz|language=cs|access-date=14 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716104326/http://www.sportovci.cz/automobilove-sporty/janis-jaroslav/|archive-date=16 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> and raced the international series in 2003. He made his Champ Car debut for Dale Coyne Racing in the penultimate race of 2004. He did some Formula Nippon in Japan in 2005.

Janiš is a former race driver for A1 Team Czech Republic in the A1 Grand Prix series.

Janiš is the older brother of racing driver Erik Janiš.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.auto123.com/en/racing-news/jaroslav-janis-interview-by-helena-b?artid=19275|title=Jaroslav Janis interview by Helena B.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114003723/https://www.auto123.com/en/racing-news/jaroslav-janis-interview-by-helena-b?artid=19275|archive-date=14 November 2023|work=Flagworld (Auto123.com)|date=8 December 2003}}</ref>

==Racing record== ===Career summary=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center" ! Season ! Series ! Team ! Races ! Wins ! Poles ! F.Laps ! Podiums ! Points ! Position |- ! 1999 |align=left| Formula Ford 1800 Germany |align=left| Eiffelland Racing | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 7th |- ! rowspan=4 | 2000 |align=left| Formula Ford 1800 Germany | rowspan=3 align=left| Eiffelland Racing | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 120 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" | '''2nd''' |- |align=left| French Formula Ford Championship | ? | 1 | ? | ? | 3 | 80 | 5th |- |align=left| European Formula Ford Championship | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 4th |- |align=left| Formula Palmer Audi Winter Series |align=left| | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 68 | style="background:#FFDF9F;" | '''3rd''' |- ! rowspan=6 | 2001 |align=left| FIA International Formula 3000 |align=left| Coca-Cola Nordic Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |- |align=left| German Formula Three Championship |align=left| Opel Team KMS | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 22nd |- |align=left| Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup | rowspan=2 align=left| Eiffelland Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25th |- |align=left| Formula Renault 2.0 Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |- |align=left| FIA GT Championship- N-GT |align=left| Coca-Cola Racing Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |- |align=left| European Le Mans Series - LMP900 |align=left| Lanesra Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 17th |- ! 2002 |align=left| Euro Formula 3000 |align=left| ISR Racing | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 36 | style="background:#FFDF9F;" | '''3rd''' |- ! rowspan=3 | 2003 |align=left| FIA International Formula 3000 |align=left| ISR Racing | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8th |- |align=left| FIA GT Championship - N-GT |align=left| MenX | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17.5 | 15th |- |align=left| Formula One |align=left| Jordan Grand Prix | colspan=7 | ''Test Driver'' |- ! rowspan=2 | 2004 |align=left| Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters |align=left| Team Rosberg | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |- |align=left| Champ Car World Series |align=left| Dale Coyne Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24th |- ! rowspan=3 | 2005 |align=left| Italian Formula 3000 |align=left| ma-con | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 43 | style="background:#DFDFDF;" | '''2nd''' |- |align=left| Formula Nippon |align=left| Kondō Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |- |align=left| Le Mans Series - GT1 |align=left| MenX | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 6th |- ! rowspan=2 | 2006 |align=left| F3000 International Masters |align=left| Charouz Racing System | 6 | 4 | 2 | ? | 6 | 54 | style="background:#FFDF9F;" | '''3rd''' |- |align=left| FIA GT Championship - GT1 |align=left| Zakspeed Racing | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 57.5 | 5th |- ! nowrap| 2006–07 |align=left| A1 Grand Prix |align=left| Charouz Racing System | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 12th |- ! rowspan=3 | 2007 |align=left| FIA GT Championship - GT2 |align=left| Scuderia Ecosse | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 20th |- |align=left| American Le Mans Series - GT2 | rowspan=2 align=left| Spyker Squadron | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 30th |- |align=left| 24 Hours of Le Mans - GT2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |- ! rowspan=3 | 2009 |align=left| Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo - Pro |align=left nowrap| Lamborghini Racing Eastern Europe | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 110 | style="background:#FFDF9F;" | '''3rd''' |- |align=left| Le Mans Series - GT2 | rowspan=2 align=left| Spyker Squadron | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12th |- |align=left| 24 Hours of Le Mans - GT2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5th |- ! rowspan=2 | 2010 |align=left| Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo - Pro | rowspan=2 align=left| Gravity Charouz Racing | ? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6th |- |align=left| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9th |- ! 2011 |align=left| FIA GT3 European Championship |align=left| Gravity Charouz Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 20th |- ! 2013 |align=left| FIA GT Series - Pro-Am |align=left| Gravity Charouz Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |- ! 2014 |align=left nowrap| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe - Pro-Am |align=left| | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17th |- ! 2015 |align=left| 24H Series - A6-Pro |align=left| Gravity Charouz Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |- ! 2017 |align=left| 24H Series - A6 |align=left| Gravity Charouz Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | NC |- !2023 |align=left| 24H GT Series - GT4 |align=left| Buggyra ZM Racing | | | | | | | |- !2024 |align=left| 24H Series - GT4 |align=left| Buggyra ZM Racing | | | | | | | |}

