Stoffel Vandoorne
Vandoorne in 2013
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| Born |
26 March 1992 Kortrijk, Belgium |
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| Formula One World Championship career | |
| Nationality |
 Belgian |
| 2017 team | McLaren-Honda |
| Car number | 2 |
| Entries | 5 (4 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Career points | 1 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix |
| Last entry | 2017 Russian Grand Prix |
| 2016 position | 20th (1 pt) |
| Previous series | |
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2016 2014–2015 2013 2011–12 2011–12 2010 |
Super Formula Championship GP2 Series Formula Renault 3.5 Series Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC F4 Eurocup 1.6 |
| Championship titles | |
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2015 2012 2010 |
GP2 Series Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 F4 Eurocup 1.6 |
Stoffel Vandoorne (born 26 March 1992) is a professional racing driver from Belgium, currently competing in Formula 1. Vandoorne is contracted to a full-time 2017 McLaren race seat, replacing the outgoing Jenson Button.
Stoffel Vandoorne was born in Kortrijk. His father is an architect. Vandoorne was introduced to motorsport at the age of six during a visit to a Kart track in Flanders, where his dad was commissioned to design a restaurant. Vandoorne started karting after the owner of the track gave him a mini-kart.
Initially, lack of funding restricted Vandoorne to race 3 to 4 races per year. By age 16 he was Belgian KF2 Champion. In 2009 he finished as runner-up in the CIK-FIA World Cup in the KF2 category. The same year he won the 'steering wheel' competition held by the Royal Automobile Club of Belgium. The prize money of 45,000 euros helped him start his car racing career in F4 Eurocup 1.6.
In 2010, Vandoorne moved up to single-seater racing, joining the F4 Eurocup 1.6 series. He went on to win the series on his first attempt, finishing the season with six wins and three further podium finishes. The prize from winning the series helped him to move up to the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 the following year. He also earned a place in the FIA Driver Academy.
In 2011, he graduated to competing in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 with Kurt Mollekens' KTR team. He finished fifth overall, with one podium at the Hungaroring and another eight point-scoring finishes throughout the season. He also participated in Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup, where he finished third in the series' standings with eight podiums.
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