Dries Vanthoor

Belgian racing driver
Dries Vanthoor
Vanthoor racing in the ADAC GT Masters in 2021
Nationality Belgian
Born (1998-04-20) 20 April 1998 (age 26)
Heusden-Zolder, Limburg
Related toLaurens Vanthoor (brother)
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
Racing licence FIA Platinum
Years active2016–2021
TeamsBelgian Audi Club Team WRT
Starts32
Wins2
Poles2
Fastest laps1
Best finish3rd in 2021
Championship titles
2020-2022
2021		GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
GT World Challenge Europe

Dries Vanthoor (born 20 April 1998 in Heusden-Zolder) is a racing driver from Belgium who is set to compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship with BMW M Team WRT.[1] In his previous role as an Audi factory driver Vanthoor amassed multiple accolades, winning the 2018 Bathurst 12 Hours and 2019 24 Hours of Nürburgring, as well as taking three consecutive titles in the GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup from 2020 to 2022 alongside Charles Weerts.

He is the younger brother of Laurens Vanthoor, a Porsche factory driver.

Early career

Vanthoor began his career in karting, a discipline he remained in until 2014. In 2015, the Belgian stepped up to junior formula, driving in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup as part of Josef Kaufmann Racing.[2] With a win at Assen and a third place at the Nürburgring, Vanthoor ended up sixth in the standings.[3][4]

GT career (2016–23)

2016

For the 2016 season, Vanthoor switched to sportscar racing, where he would perform double duties in the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup and GT Series Sprint Cup for Team WRT, partnering Frédéric Vervisch in both series and being joined by brother Laurens Vanthoor in the former championship.[5] During the year, the rookie scored a pair of second places in the Endurance Cup, leading to an eighth place overall, though he and Vervisch would miss out on podiums in the Sprint Cup. In May, Vanthoor took part in the 24 Hours of Nürburgring, which he won whilst driving with Bonk Motorsport in the Cup 5 class.[6]

2017

The following year, Vanthoor continued with the Belgian team in both categories.[7] In the Endurance Cup, he and Marcel Fässler experienced an unlucky season, retiring from four of the five events, though they would have more fortune in the Sprint Cup, where a pair of victories at the Hungaroring and another podium in Germany resulted in a fifth place overall at year's end.[8] However, it was the 24 Hours of Le Mans which brought glory to Vanthoor that season, as he won the LMGTE Am class for JMW Motorsport together with Endurance Cup teammate Will Stevens and amateur driver Robert Smith.[9][10]

After the season concluded, Audi Sport announced that Vanthoor would become a factory driver from 2018 onwards.[11]

2018

The race and Class APP-winning Audi R8 LMS of Robin Frijns, Stuart Leonard and Vanthoor.

At the beginning of 2018, Vanthoor claimed honours at the Bathurst 12 Hours, winning alongside Robin Frijns and Stuart Leonard.[12]

Another year of double duties came that season, as Vanthoor partnered Stevens in the Sprint Cup, meanwhile his Endurance Cup teammates would be Christopher Mies and Alex Riberas.[13] The latter campaign began with a bang; the trio coming out victorious at Monza after Vanthoor overtook Christian Engelhart and Maximilian Götz during the final hour.[14] However, the squad ended up finishing seventh after they failed to score any further podiums that year. In the Sprint Cup, Vanthoor and Stevens took home a fourth place in the standings after achieving four podiums, including a win at Brands Hatch.[15]

Vanthoor also competed in the ADAC GT Masters that season, though he and Florian Spengler were unable to surpass a season-best eighth-placed race finish with the newly formed EFP by TECE team.[16]

2019

Audi and WRT remained Vanthoor's partners for the 2019 season, where he would compete in the Endurance and Sprint series, as well as racing for Montaplast by Land-Motorsport in the GT Masters.[17][18] The Belgian took three wins during the season: one in the ADAC GT Masters at Zandvoort alongside Ricardo Feller, another during the Sprint Cup round at Misano where he partnered Charles Weerts, and an overall victory at the Nürburgring 24 Hours, one Vanthoor and teammates Pierre Kaffer, Frank Stippler, and Fréd Vervisch achieved with Team Phoenix.[19]

2020

During a year heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Vanthoor partnered Charles Weerts in the youngster's sophomore season of sportscar racing.[20] The pair proved to be a fruitful one in the newly rebranded GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup, where they won the championship after winning two races and achieving three further podiums.[21][22] They also drove in the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup, where two fourth places came to be their highest results.

