Meindert van Buuren

Meindert van Buuren
Nationality Dutch
Born (1995-01-05) 5 January 1995
Formula Renault 3.5 Series career
Debut season 2014
Current team Pons Racing
Car no. 10
Former teams Lotus
Starts 26
Wins 0
Poles 0
Fastest laps 2
Best finish 15th in 2015
Previous series
2015
2015
2013
201112
201112
Renault Sport Trophy
GP2 Series
Auto GP
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC

Meindert van Buuren, Jr. (born 5 January 1995) is a Dutch racing driver, who currently resides in Rockanje.

Career

Van Buuren during Race 1 of the 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season at Moscow Raceway.

Karting

Van Buuren began karting in 2004 at the age of nine and raced mostly in various Dutch championships, working his way up from the junior ranks to progress through to the Rotax Max DD2 category by 2011, when he finished in fourth position in the Rotax Max Wintercup.[1][2]

Formula Renault 2.0

2011 saw his début in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup championship with Van Amersfoort Racing. Van Buuren finished 21st in the championship, despite missing the final round of the championship, at Monza.[3] He also contested four rounds of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, but only finished one race inside the top twenty placings.

He remained in both series for the 2012 season, but switched to Manor MP Motorsport.[4] He improved to eleventh position in the NEC series, while in the Eurocup, he recorded four top-twenty finishes.

Auto GP

Van Buuren continued his collaboration with Manor MP Motorsport into the Auto GP in 2013.[5] He finished ninth in the drivers' standings with a podium at Donington Park and another nine point-scoring finishes.[6]

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

In 2014, Van Buuren will graduate to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series, joining Pons Racing.[7]

Racing record

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2011 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Van Amersfoort Racing 17 0 0 0 0 85 21st
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Van Amersfoort Racing 8 0 0 0 0 0 39th
KTR
2012 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Manor MP Motorsport 19 0 0 0 1 161 11th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 12 0 0 0 0 0 32nd
2013 Auto GP Manor MP Motorsport 15 0 0 0 1 57 9th
2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Pons Racing 17 0 0 0 0 21 19th
2015 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Lotus 9 0 0 1 0 20 15th
Pons Racing
GP2 Series MP Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Renault Sport Trophy Elite Class V8 Racing 2 0 0 1 0 0 NC†
Renault Sport Endurance Trophy 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2016 Renault Sport Trophy - Elite Class V8 Racing 2 0 0 0 0 6 11th*
Renault Sport Endurance Trophy 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC*

* Season still in progress. As van Buuren was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Auto GP 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 Pos Points
2013 Manor MP Motorsport MNZ
1

Ret
MNZ
2

10
MAR
1

Ret
MAR
2

6
HUN
1

6
HUN
2

Ret
SIL
1

8
SIL
2

4
MUG
1

10
MUG
2

6
NÜR
1

12
NÜR
2

DNS
DON
1

8
DON
2

2
BRN
2

12
BRN
2

9
9th 57

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
2014 Pons Racing MNZ
1

9
MNZ
2

Ret
ALC
1

14
ALC
2

11
MON
1

10
SPA
1

12
SPA
2

9
MSC
1

NC
MSC
2

18
NÜR
1

14
NÜR
2

Ret
HUN
1

16
HUN
2

5
LEC
1

Ret
LEC
2

14
JER
1

7
JER
2

15
19th 21
2015 Lotus ALC
1

5
ALC
2

6
MON
1

Ret
SPA
1

11
SPA
2

10
HUN
1

16
HUN
2

10
15th 20
Pons Racing RBR
1

Ret
RBR
2

Ret
SIL
1

SIL
2

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

BUG
1

BUG
2

JER
1

JER
2

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
2015 MP Motorsport BHR
FEA

BHR
SPR

ESP
FEA

ESP
SPR

MON
FEA

MON
SPR

AUT
FEA

AUT
SPR

GBR
FEA

GBR
SPR

HUN
FEA

HUN
SPR

BEL
FEA

BEL
SPR

ITA
FEA

Ret
ITA
SPR

DNS
RUS
FEA

RUS
SPR

BHR
FEA

BHR
SPR

ABU
FEA

ABU
SPR

NC 0

References

  1. "Zuid-Hollands Championship Mini Junior 2004". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  2. "Rotax Max Wintercup — Rotax Max DD2 2011". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  3. "Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 2011". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  4. Rubino, Jacopo (13 February 2012). "Meindert van Buuren terzo pilota della Manor MP Motorsport" [Meindert van Buuren is the third driver for Manor MP Motorsport]. stopandgo.tv (in Italian) (Stop&Go). Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  5. "MP Motorsport presenteert zijn rijders in GP2, AutoGP en Formule Renault 2.0". Autosport.nl (in Dutch). 20 February 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  6. "Auto GP 2013". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  7. Allen, Peter (4 April 2014). "Van Buuren finalises Formula Renault 3.5 move with Pons". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 4 April 2014.

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