Kelvin van der Linde
| Kelvin van der Linde | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | South African |
| Born | 20 June 1996 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Related to | Etienne van der Linde (uncle) Sheldon van der Linde (brother) |
| ADAC GT Masters career | |
| Debut season | 2014 |
| Current team | C. Abt Racing |
| Car number | 1 |
| Starts | 20 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Poles | 4 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Previous series | |
| 2015 2014 2013 2011–2012 2006–2010 | TCR International Series Blancpain Sprint Series Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup Volkswagen Cup South Africa Karting |
| Championship titles | |
| 2014, 2019 2013 2011–2012 2008, 2010 | ADAC GT Masters Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup Volkswagen Cup South Africa South African Karting Championship |
Kelvin van der Linde (born 20 June 1996) is a South African racing driver currently competing in the Intercontinental GT Challenge, GT World Challenge Europe and ADAC GT Masters. He made his GT Masters debut in 2014, also winning the championship that year, a feat he repeated in 2019. He won the 2017 24 Hours of Nurburgring.
Racing career
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Born & raised in South Africa, Kelvin van der Linde started his racing career in Karting at the age of 8 in 2005. Since then, Kelvin has won multiple National and International Titles, as well as one of the Worlds biggest Endurance races, the 24H of Nurburgring.
In 2011 he became the youngest ever driver to compete in a National South African Circuit event at age 14 and then went on to become South Africa’s youngest ever National Champion at the age of 16 years and 128 days the following year.
2013 was a breakthrough year when he won his first International Championship. At the age of 17, Kelvin became the youngest ever winner of the Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup and earned his place as a Volkswagen supported Junior driver for the 2014 season. Leading on from the previous year’s success, Kelvin wrapped up back to back European titles when he became the youngest ever ADAC GT Masters Champion at age 18 driving an Audi R8 LMS Ultra.
In 2015 Kelvin was promoted to the role of Audi Factory driver, winning some of the world’s most prestigious events in the years that followed, including the 2017 Nurburgring 24H and Suzuka 10H.
Racing record
Career Summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Engen Volkswagen Cup | Ferodo Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ? | 3rd |
| Volkswagen Challenge South Africa | Ferodo Racing | 16 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 152 | 1st | |
| Autoquip | |||||||||
| 2012 | Volkswagen Cup South Africa | ? | 20 | 7 | ? | ? | 15 | 429 | 1st |
| 2013 | Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup | ? | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 348 | 1st |
| 2014 | ADAC GT Masters | Prosperia C. Abt Racing | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 214 | 1st |
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | Prosperia Abt Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2015 | ADAC GT Masters | C. Abt Racing | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 81 | 14th |
| TCR International Series | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 21st | |
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |
| 2016 | ADAC GT Masters | Car Collection Motorsport | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 54th |
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring (SP6) | Prosport-Performance GmbH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
| 2017 | ADAC GT Masters | Aust Motorsport | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 107 | 5th |
| Australian GT Championship | JAMEC PEM Racing | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 516 | 4th | |
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | Audi Sport Team Magnus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 5th | |
| Audi Sport Team ISR | |||||||||
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring (SP9) | Audi Sport Team Land | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 1st | |
