Laurens Vanthoor
| Laurens Vanthoor | |
|---|---|
 Vanthoor in 2009. | |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Born | 8 May 1991 Hasselt (Belgium) |
| FIA GT1 World Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2012 |
| Current team | WRT |
| Car number | 32 |
| Starts | 18 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 4th in 2012 |
| Previous series | |
| 2009 2008–09 2010-11 | Belgian Touring Car Series German Formula Three Formula 3 Euro Series |
| Championship titles | |
| 2009 | German Formula Three |
Laurens Vanthoor (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlʌu̯rəns vɑnˈtoːr] (pronounced together as [ˈlʌu̯rənsfɑnˈtoːr]); born 8 May 1991) is a Belgian profesional racing driver. He currently resides in Zolder.
Career
Karting
Born in Hasselt, Vanthoor began his kart racing career at an early age. In 2005 he became French and Belgian Champion in the ICA-J class, and he also finished fourth in the European Championship.
In 2007 Vanthoor become an official factory driver for the CRG racing team in the KF2 category. He ended up being out of action for five months out due to an accident, resulting in six fractures.[1] His best result in the season was a runner-up position in the North European Championship.
Formula Three
Vanthoor began his formula racing career in the 2008 German Formula Three season, jumping from karting directly into Formula Three. He finished fourth overall in the championship, with two wins and three poles. Following his successes, the Belgian Automobile Club (RACB) made him a member of their "National Team" initiative and Volkswagen Motorsport made him an official driver.[2][3] Vanthoor also became the youngest driver ever in the history of the Macau Grand Prix, and he finished in sixth position.[4]
With Frédéric Vervisch and Sebastian Saavedra both moving Stateside and Johnny Cecotto Jr. moving up to the F3 Euroseries and GP2, Vanthoor became the main title contender for the 2009 season. Vanthoor followed Vervisch's lead of 2008, by dominating the field, wrapping up the title at the Nürburgring.[5]
He moved into the Formula Three Euroseries for the 2010 season, with Signature[6] and stayed with the team for the 2011 season. He scored several podium finishes, but never won a race.
FIA GT1
In 2012 he switched to the FIA GT1 World Championship with WRT. Together with Stéphane Ortelli, he won both the qualifying and championship races at the first round at Nogaro.
In 2014 he competed in the Blancpain Sprint Series and Blancpain Endurance Series, winning the latter.
2015
In 2015, he started his season in the Bathurst 12 Hour with Phoenix Racing. He took the pole with a new lap record and ended 2nd. He also drove in Brazil for the 1st round of the Stock Car Brasil together with Valdeno Brito for Shell Racing at Goiania. Together with Belgian Audi Club Team WRT he won the 24 Hours of Nürburgring in the new Audi R8 LMS 2015 specification. On 3 October, during the event at Misano for the Blancpain Sprint Series, he was involved in a heavy crash which led to a heavy injury. Therefore he missed the last race of the season as well the race at Macau, where he was replaced by René Rast. He made his comeback at the Sepang 12 Hours, which he won with Stéphane Ortelli and Stuart Leonard.
Racing record
Career summary
* Season still in progress.
