Renger Adriaan van der Zande[1] (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɛ.ŋər vɑn dər ˈzɑn.də]; born 16 February 1986) is a Dutch racing driver who currently competes in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for Chip Ganassi Racing. He is the son of the 1978 National Dutch Rallycross Champion Ronald van der Zande. In 2016, Van der Zande won his first major sports car championship with co-driver Alex Popow and Starworks Motorsport in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship PC Class.[2] Renger resides in Amsterdam with his partner Carlijn and their daughter.
Renger van der Zande | |
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![]() Van der Zande in 2023 | |
Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Dodewaard, Netherlands | 16 February 1986
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship career | |
Debut season | 2014 |
Current team | Chip Ganassi Racing |
Racing licence | ![]() |
Car number | 01 |
Former teams | Mishumotors, Starworks Motorsport, Wayne Taylor Racing, Tower Motorsports |
Starts | 106 |
Wins | 20 |
Poles | 8 |
Fastest laps | 19 |
Previous series | |
2013 2012 2011 2007–10 2009 2008–09 2006–07 2006 2004–05 2004–05 | American Le Mans Series, BRL V6, International GT Open World Endurance Championship, Porsche Supercup DTM Formula 3 Euro Series British Formula 3 GP2 Asia Series A1 Grand Prix German Formula Three FR2.0 Germany FR2.0 Netherlands |
Championship titles | |
2005 2016 | FR2.0 Netherlands IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship |
Career
editHaving won the 2005 Formula Renault 2000 Netherlands championship with Van Amersfoort Racing, Van der Zande drove three races for the A1GP Netherlands team in the 2006–07 season. He raced for the Prema Powerteam in the Formula Three Euroseries in 2007 and 2008, and made his GP2 Series début by competing in the second round of the 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series season for Trust Team Arden, where he replaced Mika Mäki.[3] However, he was himself replaced by Euroseries rival Edoardo Mortara for the third round in Bahrain.[4]
Having not acquired the budget for a GP2 campaign, Van der Zande moved into the British Formula 3 Championship, competing for Hitech Racing.[5] On his debut, he won the first race at Silverstone. He returned to the Euroseries midway through the season, as Atte Mustonen had to pull out of the Oschersleben rounds due to health problems.[6] He returned in Barcelona, again replacing Mustonen at Motopark.[7] This was due to the fact that Daniel Ricciardo had sealed the 2009 British F3 title, before the final round. Hitech teammate Walter Grubmüller overhauled his points tally, and finished as runner-up in the title race. After scoring a point in the first race in Barcelona, Van der Zande won the second race from pole position.
In 2010, Van der Zande joined RSC Mücke Motorsport for the debut season of the GP3 series, the feeder series for the GP2 Series, earning one podium finish. The Dutch driver also competed in the Windsor Arch F3 Macau Grand Prix with Team Motopark Academy, finishing 5th.
From GP3, Van der Zande advanced to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters in 2011 with Persson Motorsport, earning a third-place finish at the Munich Olympic Stadium event. From there, he continued his journey in sports cars for 2012, joining Konrad Motorsport for the first two rounds of the Porsche Supercup at Bahrain. That year, he also joined the Lotus LMP2 team in the FIAWEC for two rounds, qualifying 5th at the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps.
The 2013 was a busy one for Van der Zande. He competed in six races in the American Le Mans Series LMPC class with Mishumotors, earning one pole position and one podium. He also competed in the 16 race BRL-V6 season with Teunissen Racing, winning the championship with six race wins and four pole positions. He also competed in select events in the International GT Open with Seyffarth Motorsport in the Mercedes SLS AMG, earning two wins, one pole, and three podiums. That year, he also raced in the Macau GT Cup with Erebus Motorsport, getting as high as third before contact ended his run early.
Van der Zande expanded his racing career to America for the 2014 TUDOR United Sportscar Championship race season, joining Starworks Motorsports with Mirco Schultis. The duo earned wins at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Road America, and Petit Le Mans, and earned an additional four podiums. In Europe, he finished first at the 12 Hours of Zandvoort with Car Collection in the Mercedes-Benz SLS, and also competed GT Masters Nürburgring for HTP Motorsport, and the Macau GT Cup with AMG Driving Academy.
