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Neil Verhagen

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Neil Verhagen
Born (2001-02-18) February 18, 2001 (age 25)
Ridgefield, Connecticut, United States
OccupationProfessional race car driver
Known forYoungest competitor to win Formula F division at SCCA National Championship Runoffs; BMW works driver

Neil Verhagen (born February 18, 2001) is a professional American race car driver, recognized as the youngest competitor to claim victory in the Formula F division at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs.

Karting

Neil’s karting journey began indoors alongside his brother Alex at Grand Prix New York in Mount Kisco, New York, under the guidance of racer Stevan McAleer, who won the 2015 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge ST class. After competing at Oakland Valley Race Park, Verhagen progressed to the WKA and various competitions within the Rotax Max framework. In 2012, he achieved second place in the Florida Winter Tour Minimax series, surpassing notable drivers such as Logan Sargeant, Patricio O'Ward, and Trenton Estep.

To further support Neil’s racing ambitions, his family relocated from Ridgefield, Connecticut to Mooresville, North Carolina in 2014, making a strategic shift from WKA events to the United States Pro Kart Series.

Lower formulae

Verhagen initiated his car racing career at Road Atlanta during the Skip Barber Winter Series, capturing victories in the first three races held at Road Atlanta and Sebring International Raceway. Piloting a Mazda-powered chassis from Reynard, he secured second place in the overall championship. Later that year, he made his debut in the F1600 Championship Series at the Pittsburgh International Race Complex, driving a Spectrum. At the finale of the F2000 Championship Series in Pittsburgh, Verhagen finished tenth behind the wheel of a RFR F2000 vehicle.

In 2016, Verhagen joined K-Hill Motorsports for competition in the F1600 Championship Series, ultimately clinching the championship ahead of teammate Peter Portante, with both pilots driving Mygale SJ11 cars. Additionally, he participated in club racing under the SCCA, winning the SCCA Majors Tour Northeast Conference title and earning a spot at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs. There, he became the youngest victor ever at 15 years and 242 days old. This accomplishment granted him entry into the 2016 Mazda Road to Indy Shootout.

Formula Renault

In 2017, Verhagen joined the ranks of the Red Bull Junior Team and competed in the Formula Renault Eurocup with MP Motorsport, racing alongside fellow Red Bull Junior driver Richard Verschoor. He achieved one podium finish at the Hungaroring and concluded the season in eleventh place overall.

Continuing in 2018 with Tech 1 Racing, he remained in the Eurocup and again secured eleventh position in the championship standings.

BRDC British F3

After losing support from Red Bull in 2019, Verhagen transitioned to the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship, driving for Double R Racing. He ended the season fifth overall and earned seven podium finishes.

2020: Successful GT debut

In 2020, Verhagen shifted focus to sportscar racing by joining Walkenhorst Motorsport as a member of the BMW Junior Team for select rounds in the Nürburgring Endurance Series. He claimed victory in the SP8T category at the prestigious 24 Hours of Nürburgring, competing in a BMW M4 GT4.

2021: Achievements in Nürburgring Endurance

Advancing to compete full-time in 2021 within the SP9 Pro class, Verhagen teamed up with Daniel Harper and Max Hesse to pilot a BMW M6 GT3 throughout the Nürburgring Endurance Series. Their efforts resulted in two race wins and an overall runner-up finish for the season.

2022: GT World Challenge

During the 2022 season, Verhagen participated in the 2022 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup as a member of the BMW Junior Team in collaboration with ROWE Racing, joining forces with teammates Harper and Hesse. Their campaign began with a notable fourth-place finish at Imola Circuit, marking their initial points haul. At the 2022 24 Hours of Spa, they secured fifth place, outperforming the sister ROWE Racing entry. Another points-scoring result at Hockenheimring contributed to Verhagen finishing eleventh overall in the championship standings, ahead of the more seasoned crew from ROWE's other car.

As a consequence of these achievements, Verhagen, alongside Hesse and Harper, was elevated to full BMW works driver status in preparation for the 2023 racing year.

