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Laurens Vanthoor
Vanthoor in 2024
Nationality Belgian
Born (1991-05-08) 8 May 1991 (age 33)
Hasselt, Belgium
Related toDries Vanthoor (brother)
WEC career
Debut season2017
Current teamPorsche Penske Motorsport
Racing licence FIA Platinum
Car number6
Former teamsPorsche GT Team, KCMG, Pfaff Motorsports
Starts58
Wins9
Poles4
Fastest laps6
Best finish1st in 2019 (GTLM) and 2021 (GTD)
Previous series
2009
200809
2010–11
2012–2016

2012–2016
2016
Belgian Touring Car Series
German Formula Three
Formula 3 Euro Series
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup
Intercontinental GT Challenge
Championship titles
2021

2019

2016
2014

2014
2013
2009
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM
Intercontinental GT Challenge
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
Blancpain GT Series
FIA GT Series
German Formula Three

Laurens Vanthoor (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlʌurəns fɑnˈtoːr];[a] born 8 May 1991) is a Belgian professional racing driver currently racing for Porsche Motorsport as a factory driver in the FIA World Endurance Championship. He currently resides in Waiblingen outside of Stuttgart.[1]

Early career

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Karting

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Born in Hasselt, Vanthoor began his kart racing career at an early age. In 2005 he became French and Belgian Champion in the ICA-J class and he also finished fourth in the European Championship.

In 2007 Vanthoor become an official factory driver for the CRG racing team in the KF2 category. He ended up being out of action for five months out due to an accident, resulting in six fractures.[2] His best result in the season was a runner-up position in the North European Championship.

2008-2011: Formula Three

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Vanthoor began his formula racing career in the 2008 German Formula Three season, jumping from karting directly into Formula Three. He finished fourth overall in the championship, with two wins and three poles. Following his successes, the Belgian Automobile Club (RACB) made him a member of their "National Team" initiative and Volkswagen Motorsport made him an official driver.[3][4] Vanthoor also became the youngest driver ever in the history of the Macau Grand Prix and he finished in sixth position.[5]

With Frédéric Vervisch and Sebastián Saavedra both moving Stateside and Johnny Cecotto Jr. moving up to the F3 Euroseries and GP2, Vanthoor became the main title contender for the 2009 season. Vanthoor followed Vervisch's lead of 2008 by dominating the field, wrapping up the title at the Nürburgring.[6]

He moved into the Formula Three Euroseries for the 2010 season with Signature[7] and stayed with the team for the 2011 season. He scored several podium finishes but never won a race.

Sportscar career

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2012: FIA GT1

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In 2012 he switched to the FIA GT1 World Championship with WRT. Together with Stéphane Ortelli, he won both the qualifying and championship races at the first round at Nogaro.

2013-2016: Audi Sport Factory Driver

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Audi R8 LMS Ultra from W Racing Team during the 2014 Blancpain Endurance Series round at the Nürburgring

In 2013 he won the FIA GT Series together with Ortelli for Audi and WRT. In 2014 he competed in the Blancpain Sprint Series and Blancpain Endurance Series, winning the latter as well as the overall Blancpain GT Series. He also won the 2014 24 Hours of Spa for WRT together with fellow Audi Sport factory drivers Rene Rast and Markus Winkelhock

In 2015, he started his season in the Bathurst 12 Hour with Phoenix Racing. He took the pole with a new lap record and ended 2nd. He also drove in Brazil for the 1st round of the Stock Car Brasil together with Valdeno Brito for Shell Racing at Goiania. Together with Belgian Audi Club Team WRT he won the 24 Hours of Nürburgring in the new Audi R8 LMS 2015 specification. On 3 October, during the event at Misano for the Blancpain Sprint Series, he was involved in a major crash which led to a serious injury. Therefore, he missed the last race of the season as well as the race at Macau, where he was replaced by René Rast. He made his comeback at the Sepang 12 Hours, which he won with Stéphane Ortelli and Stuart Leonard.

