Meindert van Buuren

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Meindert van Buuren
WsbR-Germany-2014-Race1-Meindert van Buuren jr.jpg
Nationality Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dutch
Born (1995-01-05) 5 January 1995 (age 30)
Rockanje,South Holland,Netherlands
Formula Renault 3.5 Series career
Debut season 2014
Current team Pons Racing
Car number10
Former teams Lotus
Starts26
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps2
Best finish15th in 2015
Previous series
2015
2015
2013
201112
201112
Renault Sport Trophy
GP2 Series
Auto GP
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC

Meindert van Buuren, Jr. (born 5 January 1995) is a Dutch former racing driver, who currently resides in Rockanje.

Contents

Career

Van Buuren during Race 1 of the 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season at Moscow Raceway. Meindert van Buuren Moscow.jpg
Van Buuren during Race 1 of the 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season at Moscow Raceway.

Karting

Van Buuren began karting in 2004 at the age of nine and raced mostly in various Dutch championships, working his way up from the junior ranks to progress through to the Rotax Max DD2 category by 2011, when he finished in fourth position in the Rotax Max Wintercup. [1] [2]

Formula Renault 2.0

2011 saw his début in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup championship with Van Amersfoort Racing. Van Buuren finished 21st in the championship, despite missing the final round of the championship, at Monza. [3] He also contested four rounds of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, but only finished one race inside the top twenty placings.

He remained in both series for the 2012 season, but switched to Manor MP Motorsport. [4] He improved to eleventh position in the NEC series, while in the Eurocup, he recorded four top-twenty finishes.

Auto GP

Van Buuren continued his collaboration with Manor MP Motorsport into the Auto GP in 2013. [5] He finished ninth in the drivers' standings with a podium at Donington Park and another nine point-scoring finishes. [6]

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

In 2014, Van Buuren will graduate to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series, joining Pons Racing. [7]

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2011 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Van Amersfoort Racing 1700008521st
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Van Amersfoort Racing 20000039th
KTR 60000
2012 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Manor MP Motorsport 19000116111th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 120000032nd
2013 Auto GP Manor MP Motorsport 150001579th
2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Pons Racing 1700002119th
2015 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Lotus 700102015th
Pons Racing 20000
GP2 Series MP Motorsport 100000NC
Renault Sport Trophy – Elite Class V8 Racing200100NC†
Renault Sport Endurance Trophy 100000NC†
2016 Renault Sport Trophy – Pro Class V8 Racing300001217th
Renault Sport Endurance Trophy 30000032nd
TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship Bas Koeten Racing 300015226th
TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship – Junior 30001477th
2017 TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship Bas Koeten Racing 300004626th
2019 GT4 European Series – Silver Selleslagh Racing Team 200000NC
2023 Supercar Challenge – Supersport 2 CP Motorsport by DRDO200024011th

As van Buuren was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results

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

YearEntrant1234567891011121314DCPoints
2011 Van Amersfoort Racing ALC
1
ALC
2
SPA
1

20
SPA
2

Ret
39th0
KTR NÜR
1
NÜR
2
HUN
1
HUN
2
SIL
1

21
SIL
2

27
LEC
1

25
LEC
2

26
CAT
1

25
CAT
2

32
2012 Manor MP Motorsport ALC
1

Ret
ALC
2

Ret
SPA
1

18
SPA
2

15
NÜR
1

20
NÜR
2

Ret
MSC
1

22
MSC
2

21
HUN
1
HUN
2
LEC
1

Ret
LEC
2

23
CAT
1

11
CAT
2

Ret
32nd0

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results

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

YearEntrant1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2011 Van Amersfoort Racing HOC
1

10
HOC
2

22
HOC
3

17
SPA
1

20
SPA
2

Ret
NÜR
1

14
NÜR
2

20
ASS
1

10
ASS
2

20
ASS
3

10
OSC
1

17
OSC
2

12
ZAN
1

18
ZAN
2

9
MST
1

Ret
MST
2

Ret
MST
3

Ret
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
MNZ
3
21st85
2012 Manor MP Motorsport HOC
1

DNS
HOC
2

9
HOC
3

Ret
NÜR
1

16
NÜR
2

11
OSC
1

15
OSC
2

Ret
OSC
3

9
ASS
1

11
ASS
2

6
RBR
1

18
RBR
2

7
MST
1

Ret
MST
2

28
MST
3

16
ZAN
1

4
ZAN
2

4
ZAN
3

3
SPA
1

9
SPA
2

18
11th161

Complete Auto GP results

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

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516PosPoints
2013 Manor MP Motorsport MNZ
1

Ret
MNZ
2

10
MAR
1

Ret
MAR
2

6
HUN
1

6
HUN
2

Ret
SIL
1

8
SIL
2

4
MUG
1

10
MUG
2

6
NÜR
1

12
NÜR
2

DNS
DON
1

8
DON
2

2
BRN
2

12
BRN
2

9
9th57

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617PosPoints
2014 Pons Racing MNZ
1

9
MNZ
2

Ret
ALC
1

14
ALC
2

11
MON
1

10
SPA
1

12
SPA
2

9
MSC
1

NC
MSC
2

18
NÜR
1

14
NÜR
2

Ret
HUN
1

16
HUN
2

5
LEC
1

Ret
LEC
2

14
JER
1

7
JER
2

15
19th21
2015 Lotus ALC
1

5
ALC
2

6
MON
1

Ret
SPA
1

11
SPA
2

10
HUN
1

16
HUN
2

10
15th20
Pons Racing RBR
1

Ret
RBR
2

Ret
SIL
1
SIL
2
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
BUG
1
BUG
2
JER
1
JER
2

Complete GP2 Series results

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

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516171819202122DCPoints
2015 MP Motorsport BHR
FEA
BHR
SPR
ESP
FEA
ESP
SPR
MON
FEA
MON
SPR
AUT
FEA
AUT
SPR
GBR
FEA
GBR
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
BEL
FEA
BEL
SPR
ITA
FEA

Ret
ITA
SPR

DNS
RUS
FEA
RUS
SPR
BHR
FEA
BHR
SPR
ABU
FEA
ABU
SPR
NC0

References

  1. "Zuid-Hollands Championship Mini Junior 2004". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  2. "Rotax Max Wintercup — Rotax Max DD2 2011". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  3. "Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2011". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  4. Rubino, Jacopo (13 February 2012). "Meindert van Buuren terzo pilota della Manor MP Motorsport" [Meindert van Buuren is the third driver for Manor MP Motorsport]. stopandgo.tv (in Italian). Stop&Go. Retrieved 4 April 2014.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. "MP Motorsport presenteert zijn rijders in GP2, AutoGP en Formule Renault 2.0". Autosport.nl (in Dutch). 20 February 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  6. "Auto GP 2013". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  7. Allen, Peter (4 April 2014). "Van Buuren finalises Formula Renault 3.5 move with Pons". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 4 April 2014.