| Renger van der Zande | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Van der Zande in 2023 | |
| Nationality |  Dutch |
| Born | (1986-02-16)16 February 1986 (age 39) Dodewaard, Netherlands |
| IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2014 |
| Current team | Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb-Agajanian |
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold(until 2022) FIA Platinum(2023–) |
| Car number | 93 |
| Former teams | Mishumotors,Starworks Motorsport,Wayne Taylor Racing, Tower Motorsports,Chip Ganassi Racing |
| Starts | 118 |
| Wins | 22 |
| Poles | 12 |
| Fastest laps | 20 |
| 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 2013 2016 | FR2.0 Netherlands BRL V6 IMSAWeatherTech SportsCar Championship |
Renger Adriaan van der Zande[1] (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈrɛŋərvɑndərˈzɑndə]; born 16 February 1986) is a Dutch racing driver who currently competes forAcura Meyer Shank Racing in the2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship[2] and forUnited Autosports in the2025 24 Hours of Le Mans.[3] He is the son of the 1978 National DutchRallycross Champion Ronald van der Zande. In 2016, van der Zande won his first major sports car championship with co-driverAlex Popow and Starworks Motorsport in theWeatherTech SportsCar Championship PC Class.[4] He resides in Amsterdam with his partner Carlijn and their daughter.
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Having won the 2005Formula Renault 2000 Netherlands championship withVan Amersfoort Racing, van der Zande drove three races for theA1GP Netherlands team in the2006–07 season. He raced for the Prema Powerteam in the Formula Three Euroseries in 2007 and 2008, and made hisGP2 Series début by competing in the second round of the2008–09 GP2 Asia Series season forTrust Team Arden, where he replacedMika Mäki.[5] However, he was himself replaced by Euroseries rivalEdoardo Mortara for the third round inBahrain.[6]
Having not acquired the budget for a GP2 campaign, van der Zande moved into theBritish Formula 3 Championship, competing forHitech Racing.[7] On his debut, he won the first race atSilverstone. He returned to the Euroseries midway through the season, asAtte Mustonen had to pull out of theOschersleben rounds due to health problems.[8] He returned inBarcelona, again replacing Mustonen at Motopark.[9] This was due to the fact thatDaniel Ricciardo had sealed the2009 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. He also competed in the Windsor Arch F3 Macau Grand Prix with Team Motopark Academy, finishing 5th.
From GP3, van der Zande advanced to theDeutsche Tourenwagen Masters in 2011 withPersson 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 forHTP Motorsport, and the Macau GT Cup with AMG Driving Academy.
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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.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12]
In 2016, van der Zande joined forces with Starworks Motorsport for a third year, racing with co-driverAlex Popow. After winning Detroit, Watkins Glen, Lime Rock Park and Austin, the pair earned theIMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship PC class championship in the final race of the season at Petit Le Mans.[13] 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 theIMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Prototype class for 2017 withVisit Florida Racing, and withMarc Goossens as his co-driver.
For the2019 edition of the 24 Hours of Daytona, van der Zande teamed up withJordan Taylor,Fernando Alonso andKamui Kobayashi.[14]
In 2020, van der Zande stayed withWayne Taylor Racing for a third full season in the team's No. 10 car.[15] He wonPetit Le Mans with the team after two leaders took each other out in the closing minutes of the race.[16] 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.[17]
In 2021, van der Zande raced in theChip Ganassi RacingCadillac DPi-V.R alongsideKevin Magnussen, finishing 4th in the standings. He paired this with a campaign in the2021 World Endurance Championship LMP2 Class withInter Europol Competition alongsideAlex Brundle andJakub Śmiechowski.[18] With a best finish of 3rd in class at the2021 24 Hours of Le Mans, he finished 7th in the standings.
‡ Team standings.
† – Guest driver; ineligible for championship points *Season is still in progress
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics 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 | 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 | [19] |
(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 | [20] |
| 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 | [21] |
| 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 | [22] |
| 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 | [23] |
† Guest driver; ineligible for points
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics 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:[24] | |||||||||||||||||||
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics 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:[24][25] | ||||||||||||||
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics 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 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics 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:[24][26] | ||||||||||||||
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics 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 | ChevroletLS3 6.2 V8 | SEB | LBH | LAG 5 | LIM 5 | MOS 2 | ROA 6 | BAL | COA 5 | VIR 6 | PET | 13th | 46 | [27] |
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| Year | 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 ŚmiechowskiAlex Brundle | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 360 | 10th | 5th |
| 2022 | JMW Motorsport | Jason HartMark 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 BourdaisScott Dixon | Cadillac V-Series.R | Hypercar | 223 | DNF | DNF |
| 2025 | United Autosports |  Pietro Fittipaldi David Heinemeier Hansson | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 364 | 24th | 7th |
| Sources:[24][39] | |||||||
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; results initalics 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:[24] | ||||||||||||
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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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| Preceded by | Dutch Formula Renault Champion 2005 | Succeeded by Filipe Albuquerque (NEC) |
| Preceded by | IMSA SportsCar Championship PC Champion 2016 With:Alex Popow | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Michelin Endurance Cup Champion 2020 With:Ryan Briscoe | Succeeded by |
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