For 2015, Van der Zande returned to American sports car racing with Starworks Motorsports and co-driver Mirco Scultis in the IMSA PC class. The duo finished 5th in the TUDOR United Sportscar Championship PC class after winning at Detroit and Watkins Glen.[8] He also joined EFFORT Racing for the Pirelli World Challenge Grand Prix of Sonoma, filling in for full-time driver Ryan Dalziel. Van der Zande earned the Race 1 pole position and earned the win in Race 2.[9] Near the end of the season, Van der Zande participated in the 24H Barcelona Trofeu Fermi Vélez, earning the pole position in the #5 Car Collection Motorsport Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG.[10]
In 2016, Van der Zande joined forces with Starworks Motorsport for a third year, racing with co-driver Alex Popow. After winning Detroit, Watkins Glen, Lime Rock Park and Austin, the pair earned the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship PC class championship in the final race of the season at Petit Le Mans.[11] He also competed in the Blancpain GT Series, finishing second at Spa-Franchorchamps, and also second at the Nürburgring 24 Hour.
In November 2016, it was announced Van der Zande would advance to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Prototype class for 2017 with Visit Florida Racing, and with Marc Goossens as his co-driver.
For the 2019 edition of the 24 hours of Daytona, Van der Zande teamed up with Jordan Taylor, Fernando Alonso and Kamui Kobayashi.[12]
In 2020, Van der Zande stayed with Wayne Taylor Racing for a third full season in the team's No. 10 car.[13] He won Petit Le Mans with the team after two leaders took each other out in the closing minutes of the race.[14] After being told by the team in August he would be retained for a fourth season, Van der Zande was informed by the team of his release on October 21.[15]
In 2021, Van der Zande raced in the Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R alongside Kevin Magnussen, finishing 4th in the standings. He paired this with a campaign in the 2021 World Endurance Championship LMP2 Class with Inter Europol Competition alongside Alex Brundle and Jakub Śmiechowski.[16] With a best finish of 3rd in class at the 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans, he finished 7th in the standings.
Racing record
editCareer summary
edit‡ Team standings.
† – Guest driver; ineligible for championship points *Season is still in progress
Complete A1 Grand Prix results
edit(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 | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2006–07 | A1 Team The Netherlands | NED SPR |
NED FEA |
CZE SPR |
CZE FEA |
CHN SPR |
CHN FEA |
MYS SPR |
MYS FEA |
IDN SPR |
IDN FEA |
NZL SPR |
NZL FEA |
AUS SPR |
AUS FEA |
RSA SPR |
RSA FEA |
MEX SPR 9 |
MEX FEA |
CHN SPR 9 |
CHN FEA 4 |
GBR SPR |
GBR SPR |
5th | 57 | [17] |
Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results
edit(key)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | Prema Powerteam | HOC 1 4 |
HOC 2 21 |
BRH 1 13 |
BRH 2 19† |
NOR 1 15† |
NOR 2 Ret |
MAG 1 12 |
MAG 2 8 |
MUG 1 8 |
MUG 2 3 |
ZAN 1 9 |
ZAN 2 5 |
NÜR 1 19 |
NÜR 2 8 |
CAT 1 6 |
CAT 2 1 |
NOG 1 16 |
NOG 2 14 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 11 |
11th | 21 | [18] |
2008 | Prema Powerteam | HOC 1 8 |
HOC 2 1 |
MUG 1 5 |
MUG 2 20 |
PAU 1 8 |
PAU 2 2 |
NOR 1 10 |
NOR 2 5 |
ZAN 1 7 |
ZAN 2 1 |
NÜR 1 5 |
NÜR 2 Ret |
BRH 1 6 |
BRH 2 3 |
CAT 1 24 |
CAT 2 10 |
LMS 1 18 |
LMS 2 25 |
HOC 1 2 |
HOC 2 5 |
4th | 46 | [19] |
2009 | Motopark Academy | HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
LAU 1 |
LAU 2 |
NOR 1 |
NOR 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
OSC 1 DSQ |
OSC 2 13 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
CAT 1 8 |
CAT 2 1 |
DIJ 1 Ret |
DIJ 2 13 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 16† |
15th | 7 | [20] |
2010 | Motopark Academy | LEC 1 |
LEC 2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
VAL 1 |
VAL 2 |
NOR 1 |
NOR 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
