Robin Frijns Explained

Robin Frijns
Nationality: Dutch
Birth Date:7 August 1991
Birth Place:Maastricht, Netherlands
Racing Licence: FIA Platinum
Current Series:FIA World Endurance Championship
First Year:2021
Current Team:Team WRT
Car Number:31
Starts:24
Championships:1 (2021)
Wins:6
Poles:2
Fastest Laps:3
Best Finish:1st
Year:2021
Prev Series:Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Blancpain Sprint Series
GP2 Series
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
Formula BMW Europe
Prev Series Years:2018-2020

2015-2018
2013
2012
2011
201011
200910
Titles:FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup
Blancpain GT Series
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula BMW Europe
Title Years:2021

2017

2015
2012
2011
2010
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Current Series:Formula E
First Year:2015–16
Current Team:Envision Racing
Car Number:4
Former Teams:MS Amlin Andretti, ABT CUPRA Formula E Team
Starts:92
Championships:0
Wins:2
Podiums:13
Poles:2
Fastest Laps:4
Best Finish:4th
Year:2018–19
Last Finish:9th (66 pts)

Robin Christiaan Maria Frijns[1] (born 7 August 1991) is a Dutch racing driver.[2] He most recently raced in Formula E with Envision Racing,[3] and in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Team WRT as part of the BMW factory driver lineup[4]

Frijns has achieved successes throughout multiple single-seater and sportscar racing disciplines. This includes debut-year titles in the Formula Renault Eurocup and Formula Renault 3.5 Series, race wins in Formula E and the DTM, the 2017 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup championship, as well as the 24 Hours of Le Mans and WEC titles in the LMP2 class in 2021.

Junior racing career

Karting

Born in Maastricht, Netherlands, Frijns has been an active kart racer in Belgium and France. In 2008, he finished third in the KF2 European Championship category and runner-up in the French Championship, at the same level.

Formula BMW

Frijns began his formula racing career in the 2009 Formula BMW Europe season with Josef Kaufmann Racing.[5] He finished third overall in the championship, with a win at Silverstone and six podiums. He also finished as the highest-placed rookie in the championship.

Formula Renault

2010

Frijns made his first attempt at Formula Renault 2.0, racing at the Spa-Francorchamps round of the 2010 Northern European Cup. Driving for Josef Kaufman Racing once more, Frijns finished second in the first race of the meeting, fifth in the second race, and won the third.

2011

In 2011, Frijns joined the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championship full-time, continuing to drive for Josef Kaufman Racing.[6] He won the title on his first attempt, winning five races over the course of the season – including both races at Silverstone – and finishing forty-five points ahead of his nearest rival, Carlos Sainz Jr.

Frijns also competed in the Northern European Cup, finishing the season fourth overall, despite missing the Oschersleben, Most and Monza rounds of the championship. Over the course of the season, he won one race and finished on the podium seven times.

Formula Renault 3.5

In 2012, Frijns made the transition to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series – the highest tier of the World Series by Renault – this time racing for British team Fortec Motorsports.[7] As in 2011, Frijns won the title on his first attempt,[8] winning races at Motorland Aragón, the Moscow Raceway and the Hungaroring, and scoring five podiums and four poles over the course of the season.

Frijns' title came amidst controversy when he was involved in a collision with rival driver Jules Bianchi in the final race of the season in Barcelona.[9] Bianchi passed Frijns at the start of lap 21, and he quickly came under more pressure from Carlin driver Kevin Magnussen. Magnussen made an attempt to pass Frijns at the Repsol corner, but Frijns moved to block him. The move forced Bianchi wide, and he skirted across the gravel trap and into the wall and retirement. Frijns went on to finish the race in seventh place, but race stewards decided that he had caused an avoidable collision and twenty-five seconds were added to his race time, demoting him to fourteenth place.[10] As Bianchi had failed to score, and fellow title rival Sam Bird had failed to score enough points, Frijns' title remained intact. In the days following the meeting, Bianchi accused Frijns of intentionally running him off the road,[11] a charge which Frijns denied.[12]

GP2 Series

After the end of 2012, Frijns announced that he would not compete in Formula Renault 3.5 in 2013 and after his announcement at Sauber as test driver, his new team expressed their desire for Frijns to be racing in 2013 as he would not be testing for them full-time in .After an impressive test with Mercedes' DTM team, Frijns was not offered a drive with the manufacturer. Frijns instead opted to try for a GP2 seat, and tested with veteran team Trident Racing and new team Russian Time. Frijns showed impressive pace and Trident's team principal Maurizio Salvadori praised him and stated his intentions to have Frijns race for the team. However a lack of funding put him on the sidelines for the start of 2013 in Malaysia.