Racing career summary

  2021 Nürburgring Endurance Series Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 Pro     BMW Junior Team     7     2     0     0     4     39.22     style="background:#DFDFDF;"|'2nd'   2021 24 Hours of Nürburgring 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9     BMW Junior Team Shell     1     0     0     0     0     N/A     DNF     2022 24 Hours of Nürburgring 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9     BMW Junior Team Shell     1     0     0     0     0     N/A     DNF     2022 Nürburgring Endurance Series Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 Pro     BMW Junior Team     2     0     0     0     1     0     NC†     2022 Nürburgring Endurance Series Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP85     BMW M Motorsport     1     0     0     0     0     0     NC†     2023 Nürburgring Endurance Series Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 Pro     BMW Junior Team     3     ۱     ۰     ۰     ۲     ۰     NC†     [[2023 24 Hours of Nürburgring 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9]] 1 ۰ ۰ ۰ ۰ N/A DNF     2023 Michelin Pilot Challenge Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS Fast Track Racing 2 ۰ ۰ ۰ ۰ 150 59th     2023 GT World Challenge America GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am ST Racing 7 ۱ ۰ ۳ ۵ 121 6th     2023 Intercontinental GT Challenge Intercontinental GT Challenge ۱ ۰ ۰ ۰ ۰ ۴ 28th     2023 ADAC GT Masters ADAC GT Masters FK Performance Motorsport ۲ ۰ ۰ ۰ ۰ ۱۶ 27th     2023 ESET V4 Cup ESET Cup Endurance - GT3 Trevor Racing ۱ ۰ ۰ ۰ ۰ ۱۲ 4th*     2023 ESET V4 Cup ESET Cup Sprint - GT3 Trevor Racing ۲ ۱ ۱ ۰ ۲ 43 style="background:#FFDF9F;"|'3rd'*
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2015 F1600 Championship Series N/A 3 0 0 0 0 31 33rd
F2000 Championship Series 1 0 0 0 0 21 37th
2015-16 Skip Barber Winter Series N/A 2 0 0 0 1 53 19th
2016 F1600 Championship Series K-Hill Motorsports 21 9 4 7 15 832 1st
2016-17 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship MRF Racing 4 0 0 0 0 11 15th
2017 Formula Renault Eurocup MP Motorsport 23 0 0 0 1 59 11th
Formula Renault NEC 5 1 0 0 1 47 14th
2018 Formula Renault Eurocup Tech 1 Racing 20 0 0 0 0 59 11th
Formula Renault NEC 10 0 0 0 0 31 13th
2019 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Double R Racing 24 0 1 0 7 357 5th
2020 Nürburgring Endurance Series - Cup 5 Walkenhorst Motorsport 2 1 0 0 1 15.83 20th
align=left  2020 24 Hours of Nürburgring  24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP8T 
   1    1    0    0    1   N/A   style="background:#FFFFBF;"|'1st'   |-
rowspan="3" 2021 
  2021 24H GT Series 24H GT Series - P4     BMW M Motorsport     1     1     0     0     1     0     NC†
rowspan="4" 2022 
  2022 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup      BMW Junior Team with ROWE Racing      5      0      0      0      0      36      11th
rowspan="9" 2023

    2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup     ROWE Racing     5     ۰     ۰     ۰     ۱     33     10th

rowspan="3" "2024"

2024 GT World Challenge America GT World Challenge America - Pro-Am ST Racing 13 3 1 1 10 223 style="background:#DFDFDF;"|'2nd'

2024 "24H Series" "24H Series - GT4"

2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro Paul Miller Racing 3 ۰ ۰ ۱ ۱ 879* 15th*

rowspan="2" "2025"


IMSA SportsCar Championship IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro Paul Miller Racing

Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP8T ST Racing


SCCA National Championship Runoffs

Year Circuit Vehicle Power Unit Category Result Grid Position Race Status
2016 Mid-Ohio Mygale SJ11 Honda Fit Formula F 1 1 Running

American Open-wheel racing results

(key) (bold indicates pole position, italics denotes fastest lap)

F1600 Championship Series

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Final Position Total Points
2016 K-Hill Motorsports ATL
4 		ATL
1 		ATL
5 		WGL
3 		WGL
2 		WGL
2 		VIR
1 		VIR
4 		VIR
7 		MOH
2 		MOH
14 		MOH
1 		PIT
1 		PIT
1 		PIT
4 		NJMP
3 		NJMP
1 		NJMP
1 		VIR
1 		VIR
2 		VIR
1 		1st 832

Complete Formula Renault NEC results

(key) (bold = pole position, italics = fastest lap)

Year Team Entry 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final Standing Points Accumulated
2017 MP Motorsport MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		ASS
1
1 		ASS
2
4 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		SPA
1
8 		SPA
2
8 		SPA
3
5 		HOC
1| 		HOC
2| 		14th 47

|- 

| 2018
! Tech 1 Racing
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| style = " background: #dfffdf;" | PAU < br >2  < br >  
| MNZ < br >1  
| MNZ < br >2  
| style = " background: #cfcfff;" | SPA < br >1  < br >  
| style = " background: #cfcfff;" | SPA < br >2  < br >  
| style = " background: #cfcfff;" | HUN < br >1  < br >  
| style = " background: #cfcfff;" | HUN < br >2  < br >  
| style = " background: #cfcfff;" | NÜR < br >1  < br >  
| style = " background: #cfcfff;" | NÜR < br >2  < br >  
| style = " background: #cfcfff;" | HOC < br >1  < br >  
| style = " background: #cfcfff;" | HOC < br >2  < br >  
!13th 
!31

|}


Full Formula Renault Eurocup Results

(legend) (Races displayed in bold denote pole positions) (Races in italics signify fastest laps)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Final Position Total Points
2017 MP Motorsport MNZ
1
17 		MNZ
2
4 		SIL
1
Ret 		SIL
2
16 		PAU
1
DNS 		PAU
2
9 		MON
1
12 		MON
2
12 		HUN
1
3 		HUN
2
11 		HUN
3
24 		NÜR
1
18 		NÜR
2
Ret 		RBR
1
18 		RBR
2
25 		LEC
1
7 		LEC
2
12 		SPA
1
8 		SPA
2
8 		SPA
3
5 		CAT
1
7 		CAT
2
Ret 		CAT
3
17 		11th 59
2018 Tech 1 Racing LEC
1
7 		LEC
2
9 		MNZ
1
11 		MNZ
2
Ret 		11th 59