=== Complete International Formula 3000 results === (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap.) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" ! Year ! Entrant ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! DC ! Points |- | 2001 ! nowrap| Coca-Cola Nordic Racing | INT | IMO | CAT | A1R | MON | NUR | MAG | SIL | HOC | HUN | SPA |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MNZ<br />{{small|16}} ! NC ! 0 |- | 2003 ! nowrap| Superfund ISR - Charouz |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| IMO<br />{{small|DNS}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CAT<br />{{small|4}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| A1R<br />{{small|9}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MON<br />{{small|4}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NUR<br />{{small|6}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAG<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL<br />{{small|10}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HOC<br />{{small|8}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HUN<br />{{small|5}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MNZ<br />{{small|6}} |colspan=2| ! 8th ! 20 |}

===Complete Italian/Euro Formula 3000 results=== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" ! Year ! Entrant ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! DC ! Points |- | 2002 ! nowrap| Charouz ISR Racing | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| VLL<br />{{small|Ret}} | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| PER<br />{{small|2}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MOZ<br />{{small|6}} | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| '''''SPA<br />{{small|Ret}}''''' | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''DON<br />{{small|1}}''''' | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRN<br />{{small|5}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DIJ<br />{{small|4}} | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| JER<br />{{small|3}} | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''''CAG<br />{{small|1}}''''' | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''3rd''' | style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''36''' |- | 2005 ! nowrap| Ma-Con Engineering | ADR |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| VAL<br />{{small|2}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CHE<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MON<br />{{small|3}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MUG<br />{{small|6}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| MAG<br />{{small|3}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''MOZ<br />{{small|2}}''' |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''MIS<br />{{small|1}}''' | |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''2nd''' |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| '''43''' |}

===Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results=== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" ! &nbsp;Year&nbsp; ! Team ! Car ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! Pos ! Points |- | 2004 ! nowrap| Team Rosberg ! nowrap| AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2003 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HOC<br />{{small|13}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| EST<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ADR<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LAU<br />{{small|15}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NOR<br />{{small|16†}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SHA<sup>1</sup><br />{{small|8}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NÜR<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| OSC<br />{{small|20†}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ZAN<br />{{small|16}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRN<br />{{small|Ret}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HOC<br />{{small|Ret}} | '''21st''' | '''0''' |} <sup>†</sup> - Driver did not finish, but completed 90% of the race distance.<br /> <sup>1</sup> - A non-championship one-off race was held in 2004 at the streets of Shanghai, China.

=== Complete Champ Car World Series results === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" !Year !Team !No. !Chassis !Engine !1 !2 !3 !4 !5 !6 !7 !8 !9 !10 !11 !12 !13 !14 !Rank !Points !Ref |- |2004 ! nowrap| Dale Coyne Racing ! 19 ! nowrap| Lola B02/00 ! nowrap| Ford XFE V8t |LBH |MTY |MIL |POR |CLE |TOR |VAN |ROA |DEN |MTL |LS |LVS | style="background:#EFCFFF;" |SRF<br />{{small|16}} |MXC | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |'''24th''' | style="background:#CFCFFF;" |'''3''' ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://racing-reference.info/drivdet/janisja01/2004/R|title=Jarek Janiš – 2004 Champ Car World Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 15, 2023}}</ref> |}

