Chris van der Drift
Chris van der Drift | |
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Nationality | New Zealander |
Born | Hamilton (New Zealand) | 8 March 1986
Blancpain Sprint Series career | |
Debut season | 2014 |
Current team | Bhaitech |
Car number | 61 |
Starts | 8 |
Wins | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 20th in 2014 |
Previous series | |
2013 2012 2009, 11 2010–11 2008–09 2007–08 2006 2006 2004–05 | International GT Open Auto GP World Series Formula Renault 3.5 Series Superleague Formula GP2 Asia Series International Formula Master Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Formula BMW ADAC |
Championship titles | |
2008 2015 | International Formula Master Porsche Carrera Cup Asia |
Christopher Jason van der Drift (born 8 March 1986 in Hamilton, New Zealand) is a New Zealand racecar 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.[1]
Racing record
Career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Formula BMW ADAC | Team Rosberg | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 168 | 4th |
2005 | Formula BMW ADAC | Team Rosberg | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 149 | 4th |
2006 | Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup | JD Motorsport | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 91 | 2nd |
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | 14 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 267 | 2nd | ||
2007 | International Formula Master | JD Motorsport | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 65 | 2nd |
2008 | International Formula Master | JD Motorsport | 16 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 101 | 1st |
2008–09 | GP2 Asia Series | Trident Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18th |
A1 Grand Prix | New Zealand | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36† | 7th† | |
2009 | Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Epsilon Euskadi | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 11th |
2010 | Superleague Formula | Olympiacos CFP | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 653† | 4th† |
Galatasaray | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 358† | 13th† | ||
2011 | Superleague Formula | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116† | 7th† |
Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Mofaz Racing | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 12th | |
2012 | Auto GP World Series | Manor MP Motorsport | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 127 | 4th |
2013 | International GT Open | Bhai Tech Racing | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 8th |
2014 | Blancpain Sprint Series | Bhaitech | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 20th |
Boutsen Ginion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
2015 | Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour | GT3 Endurance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 8th |
2016 | ADAC GT Masters | KÜS Team75 Bernhard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC* |
* 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)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2008–09 | Trident Racing | CHN 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 |
18th | 5 |
Complete A1 Grand Prix results
(key)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2008–09 | New Zealand | NED 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 |
7th | 36 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | Epsilon Euskadi | CAT 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 |
11th | 41 |
2011 | Mofaz Racing | ALC 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 |
12th | 43 |
Superleague Formula
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Operator | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Position | Points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | Olympiacos CFP | GU-Racing International | SIL |
ASS |
MAG |
JAR |
NÜR |
ZOL |
BRH |
ADR |
POR |
ORD |
BEI † |
NAV |
4th | 653 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 1 | X | 3 | 12 | X | 3 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 6 | NS‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
Galatasaray | Barazi-Epsilon | 17 | 7 | X | 13th | 358 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | New Zealand | Atech Reid Grand Prix | HOL |
BEL |
7th | 116 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 7 | 6 |
‡ 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)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | Manor MP Motorsport | MNZ 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 |
4th | 127 |
References
- ^ Chris van der Drift Archived 2008-01-19 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Official website
- Chris van der Drift career summary at DriverDB.com
- Use dmy dates from September 2011
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Hamilton, New Zealand
- New Zealand people of Dutch descent
- New Zealand racing drivers
- Olympiacos CFP (Superleague Formula team) drivers
- Formula BMW ADAC drivers
- Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers
- Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
- Toyota Racing Series drivers
- International Formula Master drivers
- GP2 Asia Series drivers
- A1 Team New Zealand drivers
- Formula 3.5 V8 drivers
- Superleague Formula drivers
- Auto GP drivers
- International GT Open drivers
- V8SuperTourer drivers
- Blancpain Endurance Series drivers
- 24 Hours of Spa drivers
- People educated at Hamilton Boys' High School
- Stock Car Brasil drivers
- ADAC GT Masters drivers