Meindert van Buuren

Meindert van Buuren
Nationality	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 number	10
Former teams	Lotus
Starts	26
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	2
Best finish	15th in 2015
Previous series
2015 2015 2013 2011–12 2011–12	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.

Career

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

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2011	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC	Van Amersfoort Racing	17	0	0	0	0	85	21st
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	Van Amersfoort Racing	2	0	0	0	0	0	39th
		KTR	6	0	0	0	0
2012	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC	Manor MP Motorsport	19	0	0	0	1	161	11th
	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0		12	0	0	0	0	0	32nd
2013	Auto GP	Manor MP Motorsport	15	0	0	0	1	57	9th
2014	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	Pons Racing	17	0	0	0	0	21	19th
2015	Formula Renault 3.5 Series	Lotus	7	0	0	1	0	20	15th
		Pons Racing	2	0	0	0	0
	GP2 Series	MP Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Renault Sport Trophy – Elite Class	V8 Racing	2	0	0	1	0	0	NC†
	Renault Sport Endurance Trophy		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2016	Renault Sport Trophy – Pro Class	V8 Racing	3	0	0	0	0	12	17th
	Renault Sport Endurance Trophy		3	0	0	0	0	0	32nd
	TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship	Bas Koeten Racing	3	0	0	0	1	52	26th
	TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship – Junior		3	0	0	0	1	47	7th
2017	TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship	Bas Koeten Racing	3	0	0	0	0	46	26th
2019	GT4 European Series – Silver	Selleslagh Racing Team	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2023	Supercar Challenge – Supersport 2	CP Motorsport by DRDO	2	0	0	0	2	40	11th

^† 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)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	DC	Points
2011	Van Amersfoort Racing	ALC 1	ALC 2	SPA 1 20	SPA 2 Ret											39th	0
	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	32nd	0

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics 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	DC	Points
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	21st	85
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	11th	161

Complete Auto GP results

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

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pos	Points
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	9th	57

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

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

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Pos	Points
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	19th	21
2015	Lotus	ALC 1 5	ALC 2 6	MON 1 Ret	SPA 1 11	SPA 2 10	HUN 1 16	HUN 2 10											15th	20
	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)

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
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	NC	0

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.

External links

• Official website (in Dutch)
• Meindert van Buuren career summary at DriverDB.com
• Meindert van Buuren on Twitter