Formula One drivers from the Netherlands

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Formula One drivers from the Netherlands
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Drivers 17 [1]
Grands Prix510
Entries528
Starts487
Best season finish1st (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Wins 63
Podiums 114
Pole positions 40
Fastest laps 33
Points3044.5
First entry 1952 Dutch Grand Prix
First win 2016 Spanish Grand Prix
Latest win 2024 Qatar Grand Prix
Latest entry 2024 Qatar Grand Prix
2024 drivers Max Verstappen

There have been seventeen Formula One racing drivers from the Netherlands who have taken part in Grand Prix races since 1952. [1] Max Verstappen is the most successful Dutch driver to date, as the only one to have won a Formula One World Championship, to have won a race, or to have taken a pole position. [2] [3]

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Current drivers

Max Verstappen
2024 season position: 1st Max Verstappen 2016 Malaysia 2.jpg
Max Verstappen
2024 season position: 1st

Max Verstappen, son of former Formula One racing driver Jos Verstappen and Belgian former kart racing champion Sophie Kumpen, began his Formula One career in 2015, driving for Scuderia Toro Rosso, considered Red Bull Racing's secondary F1 team at the time. [4] Aged 17 years and 166 days he became the youngest Formula One driver ever at that time. [5]

From the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix, Verstappen was signed to drive with Red Bull Racing, [6] and on 15 May 2016, by winning on his debut for Red Bull, he became the first Dutchman and the youngest driver at that time to win a Grand Prix, aged 18 years, 7 months and 15 days. [7] On 12 December 2021, he also became the first Dutch driver to win a Formula One World Championship. [3] He then continued to take the F1 World Champion title again in 2022, 2023, and 2024. Verstappen is due to drive for Red Bull Racing until the end of the 2028 season. [6]

Former drivers

1950s and 1960s

Jan Flinterman in his Maserati race-car at the 1952 Dutch Grand Prix Maserati of Jan Flinterman at the 1952 Dutch Grand Prix.jpg
Jan Flinterman in his Maserati race-car at the 1952 Dutch Grand Prix

At the 1952 Dutch Grand Prix, Jan Flinterman and Dries van der Lof were the first Dutch drivers to participate in a Formula One race; for both drivers, it was their only one. [1] [8] [9] In 1957, Carel Godin de Beaufort was the first regular Dutch Formula One driver, and the first Dutch driver to score points, driving in 31 races between 1957 and 1964, before crashing fatally at the 1964 German Grand Prix. [10] [11] [12]

Three Dutch drivers were entered for the 1962 Dutch Grand Prix: besides Carel Godin de Beaufort, who drove the entire 1962 Formula One season, Ben Pon drove in his first and only Formula One Grand Prix as de Beaufort's teammate. Rob Slotemaker was entered for the race, but did not participate because his car was not ready in time. [10] [13]

1970s and 1980s

Gijs van Lennep (left) and Michael Bleekemolen at the 1977 Dutch Grand Prix Kwalificatieritten voor training Grand Prix van Nederland Michel Bleekemolen kri, Bestanddeelnr 929-3168.jpg
Gijs van Lennep (left) and Michael Bleekemolen at the 1977 Dutch Grand Prix

Gijs van Lennep, a successful sportscar driver and two-time winner of the Le Mans 24 Hours, entered 12 Formula One Grands Prix between 1971 and 1975 competing in 8 of them, in which he scored 2 career points. [14] In 1975, Roelof Wunderink entered 6 Grands Prix for Ensign, but scored no points. [15] Boy Hayje entered 8 races in 1976 and 1977, while Michael Bleekemolen entered 5 races in 1977 and 1978; both without scoring points. [16] [17]

At the 1979 Argentine Grand Prix, Jan Lammers started his Formula One career with Shadow. [18] In 1980, he qualified a spectacular fourth place for the United States Grand Prix West at Long Beach in an ATS, but failed to score any points after a retirement. [18] In 1982, after 39 Grands Prix, Jan Lammers retired from Formula One for a more successful career in sportscars, winning the 1988 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 1990 Daytona 24 Hours. [19] In 1992, Lammers made a two-race comeback in Formula One for March, in Japan and Australia. [18] These races marked his first Formula One appearance since 1982, which is a still-standing record for the longest gap between successive Grands Prix in Formula One as of September 2019. [20] He was signed for the team in 1993 but the team went bankrupt before the season started. [21]

In 1984, Huub Rothengatter made his debut for what was to become a career of 30 races over 3 years, although he scored no points. He would later become the manager of Jos Verstappen. [22]

1990s and 2000s

Jos Verstappen at the 1994 British Grand Prix Verstappen benetton194.jpg
Jos Verstappen at the 1994 British Grand Prix