In 2016, he started his season with a win in the Dubai 24 Hour with Belgian Audi Club Team WRT. On 21 November 2016 Vanthoor won the FIA GT World Cup, crowning himself as World Champion on the streets of Macau. On 3 December 2016, it was announced that Vanthoor would change from Audi to Porsche and the focus would be on the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship where he will drive a Porsche 911 RSR together with Kevin Estre.[8] During his last race with Audi, he won the Sepang 12 Hours together with Robin Frijns, Christopher Haase and Phoenix Racing. With this he crowned himself as the first winner of the Intercontinental GT Challenge.[9]

2017-2021: Porsche Factory Driver in IMSA

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In 2017, he started his season at the Daytona 24 Hours with his new employer Porsche, in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. Together with Kevin Estre and Richard Lietz, he finished 10th overall and 6th in the GTLM-class with the new 2017-specification Porsche 911 RSR. After a relatively difficult first season Vanthoor took his first win at the 2018 Mid-Ohio round.

#92 Porsche 911 RSR at the 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans

During the 2018 season Vanthoor also completed the Porsche Le Mans line-up for the #92 car together with Kevin Estre and Michael Christensen in the iconic “pink pig” livery. After taking the lead early on the team went on to win the GTE Pro class at the 2018 Le Mans 24 Hours. The following season Vanthoor won the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in the GTLM class for Porsche together with Earl Bamber. The duo took a total of three wins and seven podiums in eleven races. Porsche eventually decided to end its factory involvement in the GTLM class at the end of the 2020 season leaving Vanthoor out of a factory program for the following season.

However, Vanthoor was kept as a Porsche factory driver and loaned out to customer team Pfaff Motorsports for the 2021 IMSA season. He and his teammate Zacharie Robichon won the championship in the GTD class. Vanthoor also won the 24 Hours of Spa a second time in 2020 driving a Porsche 911 GT3 R entered by Rowe Racing.

2022: Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

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In 2022 Vanthoor participated in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters for SSR Performance, driving a Porsche 911 GT3 R.

Hypercar career

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The Porsche 963 #6 during the FIA WEC 6 Hours of Portimão

For the 2023 season, Vanthoor moved into the Hypercar class of the FIA World Endurance Championship, partnering Kévin Estre and André Lotterer at the Porsche Penske Motorsport works team.[10] The trio finished took their first podium at Portimão and finished third again in Fuji, where Vanthoor impressed by taking the lead at the start before holding it for the subsequent two hours against the Toyotas.[11] Vanthoor and his teammates finished sixth in the standings, beating the sister car by ten points.

In 2024, Vanthoor, Estre, and Lotterer returned to the WEC in Porsche's #6.[12] At the season-opening Qatar 1812 km race, the team took their first victory with the 963 in a podium lockout for the chassis.[13]