Before the second race in Bahrain, Frijns announced that he would race with new-for-2013 team Hilmer for the second event of the season, replacing Conor Daly and partnering Pål Varhaug. Frijns qualified in a very respectable 10th position ahead of pre-season favourite James Calado, but struggled to adapt to the new Pirelli tyres in the races, before a collision in the first race with Stéphane Richelmi whilst in a points-scoring position compromised his weekend. Team principal Franz Hilmer however was impressed with Frijns and hoped he could compete full-time with the team in 2013.

In only his second weekend, Frijns took a win and a second place at Circuit de Catalunya supporting the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix.

Formula One

On 18 October 2012, Sauber announced that Frijns would be driving their car during the third round of Young Drivers Test in Abu Dhabi alongside the team's testing and reserve driver Esteban Gutiérrez.[13] As the highest-placed Formula Renault driver not attached to any established Formula One team, Frijns was also added to Red Bull Racing's line-up for the test.[14]

Reflecting on Frijns' 2012 season, ESPN commentator Ben Evans opined that "anything less than a Formula One race seat next year would be a travesty".[15]

On 23 November 2012, it was announced that Robin Frijns would become part of Sauber, and would serve as test and reserve driver in 2013.[16]

On 21 January 2014, Frijns confirmed that he would be a reserve driver for Caterham in the 2014 season.

Formula E career

Andretti Autosport (2015—2017)

2015–16 season

On 24 August 2015, it was announced that Frijns would partner fellow former Sauber test driver Simona de Silvestro at Andretti for the 2015–16 Formula E season. He came 10th in his first race and scored a podium in Putrajaya. Frijns finished in the points in the following two races making him the first Formula E rookie to finish his first four races in the top 10. After four races, Frijns had scored all of Andretti's points tally of 21. He finished 12th in the standings.

2016–17 season

Frijns was retained by Andretti for the 2016-17 Formula E season and partnered Antonio Felix da Costa.

Envision Virgin Racing/Envision Racing first stint (2018—2022)

2018–19 season

After one season absent, Frijns joined Envision Virgin Racing for the 2018-2019 Formula E season, partnered by Sam Bird.[17] The Envision Virgin Racing team, suffered a difficult start to the season in Ad Diriyah, with Frijns starting from 20th position on the grid, just behind teammate Bird. Frijns managed to make his way up to 12th. He took his first podium for the team at the Marrakesh E-Prix, coming very close to overtaking Mahindra Racing's Jérome d'Ambrosio, but ultimately finishing second. Frijns drove a controlled race in Santiago, finishing in fifth, whilst Bird took the race victory. A forgettable weekend came next in Mexico City, starting 20th, after both Envision Virgin Racing cars hit problems in qualifying, battling his way up to 11th. Teammate Sam Bird, took the chequered flag first in Formula E's 50th ePrix in Hong Kong, but was denied the win after being found guilty of hitting André Lotterer, dropping Bird down to 6th place. Venturi's Edoardo Mortara inherited the race victory, promoting Lucas di Grassi into second and crucially Frijns to third, for his second podium finish of the 2018-19 season. For the next race in Sanya, Frijns had run in the top 10 for the entirety of the race and was set for big points, until a tangle with Sébastien Buemi on the penultimate lap, ended Frijns' race after crashing heavily into Lucas di Grassi. Frijns finished P4, for the Rome ePrix, making use of Attack Mode to pass Buemi and Oliver Rowland. For the Paris ePrix, Frijns started from 3rd on the grid, behind Buemi and Rowland, but when both drivers hit trouble, he took the lead and dominated in tricky conditions, mastering torrential rain and hailstones. André Lotterer closed in on Frijns, who had a damaged front wing, towards the end of the race, but the Dutch driver did enough to hold on and win the ePrix. On the cool-down lap, Frijns stopped at a marshall's post to pick up a Dutch flag, which he revealed had been pre-agreed. At the next race in Monaco, Frijns had started towards the back of the grid, but made several overtakes, most notably one on Alex Lynn at Tabac, to get him into a top 10 position. He pushed his luck with the overtaking however and tried an ambitious move on Alexander Sims into Ste. Devote. It didn't pay off and it ended Frijns' race. In Berlin, Frijns had technical issues in the group qualifying stages and started plum-last in 22nd. Whilst he made progress, it wasn't enough for points and he languished in 13th. At the next race in Bern, Frijns was hit by Jérome d'Ambrosio, before they even got to the first corner. Frijns speared across the track and into Alex Lynn and was forced to retire with broken suspension. d'Ambrosio would receive a penalty for the collision. For the finale weekend in New York, Frijns would be challenging for the title, however in race 1, he was victim to the bumper-car style driving of his Formula E counterparts and was forced to retire from the race. For the second race, Frijns made it into the Superpole shootout and qualified second behind Alexander Sims. At the start of the race, Frijns lost second to Sébastien Buemi, but overtook the Nissan and the BMW i Andretti drivers to take his second ever Formula E victory. The win put him 4th in the drivers championship after a last-lap crash between Mitch Evans and Lucas di Grassi, also helping the Envision Virgin team take 3rd in the constructors championship from Nissan e.Dams.

