Career
Karting
Thomas was inspired by his father Bernhard ten Brinke's ventures in rallying, and started karting competitively in 2018. [1] He was champion in the 2018 German Junior Kart Championship in OKJ. [2] In 2019, also in the OKJ class, he finished third in the FIA Karting European Championship and won the FIA Karting World Championship. [1] In addition, he finished second in the WSK Euro Series and third in the WSK Champions Cup. In 2020, he moved to OK class, but did not compete in the final round of the FIA Karting European Championship and finished thirteenth. [3]
In 2020, ten Brinke made his single seater debut in the F4 Spanish Championship with MP Motorsport. [3] He received coaching from former Formula 1 driver Giedo van der Garde. [4] Despite not competing in the first two rounds, ten Brinke finished the season third in the standings with 187 points. He took four podiums in his first five races, and took his maiden win at the final race of the season. [5]
On 20 January 2021, Ten Brinke was announced as an ART Grand Prix driver for the upcoming Formula Regional European Championship. [4] He had to withdraw from the first weekend at Imola after he tested positive for COVID-19. [6] He scored points in five of the eight races he entered. However, following his home race at Zandvoort, he made the decision to retire from racing with immediate effect, citing too much pressure to perform and a lack of enjoyment as his reasons. [7]
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