Christopher Jason van der Drift (born 8 March 1986) is a New Zealand racing driver of Dutch descent who currently competes in the Asian Le Mans Series for Absolute Motorsport.

Career

Van der Drift started karting at the age of seven and in 1994 he raced his first year in cadets. From there he went on to win six New Zealand Championships and six North Island Championships until 2002.

After ten years of kart racing in New Zealand and also competing in Australia for two years in 2001 JICA and 2002 Ford Kart Stars (finishing both championships in sixth), van der Drift had to take the step into racing cars. At the time, he had no sponsors so it was difficult just to step into a car as his parents didn't have enough to fund that as well.Chris van der Drift

Racing record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesPosition 1996NZ Top Half Series - Cadet class1st 1999NZ Top Half Series - JR 100cc Yamaha class1st 2001Kartsport NZ National Sprint Championship - 100cc Junior Yamaha class1stKartsport NZ Sprint Championship - Junior Intercontinental A1stCIK Trophy of New Zealand - Junior ICA class1st 2007CIK Trophy of New Zealand - Formula 100 class2nd 2019CIK Trophy of New Zealand - Vortex Rok DVS Senior 8thKartsport NZ National Sprint Championship - Rotax Max Light class 11th 2022CIK Trophy of New Zealand - Vortex Rok DVS Senior 6th 2023Kartsport Auckland City of Sails - Vortex Rok DVS Senior2ndKartstars New Zealand - Vortex Rok DVS 12th

Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition 2004 Formula BMW ADAC Team Rosberg 20 0 0 0 8 168 4th 2005 Formula BMW ADAC Team Rosberg 20 1 0 1 5 149 4th 2006 Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup JD Motorsport 14 2 2 1 6 91 2nd Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 14 4 7 4 7 267 2nd 2007 International Formula Master JD Motorsport 16 2 1 2 7 65 2nd 2008 International Formula Master JD Motorsport 16 6 6 8 10 101 1st 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series Trident Racing 3 0 0 0 0 5 18th A1 Grand Prix New Zealand 4 0 0 0 0 36† 7th† 2009 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Epsilon Euskadi 17 0 0 0 1 41 11th 2010Superleague Formula Olympiacos CFP1842310653†4th† Galatasaray3000 0358†13th† 2011Superleague Formula New Zealand30000116†7th† Formula Renault 3.5 Series Mofaz Racing 7 0 0 0 1 43 12th 2012 Auto GP World Series Manor MP Motorsport 12 1 0 0 4 127 4th Italian GT Championship - GT3 Bhaitech Racing 6 0 0 1 0 18 19th 2013 International GT Open Bhai Tech Racing 15 1 3 0 3 37 8th 2014 Blancpain Sprint Series Bhaitech 6 0 0 0 0 12 20th Boutsen Ginion 2 0 0 0 0 Blancpain Endurance Series - Pro-Am 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC 2015 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Kamlung Racing1474410234 1st 2016 ADAC GT Masters KÜS Team75 Bernhard 2 0 0 0 0 0 NC International V8 Supercars Championship Erebus Motorsport3000023449thPorsche Carrera Cup AsiaTeam Porsche Holding111010NC‡ 2017 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Team Formax1334310235 1st Chinese GT3 Championship JRM JiaRui-TengDa122118175 2nd 2018 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Team Formax134419230 1st 2019 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia - Pro Gama Racing1284411129 2nd Blancpain GT World Challenge Asia Pro-Am Cup JRM JiaRui-TengDa1000141156th Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Kamlung Racing810151057th2021 Toyota Racing SeriesTasman Motorsports Group30102719th TCR New Zealand Touring Car ChampionshipTrackTec Racing320?01991st 2023 Formula Regional Oceania Championship Hamilton Motorsport300000NC‡ Porsche Carrera Cup Australia Earl Bamber Motorsport3001314423rd Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Team Shanghai Yongda1441111271 2nd Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia - Pro Absolute Racing121124121851st Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final - Pro20000113th2024 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia TORO Racing211020NC‡ Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia - Pro Absolute Racing43314595th 2024–25 Asian Le Mans Series - GT Absolute Racing2025TSS The Super Series - GT3Amerasian Fragrance by AF RacingLamborghini Super Trofeo Asia - Pro-AmVSR431140NC‡2026Porsche Carrera Cup AsiaBergwerkLamborghini Super Trofeo EuropeHZO Fortis Racing by Leipert MotorsportLamborghini Super Trofeo Asia - Pro-AmVSRLamborghini Super Trofeo North America - Pro-AmXONINE RACINGTSS The Super Series - GT3Team NZ Motorsport † Team standings.