Full BRDC British Formula 3 Championship Results

(key) (Races shown in bold denote pole positions) (Races in italics represent fastest laps)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Final Position Points Earned
2019 Double R Racing OUL
1
12 		OUL
2
2 		OUL
3
5 		SNE
1
6 		SNE
2
38 		SNE
3
Ret 		SIL1
1
2 		SIL1
2
151 		SIL1
3
5 		DON1
1
6 		DON1
2
81 		DON1
3
7 		SPA
1
18 		SPA
2
3 		SPA
3
5 		BRH
1
8 		BRH
2
45 		BRH
3
7 		SIL2
1
10 		SIL2
2
15 		SIL2
3
3 		DON2
1
7 		DON2
2 < br > 3 < sup >6 </ sup > 		DON2 < br >3 < br > 3 5th 357

Complete Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie (NLS) Results

rowspan = "3" | 20202021 rowspan = "2" | 2022 Nürburgring Endurance Series
Year Team Vehicle Category Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8 Round 9 Overall Position Total Points
FK Performance Motorsport BMW M240i Racing SP8T NÜR < br >1 < br > Ret NÜR < br >2 NÜR < br >3



4th 11.25
Walkenhorst Motorsport BMW M4 GT4



NÜR < br >4 < br > 2 NÜR < br >5 < br > 4



BMW M240i Racing Cup 5 NÜR < br >1 NÜR < br >2 < br > 5 NÜR < br >3 < br > 1 NÜR < br >4 NÜR < br >5



20th 15.83
Team RMG BMW M6 GT3 SP9 
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NÜR < br >1 < br > 8 

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NÜR < br >2 < br > Ret 

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NÜR < br >3 < br > 1 

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NÜR < br >4 < br > 1 

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NÜR < br >5 < br > DNS 

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NÜR < br >6 < br > 2 

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NÜR < br >7 < br > 3 

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NÜR < br >8 < br > Ret 

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2nd 

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39.22

Team RMG

BMW M4#BMW M4 GT3

SP9 

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Nürburgring

9

Nürburgring

NC† 

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Nürburgring

2

Nürburgring

NC†

0

BMW Motorsport

BMW M4 GT4 Concept

SP85 

style = " background : #EFCFFF ; "

Ret

NC

0

2023 Nürburgring Endurance Series

Team RMG

BMW M4#BMW M4 GT3

SP9 

style = " background : #DFFFDF ; "

5 

style = " background : #FFDF9F ; "

3 

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1

NC†

0

†The driver Verhagen participated as a guest and therefore was not eligible to score points.

Full Results of the 24 Hours of Nürburgring

Year Team Drivers Vehicle Category Completed Laps Overall
Ranking 		Category
Ranking
2020 Germany Walkenhorst Motorsport Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Dan Harper
Germany Max Hesse 		BMW M4 GT4 SP8T 78 19th 1st
2021 Germany BMW Junior Team Shell Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Augusto Farfus
Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Dan Harper
Germany Max Hesse 		BMW M6 GT3 SP9 54 DNF DNF
2022 Germany BMW Junior Team Shell Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Dan Harper
Germany Max Hesse 		BMW M4 GT3 SP9 86 DNF DNF
2023 Germany BMW Junior Team Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Dan Harper
Germany Max Hesse 		BMW M4 GT3 SP9 96 DNF DNF

Full GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup standings

Year Team Name Vehicle Model Category Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Final Position Total Points
2022 BMW Junior Team with ROWE Racing BMW M4 GT3 Pro IMO
15 		LEC
4 		SPA
6H
11 		SPA
12H
2 		SPA
24H
5 		HOC
9 		CAT
13 		11th 36
2023 ROWE Racing BMW M4 GT3 Pro MNZ
2 		LEC
6 		SPA
6H
4 		SPA
12H
53† 		SPA
24H
"Ret" 		Nürburgring
"11" 		Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
"12" 		10th 33

*The current season remains ongoing.

Full IMSA SportsCar Championship Results

(key) (Races highlighted in bold denote pole position; results shown in italics represent fastest lap)

Year Team Category Car Powertrain 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2024 Paul Miller Racing GTD Pro BMW M4 GT3 BMW P58 3.0 L Twin-Turbocharged I6 DAY
3 		SEB
4 		LGA DET WGL
8 		MOS ELK VIR IMS
8 		PET
7 		15th 1400
2025 Paul Miller Racing GTD Pro BMW M4 GT3 Evo BMW B58#S58 P58 3.0 L Twin-Turbo I6 DAY
4 		SEB
3 		LGA
 DET
 WGL
 MOS
 ELK
 VIR
 IMS
 PET
 3rd* 628*
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