In addition, Vanthoor returned to the ADAC GT Masters with WRT, where he and Weerts won at the season-opening Lausitzring round, leading from start to finish after Vanthoor had scored his first pole position in the category.[23][24]

2021

In 2021, Vanthoor and Weerts, who had gained Audi factory driver status over the winter, returned to contest a double campaign in the Endurance and Sprint cups.[25] A dominant title defense in the Sprint Cup followed, as the Belgians won the title with one event to spare, having taken four wins including a weekend sweep at Misano.[26][27][28] Their Endurance Cup season saw Vanthoor and Weerts embroiled in a four-way championship battle, with the duo scoring second places at Le Castellet, where Vanthoor passed Marco Mapelli on the final lap, and the 24 Hours of Spa, a race in which Vanthoor narrowly lost out on victory to Ferrari factory driver Alessandro Pier Guidi.[29][30] WRT ended up third overall in the standings, as a podium in Barcelona was not enough to overhaul the Iron Lynx squad which finished four points ahead.[31]

2022

The #32 Oreca 07 from Team WRT at the 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans driven by Vanthoor, Mirko Bortolotti & Rolf Ineichen

Going into 2022, the Vanthoor-WRT partnership remained in the Endurance and Sprint cups for a seventh successive season together, as he and Weerts attempted to defend their Sprint Cup championship again.[32] The Sprint Cup campaign turned out to be their best yet: Vanthoor and Weerts won five of the ten races, took another double at Misano and only missed out on the podium once.[33] The pair won the title at the final round in Valencia, becoming the most successful pairing in the series's history.[34][35] In the Endurance Cup, less success would be found, as Vanthoor and Weerts finished eighth overall despite winning the opening round in Imola and scoring two pole positions.[36]

Vanthoor also garnered a win at the 6 Hours of Fuji alongside Robin Frijns and Sean Gelael as part of WRT's LMP2 lineup, where he, replacing René Rast, had made his second start in an Oreca 07 prototype, having competed with the team's third Le Mans entry earlier in the year.[37][38] In addition, Vanthoor won the 24 Hours of Nürburgring with Team Phoenix, having come out unscathed in a collision with his brother Laurens earlier in the race.[39][40]

At the end of the season, both Vanthoor and Weerts left Audi, soon announcing their moves to the BMW factory lineup.[41][42]

2023

The #32 BMW M4 GT3 from Team WRT during the 2023 24 Hours of Spa

2023 would be Vanthoor's first sportscar season without driving a GT3 variant of the Audi R8, as his and WRT's Endurance and Sprint cup campaigns would be contested with a BMW M4 GT3.[43] Having defended his 2022 win of the Dubai 24 Hours at the start of the year, the Belgian entered the Sprint Cup together with Weerts and was joined by Sheldon van der Linde for the Endurance Cup.[44] The latter played out in a disappointing manner, as retirements at Paul Ricard and Spa resulted in the trio placing eleventh by season's end.[45][46] Vanthoor and Weerts would fare better in the Sprint Cup, where they won at Valencia and collected five further podiums to end the year third in points.[47]

Hypercar career (2024–)

2024

Ahead of the 2024 season, Vanthoor was confirmed to be joining the WRT-run BMW Hypercar programme, driving a BMW M Hybrid V8 in the FIA World Endurance Championship.[48]

