Kelvin van der Linde
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Kelvin van der Linde (born 20 June 1996) is a
In 2022 he initiated the process for acquiring the German citizenship after living in
Racing career
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Kelvin van der Linde, a South African, started his career in racing in kart racing at the age of eight in 2005.
In 2011, he became the youngest driver to compete in a National South African Circuit event at age 14 and also South Africa’s youngest National Champion at the age of 16 in 2012.
In 2013 he won the International Championship. At the age of 17, van der Linde became the youngest ever winner of the
In 2015, van der Linde was promoted to Audi factory driver, winning the 2017 24 Hours of Nürburgring and Suzuka 10 Hours.
2021
In 2021, van der Linde competed in the 2021 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) for Abt Sportsline. He won four races and finished third in the drivers' championship. Going into the final round of the season, he was fighting for the drivers' championship title with Liam Lawson and Maximilian Götz.
During both of the final races of the Championship at the Norisring, van der Linde had similar incidents with Lawson. In the first race, van der Linde dived down the inside of Liam, with Liam finished in 3rd. In the second race the consequences were much more serious; Lawson's car was damaged in a first-lap collision with van der Linde, who again dived down the inside of Lawson, taking Lawson out of contention for the title as he finished 18th. van der Linde was then given a five-second time penalty as a result. Towards the end of the race, van der Linde suffered a puncture in a battle with Götz and lost his chances to win the title, which eventually went to Götz after Mercedes issued team orders to the cars ahead of the latter to guarantee he finished 1st.
2022
Days before the final round of the 2021 DTM season, Abt Sportsline confirmed him as their driver for the 2022 season.[4] After finishing ninth in points in 2022, van der Linde returned to the team for 2023.[5]
Formula E
ABT CUPRA Formula E Team (2023–)
2022–23 season
After
2023–24 season
Racing record
Career summary
† As van der Linde was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete ADAC GT Masters results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | Prosperia C. Abt Racing | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | OSC 1 2 |
OSC 2 1 |
ZAN 1 3 |
ZAN 2 2 |
LAU 1 7 |
LAU 2 2 |
RBR 1 10 |
RBR 2 2 |
SLO 1 6 |
SLO 2 10 |
NÜR 1 6 |
NÜR 2 2 |
SAC 1 1 |
SAC 2 1 |
HOC 1 10 |
HOC 2 6 |
1st | 214 |
2015 | C. Abt Racing | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | OSC 1 17 |
OSC 2 6 |
RBR 1 10 |
RBR 2 17 |
SPA 1 Ret |
SPA 2 11 |
LAU 1 Ret |
LAU 2 12 |
NÜR 1 3 |
NÜR 2 Ret |
SAC 1 Ret |
SAC 2 1 |
ZAN 1 Ret |
ZAN 2 7 |
HOC 1 3 |
HOC 2 7 |
14th | 81 |
2016 | Car Collection Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS Evo | OSC 1 27 |
OSC 2 10 |
SAC 1 24 |
SAC 2 20 |
LAU 1 29 |
LAU 2 Ret |
RBR 1 Ret |
RBR 2 16 |
NÜR 1 12 |
NÜR 2 24 |
ZAN
1 |
ZAN
2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
54th | 1 | ||
2017 | Aust Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS Evo | OSC 1 4 |