† As Vanthoor was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results
(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Signature | Dallara F308/033 | Volkswagen | LEC 1 Ret |
LEC 2 5 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 Ret |
VAL 1 5 |
VAL 2 3 |
NOR 1 9 |
NOR 2 5 |
NÜR 1 2 |
NÜR 2 11 |
ZAN 1 7 |
ZAN 2 2 |
BRH 1 2 |
BRH 2 7 |
OSC 1 13 |
OSC 2 4 |
HOC 1 6 |
HOC 2 DSQ |
6th | 42 | |||||||||
| 2011 | Signature | Dallara F309/023 | Volkswagen | LEC 1 8 |
LEC 2 7 |
LEC 3 5 |
HOC 1 3 |
HOC 2 6 |
HOC 3 15 |
ZAN 1 4 |
ZAN 2 5 |
ZAN 3 6 |
RBR 1 7 |
RBR 2 2 |
RBR 3 7 |
NOR 1 2 |
NOR 2 8 |
NOR 3 4 |
NÜR 1 5 |
NÜR 2 3 |
NÜR 3 5 |
SIL 1 6 |
SIL 2 6 |
SIL 3 4 |
VAL 1 11 |
VAL 2 11 |
VAL 3 6 |
HOC 1 3 |
HOC 2 9 |
HOC 3 12 |
6th | 189 |
FIA GT competition results
Complete GT1 World Championship results
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi | NOG QR 1 |
NOG CR 1 |
ZOL QR 12 |
ZOL CR 6 |
NAV QR 9 |
NAV QR 10 |
SVK QR 11 |
SVK CR 6 |
ALG QR 10 |
ALG CR 6 |
SVK QR 5 |
SVK CR 5 |
MOS QR 1 |
MOS CR 4 |
NUR QR 2 |
NUR CR 6 |
DON QR 2 |
DON CR 4 |
4th | 122 |
Complete FIA GT Series results
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Pro | NOG QR 16 |
NOG CR 2 |
ZOL QR 1 |
ZOL CR 2 |
ZAN QR 1 |
ZAN CR 2 |
SVK QR 2 |
SVK CR 3 |
NAV QR 7 |
NAV CR 15 |
BAK QR 2 |
BAK CR 1 |
1st | 132 |
Complete Blancpain Sprint Series results
| Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Pro | NOG QR 1 |
NOG CR Ret |
BRH QR 6 |
BRH CR 4 |
ZAN QR 3 |
ZAN CR 10 |
SVK QR 1 |
SVK CR 11 |
ALG QR 4 |
ALG CR 8 |
ZOL QR 1 |
ZOL CR 3 |
BAK QR 1 |
BAK CR 1 |
4th | 100 |
| 2015 | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Pro | NOG QR DNS |
NOG CR DNS |
BRH QR 1 |
BRH CR 1 |
ZOL QR 1 |
ZOL CR 1 |
MOS QR Ret |
MOS CR 5 |
ALG QR 2 |
ALG CR 1 |
MIS QR Ret |
MIS CR DNS |
ZAN QR |
ZAN CR |
3rd | 109 |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |  OAK Racing
|
 Chris Cumming Kévin Estre
|
Ligier JS P2-Honda | LMP2 | 329 | DNF | DNF |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | OAK Racing | LMP2 | Ligier JS P2 | Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 | SIL | SPA | LMS Ret |
NÜR | COA | FUJ | SHA | BHR | 19th | 0 |
Complete Stock Car Brasil results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Shell Racing | Chevrolet Sonic | GOI 1 8 |
RBP 1 |
RBP 2 |
VEL 1 |
VEL 2 |
CUR 1 |
CUR 2 |
SCZ 1 |
SCZ 2 |
NC† | 0† | ||||||||||||
| Red Bull Racing | CUR 1 19 |
CUR 2 Ret |
GOI 1 |
CAS 1 |
CAS 2 |
MOU 1 |
MOU 2 |
CUR 1 |
CUR 2 |
TAR 1 |
TAR 2 |
INT 1 |
† As Vanthoor was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
References
- ^ "Laurens Vanthoor herstelt van de crash". kartworld.be (in Belgian). PHP-Nuke. 3 April 2007. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "Laurens Vanthoor joins the RACB National Team". laurensvanthoor.be. 23 December 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
- ^ "The Formula 3 Cup Champion 2009: Laurens Vanthoor in profile". volkswagen-motorsport.com. Volkswagen. 22 August 2009. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
- ^ "Laurens Vanthoor takes fantastic sixth place in Macau Grand Prix". laurensvanthoor.be. 16 November 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
- ^ "The reward for hard work". formel3.de. ATS Formel 3. 24 August 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
- ^ "Wittmann e Vanthoor con Signature". ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
External links
- Official website
- Laurens Vanthoor on Twitter
- Laurens Vanthoor career summary at DriverDB.com
- Use dmy dates from December 2010
- 1991 births
- Living people
- People from Hasselt
- Belgian racing drivers
- German Formula Three Championship drivers
- Formula 3 Euro Series drivers
- FIA GT1 World Championship drivers
- Blancpain Endurance Series drivers
- Superstars Series drivers
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
- 24 Hours of Spa drivers
- Stock Car Brasil drivers