Laurens Vanthoor

Laurens Vanthoor (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlʌurəns fɑnˈtoːr];[1] born 8 May 1991) is a Belgian professional racing driver currently racing for Porsche Motorsport as a factory driver in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. He currently resides in Waiblingen outside of Stuttgart.[2]

Laurens Vanthoor
Vanthoor in 2009.
Nationality Belgian
Born (1991-05-08) 8 May 1991
Hasselt, Belgium
Related toDries Vanthoor (brother)
WEC; IMSA career
Debut season2012
Current teamPorsche GT Team
Car number32
Starts18
Wins3
Poles1
Fastest laps0
Best finish4th in 2012
Previous series
2009
2008–09
2010-11
2012-2016

2012-2016
2016		Belgian Touring Car Series
German Formula Three
Formula 3 Euro Series
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup
Intercontinental GT Challenge
Championship titles
2019

2016
2014

2014
2013
2009		WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - GTLM
Intercontinental GT Challenge
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
Blancpain GT Series
FIA GT Series
German Formula Three

Career

Karting

Born in Hasselt, Vanthoor began his kart racing career at an early age. In 2005 he became French and Belgian Champion in the ICA-J class and he also finished fourth in the European Championship.

In 2007 Vanthoor become an official factory driver for the CRG racing team in the KF2 category. He ended up being out of action for five months out due to an accident, resulting in six fractures.[3] His best result in the season was a runner-up position in the North European Championship.

Formula Three

Vanthoor began his formula racing career in the 2008 German Formula Three season, jumping from karting directly into Formula Three. He finished fourth overall in the championship, with two wins and three poles. Following his successes, the Belgian Automobile Club (RACB) made him a member of their "National Team" initiative and Volkswagen Motorsport made him an official driver.[4][5] Vanthoor also became the youngest driver ever in the history of the Macau Grand Prix and he finished in sixth position.[6]

With Frédéric Vervisch and Sebastián Saavedra both moving Stateside and Johnny Cecotto Jr. moving up to the F3 Euroseries and GP2, Vanthoor became the main title contender for the 2009 season. Vanthoor followed Vervisch's lead of 2008 by dominating the field, wrapping up the title at the Nürburgring.[7]

He moved into the Formula Three Euroseries for the 2010 season with Signature[8] and stayed with the team for the 2011 season. He scored several podium finishes but never won a race.

FIA GT1

In 2012 he switched to the FIA GT1 World Championship with WRT. Together with Stéphane Ortelli, he won both the qualifying and championship races at the first round at Nogaro.

In 2014 he competed in the Blancpain Sprint Series and Blancpain Endurance Series, winning the latter.

2015

In 2015, he started his season in the Bathurst 12 Hour with Phoenix Racing. He took the pole with a new lap record and ended 2nd. He also drove in Brazil for the 1st round of the Stock Car Brasil together with Valdeno Brito for Shell Racing at Goiania. Together with Belgian Audi Club Team WRT he won the 24 Hours of Nürburgring in the new Audi R8 LMS 2015 specification. On 3 October, during the event at Misano for the Blancpain Sprint Series, he was involved in a major crash which led to a serious injury. Therefore, he missed the last race of the season as well as the race at Macau, where he was replaced by René Rast. He made his comeback at the Sepang 12 Hours, which he won with Stéphane Ortelli and Stuart Leonard.

2016

In 2016, he started his season with a win in the Dubai 24 Hour with Belgian Audi Club Team WRT. On 21 November 2016 Vanthoor won the FIA GT World Cup, crowning himself as World Champion on the streets of Macau. On 3 December 2016, it was announced that Vanthoor would change from Audi to Porsche and the focus would be on the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship where he will drive a Porsche 911 RSR together with Kevin Estre.[9] During his last race with Audi, he won the Sepang 12 Hours together with Robin Frijns, Christopher Haase and Phoenix Racing. With this he crowned himself as the first winner of the Intercontinental GT Challenge.[10]

2017

In 2017, he started his season in the Daytona 24 Hours with his new employer Porsche, in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Together with Kevin Estre and Richard Lietz, he finished 10th overall and 6th in the GTLM-class with the new 2017-specification Porsche 911 RSR.

