Renger Adriaan van der Zande (; born 16 February 1986) is a Dutch racing driver who currently competes for Acura Meyer Shank Racing in the 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship and for United Autosports in the 2025 24 Hours of Le Mans. He is the son of the 1978 National Dutch Rallycross Champion Ronald van der Zande. In 2016, van der Zande won his first major sports car championship with co-driver Alex Popow and Starworks Motorsport in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship PC Class. He resides in Amsterdam with his partner Carlijn and their daughter.

Career

Having won the 2005 Formula Renault 2000 Netherlands championship with Van Amersfoort Racing, van der Zande drove three races for the A1GP Netherlands team in the 2006–07 season. He raced for the Prema Powerteam in the Formula Three Euroseries in 2007 and 2008, and made his GP2 Series début by competing in the second round of the 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series season for Trust Team Arden, where he replaced Mika Mäki. However, he was himself replaced by Euroseries rival Edoardo Mortara for the third round in Bahrain.

Having not acquired the budget for a GP2 campaign, van der Zande moved into the British Formula 3 Championship, competing for Hitech Racing. On his debut, he won the first race at Silverstone. He returned to the Euroseries midway through the season, as Atte Mustonen had to pull out of the Oschersleben rounds due to health problems. He returned in Barcelona, again replacing Mustonen at Motopark. This was due to the fact that Daniel Ricciardo had sealed the 2009 British F3 title, before the final round. Hitech teammate Walter Grubmüller overhauled his points tally, and finished as runner-up in the title race. After scoring a point in the first race in Barcelona, van der Zande won the second race from pole position.

In 2010, van der Zande joined RSC Mücke Motorsport for the debut season of the GP3 series, the feeder series for the GP2 Series, earning one podium finish. He also competed in the Windsor Arch F3 Macau Grand Prix with Team Motopark Academy, finishing fifth.

From GP3, van der Zande advanced to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters in 2011 with Persson Motorsport, earning a third-place finish at the Munich Olympic Stadium event. From there, he continued his journey in sports cars for 2012, joining Konrad Motorsport for the first two rounds of the Porsche Supercup at Bahrain. That year, he also joined the Lotus LMP2 team in the FIAWEC for two rounds, qualifying fifth at the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps.

The 2013 was a busy one for van der Zande. He competed in six races in the American Le Mans Series LMPC class with Mishumotors, earning one pole position and one podium. He also competed in the 16 race BRL-V6 season with Teunissen Racing, winning the championship with six race wins and four pole positions. He also competed in select events in the International GT Open with Seyffarth Motorsport in the Mercedes SLS AMG, earning two wins, one pole, and three podiums. That year, he also raced in the Macau GT Cup with Erebus Motorsport, getting as high as third before contact ended his run early.

Van der Zande expanded his racing career to America for the 2014 TUDOR United Sportscar Championship race season, joining Starworks Motorsports with Mirco Schultis. The duo earned wins at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Road America, and Petit Le Mans, and earned an additional four podiums. In Europe, he finished first at the 12 Hours of Zandvoort with Car Collection in the Mercedes-Benz SLS, and also competed GT Masters Nürburgring for HTP Motorsport, and the Macau GT Cup with AMG Driving Academy.

For 2015, van der Zande returned to American sports car racing with Starworks Motorsports and co-driver Mirco Scultis in the IMSA PC class. The duo finished 5th in the TUDOR United Sportscar Championship PC class after winning at Detroit and Watkins Glen. He also joined EFFORT Racing for the Pirelli World Challenge Grand Prix of Sonoma, filling in for full-time driver Ryan Dalziel. Van der Zande earned the Race 1 pole position and earned the win in Race 2. Near the end of the season, van der Zande participated in the 24H Barcelona Trofeu Fermi Vélez, earning the pole position in the #5 Car Collection Motorsport Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG.

In 2016, van der Zande joined forces with Starworks Motorsport for a third year, racing with co-driver Alex Popow. After winning Detroit, Watkins Glen, Lime Rock Park and Austin, the pair earned the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship PC class championship in the final race of the season at Petit Le Mans. He also competed in the Blancpain GT Series, finishing second at Spa-Franchorchamps, and also second at the Nürburgring 24 Hour.

In November 2016, it was announced van der Zande would advance to the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Prototype class for 2017 with Visit Florida Racing, and with Marc Goossens as his co-driver.

For the 2019 edition of the 24 Hours of Daytona, van der Zande teamed up with Jordan Taylor, Fernando Alonso and Kamui Kobayashi.

In 2020, van der Zande stayed with Wayne Taylor Racing for a third full season in the team's No. 10 car. He won Petit Le Mans with the team after two leaders took each other out in the closing minutes of the race. After being told by the team in August he would be retained for a fourth season, van der Zande was informed by the team of his release on October 21.

In 2021, van der Zande raced in the Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R alongside Kevin Magnussen, finishing fourth in the standings. He paired this with a campaign in the 2021 World Endurance Championship LMP2 Class with Inter Europol Competition alongside Alex Brundle and Jakub Śmiechowski. With a best finish of third in class at the 2021 24 Hours of Le Mans, he finished seventh in the standings.

