| Niels Langeveld | |
|---|---|
 Langeveld in 2024 | |
| Nationality |  Dutch |
| Born | 21 February 1988 Sassenheim, Netherlands |
| Racing licence |  FIA Silver |
| Championship titles | |
| 2022 2016 2015 2012 2010 | TCR Italy Touring Car Championship SEAT León Eurocup Renault Clio Cup Benelux Renault Clio Cup Nederland Formido Swift Cup |
Niels Langeveld (born 21 February 1988) [1] is a Dutch racing driver currently competing in Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux for RedAnt Racing.
Langeveld made his car racing debut in 2005, racing part-time in the ELF BRL V6 series. [2] After spending a year out of racing, Langeveld competed in the Formido Swift Cup from 2007 to 2010, finishing no lower than fifth in the standings and winning the title in 2010. [3]
Langeveld then spent two full-time years in Renault Clio Cup Nederland, [4] winning it in 2012 with Certainty Racing Team. [5] Following a one-off return to the series in 2013, Langeveld moved over to Renault Clio Cup Benelux for the following two years, finishing runner-up in points in 2014 and taking the title the following year after taking five wins. [6]
After a one-off appearance at the end of 2015 for Target Competition, [7] Langeveld competed full-time in SEAT León Eurocup for Baporo Motorsport, with whom he would win the title with by beating Mikel Azcona by 14 points. [8]
Stepping up to ADAC TCR Germany for 2017, Langeveld joined RacingOne alongside Kai Jordan and Maurits Sandberg. [9] In his rookie season in the series, Langeveld won at Oschersleben and Zandvoort to finish fifth in points. [10] [11]
Langeveld returned to RacingOne for a second season in ADAC TCR Germany alongside Maurits Sandberg. [12] In his sophomore season in the championship, Langeveld won at the Red Bull Ring and Zandvoort on his way to third in points, behind Luca Engstler and Harald Proczyk. [13] [14]
Joining Audi Sport Team Comtoyou for 2019, Langeveld made his debut in the WTCC alongside Frédéric Vervisch. [15] In his only season in the championship, Langeveld scored a lone podium, coming at the first race of the Suzuka round, where he finished second behind Esteban Guerrieri. [16]
Switching to GT racing for 2020, Langeveld joined T3 Motorsport to race alongside Maximilian Paul in ADAC GT Masters. [17] Finishing 30th in the standings on 22 points, the pair scored a best finish of 11th twice, at both the Sachsenring and the second Lausitzring round. [18] [19]
Returning to TCR competition in 2021, Langeveld joined Sébastien Loeb Racing to compete in TCR Europe. [20] In his only season in the series, Langeveld finished on the podium at Zandvoort and Nürburgring, [21] [22] on his way to third in the overall points and taking the TCR Benelux title. [23] During 2021, Langeveld also competed on a part-time basis in Mazda MX-5 Cup Netherlands, winning race one at Spa and finishing sixth in points. [24]
In 2022, Langeveld joined Target Competition to race in TCR Italy alongside Cesare Brusa and Francesca Raffaele as the sole Hyundai Elantra N TCR in the team. [25] After winning the season-opening race one at Monza, [26] Langeveld went winless in the following two rounds prior to winning race two of the fourth round of the season at Mugello. [27] In the final two rounds of the season, Langeveld won both the opening races of the Imola and Vallelunga rounds, [28] [29] and after finishing third in the final race of the season, Langeveld took the TCR Italy title by 34 points over Salvatore Tavano. [30] Also doing 2022, Langeveld raced in the MX-5 Cup Netherlands and finished runner-up in the standings to Marcel Dekker. [31] [32]
Remaining in TCR Italy for 2023, Langeveld switched to MM Motorsport as the sole driver in the three-car operation to use the then-new FL5 version of the Honda Civic Type R TCR. [33] Winning at Misano and Monza and finishing off the podium only three times, [34] [35] Langeveld ultimately finished runner-up in the points to Franco Girolami in his sophomore year in the series. [36]
Langeveld left Touring Car competition following 2023, as he joined Q1-trackracing to compete in Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux. [37] At the second round of the season at Zandvoort, Langeveld took his maiden podium in the series by finishing second, after having started on pole. [38] Following this, Langeveld scored two more podiums in the final four rounds of the season, [39] [40] on his way to seventh in the standings and contributing to Q1-trackracing's team championship. [41]
Staying in Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux for 2025, Langeveld joined RedAnt Racing for his sophomore season. [42]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | ELF BRL V6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 16th | |
| 2007 | Formido Swift Cup | Certainty Racing Team | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | 0 | NC |
| 2008 | Formido Swift Cup | Certainty Racing Team | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 143 | 4th |
| 2009 | Formido Swift Cup | Certainty Racing Team | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 153 | 5th |
| 2010 | Formido Swift Cup | Certainty Racing Team | 14 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 212 | 1st |
| 2010–11 | Dutch Winter Endurance Series | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2011 | Renault Clio Cup Nederland | Certainty Racing Team | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 140 | 4th |
| 2012 | Renault Clio Cup Nederland | Certainty Racing Team | 13 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 216 | 1st |
| 2013 | Renault Clio Cup Nederland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 14th | |
| 2014 | Renault Clio Cup Benelux | Certainty Racing Team | 14 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 200 | 2nd |
| 2014–15 | Dutch Winter Endurance Series | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | 18 | 22nd | |
| Dutch Winter Endurance Series – Division 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | NC | ||
| 2015 | Renault Clio Cup Benelux | Certainty Racing Team | 11 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 254 | 1st |
| RCM Cup | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | 118 | 7th | ||
| SEAT León Eurocup | Target Competition | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 17th | |
| 2016 | SEAT León Eurocup | Baporo Motorsport | 14 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 240 | 1st |
| 2017 | ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship | RacingOne | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 276 | 5th |
| 2017–18 | Dutch Winter Endurance Series – Division 1 | Niels Langeveld Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
| 2018 | ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship | RacingOne | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 403 | 3rd |
| 2019 | World Touring Car Cup | Audi Sport Team Comtoyou | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 21st |
| 2020 | ADAC GT Masters | T3-HRT-Motorsport | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 30th |
| Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – V5 | PROsport Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| Dutch Winter Endurance Series | Speedlover I | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 36th | |
| 2021 | TCR Europe Touring Car Series | Sébastien Loeb Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 295 | 3rd |
| Mazda MX-5 Cup Netherlands | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 89 | 5th | ||
| Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SP7 | Black Falcon Team TEXTAR [43] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – SPPRO | Black Falcon Team IDENTICA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2022 | TCR Italy Touring Car Championship | Target Competition | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 381 | 1st |
| Mazda MX-5 Cup Netherlands | Tachyon Motorsport-Kolenaar | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 216 | 2nd | |
| ADAC TCR Germany Touring Car Championship | Maurer Motorsport [44] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 13th | |
| 2023 | TCR Italy Touring Car Championship | MM Motorsport | 12 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 389 | 2nd |
| 2024 | Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux | Q1-trackracing | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 116 | 7th |
| 2025 | Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux | RedAnt Racing | * | * | |||||
| Sources: [45] [46] | |||||||||
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | T3-HRT-Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS Evo | LAU1 1 12 | LAU1 2 21 | NÜR 1 12 | NÜR 2 23 | HOC 1 23 | HOC 2 19 | SAC 1 27 | SAC 2 11 | RBR 1 12 | RBR 2 17 | LAU2 1 11 | LAU2 2 22 | OSC 1 Ret | OSC 2 Ret | 30th | 22 |