Stoffel Vandoorne

Stoffel Vandoorne
Vandoorne in 2013
Nationality	Belgian
Born	(1992-03-26) 26 March 1992 Kortrijk, Belgium
Super Formula career
Debut season	2016
Current team	Docomo Team Dandelion Racing
Car no.	41
Starts	9
Wins	2
Podiums	3
Poles	1
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	4th in 2016
Previous series
2014–2015 2013 2011–12 2011–12 2010	GP2 Series Formula Renault 3.5 Series Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC F4 Eurocup 1.6
Championship titles
2015 2012 2010	GP2 Series Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 F4 Eurocup 1.6

Formula One World Championship career
2016 team	McLaren-Honda
2017 team	McLaren-Honda^[1]
Car number	47
Entries	1 (1 starts)
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Career points	1
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First entry	2016 Bahrain Grand Prix
Last entry	2016 Bahrain Grand Prix
2016 position	20th (1 pt)

Stoffel Vandoorne (born 26 March 1992) is a professional racing driver from Belgium, currently competing in Super Formula.^[2] He is also the reserve driver for the McLaren Formula One team, and made his debut at the 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix. Vandoorne is contracted to a full-time 2017 McLaren race seat, replacing Jenson Button.^[3]

Career

Karting

Born in Kortrijk, Vandoorne began his karting career in 1998 at age six, and ten years later won the Belgian KF2 Championship. In 2009 he finished as runner-up in the CIK-FIA World Cup in the KF2 category.^[4]

Formula Renault

In 2010, Vandoorne moved up to single-seater racing, joining the F4 Eurocup 1.6 series.^[5] He went on to win the series on his first attempt, finishing the season with six wins and three further podium finishes.^[6]

In 2011, he graduated to competing in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 with Kurt Mollekens' KTR team.^[7] He finished fifth overall, with one podium at the Hungaroring and another eight point-scoring finishes throughout the season.^[8] He also participated in Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup, where he finished third in the series' standings with eight podiums.^[9]

For the 2012 season Vandoorne remained in the Eurocup, but left KTR to join Josef Kaufmann Racing.^[10] He won the championship by ten points after a tight battle between himself and Red Bull backed Daniil Kvyat. Between them they won 11 of the 14 races and finished over 100 points ahead of their nearest challenger. Vandoorne finished the season with four wins and six podiums to his name. He also contested selected events in the Northern European Cup, where he won five of the seven races that he started, and finished on the podium in a sixth race.

In 2013, Vandoorne raced in Formula Renault 3.5, where he replaced 2012 champion Robin Frijns at Fortec Motorsport.^[11] He finished runner-up to fellow McLaren young driver Kevin Magnussen with four wins and 10 podiums, including a victory at his home track of Spa-Francorchamps.

GP2 Series

Vandoorne racing at the Silverstone round of the 2014 GP2 Series

In January 2014, it was confirmed that Vandoorne would make his debut in GP2, racing with ART. In the opening race at Bahrain, Vandoorne claimed his first victory of the season in the feature race. He followed this up with four consecutive pole positions, three more wins at the Hungaroring, Monza and Yas Marina and six additional podiums. Despite being a rookie, he finished runner-up to 2014 champion Jolyon Palmer.

Vandoorne reunited with ART for 2015, as well as was considered the main title contender.^[12] He was partnered by 2014 Japanese Formula Three champion Nobuharu Matsushita. After five feature race wins, twelve podiums and four pole positions, Vandoorne took the title in Sochi, 108 points over his nearest rival Alexander Rossi.

Formula One

In February 2013, Vandoorne joined McLaren's Young Driver Programme,^[13] under the tutelage of his then manager Richard Goddard, in collaboration with the team's sporting director Sam Michael and its head of communications Matt Bishop, to whom Vandoorne had been introduced in 2011 by Alex Wurz.^[14]

In January 2014, he was announced as a third driver for McLaren F1 also taking up driving duties in the GP2 Series for ART Grand Prix.^[15]

McLaren (2016)

Vandoorne on his F1 debut, driving for McLaren at the 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix

On 31 March 2016, it was announced Vandoorne would be replacing regular driver Fernando Alonso at the Bahrain Grand Prix after the Spaniard was ruled unfit to drive following a major accident in the previous round.^[16] After qualifying 12th ahead of Jenson Button, Vandoorne finished 10th and became the first reserve driver to score points on debut since Sebastian Vettel at the 2007 United States Grand Prix.