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2008 German Formula 3 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 18 2 3 2 9 85 4th
Macau Grand Prix RC Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th
2009 German Formula 3 Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 18 11 11 10 15 163 1st
Masters of Formula 3 Carlin Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 15th
Macau Grand Prix Signature 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 13th
Belgian Touring Car Series SEAT Belgium 2 0 1 0 1 0 NC†
2010 Formula 3 Euro Series Signature 18 0 0 0 4 42 6th
2011 Formula 3 Euro Series Signature 27 0 0 0 5 189 6th
2012 FIA GT1 World Championship Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 18 3 1 0 3 122 4th
Blancpain Endurance Series 6 0 0 0 2 59 5th
French GT Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2013 FIA GT Series Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 12 3 2 3 9 132 1st
Blancpain Endurance Series 5 0 1 0 1 24 14th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A ?
International Superstars Series Audi Sport Italia 2 0 0 2 2 34 11th
International GTSprint Series MTM Motorsport 2 0 0 1 2 38 24th
2014 Blancpain Sprint Series Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 14 4 3 0 6 100 4th
Blancpain Endurance Series 5 2 2 0 3 107 1st
Macau GT Cup Audi Race Experience 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th
GT Asia Series 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Phoenix Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2015 Blancpain Sprint Series Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 12 5 2 0 6 109 3rd
Blancpain Endurance Series 5 0 0 0 2 48 6th
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 OAK Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 19th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
Stock Car Brasil Shell Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
Red Bull Racing 2 0 0 0 0
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Audi Sport Team WRT 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st
2016 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 10 1 1 1 3 58 5th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup 5 0 1 2 3 54 6th
European Le Mans Series - LMP2 1 0 0 0 1 18 19th
FIA GT World Cup 1 1 1 0 1 N/A 1st
24H Series - A6
ADAC GT Masters kfzteile24 APR Motorsport 8 0 0 3 3 50 16th
Italian GT Championship Audi Sport Italia 2 0 1 0 2 24 18th
Intercontinental GT Challenge Audi Sport Team Phoenix 2 1 0 0 2 58 1st
Audi Sport Team WRT 1 0 1 1 1
Stock Car Brasil Shell Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 Michael Shank Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 9th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Audi Sport Team WRT 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 19th
2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM Porsche GT Team 11 0 0 0 3 287 6th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup KÜS TEAM75 Bernhard 1 0 0 0 0 12 22nd
Pirelli World Challenge GMG Racing 3 0 0 0 0 40 48th
SprintX GT Championship Series 3 0 0 0 0 30 32nd
Intercontinental GT Challenge Walkinshaw GT3 1 0 0 0 0 12 10th
KÜS TEAM75 Bernhard 1 0 0 0 0
FIA GT World Cup Craft-Bamboo Racing 0 0 0 0 0 N/A DNS
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Falken Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM Porsche GT Team 11 1 0 1 4 308 5th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro Porsche GT Team 1 1 0 0 1 N/A 1st
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup KÜS Team75 Bernhard 1 0 0 0 0 3 43rd
Intercontinental GT Challenge Craft-Bamboo Racing 2 0 0 0 0 11 19th
KÜS Team75 Bernhard 1 0 0 0 0
Stock Car Brasil Shell V-Power 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
FIA GT World Cup Manthey Racing 0 0 0 0 0 N/A DNS
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro Porsche GT Team 2 1 0 0 1 53 13th
2019 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM Porsche GT Team 11 3 2 4 7 330 1st
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro Porsche GT Team 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 9th
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup KÜS Team75 Bernhard 1 0 0 0 0 2 33rd
Intercontinental GT Challenge KÜS Team75 Bernhard 1 0 0 0 0 10 20th
Dinamic Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0
FIA GT World Cup Rowe Racing 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Manthey Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DSQ
2019-20 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro Porsche GT Team 1 0 0 0 0 1 38th
2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM Porsche GT Team 10 1 1 1 5 289 6th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro Porsche GT Team 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Rowe Racing 1 1 0 0 1 33 10th
Intercontinental GT Challenge Earl Bamber Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 37 3rd
Rowe Racing 1 1 0 0 1
Dinamic Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0
2021 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pfaff Motorsports 11 4 0 0 7 3284 1st
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup KCMG 1 0 0 0 0 12 19th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 12 15th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro WeatherTech Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Rutronik Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2022 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters SSR Performance 14 0 0 0 0 30 18th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro KCMG 1 0 0 1 1 324 24th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 1 0 0 0 0 12 25th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 0 12 14th*
FIA World Endurance Championship - LMGTE Pro Porsche GT Team 1 0 0 0 0 24 13th
24 Hours of Le Mans - LMGTE Pro 1 0 0 1 0 N/A 4th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Manthey Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2023 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Porsche Penske Motorsport 7 0 0 0 2 71 6th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP 1 0 0 0 0 236 25th
24 Hours of Le Mans - Hypercar 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 11th
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Manthey EMA 1 0 0 0 0 20 13th
Intercontinental GT Challenge 1 0 0 0 1 15 21st
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Pro Pfaff Motorsports 2 1 0 0 1 659 12th
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Dinamic GT 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
FIA GT World Cup TORO Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th
2024 FIA World Endurance Championship - Hypercar Porsche Penske Motorsport 8 2 1 0 5 152 1st
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP 1 0 0 0 0 304 26th
Intercontinental GT Challenge Manthey EMA 3 2 0 0 2 37,5 1st*
Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie - SP9 2 1 0 1 2 16 10th*
24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup HubAuto Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC
FIA GT World Cup Absolute Racing

As Vanthoor was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

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(key)

Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 DC Points
2010 Signature Dallara F308/033 Volkswagen LEC
1