2019–20 season

Frijns remained with Envision for the 2019–20 Formula E season alongside Sam Bird again.[18] Frijns started the season well taking 5th place after driving through the field in the first race of the 2019 Diriyah ePrix, but crashed out of the second race to record a DNF. During qualifying at the next race at Santiago, Frijns spun spectacularly whilst on his fast lap & consigned himself to the back of the grid. He struggled in the race & finished a lowly 15th. He returned to form at Mexico City & was running high up in the points & in podium contention until he was wiped out by the Mercedes EQ car of Nyck de Vries who was using Fanboost to attack Antonio Felix Da Costa. Frijns continued, albeit well down the order & was eventually disqualified having finished out of the top 10 anyway. In the next race in Marrakesh, Frijns made progress up the field but only finished 12th. He ended the season in 12th with 58 points.[19]

2020–21 season

Frijns remained with Envision for the 2020–21 season, alongside a new teammate, Nick Cassidy.[20] He scored his first points of the season in round 2 in Diriyah with a pole position and a second place finish. He would match the second in Monaco, taking it at the line from António Félix da Costa and finishing 0.024s in front. There were 2 fastest laps in the first Valencia and second London races, and finished the championship in 5th on 89 points.

2021–22 season

Frijns stayed with Envision alongside Nick Cassidy for the 2021–22 season.[21] Frijns finished 7th in the championship, with four podiums and 126 points.

ABT Cupra (2023)

2022–23 season

After four straight seasons with Envision, Frijns switched to new team ABT Sportsline, teaming up with Nico Müller for the 2022–23 season.[22] The season started at Mexico City, where, having qualified 20th, Frijns was involved in a collision with Norman Nato on the opening lap, which ended up breaking the Dutchman's left wrist and forced him to undergo surgery shortly after.[23] As a result, Frijns missed the next round at Diriyah, held two weeks after Mexico, and was replaced by Kelvin van der Linde.[24] [25] Frijns also missed the third and fourth rounds at Hyderabad and Cape Town.[26] [27] Frijns eventually returned in São Paulo.[28] [29] He managed to end the race in 14th place, ahead of three other cars.[30] During the Berlin double header, Frijns again finished in 14th place in the first race. However, his breakthrough came when Frijns shockingly claimed pole under wet conditions, forming an ABT Cupra 1-2 alongside teammate Müller.[31] [32] During the race, he fell back down to earth with 17th place but still grabbed his first points of the year with his pole.[33] Frijns secured his best finish so far of the year in Monaco, with 13th.[34]

Frijns finished in the points-paying positions for the first time that year in Jakarta, ending ninth during the first race.[35] At the Portland, Frijns again rescued points with tenth, having run in third place at one point of the race[36] A double retirement in Rome followed before ending the season with 17th at the London ePrix.[37] [38] Frijns ended the season 22nd in the standings with six points, his worst Formula E campaign to date and was outscored by teammate Müller.[39] Shortly before the final race, it was announced that Frijns' contract for 2024 was terminated.[40]

Return to Envision Racing (2024–)

For the 2023–24 season, Frijns returned to the defending champion Envision Racing, partnering Sébastien Buemi and replacing the outgoing Nick Cassidy.[41]

Sportscar career

Blancpain GT Series (2015)

In 2015, Frijns joined Belgium Belgian Audi Club Team WRT to drive an Audi R8 in the Blancpain GT Series, partnering with Laurens Vanthoor and Jean-Karl Vernay in the Endurance Series and being paired up with the former for the majority of the GT Sprint Series campaign.[42] Despite missing the opening round at Nogaro after Frijns crashed the car in qualifying, the team bounced back with a pair of double victories at Brands Hatch and Zolder.[43] [44] [45] Another victory came in the Algarve, helping Frijns to finish second in the Sprint Series standings, losing out to the pairing of Vincent Abril and Maximilian Buhk during the final round.[46] In the Endurance Series, a pair of podiums at the start of the campaign put Frijns into the championship battle, though scoring no points from the 24 Hours of Spa would destroy any title hopes. Nevertheless, the Dutchman had amassed enough points in both series to be crowned the overall Blancpain GT Series champion in his debut year of sportscar racing.[47]

Frijns returned to the team in 2016, once again competing in the Endurance and Sprint cups.[48] He would be unable to defend his Blancpain title, with season highlights being a lone win in the season finale of the Sprint series, with which he helped full-time driver and teammate Enzo Ide towards a drivers' title, and a victory at the Sepang 12 Hours alongside Christopher Haase and Laurens Vanthoor.[49] [50]

Another year at WRT followed, as Frijns teamed up with Stuart Leonard in the Sprint Cup, whilst driving in selected rounds of the Endurance Cup.[51] [52] Despite missing the opening event of the former series, Frijns would end up with the drivers' championship in dramatic fashion, winning the final race and the title thanks to troubles encountered by his title rivals.[53]

Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (2018—2020)

2018

On 29 January 2018, it was announced that Frijns will drive for Audi Sport in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, replacing Mattias Ekström, who elected to focus solely on the FIA World Rallycross Championship.[54]

2019

Frijns partnered Nico Müller for the 2019 season at Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline & finished 5th overall in the drivers championship down to his consistency more than results, having stood on the podium 5 times without a win.