On 3 September 2016, ahead of the Italian Grand Prix, it was announced by McLaren that Jenson Button would not be racing in 2017, and that Vandoorne would be replacing him to partner Alonso for the 2017 season.^[3]

Super Formula

On 12 February 2016, it was announced that Vandoorne will race a Honda in Super Formula for Dandelion Racing.^[2]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2010	F4 Eurocup 1.6	Autosport Academy	14	5	5	4	9	151	1st
2011	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	KTR	14	0	0	0	1	93	5th
2011	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC	KTR	20	0	3	0	8	328	3rd
2012	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	Josef Kaufmann Racing	14	4	6	3	11	244	1st
2012	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC	Josef Kaufmann Racing	7	5	4	5	6	176	9th
2013	Formula Renault 3.5	Fortec Motorsport	17	4	3	2	10	214	2nd
2014	GP2 Series	ART Grand Prix	22	4	4	3	10	229	2nd
2014	Formula One	McLaren Mercedes	Test driver
2015	GP2 Series	ART Grand Prix	21	7	4	7	16	341.5	1st
2015	Formula One	McLaren Honda	Test driver
2016	Super Formula	Docomo Team Dandelion Racing	9	2	1	0	3	27	4th
2016	Formula One	McLaren Honda	1	0	0	0	0	1	20th

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
2013	Fortec Motorsports	MNZ 1 1	MNZ 2 3	ALC 1 8	ALC 2 3	MON 1 9	SPA 1 13	SPA 2 1	MSC 1 1	MSC 2 1	RBR 1 Ret	RBR 2 Ret	HUN 1 4	HUN 2 2	LEC 1 2	LEC 2 Ret	CAT 1 3	CAT 2 2	2nd	214

Complete GP2 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	19	20	21	22	DC	Points
2014	ART Grand Prix	BHR FEA 1	BHR SPR 22	CAT FEA 13	CAT SPR 10	MON FEA 14	MON SPR 13	RBR FEA 2	RBR SPR 15	SIL FEA 3	SIL SPR 9	HOC FEA 2	HOC SPR 3	HUN FEA 7	HUN SPR 1	SPA FEA 2	SPA SPR 6	MNZ FEA 1	MNZ SPR 13	SOC FEA 5	SOC SPR 2	YMC FEA 1	YMC SPR 5	2nd	229
2015	ART Grand Prix	BHR FEA 1	BHR SPR 2	CAT FEA 1	CAT SPR 2	MON FEA 1	MON SPR 8	RBR FEA 1	RBR SPR 2	SIL FEA 3	SIL SPR 9	HUN FEA 5	HUN SPR 2	SPA FEA 1	SPA SPR 4	MNZ FEA 2	MNZ SPR 3	SOC FEA 3	SOC SPR 4	BHR FEA 1	BHR SPR 2	YMC FEA 1	YMC SPR C	1st	341.5

Complete Formula One results

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

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	WDC	Points
2016	McLaren Honda	McLaren MP4-31	Honda RA616H 1.6 V6 t	AUS	BHR 10	CHN	RUS	ESP	MON	CAN	EUR	AUT	GBR	HUN	GER	BEL	ITA	SIN	MAL	JPN	USA	MEX	BRA	ABU	20th	1

Complete Super Formula 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	DC	Points
2016	Docomo Team Dandelion Racing	SUZ 3	OKA 12	FUJ Ret	MOT 6	OKA 1	OKA 7	SUG 6	SUZ 17	SUZ 1	4th	27

References

↑ "McLaren-Honda announces innovative three-driver strategy". mclaren.com. McLaren. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
1 2 "McLaren F1 reserve Stoffel Vandoorne seals Honda Super Formula seat". Autosport.com. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
1 2 "Jenson Button won't race in F1 in 2017, but could still return in 2018". skysports.com. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
↑ "Stoffel Career History". stoffelvandoorne.com. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
↑ "F4 Eurocup 1.6 2010 drivers". F4 Eurocup 1.6. Auto Sport Academy. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
↑ "F4 Eurocup 1.6 2010". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
↑ "Vandoorne debut with KTR". ItaliaRacing.net. Inpagina. 2010-10-31. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
↑ "Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup 2011". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
↑ "Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2011". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
↑ "Vandoorne vise le titre avec Kaufmann" [Vandoorne eyes the title with Kaufmann]. AUTOhebdo (in French). Groupe Hommell. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
↑ Beer, Matt (21 December 2012). "Stoffel Vandoorne takes Frijns' place at Fortec for FR3.5 season". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
↑ "GP2 – DAMS duo must 'gang up' on Vandoorne". January 10, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
↑ O'Leary, Jamie (18 February 2013). "Stoffel Vandoorne joins McLaren F1 Young Driver Programme". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
↑ "Q&A with McLaren Young Driver: Stoffel Vandoorne". mclaren.com. 27 August 2013.
↑ "Stoffel Vandoorne officieel reserverijder voor McLaren F1" [Stoffel Vandoorne officially reserve driver for McLaren F1]. Autosport.be (in Dutch).
↑ "Alonso will not race in the Bahrain GP". motorsport.com. 31 March 2016.

