Quick Facts
| Intro | Dutch racing driver |
| Is | Engineer Racecar driver |
| From | Netherlands |
| Field | Engineering Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 6 February 1995, Sneek |
| Age | 27 years |
| Star sign | Aquarius |
| Profiles |
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Biography
Nyck de Vries (born 6 February 1995 in Sneek) is a Dutch racing driver. He won the 2010 and 2011 Karting World Championships and in 2014 the Formula Renault 2.0 Alps and Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup Championships. He is managed by Anthony Hamilton (father of Lewis Hamilton) and was signed to the McLaren Young Driver Programme in January 2010.
Career
In 2008 De Vries won the WSK World Series for the KF3 category, as well as the German Junior Championship. In 2009 he retained both his German Junior and WSK World Series titles, as well as winning the European KF3 Championship. De Vries was signed by McLaren in January 2010. In September he won the 2010 Karting World Championship. He also won the World Championship in 2011. In 2012 and 2013 he has raced in Formula Renault 2.0.
De Vries appeared as himself in two episodes of McLaren's animated series Tooned.
Racing record
Career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | R-Ace GP | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 78 | 5th |
| Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 166 | 10th | ||
| 2013 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Koiranen GP | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 113 | 5th |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 8th | ||
| 2014 | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | Koiranen GP | 14 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 254 | 1st |
| Formula Renault 2.0 Alps | 14 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 300 | 1st | ||
| 2015 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | DAMS | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 160 | 3rd |
| 2016 | GP3 Series | ART Grand Prix | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 133 | 6th |
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | DAMS | ALC 1 7 | ALC 2 2 | MON 1 11 | SPA 1 9 | SPA 2 2 | HUN 1 11 | HUN 2 9 | RBR 1 3 | RBR 2 5 | SIL 1 4 | SIL 2 Ret | NÜR 1 2 | NÜR 2 3 | BUG 1 7 | BUG 2 10 | JER 1 4 | JER 2 1 | 3rd | 160 |
Complete GP3 Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | ART Grand Prix | ESP FEA 9 | ESP SPR 5 | AUT FEA 3 | AUT SPR 4 | GBR FEA 5 | GBR SPR 8 | HUN FEA 20 | HUN SPR 13 | GER FEA 2 | GER SPR 8 | BEL FEA 3 | BEL SPR 8 | ITA FEA 7 | ITA SPR 1 | MAL FEA 13 | MAL SPR 6 | ABU FEA 1 | ABU SPR 11 | 6th | 133 |
