Chris van der Drift
Chris van der Drift | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 8, 1986 New Zealand |
| Occupation | Racing driver |
| Known for | Racing in Asian Le Mans Series, multiple championships in karting and Porsche Carrera Cup Asia |
Christopher Jason van der Drift (born 8 March 1986) is a racing driver from New Zealand with Dutch heritage, currently participating in the Asian Le Mans Series representing Absolute Motorsport.
Career
Starting his karting journey at the age of seven, Van der Drift secured six championships in New Zealand and another six in the North Island by 2002. After spending ten years competing in New Zealand karting events and two additional years racing in Australia’s 2001 JICA and 2002 Ford Kart Stars series—where he placed sixth in both—he made the move to formula car racing. However, his progression into car racing was hindered by a lack of sponsorship and limited financial support from his family.
Karting career summary
| Season | Series | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | NZ Top Half Series - Cadet class | 1st" |
| 1999 | NZ Top Half Series - JR 100cc Yamaha class | 1st" |
| 2001 | Kartsport NZ National Sprint Championship - 100cc Junior Yamaha class | 1st" |
| Kartsport NZ Sprint Championship - Junior Intercontinental A | 1st" | |
| CIK Trophy of New Zealand - Junior ICA class | 1st" | |
| 2007 | CIK Trophy of New Zealand - Formula 100 class | 2nd" |
| 2019 | CIK Trophy of New Zealand - Vortex Rok DVS Senior | 8th |
| Kartsport NZ National Sprint Championship - Rotax Max Light class | 11th | |
| 2022 | CIK Trophy of New Zealand - Vortex Rok DVS Senior | 6th |
| 2023 | Kartsport Auckland City of Sails - Vortex Rok DVS Senior | 2nd" |
| Kartstars New Zealand - Vortex Rok DVS | 12th |
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Formula BMW ADAC | Team Rosberg | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 168 | 4th |
| 2005 | Formula BMW ADAC | Team Rosberg | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 149 | 4th |
| 2006 | Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup
and NEC |
JD Motorsport | 28 (14 each) | 6 (2 Eurocup,4 NEC) | 9 (2 Eurocup,7 NEC) | 5 (1 Eurocup,4 NEC) | (13 total) | (358 total) |
style="background:#DFDFDF;" 2nd (both series) |
| 2007 |
align=left International Formula Master |
align=left JD Motorsport |
16 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
65 |
style="background:#DFDFDF;" 2nd |
| 2008 |
align=left International Formula Master |
align=left JD Motorsport |
16 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
101 |
style="background:#FFFFBF;" 1st |
| 2008–09 |
align=left GP2 Asia Series and A1 Grand Prix (New Zealand) |
align=left rowspan=2 Trident Racing / A1 Team New Zealand |
7 (3 GP2 Asia,4 A1 GP) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
(41 combined) |
18th and 7th† respectively |
| 2009 |
align=left Formula Renault 3.5 Series |
align=left Epsilon Euskadi |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
41 |
11th |
| 2010 |
align=left rowspan=2 Superleague Formula |
align=left Olympiacos CFP / Galatasaray |
21 (18/3) |
4 /0 |
2 /0 |
3 /0 |
10 /0 |
(1011 combined)† |
4th /13th† |
| 2011 |
align=left Superleague Formula and Formula Renault 3.5 Series |
align=left New Zealand / Mofaz Racing |
10 (3/7) |
0 /0 |
0 /0 |
0 /0 |
0 /1 |
(159 combined)† |
7th† /12th |
| 2012 |
align=left Auto GP World Series and Italian GT Championship - GT3 |
align=left Manor MP Motorsport / Bhaitech Racing |
18 (12/6) |
1 /0 |
0 /0 |
0 /1 |
(4/0) | (127/18) | (4th/19th) |
| 2013 |
International GT Open |
Bhai Tech Racing |
15 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
37 |
8th |
| 2014 |
Blancpain Sprint Series and Endurance Series |
Bhaitech / Boutsen Ginion Racing |
11 (6/5) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20 (Sprint only) |