Racing record

Career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2004 Formula Renault 2.0 Netherlands Van Amersfoort Racing ? ? ? ? ? 103 7th Formula Renault 2.0 Germany 4 0 0 0 0 24 26th 2005 Formula Renault 2.0 Netherlands Van Amersfoort Racing 12 4 4 5 9 203 1st Formula Renault 2.0 Germany 14 4 3 2 5 228 5th Formula Renault 2.0 Nordic Series 2 0 0 ? 2 31 9th 2006 German Formula 3 Championship SMS Seyffarth Motorsport 20 0 1 0 8 89 4th 2006–07 A1 Grand Prix A1 Team Netherlands 3 0 0 0 0 57‡ 5th‡ 2007 Formula 3 Euro Series Prema Powerteam 20 1 0 0 2 21 11th Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 9th Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 17th 2008 Formula 3 Euro Series Prema Powerteam 20 2 0 0 5 47 4th Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 N/A NC Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series Arden Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 0 31st 2009 British Formula 3 International Series Hitech Racing 16 3 5 7 9 178 3rd Masters of Formula 3 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th Formula 3 Euro Series Motopark Academy 8 1 0 0 1 7 15th Macau Grand Prix Räikkönen Robertson Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 7th Porsche Supercup Federsand-Jetstream Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 9 17th 2010 GP3 Series RSC Mücke Motorsport 16 0 0 0 1 6 21st Formula 3 Euro Series Motopark Academy 2 0 0 0 0 N/A NC† Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 5th Supercar Challenge - BRL V6 BRL Association200011612th 2011 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Persson Motorsport 10 0 0 0 0 0 17th 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Lotus 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC Porsche Supercup Konrad Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 14 19th 2013 BRL V6 Teunissen Racing 16 6 2 ? 13 298 1st American Le Mans Series - PC DragonSpeed 6 0 1 0 1 46 13th International GT Open - GTS Seyffarth Motorsport 8 2 1 0 3 28 12th Macau GT Cup Erebus Motorsport 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 20th 2014 United SportsCar Championship - PC Starworks Motorsport 10 3 0 1 7 282 2nd ADAC GT Masters HTP Motorsport 2 0 0 0 1 21 30th Macau GT Cup Mercedes-AMG Driving Academy 1 0 0 1 1 N/A 2nd 2015 United SportsCar Championship - PC Starworks Motorsport 10 2 0 3 4 268 5th ADAC GT Masters Car Collection Motorsport 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 24H Series - A6-Pro 1 0 1 0 0 0 NC VLN Series - SP9 Rowe Racing 3 0 0 0 1 0 NC 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF Pirelli World Challenge - GT EFFORT Racing 2 1 1 1 2 266 33rd FIA GT World Cup Mercedes AMG Driving Academy 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 4th 2016 IMSA SportsCar Championship - PC Starworks Motorsport 11 4 1 4 8 355 1st Intercontinental GT Challenge Mishumotors 1 0 0 0 0 25 6th AMG - Team AKKA ASP 1 1 0 0 1 24H Series - A6 Pro GDL Racing 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC NASCAR Whelen Euro Series - Elite 1 Alex Caffi Motorsports 2 0 0 0 0 158 27th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup AMG - Team AKKA ASP 2 0 0 0 1 18 22nd VLN Series - SP9 AMG-Team HTP Motorsport 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd 24H Series - 991 HRT Performance FIA GT World Cup Mercedes-AMG Driving Academy 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th 2017 IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype VisitFlorida Racing 9 1 0 0 2 233 7th VLN Series - SP9 Haribo Racing Team Mercedes-AMG 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 9th ADAC GT Masters Callaway Competition 4 1 0 0 1 37 20th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup AKKA ASP 1 0 0 0 0 15 21st Black Falcon 1 0 0 0 0 GRT Grasser Racing Team 1 0 0 0 0 FIA GT World Cup Honda Racing 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF 2018 IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype Wayne Taylor Racing 10 1 2 0 4 270 3rd Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Mercedes-AMG Team Mann Filter 1 0 0 0 0 0 NC 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 16th VLN Series - SP9 Mercedes-AMG Team HTP 2 0 0 1 1 7.75 48th 24 Hours of Le Mans DragonSpeed 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship DragonSpeed 5 0 0 0 0 8.5 28th 2019 European Le Mans Series - LMP2 DragonSpeed10000133rd 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP110000N/ADNF IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi Konica Minolta Cadillac1010032744th Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup Honda Team Motul100001120th Intercontinental GT Challenge201001025th Blancpain GT World Challenge America Squadra Corse200000NC† 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 GetSpeed Performance10000N/ADNF 2020 IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi Konica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R920252642nd 24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 DragonSpeed USA10000N/A11th GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup Team Honda Racing10000526th Intercontinental GT Challenge40101315th 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Inter Europol Competition50001697th IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing11114531634th 2022 IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi Cadillac Racing 11 3 4 2 2 3220 3rd FIA World Endurance Championship - LMP2 Vector Sport20000522nd 24 Hours of Le Mans - GTE Am JMW Motorsport10000N/A15th 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP Cadillac Racing 9 1 0 2 3 2673 7th 24 Hours of Le Mans - Hypercar10000N/A4th 24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP9 Scherer Sport PHX10000N/ADNF 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP Cadillac Racing 9 2 2 2 5 2864 3rd IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 Tower Motorsports 1 0 0 0 0 273 46th 2025 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb-Agajanian 9 1 3 1 3 2657 5thIMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2Tower Motorsports 1 0 0 1 0 240 54thInternational GT OpenGetSpeed Performance100000NC†24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2United Autosports 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 7th 2026 IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian 9 1 3 1 2 2723 3rd24 Hours of Nürburgring - SP-XHWA Engineering Speed 1 0 0 0 1 N/A 2nd24 Hours of Le Mans - LMP2 Pro-AmDKR Engineering 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 9th ‡ Team standings. † – Guest driver; ineligible for championship points *Season is still in progress

Complete A1 Grand Prix results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DC PointsRef 2006–07 Netherlands NEDSPR NEDFEA CZESPR CZEFEA CHNSPR CHNFEA MYSSPR MYSFEA IDNSPR IDNFEA NZLSPR NZLFEA AUSSPR AUSFEA RSASPR RSAFEA MEXSPR MEXFEA CHNSPR CHNFEA GBRSPR GBRSPR 5th 57

Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results (key)