2020

In 2020 Frijns stayed at Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline once again partnering Nico Müller. The 2020 season was his most successful season as of yet and saw Frijns take his maiden win in the DTM at his home circuit in Assen. He took a further two wins and 10 podiums to finish the season in third position right behind his teammate. At the end of the season Audi decided to end its official engagement in the DTM which resulted in Frijns leaving the championship.

Endurance racing career

FIA World Endurance Championship (2021—)

2021

On 21 January 2021, Team WRT announced it would enter an Oreca 07 in the FIA World Endurance Championship with Robin Frijns as one of its drivers.[55] It was later announced he would share the car with Charles Milesi and Ferdinand Habsburg. After a difficult first race the team won the three last races, including the 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans, claiming the World Championship on their debut. Frijns was at the wheel of the car at the 24 Hours of Le Mans when the sister car stopped on the final lap while leading the race. He subsequently inherited the lead and was able to fend off the chasing Oreca 07 from Tom Blomqvist and win the race by just over 7 tenths of a second.

2022

For the 2022 season Frijns remained at Team WRT, partnering Rene Rast and Sean Gelael.[56] The season started out strongly, as after a second place in the 1000 Miles of Sebring Frijns and his teamamtes won the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, taking the championship lead in the process.[57] [58] However, despite the Dutchman taking pole for the 24 Hours of Le Mans at the following round, the team would be forced to retire from the race after Frijns crashed during the 18th hour.[59] Another setback came at the subsequent 6 Hours of Monza, as a twelfth place meant that the team once again would miss out on points. Despite a strong end to the season, in which Frijns and his comrades took victories at Fuji, where Frijns experienced an issue with the team radio during the second part of the race, meaning that he couldn't communicate with his engineer,[60] and Bahrain, the point-less middle part of the campaign meant that the team missed out on the championship to Jota, finishing second in the standings.[61] [62]

2023

Frijns was retained by Team WRT for the 2023 season alongside Ferdinand Habsburg and Sean Gelael again.[63] A luckless season followed, as the trio lost out on a podium at the 24 Hours of Le Mans due to a suspension problem, gave up victory at Monza due to a rare failure of the Gibson engine, and had to settle for second in Bahrain, where a wheel gun issue at the final stop dropped Frijns to second - behind the title-winning sister car.[64] [65] [66] Frijns, Habsburg, and Gelael ended up fourth in the championship by year's end.[67]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2009Formula BMW EuropeJosef Kaufmann Racing1611162653rd
2010Formula BMW Europealign=left rowspan=2Josef Kaufmann Racing16633133831st
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC310127014th
2011Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0align=left rowspan=2Josef Kaufmann Racing1451092451st
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC1211272384th
2012Formula Renault 3.5 SeriesFortec Motorsport1734181891st
2013GP2 SeriesHilmer Motorsport1010024715th
Formula OneSauber F1 TeamTest driver
2014Formula OneCaterham F1 TeamTest driver
2015Blancpain Sprint Seriesalign=left rowspan=3Belgian Audi Club Team WRT1152071272nd
Blancpain Endurance Series50002486th
Blancpain GT Series1952091751st
2015–16Formula EAmlin Andretti1000014512th
2016Blancpain GT Seriesalign=left rowspan=3Belgian Audi Club Team WRT1510123729th
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup810223310th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup50000442nd
ADAC GT Masterskfzteile24 APR Motorsport200000NC
Intercontinental GT ChallengeAudi Sport Team Phoenix11001257th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9Audi Sport Team WRT10000N/A8th
2016–17Formula EMS Amlin Andretti1200002413th
2017Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cupalign=left rowspan=3Team WRT82104821st
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup201012813th
FIA GT World Cup10001N/A2nd
Intercontinental GT ChallengeJamec Pem Racing10000812th
Belgian Audi Club Team WRT10000
24H Series - A6Belgian Audi Club WRT
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9Audi Sport Team WRT10001N/A3rd
2018Deutsche Tourenwagen MastersAudi Sport Team Abt Sportsline2000128413th
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cupalign=left rowspan=2Belgian Audi Club Team WRT600101315th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup300001429th
Intercontinental GT ChallengeAudi Sport Team WRT31102555th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP910000N/ADNF
IMSA SportsCar Championship - PrototypeJackie Chan DCR JOTA100002055th
FIA GT World CupAudi Sport Team WRT Speedstar10000N/A5th
Stock Car BrasilFull Time Bassani100000NC†
2018–19Formula EEnvision Virgin Racing1320041064th
2019Deutsche Tourenwagen MastersAudi Sport Team Abt Sportsline1800351575th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance CupAudi Sport Team WRT10000332nd
Intercontinental GT Challenge100000NC
2019–20Formula EEnvision Virgin Racing1000025812th
2020Deutsche Tourenwagen MastersAudi Sport Team Abt Sportsline18351112793rd
2020–21Formula EEnvision Virgin Racing150122895th
2021FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2Team WRT631141511st
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP211001N/A1st
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance CupBelgian Audi Club Team WRT30001418th
Intercontinental GT ChallengeAudi Sport Team WRT200001612th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9Audi Sport Team Phoenix10000N/ADNF
2021–22Formula EEnvision Racing1600241267th
2022FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2WRT631141162nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP210100N/ADNF
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9Audi Sport Team Phoenix11001N/A1st
2022–23Formula EABT CUPRA Formula E Team120100622nd
2023FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2Team WRT70012944th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP210010N/A5th
2023–24Formula EEnvision Racing140013669th
2024FIA World Endurance Championship - HypercarBMW M Team WRT500001016th*
Intercontinental GT ChallengeRowe Racing
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP910000N/ADNF
As Frijns was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Formula BMW Europe results