20th (Sprint), NC (Endurance) |
| 2015 |
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia |
Kamlung Racing |
14 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
10 |
234 |
style="background:#FFFFBF;" 1st |
| 2016 |
ADAC GT Masters and International V8 Supercars Championship |
KÜS Team75 Bernhard / Erebus Motorsport |
5 (2/3) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
(234 V8 points only) |
NC and 49th |
| 2017 |
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia and Chinese GT3 Championship |
Team Formax / JRM JiaRui-TengDa |
25 (13/12) |
5 (3/2) |
5 (4/1) |
4 (3/1) |
18 (10/8) |
(410 combined) |
style="background:#FFFFBF;" 1st and style="background:#DFDFDF;" 2nd respectively |
| 2018 |
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia |
Team Formax |
13 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
9 |
230 |
style="background:#FFFFBF;" 1st |
| 2019 |
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia Pro, Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia Pro-Am, Porsche Carrera Cup Asia |
Gama Racing, JRM JiaRui-TengDa, Kamlung Racing |
30 (12/10/8) |
9 (8/0/1) |
4 |
6 |
15 (11/4/5) |
(349 combined) |
style="background:#DFDFDF;" 2nd in Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia; others mid-pack |
| 2021 |
Toyota Racing Series and TCR New Zealand Touring Car Championship |
Tasman Motorsports Group and TrackTec Racing |
6 (3 each) |
2 |
1 |
? |
2 |
270 |
9th and style="background:#FFFFBF;" 1st respectively |
| 2023 |
Formula Regional Oceania Championship, Porsche Carrera Cup Australia & Asia, Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia & World Final |
Hamilton Motorsport, Earl Bamber Motorsport, Team Shanghai Yongda, Absolute Racing |
31+ races |
15 wins total in Porsche Asia and Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia |
7 poles total |
6 fastest laps total |
27 podiums total |
(613 points approx.) |
Multiple top finishes including style="background:#FFFFBF;" 1st in Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia and style="background:#DFDFDF;" 2nd in Porsche Carrera Cup Asia |
| 2024 |
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia, Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia |
TORO Racing, Absolute Racing |
|||||||
| 2024–25 | Asian Le Mans Series - GT | Absolute Racing | |||||||
| 2025 | Thailand Super Series - GT3 | Amerasian Fragrance by AF Racing |
† Indicates team results.
‡ Denotes guest driver status; not eligible for points.
Full New Zealand Grand Prix outcomes
| Year | Team | Vehicle | Qualifying Position | Race Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall International Motorsport | Tatuus TT104ZZ powered by Toyota | ? | Did Not Finish |
| 2021 | Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Tasman Motorsports | Tatuus FT-60 with Toyota engine | 3rd place | 5th place |
| 2023 | Template:Country data NZLTemplate:Namespace detect showall Hamilton Motorsport | Tatuus FT-60 powered by Toyota | 9th on grid | Finished 4th |
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 complete results
(key) (Bold indicates pole position; italics denote fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Championship Position (DC) | Points Scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | JD Motorsport | ZOL 1 2nd |
ZOL 2 20th |
IST 1 8th |
IST 2 4th |
MIS 1 4th |
MIS 2 1st |
NÜR 1 3rd |
NÜR 2 3rd |
DON 1 11th |
DON 2 1st |
LMS 1 Retired |
LMS 2 11th |
CAT 1 22nd |
CAT 2 6th |
2nd overall | 91 points |
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC full results
(key) (Bold marks pole position; italics represent fastest lap)
| Year | Team Entry | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Championship Standing (DC) | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | JD Motorsport | OSC 1 1st |
OSC 2 10th |
SPA 1 3rd |
SPA 2 10th ... (style continues similarly for all rounds) |