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Official website
Stoffel Vandoorne career summary at DriverDB.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Benjamin Bailly	F4 Eurocup 1.6 Champion 2010	Succeeded by Matthieu Vaxivière
Preceded by Robin Frijns	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Champion 2012	Succeeded by Pierre Gasly
Preceded by Jolyon Palmer	GP2 Series Champion 2015	Succeeded by Pierre Gasly

Formula One teams

Teams and drivers that competed in the 2016 Formula One season

Ferrari	Force India-Mercedes	Haas-Ferrari	McLaren-Honda	Mercedes	MRT-Mercedes

5. Sebastian Vettel 7. Kimi Räikkönen	11. Sergio Pérez 27. Nico Hülkenberg	8. Romain Grosjean 21. Esteban Gutiérrez	14. Fernando Alonso 22. Jenson Button 47. Stoffel Vandoorne	6. Nico Rosberg 44. Lewis Hamilton	31. Esteban Ocon 88. Rio Haryanto 94. Pascal Wehrlein

Red Bull-TAG Heuer	Renault	Sauber-Ferrari	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	Williams-Mercedes

3. Daniel Ricciardo 26. Daniil Kvyat 33. Max Verstappen	20. Kevin Magnussen 30. Jolyon Palmer	9. Marcus Ericsson 12. Felipe Nasr	26. Daniil Kvyat 33. Max Verstappen 55. Carlos Sainz	19. Felipe Massa 77. Valtteri Bottas

Teams and drivers that will compete in the 2017 Formula One season

Ferrari	Force India-Mercedes	Haas-Ferrari	McLaren-Honda	Mercedes	MRT-Mercedes

5. Sebastian Vettel 7. Kimi Räikkönen	11. Sergio Pérez 31. Esteban Ocon	8. Romain Grosjean 20. Kevin Magnussen	2. Stoffel Vandoorne 14. Fernando Alonso	44. Lewis Hamilton TBA	TBA TBA

Red Bull-TAG Heuer	Renault	Sauber-Ferrari	Toro Rosso-TBA	Williams-Mercedes

3. Daniel Ricciardo 33. Max Verstappen	27. Nico Hülkenberg 30. Jolyon Palmer	9. Marcus Ericsson TBA	26. Daniil Kvyat 55. Carlos Sainz	18. Lance Stroll 77. Valtteri Bottas

McLaren Honda

Founder: Bruce McLaren

McLaren Technology Group: Ron Dennis (25%); TAG Group (25%); Mumtalakat (50%)

Head management: Jost Capito (CEO); Éric Boullier (Racing Director)

Current personnel: Tim Goss; Neil Oatley; Peter Prodromou; Andrea Stella

Former personnel: John Barnard; Alastair Caldwell; Gordon Coppuck; Mike Coughlan; Pat Fry; Steve Hallam; Norbert Haug; Robin Herd; Paddy Lowe; Neil Martin; Teddy Mayer; Sam Michael; Gordon Murray; Jonathan Neale; Adrian Newey; Steve Nichols; Jo Ramírez; Nicholas Tombazis; Martin Whitmarsh

2016 race drivers: 14. Fernando Alonso; 22. Jenson Button

2016 test and reserve drivers: Stoffel Vandoorne; Nobuharu Matsushita (Development)

McLaren young driver programme: Stoffel Vandoorne; Nyck de Vries; Ben Barnicoat

World Champions: Emerson Fittipaldi; Lewis Hamilton; James Hunt; Mika Häkkinen; Niki Lauda; Alain Prost; Ayrton Senna

Former drivers: See category

Drivers' titles: 1974; 1976; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1998; 1999; 2008

Constructors' titles: 1974; 1984; 1985; 1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1998

Cars:

Formula One M2B M4B M5A M7A M7B M7C M7D M9A M14A M14D M19A M19C M23 M26 M28 M29 M29F M30 MP4 (MP4/1) MP4B (MP4/1B) MP4/1C MP4/1E MP4/2 MP4/2B MP4/2C MP4/3 MP4/4 MP4/5 MP4/5B MP4/6 MP4/6B MP4/7A MP4/8 MP4/9 MP4/10 MP4/10B MP4/10C MP4/11 MP4/11B MP4/12 MP4/13 MP4/14 MP4/15 MP4-16 MP4-17 MP4-17D MP4-18 MP4-19 MP4-19B MP4-20 MP4-21 MP4-22 MP4-23 MP4-24 MP4-25 MP4-26 MP4-27 MP4-28 MP4-29 MP4-30 MP4-31 Formula Two M4A M21 Sports cars Zerex Special M1A M1B M1C M6A M6B M6GT M8A M8B M8C M8D M8E M8F M8FP M12 M20 F1 GTR 12C GT3 650S GT3 P1 GTR USAC/IndyCar M15 M16A M16B M16C M16C/D M16E M24 F5000/Libre M3 M10A M10B M18 M22 M25 Development cars M2A MP4-29H/1X1 Road cars F1 F1 LM SLR (for Mercedes-Benz) MP4-12C P1 X-1 650S 675LT Engines M838T Merged team Project Four Racing Related West Competition

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