Rinus VeeKay
Rinus van Kalmthout (born September 11, 2000 in Hoofddorp, North Holland) is a Dutch racing driver, professionally known as Rinus VeeKay. He is the 2018 Champion of the Pro Mazda series, winning 7 of 16 races in his debut season. VeeKay is signed to drive the No. 21 Dallara-Chevrolet for Ed Carpenter Racing in the NTT IndyCar Series.
Rinus van Kalmthout | |
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Nationality | |
Born | Hoofddorp, North Holland | September 11, 2000
IndyCar career | |
Debut season | 2020 |
Current team | Ed Carpenter Racing |
Best finish | TBA in 2020 |
Previous series | |
2019 2019 2018 2017 2016-17 2016 2009-2016 | Indy Lights F3 Asian Winter Series Pro Mazda Championship USF2000 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 V de V Challenge Monoplace Karting |
Championship titles | |
2019 2018 | F3 Asian Winter Series Pro Mazda Championship |
Awards | |
2014 | KNAF Talent First |
Career
Karting
Van Kalmthout started karting in 2009. The eight year old won races in the 4-stroke cadet championship with a DR chassis. He finished second in the championship.[1] During the 2009-2010 winter season Van Kalmthout won the 4-stroke cadet series. The following season the young driver graduated into the Briggs & Stratton World Formula 4-stroke class winning the Dutch and Benelux championships.[2][3] He also focused on the Rotax Max Minimax class winning the Dutch championship in 2012 and Junior championship in 2013.[4][5] Throughout 2014 and 2015 Van Kalmthout raced in various Rotax Max racing series. He finished second in the Rotax Max Euro Challenge Senior class, behind Australian driver Pierce Lehane.[6]
Single seater
Introduced as Rinus VeeKay, Van Kalmthout signed with Carlin Benik to race in the American based USF2000. Van Kalmthout tested the Tatuus USF-17 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The young Dutch driver ran constant top-ten times for the new driver, new team entry.[7] To further prepare for the 2017 season Van Kalmthout raced in the final two rounds of the French V de V Challenge Monoplace. In an MP Motorsport entered 2013 Tatuus Formula Renault 2.0 car Van Kalmthout scored five podium finishes in six races.[8]
After winning the Pro Mazda Championship with Juncos Racing, Van Kalmthout stepped up to the Indy Lights championship for 2019 again with Juncos Racing. [9]
In July 2019, it was announced Van Kalmthout would join the IndyCar test at Portland with Ed Carpenter Racing.[10] On November 20, the team officially signed him as the replacement for Spencer Pigot.[11]
In his first race for Ed Carpenter Racing at the 2020 Genesys 300 at Texas Motor Speedway he crashed in practice. He missed qualifying as the team couldn’t fix the car in time. In the race he crashed out on lap 38 and collected Alex Palou.
Racing record
Career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2016 | V de V Challenge Monoplace | MP Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | NC† |
2016-17 | MRF Challenge Formula 2000 | MRF Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 10th |
2017 | U.S. F2000 National Championship | Pabst Racing Services | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 344 | 2nd |
BOSS GP Series - Open Class | Mansell Motorsport | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 116 | 2nd | |
2017-18 | MRF Challenge Formula 2000 | MRF Racing | 16 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 245 | 3rd |
2018 | Pro Mazda Championship | Juncos Racing | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 412 | 1st |
BOSS GP Series - Open Class | Mansell Motorsport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 5th | |
2019 | Indy Lights | Juncos Racing | 18 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 465 | 2nd |
F3 Asian Winter Series | Dragon Hitech GP | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 184 | 1st | |
2020 | Indy Car Series | Ed Carpenter Racing |
† As van Kalmthout was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
U.S. F2000 National Championship
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
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2017 | Pabst Racing Services | STP 3 |
STP 2 |
BAR 3 |
BAR 4 |
IMS 6 |
IMS 2 |
ROA 1 |
ROA 1 |
IOW 2 |
TOR 3 |
TOR 2 |
MDO 3 |
MDO 2 |
WGL 1 |
2nd | 344 |
Pro Mazda Championship
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
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2018 | Juncos Racing | STP 1 |
STP 1 |
BAR 5 |
BAR 4 |
IMS 3 |
IMS 14 |
LOR 4 |
ROA 5 |
ROA 5 |
TOR 1 |
TOR 1 |
MDO 1 |
MDO 1 |
GMP 1 |
POR 2 |
POR 2 |
1st | 412 |
References
- "Dutch 4-Stroke Sprint Championship - Cadet 160 2010 standings". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- "Dutch 4-Stroke Sprint Championship - World Formula 2011 standings". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- "Benelux 4-Stroke Sprint Championship - World Formula 2011 standings". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- "Chrono Dutch Rotax Max Challenge - Minimax 2012 standings". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- "Dutch Championship Rotax Max Junior 2013 standings". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- "Rotax Max Euro Challenge Senior 2015 standings". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- "2016 CHAMPIONSHIP CHRIS GRIFFIS MEMORIAL TEST RESULTS". USF2000. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- "V de V Challenge Monoplace 2016 standings". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- "VeeKay confirmed with Juncos Racing for 2019 Indy Lights season". IndyCar.com. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
- Malsher, David (July 19, 2019). "Indy Lights ace VeeKay to test for Carpenter next month". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- "Indy Lights runner-up VeeKay gets full 2020 Carpenter IndyCar drive". Autosport. Motorsport Network. November 20, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
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Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Victor Franzoni |
Pro Mazda Championship Champion 2018 |
Succeeded by Kyle Kirkwood (Indy Pro 2000 Championship) |
Preceded by Inaugural |
F3 Asian Winter Series Champion 2019 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |