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Neil Verhagen

Neil Verhagen
Nationality United States American
Born (2001-02-18) 18 February 2001 (age 16)
Ridgefield, Connecticut, United States
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 career
Debut season 2017
Current team MP Motorsport
Car no. 31
Starts 8
Wins 0
Poles 0
Fastest laps 0
Previous series
2015-16
2015
F1600 Championship Series
F2000 Championship Series
Championship titles
2016 F1600 Championship Series

Neil Verhagen (born 18 February 2001) is a racing driver from the United States of America. Verhagen is the youngest to win the SCCA National Championship Runoffs. Verhagen did so in 2016 in the Formula F class.

Neil started indoor karting along with his brother Alex. The duo trained and raced at the Grand Prix New York failities in Mount Kisco, New York under the instruction of racing driver Stevan McAleer. McAleer raced many classes and won the 2015 Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge in the ST class. After racing at the Oakland Valley Race Park club scene, Verhagen joined the WKA and various Rotax Max racing series. In 2012 the young driver finished second in the Florida Winter Tour Minimax series. Verhagen beat many hopefuls such as Logan Sargeant, Patricio O'Ward and Trenton Estep.

To increase their sons chances at a successful racing career, the Verhagen family moved form Ridgefield, Connecticut to Mooresville, North Carolina in 2014. The family exchanged the WKA scene for the United States Pro Kart Series.

Verhagen made his auto racing debut at Road Atlanta in the Skip Barber Winter Series. The young driver won the first three races of the championship at Road Atlanta and Sebring International Raceway. Verhagen, racing a Mazda powered Reynard chassis, finished second in the championship. Later in 2015 Verhagen debuted in the F1600 Championship Series. At the Pittsburgh International Race Complex Verhagen competed in a Spectrum. At the F2000 Championship Series finale at Pittsburgh Verhagen finished tenth in a RFR F2000.


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