Dutch racing driver
Renger Adriaan van der Zande
[1]
(
Dutch pronunciation:
[?r?.ŋ?r
v?n
d?r
?z?n.d?]
; 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.
Career
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Having 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
debut by competing in the second round of the
2008?09 GP2 Asia Series season
for
Trust Team Arden
, where he replaced
Mika Maki
.
[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 Grubmuller 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 Mucke 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 Nurburgring 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 Velez, 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 Nurburgring 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 ?miechowski
.
[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
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Career summary
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‡ Team standings.
† ? Guest driver; ineligible for championship points *Season is still in progress
Complete A1 Grand Prix results
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Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results
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Complete GP3 Series results
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Complete DTM results
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Complete Porsche Supercup results
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Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
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American Le Mans Series results
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Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
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Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
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Complete European Le Mans Series results
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Complete NASCAR results
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Whelen Euro Series ? Elite 1
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References
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"Renger van der Zande Holding BV - Amsterdam"
. Drimble
. Retrieved
2024-02-29
.
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"Starworks Motorsports Wins PC Championship at Petit Le Mans"
. starworksmotorsport.com. 2008-12-04
. Retrieved
2016-10-02
.
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"Driver changes aplenty in Dubai"
. crash.net. 2008-12-04
. Retrieved
2008-12-04
.
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"Mortara signs for Arden"
. autosport.com. 2009-01-21
. Retrieved
2009-01-23
.
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"Dutch F3 star makes British series switch"
.
fota.co.uk
.
British Formula 3 Championship
. 2009-05-01
. Retrieved
2009-05-02
.
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"Renger van der Zande makes his comeback"
.
f3euroseries.com
.
Formula Three Euroseries
. 2009-07-28. Archived from
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on 2009-08-02
. Retrieved
2009-08-01
.
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"Van der Zande returns to F3 Euroseries"
.
gpupdate.net
. 2009-09-15
. Retrieved
2011-01-31
.
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"Starworks Claims Dominant PC Win at Belle Isle 2015"
. starworksmotorsport.com. 2015-06-15.
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"EFFORT Racing Wins in Wine Country"
. effortracing.com. 2015-08-30.
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"Renger van der Zande puts his Mercedes-Benz on pole for the 24H Barcelona Trofeu Fermi Velez"
. motorsport.com. 2015-09-04.
- ^
"Turning Point Tuesday: New Look, New Luck? Starworks Motorsport Takes Tiebreaker PC Championship After Changing Livery Mid-Season"
. imsa.com. 2016-11-01. Archived from
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.
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"Alonso to run Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona"
.
ESPN.com
. Retrieved
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.
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"WTR Announces 2020 Driver Line Up"
.
Wayne Taylor Racing
. Retrieved
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2020
.
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Lloyd, Daniel (October 17, 2020).
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.
SportsCar365
. Retrieved
October 23,
2020
.
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Dagys, John (October 23, 2020).
"Van der Zande Dropped from WTR Lineup for 2021"
.
SportsCar365
. Retrieved
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2020
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Beaver, Dan (January 6, 2021).
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.
NBC Sports
.
Archived
from the original on March 27, 2024
. Retrieved
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2024
.
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"Renger van der Zande ? 2006 A1 Grand Prix Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
20 March
2024
.
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"2007 Formula 3 Euroseries results"
.
Speedsport Magazine
. Retrieved
20 March
2024
.
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"2008 Formula 3 Euroseries results"
.
Speedsport Magazine
. Retrieved
20 March
2024
.
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"2009 Formula 3 Euroseries results"
.
Speedsport Magazine
. Retrieved
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"2010 Formula 3 Euroseries results"
.
Speedsport Magazine
. Retrieved
20 March
2024
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TouringCars.net
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.
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"Renger van der Zande ? 2013 American Le Mans Series Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
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2024
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"Renger van der Zande ? 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
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2024
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"Renger van der Zande ? 2015 Tudor United SportsCar Championship Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
20 March
2024
.
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"Renger van der Zande ? 2016 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
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2024
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"Renger van der Zande ? 2017 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results"
.
Racing-Reference
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2024
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"Renger van der Zande ? 2018 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results"
.
Racing-Reference
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2024
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"Renger van der Zande ? 2019 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results"
.
Racing-Reference
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2024
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"Renger van der Zande ? 2020 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
20 March
2024
.
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"Renger van der Zande ? 2021 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
20 March
2024
.
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"Renger van der Zande ? 2022 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
20 March
2024
.
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"Renger van der Zande ? 2023 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
20 March
2024
.
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"Renger van der Zande ? 2024 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
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2024
.
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"Renger van der Zande"
.
Automobile Club de l'Ouest
. Retrieved
20 March
2024
.
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