At the end of 1993 Jos Verstappen, after impressing in Formula Opel Lotus and Formula Three, was one of the most wanted upcoming drivers. [23] He was eventually signed as test driver for Benetton for 1994, but made his debut in Brazil after regular driver JJ Lehto injured himself in pre-season testing. [24] Verstappen became the default race driver in France, and would go on to score a podium in Hungary and Belgium. [25] He was replaced for the last two races of 1994, and moved to Simtek in 1995. [26] [27] This would mark the beginning of a career mostly spent in mid-field and back-field teams such as Arrows, Tyrrell and Minardi. [27] After a career in which he drove 107 Grands Prix, spanning 9 years and scoring 17 points, Verstappen retired after the 2003 Japanese Grand Prix. [28]

Christijan Albers in the Minardi, who, together with... Christijan Albers 2005.jpg
Christijan Albers in the Minardi, who, together with...
...Robert Doornbos, were teammates in 2005 Robert Doornbos.jpg
...Robert Doornbos, were teammates in 2005

After impressing in Formula Three and finishing Rookie of the Year International Formula 3000 with a victory in Belgium in 2004, Robert Doornbos was hired as Friday test driver for Jordan Grand Prix for the 2004 Chinese Grand Prix. [29] Doornbos impressed as test driver for the final few races of the season, and was reappointed for the 2005 season, although he raced with a Monegasque racing license that year. [30] At the 2005 German Grand Prix, he joined fellow Dutch driver Christijan Albers at Minardi, who debuted earlier that year as the team's regular driver. [31] In 2006, Doornbos was appointed Friday test and reserve driver at Red Bull Racing, and would replace Christian Klien for the last 3 races of the season. [29] After just 11 races over 4 years' time, his Formula One career ended as he went to drive the Champ Car World Series in 2007. [32]

Following two successful seasons in DTM, Christijan Albers made his debut in the 2005 Australian Grand Prix for Minardi. [33] Aside from a 5th point finish in the 6-car 2005 United States Grand Prix though, Albers's career was largely unsuccessful. [34] He was released by Spyker after driving 46 races following the 2007 British Grand Prix. [33] [35] In July 2014, Caterham announced Christijan Albers as the team's new team principal, he was in charge until the teams collapse at the end of 2014. [36]

2010s and 2020s

Giedo van der Garde at the 2013 Belgian Grand Prix FIA F1 Belgium 2013 Nr. 21 Van der Garde.jpg
Giedo van der Garde at the 2013 Belgian Grand Prix

Giedo van der Garde's first steps into Formula One was when he was confirmed as test and reserve driver for 2007 for Super Aguri. [37] However, due to contract conflicts with Spyker, who had also signed him as test and reserve driver, he ended up not taking part in any Grand Prix. [38] Following good results in the GP2 Series, Van der Garde was signed as test and reserve driver for Caterham in Formula One, while racing for the team in GP2. [39] [40] After debuting for Caterham in 2013, Giedo van der Garde became Sauber's official test and reserve driver for 2014. [40] [41] [42] He had a race contract with Sauber for 2015, but following a legal dispute with the team, did not drive in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. [40] [43] Following the threat of follow-up action in Malaysia, all charges were dropped and van der Garde left Formula One. [44]

In September 2022, Mercedes test driver Nyck de Vries debuted for Williams (in place of an ill Alex Albon) at the Italian Grand Prix, finishing ninth, scoring two points on his debut. In the 2023 season De Vries joined the AlphaTauri F1 team. De Vries was signed for Scuderia AlphaTauri for 2023 alongside Yuki Tsunoda, replacing Pierre Gasly who moved to Alpine. [45] However, prior to the 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix, it was announced that De Vries would be replaced by Daniel Ricciardo for the remainder of the season due to underperforming in the first ten races. [46] [47] [48]

Timeline

DriversActive yearsEntriesWinsPodiumsCareer pointsPolesFastest lapsChampionships
Jan Flinterman 1952 100000
Dries van der Lof 1952 100000
Carel Godin de Beaufort 19571964 31 (28 starts)00400
Ben Pon 1962 100000
Rob Slotemaker 1962*1 (0 starts)00000
Gijs van Lennep 1971, 19731975 10 (8 starts)00200
Roelof Wunderink 1975 6 (3 starts)00000
Boy Hayje 19761977 7 (3 starts)00000
Michael Bleekemolen 19771978 5 (1 start)00000
Jan Lammers 19791982, 1992 41 (23 starts)00000
Huub Rothengatter 19841986 30 (25 starts)00000
Jos Verstappen 19941998, 20002001, 2003 107 (106 starts)021700
Christijan Albers 20052007 4600400
Robert Doornbos 2006**300000
Giedo van der Garde 2013 1900000
Max Verstappen 20152024 208 (208 starts)631123015.540334 (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Nyck de Vries 20222023 11 (11 starts)00200
Source: [10]

* Was entered for the 1962 Dutch Grand Prix but did not participate because his car was not ready in time.

** Competed under Monegasque racing license in 2005.

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