René Binder


René Binder is an Austrian racing driver. He is the nephew of former Formula One driver Hans Binder, and his father, Franz, was also a racing driver.

Career

Binder was born in Innsbruck. He began his racing career in karting in 2002, remaining in the category until 2008. During this time, he finished third in the German Junior Kart Championship in 2007 and was runner-up in the German Challenger Kart Championship in 2008. In 2009 he began his formula racing career by competing in the ADAC Formel Masters series for the Abt Sportsline team. Whilst his teammate Daniel Abt won the championship, Binder finished the season in seventh position with three podium finishes. Binder then moved up to the German Formula Three Championship: in 2010, he drove for Motopark Academy and finished in twelfth place in the championship, with a best result of third position; 2011 saw him move to the Jo Zeller Racing team, for whom he improved to eighth place despite missing a round of the championship; and for the 2012 season he is driving for the Van Amersfoort Racing team. In 2011 he also competed in one round of the FIA Formula Two Championship, held at the Austrian Red Bull Ring.
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Binder made his GP2 Series début in the tenth round of the 2012 season, held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. He replaced Giancarlo Serenelli in the Lazarus team, where he partnered Sergio Canamasas. He did not score any championship points.
For the 2015 season, he will partner Ferrari Academy driver Raffaele Marciello at Trident Racing.
In 2018, he signed a contract with Juncos Racing to run the no. 32 car in 6 races of the 2018 IndyCar Series.

Racing record

Career summary

* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA Formula Two Championship results

Year12345678910111213141516PosPoints
2011SIL
1
SIL
2
MAG
1
MAG
2
SPA
1
SPA
2
NÜR
1
NÜR
2
BRH
1
BRH
2
RBR
1
16
RBR
2
13
MON
1
MON
2
CAT
1
CAT
2
28th0

Complete GP2 Series results

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
2012Venezuela GP LazarusSEP
FEA
SEP
SPR
BHR1
FEA
BHR1
SPR
BHR2
FEA
BHR2
SPR
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
MON
FEA
MON
SPR
VAL
FEA
VAL
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
HOC
FEA
HOC
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
SPA
FEA
19
SPA
SPR
17
MNZ
FEA
17
MNZ
SPR
13
MRN
FEA
Ret
MRN
SPR
Ret
31st0
2013Venezuela GP LazarusSEP
FEA
11
SEP
SPR
8
BHR
FEA
18
BHR
SPR
25
CAT
FEA
20
CAT
SPR
19
MON
FEA
7
MON
SPR
6
SIL
FEA
16
SIL
SPR
13
NÜR
FEA
20
NÜR
SPR
10
HUN
FEA
22
HUN
SPR
13
SPA
FEA
DNS
SPA
SPR
20
MNZ
FEA
16
MNZ
SPR
14
MRN
FEA
18
MRN
SPR
9
YMC
FEA
15
YMC
SPR
16
23rd11
2014Arden InternationalBHR
FEA
9
BHR
SPR
8
CAT
FEA
15
CAT
SPR
Ret
MON
FEA
Ret
MON
SPR
20
RBR
FEA
12
RBR
SPR
12
SIL
FEA
24
SIL
SPR
19
HOC
FEA
11
HOC
SPR
22
HUN
FEA
20
HUN
SPR
14
SPA
FEA
Ret
SPA
SPR
23
MNZ
FEA
20
MNZ
SPR
Ret
SOC
FEA
23
SOC
SPR
Ret
YMC
FEA
Ret
YMC
SPR
23
25th3
2015TridentBHR
FEA
17
BHR
SPR
Ret
CAT
FEA
22
CAT
SPR
Ret
MON
FEA
11
MON
SPR
16
RBR
FEA
17
RBR
SPR
14
SIL
FEA
17
SIL
SPR
18
HUN
FEA
23
HUN
SPR
24
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
22nd2
2015MP MotorsportMNZ
FEA
10
MNZ
SPR
8
SOC
FEA
16
SOC
SPR
Ret
BHR
FEA
20
BHR
SPR
Ret
YMC
FEA
14
YMC
SPR
C
22nd2
2016ART Grand PrixCAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
MON
FEA
MON
SPR
BAK
FEA
BAK
SPR
RBR
FEA
16
RBR
SPR
15
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
23rd0
2016CarlinHOC
FEA
13
HOC
SPR
15
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
SEP
FEA
SEP
SPR
YMC
FEA
YMC
SPR
23rd0

Complete World Series Formula V8 3.5 results

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718PosPoints
2015Pons RacingALC
1
ALC
2
MON
1
SPA
1
SPA
2
HUN
1
HUN
2
RBR
1
RBR
2
SIL
1
SIL
2
NÜR
1
13
NÜR
2
8
BUG
1
BUG
2
JER
1
JER
2
22nd4
2016LotusALC
1
4
ALC
2
3
HUN
1
11
HUN
2
7
SPA
1
5
SPA
2
6
LEC
1
3
LEC
2
5
SIL
1
3
SIL
2
2
RBR
1
Ret
RBR
2
12
MNZ
1
5
MNZ
2
2
JER
1
5
JER
2
7
CAT
1
Ret
CAT
2
6
7th161
2017LotusSIL
1
5
SIL
2
4
SPA
1
6
SPA
2
2
MNZ
1
1
MNZ
2
1
JER
1
4
JER
2
5
ALC
1
5
ALC
2
Ret
NÜR
1
6
NÜR
2
9
MEX
1
6
MEX
2
Ret
COA
1

1
COA
2

10
BHR
1
9
BHR
2

1
4th201

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516171819202122DCPoints
RapaxBHR
FEA
BHR
SPR
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
MON
FEA
MON
SPR
BAK
FEA
BAK
SPR
RBR
FEA
RBR
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
JER
FEA
15
JER
SPR
17
YMC
FEA
YMC
SPR
28th0

American open-wheel racing results

IndyCar Series

YearTeamChassisEngine1234567891011121314151617RankPoints
2018Juncos RacingDallara DW12ChevroletSTP
22
PHXLBHALA
16
IMSINDYDET
21
DET
22
TXSROAIOWTOR
17
MDO
21
POCGTWPORSNM28th61

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

YearEntrantClassMakeEngine12345678910RankPoints
2019Juncos RacingDPiCadillac DPi-V.RCadillac 5.5 L V8DAY
8
SEB
10
LBHMDODETWGL
8
MOSELKLGAPET
10
18th88

Complete European Le Mans Series results

YearEntrantClassChassisEngine123456RankPoints
2019Panis Barthez CompetitionLMP2Ligier JS P217Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8LEC
10
MNZ
9
CAT
15
SIL
7
SPA
8
ALG
7
18th19.5
2020Inter Europol CompetitionLMP2Ligier JS P217Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8LEC
7
SPA
CAT
MNZ
ALG
7th*6*

* Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results