Ret
LEC
2

5
HOC
1

Ret
HOC
2

Ret
VAL
1

5
VAL
2

3
NOR
1

9
NOR
2

5
NÜR
1

2
NÜR
2

11
ZAN
1

7
ZAN
2

2
BRH
1

2
BRH
2

7
OSC
1

13
OSC
2

4
HOC
1

6
HOC
2

DSQ
6th 42
2011 Signature Dallara F309/023 Volkswagen LEC
1

8
LEC
2

7
LEC
3

5
HOC
1

3
HOC
2

6
HOC
3

15
ZAN
1

4
ZAN
2

5
ZAN
3

6
RBR
1

7
RBR
2

2
RBR
3

7
NOR
1

2
NOR
2

8
NOR
3

4
NÜR
1

5
NÜR
2

3
NÜR
3

5
SIL
1

6
SIL
2

6
SIL
3

4
VAL
1

11
VAL
2

11
VAL
3

6
HOC
1

3
HOC
2

9
HOC
3

12
6th 189
Source:[14]

FIA GT competition results

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Complete GT1 World Championship results

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Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Points
2012 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS ultra NOG
QR

1
NOG
CR

1
ZOL
QR

12
ZOL
CR

6
NAV
QR

9
NAV
QR

10
SVK
QR

11
SVK
CR

6
ALG
QR

10
ALG
CR

6
SVK
QR

5
SVK
CR

5
MOS
QR

1
MOS
CR

4
NUR
QR

2
NUR
CR

6
DON
QR

2
DON
CR

4
4th 122

Complete FIA GT Series results

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Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pos. Points
2013 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS ultra Pro NOG
QR

16
NOG
CR

2
ZOL
QR

1
ZOL
CR

2
ZAN
QR

1
ZAN
CR

2
SVK
QR

2
SVK
CR

3
NAV
QR

7
NAV
CR

15
BAK
QR

2
BAK
CR

1
1st 132

Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results

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Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Points
2014 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS ultra Pro NOG
QR

1
NOG
CR

Ret
BRH
QR

6
BRH
CR

4
ZAN
QR

3
ZAN
CR

10
SVK
QR

1
SVK
CR

11
ALG
QR

4
ALG
CR

8
ZOL
QR

1
ZOL
CR

3
BAK
QR

1
BAK
CR

1
4th 100
2015 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS ultra Pro NOG
QR

DNS
NOG
CR

DNS
BRH
QR

1
BRH
CR

1
ZOL
QR

1
ZOL
CR

1
MOS
QR

Ret
MOS
CR

5
ALG
QR

2
ALG
CR

1
MIS
QR

Ret
MIS
CR

DNS
ZAN
QR
ZAN
CR
3rd 109
2016 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Pro MIS
QR

3
MIS
CR

1
BRH
QR

5
BRH
CR

15
NÜR
QR

24
NÜR
CR

7
HUN
QR

3
HUN
CR

8
CAT
QR

13
CAT
CR

4
5th 58

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results

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Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Ovr.
Pos.
Cla.
Pos.
2014 Germany Phoenix Racing Switzerland Rahel Frey
Germany René Rast
Audi R8 LMS Ultra A 296 5th 5th
2015 Germany Phoenix Racing Italy Marco Mapelli
Germany Markus Winkelhock
Audi R8 LMS Ultra Pro 269 2nd 1st
2016 Germany Phoenix Racing Australia Alex Davison
Germany Markus Winkelhock
Audi R8 LMS Pro 297 4th 4th
2017 Australia Walkinshaw Racing New Zealand Earl Bamber
France Kévin Estre
Porsche 911 GT3 R (991) Pro 44 DNF DNF
2018 Hong Kong Craft-Bamboo Racing New Zealand Earl Bamber
France Kévin Estre
Porsche 911 GT3 R (991) Pro 271 5th 3rd
2020 New Zealand Earl Bamber Motorsport New Zealand Earl Bamber
Australia Craig Lowndes
Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2) Pro 312 9th 8th
2024 Germany Manthey Racing /
Australia EMA Motorsport
Australia Matthew Campbell
Turkey Ayhancan Güven
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Pro 275 1st 1st

Complete Intercontinental GT Challenge results

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Year Manufacturer Car 1 2 3 4 5 Pos. Points
2016 Audi Audi R8 LMS BAT
3
SPA
2
SEP
1
1st 58
2017 Porsche Porsche 911 GT3 R BAT
Ret
SPA
4
LAG
DNS
10th 12
2018 Porsche Porsche 911 GT3 R BAT
5
SPA
Ret
SUZ
10
LAG 19th 12
2019 Porsche Porsche 911 GT3 R BAT LAG SPA
7
SUZ KYA
8
25th 10
2020 Porsche Porsche 911 GT3 R BAT
7
IND SPA
1
KYA
7
3rd 37
2021 Porsche Porsche 911 GT3 R SPA
5
IND KYA 15th 12
2022 Porsche Porsche 911 GT3 R BAT SPA
5
IND GUL 16th 10
2023 Porsche Porsche 911 GT3 R BAT KYA SPA
3
IND GUL 21st 15
2024 Porsche Porsche 911 GT3 R BAT
1
NUR
1
SPA
Ret
IND 1st* 50*

* Season still in progress.

