Stoffel Vandoorne (born 26 March 1992 in Kortrijk, West Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium) is a Belgian racing driver currently competing in Formula E. Vandoorne joined McLaren's young driver programme in 2013, and was a third driver for the team in 2014. He made his race debut in the 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix, after Fernando Alonso was revealed to have had received injuries from an accident in Australia.[1][2] He partnered Alonso at McLaren in 2017 and 2018.[3][4][5]
Formula One Career[]
2014[]
In 2014, it was announced that Vandoorne would be McLaren's third driver.
Formula One Statistical Overview[]
Formula One Record[]
Year | Entrant | Team | WDC Points | WDC Pos. | Report |
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Youth Career | |||||
2013 - 2016 | McLaren Young Driver Programme | ||||
Senior Career | |||||
2014 | McLaren Mercedes | McLaren-Mercedes | Test Driver | ||
2015 | McLaren Honda | McLaren-Honda | Test Driver | ||
2016 | McLaren Honda | McLaren-Honda | Test/Reserve Driver | ||
1 | 20th | Report | |||
2017 | McLaren Honda | McLaren-Honda | 13 | 16th | Report |
2018 | McLaren F1 Team | McLaren-Renault | 12 | 16th | Report |
2020 | Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes | Reserve Driver | ||
2021 | Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes | Reserve Driver | ||
McLaren F1 Team | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
2022 | Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes | Reserve Driver | ||
McLaren F1 Team | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
2023 | Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team | Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | Reserve Driver | ||
2024 | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | Reserve Driver |
Career Statistics[]
Correct as of the 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix qualifying
Entries | 42 |
Starts | 41 |
Pole Positions | 0 |
Race Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 0 |
Fastest Laps | 0 |
Points | 26 |
Laps Raced | 2207 |
Distance Raced | 11,262 km (6,998 mi) |
Career Results[]
Complete Formula One Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Pts | Pos | ||
2016 | 1 | 20th | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | 13 | 16th | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13th | Ret | DNS | 14th | Ret | Ret | 14th | 12th | 12th | 11th | 10th | 14th | Ret | 7th | 7th | 14th | 12th | 12th | Ret | 12th | ||||||
2018 | 12 | 16th | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9th | 8th | 13th | 9th | Ret | 14th | 16th | 12th | 15th | 11th | 13th | Ret | 15th | 12th | 12th | 16th | 15th | 11th | 8th | 15th | 14th |
Key | |||||
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Symbol | Meaning | Symbol | Meaning | ||
1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | ||
2nd | Podium finish | DSQ | Disqualified | ||
3rd | DNQ | Did not qualify | |||
5th | Points finish | DNPQ | Did not pre-qualify | ||
14th | Non-points finish | TD | Test driver | ||
Italics | Fastest Lap | DNS | Did not start | ||
18th† | Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance) | NC | Non-classified finish (<90% race distance) | ||
4thP | Qualified for pole position | [+] More Symbols |
See Also[]
- Formula E: Stoffel Vandoorne
Notes[]
- ↑ Pablo, Elizalde (31 March 2016). "Alonso will not race in the Bahrain GP". Motorsport Network, LLC.. http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/alonso-will-not-race-in-the-bahrain-gp-683160/. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ↑ Pablo, Elizalde (31 March 2016). "Alonso reveals he had a pneumothorax, broken rib". Motorsport Network, LLC.. http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/alonso-reveals-he-had-a-pneumothorax-broken-rib-683214/. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ↑ "McLaren-Honda announces innovative three-driver strategy". mclaren.com (McLaren). 3 September 2016. http://www.mclaren.com/formula1/team/mclaren-honda-announces-innovative-three-driver-strategy/. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ↑ "Vandoorne to partner Alonso at McLaren in 2017 as Button steps back". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 3 September 2016. http://www.formula1.com/en/latest/headlines/2016/9/button-steps-back-vandoorne-partner-alonso-mclaren-2017.html. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ↑ "McLaren Honda confirms Stoffel Vandoorne will race for the team in 2018 as planned". 23 August 2017. http://www.mclaren.com/formula1/team/stoffel-vandoorne/sv-team-2018-announcement-3165489/. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
V T E | Stoffel Vandoorne | |
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Seasons 2016 • 2017 • 2018 | ||
Season Reports 2016 • 2017 • 2018 | ||
Teams McLaren (2016–2018) | ||
Teammates Jenson Button (2016) • Fernando Alonso (2017–2018) | ||
Other pages Category |
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Current drivers 44. Lewis Hamilton · 63. George Russell | |||
World Champions Juan Manuel Fangio (1954, 1955) · Lewis Hamilton (2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) · Nico Rosberg (2016) | |||
Former Drivers Michael Schumacher · Juan Manuel Fangio · Nico Rosberg · Valtteri Bottas · Hans Herrmann · Karl Kling · Stirling Moss · André Simon · Piero Taruffi · Hermann Lang | |||
Personnel Nick Fry · Bob Bell · Aldo Costa · Toto Wolff | |||
Former Personnel Norbert Haug · Alfred Neubauer · Max Sailer · Rudolf Uhlenhaut · Paddy Lowe | |||
Cars W154 · W196 · W01 · W02 · W03 · W04 · W05 · W06 · W07 · W08 · W09 · W10 · W11 · W12 · W13 · W14 · W15 | |||