Stoffel Vandoorne
| Stoffel Vandoorne | |
|---|---|
 Vandoorne in 2013. | |
| Nationality |  Belgian |
| Born | 26 March 1992 Kortrijk, Belgium |
| GP2 Series career | |
| Debut season | 2014 |
| Current team | ART Grand Prix |
| Car number | 10 |
| Starts | 22 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 4 |
| Poles | 4 |
| Fastest laps | 3 |
| Best finish | 2nd (229 pts) in 2014 |
| Previous series | |
| 2013 2011-12 2011-12 2010 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC F4 Eurocup 1.6 |
| Championship titles | |
| 2012 2010 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 F4 Eurocup 1.6 |
Stoffel Vandoorne (born 26 March 1992) is a professional racing driver from Belgium, currently competing in the GP2 Series with ART Grand Prix.[1] He was reserve driver for the McLaren Formula One team in 2014. Vandoorne also raced in rFactor Formula SimRacing at the 2011 and 2012 seasons.
Career
Karting
Born in Kortrijk, Vandoorne began his karting career in 1998 at age six, and ten years later won the Belgian KF2 Championship. In 2009 he finished as runner-up in the CIK-FIA World Cup in the KF2 category.[2]
Formula Renault
In 2010, Vandoorne moved up to single-seater racing, joining the F4 Eurocup 1.6 series.[3] He went on to win the series on his first attempt, finishing the season with six wins and three podium finishes.[4]
In 2011, he graduated to competing in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 with Kurt Mollekens' KTR team.[5] He finished fifth overall, with one podium at the Hungaroring and another eight point-scoring finishes throughout the season.[6] He also participated in Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup, where he finished third in the series' standings with eight podiums.[7]
For the 2012 season Vandoorne remained in the Eurocup, but left KTR to join Josef Kaufmann Racing.[8] He won the championship by ten points after a tight battle between himself and Red Bull backed Daniil Kvyat. Between them they won 11 of the 14 races and finished over 100 points ahead of their nearest challenger. Vandoorne finished the season with four wins and six podiums to his name. He also contested selected events in the Northern European Cup, where he won five of the seven races that he started, and finished on the podium in a sixth race.
In 2013, Vandoorne raced in Formula Renault 3.5, where he replaced 2012 champion Robin Frijns at Fortec Motorsport.[1] He finished runner-up to fellow McLaren young driver Kevin Magnussen with four wins and 10 podiums, including a victory at his home track of Spa-Francorchamps.
GP2 Series
In January 2014, it was confirmed that Vandoorne would make his debut in GP2, racing with ART. In the opening race at Bahrain, Vandoorne claimed his first victory of the season in the feature race. He followed this up with four consecutive pole positions, three more wins at the Hungaroring, Monza and Yas Marina and six additional podiums. Despite being a rookie, he finished runner-up to 2014 champion Jolyon Palmer.
Formula One
In February 2013, Vandoorne joined McLaren's Young Driver Programme,[9] under the tutelage of his manager Richard Goddard, in collaboration with the team's sporting director Sam Michael and its head of communications Matt Bishop, to whom Vandoorne had been introduced in 2011 by Alex Wurz.[10][11]
In January 2014 he was announced as a third driver for McLaren F1 also taking up driving duties in the GP2 Series for ART Grand Prix.[12]
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | F4 Eurocup 1.6 | Autosport Academy | 14 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 151 | 1st |
| 2011 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | KTR | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 5th |
| Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 328 | 3rd | ||
| 2012 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 14 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 244 | 1st |
| Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 176 | 9th | ||
| 2013 | Formula Renault 3.5 | Fortec Motorsport | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 214 | 2nd |
| 2014 | GP2 Series | ART Grand Prix | 22 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 229 | 2nd |
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Fortec Motorsports | MNZ 1 1 |
MNZ 2 3 |
ALC 1 8 |
ALC 2 3 |
MON 1 9 |
SPA 1 13 |
SPA 2 1 |
MSC 1 1 |
MSC 2 1 |
RBR 1 Ret |
RBR 2 Ret |
HUN 1 4 |
HUN 2 2 |
LEC 1 2 |
LEC 2 Ret |
CAT 1 3 |
CAT 2 2 |
2nd | 214 |
Complete GP2 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | ART Grand Prix | BHR FEA 1 |
BHR SPR 22 |
ESP FEA 13 |
ESP SPR 10 |
MON FEA 14 |
MON SPR 13 |
AUT FEA 2 |
AUT SPR 15 |
GBR FEA 3 |
GBR SPR 9 |
GER FEA 2 |
GER SPR 3 |
HUN FEA 7 |
HUN SPR 1 |
BEL FEA 2 |
BEL SPR 6 |
ITA FEA 1 |
ITA SPR 13 |
RUS FEA 5 |
RUS SPR 2 |
ABU FEA 1 |
ABU SPR 5 |
2nd | 229 |
References
- ^ a b Beer, Matt (21 December 2012). "Stoffel Vandoorne takes Frijns' place at Fortec for FR3.5 season". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
- ^ "Stoffel Career History". stoffelvandoorne.com. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
- ^ "F4 Eurocup 1.6 2010 drivers". F4 Eurocup 1.6. Auto Sport Academy. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ "F4 Eurocup 1.6 2010". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ "Vandoorne debut with KTR". ItaliaRacing.net. Inpagina. 31 October 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ "Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 2011". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ "Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2011". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ "Vandoorne vise le titre avec Kaufmann". AUTOhebdo (in French). Groupe Hommell. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ O'Leary, Jamie (18 February 2013). "Stoffel Vandoorne joins McLaren F1 Young Driver Programme". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ "Q&A-with-McLaren-Young-Driver-Stoffel-Vandoorne".
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "Q&A with McLaren Young Driver: Stoffel Vandoorne". mclaren.com. 27 August 2013.
- ^ "Stoffel Vandoorne officieel reserverijder voor McLaren F1". Autosport.be (in Dutch).
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