style="background:#dfdfdf;" |
2nd in championship |
style="background:#dfdfdf;" |
267 points |
GP2 Series complete results
GP2 Asia Series full results
(key) (Bold indicates pole position; italics denote fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Race 1 | Race 2
... |
Championship Position | Points Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
nowrap | 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series season |
nowrap | Trident Racing |
style="background:#DFFFDF;"|
Shanghai International Circuit CHN FEA |
style="background:#DFFFDF;"|
CHN SPR |
style="background:#EFCFFF;"|
Dubai Autodrome UAE FEA |
Dubai Autodrome UAE SPR |
... |
18th overall |
5 points |
A1 Grand Prix full results =
(Template:Motorsport driver results legend)
| Season | Team Entrant | ... Races ... | ... Championship Position ... | ... Points ... |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
nowrap | 2008–09 A1 Grand Prix season |
nowrap | A1 Team New Zealand |
... style details omitted for brevity... |
7th place finish |
36 points |
Formula Renault 3.5 Series comprehensive results =
(Template:Motorsport driver results legend) (Bold for pole positions, italics for fastest laps)
| Year | Team Name | ... Races ... | ... Final Standing ... | ... Accumulated Points ... |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
nowrap | Epsilon Euskadi |
style details omitted for brevity... |
11th place |
41 points | |
|
nowrap | Mofaz Racing |
style details omitted for brevity... |
12th position |
43 points |
Superleague Formula =
(Template:Superleague Formula driver results legend) (Bold denotes pole position; italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Club Team | ... Rounds and Results ... | ... Final Rank ... | ... Points Accumulated ... | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
rowspan=3 |2010 Superleague Formula season |
rowspan=2 nowrap |Olympiacos CFP (Superleague Formula team) |
rowspan=2 nowrap |GU-Racing International |
style details omitted for brevity... |
4th overall |
653 points |
|
nowrap | Barazi-Epsilon |
... 17th position |
7 points |
|- || rowspan=2 | 2011 Superleague Formula season#2011 || rowspan=2 | Team New Zealand (Superleague Formula team) || rowspan=2 | Atech Grand Prix#Reid Motorsport | ... 7th place finish ! 116 points |} ‡ Chris van der Drift qualified for the Brands Hatch Super Final but was unable to start due to injuries sustained in a crash, including fractured ankle and ribs. Yelmer Buurman replaced him.
† Denotes a non-championship event
Auto GP World Series full results =
(Template:Motorsport driver results legend) (Bold indicates poles; italics fastest laps)
| Year | Entrant Name | ... Round Results ... | ... Final Standing ... | ... Total Points ... |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
nowrap | Manor Motorsport, MP Motorsport collaboration |
style details omitted for brevity... |
4th overall |
127 points |
Bathurst 12 Hour complete results =
| Year | Team Name | Co-Drivers Names | important Car Model !
Class Category ! Number of Laps Completed ! Overall Position ! Class Position ! | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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align=left nowrap Template:Flagicon GBR Frank Lyons |
align=left nowrap Porsche 997 GT3 Cup |
B Class |
193 laps completed |
32nd overall |
8th in class | |
|
align=left nowrap Template:Flagicon NZL Motorsport Services Limited |
align=left nowrap Template:Flagicon NZL Allan Dippie |
align=left nowrap Porsche 997 GT3 Cup |
B Class |
128 laps completed |
Did Not Finish (DNF) |
DNF in class | |
|
align=left nowrap Template:Flagicon AUS Team Carrera Cup Asia |
align=left nowrap Template:Flagicon SIN Andrew Tang |
align=left nowrap Porsche 991 GT3 Cup |
B Class |
82 laps completed |
Did Not Finish (DNF) |
DNF in class | |
{
