{"id":38051,"date":"2020-12-06T17:20:17","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T17:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/stoffel-vandoorne\/"},"modified":"2023-11-08T01:22:31","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T01:22:31","slug":"stoffel-vandoorne","status":"publish","type":"driver","link":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/drivers\/stoffel-vandoorne\/","title":{"rendered":"Stoffel Vandoorne"},"content":{"rendered":"    \n<section class=\"hero hero--small-image\">\n    \n            \n<section class=\"c-site-breadcrumbs site-breadcrumbs proxima \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <nav class=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/nav>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n    \n    <div class=\"hero__content\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n                            <div class=\"circular-image\">\n                                            <picture>\n            <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"\" >\n            <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"200\" width=\"200\" alt=\"vandoorne\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/database\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/vandoorne-200x200.jpg\" srcset=\"\"  loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\n        <\/picture>\n                                    <\/div>\n                        <h1 class=\"hero__title sanomat\"><\/h1>\n                                <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"anchor-menu container-no-breakpoints proxima\">\n    <ul>\n                    <li><a href=\"#biography\" data-behaviour=\"scroll-to\">Biography<\/a><\/li>\n                    <li><a href=\"#championship-seasons\" data-behaviour=\"scroll-to\">Championship Seasons<\/a><\/li>\n                    <li><a href=\"#non-championship-races\" data-behaviour=\"scroll-to\">Non-Championship Races<\/a><\/li>\n                    <li><a href=\"#teams\" data-behaviour=\"scroll-to\">Teams<\/a><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"container\" id=\"biography\">\n            <div class=\"post__item\">\n                <div class=\"js-react\" data-behaviour=\"driver-data-box\" data-driver-id=\"38051\"><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n        <aside class=\"sidebar\" data-target=\"ad-container\">\n            <aside class=\"broadcast-space \">\n            <div class=\"broadcast-space__element\" id=\"div-gpt-ad-1563288058060-3\" data-behaviour=\"ad-target\"><\/div>\n    <\/aside>\n        <\/aside>\n    <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\" id=\"full-biography\">\n    \n        \n        <section class=\"c-expanding-content expanding-content expanding-content--expandable content-section toggle\">\n            <p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This highly rated\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">junior\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">driver\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">w<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">as a championship winner throughout his career\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">o<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">n the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">way to Formula 1 but suffered a frustrating and short time at the top. He now looks to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">restore his\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">reputation in Formula E and as Mercedes-Benz reserve.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Successful early racing career<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A former national karting champion,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vandoorne<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0made the switch to cars in the 2010 French Formula 4 Championship (formerly Formula Campus). He won six times to clinch the title at the first attempt.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Formula Renault 2.0 came next, the Belgian driving for KTR in both the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Eurocup<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and North European Cup. Third in the latter, he joined Josef Kaufmann Racing for the 2012 campaign. The European Championship was a battle between\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vandoorne<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Koiranen<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Motorsport\u2019s Daniil Kvyat. A double victory at the N\u00fcrburgring gave\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vandoorne<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the points lead and further wins at the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hungaroring<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and Paul Ricard meant he remained ahead when they arrived at a wet Barcelona for the final round. He crashed into another competitor that day but his Russian rival was unable to score the third place he required to snatch the title.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">By now a member of McLaren&#8217;s junior driver programme,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vandoorne<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0graduated to Formula Renault 3.5 with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fortec<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Motorsports. The rookie won four times and finished as runner-up behind Formula 1-bound Kevin Magnussen.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">GP2 Champion with ART Grand Prix<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The next two seasons were spent racing for ART in the GP2 Series. He won the feature race on his debut in Bahrain and pole position at the last four race weekends of the season to emphasise his speed. However, the experience of Jolyon Palmer eventually told as the veteran eased to the title.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vandoorne<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0scored his fourth win of the season in the Abu Dhabi feature to snatch second overall at the final round.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vandoorne<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0immediately put his mark on the 2015 GP2 season by winning the opening four feature races of the year. He scored another three wins on Saturday to emerge as an emphatic GP2 champion after a record-breaking campaign.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Formula 1 with McLaren<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Confirmed as McLaren&#8217;s reserve driver for the 2016 F1 World Championship,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vandoorne<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0replaced the injured Alonso for the second round in Bahrain. He qualified 12th and drove a steady race to finish 10th\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">score the final championship point of the race.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0In addition to his F1 duties that year,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vandoorne<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0raced Dandelion\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dallara<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">-Honda in the Japanese Super Formula Championship. He won twice as he finished\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">as Honda\u2019s top performer\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">when<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">fourth\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in the final standings<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vandoorne<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0replaced Jenson Button as Alonso\u2019s fulltime team-mate in 2017 although Honda\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">initial\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">reliability woes restricted testing and hampered early races. He did not make it through Q1 until Monaco<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0b<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ut\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">intense\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">work with the engineers gradually bore fruit<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0as they developed the car and adapt his driving style<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Tenth in Hungary delivered his first championship point of the season<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vandoorne<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0scored back-to-back seventh-place finishes in Singapore and Malaysia. He was 16th in the 2017\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">World Championship having scored just four points less than his illustrious team-mate.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">McLaren switched to Renault engines in 2018 but suffered an increasingly disappointing campaign as the hoped-for improved performance was not forthcoming.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vandoorne<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0scored points in three of the first four races\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">but scored just once more all season. He was out-qualified by Alonso at\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">all 21 races and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">was deemed surplus to requirements at the end of the season.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Formula E and Mercedes<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">His immediate future was rescued by Mercedes-Benz who hired\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vandoorne<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for the 2018\/19 Formula E Championship and as a simulator driver for the F1 team.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0With the German manufacturer a year away from entering the electric single-seater series,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vandoorne<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0drove a Venturi VFE-05 for newcomers HWA in 2018\/19. Hampered by reliability issues and a couple of accidents early in the year, he impressed by qualifying on pole position in Hong Kong and on the front row in Berlin. Third in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rome<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0ePrix and when making his debut in the 2019 Le Mans 24 Hours when driving a BRE BR1-AER<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vandoorne<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0was retaine<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">d when Mercedes-Benz entered the championship\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">for the start of the 2019\/20 season<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>After the Covid pandemic caused the Formula E calendar to be settled with six races in Berlin, Vandoorne took his first Formula E victory in the final race of the season. 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