Nyck de Vries

Nyck de Vries

De Vries in 2013.
Nationality Netherlands Dutch
Born (1995-02-06) 6 February 1995
Sneek, Netherlands
GP3 Series career
Debut season 2016
Current team ART Grand Prix
Car no. 4
Starts 18
Wins 2
Poles 1
Fastest laps 1
Best finish 6th in 2016
Previous series
2015
201314
201214
2012
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
Championship titles
2014
2014
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps

Nyck de Vries (born 6 February 1995 in Sneek)[1][2] 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)[3] and was signed to the McLaren Young Driver Programme in January 2010.[2][3]

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.[3] 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.[1][2]

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Nyck De Vries: Racedriver biography — career and success". http://www.speedsport-magazine.com. Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 2014-04-26. External link in |website= (help)
  2. 1 2 3 "McLaren Formula 1 - Profile: Nyck de Vries". http://www.mclaren.com. McLaren Mercedes. 2013-04-08. Retrieved 2014-04-26. External link in |website= (help)
  3. 1 2 3 "McLaren sign young karter Nyck de Vries". http://www.formula1.com. Formula 1. 2010-01-21. Retrieved 2014-04-26. External link in |website= (help)
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Antonio Fuoco
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps
Champion

2014
Succeeded by
Jack Aitken
Preceded by
Pierre Gasly
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Champion

2014
Succeeded by
Jack Aitken


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