Renger van der Zande

Renger van der Zande
Renger van der Zande
Born	Renger Adriaan van der Zande; February 16, 1986 (age 40); Netherlands
Occupation	Racing driver
Known for	Professional racing driver competing in IMSA SportsCar Championship and 24 Hours of Le Mans

Renger Adriaan van der Zande (; born 16 February 1986) is a professional racing driver from the Netherlands, currently competing with Acura Meyer Shank Racing in the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship and representing United Autosports at the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans. He is the son of Ronald van der Zande, who claimed the Dutch National Rallycross Championship in 1978. In 2016, Van der Zande captured his inaugural significant sports car championship alongside co-driver Alex Popow and Starworks Motorsport in the PC category of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. He lives in Amsterdam with his partner Carlijn and their daughter.

Career

Van der Zande began his ascent by winning the 2005 Formula Renault 2000 Netherlands title while driving for Van Amersfoort Racing. During the 2006–07 A1 Grand Prix season, he participated in three events representing the A1GP Netherlands team. In 2007 and 2008, he competed in the Formula Three Euroseries with Prema Powerteam. His GP2 debut came during the second round of the 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series season when he joined Trust Team Arden as a replacement for Mika Mäki. However, Edoardo Mortara succeeded him for the third round held in Bahrain.

Unable to secure funding for a full GP2 campaign, Van der Zande transitioned to the British Formula 3 Championship with Hitech Racing, where he won his first race at Silverstone. Midway through that season, he returned to the Euroseries by taking over from Atte Mustonen at Motopark due to Mustonen's health-related withdrawal. He achieved victory from pole position at Barcelona following Daniel Ricciardo's clinching of the British F3 championship.

In 2010, Van der Zande was part of RSC Mücke Motorsport’s lineup for GP3's inaugural season, securing one podium finish. Additionally, he placed fifth at the Windsor Arch F3 Macau Grand Prix while competing with Team Motopark Academy.

Advancing to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters in 2011, Van der Zande drove for Persson Motorsport, earning a podium finish by placing third at Munich Olympic Stadium. The following year marked his shift into sports car racing; he competed with Konrad Motorsport in Porsche Supercup and joined Lotus LMP2 in the FIA World Endurance Championship, qualifying fifth at Spa-Francorchamps.

The 2013 season showcased a variety of engagements: six races in the American Le Mans Series LMPC category with Mishumotors—achieving one pole and one podium—participation in the BRL-V6 series with Teunissen Racing where he secured six victories and four poles, and selected International GT Open appearances with Seyffarth Motorsport driving a Mercedes SLS AMG, resulting in two wins and one pole position. Furthermore, he took part in the Macau GT Cup with Erebus Motorsport.

In 2014, Van der Zande broadened his presence in American sports car racing by joining Starworks Motorsports alongside Mirco Schultis. Together, they attained victories at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Road America, and Petit Le Mans, complemented by four additional podium finishes. Concurrently in Europe, he triumphed at the 12 Hours of Zandvoort with Car Collection Motorsport and competed in both GT Masters Nürburgring and Macau GT Cup events.

Returning to American sports cars in 2015 with Starworks Motorsports and teammate Mirco Schultis, they concluded the IMSA PC class season fifth overall after winning races at Detroit and Watkins Glen. That year, Van der Zande also substituted for Ryan Dalziel at EFFORT Racing during the Pirelli World Challenge Sonoma GP weekend, securing pole position for Race 1 and winning Race 2. Later on, he claimed pole position at the 24H Barcelona Trofeu Fermi Vélez while driving for Car Collection Motorsport.

Continuing his collaboration with Starworks Motorsport and co-driver Alex Popow in 2016, Van der Zande achieved four wins—including events at Detroit and Petit Le Mans—and ultimately secured the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship PC class title. Additionally, he finished as runner-up at both Spa-Francorchamps and Nürburgring during Blancpain GT Series 24-hour endurance races.

In November 2016, Van der Zande progressed to IMSA’s Prototype division by joining Visit Florida Racing alongside Marc Goossens.