align= "left" nowrap Template:Flagicon SIN Team Carrera Cup Asia |
|{
align= "left" nowrap Template:Flagicon GER Philip Hamprecht
Template:Flagicon CHN Bao Jinlong
Template:Flagicon AUS Paul Tresidder
|} |{
align= "left" nowrap Porsche 991 GT3 Cup
|} |{
B Class
|} |{ 279 laps completed |} |{ 19th overall |} |{ style= "background:#DFDFDF;" | 2nd in class |} |}
Full Stock Car Brasil Results
| Year | Team | Vehicle | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Final Standing | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | RC3 Bassani | Peugeot 408 | GOI 1 26 |
RBP 1 |
RBP 2 |
VEL 1 |
VEL 2 |
CUR 1 |
CUR 2 |
SCZ 1 |
SCZ 2 |
CUR 1 |
CUR 2 |
GOI 1 |
CAS 1 |
CAS 2 |
BRA 1 |
BRA 2 |
CUR 1 |
CUR 2 |
TAR 1 |
TAR 2 |
INT 1 |
NC | - |
| 2018 | Vogel Motorsport | Chevrolet Cruze | INT 1 Ret |
CUR 1 |
CUR 2 |
VEL 1 |
VEL 2 |
LON 1 |
LON 2 |
SCZ 1 |
SCZ 2 |
TBA 1 |
TBA 1 |
TBA 2 |
CAS 1 |
CAS 2 |
VCA 1 |
VCA 2 |
TAR 1 |
TAR 2 |
TBA 1 |
TBA 2 |
INT 1 |
NC | - |
Supercars Championship Performance
| Results in the Supercars Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Vehicle | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | Final Position | Points Total | ||||||||||
| 2016 International V8 Supercars Championship | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VF) | 2016 Clipsal 500 Adelaide ADE R1 |
ADE R2 | ADE R3 | 2016 Tyrepower Tasmania SuperSprint SYM R4 |
SYM R5 | 2016 WD-40 Phillip Island SuperSprint PHI R6 |
PHI R7 | 2016 Perth SuperSprint BAR R8 |
BAR R9 | 2016 Woodstock Winton SuperSprint WIN R10 |
WIN R11 | 2016 CrownBet Darwin Triple Crown HID R12 |
HID R13 | 2016 Castrol Edge Townsville 400 TOW R14 |
TOW R15 | 2016 Coates Hire Ipswich SuperSprint QLD R16 |
(QLD R17) | (Red Rooster Sydney SuperSprint) SMP R18 |
(SMP R19) | (Wilson Security Sandown 500) SAN QR Retired |
(Wilson Security Sandown 500) SAN R20 Finished in position 22 |
(Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000) BAT R21 Finished in position 17 |
(Castrol Gold Coast 600) SUR R22 Finished in position 19 |
(Castrol Gold Coast 600) SUR R23 Did Not Start |
(ITM Auckland SuperSprint) PUK R24-27 |
(Coates Hire Sydney 500) SYD R28-29 |
49th | 234 | ||||||||||||||
Bathurst 1000 Performance
| Year | Team | Vehicle | Co-driver | Result | Laps Completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Erebus Motorsport | Holden Commodore (VF) | Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Shae Davies | 17th place | 156 laps |
External links
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Hamilton, New Zealand
- New Zealand people of Dutch descent
- New Zealand racing drivers
- Olympiacos CFP (Superleague Formula team) drivers
- Formula BMW ADAC drivers
- Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers
- Formula Renault Eurocup drivers
- Toyota Racing Series drivers
- 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen
- International Formula Master drivers
- GP2 Asia Series drivers
- A1 Team New Zealand drivers
- World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers
- Superleague Formula drivers
- Auto GP drivers
- International GT Open drivers
- V8SuperTourer drivers
- GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers
- 24 Hours of Spa drivers
- People educated at Hamilton Boys' High School
- Stock Car Brasil drivers
- ADAC GT Masters drivers
- Bhaitech drivers
- Manor Motorsport drivers
- MP Motorsport drivers
- Team Rosberg drivers
- JD Motorsport drivers
- Trident Racing drivers
- Epsilon Euskadi drivers
- Tasman Motorsports drivers
- Drivex drivers
- A1 Grand Prix drivers
- Super Nova Racing drivers
- Boutsen Ginion Racing drivers
- Craft-Bamboo Racing drivers
- Lamborghini Super Trofeo drivers
- Porsche Carrera Cup Germany drivers
- Porsche Carrera Cup Italy drivers
- Porsche Carrera Cup Asia drivers
- Porsche Carrera Cup Australia drivers
- Asian Le Mans Series drivers