Complete 24 Hours of Spa results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2012 Belgium Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Italy Marco Bonanomi
Sweden Edward Sandström
Audi R8 LMS Pro Cup 417 DNF DNF
2013 Belgium Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Monaco Stéphane Ortelli
Germany René Rast
Audi R8 LMS Pro Cup 79 DNF DNF
2014 Belgium Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Germany René Rast
Germany Markus Winkelhock
Audi R8 LMS Pro Cup 527 1st 1st
2015 Belgium Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Germany René Rast
Germany Markus Winkelhock
Audi R8 LMS Pro Cup 508 21st 11th
2016 Belgium Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Switzerland Nico Müller
Germany René Rast
Audi R8 LMS Pro Cup 531 3rd 3rd
2017 Germany KÜS Team75 Bernhard Denmark Michael Christensen
France Kévin Estre
Porsche 911 GT3 R Pro Cup 546 4th 4th
2018 Germany KÜS Team75 Bernhard New Zealand Earl Bamber
Germany Timo Bernhard
Porsche 911 GT3 R Pro Cup 353 DNF DNF
2019 Germany KÜS Team75 Bernhard New Zealand Earl Bamber
Germany Timo Bernhard
Porsche 911 GT3 R Pro Cup 362 9th 9th
2020 Germany ROWE Racing New Zealand Earl Bamber
United Kingdom Nick Tandy
Porsche 911 GT3 R Pro Cup 527 1st 1st
2021 Hong Kong KCMG Belgium Maxime Martin
United Kingdom Nick Tandy
Porsche 911 GT3 R Pro Cup 554 5th 5th
2022 Hong Kong KCMG Norway Dennis Olsen
United Kingdom Nick Tandy
Porsche 911 GT3 R Pro Cup 536 7th 7th
2023 Germany Manthey EMA France Julien Andlauer
France Kévin Estre
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Pro Cup 537 4th 4th
2024 Taiwan HubAuto Racing France Kévin Estre
France Patrick Pilet
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Pro Cup 88 DNF DNF

Complete 24 Hours of Nürburgring results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2013 Belgium Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Germany Christopher Haase
Germany Christopher Mies
Sweden Edward Sandström
Audi R8 LMS SP9 GT3 44 DNF DNF
2014 Germany Phoenix Racing Germany Marc Basseng
Switzerland Marcel Fässler
Germany Frank Stippler
Audi R8 LMS SP9 GT3 8 DNF DNF
2015 Belgium Audi Sport Team WRT Germany Christopher Mies
Switzerland Nico Müller
Sweden Edward Sandström
Audi R8 LMS SP9 GT3 156 1st 1st
2016 Belgium Audi Sport Team WRT Germany Pierre Kaffer
Germany Christopher Mies
Switzerland Nico Müller
Audi R8 LMS SP9 109 47th 19th
2017 Germany Falken Motorsports Germany Jörg Bergmeister
Germany Martin Ragginger
Germany Dirk Werner
Porsche 911 GT3 R SP9 23 DNF DNF
2018 Germany Manthey Racing New Zealand Earl Bamber
France Romain Dumas
France Kévin Estre
Porsche 911 GT3 R SP9 66 DNF DNF
2019 Germany Manthey Racing New Zealand Earl Bamber
Denmark Michael Christensen
France Kévin Estre
Porsche 911 GT3 R SP9 PRO 156 DSQ DSQ
2021 Germany Rutronik Racing France Julien Andlauer
France Romain Dumas
Germany Tobias Müller
Porsche 911 GT3 R SP9 PRO 47 DNF DNF
2022 Germany Manthey Racing Denmark Michael Christensen
France Kévin Estre
France Frédéric Makowiecki
Porsche 911 GT3 R SP9 PRO 22 DNF DNF
2023 Italy Dinamic GT Germany Christian Engelhart
Turkey Ayhancan Güven
Germany Laurin Heinrich
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) SP9 PRO 83 DNF DNF
2024 Germany Manthey EMA France Kévin Estre
Turkey Ayhancan Güven
Austria Thomas Preining
Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) SP9 PRO 50 2nd 2nd

Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2015 France OAK Racing Canada Chris Cumming
France Kévin Estre
Ligier JS P2-Honda LMP2 329 DNF DNF
2016 United States Michael Shank Racing Brazil Oswaldo Negri
United States John Pew
Ligier JS P2-Honda LMP2 345 14th 9th
2018 Germany Porsche GT Team Denmark Michael Christensen
France Kévin Estre
Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Pro
344 15th 1st
2019 Germany Porsche GT Team Denmark Michael Christensen
France Kévin Estre
Porsche 911 RSR GTE
Pro
337 29th 9th
2020 Germany Porsche GT Team Denmark Michael Christensen
France Kévin Estre
Porsche 911 RSR-19 GTE
Pro
331 35th 6th
2021 United States WeatherTech Racing New Zealand Earl Bamber
United States Cooper MacNeil
Porsche 911 RSR-19 GTE
Pro
139 DNF DNF
2022 Germany Porsche GT Team Denmark Michael Christensen
France Kévin Estre
Porsche 911 RSR-19 GTE
Pro
348 31st 4th
2023 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport France Kévin Estre
Germany André Lotterer
Porsche 963 Hypercar 320 22nd 11th
2024 Germany Porsche Penske Motorsport France Kévin Estre
Germany André Lotterer
Porsche 963 Hypercar 311 4th 4th
Sources:[14][15]

Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results

[edit]
Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rank Points
2015 OAK Racing LMP2 Ligier JS P2 Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 SIL SPA LMS
Ret
NÜR COA FUJ SHA BHR 19th 0
2018–19 Porsche GT Team LMGTE Pro Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 SPA LMS
1
SIL FUJ SHA SEB SPA LMS
5
13th 353
2019–20 Porsche GT Team LMGTE Pro Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 SIL FUJ SHA BHR COA SPA LMS
11
BHR 38th 1
2022 Porsche GT Team LMGTE Pro Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 SEB SPA LMS
4
MNZ FUJ BHR 13th 24
2023 Porsche Penske Motorsport Hypercar Porsche 963 Porsche 4.6 L Turbo V8 SEB
6
ALG
3
SPA
Ret
LMS
8
MNZ
7
FUJ
3
BHR
5
6th 71
2024 Porsche Penske Motorsport Hypercar Porsche 963 Porsche 4.6 L Turbo V8 QAT
1
IMO
2
SPA
2
LMS
4
SÃO
2
COA
6
FUJ
1
BHR
10
1st 152
Sources:[14][16]

Complete European Le Mans Series results

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Year Entrant Class Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rank Points
2016 Team WRT LMP2 Ligier JS P2 Judd HK 3.6 L V8 SIL IMO RBR LEC SPA
2
EST 19th 18
Source:[14]

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

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(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 9 10 11 12 Rank Points Ref
2017 Porsche GT Team GTLM Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
6
SEB
8
LBH
3
COA
8
WGL
6
MOS
6
LIM
2
ELK
2
VIR
7
LGA
7
PET
5
6th 287 [17]
2018 Porsche GT Team GTLM Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
6
SEB
3
LBH
7
MDO
1
WGL
4
MOS
6
LIM
3
ELK
4
VIR
5
LGA
2
PET
6
5th 308 [18]
2019 Porsche GT Team GTLM Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
3
SEB
5
LBH
1
MDO
1
WGL
6
MOS
1
LIM
2
ELK
3
VIR
2
LGA
7
PET
5
1st 330 [19]
2020 Porsche GT Team GTLM Porsche 911 RSR-19 Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 DAY
2
DAY
2
SEB
3
ELK
5
VIR
5
ATL
6
MDO CLT
6
PET
5
LGA
1
SEB
2
6th 289 [20]
2021 Pfaff Motorsports GTD Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
12
SEB
1
MDO
6
DET WGL
7
WGL LIM
4
ELK
1
LGA
1
LBH
2
VIR
1
PET
2
1st 3284 [21]
2022 KCMG GTD Pro Porsche 911 GT3 R Porsche MA1.76/MDG.G 4.0 L Flat-6 DAY
3
SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR PET 24th 321 [22]
2023 Pfaff Motorsports GTD Pro Porsche 911 GT3 R (992) Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6 DAY
5
SEB
1
LBH LGA WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR IMS 12th 659 [23]
Porsche Penske Motorsport GTP Porsche 963 Porsche 9RD 4.6 L V8 PET
10
25th 236
2024 Porsche Penske Motorsport GTP Porsche 963 Porsche 9RD 4.6 L V8 DAY
4
SEB LBH LGA DET WGL ELK IMS PET 26th 304 [24]
Source:[14]

