| Chris van der Drift | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Born | 8 March 1986 Hamilton (New Zealand) |
| 2012 World Series by Renault | |
| Debut season | 2009 |
| Current team | Epsilon Euskadi |
| Car no. | 22 |
| Starts | 17 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 11th in 2009 |
| Previous series | |
| 2004–05 2006 2006 2007–08 2008–09 |
Formula BMW ADAC Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup International Formula Master GP2 Asia Series |
| Championship titles | |
| 2008 | International Formula Master |
Christopher Jason van der Drift (born 8 March 1986 in Hamilton, New Zealand) is a New Zealand racecar driver of Dutch descent.
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Chris started karting at the age of 7 and in 1994 he raced his first year in cadets. From there he went on to win 6 New Zealand Championships and 6 North Island Championships until 2002.
After ten years of kart racing in New Zealand and also competing in Australia for two years in 2001 JICA and 2002 Ford Kart Stars (finishing both championships in 6th), he had to take the step into racing cars. At the time he had no sponsors so it was difficult just to step into a car as his parents didn't have enough to fund that as well.[1]
| Season | Series | Team | Car No. | Races | Wins | Poles | FLaps | Points | Position |
| 2011 | Superleague Formula | New Zealand | N/A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116† | 7th † |
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| 2010 | Superleague Formula | Olympiacos CFP | N/A | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 653† | 4th† |
| Galatasaray | N/A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 358† | 13th† | ||
| 2009 | World Series by Renault | Epsilon Euskadi | 22 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 11th |
| 2008-09 | GP2 Asia Series | Trident Racing | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18th |
| 2008 | International Formula Master | JD Motorsport | 6 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 101 | 1st |
| 2007 | International Formula Master | JD Motorsport | 7 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 65 | 2nd |
| 2006 | Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup | JD Motorsport | 25 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 91 | 2nd |
| Formula Renault 2.0 NEC | JD Motorsport | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 267 | 2nd | |
| 2005 | Formula BMW ADAC | Team Rosberg | 7 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 149 | 4th |
| 2004 | Formula BMW ADAC | Team Rosberg | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 4th |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | Trident Racing | CHN FEA 7 |
CHN SPR 4 |
UAE FEA Ret |
UAE SPR C |
BHR FEA |
BHR SPR |
QAT FEA |
QAT SPR |
MAL FEA |
MAL SPR |
BHR FEA |
BHR SPR |
18th | 5 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Operator | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Position | Points | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2010 | Olympiacos CFP | GU-Racing International | SIL |
ASS |
MAG |
JAR |
NÜR |
ZOL |
BRH |
ADR |
POR |
LOS |
BJG |
NAV |
4th 13th |
653 358 |
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| 13 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 1 | X | 3 | 12 | X | 3 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 6 | NS‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Galatasaray | Barazi-Epsilon | 17 | 7 | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Atech Reid Grand Prix | New Zealand | HOL |
BEL |
7th | 116 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
‡ Chris van der Drift qualified for the Super Final at Brands Hatch but was unable to compete due to suffering injuries from a large crash in race two which led to him being taken to hospital with a broken ankle, two broken ribs, a cracked shoulder blade, a dislocated shoulder and two broken fingers. His Super Final place was taken up by the seventh highest points-scorer of the weekend, Yelmer Buurman.
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Jérôme d'Ambrosio |
International Formula Master Champion 2008 |
Succeeded by Fabio Leimer |
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