For the 2019 24 Hours of Daytona, his teammates included Jordan Taylor, Fernando Alonso, and Kamui Kobayashi.

In 2020, Van der Zande remained part of Wayne Taylor Racing’s No.10 entry for a third consecutive year. That season featured a victory at Petit Le Mans following a late-race collision between leading competitors. Despite initial announcements indicating retention for subsequent seasons made in August, he was released from Wayne Taylor Racing's roster in October.

During 2021, Van der Zande competed with Chip Ganassi Racing's Cadillac DPi-V.R alongside Kevin Magnussen, finishing fourth overall. Simultaneously, he participated in the LMP2 category of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship representing Inter Europol Competition with teammates Alex Brundle and Jakub Śmiechowski. Their best result was a third-place finish within class at the 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans, concluding seventh in the championship standings.

Career overview

Season	Championship	Team	Starts	Victories	Pole positions	Fastest laps	Podium finishes	Points scored	Final standing
2004	Formula Renault 2.0 Netherlands	Van Amersfoort Racing	?	?	?	?	?	103	7th place
2004	Formula Renault 2.0 Germany	Van Amersfoort Racing	4	0	0	0	0	24	26th place
2005	Formula Renault 2.0 Netherlands	Van Amersfoort Racing	12	4	4	5	9	203	Champion
	Formula Renault 2.0 Germany		14	4	3	2	5	228	5th place
	Formula Renault 2.0 Nordic Series		2	0	0	?	2	31	9th place
2006	German Formula Three Championship	SMS Seyffarth Motorsport	20	0	1	0	8	89	4th place
2006–07	A1 Grand Prix	A1 Team Netherlands	3	0	0	0	0	57‡	5th‡

Season	Championship	Team	Starts	Victories	Poles	Fastest laps	Podiums	Points	Final position
2007	align=left \| 2007 Formula 3 Euro Series season	align=left rowspan=3 \| Prema Powerteam	20	1	0	0	2	21	11th place
	align=left \| 2007 Masters of Formula 3	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	9th place
	align=left \| 2007 Macau Grand Prix	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	17th place
2008	align=left \| 2008 Formula 3 Euro Series season	align=left rowspan=3 \| Prema Powerteam	20	2	0	0	5	47	4th place
	align=left \| 2008 Masters of Formula 3	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC (not classified)
	align=left \| 2008 Macau Grand Prix	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	5th place
2008–09	align=left \| 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series season	align=left \| Arden International	1	0	0	0	0	0	31st place
2009	align=left \| 2009 British Formula 3 International Series	align=left rowspan=2 \| Hitech Racing	16	3	5	7	9	178	3rd place
	align=left \| 2009 Masters of Formula 3	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	6th place
	align=left \| 2009 Formula 3 Euro Series season	align=left \| Motopark Academy	8	1	0	0	1	7	15th place
	align=left \| 2009 Macau Grand Prix Formula Three	align=left \| Double R Racing	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	7th place
	align=left \| 2009 Porsche Supercup season	align=left \| Federsand-Jetstream Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	9	17th place

Season	Championship	Team	Starts	Victories	Poles	Fastest laps	Podiums	Points	Final position
2010	align=left \| 2010 GP3 Series season	align=left \| Mücke Motorsport	16	0	0	0	1	6	21st place
	align=left rowspan=2 \| 2010 Formula 3 Euro Series season	align=left rowspan=2 \| Motopark Academy	2	0	0	0	0	N/A	NC†
	align=left \| 2010 Macau Grand Prix Formula Three	1	0	0	0	0	N/A	5th place
	!2011	!2011 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season	!Persson Motorsport	!10	! -	! -	! -	! -	! -	!17th place

Season	Championship	Team	Starts	Victories	Poles	Fastest laps	Podiums	Points	Final standing
2012	!2012 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2	!ByKolles Racing (Lotus)	!1	! -	! -	! -	! -	! -	!NC (not classified)
2012	!2012 Porsche Supercup season	!Konrad Motorsport	!2	! -	! -	! -	! -	!14	!19th place