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

YearTeam12345678910111213141516PosPoints
2009nowrapJosef Kaufmann RacingCAT
1

CAT
2

ZAN
1

ZAN
2

SIL
1

SIL
2

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

HUN
1

HUN
2

VAL
1

VAL
2

SPA
1

SPA
2

MNZ
1

MNZ
2

3rd265
2010nowrapJosef Kaufmann RacingCAT
1

CAT
2

ZAN
1

ZAN
2

VAL
1

VAL
2

SIL
1

SIL
2

HOC
1

HOC
2

HUN
1

HUN
2

SPA
1

SPA
2

MNZ
1

MNZ
2

1st383

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920PosPoints
2010nowrapJosef Kaufmann RacingHOC
1
HOC
2
BRN
1
BRN
2
ZAN
1
ZAN
2
OSC
1
OSC
2
OSC
3
ASS
1
ASS
2
MST
1
MST
2
MST
3
SPA
1

SPA
2

SPA
3

NÜR
1
NÜR
2
NÜR
3
14th70
2011nowrapJosef Kaufmann RacingHOC
1

HOC
2

HOC
3

SPA
1

SPA
2

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

ASS
1

ASS
2

ASS
3

OSC
1
OSC
2
ZAN
1

ZAN
2

MST
1
MST
2
MST
3
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
MNZ
3
4th238

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 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)

Complete GP2 Series results

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

Complete Formula One participations

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

Complete Blancpain GT Series results

YearTeamCarClass123456789101112131415161718192021Pos.Points
2015nowrapBelgian Audi Club Team WRTnowrapAudi R8 LMS UltraGT3NOG
QR

NOG
CR

MNZ
CR

BRH
QR

BRH
CR

SIL
CR

ZOL
QR

ZOL
CR

LEC
QR

MSC
QR

MSC
CR

SPA
6hrs

SPA
12hrs

SPA
24hrs

ALG
QR

ALG
CR

NÜR
CR

MIS
QR

MIS
CR

ZAN
QR

ZAN
CR

1st170
2016nowrapBelgian Audi Club Team WRTnowrapAudi R8 LMS UltraGT3MIS
QR

MIS
MR

MNZ
BRH
QR

BRH
MR

SIL
LEC
NÜR
QR
NÜR
MR
SPA
6hrs

SPA
12hrs

SPA
24hrs

HUN
QR

HUN
MR

NÜR
CAT
QR

CAT
MR

29th37

Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results

YearTeamCarClass1234567891011121314Pos.Points
2015nowrapBelgian Audi Club Team WRTnowrapAudi R8 LMS ultraProNOG
QR

NOG
CR

BRH
QR

BRH
CR

ZOL
QR

ZOL
CR

MOS
QR
MOS
CR
ALG
QR

ALG
CR

MIS
QR

MIS
CR

ZAN
QR

ZAN
CR

2nd127
2016nowrapBelgian Audi Club Team WRTnowrapAudi R8 LMSProMIS
QR

MIS
CR

BRH
QR

BRH
CR

NÜR
QR
NÜR
CR
HUN
QR

HUN
CR

CAT
QR

CAT
CR

10th33
2017nowrapTeam WRTnowrapAudi R8 LMSProMIS
QR
MIS
CR
BRH
QR

BRH
CR

ZOL
QR

ZOL
CR

HUN
QR

HUN
CR

NÜR
QR

NÜR
CR

1st82
2018nowrapBelgian Audi Club Team WRTnowrapAudi R8 LMSProZOL
1

ZOL
2

BRH
1
BRH
2
MIS
1
MIS
2
HUN
1

HUN
2

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

15th13

Complete Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup results

YearTeamCarClass1234567Pos.Points
2015nowrapBelgian Audi Club Team WRTnowrapAudi R8 LMS ultraProMNZ
SIL
LEC
SPA
6hrs