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position
2008 German Formula 3 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 18 2 3 2 9 85 4th
Macau Grand Prix RC Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th
2009 German Formula 3 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 18 11 11 10 15 163 1st
Masters of Formula 3 Carlin Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 15th
Macau Grand Prix Signature 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 13th
Belgian Touring Car Series SEAT Belgium 2 0 1 0 1 0 NC†
2010 Formula 3 Euro Series Signature 18 0 0 0 4 42 6th
2011 Formula 3 Euro Series Signature 27 0 0 0 5 189 6th
2012 FIA GT1 World Championship Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 18 3 1 0 3 122 4th
Blancpain Endurance Series 6 0 0 0 2 59 5th
French GT Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2013 FIA GT Series Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 12 3 2 3 9 132 1st
Blancpain Endurance Series 5 0 1 0 1 24 14th
International Superstars Series Audi Sport Italia 2 0 0 2 2 34 11th
International GTSprint Series MTM Motorsport 2 0 0 1 2 38 24th
2014 Blancpain Sprint Series Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 14 4 3 0 6 100 4th
Blancpain Endurance Series 5 2 2 0 3 107 1st
FIA GT World Cup Audi Race Experience 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
GT Asia Series 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2015 Blancpain Sprint Series Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 12 5 2 0 6 109 3rd
Blancpain Endurance Series 5 0 0 0 2 48 6th
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 OAK Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 19th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
Stock Car Brasil Shell Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Red Bull Racing 2 0 0 0 0
2016 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 10 1 1 1 3 58 5th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 5 0 1 2 3 54 6th
European Le Mans Series 1 0 0 0 1 18 19th
FIA GT World Cup 1 1 1 0 1 N/A 1st
Intercontinental GT Challenge Audi 3 1 1 1 3 58 1st
ADAC GT Masters kfzteile24 APR Motorsport 8 0 0 3 3 50 16th
Italian GT Championship Audi Sport Italia 2 0 1 0 2 24 18th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 Michael Shank Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 9th
Stock Car Brasil Shell Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2017 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - GTLM Porsche GT Team 11 0 0 0 3 287 6th
Intercontinental GT Challenge Porsche 2 0 0 0 0 12 10th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup KÜS TEAM75 Bernhard 1 0 0 0 0 12 22nd
Pirelli World Challenge GMG Racing 3 0 0 0 0 40 48th
SprintX GT Championship Series 3 0 0 0 0 30 32nd
FIA GT World Cup Craft-Bamboo Racing 0 0 0 0 0 N/A DNS
2018 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - GTLM Porsche GT Team 11 1 0 1 4 308 5th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup KÜS TEAM75 Bernhard 1 0 0 0 0 3 43rd
Intercontinental GT Challenge Porsche 3 0 0 0 0 11 19th
FIA GT World Cup Manthey Racing 0 0 0 0 0 N/A DNS
Stock Car Brasil Shell V-Power 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro Porsche GT Team 2 1 0 0 1 53 13th
2019 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - GTLM Porsche GT Team 11 3 2 4 7 330 1st
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 9th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup KÜS Team75 Bernhard 1 0 0 0 0 2 33rd
Intercontinental GT Challenge Porsche 2 0 0 0 0 10 20th
FIA GT World Cup Rowe Racing 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd
2020 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - GTLM Porsche GT Team 4 0 1 0 3 120 2nd*
Intercontinental GT Challenge Porsche 1 0 0 0 0 6 7th*

† As Vanthoor was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

(key)

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 22 23 24 25 26 27 DC Points
2010 Signature Dallara F308/033 Volkswagen LEC
1
Ret		 LEC
2
5		 HOC
1
Ret		 HOC
2
Ret		 VAL
1
5		 VAL
2
3		 NOR
1
9		 NOR
2
5		 NÜR
1
2		 NÜR
2
11		 ZAN
1
7		 ZAN
2
2		 BRH
1
2		 BRH
2
7		 OSC
1
13		 OSC
2
4		 HOC
1
6		 HOC
2
DSQ		 6th 42
2011 Signature Dallara F309/023 Volkswagen LEC
1
8		 LEC
2
7		 LEC
3
5		 HOC
1
3		 HOC
2
6		 HOC
3
15		 ZAN
1
4		 ZAN
2
5		 ZAN
3
6		 RBR
1
7		 RBR
2
2		 RBR
3
7		 NOR
1
2		 NOR
2
8		 NOR
3
4		 NÜR
1
5		 NÜR
2
3		 NÜR
3
5		 SIL
1
6		 SIL
2
6		 SIL
3
4		 VAL
1
11		 VAL
2
11		 VAL
3
6		 HOC
1
3		 HOC
2
9		 HOC
3
12		 6th 189