Racing Record

Career Summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2015 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC Josef Kaufmann Racing 16 1 0 0 2 181 6th
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2016 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 Team WRT 1 0 0 0 1 0 NC†
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 5 0 0 1 2 45 8th
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup 10 0 0 0 0 12 18th
Intercontinental GT Challenge Audi Sport Team WRT 1 0 0 0 0 4 16th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - Cup 5 Bonk Motorsport 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st
2017 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 5 0 0 0 0 0 NC
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup 10 2 2 1 3 62 5th
Audi R8 LMS Cup Castrol Racing Team 2 1 2 0 2 42 9th
China GT Championship - GT3 Kings 2 1 1 1 2 40 12th
Intercontinental GT Challenge Audi Sport Team WRT 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Am JMW Motorsport 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st
2018 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 5 1 0 1 1 37 7th
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup 10 1 2 2 4 63.5 4th
ADAC GT Masters EFP by TECE 14 0 0 1 0 11 31st
Intercontinental GT Challenge Audi Sport Team WRT 4 1 0 1 2 55 5th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
24H GT Series - A6 MS7 by WRT
FIA GT World Cup Audi Sport Team WRT Speedstar 2 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th
2018-19 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Audi Sport Customer Racing Asia by TSRT 3 0 2 1 1 32 7th
2019 Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 5 0 0 0 1 15 17th
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup 10 1 2 2 2 40 7th
ADAC GT Masters Montaplast by Land-Motorsport 12 1 0 0 3 113 6th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD 1 0 0 0 0 9 69th
Intercontinental GT Challenge Audi Sport Team WRT 4 1 0 0 1 38 14th
FIA GT World Cup 2 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th
24H GT Series - A6 MS7 by WRT
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Audi Sport Team Phoenix 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st
2020 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 4 0 0 1 0 39 8th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 10 2 0 1 5 89 1st
ADAC GT Masters Team WRT 11 1 1 1 3 82 10th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD WRT Speedstar Audi Sport 1 0 0 1 1 30 41st
Intercontinental GT Challenge Audi Sport Team Valvoline 1 0 0 0 0 4 19th
Audi Sport Team WRT 2 0 0 0 0
24H GT Series - GT3 MS7 by WRT
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Audi Sport Team Phoenix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th
2021 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 5 0 0 0 3 79 3rd
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 10 4 2 2 7 103.5 1st
ADAC GT Masters Team WRT 14 1 1 1 1 79 12th
24H GT Series - GT3
Intercontinental GT Challenge Audi Sport Team WRT 2 0 0 0 1 28 8th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro HubAuto Racing 1 0 1 0 0 N/A DNF
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Audi Sport Team Phoenix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2022 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 5 1 2 0 1 39 9th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 10 5 3 2 9 135.5 1st
ADAC GT Masters Montaplast by Land Motorsport 4 0 0 2 0 21 27th
Intercontinental GT Challenge Audi Sport Team WRT 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Team WRT 2 1 0 0 1 25 13th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 11th
24H GT Series - GT3 MS7 by WRT
FIA Motorsport Games GT Sprint Team Belgium 1 0 1 1 1 N/A 3rd
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Audi Sport Team Phoenix 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st
2022-23 Middle East Trophy - GT3 MS7 by Team WRT
2023 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Team WRT 5 0 0 0 0 26 11th
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup 10 1 1 1 6 86.5 3rd
Intercontinental GT Challenge 5 2 0 2 3 80 3rd
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Schubert Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 7 29th
Nürburgring Endurance Series - SP9 Pro Rowe Racing 2 1 0 0 1 0 NC†
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 Racing Team Turkey 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2024 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar BMW M Team WRT 1 0 0 0 0 0* 14th*
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 1 0 0 0* NC*
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Team WRT
GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP BMW M Team RLL
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 Rowe Racing
British GT Championship - GT3 Century Motorsport

* Season still in progress † Guest driver ineligible to score points

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup 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 DC Points
2015 Josef Kaufmann Racing MNZ
1
6 		MNZ
2
Ret 		SIL
1
17 		SIL
2
9 		RBR
1
7 		RBR
2
10 		RBR
3
Ret 		SPA
1
7 		SPA
2
9 		ASS
1
1 		ASS
2
16 		NÜR
1
10 		NÜR
2
7 		HOC
1
9 		HOC
2
3 		HOC
3
8 		6th 181