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | Audi Sport Team ISR | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33rd | |
| 2018 | ADAC GT Masters | Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 136 | 2nd |
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | Audi Sport Team MPC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 6th | |
| Audi Sport Team Absolute Racing | |||||||||
| Audi Sport Team Land | |||||||||
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | Attempto Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 8th | |
| Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | |||||||||
| Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup | Attempto Racing | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 65 | 3rd | |
| WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD | Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 53rd | |
| Stock Car Brasil | Blau Motorsport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | NC† | |
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring (SP9) | Audi Sport Team Land | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6th | |
| 2019 | ADAC GT Masters | HCB-Rutronik Racing | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 205 | 1st |
| Intercontinental GT Challenge | Audi Sport Team Valvoline | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 13th | |
| Audi Sport Team Land | |||||||||
| Audi Sport Team WRT | |||||||||
| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | Attempto Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 24th | |
| 2019 Daytona 24H GTD | Audi Sport Team WRT Speedstar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 3rd | |
| 24 Hours of Nürburgring (SP9 PRO) | Audi Sport Team Land | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
| FIA GT World Cup | Audi Sport Team Rutronik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 10th | |
| 2021 | Asian Le Mans Series | Phoenix Racing |
† As Van der Linde was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete ADAC GT Masters results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Prosperia C. Abt Racing | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | OSC 1 2 |
OSC 2 1 |
ZAN 1 3 |
ZAN 2 2 |
LAU 1 7 |
LAU 2 2 |
RBR 1 10 |
RBR 2 2 |
SLO 1 6 |
SLO 2 10 |
NÜR 1 6 |
NÜR 2 2 |
SAC 1 1 |
SAC 2 1 |
HOC 1 10 |
HOC 2 6 |
1st | 214 |
| 2015 | C. Abt Racing | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | OSC 1 17 |
OSC 2 6 |
RBR 1 10 |
RBR 2 17 |
SPA 1 Ret |
SPA 2 11 |
LAU 1 Ret |
LAU 2 12 |
NÜR 1 3 |
NÜR 2 Ret |
SAC 1 Ret |
SAC 2 1 |
ZAN 1 Ret |
ZAN 2 7 |
HOC 1 3 |
HOC 2 7 |
14th | 81 |
| 2016 | Car Collection Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS Evo | OSC 1 27 |
OSC 2 10 |
SAC 1 24 |
SAC 2 20 |
LAU 1 29 |
LAU 2 Ret |
RBR 1 Ret |
RBR 2 16 |
NÜR 1 12 |
NÜR 2 24 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
54th | 1 | ||
| 2017 | Aust Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS Evo | OSC 1 4 |
OSC 2 9 |
LAU 1 6 |
LAU 2 7 |
RBR 1 9 |
RBR 2 21 |
ZAN 1 2 |
ZAN 2 Ret |
NÜR 1 6 |
NÜR 2 1 |
SAC 1 4 |
SAC 2 6 |
HOC 1 7 |
HOC 2 20 |
5th | 107 | ||
| 2018 | Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS Evo | OSC 1 2 |
OSC 2 Ret |
MST 1 9 |
MST 2 8 |
RBR 1 5 |
RBR 2 13 |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 10 |
ZAN 1 2 |
ZAN 2 11 |
SAC 1 1 |
SAC 2 2 |
HOC 1 3 |
HOC 2 1 |
2nd | 136 | ||
| 2019 | HCB-Rutronik Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo | OSC 1 2 |
OSC 2 4 |
MST 1 1 |
MST 2 4 |
RBR 1 4 |
RBR 2 3 |
ZAN 1 17 |
ZAN 2 9 |
NÜR 1 3 |
NÜR 2 2 |
HOC 1 9 |
HOC 2 1 |
SAC 1 19 |
SAC 2 1 |
1st | 205 |
Complete TCR International Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Liqui Moly Team Engstler | Audi TT Cup | MYS 1 |
MYS 2 |
CHN 1 |
CHN 2 |
ESP 1 |
ESP 2 |
POR 1 4 |
POR 2 12† |
ITA 1 |
ITA 2 |
AUT 1 |
AUT 2 |
RUS 1 |
RUS 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
SIN 1 |
SIN 2 |
THA 1 |
THA 2 |
MAC 1 |
MAC 2 |
21st | 13 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 |  Jamec Pem Racing
|
Garth Tander Frédéric Vervisch
|
Audi R8 LMS | APP | 241 | 27th | 7th |
| 2019 | Audi Sport Team Valvoline
|
Garth Tander Frédéric Vervisch
|
Audi R8 LMS | APP | 181 | DNF | DNF |
References
External links
- Kelvin van der Linde career summary at DriverDB.com
- Official website