Thomas ten Brinke

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Thomas ten Brinke
Nationality Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dutch
Born (2005-02-23) 23 February 2005 (age 19)
Zeddam, Netherlands
Formula Regional European Championship career
Debut season 2021
Current team ART Grand Prix
Car number23
Starts6 (8 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish17th in 2021
Previous series
2020 F4 Spanish Championship

Thomas ten Brinke (born 23 February 2005) is a Dutch former racing driver who last competed in the 2021 Formula Regional Championship with ART Grand Prix. He previously competed in the Spanish F4 Championship with MP Motorsport.

Contents

Career

Karting

Thomas was inspired by his fathers ventures in Rallying and Racing and started Karting competitively in 2018. He became champion in the 2018 German Junior Kart Championship, finished second in both the WSK Euro Series and the Italian Championship in 2019 and also won the 2019 FIA Karting World Championship in the OKJ class, whilst finishing third in the FIA Karting European Championship - OKJ and the 2019 WSK Champions Cup - OK Junior respectively.

Lower formulae

In 2020 ten Brinke made his single seater debut in the F4 Spanish Championship with MP Motorsport. [1] Despite not competing in the first six races, ten Brinke finished the season 3rd in the standings. He ended the year with one pole position, one win and an overall nine podium finishes. Ten Brinke ended his campaign on 187 points.

Formula Regional European Championship

On the 20th of January Ten Brinke was announced as an ART Grand Prix driver for the upcoming Formula Regional European Championship. [2] He had to withdraw from the first weekend at Imola after he tested positive for COVID-19. [3]

Retirement

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. [4]

Racing record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2018 CIK-FIA European Championship  — OKJ Ricky Flynn Motorsport10th
CIK-FIA World Championship  — OKJ 24th
German Karting Championship  — Junior1st
WSK Final Cup  — OKJ 10th
2019 Italian Championship  — OKJ 2nd
WSK Open Cup — OK Ricky Flynn Motorsport10th
German Karting Championship  — Senior22nd
CIK-FIA European Championship  — OKJ 3rd
CIK-FIA World Championship  — OKJ 1st
WSK Euro Series  — OKJ 2nd
WSK Champions Cup  — OKJ 3rd
WSK Super Master Series  — OKJ 4th
South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ 30th
2020 WSK Euro Series  — OK 27th
CIK-FIA European Championship  — OK Ricky Flynn Motorsport13th
South Garda Winter Cup — OK 16th
WSK Super Master Series  — OK 9th
WSK Champions Cup  — OK 14th

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2020 F4 Spanish Championship MP Motorsport 1511491873rd
2021 Formula Regional European Championship ART Grand Prix 800002817th

* Season still in progress.

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
2020 MP Motorsport NAV
1 		NAV
2 		NAV
3 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		LEC
3 		JER
1
2		 JER
2
4		 JER
3
3		 CRT
1
3		 CRT
2
3		 CRT
3
17		 ARA
1
4		 ARA
2
2		 ARA
3
14†		 JAR
1
4		 JAR
2
3		 JAR
3
2		 CAT
1
2		 CAT
2
4		 CAT
3
1		3rd187

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920DCPoints
2021 ART Grand Prix IMO
1
WD		 IMO
2
WD		 CAT
1
8		 CAT
2
6		 MCO
1
16		 MCO
2
7		 LEC
1
8		 LEC
2
9		 ZAN
1
19		 ZAN
2
21		 SPA
1 		SPA
2 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		VAL
1 		VAL
2 		MUG
1 		MUG
2 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		17th28

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References

  1. ↑ Allen, Peter (16 September 2020). "World junior kart champion Thomas ten Brinke debuts in Spanish F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  2. ↑ Allen, Peter (20 January 2021). "Thomas ten Brinke moves up to Formula Regional with ART". Formula Scout. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  3. ↑ Hensby, Paul (16 April 2021). "Thomas ten Brinke out of FRECA opener at Imola after positive COVID-19 tests". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  4. ↑ Woollard, Craig (22 June 2021). "Thomas ten Brinke quits racing with immediate effect". Formula Scout. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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