FIA GT competition results

Complete GT1 World Championship results
Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Points
2012 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS ultra NOG
QR
1
 NOG
CR
1
 ZOL
QR
12
 ZOL
CR
6
 NAV
QR
9
 NAV
QR
10
 SVK
QR
11
 SVK
CR
6
 ALG
QR
10
 ALG
CR
6
 SVK
QR
5
 SVK
CR
5
 MOS
QR
1
 MOS
CR
4
 NUR
QR
2
 NUR
CR
6
 DON
QR
2
 DON
CR
4
 4th 122

Complete FIA GT Series results
Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Points
2013 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS ultra Pro NOG
QR
16		 NOG
CR
2		 ZOL
QR
1		 ZOL
CR
2		 ZAN
QR
1		 ZAN
CR
2		 SVK
QR
2		 SVK
CR
3		 NAV
QR
7		 NAV
CR
15		 BAK
QR
2		 BAK
CR
1		 1st 132

Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results
Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Points
2014 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS ultra Pro NOG
QR
1		 NOG
CR
Ret		 BRH
QR
6		 BRH
CR
4		 ZAN
QR
3		 ZAN
CR
10		 SVK
QR
1		 SVK
CR
11		 ALG
QR
4		 ALG
CR
8		 ZOL
QR
1		 ZOL
CR
3		 BAK
QR
1		 BAK
CR
1		 4th 100
2015 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS ultra Pro NOG
QR
DNS		 NOG
CR
DNS		 BRH
QR
1		 BRH
CR
1		 ZOL
QR
1		 ZOL
CR
1		 MOS
QR
Ret		 MOS
CR
5		 ALG
QR
2		 ALG
CR
1		 MIS
QR
Ret		 MIS
CR
DNS		 ZAN
QR		 ZAN
CR		 3rd 109
2016 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Pro MIS
QR
3		 MIS
CR
1		 BRH
QR
5		 BRH
CR
15		 NÜR
QR
24		 NÜR
CR
7		 HUN
QR
3		 HUN
CR
8		 CAT
QR
13		 CAT
CR
4		 5th 58

Complete Intercontinental GT Challenge results
Year Manufacturer Car 1 2 3 4 Pos. Points
2016 Audi Audi R8 LMS BAT
3		 SPA
2		 SEP
1		 1st 58
2017 Porsche Porsche 911 GT3 R BAT
Ret		 SPA
4		 LAG
DNS		 10th 12
2018 Porsche Porsche 911 GT3 R BAT
5		 SPA
Ret		 SUZ
10		 LAG 19th 12

* Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2015 OAK Racing Chris Cumming
Kévin Estre		 Ligier JS P2-Honda LMP2 329 DNF DNF
2016 Michael Shank Racing Oswaldo Negri
John Pew		 Ligier JS P2-Honda LMP2 345 14th 9th
2018 Porsche GT Team Michael Christensen
Kévin Estre		 Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Pro		 344 15th 1st
2019 Porsche GT Team Michael Christensen
Kévin Estre		 Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Pro		 337 29th 9th

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
2015 OAK Racing LMP2 Ligier JS P2 Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 SIL SPA LMS
Ret		 NÜR COA FUJ SHA BHR 19th 0
2018–19 Porsche GT Team LMGTE Pro Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SPA LMS
1		 SIL FUJ SHA SEB SPA LMS
5		 13th 353

Complete European Le Mans Series results
Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2016 Team WRT LMP2 Ligier JS P2 Judd HK 3.6 L V8 SIL IMO RBR LEC SPA
2		 EST 19th 18

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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

Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points
2017 Porsche GT Team GTLM Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
6		 SEB
8		 LBH
3		 COA
8		 WGL
6		 MOS
6		 LIM
2		 ELK
2		 VIR
7		 LGA
7		 PET
5		 6th 287
2018 Porsche GT Team GTLM Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
6		 SEB
3		 LBH
7		 MDO
1		 WGL
4		 MOS
6		 LIM
3		 ELK
4		 VIR
5		 LGA
2		 PET
6		 5th 308
2019 Porsche GT Team GTLM Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
3		 SEB
5		 LBH
1		 MDO
1		 WGL
6		 MOS
1		 LIM
2		 ELK
3		 VIR
2		 LGA
7		 PET
5		 1st 330
2020 Porsche GT Team GTLM Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 DAY
2		 DAY
2		 SEB
3		 ELK
5		 VIR
 ATL
 MDO
 CLT
 PET
 LGA
 SEB
 2nd* 120*

* Season still in progress.

