Robert de Haan

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Robert de Haan
Carrera Cup Benelux 2023 Spielberg Nr. 46.jpg
De Haan at the Red Bull Ring in 2023
Nationality Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dutch
Born (2006-06-22) 22 June 2006 (age 17)
Eerbeek, The Netherlands
F4 Spanish Championship career
Debut season 2022
Current team Monlau Motorsport
Racing licence FIA Silver Driver.png FIA Silver
Car number46
Starts12
Wins0
Podiums1
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBD in 2022
Previous series
2022
2021
2021
2021
Formula 4 UAE Championship
ADAC Formula 4
Italian F4 Championship
Ginetta Junior Championship
Championship titles
2023Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe
Awards
2021
2021
FEED Racing France Shootout Winner
Ginetta Junior Scholarship Winner

Robert de Haan (born 22 June 2006) is a Dutch racing driver currently competing in the Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux with Richardson Racing. He made his racing debut in the 2021 Ginetta Junior Championship after winning the Ginetta Junior Scholarship, [1] and he also won the 2021 FEED Racing France Shootout. [2]

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Career

Karting

In 2018 De Haan became Junior champion at the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals. [3] In 2019 he won the German Junior Kart Championship. [2]

Ginetta Junior Championship

In December 2020 De Haan won the Ginetta Junior Scholarship, following a test in the Ginetta G40 at Blyton Park, to compete in the full 2021 Ginetta Junior Championship. [4] He contested the season with Richardson Racing, taking three overall wins throughout the season. He finished the season fourth in the drivers' championship and as the highest place rookie. [5]

Formula 4

In 2021 De Haan also won the FEED Racing shootout, which utilizes the Mygale M14-F4 car and is organised by Jacques Villeneuve and Patrick Lemarié. [2] [6] [7] At the end of the year De Haan joined Van Amersfoort Racing to contest the season finales of the Italian F4 Championship and ADAC Formula 4 Championship. [5] In the latter he even took a rookie win in the second race at the Nürburgring. [7] [8]

In 2022 De Haan joined Pinnacle Motorsport in the Formula 4 UAE Championship from the third round onwards. [3] [9] He then joined Monlau Motorsport to compete in the F4 Spanish Championship. [8] He finished the season in tenth an took a single podium at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

Porsche competition

In 2023 De Haan rejoined Richardson Racing to compete in the Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain and Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux. [10] Ahead of the main season he already won the Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe with the team. In the Porsche Carrera Cup GB he took three wins, becoming the youngest overall race winner in the history of the Porsche Carrera Cup GB and finished sixth in the championship. [11] In the Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux he became the overall and rookie champion. [12] [13] [14] He also joined Richardson Racing as guest driver in the Silverstone race of the Porsche Supercup, in which he claimed second place. [15] [16] [17] De Haan also joined HRT Performance to compete in the Zandvoort round of the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany, in which he took a podium. [18]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2016 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Micro Max2nd
BNL International Karting Series - Micro6th
2017 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Mini MaxGCW de Haan5th
2018 CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy 12th
Rotax Max Challenge Euro Trophy - Junior6th
Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - JuniorCees de Haan1st
2019 WSK Final Cup — OKJEnergy Corse6th
WSK Open Cup — OKJ7th
Italian Karting Championship — OKJ9th
IAME International Final - X30 Junior2nd
SKUSA SuperNationals XXIII - X30 Junior4th
German Junior Kart Championship Energy Corse1st
FIA Karting European Championship - OKJ15th
FIA Karting World Championship - OKJ7th
WSK Euro Series — OKJ8th
WSK Champions Cup — OKJ20th
FIA Karting Academy Trophy 3rd
WSK Super Master Series - OKJEnergy Corse13th
24° South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ11th
2020 WSK Euro Series — OK41st
FIA European Championship — OKEnergy Corse22nd
25° South Garda Winter Cup — OK4th
WSK Super Master Series — OK19th
WSK Champions Cup — OKJ31st
Sources: [19]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2021 Ginetta Junior Championship Richardson Racing2530595074th
ADAC Formula 4 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 300002414th
Italian F4 Championship 30000039th
2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship Pinnacle Motorsport 120000030th
F4 Spanish Championship Monlau Motorsport 2100016110th
2023Porsche Sprint Challenge Southern Europe - Sport Division - ProRichardson Racing645451301st
Porsche Carrera Cup Benelux12644112561st
Porsche Supercup 100010NC†
Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain - Pro 123335387th
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany HRT Performance200012918th
2023–24 Porsche Carrera Cup Middle East Central Europe Racing622361274th
2024 Porsche Supercup BWT Lechner Racing
Porsche Carrera Cup Germany TEAM 75 Bernhard

* Season still in progress.

Complete Ginetta Junior Championship results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526DCPoints
2021 Richardson Racing THR1
1

9
THR1
2

4
SNE
1

10
SNE
2

8
SNE
3

Ret
BHI
1

8
BHI
2

7
BHI
3

5
OUL
1

Ret
OUL
2

C
KNO
1

4
KNO
2

4
KNO
3

8
KNO
4

3
THR2
1

1
THR2
2

6
THR2
3

1
SIL
1

1
SIL
2

3
SIL
3

2
DON
1

4
DON
2

3
DON
3

5
BHGP
1

2
BHGP
2

10
BHGP
3

2
4th507

Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718PosPoints
2021 Van Amersfoort Racing RBR
1
RBR
2
RBR
3
ZAN
1
ZAN
2
ZAN
3
HOC1
1
HOC1
2
HOC1
3
SAC
1
SAC
2
SAC
3
HOC2
1
HOC2
2
HOC2
3
NÜR
1

8
NÜR
2

5
NÜR
3

5
14th24

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
2021 Van Amersfoort Racing LEC
1
LEC
2
LEC
3
MIS
1
MIS
2
MIS
3
VLL
1
VLL
2
VLL
3
IMO
1
IMO
2
IMO
3
RBR
1
RBR
2
RBR
3
MUG
1
MUG
2
MUG
3
MNZ
1

Ret
MNZ
2

27
MNZ
3

13
39th0

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2022 Pinnacle Motorsport YAS1
1
YAS1
2
YAS1
3
YAS1
4
DUB1
1
DUB1
2
DUB1
3
DUB1
4
DUB2
1

15
DUB2
2

16
DUB2
3

22
DUB2
4

21
DUB3
1

19
DUB3
2

16
DUB3
3

23
DUB3
4

20
YAS2
1

13
YAS2
2

Ret
YAS2
3

12
YAS2
4

26
30th0

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
2022 Monlau Motorsport ALG
1

11
ALG
2

6
ALG
3

Ret
JER
1

7
JER
2

10
JER
3

10
CRT
1

9
CRT
2

10
CRT
3

14
SPA
1

6
SPA
2

6
SPA
3

3
ARA
1

4
ARA
2

Ret
ARA
3

8
NAV
1

9
NAV
2

11
NAV
3

Ret
CAT
1

12
CAT
2

9
CAT
3

29
10th61

* Season still in progress.


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