BRH 1 |
BRH 2 |
OSC 1 14 |
OSC 2 5 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
NC† | N/A | [21] |
† Guest driver; ineligible for points
Complete GP3 Series results
edit(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 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | RSC Mücke Motorsport | CAT FEA 15 |
CAT SPR 24 |
IST FEA Ret |
IST SPR Ret |
VAL FEA Ret |
VAL SPR 24 |
SIL FEA 11 |
SIL SPR 7 |
HOC FEA 3 |
HOC SPR Ret |
HUN FEA 9 |
HUN SPR Ret |
SPA FEA Ret |
SPA SPR Ret |
MNZ FEA Ret |
MNZ SPR Ret |
21st | 6 |
Source:[22] |
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results
edit(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 | Pos. | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | Persson Motorsport | AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse 2008 | HOC 18 |
ZAN 13 |
SPL 10 |
LAU 14 |
NOR 10 |
NÜR 11 |
BRH 15 |
OSC Ret |
VAL DSQ |
HOC 12 |
17th | 0 |
Sources:[22][23] |
Complete Porsche Supercup results
edit(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 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | Federsand-Jetstream Motorsport | BHR | BHR | CAT | MON | IST | SIL 9 |
NÜR | HUN | ESP | SPA | MNZ | YMC | YMC | 17th | 9 |
2012 | Konrad Motorsport | BHR 11 |
BHR 7 |
MON | VAL | SIL | GER | HUN | HUN | SPA | MNZ | 19th | 14 |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pos. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | Lotus | LMP2 | Lola B12/80 | Lotus (Judd) 3.6 V8 | SEB | SPA Ret |
LMS | SIL | SÃO | BHR | FUJ | SHA | NC | 0 |
2018–19 | DragonSpeed | LMP1 | BR Engineering BR1 | Gibson GL458 4.5 V8 | SPA | LMS Ret |
SIL 25 |
FUJ | SHA 6 |
SEB Ret |
SPA | LMS Ret |
28th | 8.5 |
2021 | Inter Europol Competition | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SPA 5 |
ALG | MNZ 4 |
LMS 3 |
BHR 9 |
BHR 5 |
7th | 69 | ||
2022 | Vector Sport | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEB | SPA | LMS | MNZ | FUJ 9 |
BHR 9 |
22nd | 5 | ||
Sources:[22][24] |
American Le Mans Series results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Pts | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | DragonSpeed | PC | Oreca FLM09 | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 V8 | SEB | LBH | LAG 5 |
LIM 5 |
MOS 2 |
ROA 6 |
BAL | COA 5 |
VIR 6 |
PET | 13th | 46 | [25] |
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
* Season still in progress.
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
editYear | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | DragonSpeed | Ben Hanley Henrik Hedman |
BR Engineering BR1-Gibson | LMP1 | 244 | DNF | DNF |
2019 | DragonSpeed | Ben Hanley Henrik Hedman |
BR Engineering BR1-Gibson | LMP1 | 76 | DNF | DNF |
2020 | DragonSpeed USA | Ben Hanley Henrik Hedman |
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 361 | 16th | 12th |
2021 | Inter Europol Competition | Jakub Śmiechowski Alex Brundle |
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 360 | 10th | 5th |
2022 | JMW Motorsport | Jason Hart Mark Kvamme |
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | GTE Am |
331 | 50th | 15th |
2023 | Cadillac Racing | Sébastien Bourdais Scott Dixon |
Cadillac V-Series.R | Hypercar | 340 | 4th | 4th |
2024 | Cadillac Racing | Sébastien Bourdais Scott Dixon |
Cadillac V-Series.R | Hypercar | 223 | DNF | DNF |
Sources:[22][37] |
Complete European Le Mans Series results
edit(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | DragonSpeed | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC | MNZ 10 |
CAT | SIL | SPA | ALG | 33rd | 1 |
Source:[22] |
Complete NASCAR results
editWhelen Euro Series – Elite 1
editNASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite 1 results | |||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | NWES | Pts | ||
2016 | Alex Caffi Motorsport | 33 | Chevy | VAL |
VAL |
VEN |
VEN |
BRH |
BRH |
TOU |
TOU |
ADR | ADR | ZOL 5 |
ZOL 4 |
27th | 158 |
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External links
edit- Renger van der Zande career summary at DriverDB.com
- Personal website renger van der zande