Complete Stock Car Brasil results

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(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 Rank Points
2015 Shell Racing Chevrolet Sonic GOI
1

8
RBP
1
RBP
2
VEL
1
VEL
2
CUR
1
CUR
2
SCZ
1
SCZ
2
NC† 0†
Red Bull Racing CUR
1

19
CUR
2

Ret
GOI
1
CAS
1
CAS
2
MOU
1
MOU
2
CUR
1
CUR
2
TAR
1
TAR
2
INT
1
2016 Shell Racing Chevrolet Cruze CUR
1

5
VEL
1
VEL
2
GOI
1
GOI
2
SCZ
1
SCZ
2
TAR
1
TAR
2
CAS
1
CAS
2
INT
1
LON
1
LON
2
CUR
1
CUR
2
GOI
1
GOI
2
CDC
1
CDC
2
INT
1
NC† 0†
2018 Shell V-Power Chevrolet Cruze INT
1

4
CUR
1
CUR
2
VEL
1
VEL
2
LON
1
LON
2
SCZ
1
SCZ
2
GOI
1
MOU
1
MOU
2
CAS
1
CAS
2
VCA
1
VCA
2
TAR
1
TAR
2
GOI
1
GOI
2
INT
1
NC† 0†

As Vanthoor was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrant Chassis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points
2022 SSR Performance Porsche 911 GT3 R ALG
1

8
ALG
2

7
LAU
1

7
LAU
2

9
IMO
1

13
IMO
2

Ret
NOR
1

4
NOR
2

16
NÜR
1

Ret
NÜR
2

11
SPA
1

Ret
SPA
2

12
RBR
1

Ret
RBR
2

16
HOC
1
HOC
2
18th 30

Complete 24 Hours of Zolder results

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Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2012 Belgium Team WRT Italy Marco Bonanomi
Belgium Anthony Kumpen
Sweden Edward Sandström
Audi R8 LMS GT 860 1st 1st
2013 Belgium Team WRT Belgium Enzo Ide
Belgium Bert Longin
Belgium Anthony Kumpen
Audi R8 LMS GT 765 4th 3rd
2024 Belgium RedAnt Racing Turkey Ayhancan Güven
Belgium Dirk Van Rompuy
Belgium Tom Van Rompuy
Porsche 992 GT3 Cup GTA 778 5th 5th


Notes

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  1. ^ In isolation, Vanthoor is pronounced [vɑnˈtoːr].

References

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  21. ^ "Laurens Vanthoor – 2021 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  22. ^ "Laurens Vanthoor – 2022 Weathertech SportsCar Championship Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by German Formula 3 Championship
Champion

2009
Succeeded by
Preceded by FIA GT Series
Champion

2013
With: Stéphane Ortelli
Succeeded by
Preceded by Blancpain Endurance Series
Champion

2014
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Inaugural
Blancpain GT Series
Champion

2014
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Inaugural
Intercontinental GT Challenge
Champion

2016
Succeeded by
Preceded by IMSA SportsCar Championship
GTLM Champion

2019
With: Earl Bamber
Succeeded by
Preceded by IMSA SportsCar Championship
GTD Champion

2021
With: Zach Robichon
Succeeded by
Preceded by Winner of the Bathurst 12 Hour
2024
With: Matthew Campbell & Ayhancan Güven
Succeeded by
incumbent
Preceded by World Endurance Championship
Champion

2024
With: André Lotterer & Kévin Estre
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Awards
Preceded by RACB
Rookie Driver of the Year

2008
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Records
Preceded by


(Macau Grand Prix)
Youngest driver to compete
in the Macau Grand Prix

17 years, 192 days
(2008)
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Carlo van Dam
21 years, 202 days
Youngest driver to win the
German Formula 3 Championship

18 years, 108 days
(2009)
Succeeded by
Incumbent