===Complete Formula Nippon results=== (key) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" ! Year ! Entrant ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! DC ! Points |- | 2005 ! nowrap| Kondo Racing |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MOT<br />{{small|12}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SUZ<br />{{small|7}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SUG<br />{{small|7}} | FUJ | SUZ | MIN | FUJ | MOT | SUZ ! 14th ! 0 |}

===Complete F3000 International Masters results=== (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" ! Year ! Entrant ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! DC ! Points |- | 2006 ! nowrap| Charouz Racing System |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MNZ<br>1<br />{{small|1}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| MNZ<br>2<br />{{small|1}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''MAG<br>1'''<br />{{small|1}} |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MAG<br>2<br />{{small|2}} |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''BRH<br>1'''<br />{{small|1}} |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRH<br>2<br />{{small|3}} | OSC<br>1 | OSC<br>2 | BRN<br>1 | BRN<br>2 | IST<br>1 | IST<br>2 | EST<br>1 | EST<br>2 | EST<br>3 | EST<br>4 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''3rd''' |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''54''' |}

=== Complete A1 Grand Prix results === (key) (Races in '''bold''' indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" ! Year ! Entrant ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! 20 ! 21 ! 22 ! DC ! Points |- | nowrap| 2006–07 !rowspan=3 nowrap| Czech Republic | NED<br />SPR | NED<br />FEA |style="background:#F1F8FF;"|CZE<br />SPR<br />{{small|PO}} |style="background:#F1F8FF;"|CZE<br />FEA<br />{{small|PO}} |style="background:#F1F8FF;"|CHN<br />SPR<br />{{small|PO}} |style="background:#F1F8FF;"|CHN<br />FEA<br />{{small|PO}} |style="background:#F1F8FF;"|MYS<br />SPR<br />{{small|PO}} |style="background:#F1F8FF;"|MYS<br />FEA<br />{{small|PO}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|IDN<br />SPR<br />{{small|16}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;"|IDN<br />FEA<br />{{small|7}} |NZL<br />SPR |NZL<br />FEA |AUS<br />SPR |AUS<br />FEA |RSA<br />SPR |RSA<br />FEA |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|MEX<br />SPR<br />{{small|12}} |style="background:#CFCFFF;"|MEX<br />FEA<br />{{small|12}} |CHN<br />SPR |CHN<br />FEA |GBR<br />SPR |GBR<br />SPR !12th !27 |}

===24 Hours of Le Mans results=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" |- ! Year ! Team ! Co-Drivers ! Car ! Class ! Laps ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}} ! {{Tooltip|Class<br />Pos.|Class Position}} |- ! 2007 |align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|NLD}} Spyker Squadron |align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|NLD}} Mike Hezemans<br />{{flagicon|GBR}} Jonny Kane |align="left" nowrap| Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R | GT2 | 70 | DNF | DNF |- ! 2009 |align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|NLD}} Snoras Spyker Squadron |align="left" nowrap| {{flagicon|NLD}} Tom Coronel<br />{{flagicon|NLD}} Jeroen Bleekemolen |align="left" nowrap| Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2-R | GT2 | 320 | 25th | 5th |}

===FIA GT Championship results=== {| class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;" |- ! Year ! Team ! Car ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! Pos ! Points |- | rowspan="2"| 2006 ! nowrap| Zakspeed Racing ! nowrap| Saleen S7-R | style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SIL<br />{{small|2}} | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''BRN<br />{{small|1}}''' | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OSC<br />{{small|4}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA<br />{{small|8}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RIC<br />{{small|8}} | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''DIJ<br />{{small|4}}''' | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MUG<br />{{small|4}} | style="background:#FFFFBF;"| '''HUN<br />{{small|1}}''' | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| '''ADR<br />{{small|11}}''' | | rowspan="2" style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''3rd''' | rowspan="2" style="background:#FFDF9F;"| '''58''' |- ! nowrap| Race Alliance ! nowrap| Aston Martin DBR9 | colspan=9| | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DUB<br />{{small|5}} |}

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.jaroslav-janis.cz/en}}

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