Complete Stock Car Brasil 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 Rank Points
2015 Shell Racing Chevrolet Sonic GOI
1
8		 RBP
1		 RBP
2		 VEL
1		 VEL
2		 CUR
1		 CUR
2		 SCZ
1		 SCZ
2		 NC† 0†
Red Bull Racing CUR
1
19		 CUR
2
Ret		 GOI
1		 CAS
1		 CAS
2		 MOU
1		 MOU
2		 CUR
1		 CUR
2		 TAR
1		 TAR
2		 INT
1
2016 Shell Racing Chevrolet Sonic CUR
1
5		 VEL
1		 VEL
2		 GOI
1		 GOI
2		 SCZ
1		 SCZ
2		 TAR
1		 TAR
2		 CAS
1		 CAS
2		 INT
1		 LON
1		 LON
2		 CUR
1		 CUR
2		 GOI
1		 GOI
2		 CDC
1		 CDC
2		 INT
1		 NC† 0†
2018 Shell V-Power Chevrolet Cruze INT
1
4		 CUR
1		 CUR
2		 VEL
1		 VEL
2		 LON
1		 LON
2		 SCZ
1		 SCZ
2		 GOI
1		 MOU
1		 MOU
2		 CAS
1		 CAS
2		 VCA
1		 VCA
2		 TAR
1		 TAR
2		 GOI
1		 GOI
2		 INT
1		 NC† 0†

† As Vanthoor was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

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References
  1. In isolation, Vanthoor is pronounced [vɑnˈtoːr].
  2. "Wohnort: Waiblingen, Deutschland". porsche.com. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  3. "Laurens Vanthoor herstelt van de crash". kartworld.be (in Dutch). PHP-Nuke. 3 April 2007. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
  4. "Laurens Vanthoor joins the RACB National Team". laurensvanthoor.be. 23 December 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
  5. "The Formula 3 Cup Champion 2009: Laurens Vanthoor in profile". volkswagen-motorsport.com. Volkswagen. 22 August 2009. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
  6. "Laurens Vanthoor takes fantastic sixth place in Macau Grand Prix". laurensvanthoor.be. 16 November 2008. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
  7. "The reward for hard work". formel3.de. ATS Formel 3. 24 August 2009. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
  8. "Wittmann e Vanthoor con Signature". ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. 24 November 2009. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  9. "Vanthoor verlaat Audi voor Porsche - Focus op Amerika". autosport.be (in Dutch). Vincent Wouters. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  10. "Phoenix Audi Wins Sepang 12H; Vanthoor Crowned IGTC Champion". sportscar365.com. John Dagys. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Frédéric Vervisch		 German Formula Three Champion
2009		 Succeeded by
Tom Dillmann
Preceded by
Markus Winkelhock
Marc Basseng
(GT1)		 FIA GT Series
Champion
2013
With: Stéphane Ortelli		 Succeeded by
Maximilian Götz
(Blancpain Sprint Series)
Preceded by
Maximilian Buhk		 Blancpain Endurance Series
Champion
2014		 Succeeded by
Alex Buncombe
Katsumasa Chiyo
Wolfgang Reip
Preceded by
Inaugural		 Blancpain GT Series
Champion
2014		 Succeeded by
Robin Frijns
Preceded by
Inaugural		 Intercontinental GT Challenge
Champion
2016		 Succeeded by
Markus Winkelhock
Preceded by
Antonio García
Jan Magnussen		 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
GTLM Champion
2019
With: Earl Bamber		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Awards
Preceded by
Benjamin Bailly		 RACB
Rookie Driver of the Year
2008		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Records
Preceded by


(Macau Grand Prix)		 Youngest driver to compete
in the Macau Grand Prix
17 years, 192 days
(2008)		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Carlo van Dam
21 years, 202 days		 Youngest driver to win the
German Formula 3 Championship
18 years, 108 days
(2009)		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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