SPA
12hrs

SPA
24hrs

NÜR
6th48
2016nowrapBelgian Audi Club Team WRTnowrapAudi R8 LMSProMNZ
SIL
LEC
SPA
6hrs

SPA
12hrs

SPA
24hrs

NÜR
42nd4
2017nowrapBelgian Audi Club Team WRTnowrapAudi R8 LMSProMNZSILLEC
SPA
6hrs
SPA
12hrs
SPA
24hrs
CAT
13th28
2018nowrapBelgian Audi Club Team WRTAudi R8 LMSProMNZ
SILLECCAT
29th14
nowrapAudi Sport Team WRTSPA
6hrs

SPA
12hrs

SPA
24hrs

2019nowrapAudi Sport Team WRTnowrapAudi R8 LMS EvoProMNZSILLECSPA
6hrs

SPA
12hrs

SPA
24hrs

CAT32nd3

Complete Formula E results

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

YearTeamChassisPowertrain12345678910111213141516PosPoints
nowrap2015–16nowrapAmlin AndrettinowrapSpark SRT01-eSRT01-eBEI
PUT
PDE
BUE
MEX
LBH
PAR
BER
LDN
LDN
12th45
nowrap2016–17nowrapMS Amlin AndrettinowrapSpark SRT01-enowrapAndretti ATEC-02HKG
MRK
BUE
MEX
MCO
PAR
BER
BER
NYC
NYC
MTL
MTL
13th24
nowrap2018–19nowrapEnvision Virgin RacingnowrapSpark SRT05enowrapAudi e-tron FE05ADR
MRK
SCL
MEX
HKG
SYX
RME
PAR
MCO
BER
BRN
NYC
NYC
4th106
nowrap2019–20nowrapEnvision Virgin RacingnowrapSpark SRT05enowrapAudi e-tron FE06DIR
DIR
SCL
MEX
MRK
BER
BER
BER
BER
BER
BER
12th58
nowrap2020–21nowrapEnvision Virgin RacingnowrapSpark SRT05enowrapAudi e-tron FE07DIR
DIR
RME
RME
VLC
VLC
MCO
PUE
PUE
NYC
NYC
LDN
LDN
BER
BER
5th89
nowrap2021–22nowrapEnvision RacingnowrapSpark SRT05enowrapAudi e-tron FE07DRH
DRH
MEX
RME
RME
MCO
BER
BER
JAK
MRK
NYC
NYC
LDN
LDN
SEO
SEO
7th126
nowrap2022–23nowrapABT CUPRA Formula E TeamnowrapFormula E Gen3nowrapMahindra M9ElectroMEX
DRHDRHHYDCAPSAP
BER
BER
MCO
JAK
JAK
POR
RME
RME
LDN
LDN
22nd6
nowrap2023–24nowrapEnvision RacingnowrapFormula E Gen3nowrapJaguar I-Type 6MEX
DRH
DRH
SAP
TOK
MIS
MIS
MCO
BERBERSIC
SIC
POR
POR
LDN
LDN
9th66
Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.

Complete ADAC GT Masters results

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

Complete International GT Challenge results

YearTeamCarClass12345Pos.Points
2016nowrapBelgian Audi Club Team WRTnowrapR8 LMSProBATSPASEP
7th25
2017nowrapJamec Pec RacingR8 LMSProBAT
SPA12th8
nowrapBelgian Audi Club Team WRTLGA
2018nowrapAudi Sport Team WRTnowrapR8 LMSProBAT
SPA
SUZLGA
5th55
2019nowrapAudi Sport Team WRTnowrapR8 LMS (2019)ProBATLGASPA
SUZKYANC0
2021nowrapBelgian Audi Club Team WRTnowrapR8 LMS EvoProBAT
IND
KYA16th16

Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClassLaps
2016 Audi Sport Team WRT Stuart Leonard
Edward Sandström
Frédéric Vervisch
Audi R8 LMSSP91308th8th
2017 Audi Sport Team WRT Nico Müller
Marcel Fässler
René Rast
Audi R8 LMSSP91583rd3rd
2018 Audi Sport Team WRT René Rast
Dries Vanthoor
Kelvin van der Linde
Audi R8 LMSSP936DNFDNF
2021 Audi Sport Team Phoenix Mattia Drudi
Frank Stippler
Dries Vanthoor
Audi R8 LMS EvoSP917DNFDNF
2022 Audi Sport Team Phoenix Kelvin van der Linde
Dries Vanthoor
Frédéric Vervisch
Audi R8 LMS Evo IInowrapSP9 Pro1591st1st

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

Complete Stock Car Pro Series results

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

As Frijns was a guest driver, he was inelgible to score points.

