Meindert van Buuren


Meindert van Buuren, Jr. is a Dutch racing driver, who currently resides in Rockanje.

Career

Karting

Van Buuren began karting in 2004 at the age of nine and raced mostly in various Dutch championships, working his way up from the junior ranks to progress through to the Rotax Max DD2 category by 2011, when he finished in fourth position in the Rotax Max Wintercup.

Formula Renault 2.0

saw his début in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup championship with Van Amersfoort Racing. Van Buuren finished 21st in the championship, despite missing the final round of the championship, at Monza. He also contested four rounds of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, but only finished one race inside the top twenty placings.
He remained in both series for the 2012 season, but switched to Manor MP Motorsport. He improved to eleventh position in the NEC series, while in the Eurocup, he recorded four top-twenty finishes.

Auto GP

Van Buuren continued his collaboration with Manor MP Motorsport into the Auto GP in 2013. He finished ninth in the drivers' standings with a podium at Donington Park and another nine point-scoring finishes.

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

In 2014, Van Buuren will graduate to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series, joining Pons Racing.

Racing record

Career summary

† As van Buuren was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Auto GP results

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516PosPoints
2013Manor MP MotorsportMNZ
1
Ret		MNZ
2
10		MAR
1
Ret		MAR
2
6		HUN
1
6		HUN
2
Ret		SIL
1
8		SIL
2
4		MUG
1
10		MUG
2
6		NÜR
1
12		NÜR
2
DNS		DON
1
8		DON
2
2		BRN
2
12		BRN
2
9		9th57

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617PosPoints
2014Pons RacingMNZ
1
9		MNZ
2
Ret		ALC
1
14		ALC
2
11		MON
1
10		SPA
1
12		SPA
2
9		MSC
1
NC		MSC
2
18		NÜR
1
14		NÜR
2
Ret		HUN
1
16		HUN
2
5		LEC
1
Ret		LEC
2
14		JER
1
7		JER
2
15		19th21
2015LotusALC
1
5		ALC
2
6		MON
1
Ret		SPA
1
11		SPA
2
10		HUN
1
16		HUN
2
10		15th20
2015Pons RacingRBR
1
Ret		RBR
2
Ret		SIL
1		SIL
2		NÜR
1		NÜR
2		BUG
1		BUG
2		JER
1		JER
2		15th20

Complete GP2 Series results

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516171819202122DCPoints
2015MP MotorsportBHR
FEA		BHR
SPR		ESP
FEA		ESP
SPR		MON
FEA		MON
SPR		AUT
FEA		AUT
SPR		GBR
FEA		GBR
SPR		HUN
FEA		HUN
SPR		BEL
FEA		BEL
SPR		ITA
FEA
Ret		ITA
SPR
DNS		RUS
FEA		RUS
SPR		BHR
FEA		BHR
SPR		ABU
FEA		ABU
SPR		NC0