Indy Dontje

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Indy Dontje
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NationalityFlag of the Netherlands.svg Dutch
Born (1992-11-21) 21 November 1992 (age 32)
Alkmaar, North Holland
Related to Milan Dontje (brother)
Current teamWinward Racing
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Car number57
Previous series
2014
2012-2013 		ATS Formel 3 Cup
ADAC Formel Masters
Championship titles
2021, 202424 Hour of Daytona Pro-Am

Indy Dontje (born 21 November 1992 in Alkmaar, North Holland) is a Dutch racing driver. After starting in ADAC Formel Masters and ATS Formel 3 Cup Dontje is now a Mercedes-Benz GT3 driver.

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Career

Karting

Father Arthur Dontje supported his sons Indy and Milan with their own karting team early in their careers. Arthurs chocolate company, Dobla, was the naming sponsor. Indy started racing in Rotax Max powered classes, such as MiniMax and Junior Max. [1] After graduating into shifter karts, Dontje raced in the German Karting Championship in 2009 against other young hopefuls such as Jack Hawksworth and Hannes van Asseldonk. [2] Later in his karting career, in 2010 and 2011, the young karter competed in the USA in the SKUSA SuperNationals. In 2010 Dontje finished third in the S1 class. [3] The following year Dontje finished second in a factory supported Energy Corse kart. [4]

Single seaters

Dontje made his single-seater debut in 2012 at age 19. Racing in the ADAC Formel Masters Dontje joined Team Motopark, part of the Lotus F1 junior program. [5] During the season Dontje scored one podium finish, a third place at the Sachsenring. [6] For 2013 Dontje remained at Team Motopark. He won the third race of the season, at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben. [7] The Dutchman won a second race at the Red Bull Ring. [8] Dontje was the only driver to score points every single race during the season. This placed the Dutchman sixth in the series standings.

For 2014 Dontje remained at the Lotus backed Team Motopark to race in the ATS Formel 3 Cup. [9] With the German F3 championship running older machinery compared to the European F3, the German championship struggled to attract many drivers with many races being run with less than ten drivers. Dontje scored fourteen podium finishes, with a single victory, out of 23 races. Dontje won the second race during the Red Bull Ring weekend. [10] The Dutchman also competed in the 2014 Zandvoort Masters. Dontje challenged Nabil Jeffri for third but had to settle for fourth place, scoring the fastest racelap in the progress. [11]

GT racing

The Mercedes-AMG GT4 raced by Dontje in the 12H of Spa. Mercedes-AMG GT4.jpg
The Mercedes-AMG GT4 raced by Dontje in the 12H of Spa.

In 2015 Rowe Racing named Dontje as one of their drivers for the 2015 Blancpain Endurance Series. [12] After the opening three races, Dontje switched to the GT Russian Team for the 2015 24 Hours of Spa and remained at the team for the season final. [13]

With Rowe Racing switching to BMW, Dontje remained in the AMG Customer Sports program with HTP Motorsport for 2016. Dontje ran the full 2016 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup with teammates Luciano Bacheta and Clemens Schmid. The teams best finish was a fifth place at Silverstone. He also made his debut in the 24 Hours of Nürburgring racing with fellow Mercedes-AMG team Black Falcon. The team retired after 57 laps. [14] For 2017 Dontje switched from the Blancpain Endurance Series to the ADAC GT Masters. With the Mercedes-AMG GT Dontje scored two podium finishes, at Zandvoort and the Sachsenring, to place thirteenth in the series championship.

In 2023, Dontje joined Winward Racing in their expanded GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup effort, competing alongside Philip Ellis and Russell Ward in the Gold Cup class. [15]

Results

Complete ADAC Formel Masters results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
2012 Lotus OSC
1
14		 OSC
2
12		 OSC
3
14		 ZAN
1
8		 ZAN
2
4		 ZAN
3
8		 SAC
1
3		 SAC
2
5		 SAC
3
C		 NÜR1
1
12		 NÜR1
2
9		 NÜR1
3
6		 RBR
1
7		 RBR
2
10		 RBR
3
10		 LAU
1
12		 LAU
2
5		 LAU
3
Ret		 NÜR2
1
6		 NÜR2
2
4		 NÜR2
3
11		 HOC
1
7		 HOC
2
5		 HOC
3
5		7th111
2013 Lotus OSC
1
4		 OSC
2
7		 OSC
3
1		 SPA
1
8		 SPA
2
10		 SPA
3
5		 SAC
1
3		 SAC
2
4		 SAC
3
6		 NÜR
1
8		 NÜR
2
9		 NÜR
3
6		 RBR
1
6		 RBR
2
5		 RBR
3
1		 LAU
1
10		 LAU
2
9		 LAU
3
10		 SVK
1
9		 SVK
2
8		 SVK
3
6		 HOC
1
10		 HOC
2
7		 HOC
3
3		6th137