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

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

YearTeamCar1234567891011121314151617181920PosPoints
2018nowrapAudi Sport Team Abt SportslinenowrapAudi RS5 DTMHOC
1

HOC
2

LAU
1

LAU
2

HUN
1

HUN
2

NOR
1

NOR
2

ZAN
1

ZAN
2

BRH
1

BRH
2

MIS
1

MIS
2

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

SPL
1

SPL
2

HOC
1

HOC
2

13th84
2019nowrapAudi Sport Team Abt SportslinenowrapAudi RS5 Turbo DTMHOC
1

HOC
2

ZOL
1

ZOL
2

MIS
1

MIS
2

NOR
1

NOR
2

ASS
1

ASS
2

BRH
1

BRH
2

LAU
1

LAU
2

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

HOC
1

HOC
2

5th157
2020nowrapAudi Sport Team Abt SportslinenowrapAudi RS5 Turbo DTMSPA
1

SPA
2

LAU
1

LAU
2

LAU
1

LAU
2

ASS
1

ASS
2

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

NÜR
1

NÜR
2

ZOL
1

ZOL
2

ZOL
1

ZOL
2

HOC
1

HOC
2

3rd279

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

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

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine12345678RankPoints
2021nowrapTeam WRTLMP2nowrapOreca 07nowrapGibson GK428 4.2 L V8SPA
ALG
MNZ
LMS
BHR
BHR
1st151
2022nowrapTeam WRTLMP2nowrapOreca 07nowrapGibson GK428 4.2 L V8SEB
SPA
LMS
MNZ
FUJ
BHR
2nd116
2023nowrapTeam WRTLMP2nowrapOreca 07nowrapGibson GK428 4.2 L V8SEB
ALG
SPA
LMS
MNZ
FUJ
BHR
4th94
2024nowrapBMW M Team WRTHypercarnowrapBMW M Hybrid V8nowrapBMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8QAT
IMO
SPA
LMS
SÃO
COA
FUJ
BHR
16th*10*

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

YearTeamCo-DriversCarClass
2021 Team WRT Charles Milesi
Ferdinand Habsburg
Oreca 07-GibsonLMP23636th1st
2022 Team WRT Sean Gelael
René Rast
Oreca 07-GibsonLMP2285DNFDNF
2023 Team WRT Sean Gelael
Ferdinand Habsburg
Oreca 07-GibsonLMP232713th5th
2024 BMW M Team WRT René Rast
Sheldon van der Linde
BMW M Hybrid V8Hypercar96