‡ As van der Drift was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete New Zealand Grand Prix results Year Team Car Qualifying Main race 2006 International Motorsport Tatuus TT104ZZ - Toyota ? DNF 2021 Tasman Motorsports Tatuus FT-60 - Toyota 3rd 5th 2023 Hamilton Motorsport Tatuus FT-60 - Toyota 9th 4th

Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 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 DC Points 2006 JD MotorsportZOL1ZOL2IST1IST2MIS1MIS2NÜR1NÜR2DON1DON2LMS1LMS2CAT1CAT22nd91

Complete Formula Renault 2.0 NEC 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 DC Points 2006 JD MotorsportOSC1OSC2SPA1SPA2NÜR1NÜR2ZAN1ZAN2OSC1OSC2ASS1ASS2AND1AND2SAL1SAL2 2nd 267

Complete GP2 Series results

Complete GP2 Asia Series 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 DC Points 2008–09 Trident Racing CHNFEA CHNSPR UAEFEA UAESPR BHRFEA BHRSPR QATFEA QATSPR MALFEA MALSPR BHRFEA BHRSPR 18th 5

Complete A1 Grand Prix results (key) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 DC Points 2008–09 New Zealand NEDSPR NEDFEA CHNSPR CHNFEA MYSSPR MYSFEA NZLSPR NZLFEA RSASPR RSAFEA PORSPR PORFEA GBRSPR GBRFEA 7th 36

Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pos Points 2009 Epsilon Euskadi CAT1 CAT2 SPA1 SPA2 MON1 HUN1 HUN2 SIL1 SIL2 LEM1 LEM2 ALG1 ALG2 NÜR1 NÜR2 ALC1 ALC2 11th 41 2011 Mofaz Racing ALC1 ALC2 SPA1 SPA2 MNZ1 MNZ2 MON1 NÜR1 NÜR2 HUN1 HUN2 SIL1 SIL2 LEC1 LEC2 CAT1 CAT2 12th 43

Superleague Formula (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Operator123456789101112 Position Points2010Olympiacos CFPGU-Racing International SIL ASS MAG JAR NÜR ZOL BRH ADR POR ORD BEI † NAV 4th 653 13 2 3 15 1 X 3 12 X 3 12 1 3 11 1 1 8 2 7 6 DNS‡ Galatasaray Barazi-Epsilon 17 7 X 13th 3582011 Team New ZealandAtech Reid Grand Prix HOL BEL 7th 116 5 7 6 ‡ Chris van der Drift qualified for the Super Final at Brands Hatch but was unable to compete due to suffering injuries from a large crash in race two which led to him being taken to hospital with a broken ankle, two broken ribs, a cracked shoulder blade, a dislocated shoulder and two broken fingers. His Super Final place was taken up by the seventh highest points-scorer of the weekend, Yelmer Buurman.

† Non Championship round

Complete Auto GP World Series 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 Pos Points 2012 Manor MP Motorsport MNZ1 MNZ2 VAL1 VAL2 MAR1 MAR2 HUN1 HUN2 ALG1 ALG2 CUR1 CUR2 SON1 SON2 4th 127

Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results Year Team Co-Drivers Car Class Laps 2015 Motorsport Services Frank Lyons Michael Lyons Porsche 997 GT3 Cup B 193 32nd 8th 2016 Motorsport Services Limited Allan Dippie Scott O'Donnell Porsche 997 GT3 Cup B 128 DNF DNF 2018 Team Carrera Cup Asia Andrew Tang Evan Chen Paul Tresidder Porsche 991 GT3 Cup B 82 DNF DNF 2019 Team Carrera Cup Asia Philip Hamprecht Bao Jinlong Paul Tresidder Porsche 991 GT3 Cup B 279 19th 2nd

Complete Stock Car Brasil results 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 União Quimica Bassani Peugeot 408 GOI1 RBP1 RBP2 VEL1 VEL2 CUR1 CUR2 SCZ1 SCZ2 CUR1 CUR2 GOI1 CAS1 CAS2 BRA1 BRA2 CUR1 CUR2 TAR1 TAR2 INT1 NC - 2018 Vogel Motorsport Chevrolet Cruze INT1CUR1CUR2VEL1VEL2LON1LON2SCZ1SCZ2TBA1TBA1TBA2CAS1CAS2VCA1VCA2TAR1TAR2TBA1TBA2INT1 NC -

Supercars Championship results Supercars results Year Team Car 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 28 29 30 Position Points 2016 Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore (VF) ADER1 ADER2 ADER3 SYMR4 SYMR5 PHIR6 PHIR7 BARR8 BARR9 WINR10 WINR11 HIDR12 HIDR13 TOWR14 TOWR15 QLDR16 QLDR17 SMPR18 SMPR19 SANQR SANR20 BATR21 SURR22 SURR23 PUKR24 PUKR25 PUKR26 PUKR27 SYDR28 SYDR29 49th 234

Bathurst 1000 results Year Team Car Co-driver Position Lap 2016 Erebus Motorsport Holden Commodore (VF) Shae Davies 17th 156

References

External links

Profile on Racing Reference