Complete German Formula Three Championship results

YearEntrantChassisEngine123456789101112131415161718192021222324PosPoints
2014 Lotus Dallara F311 Volkswagen OSC
1
2		 OSC
2
2		 OSC
2
3		 LAU1
1
2		 LAU1
2
2		 LAU1
3
4		 RBR
1
3		 RBR
2
1		 RBR
3
3		 HOC1
1
3		 HOC1
2
3		 HOC1
3
9		 NÜR
1
12†		 NÜR
2
4		 NÜR
3
4		 LAU2
1
3		 LAU2
2
C		 LAU2
3
6		 SAC
1
4		 SAC
2
7		 SAC
3
4		 HOC2
1
2		 HOC2
2
2		 HOC2
3
2		3rd266

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

YearTeamCarClass1234567891011121314Pos.Pts
2015 GT Russian Team Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Pro-Am NOG
QR 		NOG
CR 		BRH
QR 		BRH
CR 		ZOL
QR 		ZOL
CR 		MOS
QR 		MOS
CR 		ALG
QR 		ALG
CR 		MIS
QR 		MIS
CR 		ZAN
QR
13		 ZAN
CR
9		6th34

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

YearTeamCarClass1234567Pos.Pts
2015 Rowe Racing Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Pro MNZ
15		 SIL
11		 LEC
Ret		27th1
GT Russian TeamPro-Am SPA
6H
17		 SPA
12H
12		 SPA
24H
Ret		 NÜR
20		14th24
2016 HTP Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Pro MNZ
21		 SIL
5		 LEC
40		 SPA
6H
47		 SPA
12H
40		 SPA
24H
21		 NÜR
25		34th10
2017 MANN-FILTER Team HTP Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Pro MNZ
14		 SIL
Ret		 LEC
51		 SPA
6H
47		 SPA
12H
51		 SPA
24H
Ret		 CAT
40		NC0
2019 Rinaldi Racing Ferrari 488 GT3 Silver MNZ SIL LEC SPA
6H
57		 SPA
12H
61		 SPA
24H
Ret		 CAT NC0
2020 HTP Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Silver IMO NÜR SPA
6H
36		 SPA
12H
27		 SPA
24H
21		 LEC 15th27
2021 Haupt Racing Team Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Silver MNZ LEC SPA
6H
8		 SPA
12H
54		 SPA
24H
Ret		 NÜR CAT
42		NC0
2023 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Gold MNZ
23		 LEC
Ret		 SPA
6H
56		 SPA
12H
37		 SPA
24H
38		 NÜR
Ret		 CAT
15		7th49
2024 Uno Racing Team with Landgraf Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Pro-Am LEC SPA
6H
55		 SPA
12H
51		 SPA
24H
36		 NÜR MNZ JED N/AN/A
2025 Winward Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Gold LEC MNZ SPA
6H
26		 SPA
12H
59†		 SPA
24H
Ret		 NÜR CAT 18th5

Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLapsPos.Class
Pos.
2016 Black Falcon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rob Huff
Flag of Germany.svg "Gerwin"
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdulaziz Al Faisal 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 SP957RetRet
2017 Mann-Filter Team HTP Motorsport Flag of Germany.svg Kenneth Heyer
Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Schneider
Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Assenheimer		 Mercedes-AMG GT3 SP915514th14th
2018 Mercedes-AMG Team Mann Filter Flag of Germany.svg Maximilian Götz
Flag of Germany.svg Christian Hohenadel
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Renger van der Zande 		Mercedes-AMG GT3 SP912917th16th
2019 Wochenspiegel Team Monschau Flag of Germany.svg Hendrick Still
Flag of Germany.svg Georg Weiss
Flag of Germany.svg Leonard Weiss		 Ferrari 488 GT3 SP915212th11th
2021 Wochenspiegel Team Monschau by Phoenix Racing Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Keilwitz
Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Krumbach
Flag of Germany.svg Georg Weiss		 Ferrari 488 GT3 SP95813th13th
2023 WTM by Rinaldi Racing Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Keilwitz
Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Krumbach
Flag of Germany.svg Leonard Weiss		 Ferrari 296 GT3 SP9 Pro-Am1617th1st
2024 Lionspeed GP Flag of Hong Kong.svg Antares Au
Flag of Germany.svg Patrik Kolb
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patric Niederhauser 		Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) SP9 Pro-Am509th1st