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  2. Web site: Driver: Robin Frijns Driver Database . 2024-05-03 . www.driverdb.com.
  3. Web site: 8 August 2023 . Frijns reunited: Formula E ace Robin Frijns rejoins Envision Racing . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230810232451/https://envision-racing.com/frijns-reunited-formula-e-ace-robin-frijns-rejoins-envision-racing/ . 10 August 2023 . 8 August 2023 . . en.
  4. Web site: Euwema . Davey . 17 January 2024 . BMW Locks in Lineup for Debut Hypercar Season . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240117102820/https://sportscar365.com/lemans/wec/bmw-locks-in-lineup-for-debut-hypercar-season/ . 17 January 2024 . 17 January 2024 . Sportscar365 . John Dagys Media.
  5. News: Josef Kaufmann Racing — Formula BMW Europe Season 2009. jk-racing.de. Josef Kaufmann Racing. 9 January 2009. 18 September 2009. Josef Kaufman Racing will compete in the 2009 Formula BMW Europe Championship with the drivers Robin Frijns, Kazeem Manzur and Facu Regalia.
  6. News: Frijns e Tunjo si affidano a Kaufmann. Frijns and Tunjo join Kaufmann. ItaliaRacing.net. 26 January 2011. Inpagina. it. 22 October 2012.
  7. News: Frijns completes Fortec Formula Renault 3.5 line-up. 30 January 2012. Fortec Motorsports. Fortec Motorsport Ltd.. 22 October 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121103020413/http://www.fortecmotorsports.com/wsr.php. 3 November 2012.
  8. News: One to Watch — Robin Frijns. Keith. Collantine. F1 Fanatic. Keith Collantine. 21 October 2012. 22 October 2012.
  9. News: Frijns gets title in clash, da Costa wins. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 21 October 2012. 21 October 2012.
  10. News: Frijns penalised but keeps title. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 21 October 2012. 22 October 2012.
  11. News: Bianchi says Frijns pushed him out. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 22 October 2012. 23 October 2012.
  12. News: Frijns: Bianchi clash a racing incident. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 22 October 2012. 23 October 2012.
  13. News: Frijns gets Sauber test chance. Keith. Collantine. F1 Fanatic. Keith Collantine. 18 October 2012. 22 October 2012.
  14. News: Robin Frijns says Sauber Formula 1 test crucial for career. Glenn. Freeman. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 19 October 2012. 22 October 2012.
  15. News: F1 hopefuls battle for Formula Renault 3.5 title. Ben. Evans. F1 Fanatic. Keith Collatine. 19 October 2012. 22 October 2012.
  16. News: Sauber F1 Team signs Esteban Gutiérrez as its race driver, Robin Frijns becomes test and reserve driver. Sauber F1 Team. 23 November 2012. 23 November 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20130127004920/http://www.sauberf1team.com/de/news.cfm?id=WNZP0P37-Sauber_F1_Team_verpflichtet_Esteban_Gutierrez_als_Stammpilot_Robin_Frijns_wird_Test-_und_Ersatzfahrer. 27 January 2013.
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  18. Web site: Thukral. Rachit. Virgin retains Bird, Frijns for 2019/20 FE season. 11 October 2019. 25 August 2022. Motorsport.com.
  19. Web site: Driver Standings . 2022-04-10 . FIA Formula E . en.
  20. Web site: Envision Virgin Racing signs Nick Cassidy for Season Seven. 15 July 2020. 25 August 2022. ABB Formula E.
  21. Web site: Robin Frijns to continue with Envision Virgin Racing. 2 August 2021. 25 August 2022. ABB Formula E.
  22. Web site: Robin Frijns and Nico Mueller to drive for Abt on its Formula E return. 24 August 2022. 25 August 2022. FIA Formula E.
  23. Web site: Frijns to undergo surgery on broken wrist . 2023-01-15 . The Official Home of Formula E . en.
  24. Web site: Boxall-Legge. Jake. Frijns doubtful for Diriyah FE after breaking wrist in Mexico crash. 15 January 2023. 16 January 2023. Motorsport.com.
  25. Web site: Van Der Linde To Step In For Frijns At ABT CUPRA. 18 January 2023. 19 January 2023. FIA Formula E. en.
  26. Web site: Frijns is also yet to feature in ePrix Hyderabad. 7 February 2023. 20 February 2023. gpblog.com. en.
  27. Web site: Van Der Linde Set For Home Turf With Frijns To Sit Out Cape Town. 18 February 2023. 20 February 2023. FIA Formula E. en.
  28. Web site: Frijns To Return In Sao Paulo. 21 March 2023. 22 May 2023. The Official Home of Formula E..
  29. Web site: ROBIN RETURNS! Detailing Frijns Comeback From Injury. 24 March 2023. 22 May 2023. The Official Home of Formula E..
  30. Web site: Lots of work for ABT Cupra ahead of Formula E home race in Berlin. 25 March 2023. 22 May 2023. ABT Sportsline. en.
  31. Web site: Frijns Flies To Pole, Heads ABT CUPRA Front-Row Lockout In Rainy Berlin. 23 April 2023. 22 May 2023. The Official Home of Formula E..
  32. Web site: Frijns: 'We Had An Opportunity And Grabbed It'. 23 April 2023. 22 May 2023. The Official Home of Formula E..
  33. Web site: ABT Cupra scores first points at home race in Berlin. 23 April 2023. 22 May 2023. ABT Sportsline. en.
  34. Web site: ABT Cupra also fights for Formula E points in Monaco. 6 May 2023. 22 May 2023. ABT Sportsline. en.
  35. Web site: ABT Cupra also scores Formula E points in the Indonesian heat. 4 June 2023. 31 July 2023. ABT Sportsline. en.
  36. Web site: ABT Cupra experiences turbulent USA comeback of Formula E. 25 June 2023. 31 July 2023. ABT Sportsline. en.
  37. Web site: ABT Cupra achieves best result of the season so far in Rome. 16 July 2023. 31 July 2023. ABT Sportsline. en.
  38. Web site: ABT Cupra finishes Formula E season in top ten. 30 July 2023. 31 July 2023. ABT Sportsline. en.
  39. Web site: 2023 Formula E Standings. 31 July 2023. The Official Home of Formula E.. en.
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  41. Web site: Frijns reunited: Formula E ace Robin Frijns rejoins Envision Racing. 8 August 2023. 8 August 2023. Envision Racing. en.
  42. News: Wouters . Vincent . 26 March 2015 . Frijns, Vernay Join Belgian Audi Club Team WRT . Sportscar365 . John Dagys Media, LLC . 26 March 2015.
  43. Web site: Blancpain Sprint Series: Nogaro, Qualifying Race Report, WRT Win A Thrilling Season Opener . 2023-12-09 . www.dailysportscar.com.
  44. Web site: 2015-05-10 . Emotional win for Laurens Vanthoor and Robin Frijns . 2023-12-09 . Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS . en-GB.
  45. Web site: 2015-06-07 . Finally ! A home win for Laurens Vanthoor and Robin Frijns in Zolder . 2023-12-09 . www.motorsport.com . en.
  46. Web site: 2015-10-11 . Maxi Buhk and Vincent Abril new champions after grandstand finish to the season . 2023-12-09 . Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS . en-GB.
  47. Web site: Audi R8 LMS ultra wins important title . 2023-12-09 . Audi MediaCenter . en.
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