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

=GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

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

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pos. Points
2016 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Pro MIS
QR
4 		MIS
CR
22 		BRH
QR
6 		BRH
CR
12 		NÜR
QR
5 		NÜR
CR
34 		HUN
QR
11 		HUN
CR
7 		CAT
QR
Ret 		CAT
CR
14 		18th 12
2017 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Pro MIS
QR
9 		MIS
CR
Ret 		BRH
QR
18 		BRH
CR
5 		ZOL
QR
13 		ZOL
CR
4 		HUN
QR
1 		HUN
CR
1 		NÜR
QR
3 		NÜR
CR
10 		5th 62
2018 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Pro ZOL
1
2 		ZOL
2
11 		BRH
1
1 		BRH
2
Ret 		MIS
1
Ret 		MIS
2
2 		HUN
1
5 		HUN
2
7 		NÜR
1
2 		NÜR
2
Ret 		4th 63.5
2019 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Evo Pro BRH
1
11 		BRH
2
Ret 		MIS
1
Ret 		MIS
2
1 		ZAN
1
5 		ZAN
2
3 		NÜR
1
5 		NÜR
2
27 		HUN
1
17 		HUN
2
16 		7th 40
2020 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Evo Pro MIS
1
1 		MIS
2
4 		MIS
3
1 		MAG
1
3 		MAG
2
4 		ZAN
1
12 		ZAN
2
7 		CAT
1
6 		CAT
2
2 		CAT
3
2 		1st 89
2021 Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Evo Pro MAG
1
1 		MAG
2
2 		ZAN
1
8 		ZAN
2
3 		MIS
1
1 		MIS
2
1 		BRH
1
1 		BRH
2
2 		VAL
1
16 		VAL
2
Ret 		1st 103.5
2022 Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Evo Pro BRH
1
2 		BRH
2
2 		MAG
1
1 		MAG
2
6 		ZAN
1
1 		ZAN
2
2 		MIS
1
1 		MIS
2
1 		VAL
1
3 		VAL
2
1 		1st 135.5
2023 BMW M Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 Pro BRH
1
3 		BRH
2
3 		MIS
1
3 		MIS
2
9 		HOC
1
3 		HOC
2
5 		VAL
1
5 		VAL
2
1 		ZAN
1
5 		ZAN
2
2 		3rd 86.5

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pos. Points
2016 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Pro MNZ
9 		SIL
2 		LEC
19 		SPA
6H
3 		SPA
12H
35 		SPA
24H
29 		NÜR
2 		8th 45
2017 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Evo Pro MNZ
Ret 		SIL
Ret 		LEC
Ret 		SPA
6H
31 		SPA
12H
19 		SPA
24H
11 		CAT
Ret 		NC 0
2018 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Evo Pro MNZ
1 		SIL
4 		LEC
Ret 		SPA
6H
24 		SPA
12H
15 		SPA
24H
40 		CAT
15 		7th 37
2019 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Evo Pro MNZ
18 		SIL
3 		LEC
Ret 		SPA
6H
17 		SPA
12H
24 		SPA
24H
25 		CAT
25 		17th 15
2020 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Evo Pro IMO
4 		NÜR
5 		SPA
6H
24 		SPA
12H
49 		SPA
24H
Ret 		LEC
4 		8th 39
2021 Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Evo Pro MON
Ret 		LEC
2 		SPA
6H
5 		SPA
12H
2 		SPA
24H
2 		NÜR
6 		CAT
3 		3rd 79
2022 Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Evo II Pro IMO
1 		LEC
41 		SPA
6H
14 		SPA
12H
14 		SPA
24H
Ret 		HOC
Ret 		CAT
4 		9th 39
2023 BMW M Team WRT BMW M4 GT3 Pro MNZ
6 		LEC
Ret 		SPA
6H
1 		SPA
12H
52† 		SPA
24H
Ret 		NÜR
7 		CAT
11 		11th 26

* Season still in progress.