Complete ADAC GT Masters results

YearTeamCarClass1234567891011121314Pos.Points
2017 Mercedes-AMG Team HTP Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3 Junior OSC
1
15		 OSC
2
6		 LAU
1
4		 LAU
2
10		 RBR
1
13		 RBR
2
7		 ZAN
1
3		 ZAN
2
16		 NÜR
1
12		 NÜR
2
7		 SAC
1
2		 SAC
2
Ret		 HOC
1
11		 HOC
2
11		13th66
2018 Mann-Filter Team HTP Mercedes-AMG GT3 Junior OSC
1
6		 OSC
2
27		 MST
1
4		 MST
2
16		 RBR
1
9		 RBR
2
16		 NÜR
1
1		 NÜR
2
17		 ZAN
1
26		 ZAN
2
5		 SAC
1
4		 SAC
2
22		 HOC
1
15		 HOC
2
3		5th84
2019 Mann-Filter Team HTP Mercedes-AMG GT3 OSC
1
9		 OSC
2
8		 MST
1
5		 MST
2
6		 RBR
1
Ret		 RBR
2
2		 ZAN
1
Ret		 ZAN
2
21		 NÜR
1
6		 NÜR
2
5		 HOC
1
2		 HOC
2
7		 SAC
1
1		 SAC
2
5		3rd145

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeamClassMakeEngine123456789101112Pos.Points
2021 HTP Winward Motorsport GTD Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAY
1		 SEB MDO DET WGL WGL LIM ELK LGA LBH VIR PET 43rd376
2023 Winward Racing GTD Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAY
13		 SEB
18		 LBH LGA WGL
20		 MOS LIM ELK VIR IMS PET
9		36th707
2024 Winward Racing GTD Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAY
1		 SEB
1		 LBH LGA WGL
1		 MOS ELK VIR IMS
5		 PET
8		21st1651
2025 Winward Racing GTD Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo Mercedes-AMG M159 6.2 L V8 DAY
4		 SEB
1		 LBH LGA WGL
16		 MOS ELK VIR IMS
5		 PET
5		17th1442
Source: [16]

References

  1. ↑ "Coureur: Indy Dontje". Dobla Racing. Archived from the original on 18 October 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "German Kart Championship DSKM 2009 standings". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "SKUSA SuperNationals XIV - S1 Pro Stock Moto 2010 standings". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "SKUSA SuperNationals XV - S1 Pro Stock Moto 2011 standings". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Starkes Fahrerfeld". ADAC Formel Masters. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Premierensieg für Malja im ADAC Formel Masters". ADAC Formel Masters. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "Indy Dontje gewinnt drittes Rennen in Oschersleben". ADAC Formel Masters. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "Indy Dontje gewinnt Rennen 3 auf dem Red Bull Ring". ADAC Formel Masters. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "Indy Dontje groeit met Lotus Junior team door naar Formule 3". Autosport.nl. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  10. ↑ "Premierensieg für Indy Dontje im ATS Formel 3 Cup" (PDF). Formel 3 Guide. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "F3: Max Verstappen wint met grote overmacht Zandvoort Masters (update)". Autosport.nl. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  12. ↑ "Premiere im Flügeltürer - Dontje: Vollgas mit Rowe Racing". Motorsport Magazin. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  13. ↑ "GT: Last-minute teamwissel Indy Dontje voor 24 Uur Spa". Autosport.nl. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  14. ↑ "44. ADAC Zurich 24h-Rennen" (PDF). 24H Rennen. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  15. ↑ Euwema, Davey (March 1, 2023). "Winward Expands to Two-Car Endurance Cup Effort". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Indy Dontje Statistics and Results | Motorsport Stats". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
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