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Chris van der Drift
New Zealand racing driver

Chris van der Drift

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Intro
New Zealand racing driver
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Hamilton, Waikato Region, New Zealand
Age
38 years
The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Christopher Jason van der Drift (born 8 March, 1986) is a New Zealand racing driver of Dutch descent.

Career

Van der Drift started karting at the age of 7 and in 1994 he raced his first year in cadets. From there he went on to win 6 New Zealand Championships and 6 North Island Championships until 2002.

After ten years of kart racing in New Zealand and also competing in Australia for two years in 2001 JICA and 2002 Ford Kart Stars (finishing both championships in 6th), he had to take the step into racing cars. At the time he had no sponsors so it was difficult just to step into a car as his parents didn't have enough to fund that as well.

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2004Formula BMW ADACTeam Rosberg2000081684th
2005Formula BMW ADACTeam Rosberg2010151494th
2006Formula Renault 2.0 EurocupJD Motorsport142216912nd
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC1447472672nd
2007International Formula MasterJD Motorsport162127652nd
2008International Formula MasterJD Motorsport16668101011st
2008–09GP2 Asia SeriesTrident Racing30000518th
A1 Grand PrixNew Zealand4000036†7th†
2009Formula Renault 3.5 SeriesEpsilon Euskadi1700014111th
2010Superleague FormulaOlympiacos CFP1842310653†4th†
Galatasaray30000358†13th†
2011Superleague FormulaNew Zealand30000116†7th†
Formula Renault 3.5 SeriesMofaz Racing700014312th
2012Auto GP World SeriesManor MP Motorsport1210041274th
2013International GT OpenBhai Tech Racing151303378th
2014Blancpain Sprint SeriesBhaitech600001220th
Boutsen Ginion20000
Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am300000NC
2015Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 HourGT3 Endurance10000-8th
2016ADAC GT MastersKÜS Team75 Bernhard200000NC*
International V8 Supercars ChampionshipErebus Motorsport4000023449th

* Season still in progress. Team standings.

Complete GP2 Series results

Complete GP2 Asia Series results

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

YearEntrant123456789101112DCPoints
2008–09Trident RacingCHN
FEA
7
CHN
SPR
4
UAE
FEA
Ret
UAE
SPR
C
BHR
FEA
BHR
SPR
QAT
FEA
QAT
SPR
MAL
FEA
MAL
SPR
BHR
FEA
BHR
SPR
18th5

Complete A1 Grand Prix results

(key)

YearEntrant1234567891011121314DCPoints
2008–09New ZealandNED
SPR
NED
FEA
CHN
SPR
7
CHN
FEA
11
MYS
SPR
MYS
FEA
NZL
SPR
5
NZL
FEA
13
RSA
SPR
RSA
FEA
POR
SPR
POR
FEA
GBR
SPR
GBR
FEA
7th36

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617PosPoints
2009Epsilon EuskadiCAT
1
7
CAT
2
3
SPA
1
9
SPA
2
Ret
MON
1
7
HUN
1
13
HUN
2
4
SIL
1
Ret
SIL
2
19
LEM
1
15
LEM
2
11
ALG
1
Ret
ALG
2
7
NÜR
1
14
NÜR
2
10
ALC
1
9
ALC
2
8
11th41
2011Mofaz RacingALC
1
8
ALC
2
13
SPA
1
11
SPA
2
3
MNZ
1
4
MNZ
2
6
MON
1
8
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
HUN
1
HUN
2
SIL
1
SIL
2
LEC
1
LEC
2
CAT
1
CAT
2
12th43

Superleague Formula

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

YearTeamOperator123456789101112PositionPoints
2010Olympiacos CFPGU-Racing InternationalSIL
ASS
MAG
JAR
NÜR
ZOL
BRH
ADR
POR
ORD
BEI †
NAV
4th653
1323151X312X3121311118276NS‡
GalatasarayBarazi-Epsilon177X13th358
2011New ZealandAtech Reid Grand PrixHOL
BEL
7th116
576

‡ Chris van der Drift qualified for the Super Final at Brands Hatch but was unable to compete due to suffering injuries from a large crash in race two which led to him being taken to hospital with a broken ankle, two broken ribs, a cracked shoulder blade, a dislocated shoulder and two broken fingers. His Super Final place was taken up by the seventh highest points-scorer of the weekend, Yelmer Buurman.

† Non Championship round

Complete Auto GP World Series results

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

YearEntrant1234567891011121314PosPoints
2012Manor MP MotorsportMNZ
1
5
MNZ
2
2
VAL
1
6
VAL
2
7
MAR
1
4
MAR
2
1
HUN
1
7
HUN
2
5
ALG
1
8
ALG
2
2
CUR
1
5
CUR
2
2
SON
1
SON
2
4th127
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