Rinus VeeKay

Rinus van Kalmthout (born 11 September 2000) is a Dutch racing driver, professionally known as Rinus VeeKay. He is the 2018 Champion of the Pro Mazda series, winning 7 of 16 races in his debut season. VeeKay is signed to drive the No. 21 Dallara-Chevrolet for Ed Carpenter Racing in the NTT IndyCar Series.

Rinus van Kalmthout
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(2000-09-11) 11 September 2000 Hoofddorp, Netherlands
IndyCar Series career
6 races run over 1 year
Team(s)	No. 21 (Ed Carpenter Racing)
First race	2020 Genesys 300 (Texas)
Last race	2020 Iowa INDYCAR 250s, Race 2 (Iowa)
Wins Podiums Poles 0 0 0
Previous series
2019 2019 2018 2017 2016-17 2016 2009-2016	Indy Lights F3 Asian Winter Series Pro Mazda Championship USF2000 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 V de V Challenge Monoplace Karting
Championship titles
2019 2018	F3 Asian Winter Series Pro Mazda Championship
Awards
2014	KNAF Talent First

Career

Karting

Van Kalmthout started karting in 2009. The eight year old won races in the 4-stroke cadet championship with a DR chassis. He finished second in the championship.[1] During the 2009-2010 winter season Van Kalmthout won the 4-stroke cadet series. The following season the young driver graduated into the Briggs & Stratton World Formula 4-stroke class winning the Dutch and Benelux championships.[2][3] He also focused on the Rotax Max Minimax class winning the Dutch championship in 2012 and Junior championship in 2013.[4][5] Throughout 2014 and 2015 Van Kalmthout raced in various Rotax Max racing series. He finished second in the Rotax Max Euro Challenge Senior class, behind Australian driver Pierce Lehane.[6]

Single seater

Introduced as Rinus VeeKay, Van Kalmthout signed with Carlin Benik to race in the American based USF2000. Van Kalmthout tested the Tatuus USF-17 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The young Dutch driver ran constant top-ten times for the new driver, new team entry.[7] To further prepare for the 2017 season Van Kalmthout raced in the final two rounds of the French V de V Challenge Monoplace. In an MP Motorsport entered 2013 Tatuus Formula Renault 2.0 car Van Kalmthout scored five podium finishes in six races.[8]

After winning the Pro Mazda Championship with Juncos Racing, Van Kalmthout stepped up to the Indy Lights championship for 2019 again with Juncos Racing. [9]

In July 2019, it was announced Van Kalmthout would join the IndyCar test at Portland with Ed Carpenter Racing.[10] On 20 November, the team officially signed him as the replacement for Spencer Pigot.[11]

In his first IndyCar race in the Genesys 300 at Texas Motor Speedway he crashed in practice. He missed qualifying as the team couldn’t fix the car in time. In the race he crashed out on lap 38 and collected Alex Palou. Van Kalmthout achieved his first top 5 finish in IndyCar at the IndyGP.

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2016	V de V Challenge Monoplace	MP Motorsport	6	0	1	1	4	0	NC†
2016-17	MRF Challenge Formula 2000	MRF Racing	12	0	0	0	0	58	10th
2017	U.S. F2000 National Championship	Pabst Racing Services	14	3	1	3	12	344	2nd
	BOSS GP Series - Open Class	Mansell Motorsport	6	2	1	1	5	116	2nd
2017-18	MRF Challenge Formula 2000	MRF Racing	16	3	2	7	11	245	3rd
2018	Pro Mazda Championship	Juncos Racing	16	7	6	3	10	412	1st
	BOSS GP Series - Open Class	Mansell Motorsport	2	0	0	0	1	22	5th
2019	Indy Lights	Juncos Racing	18	6	7	6	14	465	2nd
	F3 Asian Winter Series	Dragon Hitech GP	9	4	2	4	8	184	1st
2020	Indy Car Series	Ed Carpenter Racing

^† As van Kalmthout was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

U.S. F2000 National Championship

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Rank	Points
2017	Pabst Racing Services	STP 3	STP 2	BAR 3	BAR 4	IMS 6	IMS 2	ROA 1	ROA 1	IOW 2	TOR 3	TOR 2	MDO 3	MDO 2	WGL 1	2nd	344

Pro Mazda Championship

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Rank	Points
2018	Juncos Racing	STP 1	STP 1	BAR 5	BAR 4	IMS 3	IMS 14	LOR 4	ROA 5	ROA 5	TOR 1	TOR 1	MDO 1	MDO 1	GMP 1	POR 2	POR 2	1st	412

Indy Lights

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Rank	Points
2019	Juncos Racing	STP 5	STP 1	COA 2	COA 4	IMS 3	IMS 1	INDY 3	RDA 7	RDA 1	TOR 3	TOR 9	MDO 3	MDO 3	GTW 2	POR 1	POR 2	LAG 1	LAG 1	2nd	465

IndyCar Series

(key)

Year	Team	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Rank	Points
2020	Ed Carpenter Racing	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet	TXS 22	IMS 5	ROA 13	ROA 14	IOW 20	IOW 17	INDY	GTW	GTW	IMS	IMS	STP	20th*	95*

References

1. "Dutch 4-Stroke Sprint Championship - Cadet 160 2010 standings". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
2. "Dutch 4-Stroke Sprint Championship - World Formula 2011 standings". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
3. "Benelux 4-Stroke Sprint Championship - World Formula 2011 standings". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
4. "Chrono Dutch Rotax Max Challenge - Minimax 2012 standings". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
5. "Dutch Championship Rotax Max Junior 2013 standings". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
6. "Rotax Max Euro Challenge Senior 2015 standings". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
7. "2016 CHAMPIONSHIP CHRIS GRIFFIS MEMORIAL TEST RESULTS". USF2000. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
8. "V de V Challenge Monoplace 2016 standings". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
9. "VeeKay confirmed with Juncos Racing for 2019 Indy Lights season". IndyCar.com. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
10. Malsher, David (19 July 2019). "Indy Lights ace VeeKay to test for Carpenter next month". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
11. "Indy Lights runner-up VeeKay gets full 2020 Carpenter IndyCar drive". Autosport. Motorsport Network. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.

External links

• Official website

Sporting positions
Preceded by Victor Franzoni	Pro Mazda Championship Champion 2018	Succeeded by Kyle Kirkwood (Indy Pro 2000 Championship)
Preceded by Inaugural	F3 Asian Winter Series Champion 2019	Succeeded by Incumbent