Meindert van Buuren explained

Meindert van Buuren
Nationality:	Dutch
Birth Date:	1995 1, df=yes
Birth Place:	Rockanje,South Holland,Netherlands
Current Series:	Formula Renault 3.5 Series
First Year:	2014
Current Team:	Pons Racing
Former Teams:	Lotus
Car Number:	10
Starts:	26
Wins:	0
Poles:	0
Fastest Laps:	2
Best Finish:	15th
Year:	2015
Prev Series:	Renault Sport Trophy GP2 Series Auto GP Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
Prev Series Years:	2015 2015 2013 2011–12 2011–12

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

Career

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
	align=left rowspan=2	Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0	Van Amersfoort Racing	2	0	0	0	0	0	39th
	KTR	6	0	0	0	0
2012	Formula Renault 2.0 NEC	align=left rowspan=2	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	7	0	0	1	0	20	15th
	Pons Racing	2	0	0	0	0
	GP2 Series	MP Motorsport	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Renault Sport Trophy – Elite Class	align=left rowspan=2	V8 Racing	2	0	0	1	0	0	NC†
	Renault Sport Endurance Trophy	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2016	Renault Sport Trophy – Pro Class	align=left rowspan=2	V8 Racing	3	0	0	0	0	12	17th
	Renault Sport Endurance Trophy	3	0	0	0	0	0	32nd
	TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship	align=left rowspan=2	Bas Koeten Racing	3	0	0	0	1	52	26th
	TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship – Junior	3	0	0	0	1	47	7th
2017	TCR BeNeLux Touring Car Championship	Bas Koeten Racing	3	0	0	0	0	46	26th
2019	GT4 European Series – Silver	Selleslagh Racing Team	2	0	0	0	0	0	NC
2023	Supercar Challenge – Supersport 2	CP Motorsport by DRDO	2	0	0	0	2	40	11th

^† 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)

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	nowrap	Pons Racing	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	ALC 1	ALC 2	MON 1	SPA 1	SPA 2	MSC 1	MSC 2	NÜR 1	NÜR 2	HUN 1	HUN 2	LEC 1	LEC 2	JER 1	JER 2	19th	21
2015	nowrap	Lotus	ALC 1	ALC 2	MON 1	SPA 1	SPA 2	HUN 1	HUN 2											15th	20
	nowrap	Pons Racing								RBR 1	RBR 2	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)

Notes and References

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