Macau GT Cup Erebus Motorsport 1

N/A 20th place

Season	Championship	Team	Starts	Victories	Poles	Fastest laps	Podiums	Points	Final ranking
2013	!BRL V6	!Teunissen Racing	!16	!6	!2	!?	!13	!298	Champion
	!2013 American Le Mans Series - PC	!DragonSpeed	!6	! -	!1	! -	!1	!46	!13th place
	!2013 International GT Open - GTS	!Jan Seyffarth (Seyffarth Motorsport)	!8 2 1 3 28 12th place

Season ! Championship ! Team ! Starts ! Victories ! Poles ! Fastest laps ! Podiums ! Points ! Final position

- !rowspan=8 |2015 |- |2015 United SportsCar Championship - PC |Starworks Motorsport |10 |2 |; |3 |4 |268 |5th place |- |2015 ADAC GT Masters, Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am, and 24H Series - A6-Pro, competing with Car Collection Motorsport and others, mostly resulting in non-classifications or retirements |- |2015 VLN Series - SP9, with Rowe Racing, largely non-classified finishes |- |2015 Pirelli World Challenge - GT, representing EFFORT Racing, notable for securing a victory |- |2015 FIA GT World Cup, driving for Mercedes AMG Driving Academy, finishing in fourth position |-} rowspan="2"|2016 Intercontinental GT Challenge Additional participation in VLN, NASCAR Whelen Euro, Blancpain GT, and Nürburgring events with mixed outcomes, including a second-place finish at the Nürburgring endurance race with AMG HTP Motorsport. |-}

Season	! Championship	! Team	! Starts	! Victories	! Poles	! Fastest laps	! Podiums	! Points	- !rowspan=10 \|2016 \|- \| 2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship - PC	Starworks Motorsport	11 \| 4 \| 1 \| 4 \| 8 \| 355 \| style="background:#FFFFBF;"\|'\'\'\'Champion\'\'\ \|
Mishumotors \| 1 \| - \| - \| - \| - \| 25 \| 6th position \|
AMG - Team AKKA ASP \| 1 \| 1 \| - \| - \| 1 \|

Competed in VLN and Nürburgring series with Haribo Racing Team Mercedes-AMG, ADAC GT Masters with Callaway Competition, and Blancpain GT Endurance Cup representing AKKA ASP, Black Falcon, and GRT Grasser Racing Team; results generally outside top placements. |-}

Season	! Championship	! Team	! Starts	! Victories	! Poles	! Fastest laps	! Podiums	! Points	- !rowspan=8 \|2017 \|- \| 2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype	VisitFlorida Racing (Spirit of Daytona)	9 \| 1 \| - \| - \| 2 \| 233 \| 7th position \|

Participated in Blancpain GT and Nürburgring VLN with Mercedes-AMG squads; achieved mixed outcomes including mid-field finish at the Nürburgring endurance event. |-}

Season	! Championship	! Team	! Starts	! Victories	! Poles	! Fastest laps	! Podiums	! Points	- !rowspan=8 \|2018 \|- \| 2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype	Wayne Taylor Racing \| 10 \| 1 \| 2 \| - \| 4 \| 270 \| style="background:#FFDF9F;"\|'\'\'\'Third Place\'\'\ \|

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2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship with DragonSpeed, limited entries and lower championship standings. |-}

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Multiple engagements throughout the year of 2019 including European Le Mans, IMSA SportsCar (with Konica Minolta Cadillac), Blancpain GT (Honda Team Motul), among others; maintained consistent participation with several top-five finishes in IMSA and varying success elsewhere. |-}

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The seasons of 20202021 featured involvement in IMSA SportsCar Championship achieving notable second-place in DPi category in '20, participation in FIA World Endurance Championship LMP2 with Inter Europol Competition, and racing for Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing in IMSA with multiple podiums secured. |-}

(Year) (Team) (Round details and individual race finishes shown by color coding and position numbers) ... Final classification and total points shown at end. Note: Guest driver status indicated by † means no championship points awarded.