OSC 2 9 |
LAU 1 6 |
LAU 2 7 |
RBR 1 9 |
RBR 2 21 |
ZAN 1 2 |
ZAN 2 Ret |
NÜR 1 6 |
NÜR 2 1 |
SAC 1 4 |
SAC 2 6 |
HOC 1 7 |
HOC 2 20 |
5th | 107 | ||
2018 | Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | Audi R8 LMS Evo | OSC 1 2 |
OSC 2 Ret |
MST 1 9 |
MST 2 8 |
RBR 1 5 |
RBR 2 13 |
NÜR 1 Ret |
NÜR 2 10 |
ZAN 1 2 |
ZAN 2 11 |
SAC 1 1 |
SAC 2 2 |
HOC 1 3 |
HOC 2 1 |
2nd | 136 | ||
2019 | HCB-Rutronik Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo | OSC 1 2 |
OSC 2 4 |
MST 1 1 |
MST 2 4 |
RBR 1 4 |
RBR 2 3 |
ZAN 1 17 |
ZAN 2 9 |
NÜR 1 3 |
NÜR 2 2 |
HOC 1 9 |
HOC 2 1 |
SAC 1 19 |
SAC 2 1 |
1st | 205 | ||
2020 | Rutronik Racing | Audi R8 LMS Evo | LAU1 1 6 |
LAU1 2 5 |
NÜR 1 3 |
NÜR 2 10 |
HOC 1 2 |
HOC 2 1 |
SAC 1 7 |
SAC 2 3 |
RBR 1 8 |
RBR 2 8 |
LAU2 1 5 |
LAU2 2 6 |
OSC 1 6 |
OSC 2 Ret |
4th | 160 |
Complete TCR International Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015
|
Liqui Moly Team Engstler | Audi TT Cup | SEP 1 |
SEP 2 |
SHA 1 |
SHA 2 |
VAL 1 |
VAL 2 |
ALG 1 4 |
ALG 2 12† |
MNZ
1 |
MNZ
2 |
SAL 1 |
SAL 2 |
SOC 1 |
SOC 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
MRN 1 |
MRN 2 |
CHA
1 |
CHA
2 |
MAC 1 |
MAC 2 |
21st | 13 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Ovr. Pos. |
Class Pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Prosport-Performance GmbH | Fidel Leib Jonas Carlsson Thomas Bolz |
Porsche Cayman Pro4
|
SP6 | 4 | DNF | DNF |
2017 | Audi Sport Team Land / Land-Motorsport | Connor De Phillippi Christopher Mies Markus Winkelhock |
Audi R8 LMS
|
SP9 | 158 | 1st | 1st |
2018 | Audi Sport Team Land | Christopher Mies René Rast Christopher Haase |
Audi R8 LMS | SP9 | 133 | 5th | 6th |
2019 | Audi Sport Team Land | Christopher Mies René Rast Christopher Haase |
Audi R8 LMS Evo | SP9 | 139 | DNF | DNF |
2020 | Audi Sport Team Land | Mattia Drudi Christopher Mies René Rast |
Audi R8 LMS Evo | SP9 | 85 | 6th | 6th |
2021 | Audi Sport Team Land | Christopher Mies René Rast Frédéric Vervisch |
Audi R8 LMS Evo | SP9 | 47 | DNF | DNF |
2022 | Audi Sport Team Phoenix | Robin Frijns Dries Vanthoor Frédéric Vervisch |
Audi R8 LMS Evo II | SP9 | 159 | 1st | 1st |
2023 | ABT Sportsline | Marco Mapelli Jordan Pepper Nicki Thiim |
Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo 2 | SP9 | 160 | 9th | 7th |
Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Melbourne Performance Centre | Garth Tander Frédéric Vervisch |
Audi R8 LMS
|
Pro | 241 | 27th | 7th |
2019
|
Melbourne Performance Centre | Garth Tander Frédéric Vervisch |
Audi R8 LMS | Pro | 181 | DNF | DNF |
2020 | Melbourne Performance Centre | Mattia Drudi Markus Winkelhock |
Audi R8 LMS Evo | Pro | 308 | 18th | 11th |
2022 | Melbourne Performance Centre | Nathanaël Berthon Brad Schumacher |
Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Pro-Am | 290 | 4th | 4th |
2024 | Melbourne Performance Centre | Christopher Haase Liam Talbot |
Audi R8 LMS Evo II | Pro | 275 | 3rd | 3rd |
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Engine | Class | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Pos. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | Phoenix Racing | Matthias Kaiser Nicki Thiim Simon Trummer |
Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | P2 | 5 | DUB 1 3 |
DUB 2 3 |
ABU 1 4 |
ABU 2 3 |
4th | 57 |
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | Abt Sportsline | Audi R8 LMS Evo | MNZ 1 4 |
MNZ 2 1 |
LAU 1 4 |
LAU 2 3 |
ZOL 1 1 |
ZOL 2 8 |
NÜR 1 1 |
NÜR 2 Ret |
RBR 1 5 |
RBR 2 6 |
ASS 1 12 |
ASS 2 4 |
HOC 1 1 |
HOC 2 10 |
NOR 1 4 |
NOR 2 17 |
3rd | 208 |
2022 | Team Abt Sportsline | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | ALG 1 4 |
ALG 2 6 |
LAU 1 Ret |
LAU 2 20 |
IMO 1 5 |
IMO 2 13 |
NOR 1 Ret |
NOR 2 Ret |
NÜR 1 2 |
NÜR 2 4 |
SPA 1 5 |
SPA 2 14 |
RBR 1 8 |
RBR 2 Ret |
HOC 1 12 |
HOC 2 5 |
9th | 90 |
2023 | Abt Sportsline | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | OSC 1 6 |
OSC 2 Ret |
ZAN 1 12 |
ZAN 2 6 |
NOR 1 21 |
NOR 2 5 |
NÜR 1 8 |
NÜR 2 20 |
LAU 1 3 |
LAU 2 8 |
SAC 1 5 |
SAC 2 13 |
RBR 1 1 |
RBR 2 Ret |
HOC 1 6 |
HOC 2 25 |
8th | 119 |
2024 | Red Bull – Team ABT | Audi R8 LMS Evo II | OSC 2 12 |
OSC 2 5 |
LAU 1 |
LAU 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
NOR 1 |
NOR 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
SAC 1 |
SAC 2 |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
10th* | 15* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete Formula E results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Chassis | Powertrain | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022–23 | ABT CUPRA Formula E Team
|
Formula E Gen3 | Mahindra M9Electro | MEX | DRH 16 |
DRH 18 |
HYD Ret |
CAP WD |
SAP | BER | BER | MCO | JAK | JAK | POR | RME | RME | LDN | LDN | 24th | 0 |
2023–24 | ABT CUPRA Formula E Team
|
Formula E Gen3 | Mahindra M10Electro | MEX |
DRH |
DRH |
SAP |
TOK |
MIS |
MIS |
MCO |
BER |
BER |
SIC |
SIC |
POR |
POR |
LDN |
LDN |
–* | 0* |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | Akkodis ASP Team | LMGT3 | Lexus RC F GT3 | Lexus 2UR-GSE 5.0 L V8 | QAT Ret |
IMO 14 |
SPA |
LMS |
SÃO |
COA |
FUJ |
BHR |
16th* | 0* |
* Season still in progress.
References
- ^ a b "RELIVE: Das Qualifying vom Samstag in Oschersleben in voller Länge". ran.de (in German). 14 July 2023.
Interviewer: "Du bist letztes Jahr auch Deutscher geworden, stimmt's?" K.v.d. Linde: "Anfang dieses Jahr, ja."
[Interviewer: "You became a German last year, correct?" K.v.d. Linde: "Early this year, yes."] - ^ "DTM 2024 entry list: Who is driving in the DTM this year?". Autosport. 25 April 2024.
- ^ Haidinger, Sven. ""Mir fehlt noch der Reisepass": Kelvin van der Linde will Deutscher werden". Motorsport-Total.com (in German).
- ^ "Kelvin van der Linde also in DTM with ABT Sportsline in 2022". ABT Sportsline GmbH. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Feller & Van Der Linde Rejoin ABT For 2023 DTM Season". Dailysportscar. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- FIA Formula E. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ Golding, Nick (31 January 2023). "Kelvin van der Linde thanks ABT CUPRA for their 'trust and patience' following single-seater debut". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
External links
- Kelvin van der Linde career summary at DriverDB.com
- Official website
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