Complete Intercontinental GT Challenge results

Year Manufacturer Car 1 2 3 4 5 Pos. Points
2016 Audi Audi R8 LMS BAT SPA
8 		SEP 16th 4
2017 Audi Audi R8 LMS Evo BAT SPA
11 		LAG NC 0
2018 Audi Audi R8 LMS Evo BAT
1 		SPA
13 		SUZ
4 		LAG
2 		5th 55
2019 Audi Audi R8 LMS Evo BAT LAG
4 		SPA
15 		SUZ
1 		KYA
10 		14th 38
2020 Audi Audi R8 LMS Evo BAT
Ret 		IND SPA
Ret 		KYA
8 		19th 4
2021 Audi Audi R8 LMS Evo SPA
2 		IND
5 		KYA 9th 28
2022 Audi Audi R8 LMS Evo II BAT SPA
Ret 		IND GUL NC 0

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rank Points
2017 JMW Motorsport LMGTE AM Ferrari 488 GTE Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 SIL SPA LMS
1 		NÜR MEX COA FUJ SHA BHR NC NC
2021 HubAuto Racing GTE Pro Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche 4.2L Flat-6 SPA ALG MNZ LMS
Ret 		BHR BHR NC NC
2022 Team WRT LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 SEB SPA LMS
11 		MNZ
 FUJ
1 		BHR
 13th 25
2024 BMW M Team WRT Hypercar BMW M Hybrid V8 BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8 QAT
14 		IMO
 SPA
 LMS
 SÃO
 COA
 FUJ
 BHR
 14th* 0*
Source:[49]

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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

Year Entrant Class Car Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points
2019 Montaplast by Land-Motorsport GTD Audi R8 LMS Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 DAY
22 		SEB
 MDO
 DET
 WGL
 MOS
 LIM
 ELK
 VIR
 LGA
 PET
 69 12
2020 WRT Speedstar Audi Sport GTD Audi R8 LMS Evo Audi 5.2 L V10 DAY
3 		DAY SEB ELK VIR ATL MDO CLT PET LGA SEB 41 30
Source:[49]

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2017 United Kingdom JMW Motorsport United Kingdom Robert Smith
United Kingdom Will Stevens 		Ferrari 488 GTE GTE
Am 		333 26th 1st
2021 Chinese Taipei Hub Auto Racing Portugal Álvaro Parente
Belgium Maxime Martin 		Porsche 911 RSR-19 GTE
Pro 		227 DNF DNF
2022 Belgium Team WRT Italy Mirko Bortolotti
Switzerland Rolf Ineichen 		Oreca 07 LMP2 366 15th 11th
2023 Turkey Racing Team Turkey United Kingdom Tom Gamble
Turkey Salih Yoluç 		Oreca 07-Gibson LMP2 87 DNF DNF
LMP2 Pro-Am

Bathurst 12 Hours results

Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2018 Belgium Team WRT Netherlands Robin Frijns
United Kingdom Stuart Leonard 		Audi R8 LMS GT3 - APP 271 1st 1st
2020 Australia Melbourne Performance Centre Belgium Frédéric Vervisch
Germany Christopher Haase 		Audi R8 LMS Evo A-GT3 Pro 148 DNF
2023 Belgium Team WRT Belgium Charles Weerts
South Africa Sheldon van der Linde 		BMW M4 GT3 A-GT3 Pro 323 4th 4th
2024 Belgium Team WRT Belgium Charles Weerts
South Africa Sheldon van der Linde 		BMW M4 GT3 A-GT3 Pro 120 DNF

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

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

Year Entrant Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points
2023 Schubert Motorsport BMW M4 GT3 OSC
1 		OSC
2 		ZAN
1
9 		ZAN
2
Ret 		NOR
1 		NOR
2 		NÜR
1 		NÜR
2 		LAU
1 		LAU
2 		SAC
1 		SAC
2 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		HOC
1 		HOC
2 		29th 7

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2018
With: Robin Frijns & Stuart Leonard 		Succeeded by
Matt Campbell
Dennis Olsen
Dirk Werner
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