Complete GP3 Series statistics

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The campaigns during the years of 20222023 demonstrate ongoing commitment to IMSA SportsCar Championship with Cadillac Racing securing podiums and several top-three finishes, as well as competition in FIA WEC LMP2 and key endurance contests such as the Le Mans Hypercar category where a fourth-place finish was achieved in '23. |-}

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The plans for the year 2024 involve continued participation in IMSA SportsCar Championship GTP division with Cadillac Racing and LMP2 category alongside Tower Motorsports; early performances include podium results and competitive rankings. The forthcoming '25 IMSA calendar includes engagement with Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb-Agajanian targeting strong contention for the title. |-} ‡ Denotes team classification.
† – Indicates guest driver status; not eligible for championship points *Season currently underway

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

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Year	Entrant team	Rnd.1 Sprint Race	Rnd.1 Feature Race	Rnd.2 Sprint Race	Rnd.2 Feature Race	Rnd.3 Sprint Race	Rnd.3 Feature Race	Rnd.4 Sprint Race	Rnd.4 Feature Race	Rnd.5 Sprint Race	Rnd.5 Feature Race	Rnd.6 Sprint Race	Rnd.6 Feature Race	Rnd.7 Sprint Race	Rnd.7 Feature Race	Rnd.8 Sprint Race	Rnd.8 Feature Race	Rnd.9 Sprint Race*	Rnd.9 Feature Race*	Rnd.10 Sprint Race**	Rnd.10 Feature Race**	Rnd.11 Sprint Race***	Rnd.11 Feature Race***	Final classification (DC)	Total points scored*

"Netherlands"

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SPR (9)

MEX
FEA

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SPR (9)

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FEA (4)

GBR
SPR

GBR
FEA

5th overall position

57 points total

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series performance

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Year	Team	Round/Location (Each event includes two races)																				Final rank	Points

Year	Entrant	(Races from round one to last)	(Positions per race)	(Final classification)	(Total points)

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Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters performance

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Complete Porsche Supercup statistics

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Complete FIA World Endurance Championship record

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American Le Mans Series record

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Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship statistics

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Full 24 Hours of Le Mans Outcomes

Year	Team	Co-Drivers	Vehicle	Category	Laps Completed	Pos.	Class Pos.
2018	United States DragonSpeed	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Ben Hanley Template:Country data SWE Template:Namespace detect showall Henrik Hedman	BR Engineering BR1-Gibson	LMP1	244	DNF	DNF
2019	United States DragonSpeed	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Ben Hanley Template:Country data SWE Template:Namespace detect showall Henrik Hedman	BR Engineering BR1-Gibson	LMP1	76	DNF	DNF
2020	United States DragonSpeed USA	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Ben Hanley Template:Country data SWE Template:Namespace detect showall Henrik Hedman	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	361	16th	12th
2021	Template:Country data POL Template:Namespace detect showall Inter Europol Competition	Template:Country data POL Template:Namespace detect showall Jakub Śmiechowski Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Alex Brundle	Oreca 07-Gibson	LMP2	360	10th	5th
2022	Template:Country data UK Template:Namespace detect showall JMW Motorsport	United States Jason Hart United States Mark Kvamme	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	GTE Am	331	50th	15th
2023	United States Cadillac Racing	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Sébastien Bourdais Template:Country data NZL Template:Namespace detect showall Scott Dixon	Cadillac V-Series.R	Hypercar	340	4th	4th
2024	United States Cadillac Racing	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Sébastien Bourdais Template:Country data NZL Template:Namespace detect showall Scott Dixon	Cadillac V-Series.R	Hypercar	223	DNF	DNF

Full European Le Mans Series Standings

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Year	Entrant Name	Category	Chassis Model	Engine Type	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 4	Race 5	Race 6	Overall Rank	Points Scored
2019	DragonSpeed	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	LEC	MNZ 10	CAT	SIL	SPA	ALG	33rd	1

Whelen Euro Series – Elite 1

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series – Elite 1 standings
Season	Team	Car No.	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	NWES	Points
2016	Alex Caffi Motorsport	33	Chevy	VAL	VAL	VEN	VEN	BRH	BRH	TOU	TOU	ADR	ADR	ZOL 5	ZOL 4	27th	158